JP7198493B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a movable accessory inside a prize winning opening.

There is a game machine in which a movable accessory and a specific area are provided in the winning opening. The movable accessory is movable between a state in which a game ball that has won a prize in a winning opening can pass through the specific area and a state in which it cannot pass. Such a gaming machine starts a jackpot game when a game ball that has won a winning opening passes through a specific area. By the way, when the movable accessory is provided in the winning opening, the gaming machine must always move the movable accessory according to a fixed movement pattern. For example, the movable member described in Patent Literature 1 operates in an operation pattern of opening the specific area for a moment when a small winning game is started, maintaining the closed state for a while, and then opening the specific area for a long time. When a game ball is not allowed to pass through the specific area in a small winning game, the game machine opens the winning opening for a while immediately after starting the small winning game, while the movable member is closing the specific area. The prize-winning slot is closed to end the small winning game. Since the time for the movable accessory to open the specific area is short, the movable accessory closes the specific area before reaching the specific area even if the game ball wins the winning slot, and cannot pass through the specific area. When a game ball is caused to pass through a specific area in a small winning game, the game machine opens the winning opening even when the movable accessory opens the specific area for a long time. Since it takes a long time for the movable accessory to open the specific area, the game ball that has entered the winning slot can reach the specific area while the movable accessory is opening the specific area, and pass through the specific area. be able to.

JP 2018-130407 A

However, when a hit action in a small winning game is performed, for example, if the player stops hitting the game ball by misunderstanding it as a losing action, or depending on the behavior of the game ball in the winning opening, the movable accessory may be moved. A game ball may not be able to pass through the specific area while the specific area is open for a long time. In this case, the big win game is not started, and the player who has lost the chance of the big win game may be disappointed.

To provide a gaming machine capable of informing a player that there is an opportunity to pass through a specific area again when a game ball fails to pass through the specific area while a winning opening is open. aim.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a winning opening through which a game ball can win, an opening/closing member that opens and closes the winning opening, a passage area through which the game ball that has won the winning opening can pass, and passage through the passage area. a movable accessory that is movable between a guidance state that guides the game ball so as to allow the ball to pass through and a regulated state that restricts the game ball so that it does not pass through the passage area; Main control means for outputting a control command for controlling the game, including an instruction to move the game, and sub-control means for receiving the control command output by the main control means and operating according to the control command. In the game machine, when a predetermined condition is established, the main control means opens the opening/closing member and performs a guiding hit that guides the passage of the passage area by the movable accessory, or opens the opening/closing member. determination means for determining whether or not the movable role object passes through the passage area, first storage means for storing a role pattern that is an action pattern of the movable role object; and determination results of the determination means. a second storage means for storing a guidance pattern which is the opening/closing pattern of the opening/closing member in the case of the guiding hit; a third storage means for storing; and controlling the movement of the movable role product based on the role product pattern stored in the first storage means when the determination result of the determination means is the guidance hit, and While controlling the opening and closing of the opening/closing member based on the guidance pattern stored in the second storage means, when the determination result of the determination means is the regulation hit, the character pattern stored in the first storage means. and drive control means for controlling the opening and closing of the opening/closing member based on the regulation pattern stored in the third storage means; an executing means for executing a special game advantageous to the player when a game ball that has been opened and entered the winning opening passes through the passage area, wherein the accessory pattern is synchronized with the opening of the opening/closing member; After the movable accessory moves from the regulated state to the induced state, it has a plurality of induced sections that return to the regulated state, and the first induced section that is the first section among the induced sections is the winning a second induction section, which is a section shorter than the first arrival time required for the winning game ball to reach the movable accessory, and is a section set after the first induction section; , the third guidance section that is set after the second guidance section is a section that is longer than the first arrival time, and the restriction pattern includes the first guidance section and the second guidance section It is an opening/closing pattern that performs an operation to open the opening/closing member without including the section and the third guidance section, and the guidance pattern includes the first guidance section, the second guidance section, and the third guidance section. the control command includes a movable command output when the drive control means moves the movable accessory to the guided state and the regulated state; and a passing command output when it is detected that the game ball has passed through the passing area, and the sub-control means receives the control command from the main control means, the control command is a first determination means for determining whether or not the control command is the movable command for moving the movable accessory from the induced state to the restricted state at the end of the second guidance section; a second judgment means for judging whether or not the passage command is received from the main control means when it is judged to be the movement command at the end of the second guidance section; a notification means for notifying that the game ball is to be shot toward the winning opening by the shooting means for shooting the game ball when it is determined that there is no reception; provided.

When the game ball that has been determined to be a lead hit and has entered the winning hole passes through the passage area, the player can obtain a special game. If the game ball does not pass through the passage area when the second induction section ends, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member ends without obtaining a special game in the case of a conventional gaming machine. The gaming machine of this aspect can obtain an opportunity for the game ball to pass through the passage area again in the third induction section after the second induction section. Even if the player gives up the acquisition of the special game due to the end of the second induction section and stops operating the shooting means, the notification means makes a notification to prompt the shooting of the game ball, thereby causing the game ball to be shot again. , the game ball can get another chance to pass through the passing area during the third induction section.

In this aspect, the third induction section is, after the second induction section, at least from when the game ball is shot toward the winning opening by the shooting means until the game ball reaches the winning opening. may be set with a time interval equal to or longer than the second arrival time.

The third guidance section starts after a period of time equal to or longer than the second arrival time has elapsed after the second guidance section ends. Therefore, when the game player shoots the game ball by the shooting means in response to the notification by the notification means, the shot game ball can enter the winning opening during the third induction section.

In this aspect, the character object pattern is set between the second guidance section and the third guidance section, and is set with the second arrival time between the third guidance section and the third guidance section. It may be provided with four guidance sections, and the notification means may perform notification prompting the shooting of a game ball upon reception of the movable command at the start or end of the fourth guidance section.

The third guidance section starts after the second arrival time has elapsed after the fourth guidance section ends. Therefore, when the player receives the notification triggered by the fourth induction section and shoots the game ball by the shooting means, the shot game ball can enter the winning slot during the third induction section with good timing. can. In addition, in order to determine the timing of notification, it is not necessary to measure the elapsed time from the start of opening of the prize winning opening in the sub-control means, for example, and it is sufficient to simply set the fourth lead section in the character pattern. , the game machine can reduce the control load.

1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a control section 40; FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a winning relation information storage area 100. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of hit classification determination table 140. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a game flow in the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of main processing; It is a flowchart (1/3) of special design processing. It is a flowchart (2/3) of special design processing. It is a flowchart (3/3) of special design processing. It is a flowchart of game state transition processing. It is a flowchart (1/3) of special electric accessary product processing. It is a flowchart (2/3) of special electric accessary product processing. It is a flowchart (3/3) of special electric accessary product processing. It is a flow chart of the second winning opening operation processing. 10 is a flowchart (1/2) of sub-control board processing; 10 is a flowchart (2/2) of sub-control board processing; It is a timing chart of a role pattern and an opening/closing pattern.

A pachinko machine 1, which is an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention, will be described below with reference to the drawings. The referenced drawings are used to explain technical features that the present invention can employ. The configuration of the device described in the drawings is not meant to be limiting, but merely illustrative. In the following description, the vertical direction, horizontal direction, and front/back direction of the pachinko machine 1 are based on the orientation of the game board 2 unless otherwise specified. That is, the orientation of the pachinko machine 1 (the orientation of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1) viewed from the player playing the pachinko machine 1 installed in the hall is the reference. For the sake of convenience, the front and rear directions of the paper surface of FIG. Also, regarding the devices and parts used in the pachinko machine 1, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction shall be defined based on the orientation when assembled to the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is a so-called one-and-two mixed type game machine, but the present invention is a so-called one-type, two-type (feathered type), general electric machine that does not have special symbols. It can be applied to various types of game machines.

The mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. A pachinko machine 1 has a body frame 10 to which a game board 2 is attachable and detachable. The game board 2 has a substantially square plate shape when viewed from the front. The game board 2 attached to the body frame 10 is arranged in the upper part of the pachinko machine 1. - 特許庁The game board 2 is held between a main body frame 10 and a front frame 10A attached to the front side of the main body frame 10.例文帳に追加The front frame 10A holds a transparent glass plate and protects the front surface of the game board 2. - 特許庁

An upper tray 5 and a lower tray 6 are provided in the lower part of the pachinko machine 1. - 特許庁The upper plate 5 is provided at the bottom of the game board 2, supplies metal game balls to a launcher 37 (see FIG. 2), and receives prize balls. An operation button 9C and left and right buttons 9A and 9B to be operated by the player are provided in the upper center of the upper tray 5. As shown in FIG. A lower tray 6 is provided directly below the upper tray 5 and receives prize balls overflowing or discharged from the upper tray 5.例文帳に追加A shooting handle 7 for adjusting the shooting of game balls is provided on the right side of the lower plate 6. - 特許庁The shooting handle 7 receives a rotation operation by the player. When the player operates the shooting handle 7, the shooting device 37 shoots game balls with an intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the shooting handle 7. - 特許庁Speakers 48 are provided at both left and right corners of the upper portion of the front frame 10A and at both left and right ends of the upper plate 5, respectively.

A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2 . A guide rail 3 is formed on the left side of the game area 4 . Approximately in the center of the game area 4, a center decoration 8 for executing various effects is provided. A game ball shot by the shooting device 37 is guided to the game area 4 by the guide rail 3 and flows down inside the game area 4 . A game ball shot with a shooting intensity less than a predetermined intensity flows down in the left area 4A on the left side of the center ornament 8 in the game area 4. - 特許庁Hereinafter, shooting a game ball by adjusting the rotation angle of the shooting handle 7 so as to flow down the left area 4A is referred to as "left hitting". A game ball shot with a shooting intensity equal to or higher than a predetermined intensity flows down in the right area 4B on the right side of the center ornament 8 in the game area 4.例文帳に追加Hereinafter, shooting a game ball by adjusting the rotation angle of the shooting handle 7 so as to flow down the right area 4B is referred to as "right hitting".

The center decoration 8 has a 7-segment display 28 and a roulette display 30. - 特許庁The roulette indicator 30 is arranged substantially in the center of the center ornament 8. - 特許庁The 7-segment display 28 is arranged in front of the roulette display 30 . The 7-segment display 28 has three display units arranged side by side on the left and right, which can display numbers like a 7-segment display. The 7-segment display device 28 variably displays the performance symbols, which are symbols for performance, on each of the display units, and then confirms and displays the combination of performance symbols indicating the result of the hit determination, which will be described later. It is possible to execute a notification effect for notifying the player of. The sub-control board 60, which will be described later, performs notification effects by turning on and off the LEDs mounted on the illumination board 33 (see FIG. 2) incorporated in the 7-segment display 28 in a predetermined pattern. The 7-segment display 28 is vertically movable between the position shown in FIG. 1 (hereinafter referred to as "central position") and a lowered position (not shown) below the central position. there is The roulette indicator 30 is a circular indicator when viewed from the front. The roulette display device 30 has a plurality of display units arranged side by side in the circumferential direction on its outer periphery. The roulette display device 30 executes a notification effect using a pattern displayed on the display unit when the 7-segment display device 28 is at the lowered position.

A first starting port 12 is provided below the center ornament 8 at the approximate center. The first starting port 12 is a prize winning port configured to allow game balls to win, and functions as a starting port for the first special symbol. A gate 11 is provided on the right side of the center decoration 8. - 特許庁The gate 11 is configured to allow passage of game balls, and functions as an operating gate for normal symbols.

A second starting port 13 is provided below the gate 11 . The second starting port 13 is a prize winning port configured to allow game balls to win, and functions as a starting port for the second special symbol. The second starting port 13 has an actuating member 13A that is electrically actuated by a second starting port solenoid 69 (see FIG. 2). The operating member 13A is a substantially flat plate-shaped member that extends leftward from the lower portion of the second starting port 13 and inclines downward to the right. The operating member 13A receives the game ball flowing down the left side of the second starting port 13 and guides it to the second starting port 13 in the operating state in which the front end protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 2. To enable winning of a game ball to a second start port 13.例文帳に追加The operating member 13A, in the retracted state in which the front end portion retracts rearward to substantially the same position as the front surface of the game board 2, allows the game ball flowing down the left side of the second starting port 13 to flow downward as it is, thereby performing the second starting. To prevent the entry of a game ball into a mouth 13.例文帳に追加The second starting port 13 is configured as a prize winning port for a so-called normal electric accessory (an accessory that changes the size of the entrance of the winning prize port based on the result of the normal hit determination). In addition, the second starting port 13 may be configured to allow game balls to win even when the operating member 13A is retracted, and to allow game balls to win more easily when the operating member 13A is projected than when retracted.

A second winning opening 17 is provided below the second starting opening 13 and on the lower right side of the center decoration 8 . The second winning opening 17 is configured as a winning opening related to a so-called special electric accessory (an accessory that changes the size of the entrance of the winning opening based on the result of the hit determination). The second prize winning port 17 includes an opening/closing member 17A that is electrically opened and closed by a second winning port solenoid 71 (see FIG. 2). The opening/closing member 17A is a substantially flat plate-like member that extends in the left-right direction at the upper portion of the entrance of the second prize winning port 17 and inclines to the lower left. The opening/closing member 17A prevents a game ball from entering the second prize winning port 17 in a closed state in which the front end protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 2 and covers the entrance of the second prize winning port 17 from above. . The opening/closing member 17A allows a game ball to enter the second prize winning port 17 in an open state in which the front end portion is retreated rearward to substantially the same position as the front surface of the game board 2 and the entrance of the second prize winning port 17 is opened. to Since the opening/closing member 17A extends in the left-right direction, when the opening/closing member 17A changes from the closed state to the open state, if there is a game ball rolling on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 17A, the game ball enters the second winning hole 17. You can win. Therefore, even if the opening/closing member 17A is in the open state for a short time, the game ball can enter the second winning hole 17.例文帳に追加

A specified area 21, a non-specified area 22, a guiding device 20, a first flow path 17B, and a second flow path 17C are provided inside the second winning hole 17. As shown in FIG. The specified area 21 and the non-specified area 22 are areas through which only game balls that have won the second winning hole 17 can pass. Of the game balls that have won the second winning hole 17, those that do not pass through the specific region 21 pass through the non-specific region 22. - 特許庁A game ball that has won the second winning hole 17 is discharged to the outside of the game area 4 after passing through either the specific area 21 or the non-specific area 22 .

The non-specified area 22 is provided inside the portion that opens to the board surface below the opening/closing member 17A. The first flow path 17B connects the entrance of the second winning port 17 and the opening portion of the non-specific area 22, and guides the game ball that has won the second winning port 17 to the non-specific region 22. The first flow path 17B winds in a substantially inverted S shape, and it takes longer time for the game ball that has entered the second prize winning port 17 to reach the non-specified area 22 than when it falls.

The guiding device 20 is a device capable of guiding one of the game balls that have won the second winning hole 17 to pass through the specific area 21 . The guidance device 20 is provided directly below the opening of the non-specific area 22 . The guiding device 20 is a columnar rotating body having a circular shape when viewed from the front, and has a concave portion 20A capable of holding one game ball on its side surface. The induction device 20 is rotated approximately 90 degrees by a drive motor 74 (see FIG. 2). The guide device 20 arranges the side surface of the rotating body having no opening directly below the opening portion of the non-specific area 22 in the regulated state in which the opening of the recess 20A is positioned on the right side. A game ball that has won the second winning hole 17 rolls in the first flow path 17B, and when it comes into contact with the side surface of the rotating body without an opening, it is guided to the non-specific area 22 from the opening part of the board surface.

The guiding device 20 arranges the opening of the concave portion 20A directly below the opening portion of the non-specific region 22 in the guiding state in which the opening of the concave portion 20A is positioned upward. When the game ball enters the second winning hole 17 in this state, the game ball rolls in the first flow path 17B, passes through the opening of the non-specific area 22, and falls into the recess 20A. That is, the game ball preferentially enters the concave portion 20A rather than entering the opening of the non-specific area 22. - 特許庁Only one game ball can be held in the recess 20A. The upper end portion of the game ball held in the concave portion 20A is located at substantially the same height as the lower end of the opening portion of the non-specific area 22. Therefore, when the guidance device 20 holds the game ball in the recess 20A, the game ball that has entered the second winning hole 17 later comes into contact with the game ball in the recess 20A, and the non-specific area 22 from the opening part of the board surface. be guided to

Specific area 21 is provided below guidance device 20 . The second flow path 17C connects the opening of the concave portion 20A of the guide device 20 in the restricted state and the specific region 21 . The second flow path 17C curves in a substantially inverted C shape. When the guidance device 20 shifts from the guidance state to the regulation state while the game ball is held in the recess 20A, the game ball rolls rightward from the recess 20A. 17 C of 2nd flow paths guide the game ball which rolls out from 20 A of recessed parts to the specific area|region 21. FIG.

A first prize winning port 16 is provided below the second prize winning port 17 and below the first starting port 12 . The first winning hole 16 is also configured as a winning hole related to a so-called special electric accessory. The first prize winning port 16 includes an opening/closing member 16A that is electrically operated by a first prize winning port solenoid 70 (see FIG. 2). The opening/closing member 16A is a substantially flat member extending in the front-rear direction and having a longitudinal direction in the left-right direction at the right portion of the entrance of the first prize winning port 16 . The opening/closing member 16A has a connecting position (see FIG. 1) positioned between the rolling path 16B on which the game ball rolls on the right side of the first winning opening 16 and the first winning opening 16, and a connecting position. , and moves between a retracted position (not shown) retracted to the lower side of the rolling path 16B. When the first prize winning port 16 is closed, the opening/closing member 16A moves to the retracted position so that the opening/closing member 16A does not connect the first flow path 17B and the entrance of the first prize winning port 16, and the first prize winning port 16 is closed. Since a closing member (not shown) is arranged at the entrance to prevent winning, the game ball cannot enter the first winning hole 16.例文帳に追加In a winning game to be described later, when the opening/closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16 is in an open state, the opening/closing member 16A moves to the connecting position and the opening/closing member 16A moves the rolling path 16B and the entrance of the first winning opening 16. Since the connection is made and the closing member is retracted to a position where the entrance of the first prize winning port 16 is not covered, the game ball can enter the first prize winning port 16.例文帳に追加

In addition to the above, the game area 4 is provided with an out port 18, other winning ports, various electrical decoration members, game nails (not shown), and the like. Out port 18 is provided at the bottom of game board 2 . A game ball that has flowed down to the bottom of the game area 4 without winning any of the first start opening 12, the second start opening 13, the first winning opening 16, the second winning opening 17 and other winning openings is the out opening 18. After passing through, it is discharged to the outside of the game area 4 .

In addition, since each game member is arranged as described above in the game area 4, a left-handed game ball is more likely to enter the first start hole 12 than a right-handed game ball. A right-handed game ball is more likely to pass through or win a prize through the gate 11, the second starting opening 13, and the second winning opening 17 than a left-handed game ball. In addition, both left-handed game balls and right-handed game balls can win in the first winning hole 16, but right-handed game balls are more popular than left-handed game balls. A game nail or the like is arranged in the first winning port 16 so as to facilitate winning. It is difficult for the left-handed game ball to pass through or win the gate 11, the second starting port 13, and the second winning port 17.例文帳に追加Therefore, the player advances the game by hitting to the right during a winning game and during a time-saving state, which will be described later, and advances the game by hitting to the left in other cases.

A right hitting indicator 81 is provided on the upper right side of the center decoration 8 . The right-handed indicator 81 is a display device in which a portion composed of an arrow pointing to the right and the characters "Right-handed" displayed therein is displayed by lighting an internal LED. The right hitting indicator 81 is not displayed when the LED is turned off. In addition, below the right-handed indicator 81, the area 36 enclosed by the thick dotted line, including the placement positions of the second starting port 13, the second winning port 17, and the guiding device 20, has a notification LED 29 inside (see FIG. 2) is provided. The notification LED 29 is, for example, a red LED, and lights or blinks in synchronization with the sound emitted from the speaker 48 when performing a prompting effect (described later), which is a notification effect for prompting a player to hit right during a small winning game.

A pattern display portion 24 is provided in the lower right portion of the game board 2 . The symbol display unit 24 has a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol storage number display LED, a second special symbol storage number display LED and a normal symbol storage number display LED. Prepare. The first special symbol display section and the second special symbol display section display the results of the first hit determination and the second hit determination by turning on and off the LEDs. The first hit determination is a type of hit determination that is triggered by the winning of a game ball into the first starting port 12 . The second hit determination is a two-type hit determination that is triggered by the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 13 . Hereinafter, when the first hit determination and the second hit determination are collectively referred to, or when one of them is not specified, they are also referred to as hit determination. The normal symbol display section displays the result of the normal hit determination by turning on and off the LED. The first special symbol memory number display LED displays the first reserved number, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the first hit determination has not yet been displayed. The second special symbol storage number display LED displays the second pending number, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the second hit determination has not yet been displayed. The normal symbol storage number display LED displays the normal reserved number, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the normal hit determination has not yet been displayed.

The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a winning game and a normal winning game. In this embodiment, a winning game is performed when a special symbol indicating a winning is confirmed and displayed. When a winning game is performed, a game ball can enter the first winning hole 16 or the second winning hole 17.例文帳に追加Hereinafter, one unit of repetition in which the first winning opening 16 or the second winning opening 17 is repeatedly opened in the winning game is referred to as "winning round". In addition, the total number of winning rounds constituting one winning game is hereinafter referred to as "the number of rounds". A winning round ends when a predetermined count number of game balls enter the opened first winning hole 16 or second winning hole 17, or when a predetermined opening time elapses.

It is assumed that the pachinko machine 1 starts a game in a normal state, which is a normal game state. In the normal state, the game proceeds with left-handed hitting. When the left-handed game ball enters the first starting port 12, the first hit determination is performed, and the first special symbol starts to be displayed in a variable manner. When the variable display of the first special symbol is completed, the first special symbol indicating the determination result is fixedly displayed in the first special symbol display portion of the symbol display portion 24 . In the first hit determination, a determination result of either a big hit, a small hit or a loss is derived based on the first hit random number. For the sake of convenience, the big win and small win determined in the first win determination are also referred to as "first big win" and "first small win", respectively. When it is determined to be the first big win or the first small win by the first win determination, the first special symbol of the symbol display part 24 indicates that the determination result is the first big win or the first minor win. Confirmation is displayed in the symbol display section. After that, a winning game is executed. During the winning game, the game proceeds with hitting to the right. In this embodiment, a 4R first jackpot game with a round number of "4", a 16R first jackpot game with a round number of "16", and a first small jackpot game are provided. In the round game during the first jackpot game, the opening/closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16 is opened at a predetermined time. During the first small winning game, the opening and closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is aligned with the role pattern (see FIG. 17) indicating the operation pattern of the guidance device 20, and the restricted opening and closing pattern (see FIG. 17) that cannot pass through the specific area 21 17).

In this embodiment, the time saving state is generated after the end of the 16R first big hit game. The time saving state is a state in which the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13 is more likely to be in the operating state than in the normal state. A normal hit game is performed by determining that it is a normal hit by normal hit determination. In the time saving state, the probability that the probability of being determined to be a normal hit by the normal hit judgment fluctuates to a higher probability than the normal state (probability fluctuation), the shortening of the fluctuation time of the normal pattern (variation reduction), and the second in the normal per game It occurs when the time during which the operating member 13A of the secondary opening 13 is maintained in the operating state is extended (open extension) or the like. During the time-saving state, the game proceeds by hitting to the right. When the right-handed game ball passes through the gate 11, normal hit determination is performed, and normal symbols start to be displayed in a variable manner. A normal symbol indicating the determination result is displayed in the normal symbol display portion of the symbol display portion 24 . When it is determined that it is a normal hit in the normal hitting determination, a normal hitting game in which the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13 is operated is executed. In the present embodiment, the time-saving state generated after the end of the winning game ends when a predetermined number of winning determinations are subsequently performed, and the game state shifts to the normal state. In this case, the game returns from right-handed to left-handed. In addition, when the time saving state is not generated after the end of the winning game, the normal state is generated.

In the time saving state, the second winning determination is performed with the game ball winning in the second starting port 13 during the normal winning game, and after the second special symbol starts the variable display, the second showing the result of the determination. Two special symbols are displayed in the second special symbol display portion of the symbol display portion 24 . In the second hit determination, a small hit is determined, and a second special symbol indicating that the determination result is a small hit is definitely displayed in the second special symbol display portion of the symbol display portion 24.例文帳に追加In addition, for convenience, the small hit determined in the second hit determination is also referred to as "second small hit". In addition, in the second hit determination, based on the second hit random number, a V winning second small hit in which the game ball can pass through the specific area 21 and a V non-winning second small hit in which the game ball cannot pass through the specific area 21 is determined. After that, the second small winning game is executed. For the sake of convenience, passing the game ball through the specific area 21 is also referred to as "V winning". During the second small winning game, the game proceeds with hitting to the right. In the case of the V non-winning second small win, the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened in a restricted opening/closing pattern that cannot pass through the specific area 21 in accordance with the role pattern of the guidance device 20. A winning game is executed. In the case of the V winning second small prize, the opening and closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened in a guidance opening and closing pattern (see FIG. 17) that can pass through the specific area 21 according to the role pattern of the guidance device 20. V A winning second small winning game is executed.

When the game ball passes through the specific area 21 during the small win game, a big win is generated and a second special pattern indicating the big win is fixedly displayed in the second special pattern display part of the pattern display part 24.例文帳に追加After that, a 9R second jackpot game with a round number of "9" is executed. For the sake of convenience, the big hit caused by the V winning will also be referred to as the "second big win". During the second jackpot game, the game progresses by hitting to the right. After the end of the 9R second big winning game, a time saving state is generated. Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a limiter for the time saving function. In this embodiment, the limit number of times is two, and when two consecutive big wins occur via the time-saving state, the game shifts to a non-time-saving state, that is, a normal state after the big win game ends. In addition, the limit number of times may be 3 times or more, for example, even if the second big win occurs during the time saving state, if the number of times of continuous occurrence is less than the predetermined number of times, again after the second big win game ends, A predetermined number of times may be set as a limit number of times so as to shift to a normal state after finishing the second big win game when the second big win is caused continuously by a predetermined number of times during the time saving state after shifting to the time saving state.

The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 40 of the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes a main control board 41 , a sub control board 60 , a lamp driver board 46 , a payout control board 45 , a relay board 47 and a power supply board 42 .

The main control board 41 manages the main control of the pachinko machine 1 . The main control of the pachinko machine 1 relates to game operations involving processes related to hit determination that affect the game results in the pachinko machine 1 . A main control unit 50 of the main control board 41 is provided with a CPU 51 , a RAM 52 and a ROM 53 . The CPU 51 performs various kinds of arithmetic processing. The RAM 52 temporarily stores data. The ROM 53 stores a main control program, various tables, data, and the like. Accessory patterns, restricted opening/closing patterns, and guidance opening/closing patterns are also stored in the ROM 53 .

A random number generating circuit 56 and an interrupt signal generating circuit 57 are connected to the main control unit 50 . The random number generation circuit 56 generates random numbers within a predetermined range. The interrupt signal generating circuit 57 generates an interrupt signal each time a clock signal (for example, every 4 ms) is input from a clock circuit (not shown) that outputs a clock signal with a constant frequency. The main control board 41 executes the program when an interrupt signal is input.

The main control board 41 is connected to the output port 55 , the first starting port switch 67 , the second starting port switch 68 , the sub control board 60 , the payout control board 45 and the relay board 47 via the I/O interface 54 .

The output port 55 outputs information of the pachinko machine 1 to a game hall management computer (so-called hall computer) that controls the game machines installed in the pachinko hall. The first starting port switch 67 is provided at the first starting port 12 and detects winning of a game ball to the first starting port 12 . A second starting port switch 68 is provided in the second starting port 13 and detects winning of a game ball to the second starting port 13 .

The sub-control board 60 performs overall control of effects such as notification effects in accordance with various control commands transmitted from the main control board 41 . The sub-control board 60 has a CPU 61 , a RAM 62 and a ROM 63 . The CPU 61 performs comprehensive control such as effects in accordance with control commands. The RAM 62 temporarily stores data obtained by arithmetic processing by the CPU 61 . The ROM 63 stores a program for performing notification effects, various flags used by the program, initial values of data, and the like.

The sub-control board 60 also includes a sound ROM 65 that stores a plurality of game sound data indicating game sounds that are sounds used for effects of the pachinko machine 1 and the like. The sound ROM 65 pre-stores various game sound data such as music for one BGM used in the pachinko machine 1, speech sounds, notice sounds, various notification sounds, etc. as compressed sound data. The sound ROM 65 is connected to the CPU 61 via the sound control circuit 64 . The sound control circuit 64 acquires game sound data from the sound ROM 65 according to the designation from the CPU 61 and reproduces the acquired game sound data, thereby causing the speaker 48 to output the game sound. The sound control circuit 64 may be configured by, for example, an LSI for sound processing.

The sub-control board 60 is connected to the lamp driver board 46, the operation button 9C, the left and right buttons 9A and 9B, and the speaker 48. The lamp driver board 46 is connected to the notification LED 29, the illumination board 33, the drive motor 31, the operation button 9C, and the instruction LED 34. The lamp driver board 46 controls the lighting operation of the illumination board 33 provided inside the 7-segment display 28, the roulette display 30, etc., the drive of the drive motor 31, etc., in accordance with various control commands received from the sub-control board 60. Control. The drive motor 31 vertically moves the roulette indicator 30 between the center position and the lowered position. The operation button 9C and the left and right buttons 9A and 9B output detection signals to the sub-control board 60 according to the player's operation. The speaker 48 outputs audio based on audio data transmitted from the sub-control board 60 . The instruction LED 34 is provided inside the right-handed hitting indicator 81, and when lit, illuminates the display part from the back side of the board so that the player can see it.

The payout control board 45 includes a CPU 451 and the like. The CPU 451 controls the operation of the prize ball dispensing device 49 according to various control commands transmitted from the main control board 41, and causes a predetermined number of game balls to be dispensed as prize balls.

The relay board 47 includes a second starting solenoid 69, a first winning solenoid 70, a second winning solenoid 71, a gate switch 75, a first winning opening switch 77, a second winning opening switch 78, a specific area switch 79, a drive The motor 74 is connected to the pattern display section 24 .

The second starting port solenoid 69 operates the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13 during the normal winning game. The first winning opening solenoid 70 opens and closes the opening/closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16 during the jackpot game. The second winning opening solenoid 71 opens and closes the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 during the small winning game. A gate switch 75 is provided at the gate 11 and detects passage of a game ball to the gate 11 . The first winning hole switch 77 is provided in the first winning hole 16 and detects the winning of the game ball into the first winning hole 16 . A second winning hole switch 78 is provided in the second winning hole 17 and detects winning of a game ball to the second winning hole 17 . A specific area switch 79 is provided in the specific area 21 of the second winning hole 17 and detects passage of a game ball to the specific area 21 . In addition, although not shown, other winning openings are provided with winning opening switches.

The power board 42 is connected to the main control board 41, the payout control board 45, and the launcher 37, and supplies DC stabilized power to each board and the launcher 37. Power is supplied to the sub control board 60 , the lamp driver board 46 and the relay board 47 via the main control board 41 . The shooting device 37 shoots one game ball to the game area 4 at regular intervals (0.6 seconds in this embodiment).

The win-related information storage area 100 of the RAM 52 will be described with reference to FIG. The data stored in the hit relation information storage area 100 is used in special symbol processing (see FIG. 7), which will be described later. The hit relation information storage area 100 is provided with a first win information storage area 110, a second win information storage area 120, a determination area 130, a first pointer storage area 135, a second pointer storage area 136, and a determination target pointer storage area 137. be done. In the first win information storage area 110, a random number obtained when a game ball wins the first start hole 12 is stored. The first winning information storage area 110 is provided with a plurality of storage areas associated with area numbers. The area numbers are set in ascending order, for example, and stored in the area number storage area 111 . In the first winning information storage area 110, a first winning random number storage area 112, a first special symbol determination random number storage area 113, and a first variation pattern determination random number storage area 114 are provided in association with the area number storage area 111. .

In the second win information storage area 120, a random number obtained when a game ball wins the second starting hole 13 is stored. The second winning information storage area 120 is provided with a plurality of storage areas associated with area numbers. The area numbers are set in ascending order, for example, and stored in the area number storage area 121 . The second winning information storage area 120 is provided with a second winning random number storage area 122, a second special symbol determination random number storage area 123, and a second variation pattern determination random number storage area 124 in association with the area number storage area 121. . In the determination area 130, a hit random number determination area 132, a special symbol determination random number determination area 133, and a variation pattern determination random number determination area 134 are provided.

When the game ball wins the first starting hole 12, each value of the first winning random number counter, the first special symbol determining random number counter, and the first variation pattern determining random number counter is obtained as a random number. The first hit random number is used for the first hit determination. The first special symbol determination random number is used to determine the first special symbol. The first variation pattern determination random number is used to determine the first variation pattern. The first variation pattern indicates the variation time of the first special symbol displayed in the first special symbol display section of the symbol display section 24 . Various random numbers acquired together with the first winning random number and stored in the first winning information storage area 110 are collectively referred to as "first random number". The maximum number of numbers (first reservation number) that can store the first random number while withholding the first hit determination for the game ball that has won the first start hole 12 is four. When the game ball wins the first starting hole 12, if the first reservation number is less than 4 (0 to 3), the first random numbers are stored in order from the storage area with the smallest area number. That is, the first hit random number, the first large symbol determination random number, and the first variation pattern determination random number are associated with the area numbers, respectively, the first hit random number storage area 112, the first special symbol determination random number storage area 113, and the first variation. It is stored in the pattern determination random number storage area 114 .

When the game ball wins the second starting port 13, the values of the second winning random number counter, the second special symbol determining random number counter, and the second variation pattern determining random number counter are obtained as random numbers. The second hit random number is used for the second hit determination. The second special symbol determination random number is used to determine the second special symbol. The second variation pattern determination random number is used to determine the second variation pattern. The second variation pattern indicates the variation time of the second special symbol displayed in the second special symbol display section of the symbol display section 24 . Various random numbers acquired together with the second winning random number and stored in the second winning information storage area 120 are collectively referred to as "second random number". For convenience, when the first random number and the second random number are not distinguished, they are generally referred to as "reserved random numbers". In addition, when the first variation pattern and the second variation pattern are not distinguished, they are generally referred to as "variation patterns". The maximum number of numbers (second reservation number) that can store the second random number while withholding the second hit determination for the game ball that has won the second start hole 13 is one. When the game ball wins the second starting port 13, if the second reservation number is 0, the second random number is stored in the empty storage area with the small area number. That is, the second per random number, the second large symbol determination random number, the second variation pattern determination random number are associated with the area number, respectively, the second per random number storage area 122, the second special symbol determination random number storage area 123, the second variation It is stored in the pattern determination random number storage area 124 .

The first pointer storage area 135 is provided with four pointers Reserved [1] to Reserved [4]. Each of the reserved [1] to reserved [4] pointers points to an area number corresponding to a storage area in which the obtained first random number has not yet been processed. The area numbers are stored in the respective pointers Suspend [1] to Suspend [4] in order of acquisition of the first random numbers (so-called winning order).

The second pointer storage area 136 is provided with a pending [1] pointer. The pending [1] pointer points to the area number corresponding to the storage area in which the obtained second random number has not yet been processed. The area numbers are stored in the pending [1] pointer in the order of acquisition of the second random numbers (so-called winning order).

A determination target pointer is provided in the determination target pointer storage area 137 . The determination target pointer points to an area number corresponding to a storage area that stores a random number (first random number or second random number) that is the target of hit determination (first hit determination or second hit determination).

The RAM 52 is provided with a normal winning related information storage area (not shown) for storing random numbers acquired when the game ball passes through the gate 11 . The normal hit relation information storage area also has a structure similar to that of the hit relation information storage area 100, and stores random numbers corresponding to a maximum of four reserved balls.

The winning type determination table 140 stored in the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIG. The win type determination table 140 is referred to when a win is determined in the first win determination or the second win determination, and when a V prize is won. In the hit type determination table 140, a hit type corresponding to a special symbol determination random number value (0 to 99) is associated with each determination type. Each hit type is associated with the number of rounds, the number of times of time saving, and the second winning opening opening/closing pattern.

The "number of rounds" indicates the number of times the opening/closing member 16A repeats a series of opening/closing operations in accordance with a predetermined pattern during one jackpot game. A break of a series of opening and closing operations related to the first winning hole 16 is called "1 round (1R)". "Number of times of time saving" indicates the number of times of continuation of the time saving state that occurs after the end of the winning game. In the time saving state, the rate at which the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13 is opened becomes higher than the non-time saving state, which is the normal rate. "None" of the number of times of time saving indicates that the time saving state is not generated after the jackpot game, and it becomes a non-time saving state (normal state). "Until the next time" of the number of times of time saving indicates that the time saving state is generated after the big win game, and the time saving state continues until the next big win is generated. "Limit" indicates the number of consecutive occurrences of big hits during the time saving state. When a big win occurs during the time saving state, the limit number of times is added by 1, and when the game shifts to the normal state after the big win game, the limit number of times is reset. Therefore, after the big hit game, the game state shifts to the time saving state or normal state according to the limit number of times. None. The second winning opening opening/closing pattern indicates a pattern in which the opening/closing member 17A opens and closes when the second winning opening 17 is opened. The second winning opening opening/closing pattern includes a regulated opening/closing pattern and a guided opening/closing pattern. When the second prize winning port 17 is opened, the guiding device 20 operates according to the role pattern. When the opening/closing member 17A opens/closes in the restricted opening/closing pattern, the guidance device 20 has difficulty in guiding the game ball that has won the second winning hole 17 and makes it difficult to pass through the specific area 21 . When the opening and closing member 17A opens and closes in the guidance opening and closing pattern, the guidance device 20 can guide the game ball that has won the second prize winning opening 17 to pass through the specific area 21 . Details of the character pattern of the guidance device 20 and the opening/closing pattern of the second prize winning opening 17 will be described later.

The first hit determination is a type of hit determination determined to win the first start opening 12 . In this embodiment, based on the value of the first hit random number, the first hit determination is determined to be the first big hit at about 1/319.7, and the first small hit at about 1/159.8. In the case of the first big hit, based on the value of the first special symbol determination random number, it is determined to be the 4R first big hit at 50%, and it is determined to be the 16R first big hit at 50%. In the case of the first small hit, the regulated opening/closing pattern is selected.

The second hit determination is a two-type hit determination determined to win the second starting port 13 . When the second starting port 13 is won, it is determined as a second small hit at 1/1.0, based on the value of the second special symbol determination random number, the guidance opening/closing pattern is selected at 1/2.0, and 1/2. 0 selects the restricted open/close pattern. Furthermore, when the game ball enters the second winning port 17 with the opening/closing member 17A opened and closed according to the guiding opening/closing pattern and passes through the specific area 21, it is determined as a V winning, and a 9R second big win is generated. In addition, in the pachinko machine 1, when the V winning second small win in which the induction opening/closing pattern is selected occurs, the 9R second big win is almost certainly caused, so the V winning second small win is set to 1R, and the V Combined with the 9R second jackpot due to winning, it may be treated as a 10R jackpot in terms of performance.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a game in the pachinko machine 1 will be schematically described. 13 A of operation|movement members of the 2nd starting opening 13 in the right area|region 4B operate|move according to the result of normal hit determination. Normal hit determination is performed when the game ball passes through the gate 11. - 特許庁The probability (99/100 in this embodiment) of being determined to be a normal hit in the time saving state is higher than the probability of being determined to be a normal hit (4/100 in this embodiment) in the non-time saving state. When it is determined as a normal hit in the normal hit determination, a normal hit game is performed. In the normal winning game, the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13 operates at least once (five times in this embodiment) from the retracted state to the operating state. The time during which the actuating member 13A is maintained in the actuated state includes short actuation (0.2 seconds) and long actuation (4.2 seconds). During the non-time-saving state, it operates in a pattern with many short operations in 5 times of opening and closing, and in the time-saving state, it operates in a pattern with many long operations in 5 times of opening and closing. Therefore, the game ball can easily enter the second starting port 13 in the time saving state rather than the non-time saving state. Also, the game ball flowing down the right area 4B is adjusted by the arrangement of the game nail so as to easily enter the second starting port 13 when the operating member 13A is operated. Therefore, it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by hitting to the right during the variable time-saving state and to suppress the consumption of game balls. The number of prize balls paid out when a game ball enters the second start hole 13 is, for example, 3, but the winning rate of the second start hole 13 when opened is less than 33% due to the arrangement of the game nails. is adjusted so that On the other hand, in the non-time-saving state, the probability of normal winning is lower than in the time-saving state, so the game ball is less likely to win the second starting port 13.例文帳に追加Therefore, during the normal state (non-time-saving state) (state I in the figure), the player progresses the game by hitting left and aims to win the game ball to the first start port 12 without the opening and closing member. Note that the limit number of times is 0 in the normal state.

When the game ball flowing down the left area 4A enters the first starting port 12, the first hit determination is performed. In the first hit judgment, it is judged whether it is a hit or a loss based on the first hit random number, and in the case of a hit, either the 16R first big hit, the 4R first big hit or the first small win is the first special. It is determined based on the design decision random number. A first special symbol indicating the result of the first hit determination is displayed in the first special symbol display portion of the symbol display portion 24 .

In the first hit determination, the first small win is determined at about 1/159.8, and the first small win game in which V non-winning is generated at 1/1.0 (state II in the figure). The first small winning game ends when the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened for about 1.6 seconds. When the opening/closing member 17A is opened, if the game ball enters the second prize winning port 17, the prize ball is paid out, so it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by striking to the right during the first minor winning game. Therefore, during the first small winning game, the right hitting indicator 81 is lit. In addition, the game state does not change before and after the small winning game. Therefore, the game state after the first small winning game returns to the normal state (state I in the figure). The right hitting indicator 81 is extinguished.

In the first hit determination, if the first big win is determined at about 1/319.7, 1 is added to the limit number of times, and the first big win game is executed (state III in the figure). In the first jackpot game of the present embodiment, the opening and closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16 is opened and closed the number of times corresponding to the number of rounds. The first winning port 16 is easy to win when the game ball flows down the right area 4B. Therefore, the right hitting indicator 81 is lit during the first jackpot game. During the first jackpot game, the player hits to the right according to the instruction.

50% of the first jackpots are determined to be 4R first jackpots. In this case, the time saving state is not generated after the first jackpot game. Therefore, the game state after the 4R first jackpot game returns to the normal state (state I in the figure). The right hitting indicator 81 is extinguished. On the other hand, 50% of the first jackpots are determined to be 16R first jackpots. In this case, a time saving state is generated after the first jackpot game. Therefore, the game state after the first big hit game of 16R shifts to the time saving state (state IV in the figure). The right hitting indicator 81 is kept lit.

In the time-saving state, the second starting port 13 is easily opened, and when the game ball wins the second starting port 13, the second hit determination is performed. In the second hit determination, it is determined to be the second small hit at 1/1.0, and the second small hit game is generated (state V in the figure). Of the second minor hits, 1/2.0 is determined as the second minor hit that is V non-winning. In this case, the right hitting indicator 81 is maintained in the lighting state, and the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened for about 1.6 seconds, thereby ending the second small winning game. The game state after the second small winning game returns to the time saving state (state IV in the figure). Of the second small hits, 1/2.0 is determined to be the second small hit that results in a V prize. In this case as well, the right-handed hitting indicator 81 is maintained in the lighting state, and the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning hole 17 is opened according to the operation of the guidance device 20. - 特許庁

When the game ball held in the concave portion 20A of the guiding device 20 passes through the specific area 21, a second big win is generated and the second big win game is executed (state VI in the figure). 1 is added to the limit count. In the second jackpot game of the present embodiment, the opening and closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16 is opened and closed for 9R. The right-hand hitting indicator 81 is kept lit, and the player hits right-hand. When the second jackpot game ends, if the limit number of times has not reached the upper limit, the game state shifts to a time saving state (state IV in the figure). Since the limit number of times in this embodiment is 2, the limit number of times reaches the upper limit and the game state shifts to the normal state (state I in the figure). The limit count is reset to 0.

Here, when the second small hit that becomes the V prize is determined during the time saving state, the second suspension number is 1, that is, if there is a remaining suspension, in the normal state, the second hit determination due to the remaining suspension is performed. will be In the second hit determination, it is determined to be the second small hit at 1/1.0, and the second small hit game is generated (state VII in the figure). Then, in the same manner as described above, 1/2.0 of the second small hits are determined to be the second small hits that result in V non-winning. In this case, since the game state before and after the small winning game does not change, after the second small winning game, the game state shifts to the normal state (state I in the figure).

On the other hand, 1/2.0 of the second small hits are determined to be the second small hits that result in a V prize. In the second small winning game, the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened according to the operation of the guidance device 20. - 特許庁When the game ball held in the concave portion 20A of the guiding device 20 passes through the specific area 21, a second big win is generated and the second big win game is executed (state VI in the figure). The limit number of times is incremented by 1 and becomes 1. After the second jackpot game, since the number of limit times has not reached the upper limit, the state shifts to a time-saving state (state IV in the figure). Then, in the same manner as described above, when the second big win is generated for the second consecutive time and the number of times of limit reaches the upper limit, the game state shifts to the normal state (state I in the figure).

The operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described below. First, the operation of the CPU 51 of the main control board 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 14. FIG. Main control of the pachinko machine 1 is performed by the CPU 51 according to the control program stored in the ROM 53 . The CPU 51 executes the main processing (see FIG. 6) of the control program each time the interrupt signal generating circuit 57 (see FIG. 2) senses an interrupt signal generated every 4 ms. Hereinafter, each step in the flowchart is abbreviated as "S".

As shown in FIG. 6, when the main process is started, a command output process is performed (S1). In the command output process, various control commands are output to the sub-control board 60, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, and the like. The control command output here is the control command stored in the RAM 52 in the main process executed last time. The RAM 52 stores various control commands generated in individual processes in the main process in order of generation. In the command output process, various control commands are output in the order stored in the RAM 52 .

Next, switch read processing is performed (S2). In the switch reading process, from the detection result of each switch provided in the first start opening 12, the second start opening 13, the gate 11, the first winning opening 16, the second winning opening 17, and other winning openings, the game ball is detected. Processing for detection is performed. First starting port switch 67, second starting port switch 68, gate switch 75, first winning port switch 77, second winning port switch 78, specific area switch 79, and other switches (not shown) Each of the game ball When detected, the corresponding flags (first starting opening flag, second starting opening flag, gate flag, first winning opening flag, second winning opening flag, specific area flag, etc.) are turned ON. When each switch does not detect game balls, each corresponding flag is OFF.

Next, counter update processing is performed (S3). In the counter update process, the value of the random number acquisition counter stored in the RAM 52 is updated (for example, 1 is added). Also, the values of various timer counters are subtracted. The timer counter includes a variable time counter for measuring the variable time of the special symbols, a stop time counter for measuring the stop time of the special symbols, a waiting time counter for measuring the waiting time between rounds, and the like.

Next, a special electric accessory process is performed (S5). In the special electric role product processing, the operation of the big hit game and the small hit game (opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member 16A of the first winning opening 16, opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17, operation of the guidance device 20) is controlled. A process for playing the game and a process related to the game state that occurs after the jackpot game ends are performed. The special electric accessory processing will be described later.

Next, special design processing is performed (S6). In the special symbol processing, hit determination, variation pattern determination, special symbol determination, game state transition processing, and the like are performed. Special symbol processing will be described later.

Next, normal electric accessory processing is performed (S7). In the ordinary electric accessary product processing, processing for controlling the operation of the ordinary winning game (the opening and closing operation of the operating member 13A of the second starting port 13) is performed when the ordinary winning occurs. If the time saving state is generated, the operation member 13A of the second starting port 13 is opened longer than during the non time saving state. In addition, CPU51 will judge that it is in a time saving state, if a time saving flag is ON.

Next, normal design processing is performed (S8). In the normal symbol processing, the gate switch 75 detects a game ball, and a normal hit random number is acquired. Based on the acquired random number, processing such as storing a control command for controlling normal hit determination and normal symbol variation is performed. As described above, the normal hit determination is determined with respective probabilities (99/100 or 4/100) depending on whether or not the time saving state has occurred.

Next, payout processing (S11), error check (S12), and information output processing (S13) are performed. In the payout process, the payout of prize balls is controlled. In addition, it corresponds to each of the first start switch 67, the second start switch 68, the gate switch 75, the first winning switch 77, the second winning switch 78, the specific area switch 79, and other switches (not shown). The flags (first starting opening flag, second starting opening flag, gate flag, first winning opening flag, second winning opening flag, specific area flag, etc.) are turned OFF. In the error check, if an error occurs, the error is reported using the 7-segment display 28, the speaker 48, and the like. In the information output process, various kinds of information are output to a computer for game hall management (not shown). When the information output process ends, the CPU 51 ends the main process.

The special symbol processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. FIG. First, flags, counters, variables, etc. used in special symbol processing will be described. The RAM 52 includes a first start flag, a second start flag, a specific area flag, a first reservation counter, a second reservation counter, a hit state flag, a display state flag, a time saving flag, a V decision flag, and a set counter , a limit counter, a variable time counter, a stop time counter, and the like are stored.

As described above, the first starting port flag, the second starting port flag, and the specific region flag are turned ON or OFF corresponding to the first starting port switch 67, the second starting port switch 68, and the specific region switch 79, respectively. Become. The first pending number counter and the second pending number counter count the first pending number and the second pending number, respectively. The winning state flag is turned ON during the big winning game or the small winning game, and turned OFF when neither the big winning game nor the small winning game is being played. The display state flag is "1" when one of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is fluctuating (while fluctuating), and "1" when one of them is stopped (during stop display). 2", and "0" is stored when none of them are fluctuating or during stop display. The time saving flag is turned ON during the time saving state, and turned OFF during the non time saving state. The V determination flag is turned ON corresponding to the specific area flag. The number-of-sets counter is a counter that counts the number of rounds during the jackpot game. The set number counter is set with the number of rounds specified by the winning type at the start of the jackpot game, and is decremented by 1 at the end of the round game. A limit counter is a counter that counts the number of limit times. The variable time counter is a counter that measures the variable time of the special symbol. The stop time counter is a counter for measuring the stop time of special symbols.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the special symbol processing is started, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the first starting hole 12 according to the state of the first starting hole flag (S21). When the first start port flag is OFF (S21: NO), the process proceeds to S31. When the first starting port flag is ON (S21: YES), it is determined whether or not the first number of reservations is 4 (S22). If the value of the first reservation number counter is 4 (S22: YES), the first reservation number has reached the maximum number, so the process proceeds to S31.

When the first number of reservations is not 4 (S22: NO), 1 is added to the first number of reservations (S23). A first pending number notification command for reporting the first pending number after addition is stored in the RAM 52 (S25). The first pending number notification command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. Various random numbers are acquired (S26) and stored in a free storage area with a small area number in the first hit information storage area 110 (see FIG. 3) (S27). Specifically, the first per random number storage area 112, the first special symbol determination random number storage area 113, the first variation pattern determination random number storage area 114, the first per random number counter, the first special symbol determination random number counter, the first Values of fluctuation pattern determination random number counters are stored respectively.

The process proceeds to S31, and it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the second starting hole 13 according to the state of the second starting hole flag (S31). When the second starting port flag is OFF (S31: NO), the process proceeds to S41. When the second start opening flag is ON (S31: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of second reservations is 1 (S32). If the value of the second pending number counter is 1 (S32: YES), the second pending number has reached the maximum number, so the process proceeds to S41.

When the second reservation number is not 1 (S32: NO), 1 is added to the second reservation number (S33). A second pending number notification command for reporting the second pending number after addition is stored in the RAM 52 (S35). The second pending number notification command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. As in the above, various random numbers are obtained (S36) and stored in an empty storage area with a small area number in the second winning information storage area 120 (S37). Specifically, the second per random number storage area 122, the second special symbol determination random number storage area 123, the second variation pattern determination random number storage area 124, the second per random number counter, the second special symbol determination random number counter, the second Values of fluctuation pattern determination random number counters are stored respectively. The process moves to S41.

As shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not it is in a winning game state (a big winning game state or a small winning game state) (S41). When the big win game state or the small win game state is in progress and the win state flag is ON (S41: YES), the process relating to the special symbol is not performed, so the process returns to the main process. When the hit state flag is OFF (S41: NO), it is determined whether or not the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) is fluctuating (S42). If the display state flag is not 1 and the special symbol is not changing (S42: NO), the process proceeds to S51, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is being stopped (S51). When the display state flag is not 2 and the special symbol is not being stopped and displayed (S51: NO), the process proceeds to S61.

Next, it is determined whether or not the V determination flag is ON (S61). The V determination flag is turned ON when the game ball passes through the specific region 21 during the second small winning game and the specific region flag is turned ON. Therefore, when the second small winning game ends, if the V determination flag is ON (S61: YES), the game state transition processing is performed to shift to the second big winning game state (S55). The game state transition processing will be described later. If the V determination flag is OFF (S61: NO), the process proceeds to S71.

The second hit determination is performed with priority over the first hit determination. As shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the second pending number is 1 (S71), and if the second pending number is 0 (S71: NO), it is determined whether the first pending number is 1 or more (S82). When the first reserved number is 0 (S82: NO), the special symbol process is terminated, and the process returns to the main process.

When the second pending number is 1 (S71: YES), the second hit determination is performed. A pending random number (second random number) corresponding to the area number indicated by the second pointer of pending [1] in the hit relation information storage area 100 is written in the determination area 130 (S72). The second pointer and the determination target pointer are updated (S73), and the second pending number is decremented by 1 (S75).

A second hit determination is performed, and it is determined whether or not the second hit random number among the second random numbers to be determined is a hit (S76). Although not shown, the ROM 53 stores a second determination table as a table for performing the second hit determination. In addition, in the second hit determination, it is determined as a small hit at 1/1.0. Therefore, a second special symbol indicating a small hit is determined (S77). More specifically, a second special symbol determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM 53 is referred to, and a second special symbol corresponding to the value of the second special symbol determination random number is determined. Also, the hit type determination table 140 is referred to, and the hit type (V winning second small win or V non-winning second small win) is determined based on the value of the second special symbol determination random number (S78).

Next, a second variation pattern determination process is performed (S80). In the second variation pattern determination process, the second variation pattern determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM 53 is referred to, and the second variation pattern of the second special symbol corresponding to the value of the second variation pattern determination random number is determined. be. When the second variation pattern is determined, a second variation pattern specification command for specifying the second variation pattern is stored in the RAM 52 (S81). The second variation pattern specification command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The variation time of the second special symbol determined according to the second variation pattern is set in the variation time counter (S96). 1 indicating that the second special symbol is changing is stored in the display state flag (S97), and the process returns to the main process.

When the second reservation number is 0 (S71: NO) and the first reservation number is 1 or more (S82: YES), the first hit determination is performed. A pending random number (first random number) corresponding to the area number indicated by the first pointer of pending [1] in the hit relation information storage area 100 is written in the determination area 130 (S83). The first pointer and the determination target pointer are updated (S85), and the first pending number is subtracted by 1 (S86).

A first hit determination is performed, and it is determined whether or not the first hit random number among the first random numbers to be determined is a hit (S87). Although not shown, the ROM 53 stores a first determination table as a table for performing the first hit determination. Incidentally, in the second hit determination, it is determined that a big hit is about 1/319.7 and a small hit is about 1/159.8. In the case of a loss (S88: NO), the first special symbol indicating a loss is determined (S90), and in the case of a hit (S88: YES), the first special symbol indicating a win is determined (S91). . More specifically, the first special symbol determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM 53 is referred to, and the first special symbol corresponding to the value of the first special symbol determination random number is determined. In addition, in the case of winning, the winning type determination table 140 is referred to, and the winning type (4R first big win, 16R first big win or V non-winning first small win) is determined based on the value of the first special symbol determination random number. (S92).

Next, a first variation pattern determination process is performed (S93). In the first variation pattern determination process, the first variation pattern determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM 53 is referred to, and the first variation pattern of the first special symbol corresponding to the value of the first variation pattern determination random number is determined. be. When the first variation pattern is determined, a first variation pattern specification command for specifying the first variation pattern is stored in the RAM 52 (S95). The first variation pattern specification command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The variation time of the first special symbol determined according to the first variation pattern is set in the variation time counter (S96). 1 indicating that the first special symbol is changing is stored in the display state flag (S97), and the process returns to the main process.

Also, as shown in FIG. 8, when 1 is stored in the display state flag, it is determined in S42 that the special symbol is changing (S42: YES). Based on the value of the variable time counter set in S96, it is determined whether or not the variable time of the special symbol has elapsed (S43). If the value of the variable time counter is not 0, it is determined that the variable time has not yet passed (S43: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the fluctuation time has passed (S43: YES), a special symbol stop command is stored in the RAM 52 (S45). The special symbol stop command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub-control board 60 in the command output process, and instructs the special symbol of the symbol display section 24 and the effect symbol displayed on the 7-segment display 28 to stop fluctuating. A predetermined stop display time is stored in the stop time counter (S46). 2 is stored in the display state flag to indicate that the special symbol is being stopped and displayed (S47), and the process returns to the main process.

Next, when the display state flag is 2 in the determination of S51, it is determined that the special symbol is being stopped and displayed (S51: YES), and it is determined whether or not the stop display time has elapsed (S52). . Whether or not the stop display time has elapsed is determined based on the value of the stop time counter set in S46. If the value of the stop time counter is not 0, it is determined that the stop display time has not yet passed (S52: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the stop display time has elapsed (S52: YES), 0 is stored in the display state flag to indicate that the special symbols are neither fluctuating nor being stopped (S53). Next, game state transition processing is performed (S55).

The game state transition processing will be described with reference to FIG. In the game state transition process, it is determined whether or not the determination result of the first hit determination or the second hit determination is a small hit (S101). When the determination result is a small hit (S101: YES), a small hit game start command is stored in the RAM 52 (S102). The small winning game start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Then, the winning state flag is turned ON (S113), and the process returns to the special symbol process and then to the main process.

In addition, when the second small winning game is completed, if the game ball has passed through the specific area 21, the game state is shifted to the second big winning game state, so the game state transition processing is performed. Therefore, in the game state transition process, when the V confirmation flag is ON (S101: NO, S106: YES), the V confirmation flag is turned OFF (S107), and the total number of rounds of the 9R second big hit, 9, is set. A number counter is set (S108). Also, the value of the limit counter is updated, and 1 is added to the limit number of times (S110).

A second jackpot game start command is stored in the RAM 52 (S111). The second jackpot game start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Also, the time saving flag is turned OFF (S112). Then, the winning state flag is turned ON (S113), and the process returns to the special symbol process and then to the main process.

Also, if it is neither a small hit (S101: NO) nor a second big hit (S106: NO), it is determined whether the result of the first hit determination is the first big hit (S121). If the determination result is the first jackpot (S121: YES), it is determined whether the hit type is the 16R first jackpot (S122). In the case of the 16R first jackpot (S122: YES), the total round number of 16 is set in the set number counter (S123), the value of the limit counter is updated, and 1 is added to the limit number of times (S125). In the case of the 4R first jackpot (S122: NO), the total round number of 4 is set in the set number counter (S126). Further, the upper limit value (MAX) of the number of limit times is stored as the value of the limit counter so that the time-saving state does not occur after the jackpot game and returns to the normal state (S127). The upper limit of the limit count in this embodiment is two.

A first jackpot game start command is stored in the RAM 52 (S128). The first jackpot game start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Also, the time saving flag is turned OFF (S112). Then, the winning state flag is turned ON (S113), and the process returns to the special symbol process and then to the main process.

When the second small hit game is completed, if the game ball does not pass through the specific area 21, or if the deviation in the first hit determination (S101: NO, S106: NO, S121: NO), time saving flag is ON (S131). In the normal state, the time saving flag is OFF (S131: NO). A state designation command [non-time-saving state] (inside [ ] represents a variable indicating a game state) is stored in the RAM 52 (S132), and the process returns to the special symbol process and then to the main process. On the other hand, in the time saving state, the time saving flag is ON (S131: YES). A state designation command [time saving state] is stored in the RAM 52 (S133), and the process returns to the special symbol process and then to the main process. The state designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed.

The special electric accessory processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG. First, flags, counters, variables, etc. used in the special electric accessory processing will be described. The RAM 52 stores a first winning opening flag, a second winning opening flag, a gate flag, a waiting flag, an opening/closing flag, a first opening flag, a second opening flag, a device operation flag, a device standby waiting flag, a V confirmation flag, A confirmation time counter, a standby time counter, etc. are stored.

As described above, the first winning opening flag, the second winning opening flag, and the gate flag are turned ON or OFF corresponding to the first winning opening switch 77, the second winning opening switch 78, and the gate switch 75, respectively. The standby flag is turned ON when the opening/closing member 16A or 17A is kept closed between rounds and waiting for the next opening, and turned OFF when not waiting. The opening/closing flag is a flag indicating whether or not the first winning opening 16 or the second winning opening 17 is in an open state. The open state of the first prize winning port 16 and the second prize winning port 17 is a state in which the opening and closing members 16A and 17A open and close along the opening and closing patterns. A state in which the opening/closing members 16A and 17A are not opened/closed according to the opening/closing pattern is referred to as a closed state of the first winning opening 16 and the second winning opening 17. FIG. The opening/closing flag stores "1" when the second winning hole 17 is open, and "2" is stored when the first winning hole 16 is open, and the flag turns on. and the second prize winning port 17 are not in the open state (in the case of closed state), "0" is stored and turned OFF. Note that the first prize winning port 16 and the second prize winning port 17 are not opened at the same time.

The first opening flag is turned ON when the opening/closing member 16A of the first winning hole 16 is open (when the opening/closing member 16A is in the open state), and is OFF when closed (when the opening/closing member 16A is in the closed state). become. The second opening flag is turned ON while the opening/closing member 17A of the second prize winning port 17 is open (when the opening/closing member 17A is in the open state), and is OFF during closing (when the opening/closing member 17A is in the closed state). become. The device operation flag is turned ON when the guidance device 20 is in the guidance state, and is turned OFF when the guidance device 20 is in the regulation state. The device standby wait flag waits for the guidance device 20 to shift to the restricted state according to the accessory pattern when the guidance device 20 is in the guidance state when the opening of the second prize winning port 17 is completed due to the satisfaction of the predetermined condition. This is a flag that is turned ON when When the guidance device 20 shifts from the guidance state to the regulation state, the V confirmation flag identifies the bottom of the guidance device 20 by rolling the game ball in the second flow path 17C when the game ball is held in the recess 20A. It is a flag that is turned ON in order to wait for the completion of the small winning game for a time sufficient to pass through the area 21.例文帳に追加When the guidance device 20 shifts from the guidance state to the regulation state, the confirmation time counter identifies the bottom of the guidance device 20 by rolling the game ball in the second flow path 17C if the game ball is held in the recess 20A. A counter that measures the confirmation time sufficient to pass through area 21 . The waiting time counter is a counter that counts the waiting time between rounds to wait for the start of the next round game.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the special electric accessary product process is started, it is determined whether or not it is in a winning game state (S141). When no big win or small win has occurred and the win state flag is OFF (S141: NO), the opening and closing operation of the first winning opening 16 or the second winning opening 17 is not performed, so the processing returns to the main processing. . When the winning state flag is ON (S141: YES), it is determined whether or not the waiting flag is ON (S142). At the start of the big win game or the small win game, the opening and closing operations of the first prize winning port 16 and the second winning prize port 17 have not yet been performed, and the waiting flag is OFF (S142: NO).

Next, if the opening/closing flag is 1, the process proceeds to S181 (S151: YES); if the opening/closing flag is 2, the process proceeds to S220 (S151: NO, S152: YES); Otherwise, the process proceeds to S153 (S151: NO, S152: NO). The opening/closing flag is 0 before the opening/closing control of the opening/closing member 16A or the opening/closing member 17A is performed. The process proceeds to S153, and a determination is made as to which of the opening/closing member 16A or the opening/closing member 17A is to be controlled.

The opening/closing member 16A of the first prize winning port 16 is opened during the jackpot game. Therefore, when a big win game is performed instead of a small win game (S153: NO), the opening/closing pattern of the first winning opening 16 is set according to the winning type and the number of rounds (the value of the set number counter) (S156). A round start command is stored in the RAM 52 (S157), and 1 is stored in the opening/closing flag (S158). The round start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Processing returns to the main processing.

When the opening/closing flag becomes 1 (S151: YES), the first winning hole 16 is opened, and a series of opening/closing operations of the opening/closing member 16A according to the opening/closing pattern is started. As shown in FIG. 12, whether or not the opening/closing member 16A of the first winning hole 16 is in the open state is determined in the opening/closing pattern at the current timing corresponding to the passage of time from the start of opening the first winning hole 16. A determination is made (S181).

If the opening/closing member 16A is currently open in the opening/closing pattern (S181: YES), and if the first opening flag is ON and the opening/closing member 16A is actually opened (S182: YES), the process proceeds to S191. do. In the opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 16A is currently open (S181: YES), but if the first opening flag is OFF and the opening/closing member 16A is actually closed (S182: NO), the first opening flag. is turned ON (S183), the first winning opening open command is stored in the RAM 52 (S185), and the process proceeds to S191. The first winning opening opening command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the first winning opening solenoid 70 opens the opening/closing member 16A.

If the opening/closing member 16A is currently closed in the opening/closing pattern (S181: NO), and if the first opening flag is OFF and the opening/closing member 16A is actually closed (S186: NO), the process proceeds to S191. do. In the opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 16A is currently closed (S181: NO), but if the first opening flag is ON and the opening/closing member 16A is actually opened (S186: YES), the first opening flag. is turned OFF (S187), the first winning opening closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S188), and the process proceeds to S191. The first winning opening closing command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the first winning opening solenoid 70 closes the opening/closing member 16A.

Next, before the number of winning game balls into the first winning hole 16 is less than the specified number (for example, 10) (S191: NO) and the series of opening/closing operations of the opening/closing member 16A according to the opening/closing pattern is completed ( S192: NO), the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member 16A following the opening/closing pattern is continued. Therefore, the process directly returns to the main process.

When the game balls have entered the first winning hole 16 in a prescribed number or more (S191: YES), or even if the number of game balls that have won is less than the prescribed number, a series of opening and closing operations according to the opening/closing pattern have been completed (S191: NO, S192: YES), the first winning opening 16 is closed. The first opening flag is turned OFF (S193), and the first winning opening closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S195). The first winning opening closing command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the first winning opening solenoid 70 closes the opening/closing member 16A. Also, a round end command is stored in the RAM 52 (S196), and 0 is stored in the opening/closing flag (S197). The round end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed.

The set number counter set in the game state transition process is decremented by 1 (S198), and it is determined whether or not the set number (remaining number of rounds) is 0 (S200). If the number of sets is not 0 (S200: NO), the waiting time set in advance as the waiting time between rounds is stored in the waiting time counter (S201), the waiting flag is turned ON (S202), and the main processing is performed. Return to processing.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the waiting flag is ON (S142: YES), the processing returns to the main processing as it is until the waiting time elapses (S143: NO). When the standby time has elapsed (S143: YES), the standby flag is turned OFF (S145), and the process returns to the main process. Since the opening/closing flag is 0, the process proceeds to S153 in the next special electric accessory process, and the processes of S156 to S158 are performed in order to control the opening/closing of the opening/closing member 16A in the next round of the big hit game.

As shown in FIG. 12, the processing of S181 to S188 opens and closes the opening/closing member 16A, and the end condition of the round is determined by the processing of S191 to S192. When the game of the round ends and the number of sets is subtracted, if the number of sets becomes 0 (S200: YES), the hit state flag is turned OFF (S203), and a jackpot game end command is stored in the RAM 52. (S205). The jackpot game end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed.

Next, it is determined whether or not the limit number of times is less than the upper limit (MAX) (S211). When the limit count is less than the upper limit (S211: YES), in order to enable continuous jackpots via the time saving state, the time saving flag is turned ON (S212), and the state designation command [time saving state] is stored in the RAM 52. (S213). The state designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Processing returns to the main processing.

On the other hand, when the limit number reaches the upper limit (S211: NO), the time saving flag is turned OFF (S215), and the state designation command [non-time saving state ] is stored (S216). The state designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Also, the limit number of times is reset and 0 is stored (S217). Processing returns to the main processing.

The opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is opened during the small winning game. As shown in FIG. 11, when the hit state flag is turned ON (S141: YES) and a small hit game is performed (S153: YES), it is determined by the first special symbol determination random number or the second special symbol determination random number. It is determined whether or not the special symbol is a preset special symbol for V winning (S166). If it is a special symbol for V winning (S166: YES), the guidance opening/closing pattern for V winning is set as the opening/closing pattern of the second winning opening 17 (S168). On the other hand, if it is a special symbol for V non-winning (S166: NO), a restricted opening/closing pattern for V non-winning is set as the opening/closing pattern of the second winning port 17 (S167).

Next, in the case of a small hit, a preset character pattern of the guiding device 20 is set (S170). The same pattern is used for the character pattern of the guiding device 20 for any small win. 2 is stored in the opening/closing flag (S171), and the process returns to the main process.

When the opening/closing flag becomes 2 (S152: YES), the second winning opening 17 is opened, and a series of opening/closing operations of the opening/closing member 17A according to the opening/closing pattern is started. As shown in FIG. 13, when the specific area flag is ON (S220: YES), the V confirmation flag is turned ON (S221), and the V confirmation command is stored in the RAM 52 (S222). The V determination command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. If the specific area flag is OFF (S220: NO), the process proceeds to S223 while the V determination flag remains OFF. Since the V confirmation flag is turned ON before the end of the small winning game, it is OFF at the beginning of the small winning game (S223: NO). The process proceeds to S225, and the second winning opening operation process is performed (S225).

As shown in FIG. 14, in the second winning opening operation process, opening/closing control of the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is performed. First, it is determined whether or not the device standby wait flag is ON (S251). Since the device standby waiting flag is turned ON in a predetermined situation when the opening of the second winning hole 17 is completed, it is OFF at the beginning of the small winning game (S251: NO). In S261, it is determined whether or not the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is in the open state at the current timing corresponding to the passage of time from the start of opening the second winning opening 17. (S261).

If the opening/closing member 17A is currently open in the opening/closing pattern (S261: YES), and if the second opening flag is ON and the opening/closing member 17A is actually opened (S262: YES), the process proceeds to S271. do. In the opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A is currently open (S261: YES), but if the second opening flag is OFF and the opening/closing member 17A is actually closed (S262: NO), the second opening flag. is turned ON (S263), a command to open the second winning opening is stored in the RAM 52 (S265), and the process proceeds to S271. The second winning opening opening command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the second winning opening solenoid 71 opens the opening/closing member 17A.

If the opening/closing member 17A is currently closed in the opening/closing pattern (S261: NO), and if the second opening flag is OFF and the opening/closing member 17A is actually closed (S266: NO), the process proceeds to S271. do. In the opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A is currently closed (S261: NO), but if the second opening flag is ON and the opening/closing member 17A is actually opened (S266: YES), the second opening flag. is turned OFF (S267), the second winning opening closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S268), and the process proceeds to S271. The second winning opening closing command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the opening/closing member 17A is closed by the second winning opening solenoid 71 .

In the second winning opening actuation process, operation control of the guidance device 20 is also performed. The guiding device 20 also starts to operate according to the accessory pattern at the same time when the opening of the second prize winning port 17 is started. First, it is determined whether or not the guidance device 20 is in the guidance state in the character pattern at the current timing according to the passage of time from the start of operation of the guidance device 20 (S271).

If the guide device 20 is currently in the guidance state in the character object pattern (S271: YES), and if the device operation flag is ON and the guide device 20 is actually operated (S272: YES), the second winning opening is activated. The processing ends and returns to the special electric accessory processing. In the character pattern, the guidance device 20 is currently in the guidance state (S271: YES), but if the device operation flag is OFF and the guidance device 20 is not actually operated (S272: NO), the device operation flag is It becomes ON (S273). The guide device operation command is stored in the RAM 52 (S275), the second winning opening operation process is terminated, and the process returns to the special electric accessary product process. The guidance device operation command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main processing is executed, and the driving motor 74 rotates the guidance device 20 to enter the guidance state.

If the guide device 20 is currently in a restricted state in the character pattern (S271: NO), and if the device operation flag is OFF and the guide device 20 is not actually operated (S276: NO), the second winning opening is activated. The processing ends and returns to the special electric accessory processing. In the character pattern, the guidance device 20 is currently in a restricted state (S271: NO), but if the device operation flag is ON and the guidance device 20 is actually being operated (S276: YES), the device operation flag is OFF. becomes (S277). A guidance device standby command is stored in the RAM 52 (S278), the second winning opening operation process is terminated, and the process returns to the special electric accessary product process. The guidance device standby command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the drive motor 74 rotates the guidance device 20 to enter the restricted state.

As shown in FIG. 13, when returning to the special electric accessory process, it is next determined whether or not the device standby wait flag is ON (S226). At the beginning of the small winning game, the device standby wait flag is OFF (S226: NO). Next, the winning number of game balls into the second winning hole 17 is less than the specified number (for example, 10) (S227: NO), the V determination flag is OFF (S228: NO), and the opening/closing member follows the opening/closing pattern. Before the series of opening/closing operations of 17A is completed (S230: NO), the opening/closing operation of opening/closing member 17A following the opening/closing pattern is continued. Therefore, the process directly returns to the main process.

When game balls win a prescribed number or more in the second winning hole 17 (S227: YES), or when the V determination flag is ON (S227: NO, S228: YES), or a series of opening and closing operations according to the opening and closing pattern are completed In that case (S227: NO, S228: NO, S230: YES), the second winning opening 17 is closed. The second opening flag is turned OFF (S231), and the second winning opening closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S232). The second winning opening closing command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process when the next main process is executed, and the opening/closing member 17A is closed by the second winning opening solenoid 71 .

Next, it is determined whether or not the device operation flag is ON (S233). In order for the second prize winning port 17 to be in the closed state, the guidance device 20 must be in the initial position, that is, in the restricted state. Therefore, when the guidance device 20 is in the guidance state (S233: YES), the device standby waiting flag is turned ON (S238), and the processing returns to the main processing.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the second winning opening actuation process, when the device standby wait flag is ON (S251: YES), the opening/closing member 17A is maintained in the closed state by proceeding to S271. Then, the operation of the guidance device 20 is controlled according to the character pattern by the processing of S271 to S278.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the special electric accessory process, when the device standby wait flag is ON (S226: YES), the process proceeds to S233. When the guide device 20 is in the restricted state according to the character pattern, the device operation flag is turned OFF (S233: NO). In this case, the device standby wait flag is turned OFF (S235), and the V confirmation flag is turned ON (S236). If a game ball is held in the concave portion 20A of the guiding device 20, a confirmation time preset as a time necessary to confirm that the game ball passes through the specific area 21 is stored in the confirmation time counter. (S237). Processing returns to the main processing.

In the special electric accessory process, if the V confirmation flag is ON (S223: YES), the process waits before the confirmation time elapses (S240: NO), and returns to the main process. If the game ball passes through the specific area 21 during that time (S220: YES), the V determination flag is turned ON (S221), and the V determination command is stored in the RAM 52 (S222). The V determination command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed.

When the confirmation time has passed (S240: YES), the V confirmation flag is turned OFF (S241). Since the second winning port 17 is closed, 0 is stored in the opening/closing flag (S242), the winning state flag is turned OFF (S243), and a small winning game end command is stored in the RAM 52 (S245).

Next, it is determined whether or not the V determination flag is ON (S246). When the V decision flag is ON (S246: YES), the process returns to the main process because the state is shifted to the second big hit game state. When the V decision flag is OFF (S246: NO), the game state returns to the same state as before the small hit game. Therefore, if the time saving flag is ON (S247: YES), the state designation command [time saving state] is stored in the RAM52 (S248), and if the time saving flag is OFF (S247: NO), the state designation command is stored in the RAM52. [Non-time-saving state] is stored (S250). The state designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 60 in the command output process when the next main process is executed. Processing returns to the main processing.

Next, sub-control board processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. The CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 controls various notification effects in the pachinko machine 1 based on various control commands received from the main control board 41 according to sub-control board processing programs stored in the ROM 63 . First, flags, counters, variables, etc. used in sub-control board processing will be described. The ROM 63 stores a reminder preparation flag, a V winning flag, an operating flag, a section detection frequency counter, and the like.

The prompting preparation flag is turned ON when the prompting effect is not performed during the small winning game, and is OFF after the prompting effect is started and in other game states. The V winning flag is turned ON when it is detected that the game ball has passed through the specific area 21 during the small winning game. The operating flag turns ON when the guidance device 20 is in the guidance state, and turns OFF when it is in the regulation state. The section detection number counter is a counter that counts the number of sections in which a series of operations are performed in which the guiding device 20 is changed from the regulated state to the induced state and returned to the regulated state during the small winning game. Although the details will be described later, in the pachinko machine 1, the possibility that the game ball is held in the induction device 20 is the second section (second induction section (described later)) of the V winning second small winning game. is. Therefore, there is a possibility that the game ball will pass through the specific area 21 after the second section is completed.

At the start of the sub-control board processing, various flags including the reminder preparation flag are in the OFF state, and the CPU 61 waits for reception of various control commands from the main control board 41 (S510: NO, S520: NO, S530: NO , S540: NO, S550: NO, S560: NO, S600: NO). In addition, below, the processing of the notification effect during the small winning game state will be described, and the description of the processing of the notification effect during the big winning game state, the normal state, and the time saving state will be omitted.

Among various control commands, when a small winning game start command is received (S510: YES), a reminder preparation flag is turned ON (S511), and a section detection number counter is reset to 0 (S512). The right-hand hitting indicator 81 is turned on to indicate right-hand hitting (S513). Next, the control of the effect in the small winning game is started (S515), and the state returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands.

When the reminder preparation flag is turned ON (S600: YES), the determination of S601 is made. Since the interval detection count is reset to 0, if it is not 2 (S601: NO), the process returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands.

When the guidance device operation command is received (S520: YES), the operating flag is turned ON (S521), and the state returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands. Further, when the guidance device standby command is received (S530: YES), the operating flag is turned OFF (S531). Since one section in which the guidance device 20 performs a series of operations from the restricted state to the guided state and back to the restricted state has ended, 1 is added to the number of times of detection of the section (S532). The process returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands.

When the small winning game progresses and the second section ends and the guidance device standby command is received, the number of section detection times is incremented by one, and the number of section detection times becomes two. When the number of section detections reaches 2 (S601: YES), it is determined whether or not the V winning flag is ON (S602). If the guidance device 20 holds the game ball, after the guidance device 20 shifts from the guidance state to the regulation state, the game ball rolls in the second flow path 17C and then passes through the specific region 21, so V A time lag occurs until the winning flag is turned ON. Therefore, the guiding device 20 is maintained in the regulated state at least until the confirmation time for confirming whether or not the V winning flag is turned ON elapses. Therefore, when the V winning flag is OFF (S602: NO), while the operating flag is OFF (S603: NO), the system returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands. During that time, the game ball passes through the specific area 21, and if the V determination command is received from the main control board 41 (S540), the V winning flag is turned ON (S541). If the V prize flag is turned ON (S602: YES), the reminder preparation flag is turned OFF (S606), and the process returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands. Then, if the prompting preparation flag is turned OFF (S600: NO), the processing after S601 is not executed, and the prompting effect is not performed.

In the second section of the V winning second small winning game, when the small winning game progresses while the game ball is not held in the guidance device 20, in this embodiment, the guidance device 20 is again in the guidance state, An opportunity is provided to allow the game ball to be held. Therefore, even if the second section ends, time elapses without the game ball passing through the specific area 21 (S602: NO), and the third section (fourth induction section (described later)) is started. When the guidance device operation command is received by the controller, the operating flag is turned ON (S603: YES). In this case, the control of the prompt effect for prompting the player to hit to the right is started (S605). That is, the prompting effect is started upon reception of a guidance device actuation command that controls the start of the third section (fourth guidance section). Note that the prompting effect may be started upon reception of a guidance device standby command that controls the end of the third section (fourth guidance section). In the prompt effect, a voice saying "Please hit right" is emitted from the speaker 48, and the notification LED 29 lights up or flashes in synchronization. At this time, other LEDs, lighting, etc. of the pachinko machine 1 are dimmed or extinguished, and the red glowing area 36 creates a strange atmosphere to prompt the player to hit right. When the prompting effect is started, the prompting preparation flag is turned OFF (S606). The process returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands. The prompting effect ends when a predetermined time has passed by time management. The predetermined time is, for example, the time from the start of the third segment to the start of the fourth segment (third induction segment (described later)). Note that the prompting effect may end upon reception of the guidance device activation command at the start of the fourth section. Then, when the game ball is held by the guiding device 20 in the fourth section and can pass through the specific area 21, the small winning game is terminated and the second big winning game is generated.

Then, when the small hit game end command is received (S550: YES), the V winning flag and the reminder preparation flag are turned OFF (S551, S552), the right hitting indicator 81 is extinguished, and the right hitting display is displayed. End (S553). Next, the control of the effect in the small winning game is terminated (S555), and the state returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands.

In addition, when other control commands (commands related to jackpot games, commands to notify the number of reservations, commands related to variations in special symbols, commands to specify the game state, etc.) are received (S560: YES), it corresponds to the received control command Various production processes are performed (S561). The process returns to the state of waiting for reception of various control commands.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, details of the character pattern of the guidance device 20 and the opening/closing pattern of the second prize winning opening 17 will be described. As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game ball enters the second winning port 17 and is held in the concave portion 20A of the guidance device 20 during the V winning second small winning game. In this state, the game ball can almost certainly pass through the specific area 21 (V win). However, during the V winning second small winning game, for example, if the player fails to hit right and no game ball enters the second winning hole 17, the game ball is not held in the recess 20A. In such a case, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is designed so that the player's advantageous state is less likely to be lost. After operating from the restricted state to the guided state, it has a plurality of guidance sections, which are separated from each other until it returns to the restricted state.

As described above, the opening and closing patterns of the second prize winning port 17 are provided in two types, one for V winning and one for V non-winning. That is, when the second prize winning port 17 is opened, the guidance device 20 always operates according to the character pattern. Execution of the accessory pattern of the guiding device 20 and the opening/closing pattern of the second prize winning port 17 is started in synchronization.

Hereinafter, each timing in the timing chart is abbreviated as "T". As shown in FIG. 17, the guiding device 20 is turned from OFF (regulation state) to ON (induction state) at T0 when the operation is started, and operates. The opening/closing member 17A of the second winning hole 17 is opened from OFF (closed state) to ON (open state) at T0 in both the guidance opening/closing pattern and the regulation opening/closing pattern. In either case, if the game ball rolls on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 17A at T0, when the opening/closing member 17A is opened at T0, the game ball may drop into the second winning hole 17 and win. can. The guiding device 20 changes from the guidance state to the regulation state at T1. T0-T1 is the first induction section. The first induction section is a section with a length shorter than the first arrival time. The first arrival time is the time it takes for the game ball that has entered the second winning hole 17 to roll through the first flow path 17B in the second winning hole 17 and reach the guidance device 20 . When the game ball that has entered the second winning hole 17 at T0 rolls in the first flow path 17B and reaches the guiding device 20 after the first arrival time, the guiding device 20 is in a regulated state. Therefore, the game ball is not held in the concave portion 20A in the first induction section.

The opening/closing member 17A of the second winning hole 17 is closed at timing earlier than T1 in the case of the guidance opening/closing pattern, and is closed at timing T2 later than T1 in the case of the regulation opening/closing pattern. T0 to T2 are set to a time longer than at least the second arrival time. The second arrival time is the time it takes for the game ball shot rightward by the shooting device 37 to flow down the board and reach the entrance of the second winning hole 17 . Therefore, in the case of the restricted opening/closing pattern, at least one game ball can enter the second winning hole 17 between T0 and T2. A longer time may be set for T0 to T2. For example, in T0 to T2, the upper limit time (for example, 1.8 seconds) of the opening time of the opening and closing member 17A in the small winning game may be set.

The guidance device 20 is maintained in the regulated state from T1 to T10 after a predetermined time has elapsed, and enters the guidance state at T10. The restricted opening/closing pattern ends at T3, which is later than T2. T3 is set between T1 and T10. Since the guiding device 20 is in the restricted state at T3, the pachinko machine 1 can finish opening the second winning hole 17 at T3. On the other hand, in the induction opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A maintains the closed state after the initial opening/closing operation at T0. Then, at T10, it is opened in synchronization with the operation of the guidance device 20 to the guidance state, and immediately closed as in the first time. A game ball rolling on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 17A at T10 can enter the second winning hole 17, and can enter the concave portion 20A because the guiding device 20 is in the guiding state.

The guidance device 20 is maintained in the guidance state for a while from T10, and becomes the restriction state at T20. T10-T20 is the second induction section. The second guidance section is a section provided to hold the game ball in the concave portion 20A of the guidance device 20 . Therefore, the second guidance section is set to a time longer than at least the second arrival time. Furthermore, in the guidance opening/closing pattern, the length of the second guidance section is set so that the number of winning game balls into the second winning opening 17 reaches the maximum number during the second guidance section. For example, in the second guidance section, starting from the time when the first game ball is launched by the launching device 37, the 10th game ball (maximum winning number) is launched, and the 10th game ball is launched. A length longer than the time required for the game ball to reach the second prize winning opening 17 over the second arrival time is set.

In the second guidance section, the opening/closing member 17A of the second winning opening 17 is repeatedly opened for a short period of time multiple times. In this embodiment, opening and closing are performed nine times, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, and T18. 17 A of opening-and-closing members are divided into several times, and are opened and closed in a short time so that the opening time of 17 A of opening-and-closing members in a small hit game may not reach the upper limit time (for example, 1.8 seconds) in total. Since the game ball rolling on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 17A at each timing can enter the second prize winning port 17, the number of winning game balls to the second prize winning port 17 tends to reach the maximum number during the second induction section. . When the number of winning prizes to the second winning port 17 reaches the maximum number by opening the opening and closing member 17A multiple times from T10 to T18, when the guidance device 20 is in a restricted state at T20, the pachinko machine 1 The opening of the second winning opening 17 can be ended.

The inductive opening/closing pattern continues after T20. Supposing that only one game ball enters the second winning hole 17 during the second induction section and is held in the recess 20A, when the guidance device 20 is in a regulated state at T20, the game ball enters the second stream. It rolls on the road 17C and passes through the specific area 21. - 特許庁The pachinko machine 1 can end the opening of the second winning hole 17 even when it detects that the game ball passes through the specific area 21 . Note that the confirmation time set after the second guidance section is shorter than the time taken from T20 to T21. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can determine whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area 21 before T21.

If no game ball wins in the second winning hole 17 during the second induction section, the game ball does not pass through the specific area 21 even if the guidance device 20 is in the regulated state at T20. . In this case, the pachinko machine 1 continues opening the second winning hole 17 . That is, when the end condition for opening the second prize winning opening 17 is not satisfied in the second guidance section, the operation of the guidance device 20 after T20 in the character pattern is performed.

The guidance device 20 enters the guidance state at T21, and after a short period of time, enters the restriction state at T22. T21-T22 is the fourth lead section. The fourth guidance section is a section provided as a trigger for determining the start timing of the prompting effect performed when the game ball has not passed through the specific area 21 even after the confirmation time has elapsed after the second guidance section. In this embodiment, the prompting effect is started upon receipt of the guidance device activation command received at the start of the fourth guidance section (T21).

Furthermore, at T30 after a predetermined time has elapsed from T22, the guidance device 20 enters the guidance state, and after the guidance state is maintained until T31 after a time shorter than the second guidance section, the regulation state is entered. T30-T31 is the third induction interval. The third guidance section is a section provided to suppress V non-winning in a small winning game in which the opening and closing member 17A is opened and closed according to the guidance opening and closing pattern and in which V winning is possible. As described above, the prompting effect is time-controlled and ends at the start of the third induction section. The length of the third induction interval is longer than the first arrival time. In addition, even if the player who notices the prompting effect starts operating the launching device 37 when he notices it, at least a second A time longer than the arrival time is set.

In the guidance opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A of the second prize winning opening 17 is opened at T30 in synchronization with the operation of the guidance device 20 to the guidance state, and immediately closed as in the first time. Therefore, the length of T21 to T30 is adjusted so that the game ball shot according to the prompt effect rolls on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 17A at T30. Therefore, when the opening/closing member 17A is opened at T30, the game ball enters the second winning hole 17 and is held in the concave portion 20A of the guidance device 20 which is similarly guided to T30. Thereby, when the guidance device 20 is in the regulated state at T31, the game ball can pass through the specific area 21 through the second flow path 17C. The character pattern of the guidance device 20 and the guidance opening/closing pattern of the second prize winning opening 17 end at T32 after T31. Therefore, even if the game ball does not pass through the specific area 21 at the end of the third induction section, the opening of the second winning hole 17 ends.

As described above, when the game ball that is determined to be the V winning second small winning and enters the second winning opening 17 passes through the specific area 21, the player can win the second big winning game. If the game ball does not pass through the specific area 21 when the second induction section ends, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member 17A ends without the second jackpot game being acquired in the case of a conventional gaming machine. end up The pachinko machine 1 of this aspect can obtain an opportunity for the game ball to pass through the specific area 21 again in the third guidance section after the second guidance section. Even if the player gives up the acquisition of the second big winning game due to the end of the second induction section and stops the operation of the shooting device 37, the game ball can be released by performing the notification performance to prompt the shooting of the game ball by the prompting performance. is fired again to give the game ball another chance to pass through the specific area 21 during the third induction interval.

The third guidance section starts after a period of time equal to or longer than the second arrival time has elapsed after the second guidance section ends. Therefore, when a player shoots a game ball from the shooting device 37 in response to the notice of the demanding effect, the shot game ball can enter the second winning hole 17 during the third guidance section.

The third guidance section starts after the second arrival time has elapsed after the fourth guidance section ends. Therefore, when the player receives the notification triggered by the fourth induction section and shoots the game ball from the launching device 37, the launched game ball is timed to the second winning hole 17 during the third induction section. You can win. In addition, in order to determine the timing of notification, the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 does not need to measure, for example, the elapsed time from the start of opening the second prize winning opening 17, and the second prize winning opening 17 can be simply determined according to the role pattern. The pachinko machine 1 can reduce the control load because it is only necessary to set the four lead sections.

In addition, in the present invention, the second winning opening 17 corresponds to a "winning opening". The opening/closing member 17A corresponds to the "opening/closing member". The specific area 21 corresponds to the "passage area". The guidance device 20 corresponds to the "movable accessory". The CPU 51 of the main control board 41 corresponds to "main control means". The CPU 61 of the sub-control board 60 corresponds to "sub-control means". The pachinko machine 1 corresponds to a "gaming machine". The V winning second small hit corresponds to the "induction hit". The V non-winning second small hit corresponds to the "regulation win". CPU51 which processes S76 corresponds to a "determination means." The ROM 53 corresponds to "first storage means", "second storage means" and "third storage means". The inductive opening/closing pattern corresponds to the "inductive pattern". The restricted opening/closing pattern corresponds to the "restricted pattern". The CPU 51 that executes the special electric accessary product processing (especially the second winning opening operation processing) when the opening/closing flag is 2 corresponds to the "drive control means". The second jackpot game corresponds to the "special game". The CPU 51 that executes the special electric processing when the opening/closing flag is 1 corresponds to the "execution means". The guidance device actuation command and the guidance device standby command correspond to the "movable command". The V confirmation command corresponds to the "passing command". The CPU 61 that makes the determination of S601 corresponds to the "first determination means". CPU61 which determines S602 corresponds to a "2nd determination means." The launching device 37 corresponds to the "shooting means". CPU61 which processes S605 corresponds to a "notification means."

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments detailed above, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the second hit determination (S76), 1/1.0 is determined as a small hit, but may include a miss or a big hit. When the winning type is determined (S78), the V winning second minor winning and the V non-winning second minor winning are each determined at 1/2.0, but the determination ratio can be changed as appropriate. Further, the guidance device 20 and the specific area 21 may be provided inside the first prize winning opening 16 . Although the second jackpot was generated when the game ball passed through the specific area 21, the probability variable state or the time saving state or both may be generated.

There may be no fourth lead section. In this case, the sub-control board 60, for example, starts the timing measurement of T30 triggered by the induction device standby command received at T20, and on the condition that the small hit game end command is not received, in the third induction section You may start the demanding production of the combined right hit. Alternatively, timing measurement may be started starting from T0 at which the small winning game is started, and at T30 after the lapse of a predetermined period of time, a right-handed prompting effect matching the third guidance section may be started. Alternatively, timing measurement is started when the number of openings of the second prize winning port 17 reaches a predetermined number of times, and at T30 after the predetermined time has elapsed, a demanding effect for hitting to the right in accordance with the third lead section is started. good too. In addition, the starting point of timing measurement for specifying T30 may be appropriately set, such as the start and end of the first guidance section, the start of the second guidance section, and the like.

In the restricted opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A is continuously opened from T0 to T2, but it may be opened intermittently a plurality of times. In the induction opening/closing pattern, the opening/closing member 17A is intermittently opened nine times from T10 to T18, but the number of times of opening/closing can be appropriately changed as long as the total open time does not exceed the upper limit time. As long as this condition is satisfied, the opening/closing member 17A may be opened/closed multiple times in the third guidance section.

The pachinko machine 1 does not have a display device such as a liquid crystal monitor, but it may have one. In this case, various notification effects including the prompting effect may be performed by displaying the content of the effect on the screen of the display device. Moreover, the pachinko machine 1 may be provided with a structure indicating right-handed hitting in addition to the right-handed hitting indicator 81. - 特許庁In this case, the prompting effect may be performed by light emission, movement, or the like of a structure that suggests hitting to the right.

All elements described in the claims, specification and drawings (for example, display devices, ordinary electric accessories, pattern activation openings, etc.) are physically physical unless there is a clear description that consciously limits the number It does not matter whether there is a single or a plurality of them, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the name given to each element (element name) is merely given for the sake of convenience in describing this case, and is not intended to give rise to any special meaning. Therefore, the element name alone does not limit the interpretation of what the element is. For example, the "display device" may be a single piece of hardware or may include software. Furthermore, whether a plurality of elements out of all the above elements are appropriately configured integrally or one element is divided into a plurality of elements is not specified in the scope of claims, etc. Since all of these are matters that a person skilled in the art can easily think of, even if all patterns are not described in the specification etc., it is clear that any pattern is within the assumed range. Of course, it is included in the scope of such rights. Therefore, simply adopting a game machine having a structural difference within that range for the reason that it is not described in the present embodiment does not constitute circumvention of the right pertaining to the present invention. . In addition, the same applies to differences in the configuration, shape, etc. of each element, which are obvious to those skilled in the art from the present embodiment.

1 pachinko machine 17 second winning opening 17A opening/closing member 20 guidance device 21 specific area 29 notification LED
37 Launcher 41 Main control board 48 Speakers 51, 61 CPU
53 ROMs
60 Sub control board

Claims (3)

a prize-winning opening in which a game ball can win a prize;
an opening/closing member that opens and closes the prize winning opening;
A passing area through which the game ball that has won the winning opening can pass;
a movable accessory movable between a guidance state for guiding a game ball so that it can pass through the passage area and a restriction state for restricting the game ball so as not to pass through the passage area;
main control means for outputting a control command for controlling a game, including an instruction to open and close the opening and closing member and an instruction to move the movable accessory;
A gaming machine comprising sub-control means for receiving the control command output by the main control means and operating according to the control command,
The main control means is
Triggered by the establishment of a predetermined condition, at least a guidance hit that guides the passage of the passage area by the movable accessory while opening the opening and closing member, and a guidance hit that guides the passage of the passage area by the movable accessory while opening the opening and closing member. a judgment means for judging whether or not to restrict passage;
a first storage means for storing a role pattern, which is an action pattern of the movable role;
a second storage means for storing a guidance pattern, which is an opening/closing pattern of the opening/closing member when the judgment result of the judgment means is the guiding win;
a third storage means for storing a restriction pattern, which is an opening/closing pattern of the opening/closing member when the determination result of the determination means is the restriction hit;
When the determination result of the determination means is the guidance win, the action of the movable role object is controlled based on the role pattern stored in the first storage means, and the motion of the movable role object stored in the second storage means is performed. While controlling the opening and closing of the opening and closing member based on the guidance pattern, when the determination result of the determination means is the regulation hitting, the movable accessory is controlled based on the accessory pattern stored in the first storage means. drive control means for controlling the operation and for controlling the opening and closing of the opening/closing member based on the regulation pattern stored in the third storage means;
execution means for executing a special game advantageous to the player when the opening/closing member is opened by the drive control means and a game ball that has entered the winning opening passes through the passing area;
The accessory pattern has a plurality of guidance sections in which the movable accessory moves from the regulated state to the induced state in synchronization with the opening of the opening and closing member, and then returns to the regulated state,
The first induction section, which is the first section of the induction sections, is a section shorter than the first arrival time required for the game ball that has entered the winning opening to reach the movable accessory,
The second guidance section, which is set after the first guidance section, and the third guidance section, which is the section set after the second guidance section, are sections longer than the first arrival time. ,
The restriction pattern is an opening/closing pattern that performs an operation of opening the opening/closing member, including the first induction section and excluding the second induction section and the third induction section,
The guidance pattern is an opening/closing pattern that performs an operation to open the opening/closing member including the first guidance section, the second guidance section, and the third guidance section,
The control command is
a movable command output when the drive control means moves the movable accessory to the induced state and the regulated state;
and a passing command output when it is detected that the game ball has passed through the passing area,
The sub-control means is
When the control command is received from the main control means, it is determined whether or not the control command is the movable command for moving the movable accessory from the induced state to the regulated state at the end of the second guidance section. a first judgment means for judging;
a second determination means for determining whether or not the passing command is received from the main control means when the first determination means determines that the control command is the movement command at the end of the second guidance section; ,
and notification means for performing notification to prompt game balls to be shot toward the winning opening by shooting means for shooting game balls when it is determined that the passing command is not received by the second determination means. A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The third induction section is, after the second induction section, at least the second from when the game ball is shot toward the winning opening by the shooting means until the game ball reaches the winning opening. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is set with an interval equal to or longer than the arrival time. The character pattern includes a fourth lead section set between the second guide section and the third guide section, and set with the second arrival time between the third guide section. prepared,
3. A gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein said notification means performs notification to prompt the shooting of a game ball when said movable command is received at the start or end of said fourth induction section.

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