JPH03218781A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain unprecedented interest by varying the possibility of a specified display result to apply prescribed play value to a player not only according to the rate of winning a prize for a ball hit to a variable prize winning ball device but also according to the kind of an activation prize winning port. CONSTITUTION:When the hit ball goes into a first activation prize winning port 52a or 52b, a variable prize winning ball device 20 is once opened and closed and when the hit ball goes into a second activation prize winning port 53, the device 20 is twice opened and closed. Further, the probability for a 7-segment LED 36 as a variable display device to display a specified display condition is selected corresponding to the kinds of the activation prize winning ports 52a, 52b and 53 as well. When the hit ball goes into a specified prize winning port 43 while driving the variable prize winning ball device 43 in a prescribed opening/closing cycle, the display result of the 7-segment LED 36 is led out based on the prize winning ball. However, the possibility for the display result of the 7-segment LED 36 to display the specified display condition to be a specified play state is made high by getting the prize at the second activation prize winning port 53 rather than at the first activation prize winning ports 52a and 52b.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a first state advantageous to the player and a first state disadvantageous to the player when a hit ball enters a winning opening provided on a game board. A pinball game in which a variable prize winning ball device that can change to a second state and a second state is in a first state, and a predetermined gaming value is given to a player based on the hit balls accepted in the first state. It's about machines.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when a ball hits a starting prize opening provided on a game board, a pair of ball receiving members of a variable winning ball device opens and closes once or twice, and receives the ball during the opening and closing operation. When the hit ball enters a specific winning hole among the plurality of winning holes provided in the variable winning ball device, a specific gaming state (also referred to as a jackpot state) occurs and a player receives a predetermined gaming value. was offered to the market. Specifically, the predetermined game value is that when a jackpot is reached, the ball receiving member is opened and closed for a relatively long period of time, and if the ball received during the opening and closing operation enters the specified player prize slot again, the above-mentioned prize is returned. The opening and closing operations are repeated over a relatively long period of time, and such repeated operations are performed a predetermined number of times (for example,
8 times).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned pinball game machine, the number of times the ball receiver member of the variable winning ball device is opened and closed is varied depending on the type of the starting winning hole, and balls are hit to the variable winning ball device by starting winning. As a result, the probability of entering a specific gaming state is varied depending on the type of starting winning hole. However, in recent years, players have tended to get bored easily with game content in which the probability of entering a specific gaming state differs only depending on the winning rate of the variable winning ball device, and the possibility of entering a specific gaming state may differ depending on other factors. What was desired was what was done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to reduce the probability of entering a specific game state depending on the type of starting winning hole. To provide a pinball game machine configured differently depending on factors.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the pinball game machine according to the present invention changes between a first state that is advantageous for the player and a second state that is disadvantageous for the player. a variable winning ball device capable of variable winning balls; a variable display device capable of variable display and deriving a display result based on the hit ball accepted when the variable winning ball device is in a first state; a probability storage means in which a plurality of types of probabilities of the device deriving a display result that gives a predetermined gaming value to the player are stored in advance, and the variable winning ball device is set in a first state based on the winning of the hit ball. A plurality of starting winning holes that are determined to be driven and classified according to the plurality of types of probabilities, and a probability that is stored corresponding to the starting winning hole based on the winning of a ball hit into the starting winning hole. a probability selection means for selecting a probability selection means; and a display result determination means for determining whether the display result of the variable display device based on the probability selected by the probability selection means is a display result that provides a predetermined gaming value to the player. The present invention is characterized by comprising: a gaming value awarding means for awarding a predetermined gaming value to a player based on the output of the display result determining means.

[Function] When a hit ball hits the starting winning hole, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state so as to easily accept the hit ball. At this time, multiple types of probabilities are prepared for the variable display device to derive a display result that gives a predetermined gaming value to the player (hereinafter referred to as a specific display result), and the multiple types of probabilities are distributed to multiple starting prize openings. Since it is set as follows, the probability that the variable display device derives a specific display result at the time when the hit ball enters the starting winning hole is specified. When the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state, a ball hits the variable winning ball device, and the display result of the variable display device is displayed based on the specified probability based on the winning ball. derived. As described above, the pinball game machine according to the present invention has a possibility that a specific display result that can provide a predetermined gaming value to the player is determined not only by the winning rate of balls hit into the variable winning ball device, but also by Since it differs depending on the type of starting prize opening, you can get an unprecedented level of interest.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the overall configuration of the pinball game machine according to the embodiment will be explained based on FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around the opening of a front frame 2 formed in the shape of a frame of a pachinko gaming machine 1, and a glass door frame 4 and a glass plate are housed on one side of the door holding frame 3. A front folding plate 5 is pivotally mounted so as to be freely openable and closable. On the back side of the front frame 2, there is a game board 1.
0 and a game board holding frame (not shown) to which a firing rail (not shown) or the like is attached is fixed. The front screen plate 5 includes:
A ball supply tray 6 is attached. The batted ball supply tray 6 is
It is configured to store prize balls ejected from a prize ball dispensing device (not shown), and to guide the stored pachinko balls to a hit ball firing rail. In addition, the batted ball supply tray 6
A speaker 7 as a sound generating device is housed in a space below the upstream side of the speaker. This Subika 7 is activated when a specific gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot state) is reached, which will be described later.
This is for generating a sound effect to enliven the atmosphere of the game when winning balls are generated in the starting winning holes 52a, 52b, 53, the specific winning hole 43, etc., which will be described later.

At the lower part of the front frame 2, an operating handle 8 for shooting pachinko balls into the game area 12 of the game board 10 and a surplus ball tray 9 for storing surplus prize balls are attached.

On the surface of the game board 10, there are provided a ball guide rail 11a that guides the ball to the game area 12, a game area forming rail LLb that partitions the game area 12, a large number of obstacle nails (not shown), various winning ball devices, etc. There is. To explain in more detail, the game area 12 of the game board 1o has a normal winning hole 26,
13a, 13b, different types of starting prize holes 52a, 52
b, 53, a starting person prize device 50, a tulip type prize opening 14a, 14b, a windmill (no code), a variable winning ball device 20 having a pair of ball receivers 28a, 28b, a game effect lamp 16a,1 6 bs and out port 1
5th class will be arranged respectively.

The balls hit into the gaming area 12 enter the normal winning slots 26, 13a. 13b, and tulip-style human prize mouth 14
When a prize is won in a or 14b, a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls are paid out by a prize ball payout device (not shown). Among these normal winning holes, the human prize opening 66 is provided in the variable winning ball device 20. Furthermore, when a ball hits the starting prize openings 52a, 52b, 53, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball dispensing device, and Starting winning ball detectors 54a, 54b, which will be described later,
In response to the detection output of 55, the ball receiving members 28a and 28b of the variable winning ball device 20 are opened and closed at relatively short time intervals. That is, when the ball hits the starting winning hole 53a in the center, the ball receiving member 28
a28b opens and closes twice, and the left and right starting prize openings 52
b, 52c when the ball hits the ball, the ball receiving member 2
8a and 28b perform an opening/closing operation once. During this opening/closing operation, the winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 28a and 28b enter a specific winning hole 43, which will be described later, provided in the variable winning ball device 20, and will be displayed as a 7-segment LED 36, which will be described later, as a variable display device. When the variable display stops and the display mode at the time of the stop is a predetermined specific display mode, a so-called jackpot state occurs, and the following jackpot processing is performed. That is, the opening and closing operations of the ball receiving members 28a and 28b at relatively short time intervals are performed 18 times, or the winning balls received in the variable winning ball device 20 during the 18 opening and closing operations are 1
The opening/closing operation is performed until 0 pieces are detected (hereinafter referred to as opening/closing cycle), and furthermore, during the 18 opening/closing operations, one of the plurality of winning openings formed at the bottom of the variable winning ball device 20 is opened to the specific person prize opening 43. When a prize is won and the 7-segment LED 36 displays a specific display mode again, the opening/closing cycle described above can be repeated. However, each time the specific display mode is displayed, the opening/closing cycle is immediately stopped and the next opening/closing cycle is started. Further, the repetition of this opening/closing cycle is limited to a maximum of 8 times on the condition that the winning ball enters the specific person prize hole 43 and the display mode of the 7-segment LED is the specific display mode. In addition, in this embodiment, depending on the type of starting winning hole, there are 7
The probability that the segment LEDs 3 to 6 will display the display mode of a specific gaming state is different. Specifically, when a hit ball wins in the first starting winning hole 52a, 52b, only "fu" is set as the specific display mode,
For this reason, the hit balls received during the opening and closing of the ball receiving members 28a, 28b based on the winning of the balls into the first starting winning holes 52a, 52b enter the specific winning hole 43 and the 7-segment LED 36 displays "7" is displayed, it is determined that a jackpot has been reached. On the other hand, when a hit ball enters the second starting winning hole 53, in addition to "7", "3" and "5" are also set as specific display modes, and therefore, the second starting winning hole 53 Ball receiver members 28a, 28 based on the person's award for hitting the ball to
The ball received during opening and closing of b enters the special winning hole 43 and the 7 segment LED 36 shows "7", "3", "5".
” is displayed, it is determined that the jackpot has been won.

However, once a jackpot is determined and the opening/closing cycle starts, the conditions for repeating the opening/closing cycle must be met in the first half of the opening/closing cycle (for example, until 5 winning balls are generated), regardless of the type of starting winning hole. or until 8 opening/closing operations are completed), when "7" is displayed, and in the latter half of the opening/closing cycle, r7" r3J
This is the y-ki with r5J displayed.

In addition, when a jackpot state occurs, the game effect lamp 16a
, 16b and frame lamps 17a to 17c provided at the upper part of the front frame 2 blink to inform the player of this fact. The variable winning ball device 20 and the starting winning device 50 will be explained in detail later.

The balls that are not in the various winning holes described above are taken into the outro 15 provided at the lowest part of the gaming area forming rail 11b.

Next, detailed configurations of the variable winning ball device 20 and the starter prize device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First, the variable prize winning ball device 20 has a mounting board 21 that is attached to the game board 10, and a rectangular window opening 22 is formed in the center of the mounting board 21.
A winning space 23 is formed on the back side. A winning prize regulating part 24 is protruded from the upper part of the window opening 22, and the winning prize regulating part 2
An upper decorative plate 25 is fixed to the front surface of the player 4, and the normal winning opening 26 is formed on the upper part of the winning regulating part 24 and on the rear surface of the upper decorative plate 25. Also, this upper decorative plate 2
At the center of 5, a plurality of LEDs 27 for displaying the number of continuations of the above-mentioned opening/closing cycle are arranged so as to face the front. A pair of ball bearing members 28a and 28b are pivotally supported at substantially the center left and right sides of the window opening 22 so as to be openable and closable. These ball bearing members 28a, 28b are connected to solenoids 29a, 29b (shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2) via link members (not shown), and are connected to solenoids 29a, 29b (shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2) in response to energization and de-energization of the solenoids 29a, 29b. The ball receiving members 28a and 28b alternately change between an open state (first state) in which they receive a hit ball and a closed state (second state!J) in which they do not receive a hit ball.

The winning space 23 has a concave shape with a depth width in the front and rear directions, and ball transfer plates 33a and 33b that divide the winning space 23 into upper and lower parts are lying horizontally. Ball transfer board 33a
, 33b are provided so as to be inclined downwardly toward the rear, and the winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 28a, 28b and riding on the ball transfer plates 33a, 33b are directed backward. A plurality of specified persons are transferred and fall into a drop hole which is in front of the rear wall of the entry prize space 23 and communicates with the lower part, and fall onto a lower ball transfer plate 34 (described later), including a specified person prize opening 43 (described later). The player is guided to one of the prize holes 43, 44a, and 44b.

In addition, since the winning balls guided to the ball transfer boards 33a and 33b have holes formed on both sides of the prize entry space 23,
It tends to flow down along both sides of the lower ball transfer plate 34,
For this reason, the possibility of winning a prize in the central specific winning hole 43 is
becomes extremely small.

This sorting device 3 is provided with a sorting device 30 with an airplane design attached to the center of the ball transfer boards 33a and 33b.
0, the distribution member 31 in the nose section is driven by a solenoid 32 (not shown) (however, shown in the block diagram in FIG. 2), and swings vertically in response to the energization and de-energization of this solenoid 32. It looks like this. Therefore, the sorting device 30 distributes the hit balls guided by the ball receiving members 28a, 28b to a plurality of winning slots 43, 44a, 44b, which will be described later, in delicate positional relationships with the rotation angles of the ball receiving members 28a, 28b. drop it towards. More specifically, when the distribution member 31 swings downward, the balls guided to the ball receiving members 28a and 28b are likely to fall downward as they are. , 44a, 44b, especially the specific winning hole 43, becomes more likely to win. On the other hand, when the distribution member 31 is in the upwardly swung position, most of the balls are guided from the ball receiving member 28a28b to the ball transfer plates 33a, 33b and fall into the drop hole, or
Alternatively, a small number of balls flow down from the ball receiving members 28a, 28b, collide with the side surface of the distribution member 31, and are repulsed in the left-right direction, thereby increasing the possibility that they will be guided to the normal winning openings 44a, 44b. Therefore, when the solenoid 32 is driven and the distribution member 31 is oscillated, the specific winning opening 4 is better than when the distribution member 31 is not oscillated.
There is a high possibility of winning the 3rd prize.

Further, below the sorting device 30 and on the rear surface of the winning space 23, there is a winning number display LED that displays the number of winning balls won during one opening/closing cycle when a jackpot is reached.
35 is always variably displayed, and the ball receiving member 28a,
A 7-segment LED 36 as a variable display device that stops the variable display when the hit ball accepted by 28b lands in the specific player prize opening 43, and a winning display that displays a specific display mode that indicates a jackpot at the time of starting winning. LED37～
39 are provided. Of these, 7 segments LE
D36 allows the player to visually confirm the establishment of the jackpot state or the establishment of the repetition condition as described above, and in this embodiment, odd numbers are usually variably displayed in sequence. In addition, the winning display LEDs 37 to 39 notify the player of the type of specific display mode for establishing a jackpot state and the type of display mode for satisfying a repeat condition. At the bottom of the
Corresponding numbers “3” “7” “
5" is displayed. Specifically, in the normal gaming state and the first half of the opening/closing cycle, the win display LED 38 corresponding to "7" in the center lights up, and a specific display mode that results in a jackpot state or a display mode that satisfies the repeating condition is indicated as "
7" and the ball is hit into the second starting prize opening 53, and in the second half of the opening/closing cycle, all the winning display LEDs 37 to 39 light up, indicating a jackpot state. It is notified that "3", "7", and "5" are the display modes or display modes in which the repetition condition is satisfied.

The winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 28a and 28b, which are transferred backward on the ball transfer plates 33a and 33b and fall from the drop hole, are transferred to the lower ball that slopes from the back to the front. It is received by the transfer board 34 and guided forward. A winning ball receiving frame 40 is protruded in front of the lower ball transfer plate 34 so as to surround both lower side edges and the lower edge of the window opening 22, and a lower decorative plate 42 is provided in front of the winning ball receiving frame 40. It is attached. Therefore, a plurality of winning holes are formed in this human prize ball receiving frame 40 by partition members 41. That is, a special prize opening 43 is formed approximately in the center of the winning ball receiving frame 40, and regular prize openings 44a and 44b are formed on both sides of the special prize opening 43, respectively. The winning balls that have entered the specific person prize slot 43 are detected by the specific person prize ball detector 45. In addition, the winning balls that have been won into the three winning ball slots 43, 44a, and 44b described above are collected in one place by a guide path 47 fixed to the back of the game board 10, and are detected by a winning ball detector 46. . The number of winning balls detected by the winning ball detector 46 is displayed by the personal prize number display LED 35.

Next, the starter prize device 50 will be explained. The starter prize device 50 is integrated and provided on a mounting board 51 that is attached to the surface of the game board 10. In other words, a plurality of (3
Starting winning holes 52a, 52b, 53 are protruded at equal intervals, and each starting winning hole 52a, 52
b, 53 are integrally provided with starting winning ball detectors 54a, 54b, and 55 for detecting winning balls. By the way, the plurality of starting winning holes include first starting winning holes 52a and 52b arranged on the left and right, and a second starting winning opening 52a and 52b arranged in the center.
The starting prize opening 53 is divided into two types, and each has different functions as described above. That is,
As a difference in function, the ball receiving members 28a, 28 at the time of starting winning
There are differences in the number of times b is opened and closed, and differences in the probability of appearance of a specific display mode. Further, the starting person prize device 50 is provided with game effect lamps 56a, 56b that notify that the hit ball has entered the starting prize openings 52a, 52b, 53. The game effect lamps 56a and 56b are driven to display in different modes when a prize is won from a different type of starting winning hole.

The control operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit formed on a control board housed in a control board box (not shown) provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
It is a block diagram mainly for controlling electrical components related to the starting winning device 50 and the variable winning ball device 2o. In the figure, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 60 as a control center. The microcomputer 60 is
For example, it is composed of several LSI chips, including an MP that can execute control operations according to a predetermined procedure.
It includes a ROM 62 that stores operating program data for the MPU 61, and a RAM 63 that can write and read necessary data. Furthermore, the microcomputer 6o includes an input circuit 64 that receives human input signals and provides input data to the MPU 61, and an output circuit 65 that receives output data from the MPU 61 and outputs it to the outside. Then, the MPU 61 provides control signals to the variable winning ball device 20 and the like in accordance with program data stored in the ROM 62 and in response to human input of each control signal described below.

The microcomputer 60 is given the following signals as input signals. First, starting prize openings 52a, 5
Detection signals from starter prize ball detectors 54a, 54b, and 55 (hereinafter, 54a and 54b are referred to as OPSWI, and 55 is referred to as OPSW2) provided correspondingly to 2b and 53 are given to a detection circuit 66. , is given to the microcomputer 60 as a starting winning ball detection signal. The detection signal detected by the specific winning ball detector 45 (hereinafter referred to as vSW) is given to the detection circuit 67, and the 7-segment LED
38 is given to the microcomputer 60 as a stop signal. Further, the detection signal detected by the winning ball detector 46 is given to the microcomputer 60 as a winning ball counting signal via the detection circuit 68.

The microcomputer 60 also provides control signals to the following circuits and devices. First, a control signal is applied via the control circuit 69 to control variable display or stop of the 7-segment LED 36 as a variable display device. Control circuit 7
A lighting signal is given to turn on the hit display LEDs 37 to 39 (hereinafter referred to as win display LEDs A to C) through the input signal 0. Via the control circuit 71, the number of continuation display LEDs 27
, and a control signal for lighting up the winning number display LED 35. A control signal is given via the control circuit 72 to turn on or blink the game effect lamps 56a56b provided in response to the starting winnings. Although not shown, control signals are also provided for lighting up or blinking the game effect lamps 16a, 16b and the frame lamps 17a to 17c, which are provided in response to the jackpot state. Drive signals are applied via the drive circuit 73 to the solenoids 29a and 29b that open and close the ball receivers 28a and 28b of the variable winning ball device 20, and to the solenoid 32 that drives the distribution device 30, respectively. A control signal is applied via the control circuit 74 to the speaker 7 that generates sound effects. Note that a predetermined DC voltage is supplied to each circuit of the above configuration from a power supply circuit (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned control circuit will be explained with reference to the flow diagram of FIG. The flowchart shown in Figure 3 mainly shows the control operations from the time the ball hits the starting prize slot until it reaches the jackpot state.First, when the power is turned on, the winning number display LED 1B lights up. It is lit (step Sl). When the game starts, it is first determined whether or not the OPSW 2 corresponding to the second starting prize opening 53 is turned on (step S
2) If it is not turned on, the first starting prize opening 52
It is determined whether the OPSWIs corresponding to a and 52b are turned on (step S3). In this way, since OPSW2 is given priority over OPSWI, when a ball hits the first starting winning hole 52a, 52b and the second starting winning hole 53 at the same time, OPSW2 is turned ON. Priority is given to processing based on the

By the way, if it is determined in step S2 that the OPSW2 is turned on, the hit change flag is set (
Step S4), all win display LED-ABC are lit (step S5). Thereafter, the opening/closing process is started twice (step S6), and the process proceeds to the next step S8. On the other hand, in step S3, OPSWI is turned ON.
If it is determined that the opening/closing process is L, the opening/closing process is started once (step S7), and the process proceeds to the next process. Here, it is desirable to provide an opening/closing preparation process of about 1 second before the opening/closing processes of steps S6 and S7 are started. Further, during the opening/closing process, the distribution member 31 is driven (for example, step S6
(twice in step S7 and once in step S7), and the game effect lamps 56a, 56b, speaker 7, etc. are also controlled in different ways.

When the opening/closing process is started in step S6 or step S7, whether or not the vSW is ONL is monitored until the opening/closing process ends (steps S8, S9). However, before the opening/closing process is completed, the vSW becomes ONL.
, the variable display of the 7-segment LED 36, which is always variable, is stopped (step SI
O) After that, it is determined whether or not the hit change flag is set (step S11). If the hit change flag is set, 7 segment LED3
"3" and "5" where the display at the time of stop of 6 is a specific display mode
It is determined whether or not it is one of "7" (step S12), and if any one is displayed, a jackpot state occurs and the jackpot processing described above is performed (step s1
4). On the other hand, in step Sll, if it is determined that the hit change flag is not set, it is determined whether the display of the 7-segment LED 36 when stopped is "7", which is a specific display mode (step s13), “
7", the jackpot state is reached and the jackpot processing described above is performed (step S14).

However, in step S12 or step S13,
If the display when the 7-segment LED 36 is stopped is not in a specific display mode, the variable display of the 7-segment LED 36 is started (step S15), and then it is determined whether or not the timer TI is operating (step S16). ), if it is not in operation, the process returns to step S9, and if it is in operation, it returns to step 318, which will be described later. Here, the timer T1 is set in step S17, and for a certain period of time (for example, about 2 seconds) after the opening/closing process is completed, the ball received by the opening/closing process enters the special winning hole 43. This is set to monitor whether or not the This means that even if the opening/closing process is completed, there is a possibility that a hit ball received just before the end of the opening/closing process may enter a prize in the specific person prize opening 43 while falling within the winning space 23 of the variable winning ball device 20. Therefore, it is provided to relieve such a situation. In addition, in this embodiment, even if a hit ball enters the start winning hole until the opening/closing process is completed, that is, until the process of step S9 is completed, the winning prize is treated as invalid and the opening/closing process is continued. ends and timer T
If someone wins in the starting prize slot while I is operating,
In steps 317 to S23, which will be explained next, the person's award is processed as valid.

Therefore, to explain the process after the opening/closing process in step S9 is completed, first, when it is determined that the opening/closing process has ended, the timer T1 is set as described above (step S17), and the timer TI is Whether vsw is ONL/until the end (step S18)
, whether OPSW2 is ONL (step S19),
It is determined whether or not OPSWI is turned on (step S20) (steps S18 to S21).

If it is determined that vsw is ONL while timer T1 is operating, the process returns to step SIO, and if it is determined that OPSW2 is ON while timer T1 is operating, timer T1 is immediately reset. (Step S
22) After that, it is determined whether or not the winning change flag is set (step S23). If it is set, the process returns to step S6; if it is not set, the process returns to step S4. Therefore, if a hit ball wins in the second starting winning hole 53 within T1 time after the one-time opening/closing process, the winning number will be changed.

Furthermore, if it is determined that OPSWI is turned on while the timer T1 is operating, the timer T1 is immediately reset (step S24), and then the process returns to step S7. In this case, since it is not determined whether the winning change flag has been set as in step s23, for example,
The first starting prize opening 52a within T1 time after opening and closing twice.
, 52b, the specific display mode is determined in a state where the winning display LED-ABC is lit. In this example, I
The reason for this is to prevent troubles with the players and eliminate the dissatisfaction of the players.In addition, in this case, a process such as step S23 may be performed after step S24, Conversely, after step S22, step 32
Processing 3 may be omitted.

Until the above-mentioned timer T1 ends, VSW, O
If neither PSW2 nor OPSWI is ONL, then it is determined whether or not the hit change flag is set (step S25), and if it is set,
The win change flag is reset (step S26), the win display LED-B is turned on (step S27), and the process ends. Further, if it is determined in step S25 that the winning change flag is not set, the entire process is ended without performing the processes in steps S26 and S27.

The operations of the starting prize winning device 50 and the variable winning ball device 20 according to the embodiment have been explained above, but according to this embodiment, when the hit ball enters the starting winning hole 52a, 52b, 53, the variable winning ball The device 2o is configured in a predetermined manner, specifically,
When a ball hits the first starting prize opening 52a, 52b, it becomes 1
It opens and closes twice, and when a ball hits the second starting prize opening 53, it opens and closes twice. At the same time, the probability that the 7-segment LED 36 as a variable display device displays a specific display mode is also selected corresponding to the type of the starting prize openings 52a, 52b, and 53. Then, when the variable winning ball device 20 is driven in a predetermined opening/closing cycle, the ball hits the specific winning hole 43.
If you win, you will receive 7 segment LE based on the winning ball.
The display result of D36 is derived, but the 7 segment LED
The possibility of displaying a specific display mode in which the display result of 36 becomes a specific gaming state is higher when a person wins in the second starting winning hole 53 than in the first starting winning hole 52a, 52b. As described above, in the pachinko game machine 1 according to this embodiment, the possibility of entering a specific game state is determined not only by the winning rate of balls hit into the variable winning ball device 20 but also by the starting winning holes 52a, 52b,
Since the probability of appearance of a specific game state differs depending on the type of player 53, an unprecedented level of interest can be obtained.

Note that the following may be considered as a modification of the above embodiment or other embodiments.

■ Two types of starting prize openings were shown,
It may be divided into more types. For example, when a hit ball wins in the starting prize opening 52b on the right side, "3" and "5" may be set as the specific display mode, so that there are three types. In addition, in the above embodiment, the number of starting prize openings for each type and the probability of a specific display mode occurring are inversely proportional, but for example, two with a high probability and two with a low probability. It is also possible to arrange one item each.

(2) In the above embodiment, the number of hits is changed between the first half and the second half of the opening/closing cycle, but the winning number may not be changed throughout the opening/closing cycle. Furthermore, in the above embodiment,
The example shown above immediately moves on to the next opening/closing cycle when the repeating condition is met, but it is also possible to memorize the establishment of the repeating condition and move on to the next opening/closing cycle after a predetermined opening/closing cycle is completed. good. Furthermore, although the display of the 7-segment LED 36 is shown in a specific display mode as the repetition condition being satisfied, the repetition condition may be satisfied only by simply winning a prize in the specific winning hole 43.

(2) In the above embodiment, the ball receiving member 28a. 2
Although changing the winning number is prohibited until the end of the opening/closing operation of 8b, in this case, the starting winning may be considered valid and the opening/closing process may be performed. For example, if the balls hit the starting winning opening 52a, 52b or 53 consecutively within a short period of time,
The ball receiver members 28a and 28b are opened and closed based on the previous winning, and during the opening/closing process, the previous opening/closing process is immediately stopped by a signal based on the next winning, and the opening/closing process is performed based on the next winning. control. In this case, even if the opening/closing operation is controlled as described above, the winning number may be changed to be advantageous to the player. Further, if there is a starting prize during the preparation time before opening and closing the starting, the one with the greater value to be given to the player may be selected and the probability corresponding thereto may also be selected.

■ As a function difference depending on the type of starting winning hole, the opening time may be used instead of the number of openings and closings. For example, the opening time based on winning the first starting prize opening is 1 second, and the opening time based on winning the second starting winning opening is 2 seconds. Further, there is no need to provide differences in operational functions depending on the type of starting winning hole.

■ As a mode of increasing the probability that a specific display mode will be displayed,
It is also possible to set one type of specific display mode (for example, "・7") and change the internal probability of displaying that one specific display mode (for example, by increasing the display time), or sequentially. One of the permutations of variable display modes
The number of specific display modes may be increased. Also, the first
Different variable display devices may be made to correspond to the starting winning hole and the second starting winning hole, so that the probability that the specific display mode is displayed on each variable display device may be different. Furthermore,
It is also possible to use a device that changes the luminescent color displayed on a variable display device when a change in probability occurs.

■ In the above embodiment, the variable winning ball device 20 is one that opens and closes the pair of ball receiving members 28a and 28b, but the invention is not limited to this, and an opening/closing plate that opens and closes forward or a sliding member that moves left and right can be used. In addition, the opening/closing operation is not limited to the opening/closing operation, and the opening/closing operation may be kept open and the time of the open state may be controlled. In addition, variable winning ball device 20
, a plurality of winning holes including a specified person prize hole 43 are provided, and the distribution member 31 distributes the winnings to the specified person prize hole 43, but all the prizes are designated as specified person prize holes and the distribution member is omitted. You can do it like this. Alternatively, it may be possible to provide only a designated person's prize opening.

■ In the above embodiment, the variable display device (7 segment LE
D) shows a variable display that is always displayed and stops when a prize is won in the specific winning hole 43, but the variable display is always stopped and is displayed variably based on the winning in the specific winning hole 43, It may also be configured to stop after a certain period of time. In addition, although a 7-segment LED was used as the variable display device, multiple light emitting sources (roulette type), liquid crystal display, display drum, leaf type display, etc. may also be used, and these may be used as the variable winning ball device. may be provided integrally or separately,
Further, instead of using only one variable display device, a plurality of variable display devices may be provided and a combination thereof may be used to control so as to generate a specific gaming state.

■ Not only the probability of winning the jackpot changes depending on the type of starting winning hole, but also the number of continuations of the opening/closing cycle and the presence or absence of memory for a specific winning hole may be selected.

■ Pinball gaming machines are not limited to regular pachinko gaming machines, but also arranged pachinko gaming machines, and cards that use recording media such as magnetic cards, optical cards, and IC cards on which ball rental data is recorded. It may also be a formula game machine. In this case, when the opening/closing operation based on the starting prize results in a jackpot, a certain number of points (for example, 100
0 points) may be given all at once. Also, in a normal pachinko game machine, a predetermined number of prize balls may be paid out at once when a jackpot is reached.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pinball game machine according to the present invention has a possibility of imparting a predetermined value to the player only by the winning rate of balls hit into the variable winning ball device. Not only that, but it also differs depending on the type of starting prize opening, so you can get an unprecedented level of interest.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing the detailed configuration of the variable winning ball device and the starting prize device, which constitute the main parts of the embodiment, and Fig. 2 mainly controls the operation of the variable winning ball device and the starting winning device. A block diagram of the control circuit, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the specific operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of the pinball game machine according to the embodiment. It is a diagram. 1 ・ 10 3 6 6 0 Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) - Game board 20... Variable winning ball device - 7 segment LED (variable display device) - Microcomputer (drive control means, game value giving means, probability memory (including means, probability selection means, and specific game state determination means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A variable winning ball device that can change between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player; A variable display device that derives a display result based on the hit ball accepted in state 1, and a plurality of probabilities in advance that the variable display device derives a display result that gives a predetermined gaming value to the player. a probability storage means having memory settings; and a plurality of starting winnings determined to drive the variable winning ball device to a first state based on the winning of a hit ball and classified according to the plurality of types of probabilities. a probability selection means for selecting a probability stored corresponding to the starting winning hole based on the winning of the ball hit into the starting winning hole; and a variable display device based on the probability selected by the probability selecting means. a display result determining means for determining whether or not the display result is a display result that grants a predetermined gaming value to the player; and a display result determining means that grants a predetermined gaming value to the player based on the output of the display result determining means. A pinball game machine comprising a game value imparting means.