JPH0751452A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pinball game machine with which a player can enjoy the reverberations of a specified playing state on the stage of finishing that specified playing state accompanying the display result of a variable display device turned to a previously decided specified display condition. CONSTITUTION:When the display result of the variable display device at stop time shows the combination of great success patterns, a variable prize winning ball device is opened S33, the playing state is changed into the specified playing state profitable for the player and after lapse of prescribed terms S44 and S46 from the end of that specified playing state, the variable display control of the variable display device accompanying the starting prize winning of hit balls is delayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine and the like, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a variable display device whose display state can be changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine, in the case of a ball-ball game machine in which a ball can be hit by hitting a hitting ball in the game area, a hitting ball can be used. When a predetermined variable display condition associated with winning the start winning area is satisfied, variable display control for deriving and displaying the display result of the variable display device is performed, and the display result of the variable display device is displayed. In the case of a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), the variable winning ball device is controlled to the first state advantageous to the player so that the gaming state becomes the specific gaming state advantageous to the player. Was configured into. And in this conventional one, variable display control of the variable display device based on the establishment of the variable display condition may be started as soon as the specific game state is finished.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, the specific game state occurs depending on the display result of the variable display device. As soon as the specific game state ends, the variable display is made. The variable display control of the variable display device based on the satisfaction of the condition may start immediately,
For the player, the variable display of the variable display device will be started next time without any time to enjoy the afterglow of the specific game state advantageous to the player, and hesitation will be felt. It had the drawback of being afraid.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine which allows a player to enjoy the afterglow of the particular gaming state at the end of the particular gaming state advantageous to the player. Is to provide.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a gaming machine having a variable display device whose display state can be changed, and a display result of the variable display device when a predetermined variable display condition is satisfied. Variable display control means for performing variable display control for deriving and displaying, and when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the game state is a specific game state advantageous to the player. And a variable display delay means for delaying a state in which the variable display control of the variable display device becomes possible for a predetermined period after the specific game state ends.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the variable display control means performs the variable display control for deriving and displaying the display result of the variable display device when the predetermined variable display condition is satisfied. By the function of the game control means, when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the game state becomes a specific game state advantageous to the player. Furthermore, by the function of the variable display delay means,
A state in which the variable display control of the variable display device is possible is delayed for a predetermined period after the specific game state is finished.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the description, a pachinko game machine is taken as a typical example of a ball game machine, but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko game machine, but can be applied to other ball game machines such as a coin game machine. A mechanical rotary drum will be mainly described as the variable display device, but it should be pointed out in advance that it may be an electrically variable display device, for example, a digital display. (Explanation of external configuration of pachinko gaming machine) a. Description of Front Structure of Pachinko Gaming Machine FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko game machine 10 includes a game board 14 that is detachably attached to the front frame 12. Game board 14
The guide rails 16 are arranged in a substantially circular shape on the board surface of
A game area is defined. A variable display device 18 is disposed in the center of the game area (center of the game board 14), and a variable winning ball device 20 is disposed below the variable display device 18. Further, between the variable display device 18 and the variable winning ball device 20, and in the variable winning ball device 20, a start winning port 22 that can start a change in the display mode of the variable display device 18 when a pachinko ball is won. , 23a, 23b are provided. Further, on the left and right sides of the center of the game area and on the upper side of the front frame 12, respectively, jackpot indicators 24a, 2
4b and 26a, 26b are provided.

In FIG. 1, 28 is a metal frame, 30 is a glass door that is openably and closably attached to the front frame 12, 32 is a front plate that is openably and closably attached to the front frame 12, and 34 is a front plate 32. The ball hitting supply plate provided, 36 is the ball hitting supply plate 3
4 a speaker for outputting a sound effect built in the inside, 38 is a manual stop switch for stopping the display change by being pressed while the display of the variable winning ball device 18 is being changed, 39a to
39d is a prize memory display, 41a and 41b are rotation indicators for displaying the rotation of the drum, 40 is an operation handle for firing a pachinko ball, and 42 is for receiving a pachinko ball that does not fit in the hitting ball supply tray 34. These are the surplus ball trays, and each of these members is already known in the pachinko gaming machine.

The manual stop switch 38 may be a micro switch whose contacts are switched by a mechanical operation, or a touch switch which is switched by an electrical operation, and a slot is an example of a game machine. It can be a machine.

B. Description of Backside Structure of Pachinko Gaming Machine FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the backside structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

Referring to FIG. 2, on the back surface of the game board 14,
A slot drum mechanism 44 is provided corresponding to the variable display device 18. The slot drum mechanism 44 includes a rotating drum, and can change the display content displayed on the variable display device 18 (see FIG. 1) depending on the stop position of the rotating drum. The drive mechanism of the variable winning ball device 20 appears on the back surface side corresponding to the variable winning ball device 20 (see FIG. 1). As will be described in detail later, the drive mechanism is a solenoid 4 for a variable winning ball device for driving the opening / closing plate to open.
Includes 6. The balls that have won the starting winning opening 22 (see FIG. 1) are guided by the ball guiding trough 48, and the starting winning ball detector 50.
The balls which have been detected by the above and have been won in the starting winning opening 23a, 23b are detected by the starting winning ball detectors 51a, 51b.

In FIG. 2, 52 is a prize ball tank for storing prize balls to be added to the pachinko gaming machine 10, 54 is a prize ball guide trough for guiding balls from the prize ball tank, and 56 is one time. A prize ball payout device that operates for each winning prize and supplies only the number of pachinko balls to be paid out.
8 operates based on the winning balls, and the prize ball payout device 56
Ball handling device for driving, 60 is the operation handle 4
0 is a hitting ball launching device for hitting a pachinko ball in response to an operation (see FIG. 1), and these are already known in pachinko gaming machines. (Description of Variable Winning Ball Device) Next, the structure of the variable winning ball device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The variable winning ball device 20 includes a horizontally long mounting substrate 6
Including 2. A horizontally long substantially rectangular opening 64 is formed in the upper center of the mounting substrate 62. Starting winning openings 23a and 23b are provided on both the left and right sides of the opening 64. On the back surface side of the mounting substrate 62, there is a winning ball guide trough 66a for guiding the balls won in the starting winning openings 23a, 23b to the back surface side.
66b is formed integrally with the mounting substrate 62. Further, in association with the prize winning ball guiding troughs 66a, 66b, starting prize winning ball detectors 51a, 51b are provided, respectively. The display lamp insertion holes 68a, 6 are provided on both outer sides of the mounting substrate 62 on which the winning ball guide gutters 66a, 66b are formed.
8b is opened. The display lamp 7 is inserted into the insertion holes 68a and 68b from the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 62, respectively.
0a and 70b are inserted.

On the front surface side of the mounting substrate 62, the winning ball guide gutter 6
A cover member 72a is attached so as to correspond to 6a and the indicator lamp insertion hole 68a. Similarly, a cover member 72b is attached corresponding to the winning ball guide trough 66b and the display lamp insertion hole 68b. Cover members 72a, 7
2b form the above-mentioned starting winning openings 23a and 23b in cooperation with the mounting board 62. Both of them, at least the portions corresponding to the display lamp insertion holes 68a and 68b are made of, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin colored in red, and the blinking state of the display lamps 70a and 70b is made visible from the front. There is. Incidentally, of course,
The thickness of the cover members 72a and 72b is the same as the starting winning port 23.
It is selected to be slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball so that the a and 23b can win the pachinko ball.

Front decorative plates 74a and 74b are attached to the front sides of the cover members 72a and 72b.
The front decorative plates 74a and 74b are plates on the front surface of which decorative patterns that are not shown in the figure of the player are drawn. Window holes are formed in the front decorative plates 74a and 74b, respectively. The blinking state of the display lamps 70a and 70b can be seen through these window holes, and the decorative effect can be enhanced.

A cover member 76 and a front decorative plate 78 are provided below the central portion of the mounting substrate 62, that is, below the opening 64.
A digital display 80 is also attached. More specifically, the digital display 80 is attached to a cover member 76 that covers the upper surface and the left and right side surfaces, and the cover member 76 is attached to the front surface of the attachment substrate 62. Further, a front decorative plate 78 is attached to the front side of the cover member 76. At the center of the front decoration plate 78, a rectangular digital window 82 is opened so that the display of the digital display 80 can be seen. Cover member 76
Is for distributing the pachinko balls falling from above to the left and right, and for protecting the digital display 80.

Protrusions 86a and 86b for mounting the opening / closing plate 84 are provided on both sides of the lower side of the opening 64 on the back side of the mounting substrate 62, and the opening / closing plate 84 is provided with the support shafts 88a and 88b. It is rotatably attached to 86b. Therefore, the opening / closing plate 84 is attached to the opening 64 so as to be openable and closable.

The opening / closing plate 84 has a large number of small triangular protrusions arranged in parallel at the lower portion on the back surface side thereof. These small ridges serve to guide the pachinko balls in a predetermined direction and reinforce the opening / closing plate 84. Also, the opening / closing plate 8
Stopper pieces 90a and 90b for preventing the opening / closing plate 84 from opening too much are provided at both left and right sides of the front side of the No. 4 plate. Further, an engagement pin 92 is provided at the right end of the opening / closing plate 84. The engagement pin 92 is provided on the side surface U of the operating member 94.
It is engaged with a character-shaped engagement receiving portion 96. The actuating member 94 is attached to the plunger 98 of the solenoid 46. Therefore, when the solenoid 46 is electrically biased, its plunger 98 is pulled upward to open the opening / closing plate 84. In the electrically deenergized state, the plunger 98 is lowered by the return spring 100, so that the opening / closing plate 84 is closed.

On the back side of the mounting substrate 62, the winning ball receiving frame 1
02 is attached. The winning ball receiving frame 102 has an opening 6
4 is attached so as to surround the upper edge and the left and right side edges. Further, V winning ball distribution gutters 104a and 104b and winning ball collecting gutters 106a and 106b for guiding the winning balls from the opening 64 are provided in upper and lower two-stage configurations. A 10-count detector 108 is attached to the lower side of the winning ball collecting troughs 106a and 106b. The 10-counting detector 108 is a switch that detects a change in the magnetic flux of the passing hole 110 and detects a pachinko ball each time the pachinko ball passes through the passing hole 110. V winning ball distribution gutter 1
A hole 112 is formed between 04a and 104b, and a ball sensing plate 114 is inserted into the hole 112 from the back surface side of the winning ball receiving frame 102. The ball sensing plate 114 is swingably held by a holding frame 116. Holding frame 11
6 and a detection board 120 through a detector mounting plate 118.
Is provided. Further, a relay board 124 having V winning indicators 122a and 122b is attached to the rear of the winning ball receiving frame 102.

Next, when a pachinko ball wins V,
The ball sensing plate 114 is swung rearward so that light from a light-emitting diode (not shown) provided on the detection substrate 120 causes the ball sensing plate 11 to move.
It is reflected by 4 and is received by a photo sensor (not shown) provided on the detection substrate 120, and the V prize is detected by the output of the photo sensor, which is displayed by the V prize indicators 122a and 122b. It

The pachinko balls that have won the opening 64 are shaken on the ball sensing plate 114 after the ball sensing plate 114 is swung as described above, or by being distributed to the left and right sides by the V winning distribution gutters 104a and 104b. Without moving it, it falls down,
It is collected by the winning ball collecting troughs 106a and 106b and passes through the passage hole 110 of the 10-counting detector 108. At the time of this passage, as described above, the detector for 10 counting 1
A pachinko ball is detected by 08, and its output is used for the control described later.

Further, the pachinko ball that has passed through the passage hole 110 collides with the current-changing projection 124 having a substantially triangular side surface provided on the back surface of the lower end portion of the mounting substrate 62, and its flow direction changes. Added. The current-changing protrusion 124 is
It is a member for changing the flow of falling pachinko balls and is formed integrally with the mounting substrate 62. Current-changing protrusion 124
Has a function of preventing inconveniences such as a pachinko ball directly hitting an opening end surface (not shown) of the game board 14 and cracking the game board 14 from the opening end surface. (Explanation of Variable Display Device) Next, the variable display device 18 will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described based on.

The rotating drums 234a, 234b, 23
On one side of the storage box 250 for storing 4c,
A gear box 252 and a drum motor 244 are provided. The driving force of this drum motor 244 is
It is transmitted to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the drum via a gear provided in the gear box 252. Further, the respective drums 234a, 234b, 234c are externally fitted to the rotary shaft via a slip mechanism, and the rotational force from the rotary shaft is transmitted through the slip mechanism to the respective drums 234a, 234c.
While being transmitted to b and 234c, each drum 234a, 234b and 234c is configured to independently stop when a constant load is applied.

In the figure, 236a, 236b, 236c are
The stop solenoid is a stop tooth portion 242 of the stop claw 240.
For swinging up and down. Then, when the stop solenoids 236a, 236b, 236c are excited, the stop tooth portion 242 is swung upward, and the ratchet gears 238a, 238b, 2 of the respective drums.
38c is released, and the drums 234a and 234 are released.
The b and 234c are in a rotatable state. When the drum motor 244 rotates in this state, the respective drums 234a, 234
b, 234c rotates. Next, the stop solenoid 236
When the excitation of the stop solenoid of, for example, 236a of a, 236b, and 236c is released, 100 shown in FIG.
The stop tooth portion 242 is swung downward by the restoring force of the stop solenoid by the return spring similar to that of the ratchet gear 23.
8a and the rotation of only the drum 234a is stopped.
Further, when the excitation of the stop solenoid 236b is released, the rotation of the drum 234b is stopped, and when the excitation of the stop solenoid 236c is released, the rotation of the drum 234c is stopped.

Then, each drum 234a, 234b, 2
The variable display member has a specific display (eg 77
It is detected whether or not the operation is stopped in 7). (Explanation of control device) a. Description of Configuration Block Diagram FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire control circuit of one embodiment of the present invention.

The control circuit includes a microcomputer 130 as a control center. Microcomputer 130
Has a function of controlling the operation of the entire pachinko gaming machine 10 as described below. Microcomputer 130
Is composed of, for example, an LSI of several chips, in which a CPU 150 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure, a ROM 152 storing an operation program of the CPU 150, and writing / reading of necessary data. And a RAM 154 capable of performing Furthermore, CPU
An input / output interface 156 is provided to maintain signal matching between 150 and an external circuit. In this embodiment, the ROM 152 rewrites its contents, that is, the CPU 1 stored in the ROM 152 when the need arises.
A programmable ROM 152 is used so that the program for 50 can be modified. Then, the CPU 150 gives a control signal to the variable display device 18, the variable winning ball device 20 and the like described above in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 152 and in response to the input of each control signal described below.

The following signals are given to the microcomputer 130 as input signals.

First, the start winning openings 22, 23a, 23b
A winning signal is given from the starting winning circuit 158 in response to ON of any one of the starting prize winning ball detectors 50, 51a, 51b provided on the back side corresponding to (see FIG. 1). When the manual stop switch 38 (see FIG. 1) is pressed, the stop circuit 160 gives a stop signal to the microcomputer 130. Ball sensing plate 114 and detection board 1
The signal of the V winning detector 121 composed of 20 or the like is V
The V winning detection signal is provided to the winning detection circuit 162 and is output to the microcomputer 130. The signal detected by the 10-counting detector 108 is directly given to the microcomputer 130 as a winning ball number counting signal. The output of the sensor 164 provided in the variable display device 18 (see FIGS. 1 and 5) is given to the microcomputer 130 via a pattern determination circuit 166 that determines the pattern displayed on the variable display device 18. Reference numeral 19 in the drawing denotes a drum rotation control circuit, which is a drum motor 2 for rotating the drum.
44, stop solenoid 236 for stopping the drum
a, 236b, 236c, and rotation indicators 41a, 41b for displaying the rotation of the drum are controlled based on a signal from the CPU 150. Interrupt clock circuit 16
From 8, the interrupt clock signal is the microcomputer 1
Given to 30. This interrupt clock signal enables the operation of the interrupt control routine to be executed. Furthermore, a runaway prevention circuit 170, a runaway reset circuit 172,
Predetermined signals are applied to the microcomputer 130 from the power-on reset circuit 174 and the address decode circuit 176, respectively. The runaway prevention circuit 170, the runaway reset circuit 172, the power-on reset circuit 174, and the address decode circuit 176 are not particularly involved in the control operation that is a feature of the present invention, and therefore further description is omitted.

The microcomputer 130 supplies control signals to the following circuits and devices. First, a prize memory display signal is given to the prize memory display circuit 178. The winning memory display circuit 178 can store up to four such signals. Then, when one signal is stored, the LEDs 180 are sequentially turned on one by one correspondingly. The LED 180 may be provided, for example, in a part of the variable display device 18 (see FIGS. 1 and 5), or may be provided in the front frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a corner of the game board 14, or the like.

The microcomputer 130 outputs a sound signal and causes the speaker 36 (see FIG. 1) to ring.

The first digital display signal output from the microcomputer 130 is the digital display circuit 182.
And the display of the digital display 184 included in the variable display device 18 is controlled. This digital display 184
May be used, for example, as a variable display for generating a specific game state, or may be controlled so that the number of times the opening / closing plate 84 of the variable winning ball device 20 is opened is displayed.

A signal is given from the microcomputer 130 to the digital display circuit 185, and the digital display 80
Is controlled. The digital display 80 is for displaying the number of pachinko balls that have won in the opening 64 while the opening / closing plate 84 of the variable winning ball device 20 is being opened.

The microcomputer 130 supplies a drum rotation control signal to the variable display device 18, and the variable display device 1
Controls the display of 8.

The microcomputer 130 provides an opening control signal to the opening control circuit 186, and the output of this circuit 186 drives the solenoid 46 of the variable winning ball device 20. Accordingly, the opening / closing plate 84 is controlled to be opened.

Further, the microcomputer 130 is
The ramp signal is given to the ramp circuit 188, and the ramp circuit 18
By the output of 8, the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG.
The lamps of the jackpot indicators 24a, 24b, 26a, 26b are controlled to light.

The power supply circuit 1 is included in each circuit of the above configuration.
A predetermined direct current is supplied from 90.

B. Description of Flowchart FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control circuit of FIG.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not there is a start winning, and if not, the process proceeds to step S9, it is determined whether or not the starting winning memory counter is 1 or more, and if it is determined that it is not 1, the above The DO loop that returns to step S1 is formed. As a result, this DO loop is circulated until there is a winning start prize. Next, if there is a start prize, the process proceeds to step S2, and the start prize storage counter is incremented by "1". Then, step S
The process proceeds to 3 to display the number of memories of the starting winning prize on the starting winning prize memory display. Further, in step S4, all the drum solenoids are excited. This step S4 is also performed when it is determined in step S9 that the start prize storage counter is 1 or more. Next, in step S5, 100 ms is allowed to elapse. Then, the drum motor is rotationally driven in step S6, the rotation indicator is displayed in step S7, and the rotation display sound is generated in step S8.

Next, in step S10, it is determined whether or not the stop switch is at a low level (hereinafter referred to as "L"). This is to determine whether or not the player is operating the manual stop switch 38 (see FIG. 1),
If it is determined to be "L", that is, if it is determined that the manual stop switch 38 is not operated at the time of winning the start prize, the process proceeds to step S11, and the stop switch is from "L" to a high level (hereinafter referred to as "H"). It is determined whether or not it has changed to. Then, if it is determined that it has not changed to "H" yet, the process proceeds to step S18, it is determined whether 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of drum rotation, and if it is determined that 5 seconds have not elapsed, The DO loop that proceeds to step S11 again is formed. That is, by circulating this DO loop for 5 seconds, the step S1 is performed for 5 seconds.
If it is determined that the stop switch has changed to "H" during that time, the process proceeds to step S12,
After 4 ms, the process proceeds to the drum rotation and stop control process after step S13. Next, when it is determined in step S10 that the stop switch is not "L",
That is, if the player has operated the manual stop switch 38 from the beginning when the start winning was made, the process proceeds to step S20, and it is determined whether or not the stop switch has changed from "H" to "L". If it is determined that the change has not yet occurred, the process proceeds to step S22, and it is determined whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the drum. If it is determined that 5 seconds have not yet elapsed, the above-mentioned process is performed again. Step S20
A DO loop returning to is formed. In other words, this DO
By repeating the loop for 5 seconds, the step S
If it is determined that the detection switch has changed to "L" within 5 seconds after the determination of 20 is performed for 5 seconds, the process proceeds to step S21, 4 ms elapses, and rotation and stop control of the drum after step S13. Move to. The steps S10, S11, S18, S20, and S22 constitute an output state determination means for determining the operation state of the manual stop switch 38.

Next, in step S13, one randomly selected time out of 10 times is passed, and the solenoid left is demagnetized in step S14. By this step S13 and step S14, only the left drum of the rotating drums stops after a random time arbitrarily selected from the 10 times has elapsed. Then, a stop sound is generated in step S15, and the process proceeds to step S16. This step S16 is for controlling the central drum, and after one time arbitrarily selected from the ten kinds of times has elapsed, the central solenoid is demagnetized in step S17. This step S16 and step S1
According to 7, after the drum on the left side is stopped, a randomly selected random time elapses and the drum on the center is stopped. Further, a stop sound is generated in step S23, and in steps S24 and S25, the right drum stops after the random time has elapsed, as described above. By the steps S12 to S25,
Stop control means for stopping the variable display member is configured. The steps S1 to S25 constitute variable display control means for performing variable display control for deriving and displaying the display result of the variable display device when a predetermined variable display condition is satisfied.

Next, after the stop sound is generated in step S26, the process proceeds to step S27 to determine the combination of symbols. This is a sensor 164 provided on the drum.
(See FIG. 6) It is determined by inputting the detection signal to the CPU, and when it is determined in step S28 that the combination of the symbols of the big hit is determined, the process proceeds to step S29 and the big hit sound is output. It is generated and the big hit display is displayed in step S30. further,
Set the variable winning ball device opening timer (step S3
1) The 10-count counter is reset (step S32). Then, the process shifts to the big hit processing program after step S33 shown in FIG. If it is determined in step S28 that it is not a combination of big hit symbols, the process returns to step S1 again.

Next, the big hit processing program will be described with reference to FIG. In step S33, the solenoid for the variable winning ball device is excited. As a result, the variable winning ball device is opened. Further, in step S34, a sound effect when the variable winning ball device is opened is generated. Then, the process proceeds to step S35, it is determined whether or not there is a V winning, and if it is determined that there is a winning, the process proceeds to step S36, and the V winning memory counter is incremented by "1". Further, a sound effect for V winning is generated (step S37), and the V winning indicator is displayed (step S38). Next, the process proceeds to step S39, and it is determined whether or not the timer has elapsed for 30 seconds. If it is determined that the timer has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S40 and whether or not the count value of the 10 count counter is "10". If it is determined that the value is not "10", the DO loop that returns to step S35 is formed. As a result, the opening time of the variable winning ball device is within 30 seconds and 1
When the count value of the 0 count counter is within "10", the variable winning ball device is kept in the open state, and if there is a V winning during that time, the process of storing the winning number in step S36 is repeated. Next, when the timer has passed 30 seconds or when the count value of the 10-count counter reaches "10", the process proceeds to step S50 and V
Decrement the winning memory by "1". Then, the process proceeds to step S41, the solenoid for the variable winning ball device is demagnetized, the variable winning ball device is closed, and the jackpot process is temporarily terminated.

Next, when it is determined in step S35 that the V prize has not been given, the process proceeds to step S39, it is determined whether or not the timer has passed 30 seconds, and if it is determined that the timer has not passed, , Proceeds to step S40, it is determined whether or not the 10 count count value is "10",
If it is determined that the value is not “10”, the DO loop that returns to step S35 is formed. As a result, if the count value of 10 counts is less than "10" before the timer has elapsed for 30 seconds, the DO loop is circulated, and in the meantime, it is determined whether or not there is a V winning in step S35. Is repeated. If it is determined in step S39 that the timer has passed 30 seconds, or in step S40, 1
When it is determined that the 0 count count value has reached "10", the process proceeds to step S41, the solenoid of the variable winning ball device is demagnetized, and the big hit state process ends.

Next, the process proceeds to step S42, and in consideration of the existence of a delayed ball, the V winning acceptance waiting time of 2 seconds is passed. In the step S42, a grace period of 2 seconds is provided in consideration of the fact that a pachinko ball wins just before the variable winning ball device is closed. Next, in step S51, it is determined whether or not the delayed ball has won a V prize. If not, the V prize memory counter is decremented by 1 in step S50, and if the V prize is won, a decrement process is performed. Without performing step S43. Step S43
Is for determining whether or not the number of times the variable winning ball device has been continuously opened, that is, the number of times the jackpot state has been continued has reached 10. This is because the upper limit number of continuation of the big hit process is set to 10 times, and when it is determined that the upper limit number of times has reached 10, the process proceeds to step S44, and after 10 seconds have elapsed, FIG. It is controlled to return to step S1 and 1
It is controlled so that the jackpot process is not performed 0 times or more.
Further, when it is determined in step S43 that the number of continuous opening of the variable winning ball device is less than 10, the process proceeds to step S45, and it is determined whether or not there is a V winning memory. This is determined based on the memory of the number of V winnings in step S36. If it is determined that there is a V winning memory, the process proceeds to step S31 shown in FIG. The jackpot process of opening the device is repeated again. When it is determined in step S45 that there is no V winning memory, the process proceeds to step S46, 3 seconds elapse, and the process returns to step S1 shown in FIG. The processing for allowing a certain time to elapse in step S46 and step S44 is the time expected for the payout processing of the prize balls to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the pachinko ball in the big hit state. The reason why it is longer is that, as will be described later, the burden of paying out the prize balls is large. Step S3
By 1 to S46, S51, S50, when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined specific display mode, a game control means for changing the game state to a specific game state advantageous to the player is configured. ing. Also, step S
44 and S46 constitute variable display delay means for delaying the variable display controllable state of the variable display device for a predetermined period after the end of the specific game state.

Next, the output state judging means shown in FIG.
It may be the one shown in FIG. 9 (a) or (b).

As shown in FIG. 9A, first, in step S
60 determines whether the stop switch is "L",
If it is not "L", that is, if it is "H" from the beginning, it is determined in step S68 whether 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the drum, and if 5 seconds has not elapsed, step S60 is performed. A DO loop returning to is formed. While the DO loop is cycled for 5 seconds, the stop switch waits for the change from "L" to "H". If no change occurs during that time, step S13 shown in FIG.
After that, the rotation and stop control of the drum automatically starts. Next, when it is determined that the stop switch is "L" in step S60, it is determined whether or not the process has changed from "L" to "H" in step S61, and it is determined that it has not changed. Forms a DO loop that returns to step S60 after the determination in step S68.
When it is determined that the stop switch has changed from "L" to "H" during the circulation of the DO loop, the process proceeds to step S62, and after 4 ms has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S13 of FIG.

Next, in the case shown in FIG. 9B, it is first judged in step S69 whether or not the stop switch is "H", and if it is "H", that is, the switch is operated from the beginning. Proceeds to step S70, it is judged whether or not it has changed from "H" to "L", and if NO is judged, the judgment of step S72 is performed and then step S69.
A DO loop returning to is formed. And D for 5 seconds
If the stop switch does not change from “H” to “L” while the O loop is circulated, that is, if the player continues to turn on the stop switch for 5 seconds or longer, the process proceeds to step S13 by the determination of step S72. To do. In addition, when the state changes from “H” to “L” during the patrol for 5 seconds, the process proceeds to step S71 to allow 4 ms to elapse and then step S
Move to 13. During the period determined in S44 and S46, the establishment of the predetermined variable display condition may be invalidated so that the variable display control is not performed.

Next, in the pachinko gaming machine controlled by the above-mentioned program, the detection output from the starting winning prize detector and the operation signal by the manual stop switch 38,
The response of each drum of the variable display device controlled based on them will be described with reference to FIG.

First, FIG. 10 shows a response when the player operates the manual stop switch 38 after the start winning.
A description will be given based on (a).

Detection output a from the starting winning prize detection switch
When t ₁ (0.1 second) has elapsed, all the drums 234a, 234b, 234c (see FIG. 5) start rotating. Next, when the manual stop switch is turned on, t ₃ (0.
(004 seconds), the drum on the left side stops after a random time t ₂ and the design of the drum on the left side is fixed. This random time t ₂ is one time arbitrarily selected from 10 times. In addition, these 10 times are different from each other only by the rotation time of the drum required for the drum to rotate from a certain symbol and the display to change to the symbol next to it because there are 10 types of symbols provided on the outer periphery of the drum. There are 10 different times. Next, the basic time t ₅ (0.156 seconds) from the time when the left drum stopped
After the lapse of time, the lapse of the random time t ₂ starts, and after the lapse of t ₂ , the central drum stops and the symbol is fixed. Further, from the time when the central drum stops, the basic time t
_After elapse of ₅ (0.156 seconds), t _{5 has} elapsed, a random time t ₂ has elapsed, and when t ₂ has elapsed, the drum on the right side stops and the symbol is fixed.

Next, the response of the variable winning ball device when the player operates the manual detection switch from the beginning of the start winning will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (b).

First, the detection from the start winning a prize ball detection switch
When the output a is derived, t₁(0.1
Seconds), all the drums will start spinning. At this time
At this point, the start detection switch has already been turned on.
However, the signal b accompanying the ON operation is
It is not used for game control at all. And the player
Is manually stopped when the ON detection switch of the start detection switch is released.
Since the signal from the switch changes from "H" to "L"
Yes, catching this change, t ₃(0.
Random time t₂The passage of
And t₂After the passage, the left drum stops. And inside
The center drum and the right drum are shown in FIG. 10 (a) described above.
It is controlled in the same manner as the case shown in.

As described above, even when the player has operated the manual stop switch to ON from the beginning of the start winning, a random time t for stopping the drum after the drum starts rotating. _Since the time (t ₄ + t ₃ ) until the start time of ₂ includes an arbitrary time t _{4 which} is the operation time of the player's manual stop switch, the start time of the random time t ₂ for stopping the drum is It can be a random one that is not uniformly set.

Next, the change of the variable winning ball device when the rotation of the drum is stopped and a predetermined symbol combination (for example, 777) is obtained will be described with reference to FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), it is judged whether or not the design of the drum is a predetermined one when t ₅ (0.4 seconds) elapses after the drum is stopped, If it is determined to be a predetermined one, t ₆ (4
After 2 seconds), the variable winning ball device starts to open. The opening time is t ₇ (17 seconds), and when t _{7 has} elapsed, the variable winning ball device is closed. Then, when the V winning is made during the opening of the variable winning ball device, the first opening is finished, and after the lapse of t ₈ (3 seconds), the second opening is further performed. The number of continuous opening of this variable winning ball device,
The upper limit is set to 10 times, and after the variable winning ball device has completed the 10th opening, which is the upper limit number of times,
If there is a starting prize during the opening, the number of pachinko balls that have won the starting prize is stored, and the drum is rotationally controlled again based on the stored information (d). Also, immediately after the tenth opening of the variable winning ball device is completed, when the starting winning (e) is performed, the drum starts to rotate (d). However, the rotation of the drum again is t ₉ (10 seconds) + t ₁₀ (0.
It will not be done until after 1 second) has elapsed. At this t ₉ (10 seconds), a large amount of winning balls are generated by opening the variable winning ball apparatus 10 times. Therefore, if the winning balls are not processed in advance, if the jackpot state continues, This is because there is a situation in which the payout operation of the prize balls may not be in time, which has a meaning of a grace period for processing the prize balls in advance. Further, t ₁₀ (0.1 second) is the time required to excite the solenoid and unlock the drum before starting to rotate the drum.

Next, the number of continuous opening of the variable winning ball device is
A case where the process is completed before the upper limit of 10 times is described with reference to FIG. Figure 11
As shown in (b), when the opening of the variable winning ball device is completed, for example, 6 times, the memory of the starting winning made during that time, or the starting winning (g) immediately after the opening is completed (g)
Based on the above, the drum starts to rotate again (d), but the time from the end of opening the variable winning ball device to the rotation of the drum again is t ₂₁ (3 seconds) + t ₁₀ (0.1
Seconds). This t ₂₁ has become shorter than the t _9, to open the number of the variable winning ball device is small, considered much fewer winning ball, relative burden of processing winning ball This is because it is considered to be very small.

Next, regarding the re-rotation of the rotating drum, when the drum is rotated based on the start winning, and the design of the drum stopped after a certain time is not a predetermined one (777). Will be described with reference to FIG.

After a certain period of time elapses after the rotating drum stops, the drum starts to rotate again based on the memory of the winning made during the rotation of the drum (d). From the stop of the drum to the re-rotation of the drum is t ₁₁ (0.4 seconds) + basic time t ₁₂ (0.3 seconds) +
It is controlled to be t ₁₀ (0.1 second).

Next, the predetermined symbols of the variable winning ball device which is in the big hit state are FEVER, BAR, and GOL.
Four types, D and 777, are defined.

Since 10 kinds of patterns are drawn on the outer circumference of each drum, the probability that one drum will display, for example, 7 is 1/10, so that the number of drums is 3 The probability of both being 7 is (1/10) ×
(1/10) × (1/10) = 1/1000. In addition, since there are four types of symbols that are in the big hit state, the probability of being in the big hit state is (1/1
000) × 4 = 1/250.

In the above embodiment, a pachinko ball is rented out at the time of playing a game, and a game is played with the pachinko ball. However, a data recording medium on which ball rental data such as a magnetic card or an optical card is recorded is used. The recording medium may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine so that the player can play with a pachinko ball built into the pachinko gaming machine so that the player does not carry the pachinko ball. Further, in this case, instead of paying a prize ball by winning a pachinko ball or the like, by displaying the prize ball score to which the points are sequentially added, by storing the score, that is, the gift ball data in the storage medium, It may be configured instead of balls.

In the present embodiment, the variable display device has been described using the rotary drum as an example of the mechanical variable display device, but the variable display device is not limited to this, and a flat disk may be used, or an electric display device may be used. Digital display as a dynamic variable display device,
Alternatively, it may be a big hit state when a plurality of display units are turned on and lighted on a predetermined display unit.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the display mode of the variable display device has become a predetermined display, mainly the control for setting the variable winning ball device to the first state has been described. The right may be generated due to the predetermined display, and the variable winning ball device may be controlled to the first state when a ball is hit at a specific winning opening.

[0065]

According to the present invention, since the state in which the variable display control of the variable display device becomes possible is delayed for a predetermined period after the specific game state ends, as soon as the specific game state ends. It is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the variable display device is not variably displayed again and the player can enjoy the afterglow of the specific game state at the end of the specific game state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko game machine which is an example of a ball game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view of the pachinko gaming machine showing a partial internal structure.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 4 is an assembly drawing of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the variable display device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an entire control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine.

7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

9A and 9B are flowcharts showing the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

10 (a) and (b) are detection outputs of a start winning combination,
It is explanatory drawing explaining the operation output from a manual stop switch, and the operation | movement response of each drum of the variable display apparatus which operates based on them.

11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams illustrating the relationship between the start winning detection output and the respective operations of the drum and the variable winning ball device of the variable display device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the situation of re-rotation of the drum based on the start winning award memory when the fever state is not achieved.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a conventional example and explaining a relationship between a start winning detection output, an operation signal from a manual stop switch, and a response of a drum of a variable display device that varies based on the operation signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

18 is a variable display device, 20 is a variable winning ball device, 22, 2
3a and 23b are start winning openings, 38 is a manual stop switch,
236a, 236b, 236c are stop solenoids, 23
8a, 238b and 238c are ratchet gears, 240 is a stop pawl, and 242 is a stop tooth portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a variable display device whose display state can be changed, and a variable display for deriving and displaying a display result of the variable display device when a predetermined variable display condition is satisfied. Variable display control means for controlling, and a game control means for changing the game state to a specific game state advantageous to the player when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined specific display mode, A gaming machine comprising: a variable display delay means for delaying a variable display controllable state of the variable display device for a predetermined period after a specific game state ends.