JPH08155109A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A pinball game machine in which a jackpot is generated when a ball hits the start entrance, and the symbols such as numbers and symbols on the variable display device are variably displayed and the numbers are aligned with a certain probability. In, in order to increase the expectation for a big hit by displaying the number of times the variable display has started to the player. [Structure] Start entrance 3 provided on the game board 2
The display pattern of the variable display device 1 fluctuates when a hit ball is won, and when the display symbols are aligned with a certain probability, the big winning opening 5 opens and the hit ball becomes extremely easy to enter. Each time the display symbol variation of the display device 1 starts, a numerical value is incremented by one and a start count display means 10 is attached so that it can be seen by the player, and a start is displayed on the display means when a big hit occurs. The number of times is reset to zero.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine which is a big hit when numbers and the like are aligned with a certain probability on a variable display device provided on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a pachinko game machine installed in a recent pachinko hall is provided with a variable display device such as a rotary drum type or an electronic display such as a CRT or a liquid crystal at the center of a game board, and a hit ball is hit. When a predetermined start entrance (also referred to as a start chucker) is entered, a kind of slot game in which the symbols such as three-digit numbers and symbols displayed on the variable display device fluctuate so as to rotate at the same time starts. However, after a predetermined time, the rotations thereof are sequentially stopped, and there is a certain probability that, for example, "7, 7, 7", "☆, ☆,
If the symbols are aligned like "☆" etc., it becomes a so-called big hit and the big winning opening on the game board surface is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and it is in a state where the hit ball is extremely easy to enter and it is configured to be advantageous to the player. There is.

A game control circuit is constructed so that the above-mentioned special winning opening is closed when 10 hits are entered or when a predetermined time elapses, and the special winning opening is further called a so-called V zone. When a specific area is provided and a hitting ball enters the V zone, even if the special winning opening is closed once, it immediately opens and the hitting ball is easily entered again.
A control circuit is constructed so that the special winning opening is continuously opened up to 16 times by such a V-zone winning (hereinafter referred to as continuous opening). Therefore, once a big hit occurs, a large number of prize balls are paid out in a short time, which brings great benefits to the player.

On the other hand, a pachinko hall has conventionally been provided with a totalizing management device so as to grasp the number of hit balls, the number of payout balls, the number of start times of a slot game, the number of big hits, etc. of the above mentioned pachinko game machines. ing. That is, conventionally, each pachinko gaming machine is provided with a sensor for detecting the number of balls hit, the number of balls paid out, etc., and the signal from the sensor and the slot game start signal and the jackpot occurrence signal transmitted from the game control circuit are aggregated. Information such as the difference between the number of balls thrown in and the number of coins paid out, the number of starts, the number of big hits, etc., is displayed on the display of the management room every moment by being input to the management device, calculated and stored. There is.

[0005]

By the way, since the probability of a big jackpot is set to about 1/100 to 1/300, if a big jackpot has not been generated for a while, the player is about to hit the jackpot. Increase the sense of expectation that there is. However, in the conventional pachinko game machine, there is no indication of how long the jackpot has continued to occur, and the player could not know this correctly. I had no choice but to make a rough prediction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and the number of times of start, that is, the number of times that a large number of consecutive hits have not occurred is displayed on a pachinko gaming machine so that the above-mentioned demands of the player can be met. It is something to do.

[0007]

Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the display pattern of the variable display device varies due to the hit ball winning the start receiving port provided on the game board surface, and with a certain probability. In the pachinko gaming machine where the winning symbols are opened and the hitting ball is extremely easy to enter due to the fact that the display symbols are aligned, in the pachinko gaming machine, the number of start times display means for advancing one numerical value each time the display symbol variation of the variable display device starts Is attached so that it can be seen by the player, and the number of starts displayed on the display means is reset to zero when a big hit occurs.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the pachinko gaming machine, the display value of the start number display means is erased when the display symbol of the variable display device is not variably displayed for a predetermined time or longer.

A segment display device can be used as the start number display means. Alternatively, the variable display device may be an electronic display device such as a CRT or liquid crystal, and the number of times of start may be displayed on a part of the electronic display device.

[0010]

[Operation] Since the player can accurately know the number of times that a big hit does not occur even if the display symbol fluctuation starts, the big hit can be expected gradually as the displayed numerical value increases, and this kind of pachinko machine The taste of can be increased.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the front of the pachinko machine according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows the back. In the figure, 1 is an electronic display device which is a variable display device made of liquid crystal provided in the center of the game board 2,
3 is a start receiving port provided on the lower side of the variable display device, 4 is a central winning port provided on the lower side, and 5 is a rectangular large winning port further provided on the lower side. The special winning opening 5 is provided with an opening / closing door 6 which is opened / closed by an actuator such as a solenoid. 7 is the winning entrance, 8,
Reference numeral 9 is another winning port, 10 is a segment display device which is provided in the upper right portion of the game board 2 and can display a four-digit number as a start number display means, and 11 is a hit ball firing handle.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a board case provided on the back side of the pachinko machine and provided with a game control board composed of a microcomputer and a start number display circuit board. FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the game control board and the display circuit board. In the figure, 13 is a microcomputer including a CPU, RAM, and ROM, 14 is a start switch that operates when a hit ball enters the start receiving port 3, and 15 is an actuator that opens and closes the opening / closing door 6 of the special winning opening 5. , 16 indicates a speaker, and 17 indicates a lamp. Reference numeral 18 denotes an image memory made of a semiconductor in which various images displayed on the electronic display device 1 are stored. The image memory 18 stores symbols such as numbers and symbols, and the start switch 14 passes a hit ball. When is detected, the symbols stored in the image memory 18 are variably displayed on the electronic display device 1 so that the symbols in the three columns flow from top to bottom like a slot game machine,
At a certain time (several seconds later), the symbol variation stops in order from the column on the left side, and stops with a random display such as "3, 8, ☆", "☆, ◎, 7". Then, when the predetermined symbols such as "7, 7, 7" and "☆, ☆, ☆" are arranged in advance, the opening / closing door 6 is opened by the operation of the actuator 15 and the special winning opening 5 is widened to hit the ball. At the same time as a big hit state that makes winning extremely easy, the speaker 16
A sound effect is emitted from and the lamp 17 blinks.

Reference numerals 20, 21 and 22 are signal cables connecting a pachinko hall totaling management device (not shown) and the microcomputer 13 of each pachinko gaming machine, 20 is a common line thereof, and 21 is a start switch 14. A start signal line that outputs a start signal (pulse signal) each time a hit ball is detected and the display pattern variation of the electronic display device 1 starts, and 22 causes a jackpot to occur, so that the output signal level is inverted during the jackpot occurrence period. It is a big hit signal line. Reference numeral 23 is a microcomputer connected to the start signal line 21 and the big hit signal line 22 via the photo couplers 24 and 25, respectively, so that the start signal and the big hit signal are input to drive the segment display device 10. Has a function of counting the start signal of the start signal line 21, displaying the count value, that is, the number of times of start on the segment display device 10, and resetting the number of start to zero by the big hit signal of the big hit signal line 22.
Further, the microcomputer 23 has a timer and has a function of erasing the displayed numerical value of the segment display device 10 when the start signal is not input for 3 minutes or more. In addition, 26 is the photocoupler 2 for stopping the numerical display.
It is a manual changeover switch provided at the output stages of 4, 25.

In the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above,
A ball hits the start entrance 3 and the start switch 14
Each time the display pattern variation of the electronic display device 1 detected by the start is detected, the microcomputer 23 counts it and starts the display numerical value of the segment display device 10 from zero and advances one by one. Therefore, the player can always know the exact number of times he or she has started.
When a big hit occurs and the signal on the big hit signal line 22 is inverted, the microcomputer 23 receives the big hit signal, resets the count value of the start signal, and resets the number of starts displayed on the segment display device 10 to zero. Therefore, the player can always know how many times the big hit has not occurred, and the expectation for the big hit can be increased as the displayed numerical value increases.

When the start signal is not input for a certain period of time, the segment display device 10 displays, for example, "-
It is also possible that the number of starts is displayed only to the customer who is playing the game by displaying "---" and deleting the numerical value. Even after the pachinko game machine is idle for a while, when a ball is hit at the start entrance 3 again, a new number is added to the start count counted before and the display is restarted on the segment display device 10. Will be done.

In this embodiment, the number of times of start is displayed on the segment display device 10. However, when an electronic display device such as a liquid crystal is used as the variable display device 1, the start is displayed on a part of the electronic display device. The number of times may be displayed.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the player can see the number of times when the big hit does not occur continuously, that is, the start number, the expectation for the big hit during the pachinko game is increased and the game is increased. There is an effect that can be made more tasteful.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

3 is a block diagram of a control system of the pachinko machine of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Variable display device 2 Game board 3 Start receiving port 5 Big winning opening 6 Opening door 10 Segment display device 12 Board case 14 Start switch 15 Actuator 21 Start signal line 22 Big hit signal line 23 Microcomputer 24, 25 Photocoupler

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The display pattern of the variable display device changes when a hit ball is won at a start entrance provided on the game board surface, and the display pattern is aligned with a preset probability, and a big win is awarded. In the pachinko gaming machine where the mouth opens and the hitting ball is extremely easy to enter, a start number display means for advancing the numerical value by one each time the display symbol variation of the variable display device starts is attached so that it can be seen by the player, and it is a big hit. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the number of starts displayed on the display means is reset to zero when the occurrence of the above occurs. 2. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the display value of the start number display means is erased when the display pattern of the variable display device is not variably displayed for a certain period of time or more. 3. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the start number display means is a segment display device. 4. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the variable display device is an electronic display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and a start count is displayed on a part of the electronic display device.