JPH10272232A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stipulate the number of prize balls discharged by means of the entering of the game balls to prize winning ports provided with the same function as starting ports, etc., at every prize winning port in a pachinko game machine. SOLUTION: The number of prize balls discharged for prize winning by the balls are set to be respectively different in the respective starting ports 15a-15c and also they are set smaller than the number of the prize balls of normal prize winning ports 14a-14c. In the respective starting ports, prize winning by the balls is easily executed and difference is provided in the degrees of easiness. Therefore, a game player is disadvantageous since the number of the prize balls are small as against the normal prize winning ports but the fluctuation times of a pattern display device 13 is increased so that an expectation feeling for a big hit is enhanced. In the meantime, sales are kept at a game center side since the number of the prize balls as against prize winning in the starting ports is set to be low through a probability for the big hit is increased.

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 provided with a plurality of winning ports having the same function on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko game machine of this type, for example, when the display on the screen of a symbol display device is changed, and when all the symbols displayed on the screen are aligned when the change is stopped, a large number of awards are won as so-called big hits. It is known to provide a privilege of obtaining a ball, and as a condition for starting the display change of this screen, a prize of a game ball to a winning opening called a starting opening has been a condition. The occurrence of a big hit due to such alignment of the same symbols is determined in advance by a control device in the gaming machine so as to occur with a predetermined probability,
In order to realize a big hit as soon as possible, it is necessary to cause a lot of game balls to be awarded to the starting port and to cause the display of the symbol display device to fluctuate frequently. For this reason, the players welcome gaming machines that are easy to win at the starting opening.

[0003]

However, in the past, a fixed number of game balls, for example, ten, were paid as prize balls by winning a prize in the starting port, so that the game hall increases the number of prizes to the starting port. As a result, it is necessary to pay closer to the occurrence of the big hit and to pay a large number of prize balls, which gives a unilateral benefit to the player, which is a management problem. Therefore, the number of winnings at the starting port cannot be unconditionally increased according to the wishes of the player. The same applies to a winning opening such as a so-called one-action chucker that opens and closes a wing of an accessory by winning a game ball into the winning opening. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to solving the above-described problems, and enables the number of prize balls to be paid out by winning a game ball to a winning port having the same function as a starting port to be specified for each winning port. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of adjusting the profit of the game machine and the profit of the game arcade.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of winning ports having the same function are provided on a game board. The number of award balls to be paid out when a game ball wins a plurality of winning ports is individually defined for each winning port.

In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, the number of prize balls to be paid out for each of a plurality of winning ports having the same function can be defined. In such a case, it is possible to make an adjustment so as to reduce the number of prize balls, and to increase the number of prize balls in a winning opening which is difficult to win. In addition, with respect to the winning opening that causes the design display device to fluctuate and the opening and closing of the wing of the accessory due to the winning of the game ball, it is possible to make adjustments such as reducing the number of payout award balls while facilitating winning in the winning opening. become.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, a symbol display for determining a special prize state by winning a game ball in the prize hole. That is, it is used as a starting port for starting the fluctuation of the device. By configuring the invention according to claim 2 as described above, winning of the starting opening is facilitated, and the possibility of occurrence of a big hit is increased. By reducing the number of prize balls by winning at each starting port, the number of prize balls paid relatively can be reduced.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a front view and a rear view of a pachinko game machine to which the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board. The pachinko gaming machine supports a game board 11 in a frame 10a on the front upper side of the main body 10, and closes the front side of the game board 11 by a glass door 10b supported on the left inside of the frame 10a so as to be openable and closable. . An upper plate substrate 20 is provided below the glass door 10b, and the upper plate substrate 20 is provided with an upper ball tray 21 for storing game balls and supplying the game balls to a firing position.

An arc-shaped passing rail 12a is provided around the game board 11 from substantially the center of the lower end to the upper right end, and is arranged concentrically from the upper left of the game board 11 slightly inside the passing rail 12a. A partition rail 12b connected to the passing rail 12a is provided at the upper right. Then, the passing rail 12a and the partition rail 12
b, a substantially circular game area 11a is provided at the center of the game board 11.

In the center of the game area 11, a symbol display device 1
3 are provided. The symbol display device 13 starts the variable display of the symbols in a plurality of areas of the screen in accordance with the winning of the game ball to the starting ports 15a to 15c to be described later. When all the symbols become the same when the symbol change is stopped, the gaming machine is set in a so-called big hit state in which the winning opening 16a to be described later is continuously opened. Winning openings 14a, 14b are provided on both left and right sides of the symbol display device 13, and the winning openings 14a, 1b are provided.
Winning holes 14c and 14d with lamps are provided below 4b. Each of the winning ports 14a to 14d is configured to pay, for example, ten prize balls by winning a game ball.

Below the symbol display device 13, three starting ports 15a to 15c are provided. Starting port 15
Reference numerals a to 15c have a function of starting the display change of the symbol display device 13. Each of the starting openings 15a to 15c has a starting opening switch 15a1 to 15a for detecting a winning of a game ball.
c1 is provided. The starting ports 15a to 15c are defined so that the number of prize balls to be paid for winning a game ball is different from each other. For example, the number of award balls is 5 at the central starting opening 15b where the winning is the easiest, the number of the awarding balls is 6 at the left starting opening 15a where the award is easy, and the number of award balls is the right starting opening 15c which is the most difficult to win. It is determined to be eight. These starting ports 15a to 15c have different numbers of prize balls, but are all smaller than the number of prize balls of the normal winning ports 14a to 14d. However, the number of award balls is not limited to this. For example, for one of the starting holes,
The number of prize balls in the winning openings 14a to 14d can be equal to or greater than the number of prize balls, and the number of prize balls between the start ports can be changed. The starting holes 15a to 15c are arranged such that adjustment of an upper nail or the like makes it easier to win a game ball.

[0011] Below the starting openings 15a to 15c, along with the partition rail 12b, a large winning opening 16 called an attacker type.
The winning substrate 16 provided with a is provided. Grand Prize Winner 1
6a, for example, fifteen prize balls are paid by winning of a game ball. At the center of the lower end of the game board 10, an out port 17 for collecting a lost ball is provided. In the game area 11a, a pair of other illuminated windmills, a pair of windmills, and a pair of shoulder illuminated lights are provided, and more obstacle nails are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a center cover 31 made of a resin is provided at a central position on the back side of the game board 11, and a main board 32 for performing various signal processing is attached to the left end thereof. Above the center cover 31, a prize ball tank 33 is provided. On the lower left side of the prize ball tank 33, there is a tank rail 3 that is slightly inclined right below.
4 are connected. The right end of the tank rail 34 has a prize ball passage 35a extending downward on the right side of the center cover 31,
35b. A prize ball case (prize ball discharge device) 36 is interposed between the prize ball passages 35a and 35b, and the prize ball case 36 rotates a sprocket (not shown) by energizing an electromagnetic solenoid 36a. The prize balls are discharged one by one to the downstream prize ball passage 35b. The lower end of the prize ball passage 35b is connected to the prize ball discharge port 35c.
Is connected to the upper ball receiving tray 21.

Below the center cover 31, there is provided a prize ball collecting gutter 37 for collecting prize balls which have won the above-mentioned prize holes or the like and which have fallen from the openings on the back surface of the game board 11, inclining in the lower left direction. . At the left end position of the winning ball collecting gutter 37, a winning ball detection switch 37a is provided. At the right end position of the winning ball collecting gutter 37, a peripheral board 38 for controlling the launch of a game ball or the like is attached. A game ball launching device 39 including a launching motor is provided below the peripheral board 38.

The main board 32 is provided with a control circuit 40 for electrically controlling the supply of prize balls by winning the game balls to the starting ports 15a to 15c and the winning ports 14a to 14c. The control circuit 40 includes a CPU, ROM, RA
The microcomputer is provided with an M, a timer, and the like, and continuously executes a "prize ball payout control program" shown in the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, on the input side of the control circuit 40, the above-mentioned winning ball detection switch 37a and starting port switches 15a1 to 15c1 are connected. The electromagnetic solenoid 36 a is connected to the output side of the control circuit 40 via a drive circuit 41.

The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. When the power is turned on, the control circuit starts the "prize ball payout control program" in step 50 shown in FIG. 5, and performs initialization processing of various variables in step 51. Then, by the start of the game, one of the winning openings 14
a to 14d, when a game ball wins in the starting ports 15a to 15c, a detection signal is output by the winning ball detection switch 37a, and it is further determined whether or not the winning of the game ball is in the starting ports 15a to 15c (step). 52, 53). In the case of winning in the normal winning openings 14a to 14d, step 53 is executed.
The program proceeds to step 54 based on the determination of “NO” at
And a payout signal for paying out 10 award balls is output. In response to this, the drive circuit 41 drives the electromagnetic solenoid 36a of the prize ball case 36 to make payment of ten prize balls.

On the other hand, the winning of the game ball is the starting ports 15a to 15
In the case of c, it is further determined which starting opening the winning is. That is, the program proceeds to step 55 based on the determination of "YES" in step 53, and it is determined which of the starting openings 15a to 15c is awarded (steps 55 and 57). For example, if a winning is made at the central starting opening 15b where the winning is most easily achieved, "N
Based on the determination of "YES" in step "O" step 57, the program proceeds to step 58, in which a payout signal for paying out five prize balls is output. In response, the drive circuit 41 drives the electromagnetic solenoid 36a to pay five prize balls.

If a winning is made to the left starting port 15a which is easy to win next, the program proceeds to step 56 based on the determination of "YES" in step 55, and the prize ball is reduced to 6 times.
A payout signal for individual payout is output. In response, the drive circuit 41 drives the electromagnetic solenoid 36a to pay six prize balls. Further, when a winning is made to the right starting opening 15c which is the most difficult to win, the program is shifted to a step 59 based on the determination of "NO" in the steps 55 and 57, and the program for paying out eight prize balls is performed. A payout signal is output. In response, the driving circuit 41
Drives the electromagnetic solenoid 36a to pay eight prize balls.

Here, with respect to each of the starting ports 15a to 15c, the winning of the game ball is facilitated and the degree of ease is different depending on the position of the starting port and the state of the nail at the opening. ing. Therefore, for the player, there is a disadvantage that the number of award balls obtained is smaller than the number of award balls obtained for winning in the normal winning openings 14a to 14d,
By facilitating winning in the starting openings 15a to 15c, the number of times the symbol display device 13 changes is increased, and the possibility of occurrence of a big hit is increased. Therefore, the player can increase the expectation for the game. On the other hand, for the game hall, the possibility of occurrence of a big hit is increased,
Since the number of prize balls to be paid for winning in 5a to 15c is set low, the balance can be balanced as a whole, and sales can be maintained.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a so-called first-class pachinko game machine in which a display change of a symbol display device is started by a prize of a game ball to a starting opening to obtain a big hit. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a gaming machine of a type provided with a winning opening such as a so-called one-action chucker for opening and closing a wing of an accessory. Further, the difference in the number of payout prize balls due to the winning of game balls can be applied to a normal winning port having the same structure.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of prize balls to be paid out for each of a plurality of winning ports having the same function can be defined. The player's sense of expectation of the game, such as a change in the pattern and an increase in the opening and closing of the wings of the accessory, can be increased. On the other hand, the game hall can maintain sales by adjusting the number of payout prize balls. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the expectation of the player for the game that the possibility of a big hit is increased is increased,
By reducing the number of prize balls to be paid by winning a prize at the starting opening, it is possible to balance with securing the sales at the game hall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a game board surface of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration for controlling payout of award balls in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a “prize ball payout control program” executed by the control circuit shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

11: gaming board, 11a: gaming area, 13: symbol display device, 14a to 14d: winning opening, 15a to 15c: starting opening, 15a1 to 15c1: starting opening switch, 16a: large winning opening, 36: prize ball case, 36a: electromagnetic solenoid,
37a: winning ball detection switch, 40: control circuit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of winning ports having the same function on a gaming board surface, the number of winning balls paid out when a gaming ball wins in the plurality of winning ports is determined by each winning. A pachinko game machine wherein the mouth is individually defined. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the winning opening is a starting opening for starting a variable display of a symbol display device for determining a special winning state by winning a game ball. Pachinko machine.