JP2002325914A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow players to carry on games using their own brains estimating the frequency of variation made by a variable pattern display means from picture images by indirectly displaying the frequency of varying patterns of the variable pattern means on an image display means. SOLUTION: When a starting gate 13 detects game balls, varying of the patterns by the variable pattern display means 25 is started and when the stopped patterns after the varying present jackpot patterns, profits for the players are generated. As the varying of the patterns by the variable pattern display means 25 is started, the frequency of the varying is counted. When the resulting frequency reaches the set frequency of varying, picture images A to E are displayed sequentially on the image display means 24 according to the frequency of varying under the control by a control means 38.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine for a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in various types of ball game machines, for example, pachinko machines, a variable symbol display means having a plurality of symbol display portions on a game board, and a variable symbol display means for detecting a game ball and changing the symbol pattern. A starting gate for changing the symbol of the display unit for a certain period of time, and when the starting gate detects entry or passage of a game ball, the symbol of each symbol display unit of the variable symbol display means is changed, and after the change When the stop symbol becomes a predetermined combination of winning symbols, the large winning means is opened a predetermined number of times, or after the game ball that has entered the other winning means passes through the operating area therein, Under the condition that a game ball enters a specific entrance, every time a game ball enters the entrance, other prize means are opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and the profit is returned to the player. There is something.

[0003] In the variation control of the variation symbol display means,
For example, random numbers from 0 to 249 are generated, and when the starting gate detects entering or passing of a game ball, the random number at that time is read and each symbol display unit of the variable symbol display means is stopped by random number processing. A control method is adopted in which a symbol is determined and each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means is varied for a predetermined time based on the symbol. Each time the starting gate detects a game ball, this is repeated only.

[0004]

In a pachinko machine equipped with this type of variable symbol display means, the symbol variation processing of each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means is normally performed by random number processing as described above. A hit is generated with a predetermined probability. For this reason, depending on the pachinko machine, there is a difference as to whether or not the game ball easily enters the starting gate, but if the starting gate detects the game ball and the symbol of the variable symbol display means continues to fluctuate, a predetermined probability is obtained. A hit will occur.

[0005] Therefore, if the fluctuation of the symbol of the fluctuating symbol display means continues to some extent and the hit has not yet occurred, the pachinko machine will then operate while the symbol of the fluctuating symbol display means fluctuates several to ten and several times Regardless of whether or not a hit actually occurs, it can be said that the probability of hitting is very high in terms of probability.

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, when the starting gate detects a game ball, only the operation of changing the symbol of each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means for a predetermined time is repeated. Is not displayed.

[0007] For this reason, as the number of times of change of the variable symbol display means increases, the probability of occurrence of a hit increases from the viewpoint of mathematical probability. Since the number of times is completely unknown, there is a problem that the player has to determine by considering the number of times of change of the changing symbol display means.

Each time the starting gate detects a game ball,
Since the fluctuating symbol display means merely repeats the fluctuating operation, the player only waits for the occurrence of a hit while judging in consideration of the number of fluctuations of the fluctuating symbol display means, and the game itself becomes very monotonous. There are drawbacks.

[0009] That is, if the number of times of change of the changing symbol display means is known to some extent, the player estimates the probability of occurrence of a normal hit using the number of changing times as a yardstick, and from this point on how many times the changing symbol is displayed. If the means is changed, it is possible to play the game while predicting or thinking about the process up to the occurrence of the hit according to the situation at the time of whether or not a hit will occur.

[0010] However, in the conventional pachinko machine, since the player during the game cannot know the number of times of the changing symbol display means, the player exercises his / her thinking ability in consideration of the number of times of the changing symbol display means. There is a disadvantage that the game itself is very monotonous and lacks interest in playing the game.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems,
The number of fluctuations of the changing symbol display means is indirectly displayed on the image display means as a picture image, and the player can play the game while guessing the number of fluctuations of the changing symbol display means from the picture image and applying his / her thinking power. It is intended to provide a ball-and-ball game machine.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a game board 5 is provided with a fluctuating symbol display means 25, and a starting gate 13 for detecting a game ball and fluctuating a symbol of the fluctuating symbol display means 25. In a ball game machine that generates a profit for a player when the stop symbol after the change of the means 25 becomes a big hit symbol, the game board 5 has a pictorial image A to a symbol different from the symbol of the variable symbol display means 25. The image display means 24 for displaying E is provided, and when the number of times of the change of the symbol of the changing symbol display means 25 is counted and reaches the set number of changes, the picture images A to E corresponding to the number of changes are displayed as images. Control means for sequentially displaying on means 24
38 are provided.

[0013]

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

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, 1
Denotes a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of the pachinko machine main body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 3 and a front panel 4 are mounted on the front frame 1, and a game board 5 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the glass door 3 and the front panel 4.

An upper plate 6 is mounted on the front plate 4, and this upper plate
A ball sweeping lever 7 is provided at the front edge of 6. Front frame 1
A lower plate 8 and an operation handle 10 of a firing means 9 are provided at a lower portion of the game device. When the operation handle 10 is operated, game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate 6 to the firing section, and the game balls are fired. It is designed to be fired toward the game board 5 by the operation of the motor.

On the front of the game board 5, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 11 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and a display unit is provided at the center of the game board 5 in the left-right direction.
12, a starting gate 13, a winning opening 14, and a lower central winning means 15 are arranged vertically, and a windmill 16, an upper winning means 17, a lower winning means 18, and a lower winning opening 19 are arranged on both left and right sides thereof. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 12 includes a display case 20 having a cell part 21 protruding forward, and image display means 24 mounted vertically on the display case 20 below the cell part 21.
The display case 20 is attached to the game board 5.

The fluctuating symbol display means 25 includes three symbol display portions 26, 27, and 28 in the left-right direction. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 13 and the starting gate 13 detects the game ball, ,
The display symbols of the symbol display sections 26, 27, 28 are configured to fluctuate for a predetermined time. In addition, each symbol display part 26,27,28
Is designed to display, for example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 by a segment method or a dot method.

The image display means 24 is for indirectly displaying the number of changes when the design of the fluctuating symbol display means 25 fluctuates with a picture image such as a moving image, and is constituted by a display means such as a liquid crystal. I have. The image display means 24 displays the unified picture images A to E as shown in FIG. 5 according to the random number processing every time the variable symbol display means 25 changes by a predetermined number of times of change.

The lower center winning means 15 is a variable symbol display means 25.
When the stop symbols of the respective symbol display portions 26, 27, 28 are hit and a combination of symbols is reached, the opening / closing plate 29 is released for a fixed time and the game ball falling from above is guided by the opening / closing plate 29 and entered. It is made to let. The inside of the lower central winning means 15 is divided into three passages, and any one of the three passages is set as an operation area, and when a game ball passes through the operation area, A profit state advantageous to the player is generated.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 30 denotes a fluctuation processing means. When the starting gate 13 detects the passage of a game ball, a random number value at the time of the detection is read, and each symbol of the fluctuation symbol display means 25 is processed by processing the random number. The display symbols on the display units 26, 27, and 28 are changed, and after a predetermined time elapses, the symbols are stopped at a symbol of a predetermined combination according to the random number.

Numeral 31 is a symbol determining means, which is based on a random number from the variation processing means 30 and has a symbol display section 26, 2 of the variable symbol display means 25.
This is for determining whether or not the stop symbol after the change of 7, 28 is a combination of a predetermined winning symbol and opening the lower central winning means 15 at the time of winning.

The combination of the winning symbols is, for example, a case where the display of each symbol display section 26, 27, 28 is all the same as "7.7.7". The probability that this hit occurs is, for example, that the random number generated by the random number generation means is 0 to 24.
If the number is up to 9, and one of them is a random number, it is 1/250. Therefore, if the fluctuation symbol display means 25 fluctuates 250 times on average in probability, the hit is 1
Will occur several times.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a right status generating means, which is a symbol determining means 31.
Is determined as a winning symbol, the lower central winning means 15 is opened, and when the game ball passes through the operation area, a right state advantageous to the player is generated. That is, if the game ball passes through the operation area of the lower central winning means 15, the right state generating means 32 keeps the lower right winning means 18 at the lower right every time the game ball enters the upper winning means 17. It is opened for a time and the opening and closing operation of the lower winning means 18 is repeated up to 16 times. The lower winning means 18 at the lower right is of a tulip type.

Numeral 33 denotes counting means, which counts the number of times the symbol of the fluctuation processing means 30 fluctuates based on a signal when the starting gate 13 detects the passage of the game ball, and for each predetermined number of fluctuations. A count output is provided. For example, as shown in FIG.
As the fluctuation symbol display means 25 first fluctuates,
If it is assumed that if the change is repeated about 50 times, about one hit occurs, the number of changes from the first to the 1250th counted by the counting means 33 is calculated from the first block to the fifth.
The block is divided into five blocks, and a count output is output only once with a predetermined number of fluctuations for each block.

In this embodiment, the counting means 33 outputs count outputs at the 51st, 251st, 501st, 751st and 1001 times from the first change of the variable symbol display means 25. . The counting means 33 is designed to reset the count value by a signal from the symbol determining means 31 when the symbol determining means 31 determines that the symbol is a hit symbol.

Numeral 34 denotes a random number generating means for displaying a picture image.
249 random numbers are always generated. Numeral 35 is a random number extracting means, which extracts a random number from the random number generating means 34 when there is a count output from the counting means 33, and changes the time when a picture image should be displayed on the image display means 24 for each block. The number of times is determined.

Numeral 36 denotes image data storage means, which stores picture image data to be displayed on the image display means 24. For example, the changing symbol display means 25
A picture image as shown in FIG.
When A to E are sequentially displayed, each of these picture images A to
The data of E are respectively stored.

Reference numeral 37 denotes display control means for controlling the image display means 24. The display control means 37 stores the random numbers extracted by the random number extraction means 35, and when the count of the number of fluctuations from the counting means 33 matches the stored random number value. A picture image stored in the image data storage means 36
The image data in the block at that time is read out from A to E, the picture image is displayed on the image display means 24 for a fixed time, and the display is automatically turned off after a certain time.

The picture images A to E are described in "Urashima Taro Story"
The picture A is a scene where the main character Taro Urashima helps a turtle being bullied by a child, and the picture B is a scene where a turtle helped by Taro Urashima goes to Ryugu Castle. , Picture image C is a scene in which Taro Urashima arrives at Ryugu Castle and enjoys the treats of Otome-sama etc. in front of the treat. Picture image D is a picture of Taro Urashima, who continued to play after forgetting the passage of time. The picture image E is a scene where you receive a souvenir box from Sato, picture E is a scene where when returning Taro Urashima opens the box, the smoke rises from the box and immediately becomes an old man, and each of these picture images A to E Are each composed of a moving image.

The control means 38 is constituted by the counting means 33, the random number generation means 34, the random number extraction means 35 and the display control means 37.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine will be described.

In the game, when the operating handle 10 of the firing means 9 is operated, the game balls are supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 9, and the game balls are supplied to the guide rail 11. Along the upper part of the game board 5 is sequentially fired.

When the game ball which has been shot onto the upper side of the game board 5 falls along the board surface of the game board 5 and the game ball enters the starting gate 13, the fluctuation processing means 30 operates. The symbols on the symbol display sections 26, 27, 28 of the variable symbol display means 25 are varied, and the symbols on the symbol display sections 26, 27, 28 are stopped when a predetermined variation time has elapsed.

The fluctuation symbol display means 25 is operated by the fluctuation processing means 30.
Is activated, and the symbols in the symbol display units 26, 27, 28 stop changing, and the symbol determination unit 31 determines whether the stopped symbols in the symbol display units 26, 27, 28 are combinations of the hit symbols. . If the stopped symbols of the symbol display sections 26, 27, 28 are other than hit symbols, the symbol determining means 31 determines that the symbol has come off, so the lower center winning means 15 is not opened.

On the other hand, when the starting gate 13 detects the passing of the game ball, the counting means 33 counts the number of times 1 of the symbol change of the variable symbol display means 25. However, in the first block, the counting means 33 only counts the number of changes of the changing symbol display means 25 until the changing symbol display means 25 repeats the changing operation 50 times from the first change. The means 24 does not display any of the picture images A to E.

During this time, another image may be displayed on the image display means 24.

When the starting gate 13 detects the fifty-first game ball, the symbols on the symbol display portions 26, 27, 28 of the variable symbol display means 25 change, and the number of changes 51 is counted to output a count output. 0 to 249 generated by the random number generation means 34
The random number value at that time is extracted by the random number extracting means 35 from among the random numbers up to, and the number of fluctuations N _{1 at} which the picture image A is to be displayed in the first block is determined and stored in the display control means 37. However, in the first block, since the first 50 times have already passed, the random numbers from 0 to 50 are replaced with other appropriate random numbers, and displayed in any of the 51 to 250 times. I do.

[0039] For example, if the random number is N ₁ extracted by the random number extracting means 35, so as to display a picture image A when the change symbol display unit 25 is changed _once N, display control means that N ₁
Store it in 37.

[0040] Then, fluctuates repeatedly change symbol display unit 25, the counting means 33 counts the fluctuation count N _1, so consistent with stored random number value, the display control unit 37 is image display means 24
The image data of the picture image A stored in the image data A is read out, and the picture image A is displayed on the image data storage means 36 for a predetermined time.
Then, after a certain time has elapsed, the display of the display control means 37 and the image display means 24 is automatically turned off by the output from the timer means.

It should be noted that the display time at this time may be set to an appropriate time that is long enough for the player to confirm the display and not too long. After all the symbols on the symbol display sections 26, 27, and 28 have stopped and the symbol determination unit 31 has determined that the symbols have come off, the display on the display control unit 37 and the image display unit 24 is turned off.

Thereafter, even if the variation symbol display means 25 continues to deviate in spite of the variation, the variation symbol display means 25 repeats the variation operation once for 250 times, based on the normal probability of occurrence. A degree of hit will occur. Then, when a hit occurs in which the stopped symbols of the symbol display portions 26, 27, 28 of the variable symbol display means 25 match, the symbol determining means 31
, The lower center winning means 15 is opened, and the game ball falling from above is guided by the opening / closing plate 29 to enter the ball.

When a game ball that has entered the lower central winning means 15 passes through the operating area, the right state generating means 32 operates to generate a right state advantageous to the player. That is, after the occurrence of this right state, when a game ball enters the upper right winning means 17 at the upper right, the lower winning means 18 at the lower right is opened for a certain period of time for each ball entered, and the lower winning means 18 Gaming balls are easier to enter. As a result, the number of game balls entering the lower winning award means 18 increases, so that a great profit is returned to the player.

On the other hand, when the symbol judging means 31 judges that a hit has occurred, the counting means 33 receives a signal from the symbol judging means 31.
Is reset. Therefore, the variable symbol display means
The number of fluctuations of 25 automatically returns to 0, and the image display means 24
Displays a picture image praising the hit. Then, the next time the fluctuation symbol display means 25 changes, the number of changes becomes one.

If the number of fluctuations in the first block is 250, and if there is no hit at all, when the fluctuation symbol display means 25 fluctuates at the 251th time, the first block shifts to the second block, and Based on the 251st count output from the counting means 33, the random number extracting means 35 extracts the random number value of the random number generating means 34, and in the second block, determines at what number of fluctuations the picture image B should be displayed. Then, the display control means 37 stores the random number value. When the variation operation continues until the variation time count N ₂ corresponding to the random number value, the image is read out image data of the picture image B of the display control unit 37 the image data storage means 36 as it becomes the variation time count N ₂ Display means
24, the picture image B is displayed for a certain period of time.

Hereinafter, as long as the variation symbol display means 25 repeats the disengagement operation, the variation number 501 of the third block is similarly set.
The picture image C at the _third time N
Picture number D at the _4th time the number of fluctuations N between 51 and 1000 times
The displays once a picture image E to each image display unit 24 to change the number of times N ₅ th between 1001 to 1250 times.

As described above, while the variable symbol display means 25 repeats the disengagement operation, different picture images A to E with uniformity are sequentially displayed on the image display means 24 under a certain condition. In other words, if the player has experience playing the game several times with this pachinko machine, the change in each of the pictorial images A to E may cause the change symbol display means 25 at that point in time to substantially change the number of times. It can be guessed empirically as to whether or not there is.

That is, while the display of the image display means 24 is within the picture image A, the probability of occurrence of hit is within the range of 1/250,
When the picture image A changes to the picture image B, or when the picture image B changes to the picture image C, the number of times of change of the changing symbol display means 25 increases accordingly. At any rate, it is possible to fully predict or judge that the probability of hitting the probability is very high.

For this reason, according to the situation of the picture images A to E displayed on the image display means 24, the player "the probability of hitting is still low and the game should be continued further."
It is possible to play the game while thinking, "Is the hit approaching?", "In the previous game, the hit was continuous immediately after the grandfather came out, so it is a little more." Therefore, compared to the case where each of the symbol display portions 26, 27, and 28 of the variable symbol display means 25 merely fluctuates, the player can play the game while using his or her thinking ability with the picture images A to E as a guide. Since the game can be done, the game becomes less monotonous, and the game can be played interestingly.

In particular, each of the picture images A to E has one narrative in itself, such as "Urashima Taro Monogatari", and has uniformity in which the next picture image can be easily predicted from the previous picture image. Since the probability of hitting increases mathematically as the story progresses, the player in the game can imagine the next picture image or The game can be played while expecting the appearance, and the interest in the game is further improved.

Moreover, although the picture images A to E are those that have predictability and uniformity that can be easily predicted, such as "Taro Urashima Monogatari", the number of times that each of the picture images A to E appears N
Are determined by random number processing within a certain number of times and within each of the ranges, and each of the picture images A to E is displayed on the image display means 24.
Is displayed irregularly, so that the player during the game does not surely grasp the number of fluctuations N at that time.

In other words, the number of fluctuations N that the player can grasp from the picture images A to E of the image display means 24 is merely an approximate number of times the fluctuation symbol display means 25 has repeated the fluctuation, and Depending on the display of A to E,
The number of fluctuations N at that time is not completely grasped.

Further, when the image display means 24 is arranged on the game board 5, the player can compare the picture images A to E of the image display means 24 as compared with the conventional display means arranged above the island. The display is very easy to see, the game can be played while always confirming the display of the picture images A to E and the change of the display, and at the same time, the picture images A to E are not Because it is difficult to see, even though it is an indirect display of the number of fluctuations, a picture image of the number of fluctuations that is one of the important game information
A to E are less likely to be known to other players. Therefore, the player can concentrate on the game.

Further, since the image display means 24 is arranged in the game board 5 particularly at a substantially central portion thereof, it can be easily confirmed during the game. In addition, the image display means 24 is incorporated in the display case 20 together with the variable symbol display means 25, and as a whole, constitutes one display unit 12. Therefore, the image display means 24 is arranged at a substantially central portion of the game board 5 and arranged compactly. Therefore, the influence on the arrangement of other various game parts can be reduced.

Furthermore, during the game, the image display means 24 is incorporated in the display unit 12 together with other display means, particularly the variable symbol display means 25, which the player sees frequently or when necessary. When looking at the symbols, the display on the image display means 24 can be seen, and there is no need to separately see and confirm only the display on the image display means 24.

Further, each of the picture images A to E is displayed on the image display means 24 for a fixed time, and is automatically turned off by a timer function of the display control means 37 after a certain time has elapsed. Since each of the picture images A to E is displayed intermittently according to the number of changes of the display means 25, each of the picture images A to
E itself can be varied, and image data can be reduced. In addition, since the picture images A to E of the display control means 37 are automatically erased after a certain period of time, it is possible to further reduce the risk that the number of fluctuations, which is important game information, will be known to other players. it can.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the number of changes of the changing symbol display means 25 is counted by the counting means 33, and each time the changing symbol display means 25 changes 250 times, The picture images A to E are sequentially displayed.

That is, when the changing symbol display means 25 repeats the changing operation, the counting means 33 sequentially counts the number of changes, and every time the number of changes reaches 250, the counting means 33 outputs a count output. Then, the display control means 37 is switched to the image data storage means 36.
The image data of each of the picture images A to E stored in the image data is read out, and the picture images A to E are sequentially displayed on the image display means 24.

Therefore, also in this case, the variable symbol display means
Each picture image A is displayed on the image display means 24 in conjunction with the number of fluctuations of 25.
To E are sequentially displayed, so that there is an advantage similar to that of the first embodiment. Also, in this embodiment, the number of fluctuations is 2
Each of the picture images A to E is sequentially and regularly displayed every 50 times, but the entering or passing of the game ball to the starting gate 13 is irregular, and the number of times of the changing symbol display means 25 is changed. Is set to a very large number of 250 times,
The player does not immediately know the number of changes at that time.

Each embodiment includes the following invention. In the first invention, a variable symbol display means 25 is provided on the game board 5.
And a start gate 13 that detects a game ball and changes the symbol of the variable symbol display means 25, and generates a profit to the player when the stopped symbol after the variation of the variable symbol display means 25 becomes a big hit symbol. In the ball game machine, the symbols A to A are different from the symbols of the variable symbol display means 25 on the game board 5.
An image display means 24 for displaying E is provided, and each time the number of fluctuations of the variable symbol display means 25 is counted and set to the set number of fluctuations, picture images A to E corresponding to the number of fluctuations are displayed on the image display means.
24, and a control means 38 for resetting the counting when the stopped symbol of the variable symbol display means 25 becomes a big hit symbol is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a plurality of different picture images A to E having uniformity are displayed on the image display means 24.
Is provided with a display control means 37 for displaying by. Third
The invention according to the first or second invention, wherein the image display means
24 is provided with a display control means 37 for displaying each of the picture images A to E intermittently for a predetermined time. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in each of the first to third aspects, each of the picture images A to E has a predictability.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

For example, in the embodiment, the number of picture images displayed on the image display means 24 is five. However, the number may be one, or may be five or more. For example, a plurality of picture images may be sequentially displayed for each block.

In the case where a plurality of different picture images are used, each of the picture images may be made uniform as a whole, and is not limited to the embodiment.

To unify each picture image with narrative, etc.
Each time the changing symbol display means 25 changes, a picture image according to the progress of the story may be sequentially displayed.

Further, when the picture image is displayed by being divided into blocks as in the first embodiment, the number of times of change for each block is gradually reduced as the first block is shifted to the fifth block. You may do it.

In the embodiment, the image display means 24 and the variable symbol display means 25 are provided in one display case 20 with substantially the same size, but the image display means 24 may be configured to be large. However, both may be provided separately.

In the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been exemplified. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine.

[0069]

According to the present invention, the game board 5 is provided with the fluctuating symbol display means 25, and the starting gate 13 for detecting a game ball and fluctuating the symbol of the fluctuating symbol display means 25. In a ball game machine that generates a profit for a player when the stop symbol after the change becomes a big hit symbol, the game board 5 displays the pictorial images A to E different from the symbols of the variable symbol display means 25. The image display means 24 for displaying is provided, and when the number of times of change of the symbol of the changing symbol display means 25 is counted and reaches the set number of times of change, the picture images A to
Since the control means 38 for sequentially displaying E on the image display means 24 is provided, the number of times of change of the changing symbol display means 25 is indirectly displayed on the image display means 24 by the picture images A to E, and the player The game can be performed while estimating the number of changes of the changing symbol display means 25 from the picture images A to E and applying thinking power.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a picture image showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a picture image display showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a picture image display according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Game board 24 Image display means 25 Changing symbol display means 26,27,28 Symbol display section 33 Counting means 34 Random number generation means 35 Random number extraction means 36 Image data storage means 37 Display control means 38 Control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable symbol display means (25) on a game board (5);
A starting gate (13) for detecting a game ball to change the symbol of the variable symbol display means (25), and a player when the stopped symbol after the variation of the variable symbol display means (25) becomes a big hit symbol; In a ball-and-game machine designed to generate a profit, a game board (5) displays image images (A) to (E) different from the symbols of the variable symbol display means (25) on an image display means ( 24) is provided, and when the number of variations of the symbol of the variation symbol display means (25) is counted and reaches the set variation number, the picture images (A) to (E) corresponding to the variation number are displayed on the image display means ( 24) The ball game machine characterized by having a control means (38) for displaying sequentially.