JP4895954B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which a staging device provided in a center accessory has an unexpected property.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. On the other hand, there are known ones configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering.

  With such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a lottery or production pattern is drawn based on this. And a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Depending on the production pattern selected based on this lottery result, for example, using a liquid crystal display screen provided in the center part of the game board, visual expression through various lighting devices, auditory expression through speakers, etc. Various productions are performed. When a win (hereinafter also referred to as a “big hit”) occurs (that is, when a lottery in a special game state is won), a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large number of games corresponding to the pitch It becomes a special game state advantageous to the player to which the ball is paid out.

  In the pachinko machine described above, there is known one in which the symbol display device is exposed from the opening at the center of the center ornament, and the lighting unit is provided on the upper part of the opening to perform a lifting operation that continuously advances and retreats with respect to the opening ( Patent Document 1). The pachinko machine includes an elevating operation device that elevates and lowers the lighting unit at a predetermined stage in production, and the elevating operation device supports the lighting unit so that it can translate in the vertical direction. And a drive device that applies a lifting force to the parallel link mechanism, and a lift force assist mechanism that assists the lift force by the drive device.

JP 2006-223659 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, even if the lighting unit is heavy and the driving force of the driving device itself including the electric motor is relatively small, the driving force is assisted by a coil spring. Although the lighting unit can be raised smoothly in the above-mentioned form, the lighting unit, which is also a production device, once descends from the initial position stored in the upper part of the opening, it simply moves up and down while emitting light from that state. The operation is monotonous, and it cannot be denied that it lacks unexpectedness.

  Therefore, the present invention allows a display unit different from the display unit before the movement to appear together with the display unit before the movement while the unidirectional movement operation is performed, and brings about the unexpectedness. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that is configured to produce a powerful effect that is not monotonous and solves the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 9) is provided with an effect device (42) in the game area (3a), and a game ball (Ba) is launched into the game area (3a) to play the game. In the gaming machine (1)
A center accessory (23) having a stage (S) for receiving and rolling a game ball launched into the game area (3a), and an effect display screen (35a) positioned above the stage (S) In the game area (3a),
The stage device (42) includes an opening (60) that opens to the player side, a first position relative to the opening (60) (the position of the movable member shown in FIGS. 2 and 4), and the first position. It is possible to move between the upper second position (the position of the movable member shown in FIG. 5), and in accordance with these positions, the second light is emitted so as to advance and retreat into the opening (60) and display a symbol. A movable member (M) having first and second display portions (79, 84),
When the movable member (M) is in the first position, the first display portion (79) is positioned in the opening (60), and the second display portion (84) is positioned in the opening (60). ) In a shielding state (second display portion shown in FIG. 4 ) protruding downward , and in the second position, the first display portion (79) protrudes upward from the opening (60). Ri Na operates so as to positioned to cause and the opening the second display unit (84) (60),
The opening (60) is arranged between the stage (S) and the effect display screen (35a) in the center accessory (23).
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 3 to 5), the first display portion (79) is formed in an elongated shape longer than the left-right width direction of the opening (60), In the second position, the display area is configured to be wider than when the first position is set.
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the movable member is in the first position, the first display unit is positioned in the opening and the second display unit is in a shielded state away from the opening, and the movable member is in the second position. In this case, the first display unit is operated so as to protrude outward from the opening and the second display unit is positioned in the opening. Therefore, when a reach occurs, for example, at the first position during the ball game The first display unit can emit light in the opening to display a certain symbol, and it is possible to produce an effect to notify the player of the degree of expectation for the reach depending on the type of the symbol. Further, in the case of the development of super reach, the first display unit protrudes outward from the opening at the second position to display a certain pattern, and the second display unit emits light within the opening. The symbol can be displayed, and a powerful effect can be produced by the synergistic effect of these symbols to notify that the expectation for the super reach is high. In this way, while performing a one-way movement operation such as moving the movable member from the first position to the second position, the second display unit appears together with the first display unit to bring out the unexpectedness. By cooperating with the luminescent display, it is possible to produce a powerful effect that is not monotonous. In addition, since the opening is arranged between the stage in the center role and the effect display screen, various kinds of centering on the opening in the vicinity of the player's line of sight facing the effect display screen during the ball game. By performing the effect, the effect can be conspicuous, and the effect can be effectively raised without causing a disadvantage that the player misses the effect of the effect device.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first display portion is formed in a long shape longer than the left-right width direction of the opening, and in the second position, the display area is larger than that in the first position. Since it is configured to expand, the display area can be expanded step by step, and more powerful presentation display can be performed.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one type of pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other types of pachinko machines such as one type of one. Of course. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to play a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating a launch handle 2. It is configured to pay out the number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a big hit (special game state) such as a so-called probability change has occurred. Per probability fluctuation (also referred to as “probability per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the game state in the probability change mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening and a front door 7 that is attached to the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable. The glass frame 10 which has is attached so that opening and closing is possible. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. An effect lighting device 11 is arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and an effect lighting device 8 is arranged in the upper center of the game board 3 in the front door 7. A sound emitting device 12 having a speaker (not shown) is disposed on the front door 7 on the left and right upper and lower left and right sides of the game board 3. A locking device 18 for locking and releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A second ball release button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  Further, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a firing handle 2 for operating a launching device to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a is disposed. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button (so-called chance button) 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the tray unit 16. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  In the center of the game area 3a, a center ornament (center accessory) 23 having left and right warp introduction ports 37 into which game balls launched into the game area 3a can be introduced. An opening 36 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 23, and a stage S for receiving and rolling a game ball launched into the game area 3a is provided below the opening 36. On the right and left sides of the stage S of the center ornament 23, there are formed outlets 44 for releasing the game balls introduced from the left and right warp inlets 37 to the stage S, respectively. At the lower center of the stage S, there is formed a discharge port 49 through which the game ball that rolls on the stage S and falls to the guide port 39 is dropped toward the starting chucker 27.

  An image display device 35 is mounted and fixed to the game board 3 from the back of the game board with the screen 35a exposed from the opening 36 located above the stage S. General winning ports 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the big win lottery are arranged below the center ornament 23. Below the center ornament 23, a starter chuck 27 and an attacker are arranged. 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger a big hit lottery execution, and is actuated to open and close between an open position and a close position by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 8). A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated and wins a game ball which is launched into the game area 3a and rolls down. For example, when the player completes nine pitches in one release And the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, wind turbines 31 are arranged on the left and right of the center decoration 23, and normal symbol operation gates (through gates) 32 are arranged on the left and right of the start chucker 27 below the stage S. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball is passed as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27.

  A game ball spilled from the stage S around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the starting chucker 27, etc. in the game area 3a, or without being involved in the stage S after being launched. Numerous obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the falling game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and above the warp introduction port 37 in order to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the entrance.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that the game ball launched into the game area 3a is not started through a notch or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role which guides the starting chucker 27 direction.

  Next, the structure of the center decoration 23 and the rendering device 42 mounted on the center decoration 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 together with FIG. 2 and 3 are front views showing the structure of the center decoration 23 in detail. 1 and 3 show a state in which the effect device 42 is in the second position when the effect member 28 is located at the center of the opening 36, and FIG. The state which the production | presentation apparatus 42 exists in the said 1st position in the accommodated state is shown.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the center decoration 23 has a front frame body 23 a and a rear frame body 23 b that are fixed to the front and back surfaces of the game board 3 with the game board 3 sandwiched from the front and rear directions, respectively. have. An opening 36 is formed by the front frame 23a and the rear frame 23b integrated in the front-rear direction of the game board 3, and the opening 36 has a production member that moves between its uppermost portion and the center portion. 28 is provided. The effect member 28 has a logo or the like written thereon and can produce a light emission effect. The effect member 28 is supported so as to be movable up and down via support arms 29 and 29 extending to the left and right, and in the raised position, the front frame body 23a. Is accommodated in the accommodating portion 4 formed in the upper portion of the opening 36. An effect device 42 that performs an effect display operation at a predetermined opportunity is disposed at the lower edge of the opening 36. On the uppermost part of the rear frame 23b, an illumination part 33 having a predetermined shape is disposed so as to be fitted and exposed in the opening 24 (see FIG. 1) having the same shape formed in the game board 3.

  The front frame body 23 a located on the front side of the game board 3 has a stage S located on the lower side of the effect device 42. The warp introduction port 37 and the discharge port 44 described above are provided on the left and right sides of the stage S, respectively. Behind the stage S, a wall 48 extending between the rear part of the stage S and the rendering device 42 is disposed. A guide port 39 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the stage S, and the guide port 39 can make the game ball received from the warp introduction port 37 win the start chucker 27 with a high probability (approximately 100%). So that it is positioned.

  Here, the effect device 42 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 4 is a front view schematically showing the overall configuration of the rendering device 42 at the first position, FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing the overall configuration of the rendering device 42 at the second position, and FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the movable member M which has the 1 display part 79 and the 2nd display part 84. FIG.

  In the effect device 42, a portion other than the opening 60 is disposed in the rear frame 23b, and the opening 60 opened in a horizontally long rectangular shape on the player side is the stage S of the front frame 23a in the center decoration 23. And a screen (effect display screen) 35a. The stage device 42 further includes elevating devices 61 and 61 disposed on the left and right sides of the opening 36, and a movable member M that is supported by the elevating devices 61 and 61 and that is moved up and down by the left and right end portions 68 and 68. is doing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the movable member M has a first position (position of the movable member M shown in FIGS. 2 and 4) and a second position (position of the movable member M shown in FIG. 5) with respect to the opening 60. The first and second display portions 79 and 84 emit light so as to move in and out of the opening 60 according to both positions and to display a symbol. When the movable member M is in the first position, the first display unit 79 is positioned in the opening 60 and the second display unit 84 is removed from the opening 60 (the second display unit shown in FIG. 4 ). In the second position, the first display portion 79 projects outward from the opening 60 and the second display portion 84 is positioned in the opening 60. The

  That is, the movable member M has a first display portion 79 that is located in the opening 60 at the first position and emits and displays light in the opening 60 at the second position, and is open at the first position. In the second position, the second display portion 84 that emits light in the opening 60 is provided on the lower side. The left and right end portions 68, 68 of the movable member M are provided with sliding guide members 85, 85 that are slidably inserted into the lifting grooves 69a, 69a of the support portions 69, 69 of the lifting devices 61, 61, respectively. Yes. Racks (rack gears) 72 and 72 (see FIG. 5) extending in the vertical direction are formed on the back sides of the left and right end portions 68 and 68, respectively. The movable member M is a photo sensor (not shown) of a detection device 97 (see FIG. 8) that detects the lowest position when the movable member M returns to the first position by the operation of the lifting devices 61, 61. The light-emitting unit / light-receiving unit has a shielding plate (not shown) that moves back and forth.

  4 and 5, a long connecting shaft 64 is rotatably supported by a support mechanism (not shown) so as to extend between the left and right lifting devices 61, 61. Pinions (pinion gears) 63, 63 are fitted to both ends of the connecting shaft 64, and these pinions 63, 63 mesh with racks 72, 72 located at opposing positions, respectively. The right elevating device 61 is provided with a motor 65, and a pinion 66 fitted to the rotation shaft of the motor 65 is engaged with the pinion 63. Accordingly, when the motor 65 is operated under the control of the effect control means 91 (see FIG. 8), the rotation of the pinion 66 is transmitted from the right pinion 63 to the right rack 72 and rotated via the connecting shaft 64. By being transmitted to the left rack 72 via the left pinion 63, the movable member M is slid in parallel with the lower edge of the opening 36 and moves up and down.

  Further, the first display portion 79 is formed in a long shape longer than the left-right width direction of the opening 60, and is located at the second position in the figure protruding from the opening 60 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, the display area is configured to be larger than that at the first position in FIG. In order to realize a configuration in which the display area is changed in two steps as described above, seven seven segments 95 are mounted at equal intervals from one end to the other end on the left and right sides. Five are located in the opening 60 at one position, and nine appear outside the opening 60 in the second position in FIG. These seven segments 95 in the first display unit 79 are covered with a shielding curtain (not shown) on the front side, and in a non-light emitting state, they cannot be visually recognized as shown in FIG. It becomes a state that can be done.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second display portion 84 is formed slightly longer in the left-right direction (substantially the same length as the opening 60), and is provided at three locations at equal intervals across the left and right. The light emitting unit 96 is provided. In the second position exposed at the opening 60 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5, all three light emitting portions 96 of the second display portion 84 appear in the opening 60, and the first position in FIG. 4. In this case, all three light emitting portions 96 are hidden below.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 18 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. An image display device 35, a motor 65 provided in the lifting device 61, and a detection device 97 are provided.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is mainly configured to perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination unit 81, a winning signal output unit 82, a lottery unit 83, a normal symbol lottery unit 94, a game control unit 86, a holding unit 87, an operation control unit 88, an operation determination unit 89, and an operation determination unit 90. , Production control means 91 and display control means 92 are provided.

  The winning determination means 81 includes a starting chucker 27, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, an attacker 5 and the like that are launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) operated by operating the launching handle 2. When any of the above is won, it is determined that there has been a win.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding start chucker 27, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the attacker 5, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  The lottery means 83 executes a jackpot lottery (that is, a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the special game state) in response to a winning of a game ball launched into the game area 3a. In other words, the lottery means 83 is advantageous to the player until the next jackpot is won when the winning signal corresponding to the starting chucker 27 from the winning signal output means 82 is input, with the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls. A jackpot random number is acquired and a jackpot lottery is executed so as to win either one of the probability fluctuation that becomes a special state that can add value and the normal hit that does not become the special state.

  The lottery means 83 is a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of winning the winning hit in the jackpot lottery. As a result of the change, the symbol such as “111” corresponding to the winning change is displayed on the jackpot active line of the image display device 35. A variation pattern to be finally aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. In addition, the lottery means 83 determines a variation pattern in which a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal hit is finally aligned on the jackpot active line as a result of the change when the normal win is won by the big hit lottery, A fluctuation pattern signal is output. Further, when the lottery means 83 is out of the big hit lottery, as a result of the fluctuation, the lottery means 83 determines a fluctuation pattern that the symbols such as “252” corresponding to the loss are finally aligned on the big hit effective line, and the fluctuation pattern to that effect Output a signal.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs the normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the start chuck 27 with the game ball passing to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 is a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12 and the lighting devices 8 and 11 to produce sound and light, or a command that triggers the lifting device 61 to raise and lower the movable member M. Is sent to the production control means 91. In addition, the game control means 86 sends to the display control means 92 a signal relating to the contents of the effect related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result of the lottery means 83. .

  The holding unit 87 receives the variation pattern signal output from the lottery unit 83 and sequentially stores the variation pattern as a holding ball that is a result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 27. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that there are a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the number of held balls is, for example, four. While the number of held balls is four, the lottery lottery is not performed regardless of winning the starting chucker 27. . Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to actuate the solenoid 70 to open or close the start chucker 27. Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when a big hit occurs due to the lottery in the lottery means 83, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or predetermined time) Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time (a).

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. In other words, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “condition” of the opening / closing of the starter chucker 27 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 wins in the normal symbol lottery performed separately from the big hit lottery of the lottery means 83. It is. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to a command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 emit light to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision. Do. In addition, the production control means 91 responds to the command from the game control means 86 and moves the movable member M of the production device 42 up and down to perform the production that appeals to the player's vision. Control the operation. Further, the effect control means 91 determines a situation where the movable member M is at the lowest position and a situation where the movable member M is not at the lowest position based on the signal of the detection device 97.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the lottery unit 83 on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 in time series.

  Next, the effect | action by this pachinko machine 1 is demonstrated, referring also the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and roll and fall are timely awarded to the starter chucker 27 and the general winning holes 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b, or roll and fall without being involved in these. Then, the game area 3a is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the lowermost outlet (not shown).

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3 a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is discharged to the stage S through the discharge port 44. The released game ball rolls on the stage S, and the game ball that has successfully dropped into the drop guide hole (not shown) has a high winning probability (approximately 100%) to the starting chucker 27 via the discharge port 49. ).

  The game ball released from the discharge port 49 wins the starting chucker 27 with a high probability as described above, but may not win depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30. On the other hand, most of the game balls that are not introduced into the drop guide hole are released below the stage S and fall in a direction different from the starter chucker 27. The so-called jump nail (not shown) driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30 or the road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail is rebounded, Some of them fall and win the starting chucker 27.

  By the way, when a game ball wins any of the starting chucker 27 and the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b, the winning determining means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal. Output (step S2).

  Then, when winning the lottery lottery (step S3), when the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag, the lottery based on the production random number value determines the type of jackpot, that is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation. .

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal is completed. Turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag to prevent transmission of the next variation pattern signal, sets a symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag, and transmits the variation pattern signal. In response to this, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. On the other hand, if the lottery is lost in the lottery, a variation pattern is determined by the lottery based on the production random number value so that the symbols corresponding to the loss are finally obtained as a result of the variation. As a result, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and sets the variation pattern. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the signal transmission.

  Then, based on the fact that the game control means 86 has transmitted to the display control means 92 a signal related to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the screen 35a of the image display apparatus 35, the display control means 92 drives the image display apparatus 35, and the jackpot The contents related to the lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5). At this time, if a command is issued from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound or synchronizes the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 in accordance with the effect on the screen 35 a. The light emission is driven and the operation is controlled so as to increase the production. Further, if a command to activate the effect device 42 is issued from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 moves the movable member M up and down in accordance with the effect on the screen 35a, and 7 segments 95 and light emission. The unit 96 is controlled to emit light.

  For example, when the rendering device 42 is in the first position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, based on the detection of the detection device 97, the game control means 86 includes the movable member M in the middle of the 7 segments 95. The 7 segments 95 are maintained in the extinguished state while being held so as to be positioned in the opening 60. In this state, in response to the occurrence of reach on the screen 35a, the 7 segment 95 is caused to emit light (blink or turn on) in accordance with the effect, and an effect such as displaying the lucky number “77777” is performed. Thereafter, for example, when the super-reach is developed on the screen 35a, the five seven segments 95 are flashed violently and the motor 65 is operated to raise and lower the lifting devices 61 and 61. As a result, when the movable member M rises through the left and right pinions 63 and 63 and the racks 72 and 72, all 7 segments 95 of the first display unit 79 are moved upward from the opening 60 by the control of the effect control means 91. The effect such as displaying a lucky number “777777777” so as to project and match the effect on the screen 35a is performed. At the same time, characters and the like related to the theme assigned to the pachinko machine 1 are emitted by the light emitting unit 96 of the second display unit 84 that appears in the opening 60 and emerges.

  The player pays attention to the effect device 42 that has moved to the second position as described above, and displays the first display unit 79 that blinks above the opening 60 and the second display unit 84 that emits light within the opening 60. While watching, a big hit is anticipated, and a great expectation is on the stage that is developed on the screen 35a.

  If the lottery result displayed on the screen 35a is a big hit decision, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 at a predetermined timing based on the signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 90. Then, the solenoid 71 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  When the lottery determination result appears on the screen 35a, that is, when three same-numbered decorative symbols are arranged on the jackpot active line, the effect control means 91 uses the first display unit 79 and the second display. While the light emission display of the part 84 is stopped, the elevating devices 61 and 61 are operated in a direction opposite to the above to lower the movable member M toward the first position.

  According to the present embodiment described above, when the movable member M is in the first position, the first display unit 79 is positioned in the opening 60 and the second display unit 84 is removed from the opening 60. In the second position, the first display unit 79 is operated to protrude outward from the opening 60 and the second display unit 84 is positioned in the opening 60. For this reason, during a ball game, for example, when reach occurs, the first display 79 is caused to emit light in the opening 60 at the first position, and a certain pattern (for example, in a story that is the theme of the pachinko machine 1) And the like, and so on, depending on the type of the symbol, the player can be informed of the degree of expectation for the reach.

  Further, in the case of the development of super reach, the first display unit 79 protrudes outward from the opening 60 at the second position, and a certain pattern (for example, another number or character appearing in the above story). Is displayed, and the second display unit 84 is caused to emit light within the opening 60 to display a certain symbol (for example, a symbol representing the image of a machine appearing in the above story). It is possible to produce an effect to notify that the degree of expectation for the super reach is high. In this way, while performing the one-way movement operation such as moving the movable member M from the first position to the second position, the second display unit 84 appears together with the first display unit 79 to bring out the unexpectedness. It is possible to produce a powerful effect that is not monotonous by cooperating the light emitting displays of the display units 79 and 84.

  In the present embodiment, the first display portion 79 is formed in a long shape longer than the left-right width direction of the opening 60, and the display area is wider at the second position than when it is located at the first position. Thus, the display area can be expanded step by step, and more powerful effect display can be performed.

  In the present embodiment, since the opening 60 is disposed between the stage S and the screen 35a in the center decoration 23, the opening 60 is near the player's line of sight facing the screen 35a during the ball game. It is possible to make the production stand out by performing various productions centered on the game, and to effectively excite the production without causing a disadvantage that the player misses the production of the production device 42.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change are carried out from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machines that have been applied are also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine based on this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a center decoration in detail. It is a front view which shows the structure of a center decoration in detail. It is a front view which shows roughly the whole structure of the production | presentation apparatus in a 1st position. It is a front view which shows roughly the whole structure of the production | presentation apparatus in a 2nd position. It is a front view which expands and shows the movable member which has a 1st display part and a 2nd display part. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3a Game area 23 Center role (center decoration)
35a Production display screen (screen)
42 stage device 60 opening 79 first display 84 second display Ba game ball M movable member S stage

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising a directing device in a gaming area and launching a gaming ball in the gaming area,
The game area includes a center accessory having a stage that receives and rolls a game ball launched into the game area, and an effect display screen positioned above the stage.
The effect device is movable between an opening portion opened to the player side, a first position with respect to the opening portion, and a second position above the first position , and the opening according to both the positions. A movable member having first and second display parts that emit light so as to advance and retreat in the part and display a design,
When the movable member is in the first position, the movable member is placed in a shielding state in which the first display portion is positioned in the opening and the second display portion protrudes downward from the opening. is a Ri Na operating a and the second display unit is protruded to the upper side of the first display portion from said opening so as to position in the opening,
The opening is arranged between the stage and the effect display screen in the center accessory,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The first display portion is formed in a long shape longer than the left-right width direction of the opening, and is configured such that the display region is wider at the second position than when located at the first position. ,
The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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