JP2000300763A - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a display that gives a player a sense of expectation for a specific state by using a symbol display area for displaying a minimum symbol alone of a symbol display means, and To provide a ball game machine capable of grasping the game situation. SOLUTION: A random number selecting means 31 selects a random number on condition that an operating means 14 detects a game ball.
The symbol display means 20 is provided on condition that 31 selects a specific random number.
The display control means 34 displays a specific display that gives the player a sense of expectation in a symbol display area that displays the smallest symbol alone of the symbol.

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 such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has a symbol display means for displaying one or more symbols in a game area of a game board, and a symbol display means provided that a game ball is detected. An operating means for changing the symbol for a predetermined time is arranged, and a random number selecting means selects a random number on condition that the operating means detects a game ball during a game, and when the selected random number is a predetermined random number, a symbol is displayed. There is a type in which a so-called jackpot profit state is generated when the symbol after the change of the means is in a specific state where the symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, and a great profit is returned to the player.

[0003]

In this type of ball game machine, the player concentrates the game balls on the operating means, increases the number of symbol changes on the symbol display means as much as possible, and changes the symbol display means. The game is played while expecting the occurrence of a specific state in which a later stopped symbol becomes a predetermined symbol.

However, at the stage before the occurrence of the specific state, each time the operating means detects a game ball, the symbol on the symbol display means fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops. It is not possible to grasp the situation, especially whether or not a specific state will occur in the near future, and there is a disadvantage that the game becomes very monotonous.

That is, also in the conventional ball game machine, a variety of variation patterns when the symbol of the symbol display means is varied are prepared, and each time the symbol is varied, one of the plurality of types of variation patterns is selected. Then, by changing the variation pattern at the time of the actual symbol variation, various effects are provided so as to stimulate the interest of the player in the game and to make the player play the game more interestingly. However, basically, only the pattern of the pattern change is apparently changed, and the type or change of the pattern does not allow the player to grasp the progress of the game.

Therefore, at the stage before the occurrence of the specific state, the player fires the game ball on the game board so that the game ball is concentrated on the operating means, while expecting the specific state to occur in the near future. If the specific state does not occur at an appropriate time, even in a situation where the specific state occurs for a while, the player may lose his motivation to continue the game and abandon the game.

[0007] In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention utilizes a symbol display area of the symbol display means for displaying a single symbol as a minimum to provide a display that gives a player a sense of expectation for a specific state. And to provide a ball game machine that allows the player to empirically grasp the state of the game.

[0008]

The present invention provides a symbol display means 20 for displaying one or a plurality of symbols 21a to 21c, and the symbol display means 20 provided that the game ball is detected.
The operating means 14 capable of changing the symbols 21a to 21c for a predetermined time, and the profit state generation for generating a profit state advantageous to the player when the symbols 21a to 21c after the change of the symbol display means 20 are in a specific state where the symbols are the predetermined symbols. A ball game machine comprising means 37,
A random number selecting means 31 for selecting a random number on condition that the operating means 14 detects a game ball; and a symbol 21a to 21 of the symbol display means 20 on condition that the random number selecting means 31 selects a specific random number. A display control means 34 for performing a specific display 38 that gives the player a sense of expectation in the symbol display areas 22a to 22c, 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c for displaying the smallest symbol alone of 21c.
And

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 exemplify a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine main body, which has a front frame 2 pivotally connected to be freely opened and closed. The front frame 2 has a window hole
Game board 4 is detachably mounted from the back side in response to 3,
A glass door 5 and a front panel 6 are disposed at the front of the game board 4 so as to be freely opened and closed.

The front plate 6 is provided with an upper plate 7 for storing game balls for firing. At the lower part of the front frame 2, a lower plate 8 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 10 of a firing means 9 are provided, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 11 is annularly mounted on the game board 4, and the guide rail 11 is
A liquid crystal display means 13 in a game area 12 inside the second
14, Variable winning means 15, first operating means 16, ordinary winning means 17
A plurality of game components such as to 19 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display means 13 also serves as the second symbol display means 20 for displaying the second symbols 21a to 21c. The second symbol display means 20 includes one or a plurality of, for example, three symbol display areas 22a to 22c in the left-right direction, and displays each of the second symbols 21a to 21c alone in each of the symbol display areas 22a to 22c. It is supposed to. Each of the symbol display areas 22a to 22c is large enough to individually display the smallest symbol alone of the second symbols 21a to 21c.

As the second symbols 21a to 21c, numeral symbols, alphabet symbols, character symbols, and the like are used. In this embodiment, each of the symbol display areas 22a to 22c has a symbol background 23a to 23c such as a colored background and a ground pattern background and a second symbol.
21a to 21c are superimposed and displayed, and on condition that the second operating means 14 detects a game ball,
The second symbols 21a to 21c fluctuate for a predetermined time by random number control and stop.

As the second operating means 14, an open / close winning electric tulip or the like having a pair of left and right openable / closable pawls 24 is used, and a stop symbol after the first symbol display means (described later) is changed. When a predetermined symbol (hit symbol) is displayed, the opening / closing claw 24 is opened.

The liquid crystal display means 13 is provided with first symbol display means 25 on the upper part thereof. The first symbol display means 25 is 1
Alternatively, a plurality of, for example, one first symbol is displayed, and the first symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time by random number control and stops, on condition that the first operating means 16 such as a passing gate type detects a game ball. It has become.

The variable winning means 15 constitutes a so-called large winning means, and is provided with a lower side between an open state (first state) advantageous to the player and a closed state (second state) disadvantageous to the player. A specific state (a so-called big hit) in which an opening / closing plate 26 that can be opened and closed around the axis is provided, and the stopped symbol after the change of the second symbol display means 20 is a combination of a predetermined symbol (big hit symbol) such as “7.7.7”. At this time, the opening / closing plate 26 opens to the front side. The variable winning means 15 has a specific area 27 therein, and when the winning ball passes through the specific area 27, the specific state is continued.

The variable winning means 15 closes the opening / closing plate 26 when a predetermined time has elapsed after opening or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have been won, and the game balls enter the specific area 27. The opening / closing operation is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the vehicle passes.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a control system. Reference numeral 28 denotes a first random number selecting means, which repeatedly generates a random number for determining a hit or a miss, and selects a random number at that time on condition that the first operating means 16 detects a game ball. 29 is a first symbol variation control means, the first actuation means 16
Fluctuates the first symbol of the first symbol display means 25 for a predetermined time on condition that the game ball is detected, and hits the first symbol in accordance with the hit random number or the off random number selected by the first random number selecting means 28. Or it is designed to stop at the off symbol.

Reference numeral 30 denotes opening / closing control means, and the first symbol display means 25
When the first symbol after the fluctuation of the first symbol stops at a hit symbol such as "7", the first actuating means 16 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 0. 1).
(About 1 to 5.9 seconds).

Reference numeral 31 denotes a second random number selecting means which repeatedly generates a predetermined random number such as a jackpot / missing determination random number, a symbol variation pattern determining random number, a stop symbol determining random number, and the like, The random number is selected on condition that is detected. Note that the second random number selecting means 31
For example, when the probability of occurrence of a big hit that the stopped symbol of the second symbol display means 20 becomes a big hit is 1/250, 0 to 2
For example, 49 jackpot / missing random numbers are generated.

The random number for determining a jackpot or a miss is, for example, 1
Jackpot random numbers and other outlier random numbers,
The outlier random number value includes a plurality of reach random number values. Then, there are a plurality of types of reach patterns according to the plurality of reach random numbers, and depending on the types of the reach patterns, the second symbol display means 20 is set so that the reliability of occurrence of a specific state thereafter differs. ing.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a second symbol change control means, provided that a game ball wins in the second operating means 14, on the second symbol display means.
The function of varying each of the second symbols 21a to 21c for a predetermined period of time and the second symbol 21a to 21c according to the jackpot / missing determination random number selected by the second random number selection means 31, the stop symbol determination random number, and the like.
21c is stopped. For example, when the second random number selecting means 31 selects the jackpot random number, a combination of predetermined symbols determined by the symbol random number, for example, “7.7.
In a specific state such as "7", the second symbols 21a to 21c are stopped.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a storage means. When a game ball wins in the second operating means 14 while the second symbols 21a to 21c of the second symbol display means 20 fluctuate, a predetermined number (for example, four) of the winnings is obtained. Each time the fluctuation operation of the second symbol display means 20 is completed, the second symbol of the second symbol display means 20 is stored by the stored number.
21a to 21c. If a game ball wins in the second operating means 14 after the fluctuating operation of the second symbol display means 20, the storage means 33 can store the winning number again.

Numeral 34 denotes a display control means, which is a second random number selecting means 31.
On the condition that the player selects a specific random number, a specific display 38 is provided in the symbol display areas 22a to 22c of the second symbol display means 20 to give the player a sense of expectation for the specific state, as shown in FIG. It is for.

That is, when the second random number selecting means 31 selects a specific random number, for example, a highly reliable reach random number in which a specific state occurs, the display control means 34 displays the three symbols of the second symbol display means 20. Partial or entire display areas 22a to 22c have a specific display that gives a sense of expectation by the colors of symbol backgrounds 23a to 23c and / or second symbols 21a to 21c and other display methods.
The display of the second symbol display means 20 is controlled via the second symbol change control means 32 so that 38 appears.

The specific display 38 is sufficient as long as the player empirically has a sense of expectation for the specific state, and the display form is not particularly problematic, but the three symbol display areas 22a to 22a. A part or all of 22c has its design background 23a
~ 23c and / or the colors of the second symbols 21a ~ 21c temporarily
For example, the light emission may be changed continuously or intermittently, or a flashing light emission display may be performed once or more than once.

The specific display 38 is a second symbol display means related to the selection of reach random numbers (specific random numbers) from the time when the second operating means 14 detects a game ball which triggers the selection of specific random numbers.
It may be performed in a timely manner until the end of the symbol change of 20, for example, at the start of the symbol change of the second symbol display means 20, at the time when the changing second symbols 21a to 21c are in the reach state, in the reach state. May be displayed at any of an intermediate time point of the fluctuation of the second symbol 21a and a stop time point of the second symbols 21a to 21c.

Further, the second symbols 21a to 21c are displayed continuously or intermittently from the start of the change to the end of the change (stop), or when there is a memory in the storage means 33, the second symbols 21a to 21c are displayed.
Or after the symbol change of the second symbols 21a to 21c and the subsequent stop display of the second symbols 21a to 21c until just before the next symbol change. It should be noted that the symbol display areas 22a to 22 of the second symbol display
If the specific display 38 appears at c, the specific display 38 can be continued until the next specific state occurs. Also storage means
When there are a plurality of memories in 33, specific display may be performed for each change of the second symbol.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a speaker for generating a sound effect, and reference numeral 36 denotes a sound control means for controlling a sound effect generated from the speaker 35. The speaker 35 is fixed to the front frame 2 side behind the front plate 6. The voice control means 36 is configured to appropriately control the sound effect generated from the speaker 35 according to a change in the game situation, such as generating a predetermined sound effect from the speaker 35 when a specific state occurs, Second random number selection means
When the reach random number 31 is selected as a specific random number, a specific sound effect different from a normal sound effect is generated from the speaker 35.

Note that the specific sound effect is generated by the second operating means.
It may be generated in a timely manner from when the game ball 14 detects a game ball that triggers the selection of the specific random number to the end of the symbol change of the second symbol display means 20 relating to the selection of the specific random number. However, the symbol display area 22a of the second symbol display means 20
If it is generated in synchronization with the specific display 38 displayed on 22c,
The player displays the specific display 38 that appears in the symbol display areas 22a to 22c.
It is possible to easily grasp the relationship between the above and the generation of a specific sound effect from the speaker 35.

Numeral 37 denotes a profit state generating means. The second random number selecting means 31 selects a predetermined random number (big hit random number), and the second symbols 21a to 21c after the fluctuation of the second symbol display means 20 specify a specific combination. When the state is reached, a specific profit state advantageous to the player is generated, and the open / close plate 26 of the variable winning means 15 is opened.

That is, the profit state generating means 37 is adapted to change the jackpot / out-of-range random numbers drawn by the second random number selecting means 31 and / or the second symbol display means 20 when the game ball is awarded to the second operating means 14. The big symbol and the departure from the stopped symbol are determined, and the second symbol 21a after the variation of the second symbol display means 20 is determined.
When the stop symbol of ~ 21c becomes a big hit symbol such as "7 / 7,7", the opening / closing plate 26 of the variable winning means 15 is opened to generate a profit state advantageous to the player. .

The profit state generating means 37 continues the opening / closing operation up to a predetermined number of times (for example, up to 16 times) on condition that the game ball won while the opening / closing plate 26 is open passes through the specific area 27. It has become.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned ball game machine will be described. When the firing handle 10 of the firing means 9 is operated with the game ball on the upper plate 7, the game ball on the upper plate 7 is
The game balls are supplied one by one in association with the launch operation of No. 9 and the game balls are hit with a hitting hammer and sequentially fired along the guide rail 11 toward the game board 4.

While the game ball fired on the upper side of the game board 4 falls along the board surface of the game board 4, the game ball
After passing through the operating means 16, the first random number selecting means 28 selects the random number at that time, and the first symbol change control means 29 performs random number judgment and other processing according to the random number. One symbol is changed for a predetermined time.

When the stop symbol after the change of the first symbol display means 25 hits the symbol, the opening / closing claw 24 of the second operating means 14 is opened for a predetermined time. That is, when the first operating means 16 detects a game ball, if the random number selected by the first random number selecting means 28 is a hit random number, the first symbol of the first symbol display means 25 stops at the hit symbol. After the stop of the fluctuation, the open / close control means 30 operates to open the pair of open / close claws 24 of the second operating means 14. Therefore, a game ball can be easily won in the second operating means 14, and accordingly, the second symbols 21a to 21c of the second symbol displaying means 20 are provided.
Is likely to fluctuate.

When a game ball wins in the second operating means 14, the second random number selecting means 31 selects a random number at that time, and the second symbol variation control means 32 determines whether or not the selected random number is a jackpot random number. Then, according to the determination result, the second symbols 21a to 21c of the second symbol display means 20 are scrolled for a predetermined time so as to stop at the stop symbol determined by the symbol random number.

If the stopped symbols after the fluctuation of the second symbols 21a to 21c are all in the same state as "7.7.7" or the like, and a specific state in which the symbols are stopped at a predetermined symbol, that is, a big hit symbol, the profit state is obtained. The generating means 37 operates to generate a profit state in which the opening and closing plate 26 of the variable winning means 15 is opened forward. Because of this, game board
Many of the game balls falling from the upper side of 4 become easy to win the variable winning means 15 via the opening and closing plate 26, and once a big hit occurs in the second symbol display means 20, a great profit is returned to the player. Will be done.

The variable winning means 15 closes the opening / closing plate 26 when 10 game balls win or when a predetermined time has elapsed,
If the winning game ball passes through the specific area 27 while the opening / closing plate 26 is open, the opening / closing plate 26 opens again, and the opening / closing operation is repeated up to 16 times.

When a game ball is awarded to the second operating means 14, the second
When the random number selection means 31 selects the reach random number, the second symbol change control means 32 controls the second symbol change
The symbols 21a to 21c stop after changing in the reach state.
If the reach random number selected by the second random number selection means 31 is a specific random number having a high degree of reliability, the second symbol of the second symbol display means 20
21a to 21c indicate the reach state, while the display control means
34 operates to display the specific display 38 in the symbol display areas 22a to 22c of the second symbol display means 20 at appropriate timing via the second symbol change control means 32.

The specific display 38 is normally used for the second symbols 21a to 21a.
Since the symbol random number is different from the symbol variation of 21c, and the reach random number having high reliability for the occurrence of the specific state is set as the specific random number and is displayed when the specific random number is selected, the player can use the specific display 38 in the past. It is possible to empirically grasp that the specific display 38 is related to the occurrence of the specific state from the experience of the occurrence of the specific state after leaving. Therefore, the player can grasp or guess the game situation from the specific display 38, and can play the game with interest and fun while significantly increasing the player's expectation for the specific state.

The voice control means 36 is synchronized with the specific display 38.
, A specific sound effect different from the normal sound effect is generated from the speaker 35. For this reason, the player has a feeling of expectation of the occurrence of the specific state from the specific sound effect, and the effect is further improved.

In particular, by displaying and generating the specific display 38 and the specific sound effect before the end of the symbol change, the player can expect the specific state immediately after the symbol change, and have a feeling of expectation as if the symbol change occurs. Waiting for the game to end, and the psychological uplift of the player can be increased.

FIG. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention,
As shown in (A), the second symbol display means 20 includes symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41 for specific state determination.
There are multiple sets of combination lines of c, and the symbol display area
Specific display displayed on 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c
It is designed to perform speculative display by changing 38 combinations.

The second symbol display means 20 has a symbol display area 39
a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c are vertically and horizontally in plurals, for example, three in total, and the nine symbol display areas 39a to 39c are displayed.
39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c, upper, middle and lower three rows of symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c and 41a to 41c
And two rows of symbol display areas 39a, 40b, 41c and 39 in an oblique direction.
c, 40b, and 41a are combination lines for determining a specific state.

When the second random number selecting means 31 selects a specific random number, the display control means 34 sets the nine symbol display areas 39a to 39
39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c, one or a plurality of symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c in which the specific display 38 is displayed.
By changing the combination of 41a to 41c, speculative display is performed to give the player a sense of expectation for a specific state.

For example, when there are a plurality of specific random numbers, one specific random number indicates the specific display 38 in five symbol display areas 39a, 39c, 40a, 40c, 41b as shown in FIG. 6B. Simultaneously or in a flash with a predetermined time difference, one symbol display area 39b as shown in FIG.
After the specific display 38 is displayed in a flash manner, the specific display 38 is moved from the symbol display area 39b counterclockwise or clockwise to the respective symbol display areas 39a, 40a, 41a, 41b, 41c, 40c, 39c. The specific display 38 is sequentially displayed.

As described above, the second symbol display means 20 has a plurality of symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 39c for specific state determination.
When there are a plurality of combination lines of 40c, 41a to 41c, the symbol display areas 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c
, Various kinds of speculative displays are possible, and various expression forms can be adopted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the specific random number on which the specific display 38 is displayed may be a part or all of the reach random numbers.
A random number other than the reach random number may be set as the specific random number. In this case, if the specific display 38 is provided with a function of a notice of occurrence of a specific state, the specific display 38 may be provided by any method.
Must be associated with a specific state.

The specific display 38 may be displayed in any display form as described above. Further, the timing for displaying the specific display 38 may be appropriately determined. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and the like.

[0051]

According to the present invention, one or a plurality of symbols 21a to 21a
Symbol display means 20 for displaying 21c, operating means 14 capable of changing symbols 21a to 21c of the symbol display means 20 for a predetermined time on condition that a game ball is detected, and symbols 21a to 21c after the symbol display means 20 has changed. A ball game machine provided with a profit state generating means 37 for generating a profit state advantageous to the player when 21c is in a specific state where a predetermined symbol is obtained, provided that the operating means 14 detects a game ball. A random number selecting means 31 for selecting a random number, and a symbol display area 22a to 22c for displaying a minimum symbol alone of the symbols 21a to 21c of the symbol displaying means 20 on condition that the random number selecting means 31 selects a specific random number. , 39a 〜39c, 40a 〜40c, 41a
~ 41c is provided with a display control means 34 for performing a specific display 38 that gives the player a sense of expectation, so the symbol display areas 22a to 22c, 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to the symbol display areas 20 of the symbol display means 20 are provided. 41
By displaying the specific display 38 at c, there is an advantage that the player can grasp the state of the game empirically and the interest of the player in the game is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game 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 an explanatory diagram of symbol display means showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a specific display showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of symbol display means showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 First operating means 20 Second symbol display means 21a to 21c Second symbol 22a to 22c Symbol display area 31 Second random number selecting means 37 Profit state generating means 38 Specific display 39a to 39c, 40a to 40c, 41a to 41c Symbol display region

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A symbol display means (20) for displaying one or a plurality of symbols (21a) to (21c), and the symbol (21a) of the symbol display means (20) provided that a game ball is detected. ) To (21c) which can be varied for a predetermined time, and the symbol display means.
A ball game machine having profit state generating means (37) for generating a profit state advantageous to a player when the symbols (21a) to (21c) after the change of (20) are in a specific state in which a predetermined symbol is obtained. A random number selecting means (31) for selecting a random number on condition that the operating means (14) detects a game ball, and on the condition that the random number selecting means (31) selects a specific random number, The symbol display means (20)
Symbol display areas (22a) to (22c) (39a) to (39c) (40a) to (40c) for displaying the smallest symbol alone of the symbols (21a) to (21c)
(41a)-(41c) specific indications that give the player an expectation
And a display control means (34) for performing (38). 2. The symbol display means (20) has a plurality of combination lines of the symbols for the specific state determination, and the symbol display areas (39a) to (39c) (40a) to (40c) (41a ) ~ (41
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a speculative display is performed according to the type of the specific display (38) displayed in c). 3. The specific display (38) is performed at an arbitrary timing from a point in time when the operating means (14) detects a game ball that triggers the selection of the specific random number. Item 3. The ball-and-ball game machine according to item 1 or 2. 4. On the condition that the random number selecting means (31) selects the specific random number, a normal ball is detected from a point in time when the operating means (14) detects a game ball which triggers the selection of the specific random number. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sound effect different from the sound effect is generated at an arbitrary timing. 5. The specific display (38) is performed at the arbitrary timing until the symbol change of the symbol display means (20) related to the selection of the specific random number is completed, or the normal sound effect is different from the normal display. The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein a sound effect is generated. 6. The arbitrary timing means that the differential means (14) detects a plurality of game balls and, when the specific random number is selected from among the plurality of detection balls, straddles each symbol variation. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the timing is to display the image continuously or intermittently.