JP2002000852A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of improving a game performance by increasing the number of time shortening without reducing the profit of a game shop. SOLUTION: After executing large winning opening control for 16 rounds, a different game is executed and a coefficient is drawn (step S440). The arithmetic operation of multiplying the coefficient obtained by the drawing with the count value of the number of entering balls to a V zone is performed, a numerical value obtained by the arithmetic operation is set as the allowable number of times of the time shortening and a time shortening processing whose object is a normal pattern display device is executed until the number of times of executing a pattern game played at a variable display device reaches the allowable number of times of the time shortening (step S442). Since the coefficient is obtained by the drawing of the different game every time (every time large winning is ended) and the allowable number of times of the time shortening is obtained based on the coefficient and the count value of the number of the entering balls to the V zone, the allowable number of times of the time shortening is changed every time and a game full of changes is enjoyed. The different game is played every time the large winning is ended and joy increases.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine which performs a so-called time-saving process for shortening a symbol variation period.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of a pachinko machine, when a game ball wins a start winning opening, a symbol is fluctuated and displayed over a symbol fluctuating period. There is an apparatus in which a processing for shortening the time is shortened so that a decrease in the sales of the game store can be suppressed without impairing the game performance.

An example of such a pachinko machine is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-140868. In this pachinko machine, when a game ball passes through a starting gate (starting port) of a normal symbol (general figure), a variable display game of the general figure (a game in which the display of the variable indicator of the general figure fluctuates and stops) is performed. .
When the game ball passes through the starting gate of the general figure during the variable display game of the general figure, the number of times of passing (the number of times of detection) is stored in the RAM up to a predetermined number (for example, four), and the number of times is equal to the stored number [Ie, up to a predetermined number (4)]
Ordinary variable display games are sequentially played.

[0004] If the stop display result of the variable display game in the ordinary figure is a specific stop display mode (for example, "7"), it becomes a hit in the ordinary figure, and the opening / closing member of the normal variable winning device is opened for a predetermined time. By opening the normal variable winning device, game balls can easily enter the normal variable winning device, and a variable display of special symbols (special figures) is provided. [Gaming balls win the normal variable winning device, and special symbols are displayed on the variable display device. A game to be executed] is easily performed by displaying a variable display of a special symbol (special symbol) on the device.

[0005] During the variable display game of a special figure, when a game ball wins in the ordinary variable prize device and is detected by a predetermined switch, the variable display game of the special figure is not processed due to the winning. The number of times (the number of unprocessed starts) is stored in the RAM within a predetermined upper limit range (for example, four), and the display is turned on for the number of the unprocessed storages. Then, after the variable display game is completed, the variable display games for the unprocessed number of times are sequentially performed, and each time the variable display game is performed, the number of processes for only the RAM is reduced.

When the number of unprocessed start times (the number of memorized start of the special figure) has reached the upper limit value (for example, 4), if there is a detection signal from the special figure start switch provided in the normal variable prize winning device, The start of the special figure variable display game based on the signal exceeding the number of times of processing start is invalidated (that is, the special figure variable display game is performed). The number exceeding the unprocessed start count is stored in the RAM as the invalid start winning count, not as the unprocessed start count.

[0007] If the stop symbol of the variable display game of the special figure is in a predetermined stop display mode (such as "1, 1, 1"), a big hit (special game) occurs. Due to the occurrence of the big hit, the count value of the number of invalid start winnings stored in the RAM is cleared. Then, the number of invalid start winnings during the big hit is counted and stored as the number of special overflows. Based on the number of special overflows, the number of time-saving games on regular maps after the end of the big hit special game (number of time savings)
Is determined.

When the big hit (special game) is completed, a time-reduction game (time-saving game) of the variable display game of the ordinary figure is generated. That is, the variable display time of the general-purpose variable display in the general-purpose variable display game is reduced from, for example, 60 seconds to 6 seconds.

[0009]

By the way, in order to improve the playability, it is desired to increase the number of working hours. In the above-described conventional technology, the number of times saved is determined by the number of times of overflow (number of times of special overflow). Therefore, in order to increase the number of times of time saved, the passage formed by the nail on the starting gate must be widened (nail). Or the path formed by the nail on the opening and closing member of the normal variable winning device must be widened (open the nail). However, opening the nails in this way causes an increase in the number of occurrences of major roles in the base game, etc., which is not desirable for a game arcade and has not been able to adequately meet the above demand.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of improving the playability by increasing the number of time reductions without impairing the profit of the game store.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
When the game ball is detected by the start detector, the symbol is variably displayed over the symbol fluctuation period, and the time reduction process for shortening the symbol fluctuation period of the fluctuation display by the satisfaction of a predetermined condition is performed up to the allowable number of time reductions, In the case of a pachinko machine that controls the opening of a predetermined electric accessory when a stop symbol is a specific symbol when the symbol variation is stopped after the symbol variation period elapses, the pachinko machine is provided in a special winning opening that is opened based on a predetermined jackpot state. The number of winning balls to a specific winning opening is counted,
An operation of multiplying the count value by a predetermined coefficient value is performed, and a numerical value obtained by the operation is set as the permissible number of time savings. The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to claim 1, the predetermined coefficient value is determined by a separate game.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a variable display 3 is provided at the center of the front of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1. A seven-segment ordinary symbol display 4 is provided above the variable display 3 in the gaming board 2, and an ordinary electric accessory (predetermined electric accessory) 5 is provided below the variable indicator 3. A large winning opening 6 is provided below the ordinary electric accessory 5 in the gaming board 2. Above the special winning opening 6, a V winning opening adjusting nail 7 is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a start winning port.

Further, by adjusting the degree of opening of the V winning opening adjusting nail 7, it is possible to adjust the number of winnings to the large winning opening 6 and the V zone 10 to be described later to some extent.
For this reason, the gaming shop can appropriately (for example, every day) determine the number of time savings (permissible number of time savings).
A sensor (not shown) is provided in the special winning opening 6, and a sensor (not shown, starting detector) is provided in the starting winning opening 8 so as to detect that a game ball has won. I have. The sensor, variable display 3, normal design display 4
The controller 9 is connected to the common electric accessory 5 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the large winning opening 6 is divided into a central V zone (specific winning opening) 10 and first and second regions 11 and 12 arranged on the left and right sides thereof. ing. When the total number of wins in the V zone 10 and the first and second areas 11 and 12 reaches 10, one round of a jackpot to be described later ends. The jackpot proceeds up to 16 rounds.

The controller 9 causes the symbol of the ordinary symbol display 4 to be varied (symbol variation) over the symbol variation period when the game ball wins the starting winning port 8 as described later, and a predetermined condition is satisfied. The symbol display period of the variable display is shortened until the number of times of execution of the symbol game performed on the variable display unit 3 reaches the allowable number of time reductions, and the symbol change is stopped after the symbol variable period elapses. When the stopped symbol is a specific symbol, the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 5 is widened, and it becomes easy to win the ordinary electric accessory 5.

FIGS. 5 to 11 are flow charts showing the contents of arithmetic processing of the controller 9 including time saving processing, symbol change processing, and key combination processing. Hereinafter, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The controller 9 of the pachinko machine 1 is initialized when the power is turned on (start), and as shown in FIG. 5, a time saving process (subroutine, step S1), a start detection process (step S2), and a symbol variation process (step S2). subroutine,
Step S3), major role processing (subroutine, step S4)
Execute The processing in FIG. 5 is hereinafter referred to as a main routine.

In the time saving process (step S1), as shown in FIG. 6, first, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is turned on (ON) (step S101). No in step S101
When it is determined that the time reduction flag is not turned on, the process returns to the main routine. If it is determined Yes (the time reduction flag is on) in step S101, it is determined whether or not the count value of the variation frequency counter (not shown) for counting the number of display variations of the variable display 3 exceeds the allowable number of time reductions. Is determined (step S102).

If it is determined in step S102 that the answer is Yes (the count value of the fluctuation number counter exceeds the allowable number of time savings), the time saving flag is turned off (step S10).
3) Return to the main routine.

If it is determined in step S102 that the result is No (the count value of the change frequency counter is equal to or less than the allowable number of time savings), a time saving process for shortening the symbol change time is performed, and the normal electric accessory 5 is placed in a specific state (normal electric time). The control is performed such that the change time of the ordinary symbol, which triggers the opening of the accessory 5, may be shortened, and one opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 5 may be extended (step S104), and the process returns to the main routine. Step S1
The allowable number of working hours of 02 is determined in step S442 (FIG. 11) described later.
Is set by

In the start detection process (step S2),
When it is detected that the game ball has won the starting winning opening 8, the symbol of the ordinary symbol display 4 is displayed for a fixed time (symbol variation period) for a variable time (symbol variation), and when the stop symbol is a specific one, Generally, the winning opening of the electric accessory 5 is increased.

That is, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the starting winning opening 8 (step S201). Step S201
If it is determined that the answer is Yes (the game ball has won the winning opening 8), the symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4 is changed and displayed (symbol change).
Then, it is determined whether or not a fixed time (symbol variation period) has elapsed (step S203). Step S2
When it is determined that the answer is 03 (the predetermined time has elapsed), the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display 4 is stopped, and it is determined whether or not the stopped symbol is a specific symbol (step S204).

If it is determined in step S204 to be Yes (the stop symbol is a specific one), the winning opening of the ordinary electric auditors product 5 is widened to make it easier for game balls to enter (step S205). For example, at normal times, the winning opening, which is enough to receive one game ball, is widened, and two or three balls are provided. Step S205
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 5, and if it is determined as Yes (the gaming ball has won the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 5), the symbol variation processing is performed. Proceed to (Step S206).

Symbol change processing (subroutine, step S
In 3), first, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation condition is satisfied (step S301). If No (symbol variation condition is not satisfied) is determined in step S301, the process returns to the main routine.

If it is determined as Yes (satisfies the symbol variation condition) in step S301, the symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and then the symbol is stopped and displayed to obtain a stopped symbol (step S302). Subsequent to step S302, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol obtained in step S302 is a specific symbol indicating a big hit (step S303). If Yes is determined in step S303, the large role flag is turned on (ON) (step S304), "1" is added to the count value of the variation counter (step S305), and the process returns to the main routine.

If No is determined in the step S303, the process proceeds to a step S305. If No is determined in step S301, the process returns to the main routine.

In the main role processing (subroutine, step S4), first, as shown in FIG. 9, the main role flag is turned on (O
N) It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step S410). If it is determined as No (the large combination flag is off) in step S410, the process returns to the main routine. If it is determined to be Yes (the large winning combination flag is on) in step S410, the special winning opening opening control subroutine (step S420) and the time reduction lottery subroutine (step S440) are sequentially executed.

Large winning opening opening subroutine (step
In S420), as shown in FIG. 10, the round number counter is cleared (step S421), the V winning counter is cleared (step S422), and the special winning opening 6 is opened (step S423). Subsequent to step S423, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the V zone 10 (step S424).

If the determination is Yes in step S424, the continuation flag is turned on (step S425), "1" is added to the V winning counter (step S426), and it is determined whether the round end condition is satisfied (step S426). Step S427).
Here, the round end condition is that the opening time of the special winning opening 6 reaches 30 seconds or the number of winning balls in the V zone 10 is 10
When the number of times is reached, the round ends, and the contents (the condition that the opening time of the special winning opening 6 reaches 30 seconds and the condition that the number of winning balls in the V zone 10 becomes 10 times) are the round end conditions. It has become. When one of the above two conditions is satisfied, the round ends.

After step S427, it is determined whether the number of rounds is the upper limit number of rounds (16 rounds in the present embodiment) (step S428). No in step S428
If it is determined that the number of rounds has not reached 16 rounds, it is determined whether or not the continuation flag is on (step S429). If it is determined as No (the continuation flag is off) in step S429, the main role flag is turned off (step S429).
S430), and returns to the main routine.

If Yes (the continuation flag is on) in step S429, "1" is added to the round number counter (step S431), the continuation flag is turned off (step S432), and the process returns to step S423.

If No is determined in the step S424, the step is performed.
Proceed to S427. If “Yes” is determined in step S428, the process proceeds to step S430. If No is determined in step S427, the process proceeds to step S423.

In the time-saving lottery subroutine (step S440), as shown in FIG. 11, lottery of coefficient values (5, 10, and 15 in the present embodiment) is performed (step S441).
An operation of multiplying the value of the winning counter (the number of winning balls in the V zone 10) by the coefficient obtained by the lottery in step S441 is performed, and the value obtained by this operation is set as the number of time savings (step S442).

In step S441 (executed after the above-mentioned 16-round jackpot process), a coefficient lottery game (another game) is displayed on the variable display 3 as shown in FIG.
Is displayed. The game for coefficient lottery is "5,10,1
The three numbers of "5" rotate at a predetermined speed and stop when a predetermined condition is satisfied as the predetermined time elapses, and when stopped, the numbers displayed on the lower part of the board ("Fig. 5 ") will be drawn as a coefficient.

Subsequent to step S442, "5" is determined on the variable display 3 by lottery as shown in FIG. Therefore, the number of time reductions in the next game is 20 (the number of V winnings) x
5 (lottery value) = 100 times. Is performed (step S443).

Subsequent to step S443, the fluctuation counter is cleared (step S444), the time reduction flag is turned on (step S445), and the process returns to the main routine.

In the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, the jackpot opening control (step S420) is performed 16 rounds (step S428), and then another game is performed to select a coefficient (step S440), and the V zone An operation of multiplying the count value of the number of winning balls to 10 by the coefficient obtained by the lottery is performed, and the numerical value obtained by this operation is set as the allowable number of time savings.
The symbol game can be executed until the number of times of execution of the symbol game performed on the variable display 3 reaches the permissible number of time savings (step S442).

As described above, each time (every time a big hit is completed), a coefficient is determined by lottery of another game, and the allowable number of times for shortening the time is obtained based on the coefficient and the count value of the number of winning balls in the V zone 10. Since the permissible number of working hours changes (at the end of each big hit), a variety of games can be enjoyed. In addition, each time the big hit ends, another game is played, so that the player has more fun.

By adjusting the degree of opening of the V winning opening adjusting nail 7 as described above, it is possible to adjust the number of winnings to the big winning opening 6 (V zone 10) to some extent. In a game arcade, the number of times saved (for example, permissible times) can be appropriately determined (for example, every day).

In the above-described prior art, increasing the number of reductions in the number of times will lead to an increase in the number of occurrences of major roles in the base game. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as described above, the V winning opening adjustment nail 7 is adjusted to adjust the degree of opening to determine the number of time savings (allowable number of time savings). The game can be fulfilled without increasing the number of occurrences of major roles in the game and the like, and accordingly, it is possible to appropriately cope with the demands of the game store (which does not cause a decrease in sales) and does not affect the normal business of the game store. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the number of time savings, which is a request of the player, without impairing the request of the game store.

In the above embodiment, "5, 10, 15"
In the example above, the coefficient value is drawn from the three numbers.
You may make it select from other numbers like "2, 4, 6". Further, a coefficient may be randomly selected from four or more numbers such as “2, 4, 6, 8”.

In the above-described embodiment, the specific winning opening is the V zone 10, and the case where the permissible number of time reductions is determined based on the counted value of the number of winning balls in the V zone 10 has been described as an example. Instead of the specific winning opening, the first and second areas 1
The number of times allowed may be determined based on the count value of the number of winning balls in the first and second regions 11 and 12.

[0043]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation for counting the number of winning balls to a specific winning opening provided in a special winning opening during a big hit and multiplying the counted value by a predetermined coefficient value. And the numerical value obtained by the calculation is set as the allowable number of time savings,
Each time (every time a big hit is completed), the permissible number of working hours changes, so that a variety of games can be enjoyed.

Also, by adjusting the degree of opening of the nails arranged above the special winning opening, the number of winning balls in the special winning opening can be adjusted to some extent. For example, every day), the number of time savings (permissible number of time savings) can be determined, which does not affect the normal operation of the game store. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the number of times to be reduced, which is a request of the player, without impairing the request of the game store.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the predetermined coefficient value is determined by a separate game, and the separate game is executed, the player can enjoy more. Become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the variable display of FIG. 1 and display contents of another game displayed on the variable display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the content of a time saving number determination displayed on the variable display of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a special winning opening and an adjusting nail of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a main routine executed by the controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a time saving processing subroutine of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a start winning process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a symbol variation subroutine of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main role processing subroutine of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a special winning opening opening subroutine of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a time-saving lottery subroutine of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Ordinary symbol display 6 Big winning opening 8 Starting winning opening 9 Controller 10 V zone (specific winning opening)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When a game ball is detected by a start detector, a symbol is fluctuated and displayed over a symbol fluctuating period, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the symbol fluctuating period of the fluctuating display is shortened. If the stop symbol when the symbol change is stopped after the elapse of the symbol change period is a specific symbol, the pachinko machine that controls opening of a predetermined electric accessory is opened based on a predetermined jackpot state. Counting the number of winning balls to a specific winning opening provided in the special winning opening, performing an operation of multiplying the counted value by a predetermined coefficient value, and setting the numerical value obtained by the operation as the permissible number of time savings. Characterized pachinko machine. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined coefficient value is determined by a separate game.