JP2007222374A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which prevents failure in detection at the ball inlet sensor arranged particularly at the lower position to which the distance from a ball inlet port becomes long among ball inlet sensors which are on the lower side of the ball inlet port and are arranged at the upper position or the lower position. <P>SOLUTION: A mahjong ball game machine is equipped with a plurality of ball inlet ports arranged in a row in a lateral direction on the lower side of a game board 2, and a plurality of ball inlet sensors 41D which are below respective plural ball inlet ports, are arranged at the upper position and the lower position, pass the game ball entered into the ball inlet port, and detect the passage. A protruded part 40a protruding in a falling orbit range X linearly connecting the ball inlet port and the passage hole 41a of the ball inlet sensor 41D is disposed between the ball inlet port corresponding to the ball inlet sensor 41D at the lower position among ball inlet sensors arranged at the upper position and the lower position and the ball inlet sensor 41D. A falling (passing) speed is reduced by making the game ball linearly falling hit it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a plurality of entrances are arranged in parallel on the lower side of a game area, and in particular, an entrance sensor for detecting that a game ball has entered the entrance is an upper position. The present invention relates to a ball game machine arranged at a lower position.

  Conventionally, as an example of a ball game machine, a predetermined number of entrances with a mahjong tile pattern are provided at the bottom of a game board on which various game parts are arranged, and a game medal (hereinafter simply referred to as “medal” ”), For example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, it corresponds to the entrance. A sparrow ball game machine that functions so that a mahjong tile symbol is displayed on a display device arranged on the game board is known (see Patent Document 1).

  In the above-mentioned sparrow ball game machine, a plurality of entrances formed by, for example, intervals between nails are arranged side by side on the game board and below the game area, that is, the game area is launched. The game balls are always configured to enter any of the entrances. After the game ball that has entered the entrance is passed through the ball sensor, it is guided to the back of the game board and returned to the launcher that launches the game ball. A so-called encapsulated type in which a ball is encapsulated and circulated in the gaming machine is employed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-250938

  By the way, the above-mentioned plurality of entrance holes arranged in parallel are provided with entrance sensors on the lower side of the obstacle nails forming the entrance, respectively. A certain width is required due to prevention of interference between adjacent sensors. For this reason, when the ball sensors are arranged in a horizontal row corresponding to the lower side of the plurality of ball entrances, it becomes necessary to widen the intervals between the ball entrances, particularly in the case of a sparrow ball game machine. This is not preferable for a gaming machine in which a large number of entrances are desired to be disposed within the width of the gaming board. For this reason, it is conceivable that these entrance sensors are alternately arranged at an upper position and a lower position to minimize the interval between entrance openings.

  However, when the entrance sensor is alternately arranged at the upper position and the lower position as described above, the distance between the entrance sensor arranged at the lower position and the entrance formed by the obstacle nail is particularly long, Since the falling speed increases before the game ball that has entered the entrance enters the entrance sensor, there is a possibility that a detection failure (undetected) in the entrance sensor may occur.

  In particular, in the case of a sparrow ball game machine, when such a detection failure occurs in the ball sensor, for example, there is a problem that 14 mahjong tiles cannot be obtained with respect to 14 game balls that have been launched. Although there are actually 14 balls, there is a risk that the game will not be able to proceed while waiting for detection of the ball.

  Furthermore, in order to avoid such a detection failure in the entrance sensor, it is conceivable that an obstacle nail is further implanted above the entrance to reduce the speed at which the game ball enters the entrance. If the number of obstacle nails is increased, the game area is narrowed. For example, it is necessary to reduce the size of the liquid crystal display device.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of preventing a detection failure in the ball entry sensor arranged at the lower position without narrowing the game area.

According to the first aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 12), a plurality of entrances (11c) arranged side by side in the lateral direction below the game area (Pz) where the game ball (Ba) is launched. , 11d, 11e, 11f,...) And the plurality of entrances (11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,...), Respectively, and the entrances (11c, 11d, 11e). , 11f,...), And a plurality of ball sensors (41U, 41D) that detect and detect the passage of the game balls (Ba) that have entered the ball. ) In the ball game machine (1) arranged at the upper position and the lower position,
Among the plurality of entrances (11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,...), The entrance (11d, 11f,...) Corresponding to the entrance sensor (41D) at the lower position and the lower part. A decelerating means (for example, 40a) for decelerating the falling speed of the game ball (Ba) that has passed through the entrance (11d, 11f,...) Is provided between the entrance sensor (41D) of the position.
It is in the bullet ball game machine (1) characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 12), the speed reducing means includes a ball entrance (11d, 11f,...) Corresponding to the ball entrance sensor (41D) at the lower position and the lower position. A protrusion (40a) projecting into a fall trajectory range (X) that linearly connects the passage hole (41a) of the ball-entry sensor (41D);
A bullet ball game machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIG. 10 to FIG. 12) includes a cover member (40) that covers the plurality of incoming sensors (41U, 41D) from the front side,
The protrusion (40a) is formed on the rear surface (40f) of the cover member (40).
3. A bullet ball game machine (1) according to claim 2, wherein

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 12), the plurality of entrances (11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,...) Have a pattern of mahjong tiles composed of a plurality of species. It is provided to correspond,
A launching operation means (4) capable of launching a predetermined number of game balls (Ba) per game, and a hand with a mahjong tile pattern obtained by entering each entrance (11). Hand-displaying means (14) for displaying the spear symbol (35, 36), and hand-finger operating means (for example, 16, 17, etc.) capable of operating a game related to the hand-finger symbol (35, 36),
A sparrow ball game machine (1) configured to play a combination of the hand-and-hand designs (35, 36) so as to establish at least one of a number of rising roles,
A bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by the speed reduction means provided between the entrance corresponding to the entrance sensor at the lower position and the entrance sensor at the lower position among the plurality of entrances, the entrance is made. Since the falling speed of the game ball that has passed through the ball opening can be reduced and the passing speed of the incoming sensor at the lower position can be reduced, it is possible to prevent detection failure of the incoming sensor.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the speed reducing means is a protrusion that projects into a fall trajectory range that linearly connects the entrance corresponding to the entrance sensor at the lower position and the passage hole of the entrance sensor at the lower position. Therefore, the game ball that falls linearly after passing through the entrance opening inevitably hits the protrusion, and the falling speed of the game ball can be reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the projection is formed on the rear surface of the cover member that covers the plurality of entrance sensors from the front side, for example, the projection is provided on the game board or the entrance sensor in the upper position. It can be manufactured more easily than the case, and can be configured at low cost.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the ball game machine is configured as a sparrow ball game machine, the interval between the plurality of ball entrances can be reduced by arranging the ball entrance sensors at the upper position and the lower position. It can be narrowed, and it is possible to arrange a plurality of entrances corresponding to the mahjong tiles.

  Hereinafter, a sparrow ball game machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 as an embodiment of a ball game machine according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, an explanation will be given by taking as an example the sparrow ball game machine 1 in which a game is performed using a total of 108 spears, each of 27 kinds of spear symbols. For example, the 27 types of cocoon symbols are: 9 types of lions from “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, There are 2 types of “Kujo”, and 7 types of character are “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Amber”, and “Middle”. Therefore, the eggplant and the tube are several, and the chords “Ichigo” and “Jukuko” are not included in the character font because they cannot form the Junko. Thereby, the cocoon seed | species in this embodiment shows three types of said "lion", "tuber", and "character".

  In addition, the above-mentioned two kinds of numbers are composed of, for example, nine kinds of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” and nine types of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jukugo”. The spider has a mahjong tile pattern consisting of “One-cylinder” and “Nine-cylinder” of Tsutsuko, and “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Mid”, and “Middle”. It is also possible to make a ball game machine. Also, for example, the chorder is composed of nine types of symbols from “Ichiro” to “Jukuroku”, and the tube is composed of nine types of symbols from “one tube” to “nine tube”. It is also possible to make a sparrow ball game machine having a mahjong tile pattern composed of “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Moon”, and “Middle”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine main body 1a, and the gaming machine main body 1a basically includes a gaming board surface 2, an operation panel 3, and an operation panel 3. It comprises a game ball launch lever 4, a medal tray 5, a speaker 6 that is a sound output device that outputs sound and sound effects (hereinafter collectively referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like. In addition, the code | symbol 1b shown in FIG. 1 has shown the front door supported so that opening and closing is possible with respect to the game machine main body 1a, Between this front door 1b and the game board surface part 2, the glass plate is arrange | positioned. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game area Pz is formed on the front surface of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rails 8, and a required effect display is displayed at a substantially central portion of the game area Pz. A liquid crystal display device 38 is arranged for performing. Above the liquid crystal display device 38, a display unit 37 having a dot matrix display 39 (see FIG. 5) and a segment display (not shown) is disposed. The sorting members 12a and 12b of the sorting device 12 are disposed. In the state where the display unit 37 is spaced from the inner side of the uppermost guide rail 8 of the game board surface unit 2 to allow the game ball Ba that has been launched to pass toward the attacker 9 and the attacker operation passage port 10. Is arranged.

  An attacker 9 is disposed at the upper right portion of the liquid crystal display device 38 in the game board surface portion 2, and an attacker operation passage port 10 through which the game ball Ba can be passed is disposed above the attacker 9. . In other words, both the attacker 9 and the attacker operation passage port 10 are arranged so as to be offset from one side (that is, the right side) of the game board surface portion 2 in the left-right width direction, and the attacker operation passage port 10 is directly above the attacker 9. Is positioned. The game board surface portion 2 is configured such that a game ball is launched along the guide rail 8 from the other side (that is, the left side) in the left-right width direction of the game board surface portion 2. The above-described attacker operating passage 10 constitutes a special winning opening operating gate that enables the detection of the game ball Ba entered during the special game due to the establishment of a special role such as a chance role or a big role. A special winning opening that allows a predetermined number of game balls (5 in this embodiment) to be opened by opening the ball upon entering the attacker operating passage 10 during the game is provided.

  The liquid crystal display device 38 is disposed so as to recede from the game board surface portion 2 to the back side of FIG. In addition, the game ball sorting device 12 does not hinder the movement of the sorting members 12a and 12b continuously reciprocating in the left-right direction from the time when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. The parts other than the sorting members 12a and 12b are configured to recede to the back side of the sheet of FIG. In the lower part of the liquid crystal display device 38 and the parts other than the sorting members 12a and 12b of the game ball sorting device 12, a shape having a slight gap above the entrances 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,. Is provided with a game ball stage S extending in the left-right direction so as to cover substantially the entire area of the entrances 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,. The entrances 11c to 11f,... Are arranged between the obstacle nails 13 by a number of obstacle nails 13 that are laterally arranged on the lower side of the game board surface 2 and are driven into the game board surface portion 2. It is formed in a shape that regulates the entrance width of the entrance. Below the entrances 11c to 11f formed by these obstacle nails 13, each entrance sensor, which will be described in detail later, is arranged, and the game balls that enter the entrances 11c to 11f,. It is comprised so that passage can be detected. The game board surface portion 2 is provided with a number of windmills (not shown) and obstacle nails (not shown) different from the above.

  Further, the entrance 11b is disposed between the liquid crystal display device 38 and the display unit 37, and the entrance 11a is disposed above the sorting member 12a on the left side of the entrance 11b. Below the gaming ball stage S, a plurality (25 in this embodiment) of entrances 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,... Are provided (hereinafter referred to as a plurality of entrances 11a to 11f). , ... points to the whole and is also called “the entrance 11”). The entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,... Correspond to 27 types of spiders except for chords from two ropes to eight cords (the symbols are not shown). Is provided. In the entrances 11a and 11b, “Ichiro” and “Kuo” are displayed, respectively, “Ichigo” is in the entrance 11c, “Two” is in the entrance 11d, and entrance In 11e, a required mahjong tile design is sequentially displayed, such as “Three Song”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 3 is provided with a display device (arrangement display means) 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. These various operation buttons are: discard buttons (arrangement operation means) 16a, 16b,..., 16m, 13 buttons arranged side by side, self-discard button (arrangement operation means) 17, reach button 18, It consists of a heel selection right shift button 19, a heel selection left shift button 20, a self-decision determination button 21, a payout button 22, a game end button 23, a game start button 24, and a reject (REJECT) button 25. When the player operates each of these buttons (presses and turns on the switch), for example, when the player presses the self-determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by a microcomputer. Input to the control board. And the software (program) mounted on the control board executes a process set in advance to advance the game for each input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the display device 14, and necessary information, images, and effect images are displayed on the display unit as the game progresses. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, a game medal storage number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a wind screen display unit 28, a front drum display unit 29, and a back drum display unit. 30, a rising game display unit 31, a big game rising role display unit 32 indicating a big (game) role that can obtain a right of a big game among special games, and a chance of obtaining a chance game right ( Game) A chance game rising combination display section 33 indicating a combination and a discard display section 34 for displaying a display of a discard basket are provided, and a symbol, effect image, numerical value, and the like are displayed as the game progresses.

  The above-mentioned big role that can obtain the right of the big game and the chance role that can obtain the right of the chance game are both referred to as a “special role” and a rising role other than the special role. Is referred to as a “normal role”.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 14, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying the self-portrait symbols. . It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  Next, the control system of the sparrow ball game machine 1 will be described in detail. That is, a control board for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment is mounted at a predetermined position inside the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, an image control board Kc, and an image control board Kd. The main control board Ka, the sub control board Kb, the image control board Kc, and the image control board Kd are for inputting / outputting signals to / from the CPU 40, ROM 41, RAM 42, various sensors, various operation buttons such as the discard button 16a, and the like. The microcomputer includes an input / output interface circuit 43 and a communication interface circuit 44 for performing communication between the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. The “input / output” in the input / output interface circuit 43 of the main control board Ka refers to “input” signals from various operation buttons and the like and “output” signals (commands) based on the input signals. , Meaning a one-way signal flow.

  Various software (programs) for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 or displaying information and images on the display device 14, the liquid crystal display device 38, and the display unit 37 include control boards Ka, Kb, It is stored in the ROM 41 mounted on Kc and Kd. Each RAM 42 is used as a storage area and calculation area for reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. In addition, the main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kd are connected by the cable lines T1 and T2 and can perform data communication. ing. The CPU 40 is an 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit CPU corresponding to the processing function of each main control board Ka, sub-control board Kb, image control board Kc, and image control board Kd, or a bit number exceeding these. Any of the CPUs can be employed.

  The dot matrix display 39 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the main control board Ka, the lamp device 7 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the sub control board Kb, and the input / output interface circuit of the image control board Kc. The speaker 6 and the display device 14 are connected to 43, and the liquid crystal display device 38 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the image control board Kd.

  Note that predetermined storage addresses of the ROM 41 mounted on the sub-control board Kb are displayed on the display device 14 and the speaker 6 through the image control board Kc and on the liquid crystal display device 38 through the image control board Kd, respectively. Various kinds of image data and various kinds of audio data are stored. The image data includes 27 kinds of spider symbol data, image data to be displayed as an initial screen when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, and various effects displayed when the player completes the rising role. There is image data. In addition, as various types of audio data, there are audio data for supporting the progress of the game to the player as the game progresses and digital data for outputting a sound effect for production.

  The ROM 41 mounted on the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the progress of the game of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1. The programs installed in the ROM 41 of the main control board Ka are, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a main board operation control program P1, a communication control program P2, a medal management program P3, a game ball management program P4, and an automatic distribution program. P5, special combination selection program P6 having a special combination data table P61, dora lottery program P7, special combination formation determination program P81 and special continuous combination formation determination program P82, winning determination program P8, operation support program P9, special game control program P10, special game continuation control program P11, special game self-restraint selection program P12, symbol display program P13, and the like.

The main board operation control program P1 is a program that supervises the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and mainly performs the following processing.
(1) Initialization processing when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, for example, an initialization control command when the power is turned on is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb and the sub control board Kb. . Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc perform initialization processing when the power is turned on. As a result, the image control board Kc can output an effect image or sound when the power is turned on.
(2) Analyzing signals input from various input / output sensors, and controlling the operation of the sparrow game machine 1 to perform processing corresponding to the signals. For example, when a player launches a game ball, it analyzes the incoming signal from the entrance that entered the ball, and adds the symbol of the kite corresponding to this entrance to the manual data as its own ), Or when the player performs an operation (discarding operation) to cut an unnecessary bag from the manual operation by operating the discarding button 16a, etc. The process of deleting the symbol of the bag corresponding to the discard button from the manual data is performed.
(3) When the automatic arrangement program P5 is activated and 14 manuals at the start of the game are determined, the graphic data of the manuals are stored in the manual storage area as manual data in the RAM 42; Each time the player performs the discard operation or the self-operation in the processing for transmitting the manual data to the sub-control board Kb and the processing in the above (1) and (2), the current manual data, Then, processing for transmitting the symbol data (hereinafter referred to as symbol code) of the bag relating to self-restraint to the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  The communication control program P2 is a program for performing communication with the sub-control board Kb, and data necessary for the control command is transmitted together with a control command in which what processing is performed on the data to be transmitted. When data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb.

The medal management program P3 is a program for managing the number of stored medals and payout processing as the game progresses. When the main board operation control program P1 detects a medal insertion signal or the like from the medal insertion slot 15, the medal management program P3 performs the following processing.
(A) When a medal insertion signal is detected from the medal insertion slot 15, “1” is added to the number of stored game medals stored in the RAM.
(B) When a signal from the game start button 24 is detected, “3” is subtracted from the number of game medals stored.
(C) When a signal from the game end button 23 is detected at the time of going up, the number of medals acquired by the rising combination is added to the number of game medals stored in the RAM 42.
(D) When a signal of the payout button 22 is detected, a control signal is issued so that medals corresponding to the number of stored coins are paid out to the medal tray 5, and the number of game medals stored is increased every time one medal is paid out to the medal tray 5. 1 ”is subtracted.

The game ball management program P4 is a program that performs the following processing based on the control of the main board operation control program P1.
(A) At the start of the game, the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42 is set to 14.
(B) When an operation signal for the throwing bowl is detected from the throwing bowl button 16a or the like, control is performed to send one gaming ball to a gaming ball launch position (not shown).
(C) When a game ball fired from the game ball launch lever 4 enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... And the entrance signal is detected, the number of remaining game balls is set to “1”. Subtract and create a symbol code for the bag corresponding to the entrance.

  The automatic laying program P5 is a program for automatically determining 14 laid-out symbols randomly at the start of one game. This automatic catering program P4 uses the random number generated by the random number generating means to perform a process of determining 14 catering symbols from 108 mahjong tiles used in the sparrow ball game machine 1.

For example, the automatic layout program P5 can determine the 14 symbols required at the start of the game by performing the following processing.
(A) The spiders used in this sparrow ball game machine 1 are 27 kinds of spears, excluding chords from two ropes to eight ropes, for a total of 108. As shown in Table 1, to these used kites, symbol codes (hexadecimal numbers) of 01H to 1BH are given to 27 types of kites, and a total of 108 symbols composed of 27 types each. A data table in which four symbols from 0 to 107 are assigned to symbols is registered in the ROM 40 in advance.
(A) The automatic layout program P5 is provided with a random number generation program for generating a 5-digit random number, for example. Then, the automatic distribution program P5 divides the 5-digit random number generated by the random number generation program by 108 and calculates the remainder. Subsequently, with reference to Table 1, the symbol code of the bag corresponding to the remainder value is obtained from 01H to 1BH and determined as the symbol to which this symbol code is arranged.
(C) The above-mentioned process (a) is carried out 14 times in total, and 14 required symbols are determined at the start of the game. In addition, it is necessary to add the program which performs a randomization process to the program which generate | occur | produces this 5-digit random number so that a different random number may be generated each time. The 14 symbol codes determined by such processing are stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The 14 pieces of layout data stored in the manual storage area are sorted and stored in ascending order of symbol codes.

  The special role selection program P6 has a special role data table P61 stored in the ROM 41. With reference to the special role data table P61, the special role selection program P6 can acquire a special game right for each game (chance). This is a program that selects roles and big roles. The contents of the selected big combination and chance combination are transmitted to a screen display program P32 described later, and are displayed on the big game rising combination display section 32 and the chance game rising combination display section 33 shown in FIG.

  The dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining the front and back dora by lottery in the same manner at the start of the game.

  In the winning determination program P8, when the 14 rules are determined by the automatic allocation program P5, and when the player performs his own operation, is the combination of the rising combinations set in advance? It is a program for determining whether or not. As the winning combination, the data table shown in Table 2, that is, the rising winning code (the rising winning code is not displayed in Table 2) and the score that the player can obtain for the rising winning combination (Number of acquired medals) is stored in advance in the winning determination program P8 or the ROM 41. Then, when the winning determination program P8 determines that the rising combination is completed for the current 14 manuals, the main control board Ka obtains the control command for completing the rising combination, the code of the rising combination, and the acquisition. The process of transmitting the obtained score etc. to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  In addition, when the special combination establishment determination program P81 determines, for example, that the winning combination is a combination of rising combinations by the winning determination program P8, the special combination selected from the special combination data table P61 is selected as the rising combination. It is determined whether it corresponds to. If the special combination is established (corresponding), a signal is output to the special game control program P10, special game screen display program P322, etc., which will be described later, that the special combination has been established.

  Further, the special continued role formation determination program P82 determines whether or not the rising combination is a big combination in the special combination when it is determined by the special combination formation determination program P81 that the special combination has been established. To do. When the big combination is established (corresponding), a signal indicating that the big combination has been established is output to a special game continuation control program P11, a special game screen display program P322, etc., which will be described later. Note that the case where the special continued role formation determination program P82 does not determine the formation of the big combination is the case where only the formation of the special combination is determined by the special combination formation determination program P81, that is, the chance combination is won. Become.

  The operation support program P9 is a program for assisting the player with operations related to the game progress by using the screen of the display device 14 and an interactive method. In particular, the operation support program P9 outputs a signal to the screen display program P32 and displays on the screen of the display device 14 a display such as “please refrain”, “please select abandonment”, etc. Support the operation.

  The special game control program P10 receives a signal indicating that the special combination has been established, which is output from the special combination establishment determination program P81, and turns on a ball-on sensor (not shown) provided in the attacker operation passage port 10 to attack the attacker. 9 is a program for determining the validity / invalidity of the ball entering the attacker operation passage opening 10 which is an opportunity for opening 9. In other words, when the special game control program P10 determines that the ball entering the attacker operating passage 10 is valid, a special game right that allows the attacker 9 to be released and to freely select himself / herself is generated. The special game is controlled to start.

  The special game continuation control program P11 receives the signal indicating that the big combination output from the special continuation combination establishment determination program P82 is established, and continues for 13 games (14 games including the game) from the next game onward. This is a program for turning on a ball entry sensor (not shown) provided in the attacker operation passage port 10. In other words, if the special game continuation control program P11 continues to enable the player to enter the attacker operating passage 10 for 13 games from the next game onward, the special game continues for 14 games including the game. A right is created.

  The special game self-restraint selection program P12 allows the player to freely select the symbol of the trap to be self-recognized when a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input in a game in which a special game right has been acquired. It is a program for performing the operation to do. In other words, in the present sparrow ball game machine 1, the player freely selects and obtains and exchanges the favorite samurai symbols other than the limitation of the number of discarded samurai (up to 4 same samurai), for example. The same can be done.

  In the present sparrow ball game machine 1, a case where one game ball is freely selected every time one game ball enters the attacker 9 is described as an example. When the game balls enter the attacker 9, a plurality of (for example, two to five) self-restrictions may be freely selected.

  The symbol display program P13 relates to information relating to the manual and discarding detected by the main board operation control program P1, information relating to the front dora detected by the dora lottery program P7, and the back dora detected by the dora lottery program P7. The information, the information on the number of game medals stored and the number of game medals acquired by the medal management program P3, and the information on the number of remaining game balls detected by the game ball management program P4 are received. Control is performed to cause the dot matrix display 39 (see FIG. 5) or a segment display (not shown) to perform display.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the programs installed in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb are composed of a sub board operation control program P21, a communication control program P22, a lamp control program P23, a rising haze determination program P24, and the like. ing. Further, the rising wrinkle determination program P24 includes a hearing pattern determination program P241, a rising wrinkle type determination program P242, and a rising wrinkle determination extraction program P243.

  The sub board operation control program P21 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the main control board Ka, and controls the execution of the above programs in response to the control commands.

  The communication control program P22 is a program for receiving data from the main control board Ka and performing communication processing with the image control boards Kc and Kd. When the image control boards Kc and Kd receive these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, the image control boards Kc and Kd display effects images and information on the display device 14 and the liquid crystal display device 38 by program processing. Further, the sound and sound effects for production are output from the speaker 6 via the sound / sound effect output program P41 (see FIG. 8).

  The lamp control program P23 is a program for controlling light emission (turning on, turning off, blinking) of the lamp 7 and the like based on a control command transmitted from the main control board Ka and its control data.

  The rising kit determining program P24 is a game for completing a preset rising combination based on the current thirteen moves transmitted from the main control board Ka after the player performs a throwing kit operation. This is a program for supporting a required operation performed by a person (for example, assisting a bag to be self-sufficient). This rising kite determination program P24 is the presence / absence of a kite (rising kite) that can complete the climbing combination when the player performs one's own manipulation on the current thirteen manual commands and adds one kite. And a process for supporting the wrinkles to be self-recognized in advance (display processing on the liquid crystal display device 38 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the rising wrinkle display unit 31 in FIG. 4) via a screen display program P32 described later. It is a program to do. Then, when the heel to be self-recognized is extracted in order to complete the rising combination, the rising heel determination program P24 performs control to display the design of the heel through the image control board Kc.

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka has executed the winning determination program P8 to complete the rising combination when the player fires a game ball and performs self-control and the number of hands is 14 Determine whether or not. If the player does not complete the winning combination, each time the player performs an operation of discarding one unnecessary piece from the 14 pieces, it is stored in the table storage area. The symbol code of the 13 handed handles is transmitted to the sub-control board Kb together with the control command. At this time, the 13 symbol codes are sorted in ascending order and transmitted to the sub control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 13 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received data in the RAM 42 and then proceeds to control the wrinkle determination program P24. Then, the rising eye determination program P24 sequentially operates the hearing pattern determination program P241, the rising eye type determination program P242, and the rising eye determination extraction program P243.

  When the reach button 18 is operated, the hearing pattern determination program P241 immediately before the combination of the hand code symbols displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36 at this time is completed. It is determined whether or not it is in a hearing state, and the determination result is output.

  The rising haze determination extraction program P243 determines and extracts by a predetermined process, and transmits all of the rising haze symbol codes stored in the RAM 42 to the image control boards Kc and Kd together with the control command to obtain the image control board Kc. When the control for displaying the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the rising color is performed, the rising symbol determination program P24 of the sub-control board Kb receives the symbol code of the rising symbol when the screen code is received. Through the P32 game effect display program P3212 and the like, the received symbol of the rising salmon code is displayed on the rising salmon display unit 31 and the liquid crystal display device 38 as a candidate for the rising salmon. At this time, sound may be output from the speaker 6. In this case, both the rising wrinkle display unit 31 and the liquid crystal display device 38 are simultaneously displayed on the rising wrinkle assist (support) and the like. In addition to the above display, image display using an effect character is performed.

  Next, a program installed in the ROM 41 of the image control board Kc will be described with reference to FIG. This program includes an image board operation control program P31, a screen display program P32, a sound / sound effect output program P41, and the like. The outline of the processing contents of these programs will be described below.

  The image board operation control program P31 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the sub control board Kb and controls the execution of the above programs in response to these control commands.

  The screen display program P32 and the sound / sound effect output program P41 are a process for displaying various effect images on the display device 14 based on the control command and control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, A process for outputting a production sound, sound effect, or warning sound from the speaker 6 is performed.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing a process of displaying an image or the like on the display device 14 based on the control command and the control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb. The normal game screen display program P321 and the special game screen display program P321 A game screen display program P322 is provided.

  The normal game screen display program P321 displays various effect images on the display device 14 and various types of support for the player when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. This is a program for performing processing for displaying an image, and includes an initial effect display program P3211 and a game effect display program P3212 as subprograms.

  The initial effect display program P3211 performs processing such as displaying an effect screen when the power is turned on, for example, a landscape screen on the display device 14.

  The game effect display program P3212 is configured to have a function of displaying a screen having contents as shown in FIG. For example, as the game progresses, each time the player performs a throw-in operation, or in the case of a normal game game, the self-control operation by launching a game ball, etc., the main control board Ka passes through the sub-control board Kb. A process for displaying the current design of the hand tile, the design of the discarded kite, and the design of the kite determined to be the rising kite transmitted from the sub-control board Kb based on the control command and its control data transmitted When a rising combination is completed, the program includes a program including various display means such as a process for displaying the number of points obtained for the rising combination.

  Further, the special game screen display program P322 determines that the chance combination or big combination is established in the special combination establishment determination program P81 and / or the special continuation combination formation determination program P82, and the special game control program P10 controls the start of the special game. In response to this, it is a program for performing processing for displaying various screens for effects on the display device 14. This special game screen display program P322 is further provided with a right acquisition effect display program P3221 for effect display when the player has completed a winning combination that allows the player to acquire special game rights, and the special game self-restriction selection program P12. Is provided with a self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 for supporting free selection self-restraint.

  The right acquisition effect display program P3221 alternately displays the explanation of the rising role and the display of the chance game right establishment or the big game right establishment at a predetermined time interval on the rising eye display unit 31 of the display device 14. A process for notifying that the right of the chance game or the big game has been established.

  The self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 is a program that is activated when the player has acquired the right to a special game. The self-candidate candidate design displayed on the display device 14 is selected by the right-selection right shift button 19 or The operation of selecting the symbol of the kite to be self-supported by the interactive method while operating the screen selection left shift button 20 and scrolling is supported.

  The sound / sound effect output program P41 generates various production sounds, sound effects, or warning sounds as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the communication control program P22 of the sub control board Kb. This is a program for outputting from the speaker 6.

  Although not shown, the ROM 41 of the image control board Kd is loaded with programs having the same functions as the image board operation control program P31 and the screen display program P32 described for the image control board Kc. According to the program having the same function as the screen display program P32 mounted on the ROM 41 of the image control board Kd, for example, the screen display program P32 displays on the display device 14 the effects at the time of assist related to the rising habit. The content different from the assist effect image to be displayed is displayed.

  A program for controlling the operation of each of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd is developed using an assembler language, C language, Visual Basic language, or the like, and is a machine language that is a program that can be executed by the CPU 40 of each board. The programs translated into programs are stored in the ROM 41 of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd.

  Next, an outline of the game procedure of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 and the processing of each program associated with this procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  One game starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and the automatic layout program P5 distributes 14 hands. Then, the game progresses according to the control of each program that operates based on the input signals and control signals generated from various operation buttons and sensors such as the throw-away buttons 16a, 16b,. Become.

  First, in the initial setting process of step S1, when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42 of the main control board Ka. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb, and the sub control board Kb transmits the initialization control command to the image control boards Kc and Kd. Upon receiving this initialization control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control boards Kc and Kd initialize the storage area of the RAM 42 and the initial effect display program P3211 mounted on the image control board Kc The display screen 14 is displayed, for example, a landscape screen is displayed on the display device 14.

  When the sub control board Kb receives the initialization control command when the power is turned on, the sub board operation control program P21, as described above, stores the various image data, audio / audio data stored in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb. The sound effect data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, and the image board operation control program P31 of the image control board Kc performs a process of storing the received image and sound / sound effect data in the RAM 42.

  Then, in the game progress process of step S2, when the player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, the main board operation control program P1 detects the medal insertion signal, and the medal management program P3 accompanies the game medal storage number. Is added to “1”. Subsequently, when the player presses the game start button 24 and the main board operation control program P1 detects a game start signal from the game start button 24, a game of one game can be started. Then, the main board operation control program P1 transmits a game start control command to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. Based on this control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays an effect image at the start of the game on the display device 14 and outputs sound from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P41. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is started.

  Subsequently, in the layout process of step S3, the automatic layout program P5 is activated under the control of the main board operation control program P1, and the 14 layout patterns required for starting the game are programmed. Decide automatically. The automatic layout program P5 sequentially stores the 14 symbol codes automatically arranged in the manual storage area of the RAM 42, and then, in a predetermined order, for example, ascending order of the symbol codes, that is, insulator, tube, cord , Wind tiles, and ternary tiles are sorted in order (stored) and stored in the manual storage area.

  Subsequently, the automatic layout program P5 transmits the 14 distributed symbol codes together with the control command to the sub-control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives this distributed symbol code, it stores it in the RAM 42 and transmits these 14 allocated symbol codes to the image control board Kc.

  The sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb uses the disclosed number table to display the number of bags disclosed at the current game place for the 14 game symbols transmitted from the main control board Ka. Process to count. Further, when the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the 14 design codes, the game design display program P3212 displays the image of the design shown in FIG. Processing to display on the display unit 36 is performed. While the 14 automatic arrangements are not decided, the back side of the bag or the non-displayed pattern is displayed as the initial screen on the manual display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36 that displays the self-displayed symbol. Process to display.

  Then, in the dra lottery process in step S4, the dora lottery program P7 of the main control board Ka draws the front and back dramas, and the winning determination program P8 and the game effect of the image control board Kc for the symbol code of that bag. It transmits to the display program P3212. The game effect display program P3212 displays images of the front and back side of the back dragon symbol as shown in FIG. The process which displays on the part 29 and the back side display part 30 is performed. In addition, the winning determination program P8 adds a score to the rising combination based on the symbol codes of the front and back drags when the after-mentioned rising combination is established (S9) (see Table 2).

  Subsequently, in the special game role determination display process in step S5, the special role selection program P6 (but operates when a normal game is being played and does not operate in an ongoing game when the big role is established). Is operated, and the big combination and chance combination are selected by lottery from the special combination data table P61. Then, each data (encoded data) of the big winning combination and the chance winning combination determined by the processing of the special combination selecting program P6 (encoded data) is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb together with the control command. Is done.

  When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the code of the rising combination that can acquire the big combination and the chance combination, the big combination and the chance combination are displayed in the big game rising combination display unit 32 and the chance increase combination display unit 33, respectively. Process to display.

  Then, in the game start process of step S6, the main board operation control program P1 performs control to display on the display device 14 the 14 symbols of the game that have been automatically arranged, the big game combination, the chance game combination, the front dora, etc. When completed, the display device 14 is controlled so as to notify the player that the game start condition has been established by screen display or voice. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 operates the winning determination program P8 to perform a process of determining whether or not the 14 hands that have been automatically arranged have already completed the winning combination.

  When the automatically arranged 14 candy symbols have not been completed and the winning combination has not been completed, the main board operation control program P1 prompts the player to discard an unnecessary candy from the hand. A control command for performing screen display is transmitted to the image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub control board Kb. When the image control boards Kc and Kd receive this control command, the game effect display program P3212 displays a message for prompting the user to discard one unnecessary bag from the display table 14 and the liquid crystal display unit 38. Process to be displayed. At this time, the voice / sound effect output program P41 may be operated to perform a process of prompting together with the voice.

  If the winning combination is completed in this determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines the rising combination that has been set in advance and the score that the player can acquire (the number of acquired medals). Is determined with reference to the data in Table 2. Further, the winning determination program P8 transmits the winning combination, the acquired score, and the like to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives the winning combination and the acquired score, the game effect display program P3212 displays the rising combination, the acquired score, and other effect images on the display device 14 for a predetermined time. Perform the process.

  Further, in the case where the rising combination is completed, when the selected big combination and chance combination are established, the special combination establishment determination program P81 determines the establishment thereof, and further, the big combination is established. When it is, the special continuation combination establishment determination program P82 determines the establishment thereof, and the special game of the chance game or the big game, which will be described later, is controlled to start.

  As described above, in the case where the symbols of the 14 baskets that have been automatically arranged have not been raised and the winning combination has not been completed, in the discarding / self-resolving process in step S7, the player can use the manual display unit 35 and self-restricting. An operation of selecting a discarded candy from the candy symbol displayed on the heel display unit 36 is performed. Then, when the player decides on the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,. Discard this bag. On the basis of this discarding pot selection signal, the main board operation control program P1 stores the symbol code of the discarding pot by performing the discarding operation in the RAM 42, and further stores it in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The symbol code that was discarded from the handbag is deleted, and the process of making 13 handbags is performed.

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 includes the image control board via the sub-control board Kb and the sub-control board Kb together with the control command of the discarded design code and the 13-hand design code. Processing to transmit to Kc is performed. When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the symbol code that has been discarded, the symbol code corresponding to the symbol code is displayed on the discard symbol display unit 34, and the symbol codes of 13 manual symbols are received. Then, the process of displaying the symbol of the coral corresponding to these symbol codes on the hand symbol display unit 35 is performed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the bag is displayed on the self-displaying portion 36.

  On the other hand, when the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the above 13 hand code symbols, the hearing pattern determination program P241, the rising-knot determination program P242 constituting the rising-hook determination program P24, and the rising By operating the wrinkle determination extraction program P243, as described above, it is determined whether or not there is a wrinkle (self-rotating) that should be self-recognized next in order to complete the rising combination for the current 13 hands. When a bag that completes the combination is extracted, a process of displaying the pattern of the bag on the display device 14 is performed.

  Subsequently, in the game ball launching process of step S8, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka operates the game ball management program P4 when the above-described process related to the abandonment / self-control operation by the player is completed. Then, a process of sending a game ball to the game ball launch position is performed. As a result, the player can operate the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2.

  When the player launches a game ball and this game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., The corresponding sensor provided at each entrance 11 detects the game ball. As a result, a ball entry signal is generated. The game ball management program P4 decodes the incoming signal and performs a process of storing the symbol code of the kite (self-sucker) corresponding to the entered entrance into the manual storage area.

  Subsequently, in the hand determination process of step S9, the winning determination program P8 is operated, and it is determined whether or not the 14 hands have been raised and the combination is completed. Then, when the hand is raised and the winning combination is completed, as described above, it is determined what kind of rising role is set in advance and the score that the player can obtain is obtained. A process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the control board Kb is performed. On the other hand, when the rising combination has not been completed, as described above, the player performs a discarding operation of throwing out one of the 14 hands that is considered unnecessary.

  In this way, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2 to enter the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display portion 27 has a value of “1” or more. If there is a display, the player can reach by operating the reach button 18 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the above condition is not satisfied (when the listening state is not established), the reach button 18 cannot be operated to reach. After operating the reach button 18, one of the discard buttons 16 a, 16 b, 16 c,... Is operated to discard one of the basket patterns, or the self-discard button 17 is operated. When the self-cutting is performed, the design of the discarded candy is displayed on the discarded candy display unit 34 in the horizontal direction. In addition, the back-draft display unit 30 also displays the back-draft design.

  In the control related to the reach operation, for example, the following processing is performed. First, the main board operation control program P1 detects an operation signal from the discard buttons 16a, 16b, etc., and determines that the current hand is in the hearing state by the hearing determination process of the hearing pattern determination program P241. When the operation signal of the reach button 18 is detected after the result is obtained, a control command indicating that the reach has been applied is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb, and a verticality confirmation signal is transmitted. When receiving the control command, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc performs a process of displaying the design of the design code of the throwing trash that is transmitted immediately after this on the throwing trash display portion 34 in a horizontal direction.

  In addition, when the game field is in a reach state, the game balls launched by the player do not become a kite that completes the rise of the kite (self-suspecting) corresponding to the symbols entered into the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,. In some cases, if the main board control program P1 automatically treats the player as a thrower, the player does not need to operate the thrower button 16a, etc. after the reach operation.

  Under the control of the winning determination program P8, the score that can be obtained in one game is, for example, up to 10 points, and the upper limit is set. When two or more types of rising combinations are established at the same time, the score obtained by adding the points given to each of the rising combinations is the score of the game. Similarly, if the handbag contains the same dragon pattern as the front and back dramas, a score is also added to that dorado, for example, one score per dora is added. The One score obtained in the game corresponds to one medal. However, if the total number of points acquired in the game exceeds 10, the total number of medals (scores) that can be acquired is 10.

  Here, in step S9, the player recognizes that the hand has been raised and has completed the winning combination, and the rising combination is a chance role or a big role, and is a winning role that can acquire a special game right. A case will be described.

  That is, in the normal game, the winning determination program P7 sets the combination of the winning combination set in advance each time a symbol (self-sucker) corresponding to the entrance 11a, 11b, 11c,. Check whether or not is completed. Until the end of one game, the same winning combination (raising combination) as the chance combination or big combination (the combination displayed on the chance game rising combination display unit 33 or the big game rising combination display unit 32) When completed, the right acquisition effect display program P3221 alternately displays the explanation of the rising role and the display of chance game right establishment or big game right establishment at predetermined time intervals on the rising eye display unit 31 of the display device 14. Inform the player that a chance game or big game right has been established.

  For example, when the right of the big game is established, the player can operate the attacker 9 in the game between the next and subsequent 13 games including the game (the game when the right is established). In other words, in a game in which the right of the big game is established, after the automatic arrangement, the player is in a state where the attacker operation passage port 10 is positioned immediately above the attacker 9 and is shifted to the right side of the game board surface 2 The game ball launching lever 4 is operated with respect to the attacker 9 and the attacker operation passing port 10 arranged in the above, and the game ball is hit along the guide rail 8 from the left side of the game board surface 2. At this time, when the game ball Ba passes through the attacker operating port 10 in which the detection of the entrance of the game ball Ba is enabled due to the formation of the big game, the attacker 9 is released in accordance with the entrance determination by the special game control program P10. . Therefore, the player can select a free self-restraint by an interactive method with the display device 14 corresponding to each one of the game balls Ba entering the attacker 9, and the possibility of completion, preferences, etc. Assemble the rising role according to the.

  At the time of launching the game ball described above, in the sparrow ball game machine 1, the direction aiming at the attacker operating passage 10 in the game board surface 2 and the direction aiming at the attacker 9 are close to each other. When the right of the big game is acquired, the attacker 9 can be aimed at the same time by launching the game ball aiming at the attacker operation passage port 10. That is, the game ball that has passed through the attacker operation passage port 10 can be made to enter the opened attacker 9 in response to the incoming ball, and the number of game balls to be used can be saved.

  On the other hand, for example, when the right of the chance game is established, the player can operate the attacker 9 in the game of the game (game at the time of establishment of the right) as in the case of the big game. That is, for example, out of 14 balls that can be launched in one game, if the chance game combination is established within 9 balls, the attacker operation passage port 10 and the attacker 9 can be aimed at with one ball. Together with this, it becomes possible to make the attacker 9 win a maximum of 5 game balls. In addition, when a chance game combination is established with 10 or more balls, it is possible to make the attacker 9 win the maximum number of remaining balls.

  That is, when the chance game right is established, a maximum of five game balls can be awarded to the attacker 9, and five free self-restraints can be obtained. As a result, it is possible to freely exchange the five hands, leaving a maximum of nine hands from the combination of the fourteen hands with the chance combination.

  In the sparrow ball gaming machine 1, a chance combination is established, and when the attacker 9 wins one game ball, a process of doubling the score is performed. It is structured so that a player who aims at a rising score by playing a game can aim for a high score.

  Next, in the game end process of step S10, the winning determination program P8 is executed until the game ends, that is, when the number of remaining game balls becomes zero and the game end button 23 is pressed, or the game start button. When the combination of the rising combination shown in Table 2 is not completed when 24 is pressed, a game end control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Then, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc displays “game over” on the display device 14 and notifies the player of the end of the game.

  Further, in the above game end processing, even when the combination of rising combinations is completed, if the display (remaining ball number) of the remaining game ball number display unit 27 is “1” or more, the self-throwing button 17 or When the discard button 16a, 16b, 16c,... Is operated, a game continuation control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb under the control of the main board operation control program P1. As a result, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc erases the explanation of the winning combination displayed on the display device 14 and the display of the acquired score so that the game can be continued.

  When the player has operated the game end button 23 or the game start button 24 when the rising combination is completed and the explanation of the rising combination is displayed on the display device 14, the main board operation control program P1 is executed. The type of the input signal is decoded, the medal management program P3 is activated, the score acquired in this game is added to the medal storage number stored in the RAM 42, and this medal storage number is passed through the sub-control board Kb. To the image control board Kc. Then, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays the medal stored number on the medal stored number display unit 26. When the player operates the game start button 24 after operating the game end button 23, the stored medal insertion operation is automatically performed, and the main board operation control program P1 executes the next game. In order to be in a state where it can be performed, a control command for initializing the screen display is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb.

  Next, the entrances 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,... And the entrance sensors 41U and 41D, which are the main parts of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the frame portion 2 b forming the guide rail 8 described above is fixed to the surface 2 a of the game board surface portion 2, and a game area Pz formed by the guide rail 8. A cover member 40 is attached to the lower side of (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) to cover the ball sensors 41U and 41D and the game ball discharge unit 42 described later. The side surface from the lower side to the left side of the cover member 40 is disposed opposite to the guide rail 8 with a predetermined interval, and forms a passage when the game ball is launched by operating the game ball launch lever 4. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 11, on the inner side of the cover member 40, for example, an incoming ball sensor 41U arranged at an upper position composed of a proximity sensor, and an incoming ball arranged at a lower position than the incoming ball sensor 41U at the upper position. Sensors 41D are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction, and these entrance sensors 41U and 41D are used for passing a game ball Ba entering the entrance 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f,. A passage hole 41a is formed by the outer frame 41b. Note that the proximity sensor is a sensor that forms a magnetic field in the passage hole 41a and detects a change in the magnetic field when the game ball Ba passes, and in particular, if the sensors are arranged adjacent to each other, there is a risk of erroneous detection due to magnetic field interference. Therefore, these ball sensors 41U and 41D are alternately arranged in the vertical position with respect to the horizontal direction.

  The outer frame 41b is supported by a support frame 41c extending from the sensor circuit unit 43 (see FIG. 12), and wiring is passed through the support frame 41c. Further, the support frame 41c of the entrance sensor 41U at the upper position is formed wider than the outer frame 41b, and a gap between the support frame 41c of the entrance sensor 41U at the upper position and disposed adjacent thereto is a game ball. The shape is narrower than the width of Ba, and is configured so that the game ball Ba does not enter.

  On the lower side of the entrance sensors 41U and 41D, there is disposed a discharge portion 42 that penetrates from the back side of the game board surface portion 2 and protrudes directly below the entrance sensors 41U and 41D. In order to circulate and return the game ball Ba that has passed through the passage hole 41a to a launching device (not shown), passages 42a corresponding to the respective passage holes 41a of the ball-entry sensors 41U and 41D are formed. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the cover member 40 is integrally formed with support plates 40d and 40e in the lower portion of the surface plate 40b, and the cover member 40 is attached to the game board surface portion 2. The rear surface 40f of the surface plate 40b is in contact with the discharge frame 42 and the outer frame 41b of the entrance sensor 41D, and the support plates 40d and 40e are in contact with the surface 2a of the game board surface portion 2, whereby the cover member 40 is positioned and supported with respect to the game board surface portion 2. Further, a guide portion 40c is formed on the rear surface 40f of the front plate 40b of the cover member 40 and between the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position and the discharge portion 42, and the guide portion 40c is the entrance sensor. The game ball Ba that has passed through 41D is configured to be smoothly guided to the passage 42a.

  Further, on the rear surface 40f of the front plate 40b of the cover member 40, there is a gap portion formed between the outer frames 41b of the entrance sensor 41U at the upper position adjacent to the obstacle nail 13 and the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position. The protrusion 40a is integrally formed. The protruding portion 40a allows the game ball Ba that has entered the entrance 11d (11f,...) (See FIGS. 1 and 2) formed by the obstacle nails 13 to linearly pass the entrance sensor 41D. It is formed in such a length that it slightly protrudes into the fall trajectory range X (a dashed line in FIG. 12) that should pass when it falls into the hole 41a, that is, the game ball Ba is formed into the entrance 11d (11f ,... Is configured to hit linearly toward the passage hole 41a of the entrance sensor 41D.

  That is, after entering the entrance 11d (11f,...) Formed by the obstacle nail 13, the game ball Ba linearly facing the entrance hole 41a of the entrance sensor 41D hits the protrusion 40a and falls. Since the trajectory is changed and passes through the passage hole 41a after hitting the inner edge of the outer frame 41b, the falling speed of the game ball Ba is decelerated when passing through the passage hole 41a of the entrance sensor 41D. Will be.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the protrusion 40a provided between the entrance 11d, 11f,... Corresponding to the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position and the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position allows the The falling speed of the game ball Ba that has passed through the entrances 11d, 11f,... Can be reduced, and the passing speed of the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position can be reduced. Can be prevented. Thereby, in this sparrow ball gaming machine 1, for example, 14 mahjong tiles can be obtained with certainty, and it is possible to prevent the game progress from being affected.

  Further, the protrusion 40a protrudes into a fall trajectory range X that linearly connects the entrances 11d, 11f,... Corresponding to the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position and the passage hole 41a of the entrance sensor 41D at the lower position. Therefore, the game ball that falls linearly after passing through the entrances 11d, 11f,... Inevitably hits the protrusion 40a, and the fall speed of the game ball Ba can be surely reduced.

  Further, since the protrusion 40a is formed on the rear surface 40f of the cover member 40 that covers the entrance sensors 41U and 41D from the front side, for example, on the game board surface 2 or the outer frame 41b of the entrance sensor 41U in the upper position. It can be manufactured more easily than the case where the protrusion is provided, and can be configured at a low cost.

  Furthermore, even if the entrance sensor 41D is arranged at the lower position as described above, it is possible to prevent the detection failure, so that the entrance sensors 41U and 41D can be arranged at the upper position and the lower position, The interval between the entrances 11 can be reduced, and the entrances 11 can be arranged in a number corresponding to the mahjong tiles.

  In the above-described embodiment, the projection 40a is formed on the rear surface 40f of the cover member 40. Of course, for example, the outer surface 41b of the game board surface 2 or the entrance sensor 41U at the upper position. It is within the scope of the present invention even if it is configured to be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the protrusion 40a is provided as the speed reducing means for reducing the falling speed of the game ball Ba is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any type of valve may be used as long as it reduces the falling speed and guides the game ball to the ball entry sensor.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a sparrow ball game machine has been described as an example of a ball game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a ball game machine such as an arrange ball machine is provided below the game area. The present invention can be applied to anything as long as a plurality of entrances are arranged.

  The present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, but the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made from the configuration of the above embodiment. And the sparrow ball game machine which gave the change is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which extracts and shows the game board surface part in FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the display apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board which controls operation | movement of this sparrow ball game machine. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the effect | action in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the game board of this sparrow ball game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the game board before attachment of a cover member. It is sectional drawing which shows the part of a ball entrance sensor and a cover member.

Explanation of symbols

1 bullet ball game machine, sparrow ball game machine 4 launch operation means (game ball launch lever)
11 Entrance 11c (Entrance sensor is in upper position) Entrance 11d (Entrance sensor is in lower position) Entrance 11e (Entrance sensor is in upper position) Entrance 11f (Entrance sensor is lower) Position entry gate 14 Hand display means (display device)
16 Manual operation method (Discarding button)
17 Manual operation (self-discard button)
35 Tail design (hand display section)
36 Manual design (self-display display)
40 Cover member 40a Deceleration means, protrusion 40f Rear surface 41U of cover member Upper entrance sensor 41D Lower entrance sensor Ba Game ball Pz Game area X Falling trajectory range

Claims (4)

A plurality of entrance holes arranged in parallel in the lateral direction below the game area where the game balls are launched, and a game ball that is provided below each of the plurality of entrance holes and enters the entrance hole And a plurality of ball sensors that detect the passage, and the ball sensors in which the plurality of ball sensors are arranged at an upper position and a lower position,
The falling speed of the game ball that has passed through the entrance is reduced between the entrance corresponding to the entrance sensor at the lower position and the entrance sensor at the lower position among the plurality of entrances. Equipped with deceleration means,
A ball game machine characterized by that. The deceleration means is a protrusion that projects into a fall trajectory range that linearly connects the entrance corresponding to the entrance sensor at the lower position and the passage hole of the entrance sensor at the lower position.
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1. A cover member that covers the plurality of incoming sensors from the front side;
The protrusion is formed on the rear surface of the cover member.
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2. The plurality of entrances are provided in correspondence with the mahjong tiles made up of a plurality of species.
A launching operation means capable of launching a predetermined number of game balls per game, and a hand display for displaying a hand-drawing design based on the mahjong tile design obtained by entering each entrance. Means, and hand operation means capable of operating a game related to the hand design,
It is configured as a sparrow ball game machine capable of playing so that at least one of a number of rising roles is established with the combination of the hand-drawn symbols.
The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

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