JP2010227369A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for setting the same winning rate even in any machine models with different motifs. <P>SOLUTION: A partitioning member 501 in a prescribed shape and a house shape decorative member 502 which follows the shape of the partitioning member 501 are arranged in the game area of a game board 102. When a machine model with a different motif is to be developed, the partitioning member is common even when the decorative member is changed into a chevron decorative member 503 with a different shape, thereby providing the game machine with the same winning rate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a pachinko machine, a slot machine, and the like.

  A gaming table represented by a pachinko machine launches a ball from a launching device, touches a plurality of obstacle nails and structures, falls while changing its trajectory, and gives a predetermined profit when passing a predetermined gaming area. It is configured to be acquired. In such a game table, a game table is provided in which obstacle nails can be provided on the track of the blade member in order to easily adjust the winning rate in the vicinity of the winning device.

JP 2008-245703 A

  However, in the game table of Patent Document 1, although it is easy to adjust the winning rate, there is a problem that the player feels uncomfortable, such as elastically deforming the blade member.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game table that does not make the player feel uncomfortable even when the winning rate is easily adjusted.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine according to the present invention is configured as follows.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, a game ball is launched into a game area in which a game ball provided in front of a game board used for a game can enter, and the game ball passes a predetermined area of the game area. In the game stand that gives a predetermined profit to the player based on the game board, a partition member that partitions the game area and a non-game area that is provided on the front surface of the game board and into which a game ball cannot enter, and the non-game A decorative member provided in a region, wherein the partition member is provided with a permeable member, and the decorative member is provided along at least a part of the partition member.

  In the examples described later, a partition member made of a transparent resin is provided at the center of the game board, and a decorative member provided for production is arranged along the partition member.

  Therefore, regardless of the type of decorative member, it is possible to provide a game board with a fixed winning rate based on the shape of the partition member, and because the arrangement of both is close, game balls rebounded by the partition member, Since the player appears to have bounced off the decorative member, the player does not feel uncomfortable with the flow-down mode of the game ball.

  Moreover, in another aspect of the present invention, the partition member is provided so as to protrude from the front surface of the game board, and the decoration member includes a vicinity portion of the decoration member provided along the partition member. The member protrudes from the front surface of the game board by substantially the same distance as the protrusion distance from the front surface of the game board or a distance greater than the protrusion distance of the partition member.

  In the embodiment described later, the dinosaur-type decorative member is formed to be thicker than the width of the partition member, and when both members are combined, the dinosaur-type decorative member is configured to be higher than the partition member. Yes.

  Therefore, from the viewpoint of the player, the decoration member appears to be emphasized more than the partition member, so that there is no sense of discomfort in the flow of the game ball.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the partition member is attached to the game board without being attached to the decorative member.

  In the embodiment described later, the partition member is fixed from the front of the game board using screws, and the decorative member is fixed from the back of the game board using screws.

  Therefore, since two members can be exchanged separately, recyclability is enhanced.

  Moreover, in another aspect of the present invention, the decorative member further includes a rollable portion provided so as to be able to roll without retaining a game ball at least when the partition member is removed from the game board. It is provided along the partition member.

  In an embodiment to be described later, the dinosaur-shaped decorative member has a nose part having a gentle inclination angle, and the game ball can flow down while rolling the nose part.

  Therefore, even if the partition member is damaged, the game ball flows down along the shape of the dinosaur-shaped decorative member, so that the game is not hindered.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the decorative member may be provided along at least a contactable portion of the partition member that allows the launched game ball to contact the partition member without contacting the obstacle nail. Features.

  In an embodiment to be described later, it is configured such that the partitioning member and the decorative member are placed in contact with each other at the portion where the launched game ball is released to the game area and starts to flow down.

  Therefore, the player confirms the whereabouts of the launched game ball, and adjusts the launch handle so that the game ball is launched at a position that is easier to win based on the winning rate of the game ball. In order to pay particular attention to the contact portion, if the partition member and the decorative member of the first contact portion are arranged close enough to contact each other, the game ball will not feel uncomfortable.

  Further, in another aspect of the present invention, the partition member is further provided with a surface that contacts the game ball in a shape having no irregularities.

  In the examples described later, the nose portion of the dinosaur-shaped decorative member is formed in a smooth and gently descending shape.

  Therefore, even when different decorative members are developed depending on the motifs in a plurality of types of models, the degree of freedom in design is high and the calculation of the winning rate is not complicated.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the partition member is provided in contact with the decorative member, and has different attachment surfaces to the decorative member and the game board.

  In the embodiment described later, the partition member is fixed from the front side of the game board and the decorative member is fixed from the back side of the game board with screws so that there is no gap between the two members.

  Therefore, even if the contact surface of both members arises in the opening part of a game board, a clearance gap does not arise and the appearance of a game board is not impaired.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to develop various models by changing only the effect members while utilizing a game board with a fixed winning rate.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 100 according to the present invention. (A) It is a figure which shows an example of the stop display mode of a special figure. (B) It is a figure which shows an example of a decoration design. (C) It is a figure which shows an example of the usual stop display mode. It is a figure which shows the circuit block diagram of the control part of the pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship of a partition member and a decoration member. It is the front view which showed the specific example of the partition member and the decoration member. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a partition member 501, a dinosaur-type decorative member 504, and a lake-type decorative member 505. (A) It is the figure which the partition member and the decoration member contact | abutted. (B) It is the figure which the partition member and the decoration member contacted (both are fixed from the front) It is the figure which compared the model of a different motif using a common partition member. It is a figure which shows the modification of a partition member and a decoration member. It is the figure which made the partition member 501 and the decoration member 504 contact | abut. It is a figure which shows the partition member and the boundary emphasis decoration member 507. It is a disassembled perspective view of the partition member 501 comprised by the single member. It is a figure which shows an example which applied this invention to the slot machine.

  First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 100.

  The pachinko machine 100 includes an upper door 156 and a game board (board surface) 102 disposed on the back side of the upper door 156 so as to be visible. The upper door 156 is provided with a glass window 152 in the center of the frame 152 so that the game board can be viewed through the glass.

  And below the upper door 156, while storing a ball temporarily, the storage tray 144 for supplying the stored ball to a ball feeder sequentially, and the game ball overflowing from the storage tray 144 A lower plate 150 for storing and a chance button 180 that affects the contents of the performance are provided. In addition, the game ball rectified by the upper plate 156 is sent to the launching device 140 by the ball feeding device 138, and is launched to the game board 102 by the launcher 142. On the lower right of the upper door 156, an operation handle 148 for controlling the launch rod 142 and operating the launch intensity is provided.

  Next, the symbols used in the pachinko machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2A shows an example of a special display stop display mode. There are two types of special display stop display modes of the present embodiment: “Special Figure 1” which is a jackpot symbol and “Special Figure 2” which is a missed symbol.

  FIG. 2B shows an example of a decorative design. There are eight types of decoration patterns of the present embodiment, “Decoration 1” to “Decoration 8”. When a game ball wins a winning opening called a start opening, “decoration 1” → “decoration 2” → “decoration 3” → ... “decoration 7” → “decoration 8” → “decoration 1” → ... The “decorative pattern change display” is performed to switch the display in the following order. When notifying the jackpot, the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot (in this embodiment, a combination of decorative symbols of the same number (for example, “decoration 2—decoration 2—decoration 2”)) is stopped and displayed. When notifying the special jackpot, a combination of symbols corresponding to the special jackpot (in this embodiment, a combination of decorative symbols with the same odd-numbered numbers (for example, “decoration 1-decoration 1-decoration 1”)) is stopped and displayed. To do.

  FIG. 2C shows an example of a normal stop display mode. In the present embodiment, there are two types of stoppage display modes of the normal figure, “general figure 1” which is a winning symbol and “general figure 2” which is a missed symbol.

  Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the pachinko machine 100 can be broadly classified according to a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. An effect control unit 350 that controls the effect, a payout control unit 400 that mainly performs control related to payout of the game ball in response to a command transmitted by the main control unit 300, and a fire control unit 450 that controls the game ball discharge control. And a power management unit 500 that controls the power supplied to the pachinko machine 100.

  First, the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, a ROM 306 for storing control programs and various data, and temporary data. RAM 308 for storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, and the like. Note that other storage means may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the effect control unit 350 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 314 as a system clock.

  Further, the basic circuit 302 includes a counter circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in a range of 0 to 65535 every time a clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 314 is received (this circuit has 2 And a signal output from various sensors 318 including a ball detecting sensor provided inside each start opening, winning opening and variable winning opening, and receiving an amplification result and a reference. A sensor circuit 320 for outputting a comparison result with the voltage to the counter circuit 316 and the basic circuit 302, a display circuit 322 for performing display control of the special figure display device 114, and performing display control of the general map display device 112. Display circuit 324 for display, display circuit 328 for performing display control of various status display units 326, and each special drawing start opening, variable winning opening etc. Connecting the solenoid circuit 332 for controlling the solenoids 330.

  When the ball detection sensor 318 detects that a ball has won at each special figure starting port, the sensor circuit 320 outputs a signal indicating that the ball has been detected to the counter circuit 316. Upon receiving this signal, the counter circuit 316 latches the value at the timing of the counter corresponding to each special figure starting port, and stores the latched value in the built-in counter value storage register corresponding to the special figure starting port. .

  Further, an information output circuit 324 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an information input circuit 550 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via this information output circuit 324. The game information (for example, game state) of the machine 100 is output.

  The main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the effect control unit 350 and an output interface for transmitting a command to the payout control unit 400. With this configuration, the effect control unit 350 is provided. In addition, communication with the payout control unit 400 is enabled. Information communication between the main control unit 300, the effect control unit 350, and the payout control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 can transmit signals such as commands to the effect control unit 350 and the payout control unit 400. However, the production control unit 350 and the payout control unit 400 are configured such that signals such as commands cannot be transmitted to the main control unit 300.

  Next, the production control unit 350 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The effect control unit 350 includes a basic circuit 352 that controls the entire effect control unit 350 based mainly on commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. The basic circuit 352 includes a CPU 354, a control program, ROM 356 for storing various data, RAM 358 for temporarily storing data, I / O 360 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter timer 362 for measuring time and frequency It is installed. The CPU 354 of the basic circuit 352 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 364 as a system clock.

  The basic circuit 352 includes a sound source IC 368 for controlling the speaker 366 (and amplifier), a display circuit 372 for controlling various lamps 370, and a control for the decorative symbol display device (liquid crystal display device) 110. Are connected to a liquid crystal control circuit 374 for detecting the chance button 146 and a chance button detection circuit 364 for detecting the chance button 146.

  Next, the payout control unit 400, the launch control unit 450, and the power supply control unit 500 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The payout control unit 400 controls the payout device 402 mainly based on a signal such as a command transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the payout of the winning ball or the rental ball is completed based on the control signal output from the payout sensor 404. And the communication with a card unit 552 provided separately from the pachinko machine 100 is performed via the interface unit 406.

  The firing control unit 450 outputs the control signal output from the payout control unit 400 to permit or stop the firing, and the operation amount of the operation handle 148 by the player output from the firing intensity output circuit provided in the operation handle 148. Based on the control signal instructing the corresponding launch intensity, the launcher 142 and the launch motor 452 that drives the launcher 142 are controlled, and the ball feeder 140 that feeds the balls from the reservoir 144 to the launch rail is controlled.

  The power control unit 500 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the pachinko machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and controls the control units such as the main control unit 300 and the effect control unit 350, and the devices such as the payout device 402. To supply. Further, the power supply control unit 500 is a power storage circuit (for example, a power supply circuit) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power supply is cut off. Capacitor).

  Next, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit.

  The main control unit 300 is provided with a reset signal output circuit that outputs a reset signal when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this reset signal has been input starts reset by a reset interrupt and executes processing in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306. First, various initial settings are performed in S101. In this initial setting, initial setting of input / output ports, initialization of various variables, processing for setting a numerical value for determining a cycle for executing a main control unit timer interrupt processing, which will be described later, in the counter timer 312 and the like are performed.

  In S102, it is determined whether or not the RAM 308 stores return data (data storing information for returning the control state at the time when the power was previously turned off). If the return data is stored in the RAM 308, the process proceeds to S103. If the return data is not stored, the process proceeds to S104.

  In S103, the return data is used to return to the state before the power is shut off. For example, if the process performed before the power-off is a process immediately before updating a predetermined random number counter in S104 described later, the process starts from the update of the predetermined random number counter.

  In S104, the software random number counter is updated. Here, in order to generate two initial value generation random number counters for generating the initial values of the common figure winning random number counter and the special figure random number counter, and the common figure timer random number value and the special figure timer random number value, respectively. 2 random number counters are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as normal timer random numbers is 0 to 20, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal timer random value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 21, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. Other initial value generation random number counters and random number counters are similarly updated. The main control unit 300 repeatedly executes the process of S104 except during a periodical interrupt process that starts every predetermined period.

  Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main controller timer interrupt processing.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and triggers the main control unit timer interrupt processing at a predetermined cycle. Start.

  In S <b> 201, the value of the input port of the I / O 310 is acquired and the state of the various sensors 318 is detected. For example, a signal from a sphere detection sensor that outputs an ON signal when it is detected that a sphere has entered each special figure starting port is input. Corresponding ball detection sensors are provided for the other winning awards, gates, etc., and signals from these ball detection sensors are input. The input result is stored in a signal state storage area provided for each sensor in the RAM 308.

  In S202, the software random number counter is updated. Here, two random number counters for generating a special winning random number value and a special figure random number value respectively used in the main control unit 300, and the above-mentioned general winning random number value and the initial value of the special figure random value are respectively set. Two initial value generation random number counters for generation are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as a random number value for a normal winning number is 0 to 100, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 101, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. If it is determined that the random number counter has made one round as a result of adding 1 to the acquired value, the value of the initial value generating random number counter corresponding to each random number counter is acquired and stored in the storage area of the random number counter. set. For example, a value is acquired from a random number counter for generating a regular winning random number that fluctuates in a numerical range of 0 to 100, and a result obtained by adding 1 to the acquired value is stored in a predetermined initial value storage area provided in the RAM 308. If the value is equal to the previously set initial value (for example, 7), the value is acquired as an initial value from the initial value generation random number counter corresponding to the random number counter for generating the random number for winning the normal number, The initial value set this time is stored in the initial value storage area in order to determine that the random number counter for generating the winning random number value has made one round next time, in addition to setting the random number counter for generating the winning random number value Keep it. After these processes, the value of the initial value generation random number counter performed in S104 is updated. In addition, apart from the initial value storage area for determining that the random number counter for generating the regular winning random number next makes one round, it is determined that the random number counter for generating the special figure random number has made one round. An initial value storage area is provided in the RAM 308.

  In S203, winning detection is performed based on the state of the signal input from the various sensors in S201. In this winning detection, when there is a winning (winning) at the winning opening, a predetermined number of winning balls for each winning opening is added to the value of the winning ball number storage area provided in the RAM 308 or each special figure. When there is a winning at the start opening and the number of special figure variable games on hold is less than 4, the value is acquired from the counter value storage register of the counter circuit 316 as a special figure winning random value. In addition, a value is acquired as a special figure random value from the above random number counter for generating a special figure random value, and is stored in a random value storage area provided in the RAM 308 together with the special figure winning random value. In addition, when it is detected that the ball has passed through the general figure starting port 124, and the number of the general figure variable games held is less than two, the random number counter for generating the normal figure winning random number value at that timing Is obtained as a random number value for winning a normal figure, and stored in a random value storage area different from that for the special figure provided in the RAM 308.

  In S204, a process related to a special figure variable game (a special figure related process) is performed. In this special figure related processing, it is determined whether or not it is within the numerical range of the lottery data for the special figure starting port in the jackpot determination table, and if the special figure winning random number is within the numerical range of the lottery data for the special figure starting port Sets information indicating that the jackpot flag storage area provided in the RAM 308 is a jackpot and determines that the jackpot information is set in the RAM 308. Set it to ")". On the other hand, if the special figure winning random number value is outside the numerical value range of the special figure starting point lottery data, it is determined that the special figure variable game is out of the game, and it is out of the storage area of the jackpot flag provided in the RAM 308. (Hereinafter, setting the outlier information in the RAM 308 is referred to as “setting the jackpot flag off”).

  If the jackpot flag is set to ON, then the probability variation transition determination is performed. When the special figure random number value is in the numerical range of the lottery data, information indicating that the special jackpot game is started is set in the storage area of the probability variation (probability variation) flag provided in the RAM 308. (Hereinafter, setting the special jackpot game start information in the RAM 308 is referred to as “setting the probability variation flag to ON”). On the other hand, when the special figure random number value is outside the range of the lottery data, information indicating that the jackpot game is started is set in the storage area of the probability variation flag (hereinafter, the jackpot game start information is stored in the RAM 308). Is set to “set the probability variation flag to OFF”).

  Regardless of the result of the jackpot determination, the process for determining the timer number is performed next. Specifically, the value of the random number counter for generating the special figure timer random value is acquired as the special figure timer random value.

  In addition, in the special figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the value of the fluctuation time storage area changes from 1 to 0, when the jackpot flag is on, the special figure 1 shown in FIG. When the jackpot flag is off, the special figure 2 shown in FIG. 2A is set to be displayed, and thereafter, the display is set to be maintained for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 msec). . With this setting, the special figure is stopped and displayed, and the result of the special figure variable game is notified to the player.

  Also, in the special figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends, when the jackpot flag is on, a predetermined winning effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, a big win by the decorative symbol display device 110 is started. It sets so that it may wait for the period which is displaying the image which alert | reports to a player to do. When the jackpot flag is off, if the number of the special figure variation game being held is one or more, the special figure variation game such as the jackpot determination is started.

  Further, in the special figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the predetermined winning effect period ends, a predetermined open period (for example, 29 seconds or a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, ten balls) in the variable winning opening is detected. Until that time, a signal for holding the door member in an open state is set to be output to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member of the variable prize opening.

  Further, in the special figure fluctuation related process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends, the door member is closed to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member of the variable prize opening for a predetermined closing period (for example, 1.5 seconds). Set to output a signal to be held in the state.

  The door member opening / closing control is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds), and in a special figure variation related process that starts at the end timing, a predetermined end effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, a big hit by the decorative symbol display device 110 It sets so that it may wait for the period which is displaying the image which alert | reports to a player that it complete | finishes.

  Further, in the special figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the predetermined end effect period ends, if the number of the special figure fluctuation games that are held is one or more, the special figure fluctuation game such as the jackpot determination is started. Note that the number of special figure variable games that are held is stored in the special figure hold number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and from the number of special figure variable games that are held each time a jackpot determination is made. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is stored again in this special figure reservation number storage area.

  In S205, a process related to a general map variable game (a general map related process) is performed. In this general chart-related processing, a hit determination that determines whether the result of the general chart variable game is won or not is determined by random number lottery based on the random number value stored in the random number value storage area. In the case of winning, the winning flag provided in the RAM 308 is set to ON. If unsuccessful, turn off the winning flag.

  Next, the value of the random number counter for generating the general-purpose timer random number value is acquired as a general-purpose timer random number value, and the general-purpose display random number is transmitted to the general-purpose display display device 112 from a plurality of variable times based on the acquired general-purpose timer random number value. One time for variably displaying the figure is selected and stored in the usual figure fluctuation time storage area provided in the RAM 308, the start of the usual figure variable display by the common figure display device 112 is set, and the process ends.

  In the processing related to the normal diagram at the timing when the time for displaying the normal map has passed, if the hit flag is on, the general map 1 shown in FIG. When the hit flag is off, the setting is made to display the general map 2 shown in FIG. 2 (c), and thereafter, to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 msec). With this setting, the usual figure is stopped and the result of the usual figure variable game is notified to the player.

  Further, in the common figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends, when the hit flag is on, for a predetermined opening period (for example, 2 seconds) for opening / closing driving of the blade member of the special figure starting port The solenoid 330 is set to output a signal for holding the blade member open.

  Further, in the general map fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends, a signal for holding the blade member in a closed state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening / closing driving of the blade member of the special drawing start port. In addition to the setting, the solenoid 330 for opening / closing driving is set to hold the blade member in a closed state for a predetermined closing period (for example, 500 msec).

  Further, in the common figure fluctuation-related processing that starts at the timing when a predetermined closing period has elapsed, when the number of pending custom figure fluctuation games is 1 or more, the common figure fluctuation game such as the hit determination process is started. . In addition, the number of pending general figure variable games is stored in the usual figure pending number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and from the number of pending custom figure variable games each time a hit determination is made. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is re-stored in the usual figure number-of-holds storage area.

  In S206, a control command (production command) is transmitted to the production control unit 350. The control command includes a change start command that is transmitted when the jackpot determination is performed in S204, a change stop command that is transmitted when the value of the change time storage area is changed from 1 to 0, and the predetermined release. There is round start information to be transmitted at the start of each period, and the change start command includes change time (for example, selected timer number), probability change flag ON / OFF information, jackpot flag ON / OFF information, etc. The round start command includes information (for example, the number of rounds) indicating the number of times that the variable winning opening has been opened since the jackpot was started. Also, a payout command is transmitted to the payout control unit 400. The payout command includes the number of prize balls based on the value of the prize ball number storage area.

  In S207, various solenoids 330 are driven to control the opening and closing of the special drawing start port and the variable prize opening, and the game information stored in the RAM 308 is separated from the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 334. To the information input circuit 550. In addition, display data to be output to the general-purpose display device 112, the special-figure display device 114, various state display units 326, and the like via the display circuits 322, 324, and 328 is set in the output port of the I / O 310.

  In S208, in order to time the time for changing / stopping the display of symbols on the normal symbol display device 112 or the special symbol display device 114, a predetermined winning effect time, a predetermined opening time, a predetermined closing time, a predetermined end effect period, etc. Update various timers, including the timer.

  In step S209, the voltage monitoring circuit that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power source control unit 500 to the main control unit 300 outputs a voltage reduction signal indicating that the voltage has dropped when the voltage value is equal to or lower than a predetermined value. Whether or not a power-off is detected, and if a power-off is detected, return a specific variable or stack pointer to return to the power-off state when the power is restored Data is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power interruption processing such as initialization of an input / output port is performed.

  FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing the arrangement relationship between the partition member and the decorative member. In this embodiment, the partition member 500 made of a transparent member is arranged in a mountain shape (consisting of a member rising to the right and a member falling to the right), and decorative members 502 and 503 are provided along the arrangement. The house-shaped decorative member 502 having the shape of a house in the model A on the left side has a roof portion provided along the partition member 501, and the launched game ball flows down along the partition member 501. However, since the house-shaped decorative member 501 is also arranged in parallel with the flow-down direction, the game ball seems to flow down on the roof when viewed from the player. Similarly, the mountain-shaped decorative member 503 having a mountain shape in the model B on the right side is also provided with a mountain ridge line along the partition member 501, and the launched game ball flows down along the partition member 501. However, since the mountain-shaped decorative member 501 is also arranged in parallel with the flow-down direction, the game ball appears to flow down on the ridgeline of the mountain when viewed from the player. Therefore, in model A and model B, the partition member uses a common member, but it can be developed as a model with a completely different motif by configuring the decorative member with a different shape or color accessory or decorative seal. It becomes possible.

  Unifying the flow path of the game balls in this way makes it possible to easily adjust the winning rate that requires a great deal of labor when developing the game board 102. Specifically, whether or not the nail or the structure is arranged so as to achieve an appropriate winning rate is a complicated calculation even if it is attempted to calculate on the desk, so it is not calculated using a calculation formula, but a predetermined number of times. Are often calculated based on the results of actual measurement tests (for example, 5 million test fire tests). Based on this measurement test, the machine manufacturer confirms whether the arrangement of nails or structures is appropriate, and after testing again whether the winning rate is appropriate by a predetermined inspection organization, distributes it to the market. Of course, if the winning rate was not appropriate in this actual test, it was necessary to redesign the nail and design the structure, which caused a heavy burden on the manufacturer. In addition, even if the winning rate is calculated by calculation, the calculation is complicated, so that in either case, the burden on the manufacturer side is similarly large.

  Therefore, as in the above-described embodiment, the winning percentage is obtained by actual measurement for the game machine developed first, and the second and subsequent models with different motifs are substantially the same or the same nail arrangement and structure as the game machine developed first. With this arrangement, it is possible to reduce the development burden for adjusting the winning rate for the second and subsequent game machines. However, if the game machine motif is different between the model developed first and the model developed next, the design of the structure will be limited if the same nail arrangement and structure arrangement are used among a plurality of models. For example, model A is a gaming machine with a thunder god motif, and the part of the structure that contacts the game ball is configured in a jagged shape like lightning, while model B is a model with a round dumpling as a motif. In such a case, the portion of the structure in the model B that comes into contact with the game ball has to have a jagged shape, which does not match the motif of the model B. Therefore, a partition member having permeability is provided upstream of the structure, and the nail arrangement and the partition member 501 are made common among a plurality of models, so that the motif characteristics of the game machine can be measured and the second model can be actually measured. The development burden for testing can be reduced.

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing specific examples of the partition member and the decorative member in the present invention.

  On the game board 102, a partition member 501 made of transparent resin, a dinosaur-shaped decorative member 504 in the shape of a dinosaur, and a lake-shaped decorative member 505 are arranged.

  FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the partition member 501, the dinosaur-type decorative member 504, and the lake-type decorative member 505. The game board 102 is provided with an opening in accordance with the shape of the winning device, the accessory (not shown), and the partition member 501. The partition member 501 is composed of two members, and a gap is provided between the two members so that a game ball can enter, and is fixed to the game board 102 from the front side of the game board with screws. This gap is for guiding the game ball onto the warp combination 506, and the game ball that has swung on the warp combination 506 for a certain period is released again into the game area. On the other hand, the dinosaur-type decorative accessory 504, the lake-type decorative accessory 505, and the warp accessory 506 are fixed with screws from the back side of the game board. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the partition member 501, and the recyclability is improved. The dinosaur-shaped decorative member 504 is formed so as to be thicker than the width of the partition member 501, and when the two members are combined, the dinosaur-shaped decorative member 504 becomes higher than the partition member 501 (closer to the player side). ). The decorative member may be a winning device. Moreover, in the said Example, although each is being fixed to the game board 102, you may make it fix to one member. Further, the opening of the game board 102 may be matched to the shape of the decorative member. Also, as shown in FIG. 9A, if the partition member 501 and the decorative member are contacted and fixed, there is no gap between them and the appearance is good. Moreover, as shown in FIG.9 (b), you may fix both two members from the front side.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram comparing different motif models using a common partition member. 10 (a) and 10 (b) have the same shape as the partition member, and the same calculation of the winning rate can be used, but the decorative members are different, and in FIG. 19 (a) In FIG. 10 (b), an ornamental member with a head of a dinosaur protruding from the lake uses an antique house and a bamboo ornamental member, which can be developed as a model with a different motif.

  FIG. 11 is a view showing a modification of the partition member and the decorative member. In FIG. 11, the partition member 501 and the dinosaur-shaped decoration member 504 are in contact with each other at the nose portion of the dinosaur, and when viewed from the player, the game ball actually flows down while hitting the partition member 501. It seems to flow down while hitting the member 504, that is, to flow down along the dinosaur's nose. Therefore, despite the fact that they are made of different members, they can be designed with a winning rate that is common to multiple models without placing the player in a sense of incongruity by placing them in contact (or close together). Can be developed with different motifs.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, it is preferable that the partition member 501 and the decorative member 504 are brought into contact with each other particularly at a position where the launched game ball is discharged to the game area and starts to flow down. This is because the first hit portion after the game ball is ejected is a portion of interest to the player who adjusts the shot ball. On the contrary, you may provide so that the location where a player's line of sight does not gather so much may not contact | abut. In particular, the passage (on the right side of the game area in this embodiment) that does not win any of the winning openings (start opening, large winning opening, normal winning opening) is provided so that the player does not pay attention and does not come into contact. Also good.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a boundary emphasizing decorative member 507 may be provided to emphasize the boundary with the decorative member 501. The boundary emphasizing decorative member 507 is formed in a thin wall shape along the decorative member 501, but is thicker than the partition member 501 in order to make the partition member 501 inconspicuous. On the other hand, if it is not necessary to emphasize the boundary, the decorative member can be made thin. In this case, the decoration member alone may be damaged due to the collision of the game ball, but the partition member 501 serves as a barrier, so that it is not damaged.

  Further, the partition member 501 may be formed of a single member as shown in FIG. 14 instead of being formed of a plurality of members as shown in FIG. In this case, it is necessary to provide a hole through which a game ball can enter and a hole through which it can be released at an arbitrary location. Further, by constituting the partition member with a single member, it functions as a reinforcing rib of the game board 102, and durability is increased. Moreover, mischief that makes a cell etc. approach a production | presentation apparatus can also be prevented.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a pachinko machine using a game ball as a game medium is shown as a game table. However, the game table according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, for example, a game ball The present invention is also applicable to slot machines (for example, so-called pachilots and pachislots) that use game media (for example, pachinko balls) or medals (coins).

  FIG. 15 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine. In the slot machine 600, when the player inserts a coin from the coin insertion slot 616 and operates the start lever 602, the reel 601 starts rotating, and a random number lottery for winning a prize is performed by the control unit inside the slot machine 600. When the player operates the stop button 603 at a predetermined timing when a big hit or the like is generated, the bonus symbols are aligned in a straight line on the reel 601 and a large amount of coins is paid out to the coin tray 604. When the winning combination is won by this internal lottery, various effects are executed by the effect device 610 provided at the upper part of the housing. For example, each time the start lever 602 is operated, a game ball is fired and the winning opening 615 is awarded. The liquid crystal display device 613 provided at the center of the board, the driving shutter 612, and the arm-type movable accessory 614 produce the effect. Is executed. Also in this embodiment, a partition member 611 is provided, and even if the type of the driving shutter 613 and the arm-type movable accessory is changed according to the concept of the model, the winning percentage of the game balls to be fired is plural. Since it is constant in the model, the production frequency is the same.

  Further, the present invention applies the present invention to a game program that executes the operation of the actual machine for a home game machine in addition to the actual machine such as the slot machine and the pachinko machine described above. Can be executed. In that case, a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, FD (flexible disk), or any other recording medium can be used as a recording medium for recording the game program.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, it has only illustrated the specific example and does not specifically limit this invention. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Pachinko machine 501 ... Partition member 502 ... House-shaped decorative member 503 ... Mountain-shaped decorative member

Claims (7)

A game ball provided in front of a game board used for a technique is fired into a game area into which a game ball can enter, and a predetermined profit is given to a player based on the fact that the game ball has passed a predetermined area of the game area. In the game table that grants
A partition member that partitions the game area and a non-game area in which a game ball provided on the front surface of the game board cannot enter;
A decorative member provided in the non-game area,
The game board according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is provided by a permeable member, and the decorative member is provided along at least a part of the partition member. In the game stand of Claim 1,
The partition member is provided to protrude from the front surface of the game board,
In the decorative member, the vicinity of the decorative member provided along the partition member is substantially the same distance as the protruding distance of the partition member from the front surface of the game board or a distance greater than the protruding distance of the partition member. A game stand characterized by only protruding from the front of the game board. In the game stand in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 2,
The game board according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is attached to the game board without being attached to the decorative member. In the game stand in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The decorative member has at least a rollable portion provided along the partition member provided to be able to roll without retaining a game ball when the partition member is removed from the game board. A characteristic game stand. In the game stand in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The game table according to claim 1, wherein the decoration member is provided along at least a contactable portion of the partition member that allows the launched game ball to contact the partition member without contacting the obstacle nail. In the game stand in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The game table according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is provided with a surface having no unevenness in contact with the game ball. In the game stand in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6,
The game board according to claim 1, wherein the partition member has a mounting surface different from the decoration member and the game board, and is provided in contact with the decoration member.