scan: 週刊朝日(Asahi Weekly) 1951-10-26 with pachinko article

I stumbled on this issue thanks to a random search. It features a great article on pachinko, including some very rare machines.

Download at The Internet Archive. 

週刊朝日(Asahi Weekly) 1951-10-26

I have included some OCR and machine translations below, but please assume there are numerous machine errors. I have not thoroughly double checked it. 

 

transcription:

週刊朝日一
私たちの社会学
パチンコ

子どもの遊びのパチンコが大人のあそびになつてきた子どもがおとなのまねをしてパチンコばやりの浮世ゆえ大人がこどものまねをするせいぜい遊んでバチンコで毎日浮かれてやりましようカンシャクダマのうさばらし………………
(「日劇」地下街ボスターより)
――というわけで、今はバチンコ大流行だが、さてそれはどういうわけなのか。(編集部)

パチンコ社会学
パチンコ必勝法
パチンコの力学
パチンコ経済学
パチンコ攻防戦
パチンコの哲学

machine translation: 

Asahi Weekly
Our Sociology
Pachinko

Pachinko, a child's game, has become an adult game. Children are imitating adults, and because pachinko is so popular, adults are imitating children. Let's just play and have fun every day with pachinko. Let's relieve our stress...
(From a poster in the underground shopping mall at Nichigeki Theater)
--So, pachinko is all the rage right now, but what's the reason for that? (Editorial Department)

[from the Index:]
Pachinko Sociology
Pachinko Winning Strategy
Pachinko Dynamics
Pachinko Economics
Pachinko Battle
Pachinko Philosophy 

OCR:

1 パチンコ必勝法

秘訣はなにかもう、ずい分と書きつくされたパチンコである。従って、私たちは、先ず、そのものズバリと、パチンコ必勝法から、この報告を始めることにしよう。 

必勝法といつても、先ず第一に機械、熟練度、さらには心理的条件によつて様々で、一概にはいえないが、一時間で、ピース十簡は軽く稼ぐという、ユーモア作家の宮崎博史氏(浦和市岸町三ノ八五五)などは先ず、セミプロ級に属するであろう。氏の必勝法によると、こういうことになる。

第一に良い機械を選ぶこと。パネは強からず、弱からず。軽くはじいてみて、玉がグラウンド(はじかれた玉が転がる所)の最上部まで達するのがよい。手前の方に傾いている機械は駄目。垂直になつているか、すこし後に傾いている方がよい。電燈のためにガラスが光って、玉の動きがよく見えないような機械、クギが非常にゆがんでいる機械は避けること。ことに穴の直ぐ上の二、三木のクギは、よく注意して見ることが必要、玉が通らない狭さにクギを曲げてある機械もある。また、あまり玉が入り過ぎるとみると、裏側で、パチンコ屋がバネの調子を変える場合がある。機械の後ろで、 女の子がゴソーやり始めたら、 別の機械に移った方がよい。(この時、「ワアッ」とか、「ダメだよ、そんなことしちゃ」と女の子を牽制する手もある)

第二は、バネをはじく右手を固定させ、いつも同じ強さで、バネをはじけるようにすることだ。両足を少し開いて、安定した、ゆつたりした姿勢をとり、玉は、左手で投入する。右手で玉を投入すると、バネをはじく調子が、どうしても一定に行かない。

バネの下に、指をいれるのは、同じ強さではじくために有効。バネの強さによつて、指を二木にしたり、三木にしたりして調節すればよい。(某機械工は、ネジ回し器で高さの安定をはかるものを携帯したともいうあとは、慣れとカンで一定の調子を覚えることだ。

第三は、一つ穴に狙いをつけて、そればかりを狙うこと。どの機械にも、入り易い穴というものは、一つか二つしかない。まずはじめに、無駄玉のつもりで、いくつかはじき、早く入り易い穴を見つけることが肝心。グラウンドの向って左半分のなかに入り易い穴が多い。クロウトは、左半分だけで勝負する、とよくいわれるのは、このためだ。また玉は、一回転させては絶対に駄目、はじいた玉がスッと上の方まで上って行く途中から、狙う穴に落ちるようにならなければいけない。クギに玉をぶつけ、そのはねかえりを利用して穴に入れようとするのも止めた方がよい。パチンコのクギは、玉突きのクッションのように、物理的に、一定の方向にはねかえるものではないから。

第四は、無心になることだ。調子の良い機械を選び、入り易い穴が見付かったら、あとは、右手のバネの手加減を変えないようにして、虚心坦懐に、パチンパチンとはじく。あまりあせったり、ビースを何簡稼いでやろうなどと欲ばつたりすると、必ず右手の調子が狂うものだ。

さらに、自信を持つて、機械に向うかどうかも案外成績に関係する。大げさにいえば、機械を呑んでしまって、機械と我と一つという心境でやることだ。

第五は、賞品にかえられるだけの玉を稼いだら、すぐ賞品にかえてしまうこと。玉を百ためようとか、二百稼いでやろうとかいう野心を起すと、必ずといつてよいくらいに、損をする。手持ちの玉が ・多いと、どうしても、玉のはじき方が粗雑になる。

賞品にかえた残りの玉が、少いようだつたら、オール十などを狙わずに、一箇の玉を二箇にする 「紅白」とか「赤青」とかいう機械に移つて、まず着実に、持玉を倍にしてから、オール十に向う。 これが損をしないパチンコの秘訣だ。

セミプロ銘々伝 
パチンコのセミ・ブロは宮崎氏だけではないどこにでもいる。例えば、渋谷区穏田二の四五に住む白川意泰(トモヤス)氏(薬剤卸し業)も、その一人。氏の必勝法はこうだ。

「パチンコ台をえらぶには釘の按配に注意する。とくに穴の真上で三角形をつくる三木の釘は一本でも曲つていたら入らない。入口の二本の幅の広い狭いは大して関係ない。反つてこの二木はタマが食い込む程度の広さだとビタリ入る。

パネは、晴れた日と雨の日では加波を変える。天気がよいと台 (ベニヤ板)の弾力性が強いから、バネをはじく時、少し力を抜き、雨の日は心持ち力を加えて離す。コンディションは、まさに雨

が降り出しそうな空模様が、適当の湿気があつてよく、時間からいうと、同じ理由で夕方がよい。また、手の中にいつも10なり15なりタマを掘っていて、何回入るか、自分のペースを自然と計れるようにする。このペースが崩れてきたら、引きあげる潮時と思うこと。
タマはなるべく、同じ重さのものを選ぶご」

また各古屋大学医学部助教授古田莞爾医学博士なども中京におけるパチンコ・チャンピオン? かも知れない。博士は、昨年六月知多半島へ検晃に出かけた折、熱田駅で検察庁の人を待つ間に一寸やつてみたのがやみつきだが、あくまで「時間つぶし」の健全換楽が目的で、「二十円から四十円までで三十分から一時間くらい」を楽しむという主義だという。それでもふしぎと殆ど毎日タバコ一個ないし三個くらいとる。しかも今やあのオール十個のジャリーンという音を耳にすると、何ともいえぬ爽快な気持になるというのであるが、この博士のコッはころいろことになる。

machine translation:

1 Pachinko Winning Strategy

The secrets to pachinko have been extensively documented. Therefore, let's begin this report with the very essence of the pachinko winning strategy.

First of all, winning strategies vary depending on the machine, skill level, and even psychological conditions, making it difficult to generalize. However, humorist Hiroshi Miyazaki (3-855 Kishimachi, Urawa City), who claims to easily earn 10 pieces in an hour, would probably be considered a semi-professional. His winning strategy goes something like this:

First, choose a good machine. The spinner should be neither too strong nor too weak. Lightly flick the ball; it should reach the top of the ground (where the ball rolls). Machines tilted toward you are no good. It's better if the machine is vertical or tilted slightly backward. Avoid machines where the glass is lit by electric lights, making it difficult to see the ball's movement, or machines with extremely crooked nails. Pay particular attention to the two or three wooden nails directly above the holes; some machines have nails bent so narrowly that the balls won't fit through. Also, if they notice too many balls going through the hole, the parlor behind the machine may adjust the spring's settings. If a girl starts making a banging noise behind the machine, it's best to move to another machine. (At this point, you can try to restrain her by saying, "Waah!" or "Don't do that!")

Second, keep your right hand, which triggers the spring, steady and consistent. Stand with your feet slightly apart, stable, and relaxed, and insert the ball with your left hand. Inserting the ball with your right hand will inevitably result in an inconsistent spring response.

Placing your finger under the spring is effective in ensuring consistent force. Depending on the strength of the spring, you can adjust the finger by using two or three fingers. (A certain mechanic is said to carry a screwdriver to measure the height stability, and then you can memorize the rhythm through practice and intuition.)

Thirdly, aim at one hole and only aim at that. Every machine has only one or two holes that are easy to enter. First, flick a few balls as if they were wasted, and it is important to quickly find an easy hole. There are many easy holes in the left half of the field. This is why it is often said that expert players only play in the left half. Also, the ball should never spin around once; it should fly up smoothly and fall into the aimed hole halfway through. It is also best to avoid hitting the ball against a nail and using the rebound to get it into the hole. The nail in a pachinko machine is used to flick the ball This is because the balls do not physically bounce in a certain direction like a cushion.

Fourth, clear your mind. Choose a machine that works well, and once you've found a hole that fits easily, just keep the pressure on the spring in your right hand constant and snap the balls with an open mind. If you get too anxious or try to earn as many balls as possible, your right hand will inevitably go out of sync.

Furthermore, whether you approach the machine with confidence is surprisingly related to your performance. To put it dramatically, you should engulf the machine, and act with the mindset that you are one with the machine.

Fifth, once you have earned enough balls to redeem for prizes, redeem them immediately. If you become ambitious and try to save up 100 balls or 200, you will inevitably suffer significant losses. If you have too many balls,・If you have too many balls, you will inevitably end up sloppy with the way you shoot the balls.

If there are only a few balls left after converting them into prizes, instead of aiming for all tens, move on to machines called "Red and White" or "Red and Blue" which turn one ball into two, and first steadily double the number of balls you have before moving towards all tens. This is the secret to playing pachinko without losing money.

The stories of semi-professionals
Miyazaki is not the only pachinko semi-bro; they can be found everywhere. For example, Shirakawa Tomoyasu (a pharmaceutical wholesaler) who lives at 2-4-5 Onden, Shibuya-ku, is one such semi-bro. His winning strategy is as follows:

"When choosing a pachinko machine, pay attention to the arrangement of the nails. In particular, if even one of the three nails that form a triangle directly above the hole is bent, the machine will not go in. It doesn't matter how wide or narrow the two nails at the entrance are. On the contrary, if the two nails are wide enough for the ball to bite into, it will go in perfectly.

The panel changes its amplitude depending on whether it is a sunny day or a rainy day. When the weather is good, the machine Because plywood is very elastic, when flicking the spring, release it slightly, and on rainy days, apply a little more pressure. The best conditions are when the weather looks like it's about to rain, with just the right amount of humidity. For the same reason, evening is the best time. Also, always keep 10 or 15 balls in your hand, so you can naturally gauge your own pace by how many times you can hit the ball. If you start to lose this pace, it's time to stop.

Whenever possible, choose balls of the same weight.

Furuta Kanji, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Furuya University School of Medicine, is also a pachinko champion in the Chukyo region. It may be. The doctor tried it briefly while waiting for someone from the prosecutor's office at Atsuta Station on a survey trip to the Chita Peninsula last June, and became addicted, but his aim was to simply kill time with a healthy dose of fun, and he says he enjoys it for "about 30 to 60 minutes for 20 to 40 yen."Strangely enough, he still smokes one to three cigarettes almost every day.And now, when he hears the jingle of those 10 cigarettes, he feels an indescribable sense of exhilaration, but this doctor's heart is in a tailspin.

 

Zooming in on the pachinko images:

機械の裏では、故障にそなえて従業員が坐つている
Behind the machine, an employee sits, ready to take action in case of a breakdown.

パチンコの研磨器
pachinko polisher

新型ダブル式パチンコ･･････普通のパチンコを上下に重ねた形,
New double-type pachinko machine: A regular pachinko machine stacked on top of another.

東京台東区のメーカー兼パチンコ屋
Manufacturer and pachinko parlor in Taito Ward, Tokyo

 

 

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