JP2001137483A - Display device for game and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for a game and a game machine not causing the decline of the processing speed of a control means or the like even when the kinds of patterns different from normal game display are increased or the display control of the patterns is complicated. SOLUTION: Whether or not an extracted first random number value is a prescribed value to be a specified game state is judged in a judgment means 11 and a special pattern to be displayed is decided from a pattern storage means 24 by a special pattern decision means 12 based on the judged result. A direction pattern for indicating a direction operation to be displayed is decided from the pattern storage means 24 by a direction operation decision means 13 based on the judged result and an extracted second random number value and an omen pattern to be displayed is decided from the pattern storage means 24 by an omen pattern decision means 23 based on the decided result and an extracted third random number value. In a pattern display means 30, after displaying the omen pattern, a special pattern group is fluctuation-displayed, the direction operation is displayed thereafter and then, the special pattern is stop-displayed. The control means is constituted of two control parts 10 and 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game display device used for a game machine such as a pachinko game machine or a slot machine, and a game machine (such as a ball game machine or a slot machine) to which the principle of the display device is applied. , TV game machines).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a pachinko game machine which is a kind of ball-and-ball game machine, as a game symbol display means which can give a profit to a player when a displayed symbol is a combination of predetermined symbols. Conventionally, a mechanical display device using a rotating reel has been used, but in recent years, an electrical display device such as a liquid crystal display device capable of producing various effects has been widely used. In slot machines and other gaming machines that do not use gaming balls, not only mechanical display devices using rotating reels but also electrical display devices using liquid crystals or CRTs are used.

[0003] Such an electrical display device has enabled display that was impossible with a mechanical display device. For example, when the variable display stops at a specific symbol combination (big hit), the number of times the variable prize ball device is opened to be converted to an open state advantageous to the player, the number of game balls that have won the variable prize ball device, etc. In order to display in real time, to show the big hit more brilliantly, to display the background of the screen displaying the specific symbol in a different color than normal, or to use a new symbol different from the symbol used for the game (special symbol) The appearance of a special character or the display of a symbol in the case of a big hit when one more specific symbol is lined up (so-called reach state) is displayed as a different one from the normal operation, so that the big hit approaches the player. For example, it is possible to perform a display (produce) that enhances the interest of the player, such as recognizing that the player is playing.

[0004] Particularly, an effect operation useful for enhancing the interest of the player is a symbol change display in the "reach state",
It is also called "reach action". When the reach action starts, the player pays attention to the display on the display device and expects a big hit to appear. Examples of the reach action include changing the speed of changing (variable display) of the displayed symbol compared to the normal time, changing the symbol changing time, and the like. There is also. That is,
Such a reach action is a display that makes the player expect a big hit to appear.

[0005] However, the conventional reach action by the display means of the gaming machine is a relatively simple display such as changing the speed and time of changing the symbol, and convinces the player of the appearance of the big hit. May not always appear, and may disappoint the player and, on the contrary, spoil the interest. Also, as described above, it is known that a reach action is performed by causing a different symbol (character) to appear from the special symbol, but this is also a simple symbol display, and how much the big hit is likely to be. It does not indicate information such as whether or not it appears. In any case, the conventional simple reach action tends to get tired of the player, and the game tends to be monotonous.

[0006] Therefore, by providing a reach action by combining a plurality of symbols, or by providing a plurality of predictive symbols, the player is provided with information on the likelihood of a big hit appearing from the display mode. In addition, a game display device having a game property of searching for a sign or a reach action (producing operation) that is profitable by changing the reliability of the jackpot has been considered.

[0007]

However, in order to realize a sign design or a staging operation display using a symbol different from a normal game display, in addition to the combination of symbols used in the original game, Since it is necessary to separately set a combination of a plurality of symbols to be used for displaying a sign or a staging operation, there arises a problem that the number of types of combinations of the symbols increases and display control of the symbols becomes complicated. Therefore, it is conceivable to increase the processing speed and storage capacity of the CPU constituting the control device, but the capacity is limited by regulations such as laws and regulations relating to games. Therefore, in the conventional control device, the load of the program processing of the control device increases due to the complicated display control of the symbols and the like, causing a reduction in the processing speed and the like, and the storage capacity for storing the necessary programs is increased. May be insufficient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a game display device in which a control device for controlling display of a special symbol eliminates the above-mentioned problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine employing the principle of the gaming display device.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a game display apparatus comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and a first random number extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means.
Determining means for determining whether or not the random value of the predetermined game state is a predetermined value, and a special symbol group representing a specific game state, representing a staging operation different from a normal stop operation of a display operation including a special symbol Based on the symbol storage means storing the effect symbol group and the symbol symbol group indicating the probability of becoming a specific game state, and the special symbol group stored in the symbol memory means based on the judgment result of the judging means. Based on a special symbol determination means for determining a special symbol, a determination result of the determination means and a second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means,
Effect operation determining means for determining an effect symbol representing an effect operation to be displayed from the effect symbol group stored in the symbol storage means; and extracting from the result of the effect operation determining means and a random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on the third random number value obtained,
Sign design determining means for determining a sign to be displayed from the sign symbol group stored in the symbol storage means, and a special symbol determined by the special symbol determining means, effect operation determining means and the symbol design determining means, A symbol display means for displaying a rendering operation and an indication symbol, and the symbol display means displays the indication symbol selected by the indication symbol determination means, and thereafter, displays a special symbol group in a variable manner; And a symbol display control unit including a symbol change unit configured to execute a symbol stop operation of displaying a special operation determined by the special symbol determination unit and displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination unit. The first control unit is constituted by a means, a determination means, a special symbol determination means, and an effect operation determination means, and the sign symbol determination means, the symbol storage means, and the symbol display control means are included. And wherein the configuring the second control unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game display device comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on a determination unit that determines whether or not is a predetermined value to be a specific game state, based on the determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation unit,
Effect operation determining means for determining an effect operation different from a stop operation at the normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing a specific game state, a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols, and a determination result , A special symbol selection means for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table, an effect symbol selection table for storing a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying an effect operation, and the effect symbol selection table Effect design selection means for selecting the effect symbol required for the display of the effect operation determined by the effect operation determination means from among the, a sign design selection table storing a plurality of sign symbols representing the probability of a particular game state, An indication to be displayed in the indication symbol selection table based on the determination result of the effect operation determination means and the third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means. And predictive symbol selection means for selecting a pattern,
The special symbol selection means, the effect symbol selection means, and the symbol display means for displaying the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the symbol symbol selected by the symbol symbol selection means, and the symbol display means are selected by the symbol symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, subsequently, displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means, and finally includes a symbol display control means for controlling to display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means, The first control unit is composed of a random number generation unit, a determination unit, and an effect operation determination unit, and includes a special symbol selection table, a special symbol selection unit, an effect symbol selection table, an effect symbol selection unit, an indication symbol selection table, an indication symbol selection unit, and It is characterized in that the second control unit is constituted by the symbol display control means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game display device comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means. Determining means for determining whether or not is a predetermined value for a specific game state; and a specific game state based on a determination result of the determination means and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on the determination result, a special operation selection means for determining an effect operation different from the stop operation at the normal time of the display operation including the special symbol representing the special symbol, a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of predetermined special symbols, A special symbol selection means for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the symbol selection table, an effect symbol selection table for storing a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation, and Effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol necessary for displaying the effect motion determined by the effect operation determining means, a symbol design selection table for storing a plurality of symbol symbols representing a probability of a particular game state, and an effect operation. A sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from a sign design selection table based on a decision result of the decision means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means;
The special symbol selection means, the effect symbol selection means, and the symbol display means for displaying the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the symbol symbol selected by the symbol symbol selection means, and the symbol display means are selected by the symbol symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, subsequently, displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means, and finally includes a symbol display control means for controlling to display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means, The first control unit includes a random number generation unit, a determination unit, an effect operation determination unit, a special symbol selection table, a special symbol selection unit, an effect symbol selection table, and an effect symbol selection unit. It is characterized in that the second control section is constituted by the symbol display control means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game display device comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on a determination unit that determines whether or not is a predetermined value to be a specific game state, based on the determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation unit,
Effect operation determining means for determining an effect operation different from a stop operation at the normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing a specific game state, a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols, and a determination result Special symbol selection means for selecting the special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the fourth random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means, and a plurality of symbols necessary for displaying the effect operation. Effect symbol selection table for storing effect symbols, effect symbol selection means for selecting effect symbols required for displaying the effect motion determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table, and a specific game state. A symbol design selection table storing a plurality of symbol symbols representing probabilities, and a third random number extracted from the determination result of the rendering operation determining means and the random number generated by the random number generating means. Sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table, and a special design, effect design selection means, and a special design, effect design, and sign selected by the special design selection means and the sign design selection means. Symbol display means for displaying a symbol, and the symbol display means displays the symbol selected by the symbol design selection means, then displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means, and finally A symbol display control unit for controlling the display of the special symbol selected by the special symbol selection unit, and a random number generation unit, a determination unit, an effect operation determination unit, a special symbol selection table, a special symbol selection unit, an effect symbol selection First in the table and effect design selection means
The control unit is constituted, and the second control unit is constituted by the sign design selection table, the sign design selection means, and the symbol display control means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal;
Determining means for determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random numbers generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific gaming state, and a special symbol group representing the specific gaming state, and a display including a special symbol Based on the determination result of the effect symbol group representing an effect operation different from the stop operation at the normal time of the operation, and the symbol symbol group representing the probability of becoming a specific game state, based on the determination result of the determination device, the symbol storage device A special symbol determining means for determining a special symbol to be displayed from the stored special symbol group, and a symbol based on a determination result of the determining means and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generating means. Effect operation determining means for determining an effect symbol representing an effect operation to be displayed from the effect symbol group stored in the storage means; and extracting from the effect of the effect operation determining means and a random number generated by the random number generating means. Sign design determining means for determining a sign design to be displayed from a set of sign designs stored in the design storage device based on the third random number value, a special design designating device, a rendering operation determining device, and a sign design. The symbol display means for displaying the special symbol determined by the determination means, the staging operation and the sign symbol, and the symbol display means,
After displaying the sign selected by the sign design determining means, the special symbol group is variably displayed, then the effect operation selected by the effect operation determining means is displayed, and the special symbol determined by the special symbol determining means is displayed. A symbol display control unit including a symbol changing unit configured to be able to execute a symbol stop operation of stopping and displaying, a first control unit comprising a random number generation unit, a determination unit, a special symbol determination unit, and a rendering operation determination unit In addition, the second control unit is configured by the symbol design determination means, the symbol storage means, and the symbol display control means.

[0015] A gaming machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention comprises: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal;
Determining means for determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for setting a specific gaming state; and a determination result of the determining means and a random number generated by the random number generating means. Effect operation determining means for determining an effect operation different from a normal stop operation of the display operation including the special symbol representing the specific game state, based on the second random number value extracted from the second random number value; A special symbol selection table for storing special symbols, a special symbol selection means for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the determination result, and a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation. An effect symbol selection table to be stored, effect symbol selection means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table, and a specific game A sign design selection table storing a plurality of sign designs representing probabilities of being in a state, and a sign design selection table based on the decision result of the effect action determining means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means. Sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from among
The special symbol selection means, the effect symbol selection means, and the symbol display means for displaying the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the symbol symbol selected by the symbol symbol selection means, and the symbol display means are selected by the symbol symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, subsequently, displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means, and finally includes a symbol display control means for controlling to display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means, The first control unit is composed of a random number generation unit, a determination unit, and an effect operation determination unit, and includes a special symbol selection table, a special symbol selection unit, an effect symbol selection table, an effect symbol selection unit, an indication symbol selection table, an indication symbol selection unit, and It is characterized in that the second control unit is constituted by the symbol display control means.

A gaming machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention comprises: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal;
Determining means for determining whether or not a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state; and determining from the determination result of the determining means and the random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on the extracted second random number value, a rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from a normal stop operation of a display operation including a special symbol representing a specific game state, and a plurality of predetermined special symbols. A special symbol selection table to be stored, a special symbol selection means for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the determination result, and an effect to store a plurality of effect symbols necessary for displaying the effect operation A symbol selection table, effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table, and a certain game state. And a sign design selection table storing a plurality of sign designs representing the symbols, and a sign design selection table based on the decision result of the rendering action determining means and the third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means. Sign design selecting means for selecting a sign to be displayed, special symbol selecting means, special design selected by the effect symbol selecting means and the sign design selecting means, a symbol display means for displaying a design symbol and a sign symbol, After the symbol display means displays the sign selected by the sign design selecting means, subsequently displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means, and finally displays the special symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means. And a symbol display control means for controlling the random number generation means, the determination means, the effect operation determination means, the special symbol selection table, the special symbol selection means Directing constitute a first control unit in the symbol selection table and performance symbol selection unit, predictive symbol selection table, and wherein the configuring the second control unit in the predictive symbol selection means and symbol display control section.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine comprising: a random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal;
Determining means for determining whether or not a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state; and determining from the determination result of the determining means and the random number generated by the random number generating means. Based on the extracted second random number value, a rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from a normal stop operation of a display operation including a special symbol representing a specific game state, and a plurality of predetermined special symbols. A special symbol selection table for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the stored special symbol selection table and a fourth random number value extracted from the determination result and the random number generated by the random number generation unit; , An effect symbol selection table for storing a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation, and effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table. Effect symbol selecting means to be selected, a symbol design selection table for storing a plurality of symbol symbols representing the probability of being in a specific game state, and a third symbol extracted from the decision result of the effect operation determining means and the random number generated by the random number generating means. A sign design means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table based on the random number value of the sign design, a special design selected by the special design selection means, an effect design selection means, and a special design selected by the sign design selection means. A symbol display means for displaying a symbol and an indication symbol, and the symbol display means displays the indication symbol selected by the indication symbol selection means, and then displays the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means. And a symbol display control means for controlling so as to display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means at last. The first control unit is constituted by a work determination means, a special symbol selection table, a special symbol selection means, a production symbol selection table, and a production symbol selection means, and the second control is performed by a sign design selection table, a symbol design selection means, and a symbol display control means. It is characterized by comprising a unit.

[0018]

According to the present invention, various control means required for displaying a symbol (special symbol, effect symbol, and sign symbol) are divided into two control units. Can be shared by two control units. Therefore, even when the processing load on the control unit increases with the diversification of the symbol display and the effect display, the processing load on one control unit can be reduced, and the display control effect operation of various symbols can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having the same effect as above by using a liquid crystal display and a control device provided in a conventional gaming machine.

[0020]

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a game display device according to the present invention. This includes a determining means 11 for determining whether or not to shift to a specific gaming state in accordance with a predetermined input signal, and a special symbol determining means 12 for determining a special symbol indicating whether or not to shift to a specific gaming state. A display symbol determining means 21 for determining a display symbol representing a probability of a specific game state, a special symbol determining means 12, and a symbol display for displaying the special symbol and the display symbol determined by the display symbol determining means 21, respectively. Means 30 and symbol display control means 22 for controlling the symbol display means 30 to display the display symbol determined by the display symbol determination means 21 and then to display the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means 12. Have.

In the above configuration, the determination means 11 determines whether or not to shift to a specific game state (for example, a big hit) according to a predetermined input signal. Based on the determination result, the special symbol determination means 12 determines a special symbol (for example, a combination of big hit symbols) indicating whether or not the game state has shifted to a specific game state, and the display symbol determination means 21 indicates the specific game state. After determining the display symbol, the symbol display control means 22 causes the symbol display means 30 to display the display symbol determined by the display symbol determination means 21, and then displays the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means 12. Control.

Here, the display symbol determining means 21 includes one or both of the effect operation determining means 13 and the symbol design determining means 23 shown in FIG.
For example, it is one or both of an effect symbol indicating an effect operation indicating a first probability of being in a specific game state and a sign symbol indicating a second probability of being in a specific game state.

Each of the above means is included in one of the two control units (the first control unit 10 and the second control unit 20). Each control unit has the following three configurations.

(1) The first control unit 10 includes only the determination unit 11, and the second control unit 20 includes the special symbol determination unit 12, the display symbol determination unit 21, and the symbol display control unit 22.

(2) The first control unit 10 includes a determination unit 11 and a special symbol determination unit 12, and the second control unit 20 includes a display symbol determination unit 21 and a symbol display control unit 22.

(3) The first control unit 10 includes a judgment unit 11
The second control unit 20 includes only the special symbol determining unit 12 and the display symbol determining unit 21, and the second control unit 20 includes only the symbol display controlling unit 22.

As described above, the control means for controlling the symbol display operation is divided into two control sections, and the functions of the respective means are shared by the two control sections. Even if the burden on the means to handle increases,
The processing load on each control unit can be reduced.

The necessity of dividing the control means as described above will be specifically described as follows.

Even if two CPUs are used as the control means, there is a case where one of the two CPUs has to have a low processing capacity due to legal restrictions and development costs. Therefore, as described above, the first control unit 1
0 and the second control unit 20, the first control unit 1
If a CPU having a lower processing capacity than the CPU used for the second control unit 20 is used for 0, the first control unit 10 is allowed to leave only the function of the determination unit 11 and a special symbol requesting complicated processing, Regarding the determination of the effect symbol and the sign symbol and the display control, a method of causing the second control unit 20 having a CPU with a high processing capability to perform the processing may be considered. If the processing capacity of the first control unit 10 has a margin, the function of the special symbol determination unit 12 may be entrusted.

Also, when it is necessary to inspect the control means, for example, when there is a need to reduce the capacity of the processing program as much as possible to simplify the inspection and to save labor, the above-described method is used. The first control unit 10 leaves only the function of the determination unit 11 to determine and display special symbols, effect symbols, predictive symbols, and the like that require complicated processing. If the processing is performed by the unit 20, the above-mentioned needs can be met by performing the inspection for each control unit.

In particular, in the case of a gaming machine having a gambling property such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc., it is necessary to inspect the gaming machine in order to eliminate an unauthorized machine with a modified control unit. In other words, the part to be inspected is a part for determining whether or not to give a profit to the player, that is, in this embodiment, the determination means 11 (a specific symbol with a big hit symbol, for example, 7-7-7). In the case of a gaming machine called a “probability changing machine” that increases the jackpot winning probability until the number of jackpot winnings reaches a predetermined number, the special symbol determining means 12 is included in the inspection. The display symbol determining means 21 for determining other effect symbols and predictive symbols is irrelevant to the profit and loss of the player, and thus requires less inspection. Therefore, as described above, the first control unit 10
The determination means 11 (special symbol determination means 12) is provided to the second control unit 20, and the display symbol determination means 21 and the symbol display control means 2
In this case, only the first control unit 10 needs to be inspected. Usually, both control units are separate C
Since the configuration is divided into PUs (substrates), only the corresponding substrates need to be inspected, which is efficient.

Also, comparing the data amount of the effect symbol and the sign symbol, it is general that there is much data on the sign symbol (for example, FIGS. 38 to 39 and FIGS. 54 to 5 described later).
Compared with FIG. 9, since the data amount of the data relating to the predictive symbols in FIGS. 54 to 59 is larger, the first control unit 10 is determined by the determination unit 11 as shown in FIG.
When the special symbol determination means 12 and the effect operation determination means 13 are configured, and the second control unit 20 includes only the symbol design determination means 23 and the symbol display control means 22, the processing amount is averaged.

Here, the symbol data itself of the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the sign symbol are stored in the special symbol determining means 12, the effect operation determining means 13, and the symbol symbol determining means 23 as described above. Alternatively, each determining means may be provided in the first control unit 10 and only determination such as “what kind of design is to be displayed” is performed here, and the actual design data is stored in the second control unit 20. It is good also as a structure which keeps. In this case, the symbol display control means 2 is controlled based on an instruction from the first control unit 10 to “display this symbol”.
2 performs display control by extracting specific symbol data from the symbol data stored in the second controller 20.

The components of the two control units can be changed as appropriate in accordance with legal restrictions, problems with the processing capability of the CPU, and test contents.

Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 show a game display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This is achieved by determining the following components (same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals), determining means 11 for determining whether or not to shift to a specific game state in accordance with a predetermined input signal, Special symbol determining means 1 for determining a special symbol indicating whether or not the game state has shifted to
2 and a display operation determining means 1 for determining a display operation representing a first probability of a specific game state by a display mode different from a stop operation in a normal state of a display operation including a special symbol.
3, a symbol designating means 23 for determining a symbol representing the second probability of being in a specific game state, a special symbol determining means 12, an effect symbol determining means 13, and a symbol design determining means 23.
The symbol display means 30 for displaying the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the sign symbol respectively determined by the above, and the symbol display means 30 displays the sign symbol determined by the sign symbol determination means 23, and then the effect operation determining means. And a symbol display control unit 22 for displaying the effect operation determined by the special symbol determination unit 13 and displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination unit 12.

In the above configuration, the determination means 11 determines whether or not to shift to a specific game state (for example, a big hit) according to a predetermined input signal. Based on the result of the determination, the special symbol determination means 12 determines a special symbol (for example, a combination of big hit symbols) indicating whether or not the game has shifted to a specific game state, and the effect operation determining means 13 displays a special symbol including the special symbol. An effect operation indicating a first probability of a specific game state is determined by a display mode different from the stop operation in the normal operation. Based on the result of the determination, the symbol design determination means 23 determines a symbol design representing the second probability of the specific game state, and the symbol display control means 22 causes the symbol display means 30 to execute the symbol design determination means. After displaying the sign design determined by 23, the control unit 20 controls to display the effect operation determined by the effect operation determination unit 13 and to display the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination unit 12. Here, as shown by the broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 3, the determination of the sign by the sign determination unit 23 is based on the determination result by the determination unit 11 irrespective of the determination result by the effect operation determination unit 13. May be determined.

Here, the first probability is defined as the jackpot reliability of the special symbol indicated by the staging operation according to the display mode, and the second probability is defined as the jackpot reliability of the special symbol indicated by the sign symbol.

Each means in the above configuration is included in one of the two control units. That is, as shown in FIG.
The first control unit 10 includes a determination unit 11 and a special symbol determination unit 12, and the second control unit 20 includes a production operation determination unit 1
3. It includes a sign design determination unit 23 and a design display control unit 22. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the first control unit 10
The second control unit 20 includes a judgment symbol determination unit 11, a special symbol determination unit 12, and an effect operation determination unit 13.

As described above, the control means for controlling the symbol display operation is divided into two control sections, and the execution of each of the above-mentioned means is shared by the two control sections. Even when the load of the control means to be processed increases, the burden of the processing on each control means can be reduced by sharing the two control units, and display control of various symbols can be realized.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a game display device according to another embodiment of the present invention. This means that the random number generating means 14 generates random numbers in response to a predetermined input signal as constituent elements (the same components as those in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals).
And a first random number extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means 14.
Determining means 11 for determining whether or not the random number value of the predetermined game state is a predetermined value, a special symbol group representing the specific game state,
A symbol storage unit 24 that stores an effect symbol group representing an effect operation different from a stop operation in a normal operation of a display operation including a special symbol and a sign symbol group representing a probability of a specific game state.
And the symbol storage means 2 based on the determination result of the determination means 11
A special symbol determining means 12 for determining a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol group stored in No. 4;
Is determined from the effect symbol group stored in the symbol storage means 24 on the basis of the determination result of the above and the second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means 14. Based on the decision operation of the effect motion determining means 13 and the third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means 14, the sign symbol group stored in the symbol storage means 24. A sign design determining means 23 for determining a sign to be displayed from the inside, and a special symbol, a production action, and a sign determined by the special symbol determining means 12, the effect operation determining means 13 and the sign design determining means 23 are displayed. Display means 30 for the
After the symbol display means 30 displays the sign symbol selected by the sign symbol determination means 23, the special symbol group is variably displayed, and then the effect operation selected by the effect operation determination means 13 is displayed. A symbol display control unit 22 including a symbol change unit configured to be able to execute a symbol stop operation of stopping and displaying the special symbol determined by the symbol determination unit 12, and a random number generation unit 14, a determination unit 11,
The special symbol determination means 12 and the effect operation determination means 13 are included in the first control unit 10, and the symbol design determination means 23, the symbol storage means 24, and the symbol display control means 22 include the second control unit 2.
It is included in 0.

In the above configuration, the random number generating means 14
First, second, and third random number extraction units 14a, 14b, which respectively extract random number values from generated random numbers according to input signals,
14c. These three random numbers are generated by generating three random numbers and simultaneously extracting when one signal is input, or
Alternatively, it may be extracted at a different time from one random number. Also, as shown by the broken line, instead of one input signal,
Second and third random numbers may be extracted according to the second and third input signals. In this case, as the plurality of different input signals, for example, a signal generated when a game ball wins a start winning opening in a pachinko gaming machine described later, a signal generated by winning a win in another winning opening or the start of symbol change, and the like. Is used.

The first random number extraction unit 14a determines whether or not the first random number value is a predetermined random number value by the determination unit 11, and displays the first random number value by the special symbol determination unit 12 based on the determination result. The special symbol to be used is determined. next,
Based on the determination result of the special symbol determined by the determination unit 11 and the second random number value extracted by the second random number extraction unit 14b, the rendering operation determining unit 13 determines the rendering symbol to be displayed. . The result of the decision made by the effect operation decision means 13;
The sign design to be displayed is selected by the sign design deciding means 23 based on the third random number value extracted by the third random number extracting unit 14c. Here, as shown by the broken line in FIG.
The determination of the predictive symbol by the predictive symbol determining means 23 is performed irrespective of the result of the determination by the effect operation determining means 13, regardless of the determination result of the determining means 11 and the third random number value extracted by the third random number extracting unit 14 c. May be determined based on Then, for the determined special symbol, effect symbol, and sign symbol, the symbol display control means 22 displays the symbol symbol after the symbol display means 30 displays the symbol symbol, and finally displays the special symbol symbol. Control.

In the above configuration, the symbol display control is shared between the two control units, so that the load of the program processing on one control unit can be reduced.
The plurality of symbol data forming the special symbol, the effect symbol, and the sign symbol are stored in the symbol storage unit 2 of the second control unit 20.
Since the special symbol group, the effect symbol group, and the sign symbol group are stored in the group 4, the first control unit 10 does not need to have the symbol data, so that the storage capacity can be provided. As described above, even when the number of combinations of symbols is increased or the display control of symbols is diversified, display control of various symbols is realized by sharing the processing between the two control units.

Next, FIG. 5 shows still another form of the game display device. This means that the random number generating means 14 generates random numbers in response to a predetermined input signal as constituent elements (the same components as those in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, or FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals).
Determining means 11 for determining whether or not the first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means 14 is a predetermined value; and the determination result of the determining means 11 and the random number generated by the random number generating means 14 And a second random number value extracted from
Effecting operation determining means 13 for determining an effecting operation different from a normal stop operation of a display operation including a special symbol, and a special symbol selecting table 25a in which a special symbol group representing a specific game state is stored. 11, a special symbol selection means 25 for selecting a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table 25a based on the determination result, and a rendering symbol selection table 26a containing a rendering symbol group for displaying the rendering operation. Based on the determination result of the rendering action determination unit 13, the rendering symbol selection unit 26 that selects a rendering symbol from the rendering symbol selection table 26a, and a sign symbol indicating the probability that the special symbol will be in a specific game state It has a symbol design selection table 27a in which the groups are stored, and a third symbol extracted from the determination result of the rendering operation determining means 13 and the random number generated by the random number generating means 14. A sign design selection means 27 for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table 27a based on the numerical value, and a sign design selected by the sign design selection means 27 are displayed, and then a special symbol group is variably displayed. After that, the symbol display control means 22 for displaying the rendering action selected by the rendering action selection means 26 and controlling to stop and display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selection means 25, and the symbol display control means And a symbol display means 30 for displaying a special symbol, an effect symbol and an indication symbol selected by the special symbol selection means 25, the effect symbol selection means 26, and the indication symbol selection means 27, respectively, in accordance with the instruction by the command 22. Means 14, judgment means 11
The effect operation determining means 13 is included in the first control unit 10, and the special symbol selecting means 25, the effect operation selecting means 26, the symbol design selecting means 27, and the symbol display controlling means 22
It is included in the control unit 20.

In the configuration of FIG. 5, the special symbol group, effect symbol group, and sign symbol group stored in the special symbol selection table 25a, the effect symbol selection table 26a, and the symbol symbol selection table 27a respectively correspond as follows. ing.

The special symbols are "7-7-7" (big hit),
"7-7-6", "7-7-5", ..., "6-6
6 ”,..., Or a combination of special symbols represented by these symbols are stored in a special symbol selection table 25a. On the other hand, the effect symbols are a plurality of symbols (combinations) respectively corresponding to each effect operation such as “effect 1 occurrence”, “effect 2 occurrence”, and “no effect” determined by the effect operation determining means 13. Is stored in the effect symbol selection table 26a.

FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the sign design selection table 27a. In this table, the combination of the result of the determination of the special symbol (the presence or absence of a big hit) by the determination by the determination means 11 and the result of the determination (the type of the performance action) by the performance action determination means 13 are respectively represented by a third random number value. A plurality of sign symbols (A, B, C, D) assigned to the sections correspond to each other. That is, as shown in FIG.
& Jackpot "," Direction 2 & Jackpot "," Direction 1 & Loss "," Direction 2 & Loss "," No Direction & Loss "
It is a combination of That is, the production operation determining means 1
In 3, any combination of-is determined, and
Signs to be displayed are A, B, C, D
One of four signs is selected.
For example, in the effect operation determining means 13, "(effect 1 &
When the third random number value is "5", the symbol "A" is selected.

According to the above configuration, the value of the third random number in the symbol design selection table 27a and the symbol A, B, C,
From the correspondence with D, a sign is selected with a probability as shown in FIG. For example, when the indication symbol “A” is displayed, “staging 1 & big hit” appears with a 70% probability after that, so the player expects the appearance of “big hit” by displaying the indication symbol “A”. .

Conversely, when the result of the decision made by the effect motion determining means 13 is “effect 1 & big hit”, the predictive symbols A, B, C, and D are 70%,
10%, 10%, 10% will be selected with probability.

In this embodiment, a special symbol (big hit) to be displayed next is determined according to the type of the staging operation as well as the sign symbol.
Expectation level changes. For example, in FIG.
When the predictive symbol is “A”, the “big hit” appears with a probability of 70% when the next effect operation is “effect 1”, and appears with a probability of 10% when the effect effect is “effect 2”. Also, the sign is "B"
In the case of, when the next effect operation is "effect 1", "big hit" appears with a probability of 10%, and when "effect 2", it appears with a probability of 70%. However, if the predictive symbol is “C”, when the next stage operation is “stage 1”, there is a 70% probability of “losing”.
When the sign is "D", when the next effect operation is "effect 2", "losing" occurs with a probability of 70%, and the player's expectation of "big hit" diminishes. FIG. 8 shows the degree of expectation of such a player to a big hit for each sign symbol corresponding to FIG. In this way, not only the display of the sign design, but also at the time of the staging operation, the player can predict what kind of special symbol will appear and its appearance probability, as well as the sign design and the subsequent staging operation With the combination of the above, it is possible to enjoy a game in which the appearance probability of a big hit, which is a special symbol that is beneficial to the player, is changed, and a sign or a staging operation with a high appearance probability is searched for.

In the configuration of FIG. 5, the symbol display control means 22 displays the sign symbol on the symbol display means 30, displays the special symbol group in a variable manner, and displays the effect operation.
It includes a symbol changing means 22a configured to execute a symbol stop operation of stopping and displaying a special symbol.

In the configuration shown in FIG.
Are first, second, and third random number extraction units 14a and 14 that respectively extract random number values from generated random numbers according to input signals.
b, 14c. These three random numbers may be extracted at the same time when three random numbers are generated and one signal is input, or may be extracted from one random number at different extraction times. Further, as shown by the broken line, the second and third random numbers may be extracted according to the second and third input signals instead of one input signal. In this case, as the plurality of different input signals, for example, a signal generated when a game ball wins a start winning opening in a pachinko gaming machine described later, a signal generated by winning a win in another winning opening or the start of symbol change, and the like. Is used.

The determination means 11 determines whether the first random number value extracted by the first random number extraction section 14a is a predetermined random number value, and the result of the determination is extracted by the second random number extraction section 14b. Production operation determining means 1 based on the second random number
3 determines the effect operation.

The result of the judgment by the judging means 11, the result of the decision of the effect operation by the effect operation deciding means 13, and the third random number extracted by the third random number extracting section 14c are stored in the first control section 1.
0 is transmitted to the second control unit 20 as processing data.

The second controller 20 operates as follows based on the processing data received from the first controller 10.

Based on the result of the judgment by the judging means 11, the special symbol selecting means 25
The special symbol to be displayed is determined from the special symbol group stored in. Then, based on the result of the determination of the effect operation by the effect operation determining means 13, the effect symbol selecting means 26, the effect symbol selection table 26a comprising the effect symbol group
The effect design to be displayed is selected from among. Further, the symbol design stored in the symbol design selection table 27a is selected by the symbol design selection means 27 based on the result of the determination of the effect operation by the effect operation determination means 13 and the third random number. Here, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, the determination of the sign by the sign design selecting means 27 is performed by the effect operation determining means 13.
Irrespective of the determination result in the above, the determination may be made based on the determination result by the determination means 11 and the third random number value extracted by the third random number extraction unit 14c.

With respect to the special symbol, effect symbol, and sign symbol determined as described above, symbol display control means 22
After the symbol display means 30 displays the sign symbol, it controls so that the effect symbol is displayed and finally the special symbol is displayed.

From the above configuration, the sign symbol can be displayed in correspondence with the combination of the special symbol and the staging operation. It can be easily determined that the combination of the effect operation and the effect operation also constitutes the advantageous combination of the symbols. Thereby, the player can predict what kind of special symbol is displayed corresponding to the sign symbol and the staging operation.

In the conventional configuration, when the number of selection patterns such as combinations of symbols increases or the control program to be processed becomes complicated, the capacity of the control unit (CPU) becomes insufficient due to regulations such as laws and regulations relating to games. Although the processing speed is reduced, in the above configuration, the control unit is divided into the first control unit 10 and the second control unit 20, so that the processing load on one control unit is reduced. Thus, various combinations of symbols can be realized.

Next, an embodiment in which the game display device of the present invention is applied to the display means of a pachinko game machine will be described.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing an example of a gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine. The gaming display device having any of the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is used as a special symbol display means in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Symbol display means 3
0 is a special symbol display device 3 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of FIG.
It consists of.

The special symbol display device 3 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and displays the "special symbol" of the present invention on the display screen in a pseudo manner by means of electric signals on the three rows of rotating reels. It is. In addition, as the special symbol display device 3, a display or a CR configured by arranging a large number of LEDs is used.
An electrical display such as a T or plasma display can also be used.

On the game board surface 80 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, on the left and right of the lower part of the special symbol display device 3, a normal symbol operation gate 6a set to start variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 2 described later is started. , 6b, and the normal symbol actuating switches 7a, 7b respectively detect passage of the game ball.

Below the special symbol display device 3, there is a variable winning device which can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player. Start winning prize hole (so-called start hole) 4 set to pay out (for example, 5) prize balls
And a variable winning prize device of an openable and closable type that can be converted into a closed state that is disadvantageous to the player and an open state that is advantageous to the player, and a predetermined number (for example, 15
Prize balls for paying out prize balls (attackers) 5
Are provided. The start winning opening 4 holds a winning space in which about one game ball can win even in the disadvantageous first state.

A normal symbol display device 2 is provided below the game board surface 80, and a normal symbol memory lamp 8 is provided therearound.
5 are provided. This ordinary symbol memory lamp 85
Is a normal symbol operation gate 6 as an example of a specific area
Lights up when a game ball wins a or 6b, and indicates the number of times the symbol can be changed on the ordinary symbol display device 2. That is, while the symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 2 is changing, the number of winnings in the ordinary symbol actuation gate 6a or 6b is stored up to four times, and the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display device 2 at that time is stored. This informs the player of the possible number of times.

The special symbol display device 3 also has a special symbol memory lamp 15 for storing up to four times the number of winning in the starting winning opening 4 while the special symbol is being displayed in a variable manner. Are provided.

Further, on the game board surface 80, 15 prize balls are paid to the player every time there are windmills 81a and 81b with lamps having a light emitting portion and normal windmills 82a and 82b and winning balls. Outgoing general winning openings 83a, 83b, 83c, 8
3d, 83f, 83g, board side lamps 84a, 84
b etc. are provided.

The above-mentioned ordinary symbol display device 2 and starting winning opening 4
And the special winning opening 5 are integrally unitized as a variable winning ball device 9 and installed on a game board surface. In this variable winning ball device 9, a general winning port 83 for paying out a predetermined number (for example, 15) of winning balls to a player every time there is a winning ball.
f, 83 g, a starting winning opening 4 and a big winning opening 5 are provided. A start winning opening switch 41 (FIG. 10) is provided as a means for detecting a game ball winning the starting winning opening 4.

This pachinko game machine has a microcomputer as a control device, and controls the entire game by this. The control device of the present embodiment is also configured mainly by a microcomputer, but as shown in FIG.
U.

That is, in FIG. 10, the microcomputer 50A constituting the first control unit 10 has a CP
U51A, RAM52A, ROM53A and general-purpose I / O
54A. Then, various input signals input from the input circuit 61A are processed according to a program written in the ROM 53A, and output signals are sent from the output circuit 62A to the second control unit as needed. The microcomputer 50B constituting the second control unit is also a CPU.
51B, RAM52B, ROM53B and general-purpose I / O5
4B. Then, the output signal of the first control unit is input from the input circuit 61B, and the various input signals are input to the ROM
Processing is performed in accordance with the program written in the memory, and an output signal is sent from the output circuit 62B to each drive unit as necessary. Here, the ROM 53B stores special symbols stored as the special symbol selection table 25a, the effect symbol selection table 26a, and the sign symbol selection table 27a in FIG.
A plurality of symbol data forming the effect symbol and the sign symbol are written. Further, as a random number generating means for generating a random value used in the embodiment, a random number generating circuit 71 is a CPU.
51A. The random number generating means is not limited to the external random number generating circuit 71, but may be a means in the CPU 51A for generating a random number on a program.

The input circuit 61A is connected to the normal symbol operation switches 7a and 7b and the starting winning opening switch 41 as means for generating the input signal shown in FIG. 5, and the output circuit 62B is connected to the normal symbol display. The device 2 and the special symbol display device 3 are connected.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 show a process of determining a symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 3 of the pachinko gaming machine. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment will be described in which the first control unit 10 and the second control unit 20 perform processing separately to determine a symbol. FIG. 11 shows a processing flow in the first control unit 10, and FIG. 12 shows a processing flow in the second control unit 20. Here, the sign symbol is a symbol that indicates a state in which a profit is given to the player, and the displayed symbol indicates the probability that a special symbol “big hit” will appear.

In the case of the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, the processing shown in FIG. 11 is executed using the CPU 51A of the microcomputer 50A shown in FIG. First, when there is an input signal (for example, a signal from the starting winning opening switch 41 for detecting a winning ball to the starting winning opening 4) (ST101), it is determined whether or not to stop the special symbol in a specific mode. (In the configuration of FIG. 5, it corresponds to the first random number value) (ST102). Next, a random number value (corresponding to a second random number value) for determining the “staging operation”, which is a type of the symbol stopping operation, is extracted (ST103). Further, a random number value (corresponding to a third random number value) for determining a sign is extracted (ST104). Note that the extraction of the random number value is not limited to winning at the starting opening, but may be winning conditions at other winning openings, or other arbitrary conditions depending on the model and type of the gaming machine.

Next, a "big hit" determination process is performed (ST1).
05) Then, the effect operation is determined (ST106).
Here, based on the random number value extracted for determining the effect operation in ST103 and the result of the above-described big hit determination, the operation as the effect operation determining means 13 described above allows the stop operation in the normal state of the display operation including the special symbol to be performed. Determine different staging actions. As described above, the determined data (the jackpot determination result, the rendering operation determination result, and the symbol for determining a symbol design) are transmitted to the second control unit 20 (ST107).

FIG. 12 shows processing by the CPU 51B of the microcomputer 50B in FIG. Among the data received from the first control unit 10, one sign symbol group is determined from the sign symbol selection table 27a in accordance with the combination of the jackpot determination result and the effect action determination result (ST108), and the sign is determined. Symbol selection table 27a
And the random number value extracted for the sign
A sign to be displayed is determined (ST109), and the process returns to the beginning of FIG.

Next, an example of the display of the sign symbol determined as described above, the effect operation, and the display process of the special symbol will be described with reference to FIG.

At the top of each of FIGS. 13 to 15, the presence or absence of an input signal for starting the display of a special symbol (for example,
The start winning detection switch is turned on / off), below it, the timing of starting and stopping the display of the change of the special symbol, and further below it, the timing of starting and ending the display operation of the sign symbol, and Further below, the timings of the start and end of the display of the rendering operation are shown. In the following example, every time a special symbol is displayed in a fluctuating manner, a certain symbol and a staging operation are displayed. However, every time the special symbol fluctuates twice or three times, a sign and a staging operation are performed. May be displayed once.

First, in the example of FIG. 13, when the input signal is generated, the special symbols A, B, and C in three rows start to change at the same time, and after a predetermined time, the special symbol A, then the special symbol B ,
Finally, the special symbols C are respectively stopped. In such a case, the reach is determined when the second special symbol B is stopped. Therefore, the symbol is defined as a symbol that is displayed from the start of the change of the special symbol until the reach is determined. It can be said that the effect is defined as a symbol that is displayed from the time when the reach is determined until the special symbol C stops.

In the example of FIG. 14, the change of the special symbols A, B, and C in three rows does not immediately start even when the input signal is generated, and the change display of the three special symbols is started after a predetermined time. In this case, the time from the generation of the input signal to the start of the change of the special symbol and the sign are displayed. The display of the effect operation is the same as in FIG.

Next, in FIG. 15, as in FIG. 13, the indication symbol is displayed during the change display of the special symbol. The special symbol display device 3) is configured to appear in each of the upper, middle, and lower rows in the display screen.

In this case, as shown by t1, at the time when the display device is not performing the variable display while the power of the gaming machine is turned on, the special symbols of three vertical columns are stopped and displayed as shown in FIG. ing. On the screen of this display device, for example, a special symbol group of consecutive numbers from “0” to “9” is displayed in three digits. In the illustrated example, “14-3-9” is arranged in the upper part, and “15-4-10” is arranged in the lower part. At this time, a character not related to the special symbol may be displayed.

At the next time point t2, the special symbol starts to change in the direction of the downward arrow as shown in FIG. 17 according to the ON signal of the start winning opening switch 41. It should be noted that a portion surrounded by a dashed-dotted circle in the drawing indicates a special symbol that fluctuates at a speed that cannot be recognized by the player.

At the next time point t3, the display of the sign symbol is started. As shown in FIGS. 18A to 18D, the predictive symbols constitute a predictive symbol group by a symbol made by combining two types of symbols, “arrow” and “star”.

At time t3, as shown in FIG. 19, one "arrow" of the symbol appears in the middle part of the display screen, and a display moving to the left is performed. In the following display example, a total of nine symbols are displayed in three stages of upper, middle, and lower, but a display of only two or one stage, or a design of four or more stages may be displayed.

Next, at time t4, the upper and lower signs are also displayed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 21, when three symbols in the middle row are arranged, the movement of the symbols stops only in the middle row. Then, by stopping for a certain period, the player can recognize the stop symbol. At this time, the upper and lower symbols are moving.

As shown in FIG. 22, the predictive symbols are stopped as a whole at time t6 when three symbols are arranged and a total of nine symbols are arranged. The stop of the symbols in each stage continues for a fixed time, but the stop time can be set arbitrarily. In this way, by displaying nine symbols in a stopped state, the special symbol currently displayed in a variable display indicates a "big hit" in response to the effect operation to be displayed later, for example, 3
It is possible to make the player recognize the probability that all the digit symbol groups have the same numerical value (2-2-2) and are stopped and displayed.

As described above, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the stop display of the sign symbol, at time t7 in FIG. 15, the sign symbol moves leftward from the middle symbol as shown in FIG. Disappears. At the next time point t8, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower symbols are also moved and displayed, and sequentially disappear from the display screen. Then, at time t9 when all the sign symbols have disappeared, the effect operation is displayed, and then the special symbols in the above-mentioned variable display are stopped and displayed.

As described above, after the indication symbols are displayed, when the effect operation determining means 13 determines that the effect operation is performed, the effect operation shown in FIG. 25 or FIG. 26 is displayed, for example.

FIG. 25 shows, for example, “effect 1” in FIG.
And a display screen in a reach state in which two "2" s are arranged in the middle row. Here, the left and right columns are stopped, but the middle column shows a reach state in which variable display is being performed. "Coral" is displayed on the background of these special designs,
In the foreground, a staging pattern in which the "dragon child" swims left and right so as to overlap the special symbol is displayed.

FIG. 26 shows, for example, “effect 2” in FIG.
23, the reach state in which two “2” s are arranged in the middle row as in FIG. 23 is shown, but a rendering symbol different from that in FIG. 23 is displayed. Here, a shell is displayed on the background of the special symbol. In this way, in the reach state, by displaying the effect symbols, the interest of the player is enhanced.

As described above, two patterns (effect 1 and effect 2) are provided in the effect operation, and the sign shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the stopped and displayed symbol becomes a combination of symbols representing a specific game state (big hit), a special winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and a state in which the player can easily acquire a large amount of prize balls. Become. Signs (Figures 18 (A)-(D))
7A to 7D in FIG. 7, in the above display example, when all nine symbols stopped and displayed as in FIG. 22 are the same “arrow” (FIG. 18A), The design is “effect 2” with a probability of 70% in “effect 1” (FIG. 25).
In the case of (FIG. 26), display control is performed so that "big hits" such as "2-2-2" are arranged with a probability of 10%. That is,
The display symbol of FIG. 22 is a display that predicts the possibility of a “big hit” and also a display that predicts the possibility of a “losing” depending on the type of staging operation. In addition, even if it is a sign (for example, FIG. 18 (A) and FIG. 18 (B)) in which the probability that the special symbol of the big hit is displayed becomes high, it is determined that there is no effect operation by the effect operation determining means 13. If
"Loss".

When the special symbol indicates "big hit", it is assumed that, as a special profit, a game in which the special winning opening 5, which can be normally performed only once, is opened, for example, three times. At this time, after one game, the special symbol fluctuates again, becomes the same in three digits, and the probability of being stopped and displayed is made higher than usual, so as to be in a state advantageous to the player.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the first control unit 1 includes the random number generating means 14, the judging means 11, the effect operation determining means 13, the special symbol selecting means 25 and the effect operation selecting means 26.
0, and the second control unit 20 may be configured by the symbol design selection unit 27 and the symbol display control unit 22.
This configuration is shown in FIG.

Another display example on the special symbol display device 3 will be described below.

FIG. 28 shows a display screen of the special symbol display device 3. The display screen includes a symbol variation display section 3a for displaying a plurality of special symbols in a simulated manner and displaying three rows of rotating reels of the slot machine in a simulated manner. "Big hit" to be acquired
A specific display mode that indicates (sometimes called a specific design)
The first notice display (for example, reach effect etc.) that reflects the probability of becoming, and the appearance of a big hit that reflects the probability that a "big hit" will appear (for example, before the reach state) while satisfying predetermined conditions And a notice display unit 3b that performs a second notice display (sign indication). The present invention includes a case where there is no first notice display. Hereinafter, the first advance notice display will be described as “reach effect” and the second advance notice display will be described as “sign display”.

Here, the reach effect means, for example, a state in which at least one variable display (rotating reel) is stopped, and more specifically, two rotating reels are stopped at the same symbol and the other one is moving (so-called moving reel). (Reach state). Various video expression modes (such as swinging of a stop reel, a change in background, etc.), and an effect indicating the rotation of all reels in a state where three rotating reels are arranged in the same pattern (sometimes referred to as a full rotation reach) are exemplified. . The display mode corresponds to the probability of a specific symbol.

In this embodiment, a symbol variation display section 3a is formed at the lower part of the display screen of the special symbol display device 3, and the other display area is a notice display section 3b. Actually, as shown in FIG. 28, this is realized by superimposing a reach effect and a sign display on a special symbol that is variably displayed on the display screen of the special symbol display device 3. The symbol variation display section 3a displays the symbols on the rotating reels of the three rows of the slot machine in a simulated manner by electric signals, and the notice display section 3b is formed so as to be able to display symbols, moving images, and characters. A sign designator "Kintaro" K is displayed as a sign display.

As described above, this indication is a combination of a special symbol in which the display mode of the special symbol in which the variable display of the symbol variable display section 3a is stopped after reaching the reach state indicates "big hit", for example, "7-7-7". ”. In this embodiment, the sign display mode can be changed with the passage of time, and with this change,
The big hit reliability (the reliability of the appearance of the big hit) of the indication display can be changed.

Specifically, after the fluctuation display of the symbol fluctuation display section 3a is started, the symbol "Kintaro" K is displayed, and as the time elapses, the expression of the symbol "Kintaro" K changes. I will do it. That is, the change in the expression indicates that the jackpot reliability has changed. Therefore, depending on the combination of a plurality of different sign symbols, it is possible to gradually increase, decrease, or alternately change the jackpot reliability over time. Here, the sign symbol "Kintaro" K may be always displayed irrespective of the special symbol change display of the symbol change display section 3a. The expression of "Kintaro" K changes during the game when the normal expression K1 and the expressions K2 and K3 are used as the sign display modes, for example, as time passes, K1 → K2 → K3 → K
1, K1 → K2 → K1 → K3 → K1, etc.

The above is realized by the configuration shown in FIG.

Here, the random number generating means 14 has four random number extracting sections 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d for respectively extracting random number values according to input signals. The fourth random number value extracted by the random number generation means 14 and the determination means 11
On the basis of the determination result in the above, the special symbol selection means 25 selects a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table 25a.

The components (the same components as those in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, or FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals) include a random number generating means 14 for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal, A determining means 11 for determining whether a first random number (big hit determination random number) value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means 14 is a predetermined value, and a special symbol selection containing a plurality of special symbols It has a table 25a, and displays it from the special symbol selection table 25a based on the determination result of the determination unit 11 and the fourth random number (random symbol for stopping symbol determination) value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation unit 14. Reach effect based on a special symbol selecting unit 25 for selecting a special symbol to be selected, and a second random number (reach effect determining random number) value extracted from the judgment result of the judging unit 11 and the random number generated by the random number generating unit 14. Determine It has a reach effect design means 13 'and a reach effect design selection table 26a in which a plurality of reach effect designs for displaying the reach effect are stored. Based on the result of the reach effect determiner 13', the reach effect design is provided. It has a reach effect design selecting means 26 for selecting a specific reach effect design from the selection table 26a, and a sign design selection table 27a containing a plurality of sign designs,
The decision result of the reach effect deciding means 13 'and the random number generating means 1
Based on the third random number (sign random number for sign determination) value extracted from the random number generated in step 4, the symbol design selection table 27a
After displaying the sign design means 27 for selecting a sign design to be displayed from among the sign designs, and displaying the sign design selected by the sign design selection means 27, the special symbol group is variably displayed.
A symbol display control unit 22 for displaying the reach effect selected by the reach effect selection unit 26 and controlling to stop and display the special symbol selected by the special symbol selection unit 25; and as instructed by the symbol display control unit 22 And a symbol display means 30 for displaying the special symbol, the reach effect symbol and the sign symbol selected by the special symbol selecting means 25, the reach effect symbol selecting means 26 and the sign symbol selecting means 27, respectively, and a random number generating means. 14, determination means 11, reach effect determination means 13 ', special symbol selection table 25a, special symbol selection means 25, reach effect symbol selection table 26a, and reach effect symbol selection means 26
Are included in the first control unit 10 and the symbol design selection table 27
a, the symbol design selection unit 27 and the symbol display control unit 22 are included in the second control unit 20.

In the above configuration, a special symbol selection table 25a, a reach effect symbol selection table 26a, and a sign symbol selection table 27 composed of a plurality of symbol data and the like.
For a, the above-mentioned ROM 53A or ROM 53B
This is realized by storing in advance (FIG. 10).

According to the above configuration, the special symbol selection table 25a and the reach effect symbol selection table 26a are stored in the ROM 53A in the first control unit, and the sign symbol selection table 27a is stored in the ROM 5 in the second control unit.
3B.

For example, as a sign design selection table 27a, as shown in FIG. 30, a "face sign selection table" in which a plurality of sign designs (designs of "Kintaro" having different facial expressions) are classified according to the jackpot reliability. Is stored in the ROM 53B. This is because A, B,
It is divided into four groups, C and D, and two kinds of "Kintaro" designs (face designs) having different facial expressions are stored in each group. Which face design is to be used is determined by extracting a sign design decision random number (a face sign decision random value described later) to determine which range of the random value (for example, “face design 1”) The CPU 51A or the CPU 51B determines whether the random number value range belongs to “0 to 40”), and selects a face symbol to be displayed as an indication display.

Further, in the above configuration, the symbol data itself is stored in the special symbol selecting means and the effect symbol selecting means (that is, stored in the first control section 10). It is also conceivable to provide the
For example, the special symbol selection table and the effect symbol selection table in both symbol selection means only determine “what symbol is to be displayed”, and the actual symbol data is stored in the ROM of the second control unit 20. Store the first
The design may be such that the design display control means 22 takes out specific design data from the ROM and controls the display based on an instruction from the control unit 10 to "display this design".

Next, the processing for determining the display pattern of the stop symbol, the reach effect, and the sign display displayed on the special symbol display device 3 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

When a game ball enters the starting winning opening 4, the starting winning switch 41 detects this and sends a signal to the CPU 51A to start a symbol change in the symbol change display section 3a of the special symbol display device 3. As the pre-processing, the microcomputer 50A or 50B performs a process of determining the display pattern of the stop symbol, the reach effect, and the sign display displayed on the special symbol display device 3.

In FIG. 31, first, the above-mentioned random number generating circuit 71 extracts the above-mentioned big hit determination random number in the range of “0 to 255” as shown in FIG. 34 (ST1). The random number for symbol determination is set to three special symbols (FIG. 28).
The random number value for determining the stop state (stop symbol) of the left symbol 3L, the middle symbol 3C, and the right symbol 3R displayed on the symbol variation display section 3a is extracted in the range of "0 to 14". (S
T2) The random number value for jackpot symbol determination is extracted in the range of “0 to 14” (ST3). Here, the random number for jackpot symbol determination may not be extracted separately from the random number for stop symbol determination, and the random number for stop symbol determination extracted earlier may be used as the random number for jackpot symbol determination. Then, the reach effect determination random value is extracted in the range of “0 to 139” as shown in FIG.
T4) Further, the random number value for the sign design determination is set in accordance with the number of the sign displays (in this embodiment, the sign display is performed twice, and the first sign design random number a and the second sign design determination random number a are used). The two random numbers b) are extracted in the range of “0 to 139” as shown in FIG. 34 (ST5).

Subsequently, in FIG. 32, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation display to be performed is “big hit” based on the random number for jackpot determination extracted in ST1 (S
T6).

Here, as shown in FIG. 35, the "big hit"
Since the "big hit determination table" to which the random number value range is set in advance is stored in the ROM 53A (FIG. 10), if "7" is extracted as the big hit determination random value, it is determined to be "big hit". You.

If it is determined in ST6 that the "big hit",
Since it is necessary that the symbol when the variation display of the symbol variation display unit 3a stops is a stopped symbol representing a "big hit", a process of determining a "big hit" symbol to be displayed next is performed.

Here, a big hit symbol to be displayed is selected from the "big hit symbol selection table" shown in FIG. 36 based on the big hit symbol determining random number value extracted in ST3 (ST7). For example, if the extracted random number for jackpot symbol determination is “6”, “7-7-7” is selected as the stop symbol. In this way, if the "big hit" is determined and the big hit symbol to be displayed is selected, the process goes to ST1 of FIG.
Move to the processing of 2.

In ST6, if the big hit determination random value is other than "7", the "big hit determination table" shown in FIG.
If it is determined to be "losing", based on the three random numbers for determining the stop symbols extracted in ST2,
The stop symbols of the left symbol 3L, the middle symbol 3C and the right symbol 3R are selected from the stop symbol selection table shown in FIG. 37 (ST8).

It is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the left symbol 3L and the stop symbol of the right symbol 3R are the same among the selected stop symbols (ST9). If they are different, it is not necessary to perform a reach effect. The process proceeds to ST13. Here, in the case of the same, it is further determined whether or not the stop symbol of the middle symbol 3C is also the same (ST10). If the symbols are different, the process directly proceeds to ST12 of FIG. 33. In this case, the symbol obtained by shifting the middle symbol 3C by one frame is changed to the stop symbol of the middle symbol 3C (ST1).
1). This is because the "stop" has been determined in ST6, and the "big hit" in which the three stop symbols are the same.
This is because the symbols are not displayed.

After the symbol to be stopped in the symbol variation display section 3a is determined, the process then proceeds to ST12 in FIG.

First, the type of reach effect to be displayed is determined from the reach effect determination random number extracted in ST4. Here, when the “big hit” is determined in the above-described processing, the “big hit reach effect selection table” shown in FIG. 38 is selected.

If the range to which the extracted reach effect determination random number belongs is “0 to 24”, “applause reach”, “2
5 to 64 ”,“ Chang hand reach ”,“ 65 to 13 ”
If "9", a reach effect to be displayed such as "full rotation reach" is selected. If "losing" is determined in the above-described processing, the "losing reach effect selection table" shown in FIG. 39 is selected, and the range to which the extracted reach effect determination random number belongs is "0 to 4". For example, “applause reach”, “5-8”, “Chang reach”, “9-1”
If "39", "no reach" is selected. Each reach effect will be described later in detail.

Next, in ST13, a sign (first sign) to be displayed for the first time is determined based on a first sign design random number a from a "sign design selection table" described later. In ST14, a sign (second sign) to be displayed for the second time is determined based on the random number b for determining a second sign.

After the above determination, the pachinko gaming machine 1 starts changing symbols in the special symbol display device 3. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

FIG. 40 shows ST13 and S13 in FIG.
The process of selecting a sign in the “sign design selection table” referred to in T14 will be described. The sign selection table includes a first face sign selection table 101, a second face sign selection table 102, a third face sign selection table 103, a fourth face sign selection table 104, and a fifth face sign selection table 10.
There are six face sign selection tables, the fifth and sixth face sign selection tables 106.

Here, the “face sign selection table” shown in FIG. 30 is the first face sign selection table 1
This corresponds to 01. That is, the first face sign selection table 1
A, B, C, and D of 01 indicate the A group, the B group, the C group, and the D group in FIG. Further, the random number value range assigned to each group further subdivides each random number value range, and a symbol is assigned to the subdivided random number value range. In the example of FIG. 30, each random value range is divided into two, and “0 to 80” is “0 to 40” and “41 to 41”.
80, "81-110" are "81-96" and "97
To 110 ”and“ 111 to 119 ”are“ 111 to 11 ”.
5 "and" 116-119 ", and" 120-13 "
9 is divided into “120 to 129” and “130 to 139”, and a sign (face pattern) of “Kintaro” having a different expression is assigned to each of the divided random value ranges.

The determination of the face sign selection table to be used from among the six face sign selection tables is performed by the above-described S in FIG.
The result of determining whether or not a big hit has occurred in T6, and ST1 in FIG.
2 is performed based on the determination result of the reach production. If the combination of the jackpot determination result and the selected reach effect is “(I) jackpot + clapping reach”, the first face sign selection table 101 is changed to “(II) jackpot + choeting reach”.
If so, the second face sign selection table 102 is set to “(III)
In the case of "big hit + full rotation reach", the third face sign selection table 103 is used, and in the case of "(IV) loss + applause reach", the fourth face sign selection table 104 is used in "(V) loss + chore reach". If there is, the fifth face sign selection table 105
If “(VI) Loss + No Reach”, the sixth face sign selection table 106 is referred to.

As can be seen from the random number range of FIG. 40, when the result of the determination as to whether or not a big hit is "big hit" ((I) to (III) above), the random number value range of the A group is wide. The frequency of displaying the face symbols belonging to the group A increases. That is, if a face symbol belonging to the group A is displayed, the player can easily recognize that the big hit reliability is high. Conversely, when the result of the determination as to whether or not a big hit is “losing” (the above (IV) to (VI)), since the random number value range of the D group is wide, the frequency of displaying the face symbols belonging to the D group is large. Will be higher. That is, if a face symbol belonging to the D group is displayed, the player can easily recognize that the big hit reliability is low.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, the face design belonging to the group A is “Kintaro” whose expression is “laughing face”.
Is assigned. This is because the "big hit" is a winning mode that can greatly benefit the player,
The expression reflects the feeling of the player when the "big hit" is reached, and has an effect of making it easy to recognize that the big hit reliability is high.

The face design belonging to the D group is assigned the expression "Kintaro" with the expression "crying face", and the expression reflecting the player's feeling when the expression falls outside the "big hit" is used. This has the effect of making it easy to recognize that the degree is low.

The face symbols belonging to the groups B and C are those in which the facial expression of “Kintaro” indicates “smiley face” and “normal face”. At first glance, it is “big hit” or “loss”. Are difficult to identify. However, if such a face pattern is occasionally displayed in addition to the face patterns of the A group and the D group, the player has an added possibility of predicting how much the jackpot reliability is, and further has the jackpot reliability. Can change the entertainment of the game.

FIG. 41 is a time chart showing the display timing of the sign display based on the change of the facial expression "Kintaro". The sign (the first sign described above) due to the change in the expression of the face symbol “Kintaro” displayed for the first time is “face sign 1”, and the second sign display (the second sign) is “ Face sign 2 ".

As shown in FIG. 41, "face sign 1" is displayed when the left symbol 2L variably displayed on the symbol variation display section 3a of the special symbol display device 3 stops (t9). "2" is displayed when the right symbol 3R variably displayed on the symbol variation display section 3a of the special symbol display device 3 stops (t14).

As a display example of “face sign 1”, on the screen shown in FIG. 45, the left symbol 3L stops displaying “7”, and “Kintaro” of “laughing face” (face symbol 2 in FIG. 30) is displayed. Is displayed. Therefore, the player predicts that the jackpot reliability is high.

As a display example of “face sign 2”, on the screen shown in FIG. 46, the left symbol 3L and the right symbol 3R stop displaying “7”, and “Kintaro” of “smiley face” (FIG. 30) The face pattern 4) is displayed. If the player who recognizes this knows that this face symbol belongs to a group having a lower reliability than the above-mentioned “laughing face”, it is predicted that the big hit reliability is slightly lowered. Here, if "Kintaro" of "laughing face" is displayed twice consecutively, it is predicted that the jackpot reliability is very high. If the player recognizes this, the stop display of the middle symbol 3C is displayed. I will pay attention with great expectation.

As shown in FIG. 46, when the left symbol 3L and the right symbol 3R are stopped and displayed in the same symbol, the display of the reach effect determined in ST12 is displayed simultaneously with the display of "face sign 2". The reach effect is performed from the start until the middle symbol 3C is stopped and displayed (t14 to t20 in the time chart shown in FIG. 41).

In the reach effect, for example, “applause reach” as shown in FIG. 47 is a reach effect indicating that “Kintaro” is applauding. The “reach reach” as shown in FIG. 48 indicates a state in which “Kintaro” is performing a stretch hand (moving a partner's face or the like with a flat hand) toward the front of the display screen.

However, when the "full rotation reach" is selected, the left symbol 3L is stopped at t9 and the right symbol 3R is stopped at t14 as shown in the time chart of FIG. The stop operation is not performed, and if a certain period elapses (t5), the three symbols (the left symbol 3L, the middle symbol 3C, and the right symbol 3R) are aligned with the same symbol, and the rotation is started slowly and all at once. A symbol stop operation is performed such that three symbols are simultaneously stopped and displayed.

As shown in the time chart of FIG. 42, three symbols (left symbol 3L, middle symbol 3C, right symbol 3C)
After “R” starts to change, “Face sign 1” and “Face sign 2” may be continuously displayed before any one of the changing symbols (for example, the left symbol 3L) stops.

Also, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 43, three symbols (left symbol 3L, middle symbol 3C, right symbol 3C)
After R) starts to change, before any one of the changing symbols (for example, the left symbol 3L) stops, “face sign 1” is displayed, and the second changing symbol (for example, the right symbol 3R) 44 is displayed after the face is stopped.
As shown in the time chart of FIG. 5, the period from when any one of the variable symbols (for example, the left symbol 3L) stops to when the second variable symbol (for example, the right symbol 3R) stops (t)
From 9 to t14), "face sign 1" and "face sign 2" may be displayed successively.

Next, the symbol variation display processing in the special symbol display device 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

When the special symbol change display is started (ST2)
0) Then, the left symbol 3L is stopped (ST21).

Then, it is determined whether or not to display "face sign 1" (ST22). If "YES", "face sign 1" is displayed (ST23).

Subsequently, the right symbol 2R is stopped (ST2).
4) Then, it is determined whether or not to display “face sign 2” (ST25). If “YES”, “face sign 2” is displayed (ST26).

Here, it is determined whether or not the left and right stop symbols match (ST27). If "YES", the selected reach effect is displayed (ST28), and then the middle symbol 2C is stopped (ST29). Then, the display process of the symbols and the like in the special symbol display device 3 is ended (ST30).

In the above ST29, if the combination of the stopped special symbols indicates "big hit", the above-mentioned special winning opening 5 is opened a predetermined number of times, so that the player can easily acquire a large amount of prize balls. . Therefore, the expectation of the player for the "big hit" is very large, and by displaying a sign indicating that the reliability of the big hit changes until the state of the "big hit", the interest of the game can be greatly enhanced.

However, even when a sign symbol or a reach effect with a high jackpot reliability is displayed, there may be one present in the sign symbol judgment table selected when the jackpot determination is “losing”. For example, the face symbols displayed in the aforementioned “face sign 1” and “face sign 2” are both A in FIG.
Even if the face symbols belong to the group, the combination of the stopped special symbols may be "losing".

In the present invention, there may be a case where the predictive symbol does not change with the lapse of time, so that the jackpot reliability does not change.

In the case where the predictive symbol does not change, the symbol display image may or may not be updated.

In the above-described embodiment, the sign symbols are displayed in the order of “face sign 1” and “face sign 2”. Since the reliability of the big hit is determined for each sign symbol, the sign symbol “face sign” is used. The big hit reliability may change in the order of “1” and “face sign 2”. At the same time, since the jackpot reliability is determined for each of the sign symbols, the jackpot reliability corresponding to the combination of the sign symbols displayed in the order of “face sign 1” and “face sign 2” is also determined. That is, the display mode of the predictive symbol corresponding to the jackpot reliability is determined, and the display mode of the predictive symbol can change with the temporal change of the game.

Further, the reach effect as in the above embodiment may not be provided.

In the embodiment described below, the above-mentioned control means is configured to display a predetermined symbol display mode corresponding to the jackpot reliability, and the display mode of the symbol is determined by the game. It can change with time.

[0149] Also, the sign symbol gives a notice of the appearance of the jackpot with a 100% jackpot reliability, and the stop symbol becomes "losing" without fail so that the player can predict the appearance of the jackpot with a certain degree of certainty. It is configured to give a notice.

The case where the jackpot reliability is 100% or 0% may not be provided.

Next, a processing procedure for determining a face sign to be displayed will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, in FIG. 50, the above-described random number generation circuit 71 extracts the random number value for jackpot determination in the range of “0 to 255” (ST1 ′) as shown in FIG. As random numbers for determination of three stop symbols (the left symbol 3L, the middle symbol 3C, and the right symbol 3R displayed on the symbol variation display portion 3a in FIG. 28).
14 "(ST2 '). Then, a random number for jackpot symbol determination is extracted in a range of “0 to 14” (ST
3 ′), reach effect determination random numbers are extracted in a range of “0 to 139” (ST4 ′), and predictive symbol combination determination random values are extracted in a range of “0 to 39” (ST5 ′).

Subsequently, in FIG. 51, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation display to be performed is “big hit” based on the random number for jackpot determination extracted in ST1 ′ (ST6 ′).

Here, if "7" is extracted as the random number for the jackpot determination with reference to the "big hit determination table" shown in FIG. 35, it is determined that the "big hit".

If it is determined in ST6 'that "big hit", it is necessary that the symbol when the variation display of the symbol variation display section 3a is stopped becomes a stop symbol representing "big hit". A process of determining a “big hit” symbol to be performed is performed.

Here, a big hit symbol to be displayed is selected from the big hit symbol selection table shown in FIG. 36 based on the big hit symbol determining random number extracted in ST3 '(ST7'). In this way, the "big hit" is determined,
If the big hit symbol to be displayed is selected, S in FIG.
Move on to processing of T12 '.

In ST6 ', if the random number for big hit determination is other than "7" and it is determined as "losing" from the big hit determination table shown in FIG. 35, the three stop symbols determined in ST2' are determined. Based on the random number for use, a stop symbol of the left symbol 3L, the middle symbol 3C and the right symbol 3R are selected from the stop symbol selection table shown in FIG. 37 (ST8 ').

It is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the left symbol 3L and the stop symbol of the right symbol 3R are the same among the selected stop symbols (ST9 '). If not, it is not necessary to perform the reach effect, and FIG. The process proceeds to ST13 '. Here, if they are the same, it is further determined whether or not the stop symbol of the middle symbol 3C is also the same (ST10 ').
It moves to ST12 'of step 2. However, it is conceivable that all three stop symbols become the same, and in that case, the symbol obtained by shifting the middle symbol 3C by one frame is changed to the stop symbol of the middle symbol 3C (ST12').
11 ').

When the symbol to be stopped in the symbol variation display section 3a is determined, the process then proceeds to ST12 'in FIG.

First, the type of the reach effect to be displayed is selected from the reach effect determination random numbers extracted in ST4 '. Here, when the "big hit" is determined in the above-described processing, the reach effect selection table for the big hit shown in FIG. 38 is selected, and the reach effect is selected.

In ST13 ', a sign design selection table (a face sign combination selection table described later) is referred to based on the jackpot determination and the reach effect selection results.
From the extracted random numbers for determining the symbol combinations, a combination of the symbol symbols to be displayed (a combination of the face symbols) is selected.

Hereinafter, based on the jackpot determination result, the selected reach effect, and the extracted random number value for determining a symbol combination, a “face symbol selection table” as a symbol symbol selection table shown in FIGS. 54 to 59 is referred to. The procedure for selecting a combination of face signs to be displayed by the following will be described.

As described above, the random numbers for determining the symbol combinations are extracted in the range of “0 to 39”. Here, FIG.
In the face sign selection table shown in FIG. 59, a predetermined random number value range is assigned to each combination of two face signs (face sign 1 + face sign 2).

For example, when it is determined to be "big hit" and the selected reach effect is "applause reach", the extracted sign combination is determined with reference to the (I) face sign combination selection table shown in FIG. The combination of the face signs (the combination of the face sign 1 and the face sign 2) to which the sign symbol combination determination random value belongs is selected based on the random number value. If the extracted sign symbol combination determination random value is any one of “0 to 11”, the combination of the face signs is “AA”.

Here, A, B, C, and D shown in the face sign selection tables of FIGS. 54 to 59 correspond to the A group, B group, C group, and D group of the face design selection table of FIG. ing. That is, if the combination of the face signs is “AA” in the face sign selection tables of FIGS. 54 to 59, the face symbol to be displayed as the face sign is referred to by referring to the A group of the face symbol selection table of FIG. Selected. If the extracted predictive symbol combination determining random number is an even number, “face symbol 1-face symbol 1” is selected as the combination of the facial predictors, and if the extracted predictive symbol combination determining random number is odd, the face symbol is determined. "Face design 2-face design 2" is selected as the combination of.

For example, in the (I) face sign selection table shown in FIG. 54, if the extracted sign symbol combination determination random number is 12, the combination of face signs is "AB".
Further, since the random number for determining the symbol combination is an even number, “face symbol 1” is selected as the face symbol 1 by referring to the group A in the face symbol selection table shown in FIG.
As the face sign 2, “face design 3” is selected with reference to the group B in the face design selection table shown in FIG.

The face sign selection tables shown in FIGS. 54 to 59 have a configuration in which the random value range corresponding to the combination of the face signs stored in each table is biased. In other words, each table does not include all combinations of face signs, and some of the combinations have a wide range of random numbers and are biased so that any combination of face signs is easy to select. It has become.

For example, when the combination of the face signs is “AA”, the combination of the face signs has a high reliability of the big hit, and the face sign selection table (FIG. 5) referred to at the time of the “big hit” determination.
4 (I) to FIG. 56 (III). That is,
The sum of the random value ranges for the combination "AA" in the face sign selection tables (I) to (III) referred to in the "big hit" judgment is the face sign referred in the "losing" judgment. The range is wider than the sum of the random number range for the combination "AA" in the selection tables (IV) to (VI).

In each face sign selection table,
The random value range for the combination of the face signs “AA” is different from the random value range for the other combinations of the face signs, and the random value range is biased for each combination of the face signs.

Conversely, the combination "A-A" does not exist in (V) "losing + reach reach" in FIG. 58 and (VI) "no loss + reach" in FIG.
When "A" appears, "Loose" and "Changte Reach"
It can be seen that the combination of “No” and the combination of “Loss” and “No reach” do not appear.

In FIG. 56, (III) “big hit + full revolution reach” has a very high probability of becoming a big hit, and therefore “D−
There are no combinations of face signs with low jackpot reliability such as "C" and "DD". Therefore, when a combination of face signs such as “DC” and “DD” appears, a combination of “big hit” and “full rotation reach” does not appear.

By performing the above-mentioned sign display, a skilled player can empirically perceive the notification content of the sign display. Therefore, just by looking at the sign indication, it is possible to discriminate with certain certainty which reach effect will be developed and whether a big hit will be made or not with a certain certainty.

Further, by displaying the first predictive symbol ("face predictive sign 1") and the second predictive symbol ("face predictive sign 2") successively in time, a series of changes in movement (expression of facial expression). Change), it is likely to remain in the memory of the player.

Further, in the above, both display times can be made extremely short. In this case, interest is increased by asking the player for concentration.

The number of the predictive symbols is not limited to two, but may be three or more. As the change, for example, a change method such as “face design 1” → “face design 2” → “face design 3” → “face design 1” may be used.

In the above example, the display device of the present invention is used for a pachinko game machine. However, the present invention includes another game machine, for example, a slot machine having an electric display device or another video device. The same can be applied to a TV game machine.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first configuration of a game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a third configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a fourth configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a fifth configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a symbol design selecting means in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a table showing appearance probabilities of a plurality of predictive symbols corresponding to a combination of a rendering operation determination result and a big hit determination result.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a “big hit” expectation degree based on a combination of a sign design and a staging operation.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a game board surface of a pachinko game machine using the display device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electric circuit unit of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure by a first control unit in a sign design determination processing procedure.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure by a second control unit in a sign design determination processing procedure;

FIG. 13 is a time chart showing an example of a display period of a sign, an effect operation, and a special symbol.

FIG. 14 is a time chart showing another example of a display period of a sign, an effect operation, and a special symbol.

FIG. 15 is a time chart showing a display period in a case where a sign is displayed in three stages.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a stop display state of a special symbol on the display screen.

FIG. 17 is a view showing a variable display state of a special symbol.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a sign symbol.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a moving display state of a symbol in the middle of the display screen.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a moving display state of the upper and lower sign symbols.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a stopped state of the sign symbol in the middle stage.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a stopped state of a symbol in the middle, upper, and lower stages.

FIG. 23 is a view showing a state in which a middle stop symbol has started moving.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state in which the upper and lower sign symbols in addition to the middle row disappear from the screen.

FIG. 25 is a view showing a display example of a rendering operation in a special symbol reach state.

FIG. 26 is a view showing a display example of another effect operation.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing a sixth configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing another display mode on the display screen.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram showing a seventh configuration of the game display device of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a view showing a face sign selection table.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a display on the special symbol display device.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart following FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a flowchart following FIG. 32;

FIG. 34 is a table showing a random number range to be extracted;

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a big hit determination table.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a big hit symbol selection table.

FIG. 37 is a view showing a stop symbol selection table.

FIG. 38 is a view showing a reach effect selection table for big hits.

FIG. 39 is a view showing a losing reach effect selection table.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing a sign design selection table.

FIG. 41 is a time chart showing an example of a display period of a change symbol, a sign display, and a reach effect.

FIG. 42 is a time chart showing a second example of a display period of a fluctuation symbol, a sign display, and a reach effect.

FIG. 43 is a time chart showing a third example of a display period of a fluctuation symbol, a sign display, and a reach effect.

FIG. 44 is a time chart showing a fourth example of a display period of a fluctuation symbol, a sign display, and a reach effect.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a display of “face sign 1”.

FIG. 46 is a view showing a display of “face sign 2”.

FIG. 47 is a view showing a display of “applause reach”.

FIG. 48 is a view showing a display of “Chang hand reach”.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a variable symbol display process in the special symbol display device.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing another example of the procedure for determining the display of the special symbol display device.

FIG. 51 is a flowchart following FIG. 50;

FIG. 52 is a flowchart following FIG. 51;

FIG. 53 is a table showing another example of a random number range to be extracted;

FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a sign design selection table referred to when “big hits + applause reach”;

FIG. 55 is a view showing a sign design selection table referred to when “big hit + reach reach”;

FIG. 56 is a view showing an indication display selection table referred to when “big hit + full rotation reach” is performed.

FIG. 57 is a view showing an indication display selection table referred to when “losing + applause reach” is performed.

FIG. 58 is a view showing a sign display selection table referred to in the case of “losing + reach reach”;

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing an indication display selection table referred to when “losing + no reach” is performed.

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a face symbol selection table.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko gaming machine, 2 ... Ordinary symbol display device, 3 ... Special symbol display device, 4 ... Starting winning opening, 5 ... Big winning opening, 6a,
6b: Normal symbol operating gate, 7a, 7b: Normal symbol operating switch, 9: Variable winning ball device, 10: First control unit, 11: Judging means, 12: Special symbol determining means, 13 ...
Rendering operation determining means, 14 ... random number generating means, 14a ... first
, A random number extraction unit, 14b: a second random number extraction unit, 14c: a third random number extraction unit, 15: a special symbol storage lamp, 20: a second control unit, 21: a display symbol determination unit, 22: a symbol display control unit , 23 ... sign design determination means, 24 ... design storage means, 25 ... special design selection means, 25a ... special design selection table, 26 ... production design selection means, 26a ... production design selection table, 27 ... prediction design selection means, 27a ... Symbol design selection table, 30 ... Symbol display means, 41 ... Start winning opening switch, 50A, 50B ... Microcomputer,
51A, 51B: CPU, 52A, 52B: RAM, 5
3A, 53B: ROM, 54A, 54B: General-purpose I / O,
61A, 61B: input circuit, 62A, 62B: output circuit, 71: random number generation circuit, 80: game board surface, 81a, 8
1b: Windmill with lamp, 82a, 82b: Windmill, 83
a, 83b, 83c, 83d, 83e, 83f, 83g
… General winning opening, 84a, 84b… Side side lamp, 8
5. Normal design memory lamp.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether or not a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. Determining means, a special symbol group representing a specific gaming state, a rendering symbol group representing a rendering operation different from a stop operation in a normal state of a display operation including a special symbol, and an indication symbol representing a probability of becoming a specific gaming state A symbol storing means for storing a group; a special symbol determining means for determining a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol group stored in the symbol storing means based on a determination result of the determining means; And determining a rendering symbol representing a rendering operation to be displayed from the rendering symbol group stored in the symbol storage unit, based on the determination result and the second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation unit. You Effect operation determining means, based on the determination result of the effect operation determining means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means, among the symptom symbol groups stored in the symbol storage means. A sign design determining means for determining a sign to be displayed from a special symbol, a special action determined by the special action determining means and the sign design determining means, and a display operation and a sign for displaying the special symbol, respectively. Symbol display means, and the symbol display means displays the symbol selected by the symbol design determination means, and then fluctuates and displays a special symbol group, and then displays the effect operation selected by the effect operation determination means. And a symbol display control including a symbol changing unit configured to execute a symbol stop operation of stopping and displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit. A first control unit comprising the random number generation means, the determination means, the special symbol determination means and the effect operation determination means, and the sign symbol determination means, the symbol storage means, and the symbol display control means. A game display device characterized by comprising a second control unit. 2. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. A rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from the stop operation; a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols; and a special symbol selection table to be displayed based on the determination result. A special symbol selecting means for selecting the special symbol, a rendering symbol selection table for storing a plurality of rendering symbols required for displaying the rendering motion, and the rendering operation from the rendering symbol selection table Effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the determining means, an indication symbol selection table storing a plurality of indication symbols representing the probability of the specific game state, and the effect operation determination A sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table, based on a decision result of the means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means; A selection means, a symbol display means for displaying a special symbol, an effect symbol, and an indication symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means and the indication symbol selection means; and the symbol display means is selected by the indication symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is displayed, and finally selected by the special symbol selecting means. Symbol display control means for controlling the display of the special symbol, the random number generation means, the determination means and the effect operation determination means constitute a first control unit, the special symbol selection table, the special symbol A game display device comprising: a selection means, the effect symbol selection table, the effect symbol selection means, the indication symbol selection table, the indication symbol selection means, and the symbol display control means, a second control unit. 3. A random number generating means for generating a random number in accordance with a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. A rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from the stop operation; a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols; and a special symbol selection table to be displayed based on the determination result. A special symbol selecting means for selecting the special symbol, a rendering symbol selection table for storing a plurality of rendering symbols required for displaying the rendering motion, and the rendering operation from the rendering symbol selection table Effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the determining means, an indication symbol selection table storing a plurality of indication symbols representing the probability of the specific game state, and the effect operation determination A sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table, based on a decision result of the means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means; A selection means, a symbol display means for displaying a special symbol, an effect symbol, and an indication symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means and the indication symbol selection means; and the symbol display means is selected by the indication symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is displayed, and finally selected by the special symbol selecting means. Symbol display control means for controlling to display the special symbol, the random number generation means, the determination means, the effect operation determination means, the special symbol selection table, the special symbol selection means, the effect symbol selection table And a first control unit comprising the effect symbol selection means, and a second control unit comprising the indication symbol selection table, the indication symbol selection means, and the symbol display control means. 4. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. Effect operation determining means for determining an effect operation different from the stop operation, a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols, and a fourth extracted from the determination result and the random number generated by the random number generating device. Special symbol selection means for selecting the special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the random number value, and effect symbol selection for storing a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation A table, an effect symbol selection means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table, and a plurality of signs indicating the probability of the specific game state. It should be displayed from the sign design selection table on the basis of a sign design selection table storing symbols, and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means and the decision result of the effect operation decision means. Sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design, The special design selection means, the special design selected by the effect design selection means and the sign design selection means, a design display means for displaying the effect design and the sign design, After the symbol displaying means displays the symbol selected by the symbol selecting means, the symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is subsequently displayed. A symbol display control unit for displaying a symbol and finally displaying the special symbol selected by the special symbol selection unit, the random number generation unit, the determination unit, the effect operation determination unit, and the special A first control unit is configured by a symbol selection table, the special symbol selection unit, the effect symbol selection table, and the effect symbol selection unit, and a second control unit is configured by the sign symbol selection table, the sign symbol selection unit, and the symbol display control unit. A game display device comprising a control unit. 5. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. Determining means, a special symbol group representing a specific gaming state, a rendering symbol group representing a rendering operation different from a stop operation in a normal state of a display operation including a special symbol, and an indication symbol representing a probability of becoming a specific gaming state A symbol storing means for storing a group; a special symbol determining means for determining a special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol group stored in the symbol storing means based on a determination result of the determining means; And determining a rendering symbol representing a rendering operation to be displayed from the rendering symbol group stored in the symbol storage unit, based on the determination result and the second random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation unit. You Effect operation determining means, based on the determination result of the effect operation determining means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means, among the symptom symbol groups stored in the symbol storage means. A sign design determining means for determining a sign to be displayed from a special symbol, a special action determined by the special action determining means and the sign design determining means, and a display operation and a sign for displaying the special symbol, respectively. Symbol display means, and the symbol display means displays the symbol selected by the symbol design determination means, and then fluctuates and displays a special symbol group, and then displays the effect operation selected by the effect operation determination means. And a symbol display control including a symbol changing unit configured to execute a symbol stop operation of stopping and displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit. A first control unit comprising the random number generation means, the determination means, the special symbol determination means, and the effect operation determination means, the sign design determination means, the symbol storage means, and the symbol display control. A gaming machine, wherein the second control unit is constituted by means. 6. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal, and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. A rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from the stop operation; a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols; and a special symbol selection table to be displayed based on the determination result. A special symbol selecting means for selecting the special symbol, a rendering symbol selection table for storing a plurality of rendering symbols required for displaying the rendering motion, and the rendering operation from the rendering symbol selection table Effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the determining means, an indication symbol selection table storing a plurality of indication symbols representing the probability of the specific game state, and the effect operation determination A sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table, based on a decision result of the means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means; A selection means, a symbol display means for displaying a special symbol, an effect symbol, and an indication symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means and the indication symbol selection means; and the symbol display means is selected by the indication symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is displayed, and finally selected by the special symbol selecting means. Symbol display control means for controlling the display of the special symbol, the random number generation means, the determination means and the effect operation determination means constitute a first control unit, the special symbol selection table, the special symbol A gaming machine, wherein a second control unit is constituted by a selection means, the effect symbol selection table, the effect symbol selection means, the indication symbol selection table, the indication symbol selection means, and the symbol display control means. 7. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. A rendering operation determining means for determining a rendering operation different from the stop operation; a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols; and a special symbol selection table to be displayed based on the determination result. A special symbol selecting means for selecting the special symbol, a rendering symbol selection table for storing a plurality of rendering symbols required for displaying the rendering motion, and the rendering operation from the rendering symbol selection table Effect symbol selecting means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the determining means, an indication symbol selection table storing a plurality of indication symbols representing the probability of the specific game state, and the effect operation determination A sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design to be displayed from the sign design selection table, based on a decision result of the means and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means; A selection means, a symbol display means for displaying a special symbol, an effect symbol, and an indication symbol selected by the effect symbol selection means and the indication symbol selection means; and the symbol display means is selected by the indication symbol selection means. After displaying the predictive symbol, the effect symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is displayed, and finally selected by the special symbol selecting means. Symbol display control means for controlling to display the special symbol, the random number generation means, the determination means, the effect operation determination means, the special symbol selection table, the special symbol selection means, the effect symbol selection table A gaming machine, wherein a first control unit is constituted by the effect symbol selection means, and a second control unit is constituted by the indication symbol selection table, the indication symbol selection means, and the symbol display control means. 8. A random number generating means for generating a random number in response to a predetermined input signal; and determining whether a first random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generating means is a predetermined value for a specific game state. A determination unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit and a second random number value extracted from a random number generated by the random number generation unit, during a normal time of a display operation including a special symbol representing the specific game state. Effect operation determining means for determining an effect operation different from the stop operation, a special symbol selection table storing a plurality of the predetermined special symbols, and a fourth extracted from the determination result and the random number generated by the random number generating device. Special symbol selection means for selecting the special symbol to be displayed from the special symbol selection table based on the random number value, and effect symbol selection for storing a plurality of effect symbols required for displaying the effect operation A table, an effect symbol selection means for selecting an effect symbol required for displaying the effect operation determined by the effect operation determining means from the effect symbol selection table, and a plurality of signs indicating the probability of the specific game state. It should be displayed from the sign design selection table on the basis of a sign design selection table storing symbols, and a third random number value extracted from the random number generated by the random number generation means and the decision result of the effect operation decision means. Sign design selecting means for selecting a sign design, The special design selection means, the special design selected by the effect design selection means and the sign design selection means, a design display means for displaying the effect design and the sign design, After the symbol displaying means displays the symbol selected by the symbol selecting means, the symbol selected by the effect symbol selecting means is subsequently displayed. A symbol display control unit for displaying a symbol and finally displaying the special symbol selected by the special symbol selection unit, the random number generation unit, the determination unit, the effect operation determination unit, and the special A first control unit is configured by a symbol selection table, the special symbol selection unit, the effect symbol selection table, and the effect symbol selection unit, and a second control unit is configured by the sign symbol selection table, the sign symbol selection unit, and the symbol display control unit. A gaming machine comprising a control unit.