JP2001334036A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can effectively give a predetermined advance notice. SOLUTION: Patterns are moved in a middle variable display region 209b, while the patterns are being renewed, moved and displayed, and an advance notice for occurrence of a big hit is issued based on the line of the movement of the patterns.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine represented by, for example, a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine or a slot machine. Specifically, the variable display device has a variable display device that can perform the variable display by updating the identification information displayed on the variable display unit, and when the update of the variable display device is stopped, the predetermined specific identification information is displayed. A gaming machine that can be controlled to a predetermined specific gaming state on the condition that the gaming state is determined.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine, for example, identification information (symbols and the like) displayed on a variable display section is sequentially updated to a generally known one to perform variable display. A variable display device is provided, and can be controlled to a specific game state (big hit state) on condition that predetermined specific identification information (for example, 777) is displayed when the update of the variable display device is stopped. There was something.

In this conventional gaming machine, if specific identification information is displayed when the update of the variable display device is stopped, the game can be controlled to a specific game state (big hit state). Play the game in hope of displaying the information. Further, when a reach state is generated by the variable display device, the player has an expectation that specific identification information may be displayed, and the excitement in the game is improved.

[0004]

As described above, in a conventional gaming machine, the occurrence of a reach state or a specific game state raises the player's expectation and excitement in the game. Therefore, if a notice of occurrence of a predetermined game state such as a reach state or a specific game state is given in order to more effectively excite the expectation and excitement of the player, the interest of the game is improved.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of giving a predetermined notice in an effective manner and improving interest.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display device capable of performing variable display by updating identification information displayed on a variable display portion, and a variable display device having the same. A display mode determining unit that determines a display mode in advance, and when the display mode of the variable display device is determined in advance to be a predetermined display mode by the display mode determining unit,
Notice means capable of giving notice to that effect,
The notice means performs the notice by moving the variable display unit in a predetermined movement pattern before the predetermined display mode is displayed on the variable display device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the notice means includes a variable display section updating a plurality of types of identification information in the predetermined movement pattern. The advance notice is given by moving with.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the variable display section is partitioned as a variable display area for updating a plurality of types of identification information. The identification information updated in the variable display area can be moved together with the variable display area.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the game state of the gaming machine is controlled to a predetermined specific game state. The game apparatus further includes a specific game state pre-determining means for determining in advance whether or not to control in advance to the specific game state by the specific game state pre-determining means. Is possible.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the game state of the gaming machine is controlled to a predetermined specific game state. Although the control to the specific game state by the specific game state predetermining means for determining in advance whether or not to perform the predetermined game state is not determined in advance, the notifying means can perform a notification.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect of the present invention, a case is provided in which the predetermined game state predetermining means determines that the game is to be controlled to the specific game state. Is characterized in that the ratio of a decision to give a notice by the notice determining means is made higher than when no notice is given.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the invention, a plurality of advance notice modes are set in advance for the advance notice performed by the advance notice means. The notice means is configured to give a notice in a notice mode selected from the plurality of notice modes.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of notice modes are set in advance for the notice performed by the notice means. The notice means gives a notice according to a notice mode selected from the plurality of notice modes, and the reliability of the specific game state is different depending on the notice mode.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to eighth aspects, a plurality of variable display sections are provided, each of which has one variable display section. It is characterized in that only one piece of valid identification information is displayed as a display result in the display unit.

The present invention described in claim 10 is the first invention
In addition to the configuration of the ninth aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a trajectory display means for visually displaying a trajectory of the variable display unit moving in the predetermined movement pattern.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display mode of the variable display device is determined in advance by the function of the display mode determining means. When it is determined in advance that the variable display device has a predetermined display mode by the display mode determining means, it is possible to give a notice to that effect by the function of the notice means. By the function of the notice means, the notice is given by the variable display section moving in a predetermined movement pattern before the predetermined display mode is displayed on the variable display device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect of the present invention, the function of the notice means causes the variable display section updating a plurality of types of identification information to the predetermined display section. The advance notice is given by moving with the movement pattern of.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect, the variable display section may be a variable display area for updating a plurality of types of identification information. The identification information which is partitioned and updated in the variable display area is movable together with the variable display area.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions of the first to third aspects of the present invention,
By the operation of the specific game state pre-determining means, it is predetermined whether or not to control the game state of the gaming machine to a predetermined specific game state. Then, the notice means can give a notice when the control to the specific game state is determined in advance by the specific game state pre-determination means.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions of the first to fourth aspects,
Even though the control to the specific game state is not determined in advance by the specific game state pre-determining means, the notification means can make a notification.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the fifth aspect of the present invention, a predetermined game state is determined by the specific game state pre-determining means. In the case, the ratio of making a decision to give a notice by the notice decision means is higher than in the case where no notice is given.

According to the present invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6,
A plurality of advance notice modes are predetermined for the advance notice performed by the advance notice determination means, and the advance notice means selectively performs advance notice according to the advance notice mode selected from the plurality of advance notice modes.

According to the present invention described in claim 8, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 5 or 6, the notice performed by the notice means has a plurality of notice modes. The notice means gives a notice according to a notice mode selected from the plurality of notice modes, and the reliability of the specific game state differs depending on the notice mode.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect of the present invention,
A plurality of the variable display units are provided, and
One valid identification information as a display result in one variable display unit
Show only one.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of any one of the first to ninth aspects, the trajectory is moved by the predetermined movement pattern by the function of the trajectory display means. The movement locus of the variable display section is displayed so as to be visible.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a coin gaming machine or a slot machine, and may be displayed on a variable display unit. The present invention can be applied to any gaming machine including a variable display device that can perform variable display by updating identification information.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention, and a card unit 50 installed corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine.

The card unit 50 is provided with a card available indicator lamp 151.
Is notified to the player by the lighting or blinking of the card availability indicator lamp 151. The card unit 50 is installed in a state where it is inserted between a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 installed on a gaming machine installation island, and a connection stand direction display indicates which of the left and right gaming machines is connected. Is displayed by the display 153.

When the player inserts the prepaid card having the card balance recorded therein into the card insertion slot 155, the card balance recorded on the prepaid card is read. Next, when the player performs a predetermined ball lending operation, the balance for the lending unit amount set in advance is reduced, and the ball for the lending unit amount is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by a ball. Lent to plate 3.

The card unit 50 is provided with a fraction display switch 152. This fraction display switch 152
By pressing, information such as a card balance and an error code when an error occurs is displayed on an information display (not shown) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 156 denotes a card unit lock, which is configured so that the front side of the card unit 50 can be opened by inserting a predetermined key into the card unit lock 156 and performing an unlocking operation.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. Behind this glass door frame 2,
The game board 6 is detachably mounted. Further, on the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hit ball supply tray 3. A surplus ball tray 4 for storing balls overflowing from the hit ball supply tray 3 and an operation knob 5 for a player to operate the hit ball are provided below the hit ball supply tray 3.
Are provided. When the operation knob 5 is operated by the player, the pachinko balls stored in the hit ball supply tray 3 can be fired one by one. In the center of the game area 7, a variable display device 8 for variably displaying (hereinafter, also referred to as variable display) a plurality of types of special symbols as an example of identification information is provided.

The variable display device 8 is provided with a variable display 10 for a normal symbol on which a normal symbol is variably displayed, and a start storage display 18. Further, the variable display device 8
, A starting electric accessory 1 having a starting port 14 formed therein.
5 and a variable winning ball device 19 which is in an open state in which a hit ball can be won by tilting the opening / closing plate 20. The starting electric accessory 15 is provided with movable pieces on the left and right.
In addition, as the general winning opening, the winning opening 24 is provided in the upper portion of the variable display device 8, the left and right of the variable winning ball device 19, and the lower left and right of the game area 7, respectively. Reference numeral 26 denotes an out port which is collected as an out ball when the hit ball does not win any of the winning ports or the variable winning ball device, and 25 is a decorative lamp.

Frame lamps (game effect LED 28a and game effect lamps 28b, 28c) are provided on the outer periphery of the game area 7.
And a prize ball lamp 51 which is lit when the prize ball is paid out, and a lamp ball cut lamp 52 which is lit when the ball is broken. Sound effects such as stereo sound are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the game area 7. Are provided.

The variable display device 8 comprises a CRT display capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of special symbols. In the image display area 9 at the center of the variable display device 8, three variable display sections of a left variable display section, a middle variable display section, and a right variable display section are displayed in a manner arranged from left to right on the display screen. In each variable display unit, special symbols as a plurality of types of identification information can be individually and variably displayed. In the case of this example, the special symbol displayed on each variable display section is 0-1.
This is a symbol in which two types of symbols are represented by Chinese numerals, a predetermined arrangement is predetermined, and the display is cyclically displayed on the variable display device in a variable manner such as scrolling according to the arrangement order.

On condition that a start winning has occurred,
All the left, middle, and right variable display sections start variable at once,
In each variable display section, a plurality of types of special symbols are scroll-displayed from top to bottom. Then, the left variable display section is controlled to stop first, then the right variable display section is controlled to stop, and finally the middle variable display section is controlled to stop. The symbol variably displayed on the left variable display is called a left symbol, the symbol variably displayed on the middle variable display is called a middle symbol, and the symbol variably displayed on the right variable display is called a right symbol.

Each variable display section (variable display area) described above
When the symbol update operation ends and the symbol update operation stops, each variable display section (variable display area) displays only one valid symbol (identification information) as a display result. Note that an effective symbol may be displayed at the center of each variable display section (each variable display area), and a part of the symbols before and after the symbol may be displayed on the same variable display section. However, also in this case, a big hit occurs when the symbols to be displayed at the center of each variable display section are aligned, and no big hit occurs according to the partially displayed symbols. That is, even if a plurality of symbols (identification information) are simultaneously stopped and displayed on the same variable display section (variable display area), only one symbol (identification information) is effective as a display result.

A plurality of types of variation display patterns in the variation display of special symbols are determined in advance, and one of them is selectively used. This fluctuation display pattern can specify the fluctuation display time required from the start of the fluctuation to the final display of the display result (stop display). For some of these fluctuation display patterns, a shortened fluctuation pattern having the same fluctuation mode but a shorter fluctuation display time than the normal (normal fluctuation pattern) is set. And the shortened variation pattern are selectively used.

In a state where the variable display device 8 is variably stopped, the special symbol becomes a combination of predetermined specific special symbols (for example, a combination of symbols with a zigzag pattern like 777), and the display result is obtained. In the case of a predetermined specific display mode, a big hit state as a specific game state occurs. Hereinafter, a specific special symbol combination in which such a big hit state occurs is referred to as a big hit symbol. When a big hit occurs, the opening and closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball device 19 is tilted to open the big winning opening. As a result, the first state is controlled to be advantageous for the player who can make the ball hit the large winning opening, and the game state becomes a specific game state (big hit state) advantageous to the player. The opening / closing plate 20 is provided with the solenoid 2
1 driven.

During the variable display of the variable display device 8,
A reach state may occur. Here, the term “reach” means that the variable display device has a variable display device whose display state can be changed, the variable display device derives and displays a plurality of display results at different times, and the plurality of display results is a predetermined identification. In the gaming machine in which the gaming state becomes a specific gaming state advantageous to the player when the combination of the display modes is displayed, at the stage where a part of the plurality of display results has not been derived and displayed yet, it is already derived and displayed. Means a display state in which the displayed result satisfies the condition for the combination of the specific display modes. Also,
In other words, the term “reach” means that when the display result of the variable display device having a plurality of variable display units whose display states can be changed becomes a combination of predetermined specific display modes, In a gaming machine that is in a specific gaming state that is advantageous to the player, at the stage where the display result of the variable display device has not been derived and displayed yet, the player is informed that the combination of the specific display modes is easily displayed. It is a display state that makes you think. Then, for example, a state in which a variable display is performed by the plurality of variable display units while maintaining a state in which the combination of the specific display modes is aligned is also included in the reach display state. Furthermore, some of the reach, when it appears, are more likely to cause a big hit than in a normal reach. Such a specific reach is called a super reach.

Also, the reach state means that the display condition is such that the display condition is such that the display condition becomes the specific display mode even when the display control progresses after the variable display device is variably started and the display result reaches the stage before the display result is derived and displayed. Display mode that does not deviate from the above.
The reach state is a display state at the time when the display control of the variable display device progresses to a stage before the display result is derived and displayed, and is determined before the display result is derived and displayed. This also refers to a display state when at least a part of the display results of the plurality of variable display areas satisfy the condition for the specific display mode.

Inside the large winning opening of the variable winning ball device 19, a count switch 23 for detecting a ball which has won the variable winning ball device 19 is provided. The inside of the special winning opening is divided into a specific winning area and a normal winning area, and a V count switch 22 for detecting a V winning is provided in the specific winning area. The winning ball that has won the specific winning area is detected by the V count switch 22 and then detected by the count switch 23. On the other hand, the normal winning ball that has won the normal winning area is detected only by the count switch 23 in the large winning opening. Every time a winning ball that has won the variable winning ball device 19 is detected by the count switch 23, 15 winning balls are paid out.

On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is provided a winning ball set cover (not shown) for guiding a winning ball which has won each winning port and a winning ball device along a predetermined winning route. The winning ball guided by the ball set cover is
The winning ball is supplied to a winning ball processing device (not shown) for processing one winning ball. The prize ball processing device is provided with a prize ball detection switch (see FIG. 2), whereby a prize ball to be paid out by the prize ball processing device is detected.

The first state of the variable winning ball device 19 is when the number of hit balls entering the special winning opening reaches a predetermined number (for example, nine) or when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed. When the earlier one of the conditions is satisfied, the process ends once and the opening / closing plate 20 is closed. As a result, the variable winning ball device 19 is controlled to the second state which is disadvantageous for a player who cannot make a hit ball. And
On condition that the ball hit during the period when the variable prize ball device 19 is in the first state makes a specific prize in the specific prize area and is detected by the V count switch 22, the variable prize ball device 19 is again set. Is set to the first state. The upper limit number of executions of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times. In the repetition continuation control, a state in which the variable winning ball device 19 is in the first state is called a round. When the maximum number of times of execution of the repetition continuation control is 16, the variable winning prize ball device 19 is set to the first prize ball device 19 for 16 rounds from the first round to the 16th round.
State.

A warp entrance 11 is provided on each of the left and right portions of the variable display device 8.
The ball that has entered the warp entrance 11 has a variable display device 8
The water flows downward through the back side of the game and is discharged again to the game area 7 from the warp outlet 13. Therefore, the warp exit 13
The ball that has been ejected from the ball is in a state where it is relatively easy to win the starting port 14.

A hit ball that has entered the warp entrance 11 is detected by the gate switch 12. The ball hits the gate switch 12
, The variable display for ordinary symbols 10 is variably started. In addition, the variable display 1 for ordinary symbols
If a further hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12 while the variable 0 is being displayed, the passing ball is stored with "4" as the upper limit of the number of stored balls, and the stored number is stored in the pass storage display (shown in the figure). (Omitted) is indicated by the number of lighted LEDs.

The variable display for ordinary symbols 10 is composed of a 7-segment display, and variably displays identification information called ordinary symbols. When the display result of the variable display for normal symbol 10 becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 7), it becomes "hit" of the normal symbol. When the display result of “hit” is derived on the variable symbol display 10, the pair of left and right movable pieces provided on the starting electric accessory 15 is opened once. As a result, the starting electric accessory 15 is in an open state, and the hit ball is more likely to win the starting prize. Starting electric accessory 15
If one hit is started when the ball is in the open state, the movable piece closes to the original position and the hit ball returns to a state where it is difficult to start and win. Further, if a predetermined opening period has elapsed since the starting electric accessory 15 was opened, the movable piece is closed to the original position and the open state ends even if a start winning does not occur. In the probability fluctuation state, the starting electric accessory 1
5 is opened twice, and one opening period is extended.

The start winning ball which has won the starting port 14 is detected by a starting port switch 17 provided on the game board 6.
When the start winning ball is detected by the starting port switch 17, five prize balls are paid out, and the variable display device 8 is variably started based on the detected output. The starting prize detected by the starting port switch 17 during the variable display of the variable display device 8 is stored with “4” as the upper limit of the number of storages, and the stored number is displayed on the start storage display 18 by the number of lighted LEDs. You. The above-described shortening of the special symbol is performed when the number of stored start winnings is “4”. Such storing of the winning start is performed in a RAM of a basic circuit described later.

If the variable display device 8 stops the variable display and displays the big hit symbol, and if the big hit symbol is a predetermined positive variable symbol, the variable display device 8 controls the probability change state after the big hit state based on the stop display result ends. Is done. Here, the probability fluctuation state is a kind of special game state that is advantageous to a player different from the specific game state, and is a state in which the probability of a big hit occurring is higher than in a normal state (normal game state). Say. In addition, the probability change symbol is a jackpot symbol of a predetermined type among a plurality of types of jackpot symbols,
When the big hit symbol determined as the probable variable symbol is the stop display result of the variable display, the control is performed to the probability variable state. A jackpot with the occurrence of a probability variation state is called a probable jackpot, and a jackpot without the occurrence of a probability variation state is called a non-probability jackpot.

Such a probability fluctuation state continues for a duration determined as will be described later. If the next big hit is again a certainty big hit, the probability change state specified by the second certainty big hit is returned. After the end of the gaming state, the state is changed to the probability fluctuation state again.

Therefore, if the number of times the probability variable jackpot is not limited is limited, the probability variation state may be repeatedly controlled for an extremely long period of time, and the special game state may excite the player's eagerness. Will be.

Therefore, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine 1, if the probability-change big hit continues for a predetermined number of times after the first probability-change big hit occurs, a restriction is imposed so that the probability-change big hit does not occur. Note that applying such a restriction is hereinafter referred to as “operation of a limiter”. In addition, a low probability state (a state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit is set lower than that of a high probability state means the normal gaming state described above)
The big hit that occurred in is also called the first hit.

The probability variation state is also called a high probability state, a probability improvement state, or a probability variation state. In the probability fluctuating state, the probability that the display result of the ordinary symbol variable display 10 will be a hit is also improved.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of the game control board 31. FIG. 2 shows a game control board (also referred to as a main board) 31, a winning ball board 37, a lamp control board 35, a sound control board 70, a launch control board 91, and a display control board 80 as control boards.

The prize ball board 37, the lamp control board 35, the audio control board 70, the emission control board 91, and the display control board 8
The microcomputer 0 is equipped with a microcomputer or the like, and is provided with, for example, a CPU and an I / O port.

A ball payout device 97 and a card unit 50 are connected to the prize ball substrate 37. On the lamp control board 35, a variable display (variable display for ordinary symbols) 10,
The game effect LED 28a, the prize ball lamp 51, the ball cutout lamp 52, and the game effect lamps 28b and 28c are connected. The operation control board 91 is connected to an operation knob (ball hitting operation handle) 5 and a drive motor 94 for driving a ball hitting hammer (not shown). The driving force of the driving motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. Display control board 8
To 0, a variable display device 8 (not shown) is connected. The speaker 27 is connected to the audio control board 70.

The game control board 31 includes a basic circuit (game control microcomputer) 53 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a game control program, a switch circuit 58, a solenoid circuit 59, and a lamp / LED circuit 60. , Information output circuit 64 and initial reset circuit 65
And an address decode circuit 67.

The basic circuit 53 is a game control microcomputer, a ROM 54 for storing a game control program and the like, and a RAM 5 used as a work memory.
5. It includes a CPU 56 for performing a control operation in accordance with a game control program, and an I / O port 57. Basic circuit 53
Periodically (for example, 2 ms) the game control program stored in the ROM 54 in accordance with the timer interrupt.
ec)).

The initial reset circuit 65 is a circuit for resetting the basic circuit 53 when power is turned on. Basic circuit 53
Initializes the pachinko gaming machine 1 in response to the initial reset pulse sent from the initial reset circuit 65. The address decode circuit 67 is a circuit that decodes an address signal given from the basic circuit 53 and outputs a signal for selecting one of the I / O ports 57.

The switch circuit 58 is a circuit that supplies signals from various switches to the basic circuit 53. The switch circuit 58 includes a gate switch 12, a starting port switch 17,
The V count switch 22, the count switch 23, and the winning ball detection switch 99 are connected.

The information output circuit 64 has a probability change information indicating that a probability change has occurred and is in a probability change state in accordance with data provided from the basic circuit 53, and indicates that a big hit has occurred and a specific game state has been established. This circuit outputs jackpot information and start winning information that indicates the occurrence of a start winning that is effectively used for the variable display of the image display area 9 among the starting wins to a host computer such as a hall management computer.

The solenoid circuit 59 includes the starting electric accessory 1
5 is a circuit for driving a solenoid 16 for operating the movable piece 5 and a solenoid 21 for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball device 19 in accordance with a command from the basic circuit 53.

The lamp / LED circuit 60 is a decorative lamp 2
5 and a circuit for controlling lighting and extinguishing of the start storage indicator 18. From the game control board 31 to the prize ball board 37,
A command, which is an example of command information, is transmitted to the lamp control board 35, the voice control board 70, and the display control board 80.

The commands transmitted from the game control board 31 to the prize ball board 37 include a command as command information on payout control of prize balls and a command as command information on payout control of ball lending (for example, ball lending prohibition). Command, ball lending prohibition release command, etc.).

The command transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 is a display control command.
Among the display control commands, commands related to special symbols include a change start command for starting the change display of the variable display device 8 and specifying a change pattern,
There are left, middle, and right stop symbol commands for designating the respective scheduled stop symbols for the middle and right special symbols, and all symbol stop commands for designating the end of variable display of symbols. This display control command consists of MODE data (C
MD1) and EXT data (CMD2). MODE data is data indicating a command type such as a fluctuation start command and a stop symbol command. The EXT data is data that specifically specifies a specific display control content among the command types indicated by the MODE data. Such command data is stored in the ROM 54 of the basic circuit 53.

The basic circuit 53 outputs a predetermined lamp control command to the lamp control board 35 based on the occurrence of a big hit or a winning. In the lamp control board 35, the lighting control of the electric decorative component based on the lamp control command is performed.

The basic circuit 53 outputs a predetermined voice control command to the voice control board 70 based on the occurrence of a big hit or a winning. The voice control board 70 controls to output a predetermined sound effect from the speaker 27 based on the voice control command.

The basic circuit 53 includes a winning ball detection switch 99.
The prize ball signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls is output to the prize ball substrate 37 based on the detection signal of the start port switch 17, the detection signal of the V count switch 22, and the detection signal of the count switch 23. I do. In the prize ball substrate 37,
Based on the outputted prize ball signal, the ball payout device is controlled to perform control for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls.

More specifically, for the winning prize winning in the large winning opening of the variable prize ball device 19, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out per winning prize, and the winning prize winning in the starting winning opening 14 is obtained. Is controlled such that, for example, six prize balls are paid out per one winning prize ball, and, for example, ten prize balls are paid out per one prize ball with respect to the other prize balls winning in the prize port 24.

In order to control the payout of the three types of premium balls, the game control board 31 performs the following control operation. Starting port switch 17, V count switch 2
2 or a detection signal from the count switch 23, the detection signal is temporarily used as payout number determination data to be used in determining the number of prize balls to be paid out. To memorize. Thereafter, if the detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 99 is input, it is determined by referring to the number-of-payouts determination data whether or not there was a detection signal from the start-up switch 17 before the input. The game control board 31 outputs a prize ball command signal for instructing the prize ball board 37 to pay out the number of prize balls of “6”. On the other hand, the winning ball detection switch 99
When there is a detection signal from the V, if there is a detection signal from the V count switch 22 or the count switch 23 before that, the game control board 31 sends a prize ball command signal of the number of prize balls of “15”. It is output to the prize ball substrate 37. Further, if there is a detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 99 and if no detection signal has been input from any of the starting port switch 17, V switch 22, or count switch 23 before that, the game control is performed. The substrate 31 outputs to the prize ball substrate 37 a prize ball command signal for instructing the payout of the number of “10” prize balls.

The winning ball number signal sent from the game control board 31 to the winning ball board 37 is received by a payout control microcomputer (not shown) provided on the winning ball board 37. The payout control microcomputer is a ball payout device 9.
7 is controlled to pay out the number of winning balls specified by the winning ball number signal.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in the display control board 80 together with a CRT 82 for realizing image display. Display control CP incorporating RAM 101a
U101 operates according to a program stored in the control data ROM 102, and receives a display control signal INT (also referred to as an interrupt signal) as a strobe signal from the game control board 31 via the input buffer 105a in the input buffer circuit 105. Then, the display control CPU 101 enters the interrupt operation state and fetches display control command data. Then, display control of an image displayed on the CRT 82 is performed in accordance with the taken-in display control command data.
The control data ROM 102 stores various data for display control such as data relating to the display pattern of the variable display.

More specifically, the display control CPU 101
A command corresponding to the display control command data is given to the VDP 103. VDP 103 reads necessary data from character ROM 86. Then, the VDP 103 generates image data to be displayed on the CRT 82 according to the input data, and stores the image data in the VRAM 87. The image data in the VRAM 87 is R
The signals are converted into (red), G (green), and B (blue) signals (RGB signals), converted into analog signals by the D / A conversion circuit 104, and output to the CRT.

FIG. 3 shows a reset circuit 83 for resetting the VDP 103, an oscillation circuit 85 for supplying an operation clock to the VDP 103, a character ROM 86 for storing frequently used image data, and display control command data. An input buffer circuit 105 for input is also shown. The frequently used image data stored in the character ROM 86 is, for example, a person, an animal, or an image composed of characters, figures, or symbols displayed on the CRT 82.

The display control CPU 101 is a RAM 101 for storing display control command data to be described later.
When a display control command is received from the game control board 31, control for moving and displaying a predetermined background or character on the screen in each variation pattern is performed. Note that the background and the character are also switched at a predetermined timing, and these are also independently controlled by the display control CPU 101.

The input buffer circuit 105 to which the display control command is inputted on the display control board 80 side allows the signal transmission only in the direction from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80, but the display control board 80 side Irreversible input means that does not transmit a signal from the game control board 31 to the game control board 31 As an input buffer 105a constituting the input buffer circuit 105, for example, a general-purpose CMO
Two chips of 74HC244, which is an S-IC, are used.
A low level (GND level) is always applied to the enable terminal of the input buffer 105a. According to such a configuration, the game control board 31
Can be reliably eliminated. Therefore, the game control board 31 from the display control board 80 side.
There is no room for the signal to be transmitted to the side, and even if the transmission path of the display control command is tampered with, the signal output by the tampering is not transmitted to the game control board 31 side.
For this reason, one-way communication of signals between the game control board 31 and the display control board 80 is ensured, and an invalid signal (data) is input to the game control board 31 via the transmission path of the display control command, and the illegal control is performed. It is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act of performing a control operation. Further, since the irreversible input means is constituted by a buffer IC circuit, it is possible to relatively easily prevent the input of illegal information to the game control means.
Note that another circuit element such as an individual transistor may be provided as the irreversible input means.

Similarly, the output buffer circuit 63 to which the display control command is output on the game control board 31 side allows the signal transmission only in the direction from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80. This is an irreversible output interface that does not transmit signals from the 80 side to the game control board 31 side. Therefore,
There is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the display control board 80 to the game control board 31. Even if an unauthorized modification is added to the transmission path of the display control command, the signal output by the unauthorized modification is transmitted to the game control board 31 side. There is no.

FIG. 4 shows the basic circuit 5 on the game control board 31 side.
FIG. 3 shows various random counters used for game control. FIG. 4 shows C_RND1, C_RND_L, C_
Five types of random counters RND_C, C_RND_R, and C_RND_RACT are shown.

C_RND1 is a big hit determination (judgment) used to determine whether or not the result of variable display of a special symbol based on the start winning memory when there is a start winning memory (start memory) is a big hit. ). This random counter is incremented and updated by one every timer interrupt (specifically, every 0.002 seconds).
It is added and updated from 0, added and updated to its upper limit of 299, and then added and updated again from 0.

C_RND_L, C_RND_C, C_R
ND_R is a random counter used to determine the type (scheduled stop symbol) of the stop symbol (fixed symbol) finally stopped and displayed in the image display area 9.

C_RND_L is for determining the left symbol, and is 0.
, And when it is added up to its upper limit of 11, it is added again from 0. C_RND_L is incremented by 1 every timer interrupt, that is, every 0.002 seconds. In the case of a big hit, the middle symbol and the right symbol are C_
It is determined based on RND_L and is aligned with the same symbol as the left symbol.

C_RND_C is a random counter for determining a medium symbol, which is added from 0 and is the upper limit of 1
When it is added to 1, it is added again from 0. C_RND
_C is incremented by one for each timer interrupt, that is, for every 0.002 seconds, and for every remaining time for interrupt processing. here,
The remaining time for interrupt processing is defined as SA4 to SA in FIG.
This is the remaining time until the next timer interrupt occurs after the execution of step 14 is completed, and the addition processing is executed in an infinite loop using this remaining time in accordance with step SA2 in FIG. 17 described later.

C_RND_R is a random counter for determining the right symbol, and is added from 0 to its upper limit of 1
After being added to 1, it is added again from 0. C_RND
_R is added again from 0 after being added to its upper limit of 11. C_RND_R is the aforementioned C_RND_C
Is incremented by one for each carry of.

C_RND_RACT is a reach selection random counter for selecting and determining the type of reach effect display when effect display in the reach state is performed, and is added from 0 and added to its upper limit of 119. Later, it is added from 0 again. C_RND_RACT
Is incremented by 1 every timer interrupt, that is, every 0.002 seconds, and every remaining time of the interrupt processing. This C_RND
Each value of 0 to 119 that can be taken by _RACT is associated with one of a plurality of reach effect display types (reach 1 to reach 5 described later), and the C_RND_RACT is extracted. Reach effect display of the type corresponding to the value is performed.

Next, the arrangement of special symbols displayed in the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8 will be described. Each of the special symbols of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol is composed of a plurality of types (12 types in this example) of Chinese numerals and is variably displayed in a display mode such as a scroll display. Each special symbol is stored in the ROM 54 of the basic circuit 53 as symbol data in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a predetermined order. The special symbols are variably displayed by scrolling or the like in the order according to the arrangement order.

The specific structure of the special symbol data is as follows.
It is as follows. In each of the left, middle, and right symbols,
0, 1, ..., 1 corresponding to each of the 12 types of symbols
A symbol position number of 1 is assigned. Such symbol position numbers correspond to the above-mentioned C_RND_L, C
_RND_C and C_RND_R respectively correspond to 0 to 11 counter values that can be extracted.

If the jackpot is determined in advance based on the extracted value of C_RND1, the above-described C_RN
The symbol at the place where the extracted value of D_L matches the symbol position number is selected and determined as the left, middle, and right scheduled stop symbols. With this, if the jackpot is decided in advance,
The left, middle, and right scheduled stop symbols are aligned with the same symbol. on the other hand,
If the outlier is predetermined, C_RND_L, C
A symbol at a location where each of the extracted values of _RND_C and C_RND_R matches the corresponding symbol position number is selected and determined as the left, middle, and right scheduled stop symbols. However, when all the planned stop symbols selected and determined in this way match, the middle symbol is shifted by one symbol so that the left, middle, and right scheduled stop symbols do not match the same symbol type. As a result, the symbol is forcibly corrected to the missing symbol.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure for determining whether or not the result of the variable display of a special symbol based on the start memory when there is a start memory is a big hit.

If there is a winning start, the count value of C_RND1 is extracted. The extracted value of C_RND1 is stored in the big hit determination bank. Here, the big hit determination bank refers to a storage area for temporarily storing data of the extracted value of C_RND1 extracted according to the start winning, and is provided in a work area of the RAM 55 of the basic circuit 53.
Since up to four start winnings are stored, the big hit determination bank is constituted by a shift register having four storage areas of bank 0 to bank 3. In the big hit determination bank, when the start winning is detected, the data of the extracted value of C_RND1 corresponding to the start winning is stored in the order of the big hit determination banks 0, 1, 2, and 3.

More specifically, C_RND1 corresponding to the start winning prize
The maximum of four extracted values are stored. The extracted value at the oldest timing is stored in the big hit determination bank 0, and the extracted values are stored in the order of banks 1, 2, and 3 in accordance with the starting prize. go. Bank 0 of jackpot determination banks 0 to 3
Is used for determining whether or not to generate a big hit. When the determination of the bank 0 is completed, the storage data of the bank 0 is cleared, and the storage data of each of the banks 1, 2, and 3 is shifted toward the bank 0 one by one. By repeatedly executing such a jackpot determination and data shift, the jackpot determination according to the start winning memory is performed.

At the same time as the start winning is detected, C
The count value of _RND_L is also extracted, and the extracted value is stored in the left symbol determination bank. As for the left symbol determination bank, the R of the basic circuit 53 is the same as the big hit determination bank.
The shift register is provided in the work area of the AM 55 and has four storage areas of the left symbol determination bank 0 to the left symbol determination bank 3. Then, in the left symbol determination bank, when the start winning is detected, the data of the extracted value of C_RND_L corresponding to the start winning is stored in the order of the left symbol determination banks 0, 1, 2, and 3. go.

Next, a big hit determination value for determining the extracted value stored in the big hit determination bank is set. Here, in a normal state (normal game state) which is not a high probability state (probability change state), “7” is set as the big hit determination value. On the other hand, at the time of high probability, five big hit determination values of “3”, “7”, “11”, “19”, and “79” are set.

Next, the set jackpot determination value and the extracted value are compared with each other, and in a normal case, it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit when the extracted value is "7", and it is determined to be a miss at other times. Is done. On the other hand, at the time of high probability, it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit when the extracted value is any one of “3”, “7”, “11”, “19”, and “79”, and at other times, it is determined to be a miss. It is decided to do. As a result, the jackpot probability in a normal state other than the probability fluctuation state is reduced to 1/3.
On the other hand, when the probability is changed, the big hit probability is increased by a factor of 5 such as 1/60.

If it is determined that a big hit will be made,
The value of C_RND_L stored in the left symbol determination bank is referred to, and the big hit symbol to be stopped at the slot is determined based on the extracted value. On the other hand, if it is determined to be out, C_R
The values of ND_L, C_RND_C, and C_RND_R are respectively extracted, and a lost symbol to be finally stopped in the image display area 9 is determined based on the extracted values. Here, in the case where the determined loss symbol is accidentally the symbol of the Zoro pattern, “1” is added to the extracted value of C_RND_C, and the symbol is forcibly determined to be a loss symbol.

Among the processing described with reference to FIG. 5, the processing other than the determination of the lost symbol is performed in advance before starting the variable display of the special symbol. The process of determining a lost symbol is performed at the start of the change of the special symbol.

In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 1, two types of continuation periods are provided when a probability fluctuation state occurs. One type of duration (first duration) is until the next big hit occurs. The other type of duration (second duration)
After the probability fluctuation state occurs, a predetermined number of fluctuation displays are performed. However, in this case, the second continuation period ends when the next big hit occurs, even if the number of variable display times does not reach the predetermined number. Such a duration is selectively used depending on the type of the big hit symbol.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing, in a table form, the setting contents of the control relating to the reach state. In FIG. 6, in the case of a big hit (hit in the figure), in the case of -2 frame loss, in the case of -1 frame loss, in the case of +1 frame loss, in the case of +2 frame loss, and in the case of a large loss,
Appearance rate, executable reach type, C_RND_RACT
Range in which each reach is selected according to the extracted value of, and the selection rate (C_RND_RACT) when execution of each reach is selected.
Is selected according to the value of (). Where-
The loss of 2 to +2 frames is a kind of display result of a loss, and indicates how many frames the stop symbol of the middle symbol from the reach symbol (left, middle symbol) is shifted. The number of frames in this case is the number of symbols, and one symbol of the symbol difference between the reach symbol and the middle symbol (the difference in symbol position on the symbol array described above) is represented as one frame. Then, the symbol position number of the scheduled design symbol of the reach symbol is regarded as the reference value “0”, the direction in which the number decreases from the symbol position number serving as the reference value is represented by “−”, and the direction in which the number increases is It is represented by "+". Therefore, for example, +2 frame loss refers to a state in which the stopped symbol of the middle symbol is shifted by +2 frames from the reach symbol. The large loss refers to an out-of-position state in which the stop symbol of the middle symbol deviates from the reach symbol by more than ± 2 frames.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the case of a big hit, a reach always appears. In the case of a big hit, all types of reach from reach 1 to reach 5 can occur. The reach 5 is a full rotation reach that can be displayed only in the case of a big hit. Here, the full-rotation reach refers to a special reach state in which a scrolling display is performed in a state where the left, middle, and right symbols are all matched. In the case of the reach 5, the number of symbols to be scrolled in a state where all the symbols match is 10 to 14.
Five types of frames can be selected. When such a reach 5 is displayed, the player can know in advance that a big hit will occur, so that the player's expectation during the variable display can be greatly improved, and the interest of the game can be improved. Can be done. In addition, the player can recognize that there is a high possibility of losing when the reach 1 is displayed, and can recognize that there is a high possibility that a big hit will occur when the reach 5 is displayed. It is possible to grasp the probability of a big hit according to the type of the reached reach.

C_RND_RAC in case of big hit
The relationship between the extracted value of T and the type of reach selected is as follows. The extracted value of C_RND_RACT is 0-5
In this case, reach 1 is selected. That is, in the case of a big hit, reach 1 is selected with a probability of 6/120. C
When the extracted value of _RND_RACT is 6 to 17, reach 2 is selected. In other words, in the case of a big hit, reach 2
Is selected with a probability of 12/120. C_RND_R
When the ACT extraction value is 18 to 35, reach 3 is selected. That is, in the case of a big hit, the reach 3 is 18 /
It is selected with a probability of 120. When the extracted value of C_RND_RACT is 36 to 71, reach 4 is selected. That is, in the case of a big hit, reach 4 is selected with a probability of 36/120.

When the extracted value of C_RND_RACT is 7
In the case of 2 to 81, reach 5 of 10 frames is selected.
When the extracted value of C_RND_RACT is 82 to 91,
Reach 5 of 11 frames is selected. C_RND_RAC
When the extracted value of T is 92 to 101, reach 5 of 12 frames is selected. That is, each of the reach 5 of 10 to 12 frames is selected with a probability of 10/120. C_
When the extracted value of RND_RACT is 102 to 110,
Reach 5 of 13 frames is selected. C_RND_RAC
When the extracted value of T is 111 to 119, the reach 5 of 14 frames is selected. That is, each of the reach 5 of 13 frames and 14 frames is selected with a probability of 9/120.

Next, in the case of -2 frame loss, it appears at an appearance rate of 1/12 in the out-of-reach reach state. In this case, the appearance probability is 1/12 in the sense that one of the twelve symbols is selected because the number of symbols of the special symbol (the number of symbol types) is twelve symbols. In the case of -2 frame loss, reach of the type of reach 1 and reach 2 may occur according to the extracted value of C_RND_RACT. If the extracted value is 0 to 23, reach 1
Is selected. That is, in the case of -2 frame loss, reach 1 is selected with a probability of 24/120. Extracted value is 2
In the case of 4-119, reach 2 is selected. That is, in the case of -2 frame loss, reach 2 is 96/120.
Is selected with probability

Next, in the case of -1 frame loss, it appears at an appearance rate of 1/12 in the out-of-reach reach state. -1
In the case of the head loss, reach of the types of reach 1 to reach 3 may occur according to the extracted value of C_RND_RACT. When the extracted value is 0 to 11, reach 1 is selected. That is, in the case of -1 frame loss, reach 1 is 1
It is selected with a probability of 2/120. If the extracted value is 12 to 47, reach 2 is selected. That is, in the case of -1 frame loss, reach 2 is selected with a probability of 36/120. If the extracted value is between 48 and 119, reach 3 is selected. That is, in the case of -1 frame loss, reach 3
Is selected with a probability of 72/120.

Next, in the case of +1 frame loss, there is a case of +1 frame loss due to omission and a case of +1 frame loss due to correction processing from the big hit symbol. Appear at the appearance rate. In the case of +1 frame loss, C_RND_RAC
Depending on the extracted value of T, reach of reach 1 to reach 3 types may occur. In the case of +1 frame loss, reach 1 to reach 3 are selected at the same selection rate as in the case of -1 frame loss.

Next, in the case of +2 frame loss, it appears at an appearance rate of 1/12 in the out-of-reach reach state. -2
In the case of a head loss, reach of the types of reach 1 and reach 2 may occur according to the extracted value of C_RND_RACT. When the extracted value is 0 to 23, reach 1 is selected. That is, in the case of the +2 frame loss, the reach 1 and the reach 2 are selected at the same selection rate as in the case of the −2 frame loss.

Next, in the case of a large loss, it appears at an appearance rate of 7/12 in the out-of-reach reach state. In the case of a large loss, reach of the types of reach 1 and reach 4 may occur according to the extracted value of C_RND_RACT. When the extracted value is 0 to 95, reach 1 is selected. That is, in the case of a large loss, reach 1 is selected with a probability of 96/120. If the extracted value is 96 to 119, reach 4 is selected. That is, in the case of a big loss, reach 4
Is selected with a probability of 24/120.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing table data used for game control. Data shown in each item of “command”, “variable time”, “pattern”, “stop symbol condition”, and “command selection rate” shown in FIG. 7 are stored in the ROM 54 of the basic circuit 53 for game control. Table data. “Command”, “probability of advance notice by sub”, and “total (（)” in FIG. 7 are table data stored in the control data ROM 102 of the display control board 80. In FIG. 7, these two table data are collectively shown for convenience of explanation. The “sub” is the display control board 80.

In each of these tables, data in the vertical direction is specified by a command, and “variation time”, “pattern”,
Data in the horizontal direction is specified by each item of "stop symbol condition", "command selection rate", "probability of notice by sub", and "total (~)", and recorded data of the intersection of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Is specified. That is, both tables shown in FIG. 7 are two-dimensional tables.

The "fluctuation time" is the fluctuation time of the symbol variably displayed on the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8, and there are two types: normal and shortened. For example, when the command is “80H00H”, the normal fluctuation time is specified, and the symbol is variably displayed for 6 seconds. On the other hand, if the command is “80H20H”, the shortened fluctuation time is selected and the symbol is variably displayed for 3 seconds.

The item of “pattern” indicates a variation pattern of a special symbol variably displayed by the variable display device 8. This variation pattern is roughly divided into a variation pattern at the time of reach and a normal variation pattern other than the reach. The fluctuation pattern at the time of reach is divided into five types, reach 1 to reach 5, as described above. The column of “stop symbol condition” is data indicating a state when the update operation of each of the left, middle, and right special symbols is stopped. For example, “other than reach” means a state where no reach is generated by the left, middle, and right variable display units. The "hit" is, for example, 77
7 means a combination of symbols determined to generate a specific game state (big hit state). -1 frame missing and-
Misalignment of two frames or large deviation has been described with reference to FIG.

"After moving 10 frames" or "After moving 11 frames"
Means that the special symbols for 10 frames or 11 frames are scroll-displayed in the full rotation reach and then stopped and combined with specific identification information to generate a big hit.

The "command selection rate" means a rate at which each command is selected from commands from 80H00H (or 20H) to 80H15H (or 35H). For example, in the case of the uppermost column of “command selection rate”, since the stop symbol condition other than the reach is C
Probability that an outlier is determined according to the extracted value of RND1 ×
299/300 × 11/12 = 4736160 because the probability that each of the left, middle and right special symbols will not reach
/ 5184000.

In the second stage of the “command selection rate”,
-2 frames off stop symbol condition, CRN
Probability of determining a loss according to the extracted value of D1 × probability of reaching × probability of stopping the medium symbol at −2 frames × probability of selecting reach 1 at −2 frames. As a result, 2
99/300 × 1/12 × 1/12 × 24/120 = 7
176/5184000.

The last line of the "command selection rate" column contains 5184000 / the sum of the command selection rates.
5184000 are stored.

[0113] The column of "probability of advance notice by sub" is a column in which probability data of advance notice to be performed in a plurality of types (three types in the present embodiment) are stored. When a combination of specific identification information (for example, 777) is displayed on the variable display device 8 and a specific game state (big hit state) occurs, a notice to that effect can be given in advance by the variable display device. Is configured. In the present embodiment, as a method for performing the advance notice, FIG.
As will be described later with reference to FIGS. 16A and 16B, a notice is given when the display position of the special symbol during variable display moves and its movement locus becomes one of a clover shape, a heart shape, and an infinite shape.

In the case of the stop pattern condition other than the reach in the normal fluctuation pattern, as shown in FIG. 7, the probability that the notice is not performed is 297/300, and the probability that the notice is performed by the cloverleaf movement trajectory is as shown in FIG. 1/300,
The probability that a notice is given by a heart-shaped movement trajectory is 1
/ 300, and the probability that a notice is given based on an infinite movement trajectory is 1/300.

Further, for example, in the case of the stop symbol condition of -2 frames off in the fluctuation pattern of the reach 1, the probability that the notice is not performed is 268/300, and the probability that the notice is performed by the cloverleaf movement locus. Is 2/300
The probability that a notice is given by a heart-shaped movement trajectory is 10/300, and the probability that a notice is given by an infinite movement trajectory is 20/300.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the loss is determined in advance (normal extra data portions in command data are 00H to 02H, 04H to 08H, and 0AH
０0CH, 0EH, 10H), the probability that the notice is given is (1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 10 + 20 + 10 + 20 +
10 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 15 + 15 + 45 + 2 + 2)
/(300×13)=173/3900≒0.044, which is 4.4%.

On the other hand, when the hit is determined in advance (normal extra data of the command data is 03H, 09).
H, 0DH, 0FH, 11H to 15H), the probability that the notice is given is (130 + 120 + 110 + 110)
+ 100 + 180 + 100 + 200 + 200 + 170 +
(200 + 180) / (300 × 9) = 1800/270
0 ≒ 0.667, which is 66.7%.

As described above, the game control means (basic circuit 5
In the case where the control of the specific game state (big hit state) according to 3) is performed, the rate at which the notice is performed is higher than the case where the control is not performed.

FIG. 8 shows the probability of the advance notice by the sub shown in FIG. 7 as a percentage. The contents are the same as those in FIG. 7, and the description is not repeated here.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show calculation formulas for calculating the rates of appearance of no notice, clover-shaped notice, heart-shaped notice, and infinite notice. For example, the top row of the column without notice in FIG. 9 shows a case where the outlier is determined in advance according to the extracted value of C RND1 and no reach is performed, and no notice shown in FIG. 7 is made. Is the case. The probability of a pre-determined outlier is 299/300, the probability of a non-reach is 11/12, and the probability of no notice is 297/300. As a result, the appearance rate is 299/300 × 11/12 × 297/300 obtained by multiplying them.

For example, in the case of the last line of the clover-shaped column, the clover-shaped notice is given when the hit is predetermined and a reach of 14 frames is selected. Is the case. The probability that the hit is predetermined is 1/300, the probability that the reach of 14 frames is selected is 9/120, and the probability that the clover type notice is performed is 180/300 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, 1/300 × 9/12 obtained by multiplying them
0 × 180/300 is the appearance rate.

For example, in the case of the second column from the bottom of the column of the heart-shaped notice in FIG. 10, the case where the hit is predetermined, 13 frames reach is selected, and the heart-shaped notice is selected. . The probability that the hit is predetermined is 1
9/12, the probability that 13 frame reach is selected is 9/12
0 (see FIG. 6), the probability that the heart-shaped notice is selected is 200/300. Therefore, 1/300 × 9/12
0 × 200/300 is the appearance rate.

In the case of, for example, the top line in the column where the infinity type notice is given, it is the case that the loss is predetermined and the reach does not occur because the stop symbol condition other than the reach is reached and the infinity is reached. This is the case when the shape notice is selected. The probability that the outlier is predetermined is 299/300,
The probability of not reaching reach is 11/12, and the probability of selecting an infinite notice is 1/300. As a result, 299
/ 300 × 11/12 × 1/300 is the appearance rate.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the probability of a notice being given, the appearance rate of the notice, and the reliability of the hit for each of the notice display patterns of the clover shape, heart shape, and infinity shape. The probability that the notice of "a" hits is, for example, that a notice of a clover shape is displayed and then a specific game state (big hit state)
Which is 11 in the case of cloverleaf
52000/155520000000.

Further, in the case of the infinite type, the probability of receiving a notice is 1307520/155520000000.
This calculation is performed, for example, by summing the appearance rates that are hits among the appearance rates shown in FIG. That is, referring to FIG.
00 × 6/120 × 120/300) + (1/300 ×
12/120 × 110/300) + (1/300 × 18
/ 120 × 180/300) + (1/300 × 10/1
20 × 200/300) = 1307520/15552
00000.

The appearance rate of the notice b is calculated by summing all the appearance rates for each of the notice patterns shown in FIGS. For example, in the case of an infinite notice pattern, referring to FIG.
300 × 11/12 × 1/300) + (299/300
X 1/12 x 1/12 x 24/120 x 20/300)
+ (1/300 × 6/120 × 120/300) + (1
/ 300 × 12/120 × 110/300) + (1/3
00 × 18/120 × 180/300) + (1/300)
× 10/120 × 200/300) = 6187200 /
It becomes 155520000000.

The reliability of the hit can be calculated from the probability of hitting a notice / the appearance rate of the notice b. As a result, if a cloverleaf notice is displayed, then 17.
A big hit occurs at a rate of 439%. When a heart-shaped notice is displayed, a big hit occurs at a rate of 12.511% thereafter. If an infinite notice is given, then a big hit occurs at a rate of 21.133%.

FIGS. 12 to 16 are screen diagrams showing a display state displayed by the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 12, in the screen diagram of FIG.
Each of the left variable display area 209a, the middle variable display area 209b, and the right variable display area 209c as an example of the variable display unit shows a state in which symbols are scroll-displayed, that is, a state in which all symbols are changing.

When the process proceeds to the stage (b), the middle variable display area 209b starts moving while scrolling the symbols. In (b), a solid line 200 indicates a trajectory in which the middle variable display area 209b has moved, and a broken line 201 indicates a trajectory in which the middle variable display area 209b is to move.

Then, as shown in (c), the middle variable display area 209b draws the trajectory of the star, and then (d)
As shown in the figure, the middle variable display area 209 is located at a predetermined position in the center.
b returns again. In the stages (b) and (c), as shown in the drawing, the trajectory 20 where the middle variable display area 209b has moved
0 is displayed as a solid line, and a trajectory that will be moved from now on is displayed as a broken line 201.

Then, when the middle variable display area 209b returns to the original position as shown in (d), the displayed movement locus is deleted.

Next, when the stage of FIG. 13A is reached, the scroll display of the left variable display area 209a and the right variable display area 209c is stopped. The stop of the scroll display means the stop of the display of the symbol update operation, and includes a display state in which the symbol vibrates up and down little by little, for example. Further, the symbol once stopped may change again (re-scroll) later. That is, the stop of the scroll display is a concept including a so-called semi-stop (temporary stop). In the state of FIG. 13A, “7” is stopped and displayed on the left variable display unit 209a and the right variable display unit 209c, respectively, and reach occurs. Next, at the stage of (b), the symbol of the middle variable display area 209b is also stopped and displayed,
“777” is displayed and a specific game state (big hit state) occurs.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, FIG.
The notice display for the occurrence of the specific game state is displayed by the star-shaped movement trajectory shown in (c). 7 to 11
In the above description, a case where the advance notice is performed based on the movement trajectory of the clover shape, the heart shape, and the infinite shape is described. However, the advance notice may be performed based on the movement trajectory of the star shape as shown in FIGS.

The shape of the trajectory for giving a notice may be various shapes such as a round shape, a V-shaped shape, a triangular shape, and a spiral shape. The shape may be any shape and is not limited to a specific shape. Absent.

FIG. 14 is a screen view for giving a notice by drawing a heart-shaped locus in the middle variable display area 209b. FIG. 14 after the state in which all the symbols in FIG.
The display screen shown in (a) depicts a heart-shaped movement locus.
The trajectory of the middle variable display area 209b is displayed as a solid line 202, and the trajectory to be moved in the future is indicated by a broken line 20.
3 is displayed. Next, after passing through the state of the display screen of (b), the display screen of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a display screen for giving a notice based on an infinite movement locus. After passing through all the symbol change states of FIG. 12A, the middle variable display area 209 as shown in FIG.
b moves to an infinite shape, and the route (trajectory) 204 that has moved is displayed. Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, after the middle variable display area 209b further moves to display the moved route (trajectory) 105, the display screen shown in FIG. 12D is continued.

FIG. 16 shows a display screen in the case where a notice is given based on a crawling locus. After passing through the display screen of the entire symbol change state in FIG. 12A, the middle variable display area 209b moves in a clover shape and the route (trajectory) 206 that has moved is displayed as shown in FIG. 16A. .
Next, as shown in (b), the middle variable display area 209b further moves, and the route (trajectory) 107 that has moved is displayed, and then the display screen of FIG. 12D is continued.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the main processing of the game control by the basic circuit 53. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt processing of the basic circuit 53. First, in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) A1,
An initialization process is performed. In this initialization process, the RAM 5
It is determined whether or not an error is included in 5. If an error is included, processing such as initializing the RAM 55 and initial setting of various flags is performed. Further, in the initialization process, a process of setting a timer interrupt time (for example, 2 msec) for defining the timing for executing the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. As a result, the time for defining the execution timing of the first interrupt processing after the reset due to power-on or the like is started.

Next, a display random number updating process for determining a stop symbol and the like is performed by SA2. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the special symbol stop symbol in the variable display of the variable display device 8 is determined based on a random number (count value of a random counter). In SA2, a display random number (C_C) for determining a part of the special symbol in the stop symbol is determined.
RND_C, C_RND_R) are updated.

Next, the flow advances to SA3, where it is determined whether or not the timer is interrupted. This determination as to whether or not there is a timer interrupt is made based on whether or not the interrupt has been permitted by the timer interrupt processing of FIG. That is, the timer interrupt processing of FIG. 18 is executed every 2 msec, and
1 sets a timer interrupt, and SB2 sets an interrupt permission state. By setting the interrupt permission state, the determination of NO is made by SA3, and the processing after SA4 is performed. Therefore, 2 msec
The determination of NO is made once every SA3. As a result, the display symbol random number updating process is repeatedly performed by SA2 by circulating through the loop of SA2 → SA3 → SA2, and the determination of NO is made by SA3 every 2 msec, and the processes of SA4 to SA14 are executed.

At SA4, a switch process is performed. This switch processing includes the gate switch 12, the starting port switch 17, the V count switch 22, and the count switch 2.
A state such as 3 is input to determine whether or not there is a prize for each winning opening or the variable prize ball device. When a start winning is detected by the start opening switch 17, a start storage process is executed in this switch process.
Specifically, when a start winning is detected by the starting port switch 17, the count value of the random counter for jackpot determination is extracted at that timing, and the extracted value is stored in the jackpot determination bank for starting memory. . As a result, the start memory (start winning memory) is made. As described above, the jackpot judging bank for starting storage is constituted by four banks 0 to 3.
Two starting memories are possible. Therefore, if the starting prize is detected and all the banks have the memory,
The starting prize is invalidated.

Next, in SA5, error processing is performed.
This error processing is processing for performing various abnormal medical examinations based on the self-diagnosis function provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1, and processing such as generating an alarm if necessary according to the result. . Next, the process proceeds to SA6, where a random number updating process for updating random counters (C_RND1, C_RND_RACT) indicating various random numbers for determination used in game control is performed.

Next, the flow advances to SA7, where a display symbol random number updating process is performed. This display symbol random number is specifically C_RN
D_L, C_RND_C, and C_RND_R. Next, the process proceeds to SA8, where special symbol processing is performed. In this process, one of a plurality of types of processes is selected and executed according to the value of the special symbol process flag. And
The value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. Next, the process proceeds to SA9, where ordinary symbol processing is performed. In the normal symbol process process, the variable indicator for normal symbol 1 with 7 segment LED
A corresponding process is selected and executed according to a normal symbol process flag for controlling 0 in a predetermined order. Then, the value of the normal symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state.

Then, the flow advances to SA10, where special symbol command processing is performed. In this special symbol command processing, the command for the special symbol display control command shown in FIG.
This is a process for outputting to the display control board 80 from. Next, the process proceeds to SA11, where normal symbol command processing is performed.
This ordinary symbol command processing is processing for outputting a command for instructing display control of the variable display 10 from the basic circuit 53 to the lamp control board 35.

Then, the flow advances to SA12, where an information output process is performed. In this process, a predetermined command for sound generation and LED lighting control is transmitted to the lamp control board 35 and the voice control board 70, and the jackpot information, the start information, and the probability variation are transmitted to the hall management computer via the information output circuit 64. This is a process of transmitting data such as information. Next, SA
Proceeding to 13, the solenoid output processing is performed. This process is a process of outputting a signal for controlling the solenoid 21 of the variable winning ball device 19 and the solenoid 16 of the starting electric yak thing 15. Next, the process proceeds to SA14, where award ball processing is performed. This prize ball processing is processing for performing control for paying out prize balls in accordance with winning of a hit ball. After this processing, the control returns to SA2.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the display control CPU 101. (A) shows a display control main process, and (b) shows a timer interrupt process.

First, when the power is turned on, SC1
A process for initializing the RAM 101a, the I / O port, the VDP 103, and the like is performed. Next, SC2
Then, an initial screen display process is performed. Thus, a demonstration image or the like is displayed in the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8.

Next, the flow advances to SC3, where processing for updating the display random number is performed. This random number for display is, for example, as described above, without notice, clover-shaped notice, heart-shaped notice,
This is a random number used to determine which pattern to select from an infinite notice, and is incremented and updated one by one from 0, and after reaching the upper limit of 299, is incremented and updated again from 0. The process of SC3 is repeatedly executed by an infinite loop of the program.

Then, for example, a timer interrupt process is executed every 2 msec. As a result, the process of FIG. 19B is executed every 2 msec while the process of SC3 is repeatedly executed in an infinite loop. In this timer interrupt process, a display control process process is performed by SD1. In this display control process processing, the value of the display control process flag is updated according to the display state of the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8, and the program jumps to the display control program module corresponding to the updated value. Is performed to perform display control. The details are shown in FIG.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing the contents of the display control process shown in SD1. The display control process process is composed of six program modules SE1 to SE6, and branches to each program module according to the value of the display control process value, and the program module is executed.

In SE1, a fluctuation start command process is performed. In this fluctuation start command processing, the display control CPU 101 receives a command sent from the basic circuit 53, and determines whether or not there is a command for instructing the start of fluctuation in the received command. This is a process for updating the control process value so that the notice setting process of SE4 is performed.

In SE4, a notice setting process is performed. In this notice setting processing, it is a processing for determining whether or not to give a notice and, if the notice is to be given, a display pattern of a clover shape, a heart shape or an infinite shape.
Details will be described later with reference to FIG. After the processing of SE4 is performed, the process proceeds to SE2, and the entire symbol change start processing is performed. This whole symbol change start process is a process of starting the variable display operation of each of the left variable display area, the middle variable display area, and the right variable display area to bring them into the display state of FIG.
After this processing, the control advances to SE5. In SE5, processing during symbol fluctuation is performed. This process during symbol change is for controlling the display state to, for example, those shown in FIGS. 12 (b) to 13 (a). At this stage, an advance notice is also displayed.

After the processing of SC5, the control advances to SE3, and all symbols stop processing is performed. As a result, the display state is as shown in FIG. Next, the control proceeds to SE6,
A jackpot display process is performed. This means that the display result is 777
In the case of a combination of specific identification information that generates a big hit such as a big hit, a demonstration image or the like is displayed on the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8 using the big hit waiting time until the variable winning ball device 19 is actually opened. Is a process for displaying.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a subroutine program showing the notice setting process shown in SE4. A jackpot announcement lottery is performed by SF1. This lottery is a process of extracting the value of the display random number updated by the SC3. Next, the flow advances to SF2 to make a preliminary announcement decision corresponding to the received command. This is done by looking up the table shown in FIG. 7 based on the received command and the value (random number) extracted by SF1, and determining whether or not to give a notice or whether it is a clover shape, a heart shape, or an infinite shape. This is a process of determining whether or not to give a notice by a trajectory pattern. Specifically, for example, if the received command is 80
In the case of H01H, the random number value extracted by SF1 is 0
If the random number value is 268 or 269, it is determined that no advance notice is to be given if the value is within the range of ２６267,
If it is within the range of 269, it is determined to give a heart-shaped notice, and if it is within the range of 280 to 299, it is decided to give an infinite notice.

Next, the process proceeds to SF3, and a process for storing the jackpot notice data determined by SF2 is performed. Using the stored big hit notice data, the above-mentioned notice display processing is performed by SE5. Next, the process proceeds to SF4, in which the process of setting the value of the display control process flag to the all symbol variation start process, that is, the process of executing the program module of SE2 is performed.

Next, modifications, feature points, and the like of the above-described embodiment will be enumerated below. (1) In the above-described embodiment, the order in which the variable display areas stop is in the order of left → right → middle. However, this is controlled so as to stop in the order of left → middle → right. Is also good. At that time, the variable display area on the right moves, and a notice is given based on the movement locus. Further, any other possible stop pattern may be used as long as it is a possible stop pattern.

In the above-described embodiment, the scroll display is shown as an example of the update display of the identification information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of types of identification information may be switched and displayed. In other words, the updating of the identification information is a broad concept including all of the displayed identification information changing to other identification information.

The movement trajectory for performing the notice does not end simply by drawing the trajectory. For example, the movement trajectory of the infinite shape changes from the middle to the clover shape, and the movement trajectory of the heart shape is changed. If a big hit state is not displayed after that, a pattern in which the movement trajectory changes may be used, such as displaying a screen in which the heart shape is split in half from the middle. Further, as still another example of the changing pattern, it is conceivable that the moving speed of the moving trajectory changes in the middle along the same moving locus. Further, the moving object is not limited to one variable display area. For example, two variable display areas or three variable display areas may be moved and controlled so that a notice is given based on the movement locus.

Furthermore, a specific game state (big hit state), for example, due to the above-mentioned movement locus changing from the middle, etc.
May be controlled so that the reliability that changes becomes halfway. For example, it is conceivable to perform control such that the degree of expectation of a specific game state is improved by, for example, changing the infinity-shaped movement trajectory into a clover shape from the middle or increasing the movement speed from the middle along the same movement trajectory. .

Further, display control may be performed so that the above-mentioned movement locus disappears so as to follow the variable display area a little after the variable display area passes.

The timing of drawing the movement trajectory may be any time during the period from the start of the variable display operation of the symbols until the complete display of all the symbols.

Further, the display of the shape of the moving trajectory does not necessarily have to be displayed, and it is sufficient if the moving shape can be recognized by the player.

In FIGS. 12 to 16, variable display sections 209a to 209c each having a section display as an example of the variable display section.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a display unit in which section display is not performed, that is, a display unit that sequentially updates only identification information (symbols) and performs variable display. In other words, the variable display unit is a variable display unit 2 with a section display.
This is a broad concept that includes not only 09a to 209c but also an identification information update display unit to which no section display is attached.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the type of the notice is determined on the display control CPU 101 side. Instead, whether or not the notice is performed on the game control basic circuit 53 side or which It is also possible to decide whether or not to give a notice with a kind of movement trajectory pattern, transmit a command including the decision contents to the display control CPU 101, and have the display control CPU 101 perform the notice control operation according to the sent command. Good. In this case,
On the basic circuit 53 side, 22 (total number of commands) × 2
It is necessary to have (normal time / shortened time) × 4 (whether or not to give a notice and the kind of notice). However, in some cases, such as the case of the command 80H02H in FIG. 7, in which only none is set, such an unset notice must also be considered.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, when a notice of the occurrence of a big hit is given, the reliability of the big hit occurrence differs depending on the type of the notice, but instead, a predetermined display mode is used. Whatever is required.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where a notice of occurrence of a big hit is given is shown. Alternatively, a notice of occurrence of a reach may be given instead.

(4) The SC3 constitutes a notice numerical data updating means for updating numerical data used for selecting a plurality of notices. SF1, SF2
Thus, a notice mode determining means for deciding which kind of notice is to be selected based on the numerical data extracted from the notice numerical data updating means is constituted.

The basic circuit 53 constitutes game control means for controlling the game state of the game machine and outputting display control information (command) for controlling the variable display device. Display control information (command) output from the game control means by the display control board 80
And display control means for controlling the display of the variable display device in accordance with the display control information.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the advance notice is given regardless of the occurrence of the reach state.
Instead, the notice may be given on condition that the reach state occurs.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0172]

Specific Examples of Means for Solving the Problems Identification information (design) displayed on the variable display section (left variable display area 209a, middle variable display area 209b, right variable display area 209c) by the variable display device 8. And a variable display device capable of performing variable display (scroll display). The aforementioned C_RND_L, C_RND_C,
The basic circuit 53 that predetermines a fixed symbol (scheduled stop symbol) based on the extracted value of C_RND_R constitutes a display mode determining unit that determines the display mode of the variable display device in advance. By the SF3 and the display control board 80, when the display mode of the variable display device is determined in advance to be a predetermined display mode by the display mode determining means, it is possible to give a notice to that effect. Notice means is configured. The notice means may be configured to move the variable display unit to a predetermined movement pattern (for example, a clover-shaped display pattern, a heart-shaped display pattern, an infinitely large display pattern, or a star) before the variable display device displays the predetermined display mode. The advance notice is given by moving the display with a stamp display pattern).

The notice means moves the variable display section (the middle display area 209b in FIGS. 12, 14, and 16) in which a plurality of types of identification information are updated in the predetermined movement pattern. Perform

The variable display section includes a variable display area (left variable display area 209a, middle variable display area 209 shown in FIGS. 12 and 14 to 16) for updating a plurality of types of identification information.
b, right variable display area 209c).
The identification information updated in the variable display area can be moved together with the variable display area (FIGS. 12, 14 to 16).
reference).

The basic circuit 53 for determining in advance whether or not to generate a jackpot based on the above-described extracted value of C_RND1 determines in advance whether or not to control the gaming state of the gaming machine to a predetermined specific gaming state. Specific game state pre-determination means is configured. The notice means can give a notice when the control to the specific game state is determined in advance by the specific game state pre-determination means (for example, when a hit command 80H03H is output, a clover Shape announcement is made with a probability of 130/300 and infinity announcement is made with a probability of 120/300).

The specific gaming state is controlled by specific gaming state predetermining means (basic circuit 53) for determining in advance whether or not to control the gaming state of the gaming machine to a predetermined specific gaming state (big hit state). It is possible for the advance notice means to give an advance notice even though the advance notice has not been determined (for example, a heart-shaped advance notice has a probability of 2/300 despite the fact that the command 80H0EH has been transmitted out of order). Done).

[0177] When the advance determination of controlling to the specific game state by the specific game state advance determination means is performed, the determination of performing advance notice by the advance determination means is made as compared with the case where the advance is not performed. The ratio is high (as described in FIG. 7, the probability that the specific gaming state is not determined in advance is 4.4%, whereas the specific gaming state is determined in advance. Probability is 66.7%).

A plurality of notice modes (clover shape, heart shape, infinite shape, or star shape) are set in advance in the notice performed by the notice means, and the notice means is selected from the plurality of notice modes. A notice is given according to the selected notice mode. The notice means gives a notice according to a notice form selected from the plurality of forms, and the reliability of the specific game state differs depending on the notice form (17.439% for the clover shape and 12% for the heart shape). .511
%, Infinity type is 21.133%).

A plurality of variable display sections are provided (three variable display areas 209a, a middle variable display area 209b, and a right variable display area 209c), each of which is displayed in one variable display section. As a result, only one piece of valid identification information (symbol) is displayed (see FIGS. 12 to 16).

SE5, the display control board 80 constitute trajectory display means for visually displaying the trajectory of the identification information display section moving in accordance with the predetermined movement pattern (FIGS. 12, 14, and 15). , See FIG. 16).

[0181]

The effect of the concrete example of the means for solving the problems.
With regard to, the advance notice is given by moving the variable display section in a predetermined movement pattern, so that it is possible to give an interesting notice of the movement pattern of the variable display section instead of merely giving an advance notice. With high notice, the interest of the game can be improved.

Regarding the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the advance notice is given by moving the variable display section updating a plurality of types of identification information in a predetermined movement pattern, so that the player The notice with the moving pattern of the variable display unit being updated, which is being watched, can provide an interesting notice.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect, the variable display section is partitioned as a variable display area for updating a plurality of types of identification information. Since the identification information updated in the variable display area can be moved together with the variable display area, a notice that is easy for the player to understand is provided.

Regarding claim 4, claims 1 to 3
In addition to the effect of any one of the above, in the case where the predetermined game state is determined in advance by the specific game state pre-determination means, control can be performed in advance. By visually recognizing, it is possible to have an expectation of a specific game state.

Regarding claim 5, claims 1 to 4
In addition to the effects related to any of the above, since it is possible to give a notice even though the control to the specific game state is not predetermined, the appearance rate of the notice can be increased, and It can improve the interest of the people.

Regarding claim 6, in addition to the effect of claim 5, it is determined that a notice is given when control to the specific game state is determined in advance compared to when it is not. Since the ratio is high, it is possible to have an expectation for the occurrence of the specific game state as compared with a case where a notice is not displayed.

Regarding claim 7, claims 1 to 6
In addition to the effect of any one of the above, the announcement in a plurality of announcement modes is selectively performed, so that a variety of announcement patterns are provided, the variability is improved, and the playability is increased.

According to the eighth aspect, in addition to the effect of the fifth or sixth aspect, since the reliability of the specific game state is different depending on the notice mode, the variability of the game is improved and the fun is improved. It becomes a certain game.

[0189] Claim 9 relates to claims 1 to 8
In addition to the effect of any one of the above, since only one piece of valid identification information is displayed as a display result in one variable display section, the variable display section itself does not need to be so large, and the variable display section is accordingly It is possible to increase the moving range of the unit.

According to the tenth aspect, in addition to the effect according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, since the movement process of the update operation display position is displayed so as to be visually recognized, the movement process becomes easy to understand. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine to which a card unit is connected.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration in the game control board.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a display control board together with a CRT for realizing image display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing various random counters used by the basic circuit on the game control board side for game control.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure for determining whether or not a result of variable display of a special symbol based on the start memory when a start memory is present is a big hit;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing setting contents of control relating to a reach state in a table format.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a table storing data such as what kind of notice is given according to the type of command.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the ratio of the probability of advance notice by sub.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an appearance rate of a notice mode corresponding to a command.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an appearance rate of a notice mode corresponding to a command.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a degree of reliability and the like for a hit according to a type of a notice;

FIG. 12 is a display screen diagram of an image display area of the variable display device.

FIG. 13 is a display screen diagram of an image display area of the variable display device.

FIG. 14 is a display screen diagram of an image display area of the variable display device.

FIG. 15 is a display screen diagram of an image display area of the variable display device.

FIG. 16 is a display screen diagram of an image display area of the variable display device.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a main routine of a game control process.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process for game control.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a display control main process for variable display control and a timer interrupt process.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a display control process.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a notice setting process.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine, 8 is a variable display device, 9 is an image display area, 19 is a variable prize ball device, 53 is a basic circuit, 80 is a display control board, 101 is a display control C
PU, 102 is a control data ROM, 200, 202 are trajectories that have moved, 201 and 203 are trajectories to be moved,
Reference numerals 09a to 209c denote variable display areas as examples of the variable display unit.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device capable of performing variable display by updating identification information displayed on a variable display unit; a display mode determining unit for determining a display mode of the variable display device in advance; When the display mode of the variable display device is determined in advance to be a predetermined display mode by the display mode determination means, the display mode includes a notification means capable of giving a notice to that effect. A gaming machine wherein the advance notice is given by moving the variable display section in a predetermined movement pattern before the predetermined display mode is displayed by the variable display device. 2. The notice according to claim 1, wherein the notice means performs the notice by moving the variable display unit updating a plurality of types of identification information in the predetermined movement pattern. Gaming machine. 3. The variable display section is partitioned as a variable display area for updating a plurality of types of identification information, and the identification information updated in the variable display area can be moved together with the variable display area. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A specific game state pre-determining means for determining in advance whether or not to control the gaming state of the gaming machine to a predetermined specific game state, wherein the notifying means is configured to determine the specific game state in advance. When it is determined in advance that the control to the specific game state is performed by the means, it is possible to give a notice,
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A method for controlling a game state of a gaming machine to a specific game state by a specific game state predetermining means for determining in advance whether to control a game state of a game machine to a predetermined specific game state. Nevertheless, the game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the notice means can make a notice. 6. A method in which the advance determination by the advance determination means is performed when the advance determination of controlling to the specific game state by the specific game state advance determination means is performed as compared with the case where the advance determination is not performed. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the rate at which decisions are made is high. 7. A plurality of advance notice modes are predetermined for the advance notice performed by the advance notice means, and the advance notice means gives a notice according to an advance notice mode selected from the plurality of advance notice modes. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. A plurality of advance notice modes are predetermined for the advance notice performed by the advance notice means, and the advance notice means gives a notice according to an advance notice mode selected from the plurality of advance notice modes. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein a degree of reliability of the specific game state is different depending on the game state. 9. A plurality of variable display units are provided,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein only one piece of effective identification information is displayed as a display result in one variable display unit. 10. The trajectory display device according to claim 1, further comprising a trajectory display unit that visually displays a trajectory of the variable display unit moving in the predetermined movement pattern. Gaming machine.