JP2002085695A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the load on a main game control portion by making a subsidiary game control portion determine items which the main game control portion does not need to determine, for a variable display pattern including a lotting-again action. SOLUTION: All of display patterns are changed (a), after which the left pattern, the right pattern and the middle pattern are temporarily stopped in that order. In this case, a jackpot display mode is achieved and an effective line L4 showing the jackpot display mode and display patterns 'K' constituting this mode are determined by the subsidiary display control portion 13 (b). After the player is thus notified of the occurrence of the jackpot display mode and all the display patterns are changed again, the left pattern, the middle pattern and the right pattern are stopped as the final determined patterns. In this case, an effective line L3 showing the jackpot display mode and display '7 (red)' constituting it are determined by the main game control portion 1 and a command is sent to the display control portion 13 (d).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a variable display function of variably displaying predetermined identification information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine for playing a special figure game, for example, there is a pachinko gaming machine having a first-class special electric accessory (attacker). This pachinko gaming machine performs random number extraction, that is, a jackpot lottery, when a game ball fired in the game area wins a winning opening called a first-class starting opening (start chucker). The effect display and the stop symbol mode in the special figure game are determined based on the numerical values.

For example, on a special symbol display device, three display symbols arranged in the horizontal direction, such as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol, stop updating and displaying the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol in this order. If these display symbols are all finally stopped at the same symbol, a special figure game that is a big hit is played. During this time, if the left symbol and the right symbol other than the middle symbol, which is the final stopped symbol, are temporarily stopped at the same symbol, the reach display mode is set. Furthermore, if you temporarily stop the middle symbol with the same symbol,
If a specific display mode (big hit display mode) is reached and the operation is stopped in that state, the big hit is determined.

However, the jackpots have different game values such as a probability change jackpot (meaning a jackpot that increases the next jackpot probability) and a non-stochastic change jackpot (a jackpot that does not affect the next jackpot probability). Generally, a plurality of types are prepared. Then, after temporarily stopping the display symbols in the specific display mode, all the display symbols are changed again, and as a result of the re-change, the specific display mode is set to the specific display mode using the probability variable symbol or the specific display mode using the non-probability variable symbol. In some cases, a re-lottery operation is performed to finally determine whether or not the lottery is to be performed. As a result, the player's expectation can be continued even after temporarily stopping in the specific display mode.

[0005]

Some special symbol display devices include a plurality of reels in addition to an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device. In the latter special symbol display device, a display symbol is displayed in three stages of upper, middle, and lower for each reel, and a total of five effective lines of three upper, middle, lower, and diagonal lines are provided. is there.

In this case, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, in addition to the above-described variable display pattern including the re-lottering operation, the type of the display symbol at the time of final determination, the active line at the time of final determination, the identification before the re-lottery In the display mode, the types of display symbols and all of the activated lines have been determined by the game control unit. Since the entire variable display process is to be determined in this way, the load on the game control unit is large. On the other hand, the display control unit only changes the display symbol according to the determination of the game control unit.

According to the present invention, in a variable display pattern including a re-lottery operation, a game control unit can reduce a load on the game control unit by causing the display control unit to determine an item which is not necessarily determined by the game control unit. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention is capable of variably displaying identification information displayed in a variable display area, A variable display device (for example, a special symbol display device 4) in which a plurality of effective lines are set, and a variable display pattern of identification information displayed in the variable display region when a predetermined variation start condition is satisfied. A variable display mode determining means for determining a variable display result (a type of a display symbol when the variable display is determined); and a variable display pattern information and a variable display result information based on the determination of the variable display mode determining means. And operates independently of the variable display mode determining means to control the variable display of the identification information in the variable display area based on the variable display pattern information. And a variable display control unit for finally confirming and displaying a variable display result based on the variable display result information, wherein the variable display control unit determines a display mode corresponding to the variable display result information from the variable display mode determining unit. If the identification information is temporarily stopped in the specific display mode before displaying, it is determined which of the plurality of active lines is temporarily stopped in the specific display mode, and the identification information is displayed. Control the floating display.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the variable display control means temporarily stores the identification information in a specific display mode before confirming and displaying a display mode corresponding to the variable display result information from the variable display mode determining means. In the case of stopping, it may be further determined which type (different display symbols) to temporarily stop in a specific display mode based on the identification information.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, since the variable display control means determines the effective line (and the type of identification information) when the temporary stop is performed in the specific display mode, the state in the middle of the variable display pattern is determined. Does not need to be determined by the variable display mode determination means.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the variable display device has a plurality of rotating bodies (for example, reels 4a, 4b, 4c) having a plurality of identification information arranged on an outer peripheral portion, and the rotating bodies are driven. Thus, the identification information may be displayed in a variable manner. In this case, the variation display control means varies the display of the identification information by driving the plurality of rotating bodies, and stops the variation display of the identification information by stopping the driving of the plurality of rotating bodies. It can be.

In order to achieve the above object, a variable display method according to a second aspect of the present invention provides a variable display area of a variable display device in which a plurality of effective lines are set when a predetermined change start condition is satisfied. A variable display mode determining step of determining a variable display pattern and a variable display result of identification information displayed in the game control unit; and changing the variable display pattern information and the variable display result information based on the determination of the game control unit with the game control. The display control unit receives from the unit, the display control unit independently controls the variable display of the identification information in the variable display area by the variable display pattern information, and finally displays the variable display result by the variable display result information. And a variable display control procedure for confirming and displaying the display mode. When the temporary stop in a particular display mode identification information, determines whether to provisionally stop at a particular display mode in which the effective line of the plurality of valid lines, and controls the variable display of the identification information.

That is, the same effects as those of the gaming machine of the present invention can be obtained by causing a computer device or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method. That is, by realizing the above-described processing procedure using hardware such as a computer device, the effect display technique of the present invention can be easily implemented on the hardware.

[0014] Also, a program or data for causing a computer device or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method is encoded and transmitted as a program code signal superimposed on a carrier, and a program code signal superimposed on the carrier is received. Then, the effect display technology of the present invention can be easily implemented by decoding the original program or data and causing the computer device or the like to execute it.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the reach effect display refers to a display symbol other than the display symbol that is the final stop symbol, for example, stopped, rocked, enlarged or reduced or deformed in a state in which it matches the specific display mode that is a big hit. State, that is, a state in which the update display is continuously stopped within a predetermined area for a certain period of time (hereinafter, these states are temporarily stopped), or a state in which the display positions of the display symbols are switched, or This refers to an effect display in which the possibility that the display result becomes a specific display mode is apparently increased before the final result is displayed, such as a state in which a plurality of display symbols are updating and displaying in synchronization.

The activated line is a specific combination of the symbol display areas on the special symbol display device, and when the final stop symbol is the specific display mode, the identification information (display) for forming the specific display mode. Symbol) is displayed on the activated line.

As a gaming machine in this embodiment, a card reader (C) that lends a ball using a prepaid card is a gaming machine that performs a special figure game by a special symbol display device.
R: Card Reader) -type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example, but the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

In addition, even if it is a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, as long as it has a variable display device constituted by a drivable reel, LCD, etc.
A pachinko game machine classified as a type or a third type, a general electric machine, a ball game machine with a probability setting function called a pachicon, and the like may be used. Furthermore, CR-type pachinko machines that lend balls with prepaid cards (C
The present invention is applicable not only to the R machine) but also to a pachinko game machine (cash machine) that lends a ball with cash.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and shows an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (base frame) 3 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. A substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails is formed on the game board 2, and a special symbol display device 4 as a variable display device is provided at a substantially central position of the game area.

The special symbol display device 4 includes three reels 4 as rotating bodies driven by a stepping motor.
a, 4b, and 4c. Each reel 4a, 4
On the outer peripheral portions of b and 4c, some display symbols related to the big hit and display symbols not related to the big hit are alternately drawn in a predetermined order. Among the display symbols related to the jackpot, white, red, blue, and green “7” are probability variation symbols, and “A” (white), “J” (blue),
The symbols with “Q” (red) and “K” (green) are non-stochastic fluctuation symbols. The probability variation symbol and the non-probability variation symbol are drawn alternately with a symbol not related to the jackpot. The arrangement order of the symbols on the reels 4a and 4c is the same,
The arrangement order of the symbols on the reels 4a and 4c is completely reversed.

In the special symbol display device 4, the player
Of the display symbols drawn on the outer periphery of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, three consecutive symbols can be visually recognized in the upper, lower, middle and lower three stages, three in the horizontal direction of each stage, and in the diagonal direction. Two effective lines are set. When the same symbols are aligned on any of the activated lines, the specific display mode is set. Also,
Inside the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c, there are provided reel lamps that irradiate light from the back side of the display symbol in the viewable area. These reel lamps are configured to be able to change a light emission mode such as a light emission color.

At the lower position of the special symbol display device 4, a special symbol starting port (first type starting port: start chucker) 6 which also serves as an electric tulip type accessory (ordinary electric accessory) 5;
A large winning opening (first-class special electric accessory) 7 that performs an opening operation by driving a solenoid or the like when a big hit occurs is arranged vertically. The special winning opening 7 performs an opening operation intermittently for a certain period when a special figure game is performed based on the winning timing of the special symbol starting opening 6 and a large win is achieved in a specific display mode. Speakers 8 for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper left and right positions of the game frame 3.
L and 8R are provided, and a ramp 9 is provided in the periphery of the game area.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a power supply section (power supply board) 10.
And a game control unit (game control board) 11 and an input / output unit 12
, A display control unit (display control board) 13, a sound control unit (sound control board) 14, and a lamp control unit (lamp control board) 1
5, a payout control unit (payout control board) 16, and an information output unit (information terminal board) 17. In the present invention, the functions of the variable display mode determining unit and the variable display control unit are mainly implemented by the game control unit 11 and the display control unit 13.

The power supply section 10 supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to each circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control unit 11 includes various circuits provided in the game control board, and has a function of generating random numbers used in the special figure game, a function of inputting and outputting signals via the input / output unit 12, a display control unit, 13, a sound control unit 14, a lamp control unit 15, and a payout control unit 16, each of which has a function of outputting a control command signal and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer.

The input / output unit 12 is used for detecting a game ball and opening / closing an accessory. The display control unit 13, the sound control unit 14, and the lamp control unit 15 perform special symbol display control (including reel lamp control) in a special figure game based on a control command signal transmitted from the game control unit 11.
The game control unit 1 controls sound output control and lamp display control.
1 is executed independently. Display control unit 13
Sends a control signal to the stepping motors of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c to drive and stop the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, thereby changing the display symbols. Also,
The display control unit 13 has a function of generating a random number for determining a display mode before performing a re-lottery operation in a variable display pattern described later. The payout control unit 16 controls payout of a game ball or a prize ball. Information output unit 17
Is for outputting various game-related information to the outside.

Here, the temporary stop timing and the variation timing of the display symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 4 are as follows.
It is uniquely determined according to a variable display pattern command described later. That is, the display control unit 13 and the audio control unit 14
From the timing at which the fluctuation display pattern command is received, the lamp control unit 15 changes the display symbol on the special symbol display device 4 (including turning on the reel lamp), outputs sound from the speakers 8L and 8R, and outputs the lamp 9 The control is performed so that the blinking display is performed in conjunction.

Next, the operation (operation) of this embodiment will be described.

First, an outline of a game flow in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. Pachinko machine 1
By operating the handle provided at the lower right position of the game ball, the game ball is fired into the game area. Game control unit 11
In this example, the presence or absence of an input of a special symbol start switch or the like in the input / output unit 12 is monitored, and when a game ball wins the special symbol start port 6, the winning of the game ball is detected by the special symbol start switch. When a winning of a game ball is detected in the special symbol starting port 6, the number of winning game balls and a random number at the time of winning are stored in a special symbol determination bank. Then, a special figure game is started on the special symbol display device 4 based on the stored data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operation in the game control section. The game control unit 12 according to the present embodiment is activated approximately every 2 milliseconds by a timer interrupt. That is, the game control unit 11 uses a timer interrupt method, and repeatedly executes the following processes for each timer interrupt.

When the game control unit 11 is started by the timer interrupt signal, the game control unit 11 performs a so-called stack setting process of setting a designated address to a stack pointer (step S101: hereinafter, simply referred to as S101). . Next, the game control unit 11 checks the flag information for system check, and if the flag information is different from the normal operation determination value, performs a system check process of clearing a work area in the memory ( S102).

Next, the game control section 11 performs time division processing of information output processing for acquiring various flag information and the like in the special figure game and sound output processing for outputting a sound effect in the special figure game (S103). . Next, an input signal from the input / output unit 12 is detected, and an input process corresponding to the detected state is performed (S104).

Next, the game control section 11 executes a special symbol process, which will be described in detail later (S105). Similarly, after executing the special symbol process, a random number updating process for updating the determination random number used for the special figure game is performed (S106), and a display symbol for updating the display symbol random number used for the special figure game is also provided. Perform random number update processing (S
107). Then, the game control unit 11 performs an error process of detecting the presence or absence of an irregularity such as an error, and performing an error notification as necessary when an error occurs (S108).

Further, the game control unit 11 includes an input / output unit 12
And performs a prize ball process to determine whether or not each prize port or prize device has a prize (S10).
9). Next, the game control unit 11 outputs audio data, a display control signal, a decorative lamp, an information signal,
An output process for transmitting commands such as a solenoid drive signal and a winning ball number signal is performed (S110). Thereafter, the game control unit 11 repeats the remaining time process of updating the display symbol determination random number and the determination random number until a timer interrupt signal is given (S111).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the special symbol process in FIG. In the special symbol process processing, the corresponding processing is selectively executed according to special figure flag information for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to the gaming state. Then, the value of the special figure flag information is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. In the special symbol process process, the following processes are executed corresponding to the special figure flag information.

When the value of the special figure flag information is "0", it is determined whether or not the random number value drawn in the special figure game is equal to the jackpot value, or an external notification is made. Process ”(S201). When the value of the special figure flag information is “1”, “special design change start processing” for starting the change display in the special figure game on the special symbol display device 4 is executed (S202). In the special symbol change start processing, the setting of the change display pattern of the special figure game and the setting of the final stop symbol are performed.

When the value of the special figure flag information is "2", "special design change processing" for performing the change display processing in the special figure game is executed in the special design display device 4 (S20).
3). When the value of the special flag information is “3”, a special symbol left symbol which is the first stop symbol in the special symbol display device 4,
Subsequently, a “special symbol all symbol stop process” for performing a deceleration stop process of a special symbol right symbol which is a second stop symbol and finally a special symbol middle symbol which is a final stop symbol is executed (S20).
4).

When the value of the special flag information is "4", initialization processing for the jackpot operation, various processes during the interval period, and various flags set at the time of the jackpot at the end of the jackpot operation are reset. "The special winning opening pre-opening process" is executed (S205). When the value of the special figure flag information is "5", various processes relating to the jackpot operation and "the process of opening the special winning opening 7" for checking the opening time of the special winning opening 7 per time are executed (S206). When the value of the special figure flag information is "6", a "big hit operation end waiting process" for adjusting the timing until the big hit operation ends is executed (S207).

The processes executed in the special symbol process are not limited to the above-described processes, but may be replaced with other processes or further other processes may be added. Also, if the processing contents of each processing branched according to the value of the special figure flag information become complicated and the processing cannot be completed within the timer interrupt time,
A plurality of the same processes may be added.

In the special figure game, when a game ball wins in the special symbol starting port 6 and a winning of the game ball is detected, a jackpot or a loss of the special symbol is determined by the value of the random number for determination. As a result of the determination, when a jackpot is won, the special symbol combination corresponding to the value of the random number for determination is displayed on the special symbol display device 4. On the other hand, when a loss occurs, a special symbol corresponding to the value of the display symbol random number is displayed.

Hereinafter, based on the variable display pattern command sent from the game control unit 11 as described above,
A process for causing the display control unit 13 to variably display a symbol on the special symbol display device 4 will be described. Here, the patterns shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the display example of FIG. 6 are shown as the variable display patterns.

The flow chart used in the following explanation is for explaining the procedure of the display change of the display symbols and the sound output in an easy-to-understand manner.
Does not necessarily need to execute a program corresponding to such a flowchart to perform processing. That is, as long as the mode on the special symbol display device 4 corresponds to a display screen example described later, the processing program of the display control unit 13 may be any program.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a variable display pattern in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example on the special symbol display device 4 in this embodiment. This variation display pattern is controlled by the display control unit 13 by the variation display pattern command sent from the game control unit 11, and together with the variation display pattern command, the type of the display symbol at the time of final determination, Information indicating the activated line on which the display symbol at the time of final determination is displayed is also transmitted from the game control unit 11 to the display control unit 13.
Is sent as a command to In FIG. 6,
Effective lines on the special symbol display device 4 are indicated by L1 to L5.

When the special map game starts, the display control unit 13
As shown in FIG. 6 (a), all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are rotated by driving all the reels 4a, 4b, 4c stopped in the end state of the last special figure game. The display is changed (S301). Next, the display control unit 1
3 is based on a random number generated by using its own random number generation function and a variable display pattern command determined by the game control unit 11 and a command indicating a display symbol at the time of final determination before performing a re-lottery operation described later. In step S302, an effective line (hereinafter, a temporary winning line) of a temporary specific display mode to be displayed and a type of a display symbol constituting the effective line (hereinafter, a temporary winning symbol) are determined.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, the display control unit 13 sets the game control unit 11 every time a predetermined time elapses.
The variable display pattern determined in step S302
By temporarily stopping the rotation of the reels 4a, 4c, and 4b in accordance with the temporary hit line and the temporary hit symbol determined in the above, the left symbol is temporarily stopped (S303), and the right symbol is temporarily stopped (S304). Is temporarily stopped (S30).
5). Thereby, the player is informed that the specific display mode by the display symbol “K” will be on the activated line L4. As shown in FIG. 6B, the temporarily stopped display symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed by swinging up and down as the reels 4a, 4b and 4c are reciprocated in small increments. .

After a certain period of time has elapsed, the display control unit 13 drives the reels 4a, 4b, 4c again to rotate the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, as shown in FIG. Is performed again, that is, a so-called re-lottery operation is performed (S306).

Then, as shown in FIG. 6D, the display control unit 13 sets the reels 4a, 4b, 4c in accordance with the finalized valid line determined by the game control unit 11 and the type of the display symbol. By completely stopping the drive,
Finalize all of the left, middle and right symbols (S
307). Here, the display symbol “7” is displayed on the activated line L3.
(Red) ". When the final confirmation state is indicated in this manner, the processing of this flowchart ends.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment, in the variable display pattern including the re-lottery, the effective lines and the display symbols constituting the provisional specific display mode displayed before the re-lottery are performed. The display control unit 13 independently determines the type. Therefore, the commands to be sent from the game control unit 11 to the display control unit 13 are only a command indicating a variable display pattern, a command indicating an active line at the time of final determination, and a command indicating a type of a display symbol at the time of final determination. be able to.

As a result, there are fewer items that must be determined by the game control section 11 in the process of the variable display.
The load on the game control unit 11 is reduced. Further, since the number of commands sent from the game control unit 11 to the display control unit 13 can be suppressed, the probability of occurrence of a so-called command drop error can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 13 determines which of the activated lines and which of the displayed symbols should be used as the specific display mode provisionally shown before the re-lottery operation. Was to be decided.
In contrast, when there are a plurality of variable display patterns including a re-lottery operation, only some of the variable display patterns
The display control unit 13 may determine an effective line and a display symbol of the provisional specific display mode. Further, the display control unit 13 may also determine an effective line at the time of final determination.

In the above embodiment, the reels 4a, 4a
Reel lamps provided inside b and 4c were backlights for emitting light from the back side of the display symbol. On the other hand, a front light that irradiates light from the front side of the display symbols on the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c, and a side light that irradiates light from the side surface may be used.

In the above embodiment, as the special symbol display device 4, display symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral portion, and the reels 4a, 4b, which change the display symbol by being driven to rotate,
4c has been described as an example. However, the special symbol display device 4 may be configured by arranging a plurality of belts each having a ring shape and having a display symbol arranged on the outer periphery. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a special symbol display device 4 'in which six reels 4a' to 4f 'are arranged in three rows in each row and two rows in the upper and lower rows can be applied. In this special symbol display device 4 ', reels 4a' to 4
Each of the f's is independently driven, and when stopped, only one display symbol is displayed for each. In addition, a special symbol display device in which the six reels are arranged vertically and horizontally, and three reels are arranged vertically and horizontally is also applicable. Further, the present invention includes an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device if the device includes a special symbol display device in which a plurality of activated lines are set, and includes, for example, a special symbol display device that changes by scrolling the display symbol. It can also be applied to pachinko machines.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described. On the other hand, the present invention can be applied to a game machine or the like that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In other words, when the CPU of the game machine executes a predetermined program to simulate the movement of the above-mentioned game ball, and as a result, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the above-mentioned special symbol starting port 6, the above-mentioned The same lottery as that described above is performed, and the display symbols can be changed and displayed. The game machine program can be stored in a CD-ROM or the like and distributed separately from the game machine.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to a slot machine or the like that displays an image on a liquid crystal display device and outputs sound to perform an effect.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In the variable display pattern including the re-lottery, the display control unit determines the active line (and the display symbol) in the temporary specific display mode, which is not necessarily determined by the game control unit. Can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation example in a game control unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the special symbol process processing of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a variable display pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example on the special symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the special symbol display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 4 Special symbol display device 8L, 8R Speaker 9 Lamp 11 Game control unit 13 Display control unit 14 Sound control unit 15 Lamp control unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device in which identification information displayed in a variable display area can be variably displayed and a plurality of effective lines are set in the variable display area, and a predetermined variable start condition is satisfied. A variable display mode determining unit that determines a variable display pattern and a variable display result of the identification information displayed in the variable display area; and a variable display pattern information and a variable display result information based on the determination of the variable display mode determining unit. While receiving from the variable display mode determining means and operating independently of the variable display mode determining means, the variable display pattern information controls the variable display of the identification information in the variable display area, and the variable display result information Variable display control means for finally confirming and displaying the variable display result by the variable display control means, If the identification information is temporarily stopped in the specific display mode before the display mode corresponding to the variable display result information is fixedly displayed, the temporary display is temporarily stopped in the specific display mode in any of the plurality of valid lines. A gaming machine characterized by determining whether to stop or not, and controlling the variable display of the identification information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the variable display control unit temporarily suspends the identification information in a specific display mode before confirming and displaying a display mode corresponding to the variable display result information from the variable display mode determination unit. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising determining which type of identification information causes the temporary stop in the specific display mode. 3. The variable display device includes a plurality of rotating bodies having a plurality of pieces of identification information arranged on an outer peripheral portion, and displays the identification information variably by driving the rotating bodies. The variable display control means may variably display the identification information by driving the plurality of rotators, and stop the variability display of the identification information by stopping the driving of the plurality of rotators. Claim 1 or 2
A gaming machine according to claim 1.