JP2002210162A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To synchronously perform presentation regarding decided control on a display control board for deciding the control contents of a variable display device and other presentation control boards. SOLUTION: Respective boards 80, 35 and 70 are respectively provided with a counter for ready-to-win advance announcement decision and a counter for big winning advance announcement decision. At the time of receiving a command from a main board 31, on the respective boards, a value based on EXT data is added to the storage values of the respective counters and the storage values of the respective counters are respectively updated. In such a manner, every time of receiving a variation pattern command, the value corresponding to the EXT data is respectively added to the storage values of the respective counters and they are updated. Thus, the storage values of the respective counters of the respective boards are successively updated while maintaining the fact that they are all the same value, and by deciding presentation contents by using the storage values, synchronized control on the respective boards is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine in which a game is played according to a player's operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a gaming machine, a game medium such as a game ball is launched into a game area by a launching device, and when a game medium wins a winning area such as a winning opening provided in the game area, a predetermined number of prize balls are obtained. Are paid out to players.
Furthermore, a variable display unit capable of changing the display state is provided,
There is a configuration in which a predetermined game value is provided to a player when a display result of the variable display unit has a predetermined specific display mode.

[0003] The game value means that the state of the variable winning ball device provided in the game area of the gaming machine is in a state that is advantageous for a player who is likely to win a hit ball, or is in a state that is advantageous for the player. In other words, the right is to be generated, or the condition for paying out premium game media is easily established. Further, when a predetermined amount of game balls or coins are awarded or points are added in accordance with establishment of predetermined conditions such as winning, these are referred to as value or valuable value.

In a pachinko gaming machine, it is generally known that the display result of a variable display unit for displaying a special symbol (identification information) is a combination of predetermined specific display modes.
It is called "big hit." When a big hit occurs, for example, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the state shifts to a big hit game state in which a hit ball is easy to win. Then, in each open period, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning prizes is won, the winning prize opening is closed. The number of opening of the special winning opening is fixed to a predetermined number (for example, 16 rounds). In addition, an opening time (for example, 29.5 seconds) is determined for each opening,
Even if the number of winnings does not reach the predetermined number, if the opening time elapses, the winning port is closed. If the predetermined condition (for example, winning in the V zone provided in the special winning opening) is not satisfied at the time when the special winning opening is closed, the big hit gaming state ends.

[0005] In addition, among the combinations of the display modes of "outside" other than the combination of "big hit", at a stage where some of the display results of the plurality of variable display portions have not been derived and displayed yet, the display results are already displayed. The state in which the display mode of the variable display unit that is derived and displayed satisfies the display condition that is a combination of the specific display modes is referred to as “reach”. A player plays a game while enjoying how to generate a big hit.

The progress of the game in the gaming machine is controlled by game control means such as a microcomputer. Since the mode of variable display of identification information displayed on the variable display device is various, the capacity of the program related to variable display control is large. Therefore, it is difficult for the microcomputer of the game control means having a limited program capacity to control the identification information and the like displayed on the variable display device, and the microcomputer for the display control is different from the microcomputer of the game control means. It is advisable to use (display control means).

When a display control microcomputer is provided, the game control means controls the display control microcomputer appropriately in accordance with the progress of the game in order to synchronize the game control state with the variable display control state. You need to send a signal. In that case, the identification information displayed on the variable display section,
In particular, a control signal for designating stop identification information at the end of variable display is sent to the display control microcomputer.

[0008]

In order to enhance the display effects without increasing the processing load on the game control means, the display control means including the microcomputer for display control must be provided with a display from the game control means. It is conceivable to adopt a configuration in which control contents related to a notice display and the like are determined and executed according to a control signal or the like for specifying the effect contents.

However, when the display control means including the display control microcomputer independently determines the control content related to the display of the variable display device, the effect corresponding to the uniquely determined control content is performed by sound or lamp. Not be able to
There has been a problem that other electronic component control means such as a sound control means and a lamp control means and the display control means cannot perform effective effect control in synchronization with each other.

According to the present invention, in a configuration in which display control means for performing variable display control of a variable display device based on a signal received from a game control means is provided, a display control board for determining control contents of the variable display device is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of synchronizing an effect relating to the determined control with another effect control board.

[0011]

A gaming machine according to the present invention comprises:
A gaming machine in which a player can perform a predetermined game, and a plurality of types of production electrical components provided in the gaming machine,
A plurality of effect control means for controlling a plurality of types of effect electric components, and a game control means for controlling the progress of the game and transmitting a control signal to each of the plurality of effect control means in accordance with the progress of the game And a plurality of effect control means (for example, display control board 80, lamp control board 35,
Sound control board 70), respectively, effect determination data storage means for storing effect determination data used to determine whether or not to perform a predetermined game effect not specified only by the control signal,
Effect determination means that can determine whether to perform a predetermined game effect using the effect determination data, and data change means that can change the content of the determination data storage means based on the reception of the control signal, Controlling the production electrical components by specifying the content of the effect by the control signal and effect determination means, a plurality of data change means included in each of the plurality of effect control means,
By changing the effect determination data using the same rule according to the type of the received control signal, each effect determination means included in the plurality of effect control means performs a predetermined game effect in synchronization with each other. It is possible to make a decision to do so.

The plurality of types of production electrical components include a variable display device and sound output means, and the plurality of production control devices include, for example, display control means for controlling the variable display device;
And sound control means for controlling the sound output means.

[0013] The plurality of types of production electrical components include a variable display device and a luminous body, and the plurality of production control means include:
For example, it includes display control means for controlling the variable display device and illuminant control means for controlling the illuminant.

On the condition that the display result after starting the variable display of the variable display device is in a specific display mode, the display can be controlled to a specific game state advantageous to the player, and a display for determining the display result. Equipped with a result determination means,
It is possible to perform an announcement effect for giving an advance notice that the display result determined by the display result determination means is a predetermined display mode, and the announcement effect may be performed as a predetermined game effect.

[0015] The predetermined display mode may be configured to be a specific display mode.

[0016] The predetermined display mode may be a reach mode.

[0017] The data changing means may be configured to change the effect determination data using the numerical data included in the control signal.

The data changing means extracts the change value of the effect determination data from the change value table in which the change value is set corresponding to the numerical data included in the control signal, and changes the effect determination data. May be configured.

The data change means may be configured to initialize the contents of the determination data storage means in response to receiving a specific control signal transmitted from the game control means.

It is possible to control to a specific game state advantageous to the player on condition that the display result after starting the variable display of the variable display device is in a specific display mode. It may be configured to be a control signal transmitted in connection with entering a specific game state.

[0021]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, will be described. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the mechanical board of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the back. In the following embodiments, a description will be given of a pachinko gaming machine as an example, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine,
For example, a coin gaming machine or the like may be used. Further, the present invention can be applied to an image-type gaming machine or a slot machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1
It has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hit ball supply tray 3. Below the hitting ball supply tray 3, a surplus ball receiving tray 4 for storing storage balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 3 and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing a hitting ball are provided. Behind the glass door frame 2,
The game board 6 is detachably attached. A game area 7 is provided on the front of the game board 6.

In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, a variable display section 9 for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a 7-segment L
A variable display device 8 including a variable display (ordinary symbol display) 10 using an ED is provided. Variable display 1
Below the 0, there is provided a passage memory display (ordinary symbol memory display) 41 composed of four LEDs. In this embodiment, the variable display unit 9 includes “left”, “middle”,
There are three symbol display areas of "right". Variable display device 8
Is provided with a passage gate 11 for guiding a hit ball. The hit ball that has passed through the passing gate 11 is guided to the starting winning opening 14 via the ball exit 13. In the passage between the passage gate 11 and the ball exit 13, there is a gate switch 12 for detecting a hit ball passing through the passage gate 11. The winning ball that has entered the starting winning port 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the starting port switch 17. In addition, a variable winning ball device 15 that performs opening and closing operations is provided below the starting winning port 14. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by the solenoid 16.

Below the variable winning ball device 15, there is provided an opening / closing plate 20 which is opened by a solenoid 21 in a specific game state (big hit state). In this embodiment, the opening and closing plate 20 serves as a means for opening and closing the special winning opening. A winning ball that has entered one (V zone) of the winning balls guided from the opening / closing plate 20 to the back of the game board 6 is detected by the V winning switch 22. The winning ball from the opening / closing plate 20 is detected by the count switch 23. At the bottom of the variable display device 8, the number of winning balls entering the starting winning opening 14 is displayed.
A start winning storage display 18 having a plurality of display units is provided. In this example, the start winning prize storage display 18 increases the number of lit display units by one each time there is a starting prize, with the upper limit being four. Then, each time the variable display of the variable display unit 9 is started, the number of the lit display units is reduced by one.

The gaming board 6 is provided with a plurality of winning ports 19 and 24, and the winning of the game balls to the respective winning ports 19 and 24 is determined by correspondingly provided winning port switches 19a and 19a.
24a. At the left and right sides of the game area 7, there are provided decorative lamps 25 which are displayed blinking during the game, and at the lower part there is an out port 26 for absorbing hit balls which have not won. Also, on the upper left and right sides outside the game area 7,
Two speakers 27 that emit sound effects are provided.
A game effect LED 28a and game effect lamps 28b and 28c are provided on the outer periphery of the game area 7.

In this example, one of the speakers 27
Is provided with a prize ball lamp 51 which is lit when a premium ball is paid out, and a ball out lamp 52 which is lit up when the supply ball is out is provided near the other speaker 27. Further, FIG. 1 also shows a card unit 50 which is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming table 1 and enables lending of a ball by inserting a prepaid card.

The card unit 50 has a usable indicator lamp 151 for indicating whether or not the card is usable. If there is a fraction (a number less than 100 yen) in the balance information recorded in the card, the fraction is displayed. Fraction display switch 1 for displaying on a frequency display LED provided near hit ball supply tray 3
52, a connecting stand direction indicator 15 indicating which side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 the card unit 50 corresponds to
3. Card insertion indicator 154 indicating that a card has been inserted into card unit 50, card insertion slot 155 into which a card as a recording medium is inserted, and a card reader provided on the back of card insertion slot 155 A card unit lock 156 is provided to release the card unit 50 when checking the mechanism of the writer.

The hitting ball fired from the hitting ball launching device enters the game area 7 through the hitting ball rail, and thereafter, enters the game area 7
Come down. When a hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12 through the passage gate 11, the display number of the variable display 10 is changed continuously. Further, when a hit ball enters the starting winning opening 14 and is detected by the starting opening switch 17, the symbol in the variable display section 9 starts rotating if the symbol can be changed. If it is not possible to start changing the symbol, the start winning memory is increased by one.

The rotation of the image in the variable display section 9 stops when a certain time has elapsed. If the combination of images at the time of stop is a combination of big hit symbols, the game shifts to a big hit game state. That is, the opening / closing plate 20 is opened until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls is won. When the hit ball wins in the specific winning area while the opening and closing plate 20 is being opened and is detected by the V winning switch 22, a continuation right is generated and the opening and closing plate 20 is opened again. The continuation right is generated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds)
Permissible.

If the combination of images in the variable display section 9 at the time of stoppage is a combination of big hit symbols with probability fluctuation, the probability of the next big hit increases. That is, a high probability state, which is more advantageous for the player, is obtained. Also, when the stop symbol on the variable display 10 is a predetermined symbol (hit symbol), the variable winning ball device 15 is opened for a predetermined time. Further, in the high probability state, the probability that the stop symbol on the variable display 10 hits the symbol is increased, and the opening time and the number of times the variable winning ball device 15 is opened are increased.

Next, the structure of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. On the back side of the variable display device 8, as shown in FIG. 2, a ball storage tank 38 is provided above the mechanism plate 36, and when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on the gaming machine installation island, the game balls from above. Ball storage tank 3
8 is supplied. The game ball in the ball storage tank 38 reaches the ball payout device through the guiding gutter 39.

On the mechanism plate 36, a variable display control unit 29 for controlling the variable display section 9 via the relay board 30, and a game control board (main board) covered with a board case 32 and mounted with a game control microcomputer and the like. 31), a relay board 33 for relaying a signal between the variable display control unit 29 and the game control board 31, and a payout control board 37 mounted with a prize ball control microcomputer for controlling payout of game balls. Is installed. Further, a ball is hit on the lower part of the mechanism plate 36 by using the rotating force of the motor in the game area 7.
Ball launching device 34 that launches on a game effect lamp / LE
D28a, 28b, 28c, a prize ball lamp 51 and a lamp control board 35 for sending signals to the ball out lamp 52 are provided.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the mechanical plate of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the rear. The balls stored in the ball storage tank 38 pass through the guiding gutter 39, pass through the ball cutout detectors (ball cutout switches) 187a and 187b, and are dispensed through the ball supply gutters 186a and 186b as shown in FIG. Device 9
Reaches 7. The ball-out switches 187a and 187b are switches for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball in the game-ball passage, and a ball-out detection switch 167 for detecting a shortage of replenishment balls in the ball tank 38 is also provided. The game balls paid out from the ball payout device 97 are supplied to the hit ball supply tray 3 provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the communication port 45.
On the side of the communication port 45, an excess ball passage 46 communicating with the excess ball tray 4 provided on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is formed. When a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning and the hitting ball supply tray 3 becomes full, and finally, after the game balls reach the contact port 45, further game balls are paid out, the game balls pass through the surplus ball passage 46 and surplus. It is led to the ball tray 4. When the game balls are further paid out, the sensing lever 47 presses the full tank switch 48 and the full tank switch 48 is turned on. In that state, the rotation of the stepping motor in the ball discharging device 97 stops, the operation of the ball discharging device 97 stops, and the driving of the hit ball firing device 34 also stops.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of the main board 31. FIG. 4 also shows the payout control board 37, the lamp control board 35, the sound control board 70, the emission control board 91, and the display control board 80.
The pachinko machine 1 is provided on the main board 31 according to the program.
And a switch circuit 58 for supplying signals from the gate switch 12, the starting port switch 17, the V winning switch 22, the count switch 23, the winning port switches 19a and 24a, and the prize ball count switch 301A to the basic circuit 53. And a solenoid circuit 59 for driving the solenoid 16 for opening and closing the variable winning ball device 15 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 20 in accordance with a command from the basic circuit 53.

According to the data supplied from the basic circuit 53, jackpot information indicating occurrence of a jackpot, effective start information indicating the number of start winning balls used to start image display of the variable display section 9, and probability fluctuation have occurred. And an information output circuit 64 that outputs probability change information or the like indicating the fact to a host computer such as a hall management computer.

The basic circuit 53 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control program and the like, a RAM 55 as an example of a storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing a control operation according to the program, and an I / O port unit 5.
7 inclusive. In this embodiment, the ROM 54 and the RAM 5
5 is built in the CPU 56. That is, the CPU 5
Reference numeral 6 denotes a one-chip microcomputer. In addition, 1
The chip microcomputer has at least the RAM 55
And the ROM 54 and the I / O port unit 57 may be external or internal. The I / O port unit 57 is a terminal capable of inputting and outputting information in the microcomputer.

Further, the main board 31 includes a system reset circuit 65 for resetting the basic circuit 53 when the power is turned on, and an I / O port unit 57 which decodes an address signal provided from the basic circuit 53 and decodes the address signal. I /
An address decode circuit 67 for outputting a signal for selecting the O port is provided. Note that the ball payout device 9
There is also switch information input to the main board 31 from 7,
In FIG. 4, they are omitted.

A hit ball launching device that hits and fires a game ball is driven by a drive motor 94 controlled by a circuit on a launch control board 91. Then, the driving force of the driving motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. That is, the circuit on the firing control board 91 is controlled so that the hit ball is fired at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the operation knob 5.

In this embodiment, the lamp control means mounted on the lamp control board 35 is used to display the start memory display 18, the gate passage memory display 41 and the decorative lamp 25 provided on the game board. Controls the game and the game effect lamp / LED 28 provided on the frame side.
a, 28b, and 28c, display control of the award ball lamp 51, and the ball out lamp 52 are performed. Here, the lamp control unit is an example of the illuminant control unit. The display control of the variable display unit 9 for variably displaying special symbols and the variable display 10 for variably displaying ordinary symbols is performed by display control means mounted on the display control board 80.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit configuration in the display control board 80, in which an LCD (liquid crystal display) 82, a variable display 10, and an output port (port 0, 2) It is a block diagram shown together with 570, 572 and output buffer circuits 620, 62A. Output port (output port 2) 572 outputs 8-bit data, and output port 570 outputs a 1-bit strobe signal (INT signal).

The display control CPU 101 controls the control data R
It operates according to the program stored in the OM 102, and receives an INT signal from the main board 31 via the noise filter 107 and the input buffer circuit 105B, and receives a display control command via the input buffer circuit 105A. As the input buffer circuits 105A and 105B, for example, 74HC540 and 74HC14, which are general-purpose ICs, can be used. When the display control CPU 101 does not include an I / O port, an I / O port is provided between the input buffer circuits 105A and 105B and the display control CPU 101.

Then, the display control CPU 101 controls display of a screen displayed on the LCD 82 according to the received display control command. Specifically, a command corresponding to the display control command is given to a VDP (video display processor) 103. VDP103 is a character RO
Read necessary data from M86. VDP103 is
Image data to be displayed on the LCD 82 is generated according to the input data, and the R, G, B signals and the synchronization signal are converted to L signals.
Output to CD82.

FIG. 5 also shows a reset circuit 83 for resetting the VDP 103, an oscillation circuit 85 for supplying an operation clock to the VDP 103, and a character ROM 86 for storing frequently used image data. 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 LCD 82.

The input buffer circuits 105A and 105B
The signal can be passed only in the direction from the main board 31 to the display control board 80. Therefore, the display control board 8
There is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the 0 side to the main board 31 side. That is, the input buffer circuits 105A and 105B together with the input ports constitute irreversible information input means. Even if a circuit in the display control board 80 is tampered with, a signal output by the tampering is not transmitted to the main board 31 side.

Although the outputs of the output ports 570 and 572 may be output to the display control board 80 as they are, the output buffer circuits 620 and 62A capable of transmitting signals only in one direction.
, The main board 31 to the display control board 8
One-way signal transmission to 0 can be more reliably performed. That is, the output buffer circuits 620 and 62A together constitute an irreversible information output unit with the output ports.

For example, a three-terminal capacitor or a ferrite bead is used as the noise filter 107 for cutting off the high-frequency signal. The effect is eliminated. Note that a noise filter may be provided on the output side of the buffer circuits 620 and 62A of the main board 31.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a signal transmission / reception portion of the main board 31 and the lamp control board 35.
In this embodiment, a game effect LED 28a and game effect lamps 28b, 28 provided outside the game area 7 are provided.
c and lighting / extinguishing of the decorative lamp 25 provided on the game board, and lighting / extinguishing of the prize ball lamp 51 and the ball out lamp 52.
A lamp control command indicating turning off is output from the main board 31 to the lamp control board 35. Also, the start memory display 1
8 and the lamp control command indicating the number of lighting of the gate passage memory display 41 are also transmitted from the main board 31 to the lamp control board 35.
Is output to

As shown in FIG. 6, the lamp control commands relating to the lamp control are output ports (output ports 0, 3) 570, 5 of the I / O port unit 57 in the basic circuit 53.
73. Output port (output port 3) 57
3 outputs 8-bit data, and output port 570 is 1
It outputs a bit INT signal. In the lamp control board 35, a control command from the main board 31 is transmitted to the CPU for lamp control via input buffer circuits 355A and 355B.
351. When the lamp control CPU 351 does not include an I / O port, an I / O port is provided between the input buffer circuits 355A and 355B and the lamp control CPU 351.

On the lamp control board 35, the CPU 351 for lamp control includes a game effect LED 28a, a game effect lamp 28b, and a game effect lamp 28b defined in accordance with each control command.
8c, according to the lighting / extinguishing pattern of the decorative lamp 25,
Game effect LED 28a, game effect lamps 28b, 28
c, output a light-on / light-off signal to the decorative lamp 25; The ON / OFF signal is output to the game effect LED 28a, the game effect lamps 28b and 28c, and the decoration lamp 25. It should be noted that the lighting / extinguishing pattern is determined by the lamp control CPU
351 is stored in an internal ROM or an external ROM.

On the main board 31, the CPU 56
When there is an unpaid prize ball remaining number in the memory content of M55, a control command for instructing lighting of the prize ball lamp 51 is output, and the control command is provided upstream of the payout ball passages 186a, 186b on the back of the game board. Ball switch 187a, 187b
When the game ball is no longer detected (see FIG. 3), a control command for instructing lighting of the ball out lamp 52 is output. In the lamp control board 35, each control command is transmitted to the CPU for lamp control via the input buffer circuits 355A and 355B.
351. The lamp control CPU 351 turns on / off the prize ball lamp 51 and the ball out lamp 52 according to the control commands. The light-on / light-off pattern is stored in a built-in ROM or an external ROM of the lamp control CPU 351.

Further, the lamp control CPU 351 outputs a light-on / light-off signal to the start storage display 18 and the gate passage storage display 41 in response to the control command.

As the input buffer circuits 355A and 355B, for example, 74HC54 which is a general-purpose CMOS-IC
0,74HC14 is used. Input buffer circuit 35
5A and 355B are connected to the lamp control board 35 from the main board 31.
The signal can be passed only in the direction toward. Therefore, there is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the lamp control board 35 side to the main board 31 side. For example, even if a circuit in the lamp control board 35 is tampered with, a signal output by the tampering is not transmitted to the main board 31 side. Note that a noise filter may be provided on the input side of the input buffer circuits 355A and 355B.

In the main board 31, the output port 5
Buffer circuits 620 and 63A are provided outside 70 and 573. As the buffer circuits 620 and 63A, for example, 74HC250 and 7HC which are general-purpose CMOS-ICs
4HC14 is used. According to such a configuration, since a signal input from the outside to the inside of the main board 31 is blocked, a signal line to which a signal may be supplied from the lamp control board 35 to the main board 31 is more reliably eliminated. be able to. Note that a noise filter may be provided on the output side of the buffer circuits 620 and 63A.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the signal transmission portion of the voice control command on the main board 31 and the voice control board 70. In this embodiment, according to the progress of the game, the voice control command for instructing the voice output of the speaker 27 provided outside the game area 7 is:
It is output from the main board 31 to the voice control board 70.

As shown in FIG. 7, the voice control command is
The data is output from output ports (output ports 0, 4) 570, 574 of the I / O port unit 57 in the basic circuit 53.
Output port (output port 4) 574 outputs 8-bit data, and output port 570 outputs 1-bit I
An NT signal is output. In the audio control board 70, each signal from the main board 31 is supplied to the input buffer circuit 705A,
The data is input to the CPU 701 for voice control via 705B.
If the audio control CPU 701 does not have an I / O port, the input buffer circuits 705A, 705
An I / O port is provided between B and the voice control CPU 701.

The voice synthesizing circuit 702 using a digital signal processor, for example,
The sound and the sound effect corresponding to the instruction 01 are generated and output to the volume switching circuit 703. The volume switching circuit 703 sets the output level of the voice control CPU 701 to a level corresponding to the set volume and outputs the output level to the volume amplification circuit 704. The volume amplification circuit 704 outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 27.

As the input buffer circuits 705A and 705B, for example, 74HC54 which is a general-purpose CMOS-IC
0,74HC14 is used. Input buffer circuit 70
5A and 705B can pass signals only in the direction from the main board 31 to the voice control board 70. Therefore, there is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the voice control board 70 to the main board 31. Therefore, even if the circuit in the voice control board 70 is tampered with, the signal output by the tampering is not transmitted to the main board 31 side. Note that a noise filter may be provided on the input side of the input buffer circuits 705A and 705B.

In the main board 31, the output port 5
Buffer circuits 620 and 67A are provided outside 70 and 574. As the buffer circuits 620 and 67A, for example, 74HC250 and 7HC which are general-purpose CMOS-ICs
4HC14 is used. According to such a configuration, since a signal input from the outside to the inside of the main board 31 is blocked, a signal line to which a signal may be supplied from the voice control board 70 to the main board 31 is more reliably eliminated. be able to. Note that a noise filter may be provided on the output side of the buffer circuits 620 and 67A.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine will be described. FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the CPU 56 on the main board 31. When the power is turned on to the gaming machine and the CPU 56 is started, in the main processing, the CPU 56 first performs necessary initial settings.

In the initial setting process, the CPU 56 first sets interrupt prohibition (step S1). Next, the interrupt mode is set to the interrupt mode 2 (step S2), and a stack pointer designated address is set to the stack pointer (step S3). Then, the internal device registers are initialized (step S4). After initializing a built-in device (built-in peripheral circuit) CTC (counter / timer) and PIO (parallel input / output port) (step S5), the RAM is set to an accessible state (step S6).

CPU 56 used in this embodiment
Incorporates an I / O port (PIO) and a timer / counter circuit (CTC). Also, CTC has two external clock / timer trigger inputs CLK / TRG2, 3
And two timer outputs ZC / TO0,1.

The CPU 5 used in this embodiment
6 has the following three types of modes as maskable interrupt (INT) modes. When an interrupt that can be masked occurs, the CPU 56 automatically sets the interrupt disabled state and saves the contents of the program counter on the stack.

Interrupt mode 0: The built-in device that has issued the interrupt request receives the RST instruction (1 byte) or the CALL instruction (3 bytes).
Byte) on the internal data bus of the CPU. Therefore, the CPU 56 executes the instruction at the address corresponding to the RST instruction or the address specified by the CALL instruction. Upon reset, CPU 56 automatically switches to interrupt mode 0
become. Therefore, when it is desired to set the mode to the interrupt mode 1 or the interrupt mode 2, it is necessary to perform a process for setting the mode to the interrupt mode 1 or the interrupt mode 2 in the initial setting process.

Interrupt mode 1: When an interrupt is accepted,
In this mode, the camera always jumps to the address 0038 (h).

Interrupt mode 2: The address synthesized from the value (1 byte) of the specific register (I register) of the CPU 56 and the interrupt vector (1 byte: least significant bit 0) output from the built-in device is the interrupt address. Mode. That is, the interrupt address is an address indicated by 2 bytes in which the upper address is the value of the specific register and the lower address is the interrupt vector. Therefore, an interrupt process can be set at an arbitrary (albeit skipped) even address. Each built-in device has a function of sending an interrupt vector when making an interrupt request.

Therefore, when the interrupt mode 2 is set, it is possible to easily process an interrupt request from each built-in device, and it is possible to set an interrupt process at an arbitrary position in a program. Will be possible. Further, unlike the interrupt mode 1, it is easy to prepare an interrupt process for each interrupt occurrence factor. As described above, in this embodiment, the CPU 56 is set to the interrupt mode 2 in step S2 of the initial setting process.

Then, it is confirmed whether or not the data protection processing of the backup RAM area (for example, the power failure occurrence NMI processing such as the addition of parity data) has been performed when the power is turned off (step S7). In this embodiment, when an unexpected power failure occurs, a process for protecting data in the backup RAM area is performed. The case where such protection processing has been performed is regarded as backup. After confirming that there is no backup, the CPU 56 executes an initialization process.

In this embodiment, the backup RAM
Whether or not there is backup data in the area is confirmed by the state of the backup flag set in the backup RAM area when the power is turned off. In this example, as shown in FIG. 9, if "55H" is set in the backup flag area, it means that there is a backup (on state),
If a value other than “55H” is set, it means that there is no backup (off state).

When the backup is confirmed, the CPU 5
Reference numeral 6 performs data check (parity check in this example) of the backup RAM area. If the power is restored after an unexpected power failure, the data in the backup RAM area should have been saved, and the check result becomes normal. If the check result is not normal, since the internal state cannot be returned to the state at the time of power failure, the initialization processing executed at the time of power-on without power recovery is executed.

If the check result is normal (step S
8) The CPU 56 performs a game state restoring process for returning the internal state of the game control means and the control state of the electric component control means such as the display control means to the state at the time of power-off (step S).
9). Then, the saved value of the PC (program counter) stored in the backup RAM area is set in the PC, and the program returns to that address.

In the initialization process, the CPU 56 first sets R
An AM clear process is performed (step S11). In addition, a predetermined work area (for example, a normal symbol determination random number counter, a normal symbol determination buffer, a special symbol left middle right symbol buffer,
An initial value setting process for setting an initial value to a payout command storage pointer or the like is also performed. Further, a process for initializing the sub-boards (the lamp control board 35, the payout control board 37, the audio control board 70, and the display control board 80) is executed (step S13). The process of initializing the sub board is
For example, a process of transmitting a command for initial setting.

Then, the register of the CTC provided in the CPU 56 is set so that the timer is interrupted periodically every 2 ms (step S14). That is,
A value corresponding to 2 ms is set in a predetermined register (time constant register) as an initial value. Since the interrupt is prohibited in step S1 of the initial setting process, the interrupt is permitted before the initialization process is completed (step S1).
5).

In this embodiment, the built-in C
The TC is set to repeatedly generate a timer interrupt. In this embodiment, the repetition period is set to 2 ms. When a timer interrupt occurs, as shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 56 sets, for example, a timer interrupt flag indicating that a timer interrupt has occurred (step S10).
12).

Execution of initialization processing (steps S11 to S1)
When 5) is completed, the process proceeds to a loop process in which the main process checks whether or not a timer interrupt has occurred (step S17). In the loop, a display random number update process (step S16) is also executed.

The CPU 56 determines in step S17
Upon recognizing that a timer interrupt has occurred, step S2
The game control processing of 1 to S31 is executed. In the game control process, the CPU 56 firstly receives, via the switch circuit 58, the gate sensor 12, the starting port switch 17, the count sensor 23, and the winning port switches 19a, 19b, 24.
The states of the switches such as a and 24b are input and their states are determined (switch processing: step S21).

Next, various abnormality diagnosis processes are performed by the self-diagnosis function provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1, and an alarm is issued if necessary according to the result (error process: step S22).

Next, a process of updating each counter indicating a random number for determination such as a random number for big hit determination used in game control is performed (step S23). The CPU 56 further includes:
A process for updating a display random number such as a random number for determining the type of stop symbol is performed (step S24).

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number. Each random number is used as follows. (1) Random 1: Determine whether or not to generate a big hit (for big hit determination = for special symbol determination) (2) Random 2-1 to 2-3: For left and right middle missing symbol determination (3) Random 3: Determine the combination of symbols at the time of the big hit (for the big hit symbol determination = for the special symbol determination) (4) Random 4: Determine the fluctuation pattern at the time of the reach (for the fluctuation pattern determination)

Incidentally, random numbers other than the above-mentioned random numbers (1) to (4) are used to enhance the game effect. In step S23, the CPU 56 counts up (adds 1) a counter for generating the big hit determination random number of (1) and the big hit symbol determination random number of (3). That is, these are the random numbers for determination, and the other random numbers are the random numbers for display.

Further, the CPU 56 performs a special symbol process (step S25). In the special symbol process control, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to a special symbol process flag for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to a gaming state. Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. Also, a normal symbol process is performed (step S26). In the normal symbol process process, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to a normal symbol process flag for controlling the display state of the normal symbol display 10 in a predetermined order. And the value of the normal symbol process flag is
It is updated during each process according to the game state.

Next, the CPU 56 sets a display control command relating to the special symbol in a predetermined area of the RAM 55 and sends out the display control command (display control command control processing: step S27).

Further, the CPU 56 performs an information output process for outputting data such as jackpot information, start information, and probability variation information supplied to the hall management computer (step S29).

The CPU 56 issues a drive command to the solenoid circuit 59 when a predetermined condition is satisfied (step S30). The solenoid circuit 359 drives the solenoids 49 and 54 in response to the drive command, and brings the start winning port 14 or the open / close plate 53 into an open state or a closed state.

Then, the CPU 56 executes a prize ball process for setting the number of prize balls based on the detection output of the switches 46a, 50, 56 for detecting a prize in each winning opening (step S31). Specifically, a payout control command is output to the payout control board 37 in response to the winning detection. The payout control CPU mounted on the payout control board 37 drives the ball payout device 76 according to the payout control command.

According to the above control, in this embodiment, the game control process is started every 2 ms.
In this embodiment, for example, in the timer interrupt processing, only a flag indicating that an interrupt has occurred is set, and the game control processing is executed in the main processing.
The game control process may be executed by a timer interrupt process.

The main process includes a process of determining whether or not to shift to the game control process. The internal timer of the CPU 56 performs a timer interrupt process based on a timer interrupt that is periodically generated. Since a flag for determining whether or not to shift is set or the like, all of the game control processing is reliably executed. In other words, until all of the game control processes have been executed, it is not determined whether or not to shift to the next game control process, so it is guaranteed that all processes in the game control process will be completed. ing.

As described above, in this embodiment, the interrupt mode 2 is set in the CPU 56 having a built-in CTC or PIO in the initial setting process. Accordingly, a periodic timer interrupt process using the built-in CTC can be easily realized. Further, the timer interrupt processing can be set at an arbitrary position on the program. Further, switch detection processing using the built-in PIO can be easily realized by interruption processing. As a result, effects such as simplification of the program configuration and reduction in the number of program development steps can be obtained.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the middle left and right symbols used in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, in this embodiment, the respective symbols displayed as the left and right middle symbols are the same twelve symbols in the left and right. Design number 1
When the symbol No. 2 is displayed, next, the symbol No. 1 is displayed. And the middle left and right symbols are, for example, "one",
A high-probability state is established when all three, five, seven, nine, or clogs stop. That is, they become probable symbols.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a special symbol processing program executed by the CPU 56. The special symbol process process shown in FIG. 13 is a specific process of step S25 in the flowchart of FIG. When performing the special symbol process, the CPU 56 performs a variation reduction timer subtraction process (step S310), and then performs steps S300 to S3 according to the internal state.
09 is performed. The fluctuation shortening timer is a timer for setting the fluctuation time when the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shortened.

Special symbol change waiting process (step S30)
0): Start-up switch 14 after hitting the ball in the start-up prize port 14
Wait for 7 to turn on. When the starting port switch 17 is turned on, if the number of stored start winnings is not full, the number of stored start winnings is incremented by one, and a random number for determining a jackpot is extracted.

Special symbol determination processing (step S301):
When the state in which the variable display of the special symbol can be started, the number of start winning prize stored is confirmed. If the starting prize memory number is not 0,
It is determined whether to make a big hit or an out according to the value of the extracted big hit determining random number.

Stop symbol setting processing (step S302):
The stop symbol of the left and right middle symbols is determined.

Reach operation setting processing (step S30)
3): It is determined whether or not the reach operation is performed based on the combination of the left and right stop symbols, and if the reach is determined, the fluctuation period at the time of the reach is determined according to the value of the fluctuation pattern determination random number. decide.

All symbols change start processing (step S30)
4): In the variable display device 8, control is performed so that all symbols start to change. At this time, the right and left middle final stop symbols and information instructing the variation mode are transmitted to the display control board 80. Upon completion of the processing, the internal state (process flag) is updated so as to shift to step S305.

All symbols stop waiting processing (step S30)
5): When a predetermined time (time indicated by the fluctuation reduction timer in step S310) has elapsed, all the symbols displayed on the variable display device 8 are stopped. If the stop symbol is a combination of big hit symbols, the internal state (process flag) is updated so as to shift to step S306. If not, the internal state is changed to step S30.
Update to move to 0.

Opening process of opening the special winning opening (step S30)
6): Control for opening the special winning opening is started. Specifically, the counter and the flag are initialized, and the solenoid 21 is driven to open the special winning opening. The execution time of the special winning opening process is set by the process timer, and the big hit flag (flag indicating that the big hit is being played) is set.
Do the set. Upon completion of the process, the internal state (process flag) is updated so as to shift to step S307.

Processing during opening of the special winning opening (step S30)
7): Control for transmitting display control command data for the special winning opening round display to the display control board 80, processing for confirming establishment of the closing condition of the special winning opening, and the like are performed. When the final closing condition of the special winning opening is satisfied, the internal state is updated to shift to step S308.

Specific area effective time processing (step S30)
8): The presence or absence of the passage of the V winning switch 22 is monitored, and a process of confirming the establishment of the big hit game state continuation condition is performed. If the condition of the jackpot game state continuation is satisfied and there are still remaining rounds, the internal state is updated to shift to step S306. If the big hit game state continuation condition is not satisfied within the predetermined effective time, or if all rounds have been completed, the internal state is changed to step S
309 is updated.

Big hit end processing (step S309): A display for notifying the player that the big hit gaming state has ended is performed. When the display is completed, the internal state is updated so as to shift to step S300.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process for judging that the hit ball has won the starting winning opening 14. When a hit ball wins the starting winning opening 14 provided in the game board 10, the starting opening switch 17 is turned on. For example, in the special symbol change waiting process in step S300 of the special symbol process process, as shown in FIG. 14, when the CPU 56 determines that the starting port switch 17 has been turned on via the switch circuit 58 (step S41), the CPU 56 starts the process. It is confirmed whether or not the winning storage number has reached the maximum value of 4 (step S42). If the start winning prize storage number has not reached 4, the starting prize storage number is increased by 1 (step S43), and the value of each random number such as the random number for jackpot determination is extracted. Then, they are stored in a random number value storage area corresponding to the value of the number of stored winning prizes (step S44). If the number of stored start winnings has reached 4, the process of increasing the number of stored start winnings is not performed. That is, in this embodiment, a maximum of 4
The number of hit balls that have been won in each of the starting winning ports 17 can be stored.

In the special symbol process of step S25, the CPU 56 confirms the value of the number of stored winning prizes as shown in FIG. 15 (step S51). If the start winning prize memory number is not 0, the value stored in the random number storage area corresponding to the start prize storing number = 1 is read out (step S52), and the value of the starting prize storing number is reduced by one.
In addition, the value of each random value storage area is shifted (step S53). That is, the number of starting winning memories = n (n = 2,
Each value stored in the random number value storage area corresponding to (3, 4) is stored in the random number value storage area corresponding to the number of startup winning storage = n-1.

Then, the CPU 56 determines the hit / miss based on the value read in step S52, that is, the value of the extracted random number for jackpot determination (step S54). Here, the random number for the jackpot determination is 0 to 299.
Values in the range. As shown in FIG. 16, when the probability is low, for example, if the value is “3”, “big hit” is determined, and if the value is any other value, “miss” is determined.
Is determined. When the probability is high, for example, the value is "3",
If it is one of "7", "79", "103", and "107", it is determined as "big hit", and if it is any other value, it is determined as "out".

If it is determined that a big hit has occurred, a big hit symbol determining random number (random 3) is extracted, and a big hit symbol is determined according to the value (step S55). In this embodiment, each symbol of the symbol number set in the big hit symbol table according to the value of the extracted random 3 is determined as the big hit symbol. In the big hit symbol table, left and right middle symbol numbers corresponding to each of a plurality of combinations of big hit symbols are set. Step S52
The variation pattern of the symbol is determined on the basis of the value read out in step 2, that is, the value of the extracted variation pattern determining random number (random 4) (step S56).

If it is determined that there is a loss, the CPU 56
Determines the symbols to be stopped in the case of not being a big hit. In this embodiment, the left symbol is determined according to the value read in step S52, that is, the value of the extracted random 2-1 (step S57). Also, random 2-2
The middle symbol is determined according to the value (step S58). Then, the right symbol is determined according to the value of random 2-3 (step S59). Here, when the determined middle symbol matches the left and right symbols, the symbol corresponding to the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of the random number corresponding to the middle symbol is set as the stop symbol of the middle symbol so as not to match the big hit symbol. I do.

Further, when the left and right symbols are the same, that is, when it is determined that the reach is established, the CPU 56 reads the value read in step S52, that is, the extracted random number for determining the fluctuation pattern. A symbol variation pattern is determined based on the value of (random 4) (step S60).

In the high-probability state, when a variation pattern with a reduced variation time is used as the variation pattern at the time of a miss, in the high-probability state, the CPU 56 uses or shortens the normal variation pattern at the time of a variation. Whether to use the fluctuation pattern is determined using, for example, a predetermined random number.

As described above, it is determined whether the display mode of the symbol change based on the winning start is a big hit, a reach mode, or a loss, and the combination of the respective stopped symbols is determined.

The processing shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the processing in step S30 in the special symbol processing shown in FIG.
This corresponds to the processing when the processing of 1 to S303 is collectively shown.

Next, transmission of a display control command from the main board 31 to the display control board 80 will be described. Figure 1
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing signal lines of a display control command transmitted from the main board 31 to the display control board 80. As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, the display control command is transmitted to the main board 3 by eight signal lines of display control signals D0 to D7.
1 to the display control board 80. The main substrate 3
1 and a display control board 80, a signal line of a display control INT signal for transmitting a strobe signal is also wired.

In this embodiment, the display control command has a 2-byte configuration. As shown in FIG. 18, the first byte represents MODE (classification of command), and the second byte is E-byte.
XT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of MODE data is always "1", and the first bit (bit 7) of EXT data is always "0". The command form shown in FIG. 18 is an example, and another command form may be used. In this example, the control command is composed of two control signals. However, the number of control signals constituting the control command may be one, or may be three or more. .

FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing the relationship between an 8-bit control signal constituting a control command for the display control board 80 and an INT signal (strobe signal). As shown in FIG. 18, when a predetermined period elapses after the MODE or EXT data is output to the output port, the CPU 56 outputs the signal INT indicating the data output.
Turn on the signal. When a predetermined period elapses therefrom, the INT signal is turned off.

Although the display control command has been described here, the control commands sent to the other sub-boards are the same as those shown in FIGS. 18 and 19.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the display control command sent to the display control board 80. In the example shown in FIG. 20, commands 8000 (H) to 80
XX (H) is a display control command for designating a variation pattern of the special symbol in the variable display section 9 for variably displaying the special symbol. Note that the command for designating the variation pattern also serves as the variation start instruction.

Commands 8F00 (H) and 8F01
(H) is a special symbol power-on designation command and a normal symbol power-on designation command sent out when the power is turned on. The normal symbol power-on designation command is used when the display control means performs the normal symbol variation control, and is transmitted to the display control board 80 when the normal symbol display 10 is controlled by the lamp control means. Not done. Upon receiving the special symbol power-on designation command, the display control means starts control for performing initial display.

Commands 91XX (H), 92XX (H)
And 93XX (H) are display control commands for designating a left-middle-right stop symbol of a special symbol. Command A
0XX (H) is a display control command (confirmation command) for instructing the stop of variable display of special symbols.

The command BXXX is a display control command sent from the start of the big hit game to the end of the big hit game. The command B300 (H) is a command that is transmitted a predetermined number of times at a predetermined timing (for example, the number of rounds minus one at a timing at which a big hit symbol is displayed during each round) during a big hit game. This is a display control command (big hit symbol display command) for designating the display of a symbol. In addition, commands C000 to EXXXX
Is a display control command relating to the display state of the variable display unit 9 irrespective of the change of the special symbol and the big hit game.
The commands D000 (H) to D400 (H) are
This is a display control command relating to a variation pattern of a normal symbol.

When the display control means of the display control board 80 receives the above-described display control command from the game control means of the main board 31, the display control means 9 according to the contents shown in FIG.
And the display state of the ordinary symbol display 10 is changed.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of a lamp control command sent from the main board 31 for controlling the game to the lamp control board 35. The ramp control command also has a 2-byte configuration of MODE and EXT. In the example shown in FIG. 21, the command 80XX (X = arbitrary value of 4 bits) is a lamp control command for designating a lamp / LED display control pattern corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern on the variable display unit 9. Although not shown,
The command A0XX is a lamp control command for instructing a lamp / LED display control pattern when the special symbol variable display is stopped, and the command BXXX is a lamp / LED display control pattern from the start of the big hit game to the end of the big hit game. This is a lamp control command to be instructed. And
The command 9001 (H) is a lamp control command for instructing a lamp / LED display control pattern during a customer waiting demonstration.

The commands 8XXX, 9XXX, AX
XX, BXXX, and CXXX are ramp control commands sent from the game control means in accordance with the progress of the game. When the lamp control means receives the above-described lamp control command from the game control means on the main board 31, it changes the display state of the lamp / LED according to the contents shown in FIG. The commands 8XXX, 9XXX, AXXX, B
XXX and CXXX are used in common with the display control command and the voice control command in, for example, a common control state.

The command E0XX is the start storage display 18
Is a lamp control command indicating the number of lights. For example,
The lamp control means operates the "X
The number of indicators specified by "X" is turned on. The command E1XX is a lamp control command indicating the number of lighting of the gate passage storage display 41. For example, the lamp control means turns on the number of displays designated by “XX” in the gate passage storage display 41.
That is, these commands are commands for instructing control of the light emitter provided for notifying the information of the number of held units. In addition, the command regarding the lighting number of the start storage display 18 and the gate passage storage display 41 may be configured to indicate the increase or decrease of the lighting number.

Commands E200 and E201 are lamp control commands relating to the display state of award ball lamp 51, and commands E300 and E301 are lamp control commands relating to the display state of ball out lamp 52. The ramp control means sends “E2”
01 ”when the lamp control command is received.
The display state of No. 1 is a predetermined display state where there is a prize ball remaining, and when a lamp control command of “E200” is received, the display state of the prize ball lamp 51 is a predetermined display state where there is no prize ball remaining. State. Further, when the lamp control command of “E300” is received from the game control means of the main board 31, the display state of the out-of-ball lamp 52 is changed to a display state in which a ball is present, and when the “E301” lamp control command is received, the out-of-ball lamp 52 is received. The display state of is assumed to be a display state in which the ball is out. That is, the command E20
0 and E201 are commands indicating that a light emitting body provided for notifying a player or the like that there is a game ball of a non-winning ball is controlled, and commands E300 and E201 are provided.
Reference numeral 301 denotes a command indicating control of a light emitter provided for notifying a player or a game clerk that the supply ball has run out.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of a voice control command sent from the main board 31 for controlling a game to the voice control board 70. Voice control commands are also MOD
It has a 2-byte structure of E and EXT. In the example shown in FIG. 22, the command 80XX (X = arbitrary value of 4 bits)
Is a voice control command for designating a sound generation pattern during a special symbol fluctuation period. Command BXXX (X =
The 4-bit arbitrary value) is a voice control command for specifying a sound generation pattern from the start of the big hit game to the end of the big hit game. Other commands are voice control commands that are not related to special symbol fluctuations and big hit games. The voice control means of the voice control board 70 is the main board 31
When the above-mentioned voice control command is received from the game control means, the voice output state is changed according to the contents shown in FIG.

When a control command is to be output from the game control means to each electric component control board (sub-board), a command transmission table is set. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of the command transmission table. One command transmission table is composed of three bytes, and INT data is set in the first byte. In the command data 1 of the second byte, MODE data of the first byte of the control command is set. The command data 2 in the third byte includes EX in the second byte of the control command.
T data is set.

Although the EXT data itself may be set in the command data 2 area, the command data 2
May be set to data (buffer designation data) for designating an address of a table in which EXT data is stored. In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), bit 7 of command data 2
If the (work area reference bit) is 0, it indicates that the EXT data itself is set in the command data 2. Such EXT data is data in which bit 7 is 0. Also, as shown in FIG.
If the work area reference bit is 1, the other 7 bits (FIG. 24 (B) assumes that 18 types of buffers are respectively specified, so bits 4 to 0 are used, and bits 6 and 0 are used. Bit 5 is unused.) Indicates that the offset is an offset (compensation area for specifying a data storage location) for specifying an address of a table in which EXT data is stored. In addition,
The 18 types of buffers include, for example, a special symbol variation pattern buffer, a special symbol left symbol buffer, a special symbol middle symbol buffer, and a special symbol right symbol buffer.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the INT data. Bit 0 in the INT data indicates whether or not a payout control command should be sent to the payout control board 37. If bit 0 is "1", it indicates that a payout control command should be sent. Therefore, for example, in the prize ball processing (step S31 of the main processing), the CPU 56
"01 (H)" is set in the INT data. Also, IN
Bit 1 in the T data indicates whether a display control command should be sent to the display control board 165 or not. Bit 1
Is "1", indicating that a display control command should be sent. Therefore, for example, in the display control command control process (step S27 of the main process), the CPU 56 sets “02 (H)” in the INT data. INT
Bits 2 and 3 of the data are bits indicating whether or not to transmit a lamp control command and a voice control command, respectively. When it is time to transmit these commands, the CPU 56 performs special symbol processing and the like. Then, INT data, command data 1 and command data 2 are set in a command transmission table pointed by a pointer (for example, a special symbol command transmission pointer). When these commands are transmitted, the corresponding bit of the INT data is set to “1”, and MODE data and EXT data are set in the command data 1 and the command data 2.

In this embodiment, a plurality of command transmission tables are prepared for each control command, and the command transmission table to be used is set before the command transmission. Also, a plurality of command transmission tables are stored in one
May be set in one table. For example, as shown in FIG. 26, one table including a plurality of command transmission tables capable of storing a plurality of display control commands is prepared. Therefore, for example, in the display control command control process, the CPU 56 sets the INT data, the command data 1 and the command data 2 from the command transmission table pointed by the pointer, and transmits the display control command. Then, the pointer is updated. Thereafter, the display control command transmission process is repeated until the command transmission table designated by the pointer indicates the end code. A part of a table prepared for each control command (for example, a table in which a payout number designation command is set) may be configured in a ring buffer format.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the display control command control processing (step S27) in the game control processing shown in FIG. The display control command control process is a process including a command output process and an INT signal output process. In the display control command control process, the CPU 56 first saves the address (contents of the read pointer) of the command transmission table in a stack or the like (step S331). Then, the INT data of the command transmission table pointed to by the read pointer is loaded into the argument 1 (step S332). Argument 1 is input information for a command transmission process described later. Further, the address indicating the command transmission table is incremented by 1 (step S).
333). Therefore, the address indicating the command transmission table matches the address of the command data 1.

Therefore, the CPU 56 sets the command data 1
Is read and set as argument 2 (step S334).
The argument 2 also becomes input information for a command transmission process described later. Then, a command transmission processing routine is called (step S335).

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a command transmission routine. In the command transmission routine,
First, the CPU 56 sets the data set in the argument 1, that is, the INT data, in the work area determined as the comparison value (step S351). Then
The number of transmissions = 4 is set in the work area determined as the number of processes (step S352). Then, the address of the port 1 for outputting the payout control signal is set to the IO address (step S353). In this embodiment, the address of port 1 is the address of an output port for outputting a payout control signal. Port 2
Addresses to are addresses of output ports for outputting display control signals, lamp control signals, and audio control signals.

Next, the CPU 56 shifts the comparison value right by one bit (step S354). It is determined whether or not the carry bit has become 1 as a result of the shift processing (step S355). The fact that the carry bit has become 1 means that the rightmost bit in the INT data is “1”.
It means that it was. In this embodiment, four shift processes are performed. For example, when it is specified that a payout control command should be sent, the carry bit becomes 1 in the first shift process.

When the carry bit becomes 1, the data set in the argument 2, in this case, the command data 1 (ie, MODE data) is output to the address set as the IO address (step S3
56). When the first shift process is performed, the port 1 address is set in the IO address. At this time, the MODE data of the payout control command is
Is output to

Next, the CPU 56 sets the IO address to 1
While adding (step S357), 1 is subtracted from the number of processes (step S358). If the port 1 is indicated before the addition, the IO address is set to the address of the port 2 by the addition processing for the IO address. Port 2 is a port for outputting a display control command. Then, the CPU 56 checks the value of the number of processes (step S359), and if the value is not 0,
It returns to step S354. The shift process is performed again in step S354.

In the second shift processing, the value of bit 1 in the INT data is pushed out, and the carry flag becomes "1" or "0" according to the value of bit 1. Therefore,
A check is made as to whether it is specified that a display control command should be sent. Similarly, in the third and fourth shift processes, it is checked whether or not it is specified that the ramp control command and the voice control command should be transmitted. As described above, when each shift process is performed, the IO address corresponding to the command (payout control command, display control command, lamp control command, voice control command) set by the shift process is set in the IO address. Have been.

Therefore, when the carry flag becomes "1", the corresponding output port (port 1 to port 4)
Is sent to the control command. That is, a single common module can perform a process of transmitting a control command to each electric component control unit.

As described above, it is determined which control control unit should output the control command by only the shift processing. Therefore, it is determined which control control unit should output the control command. Processing has been simplified.

Next, the CPU 56 reads the contents of the argument 1 storing the INT data before the start of the shift processing (step S360), and outputs the read data to the port 0 (step S361). In this embodiment,
The port 0 address is a port for outputting an INT signal for each control signal.
To 4 are a payout control INT signal and a display control IN, respectively.
A port for outputting a T signal, a lamp control INT signal, and a voice control INT signal. In the INT data, the bit corresponding to the output bit of the INT signal corresponding to the control command (payout control command, display control command, lamp control command, voice control command) output in the processing of steps S351 to S359 becomes “1”. Has become. Therefore, the INT signal corresponding to the control command (payout control command, display control command, lamp control command, voice control command) output to any of the ports 1 to 4 is turned on.

Next, the CPU 56 sets a predetermined value in the weight counter (step S362), and decrements by one until the value becomes 0 (steps S363 and S36).
4). This processing is performed according to the I shown in the timing diagram of FIG.
This is a process for setting the ON period of the NT signal (control signal INT). When the value of the wait counter becomes 0, clear data (00) is set (step S365),
The data is output to port 0 (step S36)
6). Therefore, the INT signal is turned off. And
A predetermined value is set in the weight counter (step S36)
2) Subtract 1 by 1 until the value becomes 0 (steps S368 and S369). This process is a process for setting a period from the fall of the first INT signal to the start of EXT data output.

Therefore, the value set in the wait counter in step S367 is such that the period from the falling edge of the first INT signal to the start of the EXT data output is controlled by all the electric component control means (sub This is a value that is a period sufficient for a CPU mounted on the board) to surely perform the command receiving process. Further, the value set in the weight counter is a value such that the period is longer than the time required for the processing of steps S351 to S359.

As described above, the MODE data of the first byte of the control command is transmitted. Therefore, CPU5
No. 6 adds 1 to the value indicating the command transmission table in step S336 shown in FIG. Therefore, the area of the command data 2 in the third byte is specified. The CPU 56
The contents of the indicated command data 2 are loaded into the argument 2 (step S337). Further, it is determined whether the value of bit 7 (work area reference bit) of the command data 2 is “0” (step S339). If it is not 0, the start address of the command extension data address table is set in the pointer (step S339), and the address is calculated by adding the value of bit 6 to bit 0 of the command data 2 to the pointer (step S340). Then, the data of the area indicated by the address is loaded into the argument 2 (step S341).

In the command extension data address table, EXT data that can be transmitted to the electric component control means is sequentially set. Therefore, if the value of the work area reference bit is “1” by the above processing, the EXT data in the command extension data address table corresponding to the content of the command data 2 is loaded into the argument 2 and the work area reference bit is set. If the value is “0”, the content of the command data 2 is loaded as it is into the argument 2. Even when EXT data is read from the command extension data address table, bit 7 of that data is “0”.

Next, the CPU 56 calls a command transmission routine (step S342). Therefore, MOD
The EXT data is transmitted at the same timing as the transmission of the E data. Thereafter, the CPU 56 restores the address of the command transmission table (step S343), and updates the value of the read pointer pointing to the command transmission table (step S344). When the value of the read pointer exceeds the position of the command transmission table 12 shown in FIG.
The value of the read pointer is returned to 0.

Further, if a control command that has not been transmitted is set in the command transmission table, the flow returns to step S331. When returning to step S331, control commands are continuously transmitted, so that a delay time is set to allow an interval between control commands. Whether or not an untransmitted control command has been set is determined, for example, by comparing the value of the command transmission counter with the value of the read pointer.

As described above, the command control processing module, which is one control signal output module,
Each 2-byte control command (dispensing control command, display control command, lamp control command, voice control command) is transmitted to the corresponding electric component control means. In the electric component control means, when detecting the falling of the INT signal as the fetch signal, the control command fetch process is started. Is not output to the signal line. That is,
In each electric component control means, a reliable command receiving process is performed. Note that each electric component control unit may start the process of capturing a control command at the rising edge of the INT signal. Also, the polarity of the INT signal may be reversed from that shown in FIG.

Further, in this embodiment, when a plurality of control commands are set in the command transmission table, all the control commands are transmitted in one command control process. Since the command control process (for example, the display control command control process) is started once every 2 ms,
All control commands are transmitted in the ms main processing activation cycle. Further, in this embodiment, for each control command (display control command, lamp control command, voice control command, payout control command) to each control means,
Since a plurality of command transmission tables are prepared for each, for example, when a control command is set in the command transmission table of the display control command, the lamp control command, and the voice control command, all of them are performed in one command control process. It is also possible to send a display control command, a lamp control command and a voice control command.
That is, at the same time (meaning in one main processing start cycle),
These control commands can be sent. Since such control commands are transmitted at the same time during the progress of the game effect, it is convenient to have such a configuration. However, the payout control command is generated irrespective of the progress of the game effect, and is generally not sent simultaneously with the display control command, the lamp control command, and the voice control command.

Next, a description will be given of an example of a display mode of the reach notice display and the big hit notice display displayed on the variable display section 9 at the time of the reach notice or the big hit notice. FIG. 29 and FIG. 30 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of characters used for performing various effect displays on the variable display unit 9 in this embodiment. In this example, (A) character A,
(B) Character B and (C) Character C are used. In this example, characters A, B, and C are used as jackpot notice characters. The character A is also used as a character for reach announcement.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of reach announcement modes. For example, when the character A is displayed so that its eyes shine (reach announcement 1), or when the character A is announced in a balloon (reach announcement 2). , The reach announcement has been made. The character A is also used as a character for establishing a reach, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control is performed in which the feet of the character A are displayed so as to kick the right symbol and the left and right symbols stop at the same symbol. .

In this example, characters A, B, C
Is displayed during the reach operation so that a big hit notice is given by a balloon. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of jackpot notices (jackpot notices 1 and 2), and the jackpot notice 1 is used alone. However, the jackpot notice 2 is a predetermined time after the jackpot notice 1 is displayed. Is displayed when elapses.

In this embodiment, two modes are used as the reach announcement and the jackpot announcement, respectively, but more types may be used. Further, in this embodiment, a notice is given by a balloon of a character, but the form of the notice may be any form as long as the player can recognize that the notice is given. For example, the movement of the character different from the normal or the variation of the pattern different from the normal may be used. Furthermore, a notice used when a jackpot is likely to occur in the probability-change design may be used as the probability-change hit announcement. In addition, a notice with a high probability of a big hit may be divided into a notice with a low probability of a big hit, and a notice with a lower probability may be defined as a reach notice. The effect corresponding to the notice effect by the characters A, B, and C as described above is performed in synchronization with the sound and the luminous body.

Display Control CP on Display Control Board 80
Upon receiving the display control command from the main board 31, the U101 performs control to move and display a predetermined background or character on the screen in each variation pattern. Note that the background and the character are also switched at a predetermined timing, and the display control CPU 101 independently controls them.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the main processing executed by the display control CPU 101. In the main process, first, an initialization process for clearing the RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing a 2 ms timer for determining a display control activation interval is performed (step S701). After that, in this embodiment, the display control CPU 101 shifts to a loop process for checking the monitoring of the timer interrupt flag (step S702). Then, as shown in FIG. 32, when a timer interrupt occurs,
The display control CPU 101 sets a timer interrupt flag (step S711). In the main processing, if the timer interrupt flag is set, the display control CPU
101 clears the flag (step S70).
3) The following variable display control processing is executed.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the timer interruption is performed every 2 ms. That is, the variable display control process is activated every 2 ms. Further, in this embodiment, only the flag is set in the timer interruption processing, and the specific variable display control processing is executed in the main processing. However, the variable display control processing may be executed in the timer interruption processing. .

In the variable display control process, the display control C
The PU 101 first analyzes the received display control command (command analysis execution processing: step S705). Next, the display control CPU 101 performs a display control process (step S708). In the display control process, a process corresponding to the current control state is selected and executed from among the processes corresponding to the control state. Thereafter, the process returns to step S702.

Next, processing for receiving a display control command from the main board 31 will be described. FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a command reception buffer for storing a display control command received from the main board 31. In this example, a ring buffer type command reception buffer capable of storing six display control commands having a 2-byte configuration is used. Therefore, the command receiving buffer is configured by a 12-byte area of the receiving command buffers 1 to 12. Then, a command reception number counter indicating in which area the received command is stored is used. The command reception number counter takes a value from 0 to 11. It is not always necessary to use the ring buffer format. For example, three symbol design command storage areas (2 × 3 = 6 byte command receiving buffer) and one other command storage area for designating a variation pattern (for example) A buffer configuration such as 2 × 1 = 2 byte command receiving buffer) may be used. Similarly, the audio control means and the ramp control means may be of a buffer format other than the ring buffer format. In this case, the display control means, the voice control means, and the lamp control means
It is controlled based on the latest command stored in a storage area such as a fluctuation pattern. Thus, it is possible to quickly respond to an instruction from the main board 31.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a display control command receiving process by the interrupt process. An INT signal for display control from the main board 31 is transmitted to the display control CPU 101.
Is input to the interrupt terminal. For example, when the INT signal from the main board 31 is turned on, the display control CPU 1
01 is interrupted. Then, the display control command receiving process shown in FIG. 34 is started.

In the display control command receiving process, the display control CPU 101 first saves each register in the stack (step S670). Note that, when an interrupt occurs, the display control CPU 101 automatically sets the interrupt prohibition state. However, if a CPU that does not automatically enter the interrupt prohibition state is used, the display control CPU 101 executes the processing before step S670. It is preferable to issue an interrupt prohibition command (DI command). Next, data is read from the input port assigned to the input of the display control command data (step S671). Then, it is confirmed whether or not this is the first byte of the display control command having the 2-byte configuration (step S).
672).

Whether it is the first byte or not is confirmed by whether or not the first bit of the received command is “1”. The first bit is "1", which should be MODE data (first byte) in the display control command having a 2-byte configuration (see FIG. 16). Therefore, if the first bit is “1”, the display control CPU 101 determines that a valid first byte has been received and stores the received command in the reception command buffer indicated by the command reception number counter in the reception buffer area (step S67
3).

If it is not the first byte of the display control command, it is confirmed whether or not the first byte has already been received (step S674). Whether or not the data has already been received is confirmed based on whether or not valid data is set in the reception buffer (reception command buffer).

If the first byte has already been received,
It is checked whether the first bit of the received 1 byte is “0”. And if the first bit is “0”,
Assuming that the valid second byte has been received, the received command is stored in the reception command buffer indicated by the command reception number counter +1 in the reception buffer area (step S675). The first bit being “0” should be the EXT data (the second byte) of the display control command having the 2-byte configuration (see FIG. 16). If the confirmation result in step S674 indicates that the first byte has already been received, the process ends if the first bit of the data received as the second byte is not “0”.

When the second byte of command data is stored in step S675, 2 is added to the command reception number counter (step S676). Then, it is checked whether or not the command reception counter is 12 or more (step S677), and if it is 12, the command reception number counter is cleared (step S678). Thereafter, the saved register is restored (step S679),
Interrupt permission is set (step S680).

The display control command has a 2-byte structure, and the first byte (MODE) and the second byte (EXT) are configured to be immediately distinguishable on the receiving side. In other words, the receiving side can immediately detect whether the data as MODE or the data as EXT has been received by the first bit. Therefore, as described above, it can be easily determined whether or not appropriate data has been received. This means that the payout control command,
The same applies to the lamp control command and the voice control command.

FIG. 35 shows the command analysis processing (step S
705) is a flowchart illustrating a specific example. The display control command received from the main board 31 is stored in the reception command buffer. In the command analysis processing, the contents of the command stored in the reception command buffer are confirmed.

In the command analysis processing, the display control C
The PU 101 first checks whether or not a received command is stored in the command receiving buffer (Step S68).
1). Whether it is stored or not is determined by comparing the value of the command reception counter with the read pointer. The case where both match is the case where the received command is not stored. If a received command is stored in the command receiving buffer, the display control CPU 1
01 reads out the received command from the command receiving buffer (step S682). After reading, the value of the read pointer is incremented by one.

If the read command read is the left symbol designating command (step S683), the E of the command is read.
The XT data is stored in the left stop symbol storage area (step S684), and the corresponding valid flag is set (step S685). Whether or not the command is the left symbol designating command can be immediately recognized by the first byte (MODE data) of the 2-byte display control command.

If the read command read is the middle symbol designating command (step S686), the display control CPU
101 stores the EXT data of the command in the middle stop symbol storage area (step S687), and sets a corresponding valid flag (step S688). If the read command read is the right symbol designation command (step S689), the EXT data of the command is stored in the right stop symbol storage area (step S690), and the corresponding valid flag is set (step S691). The left middle right stop symbol storage area is provided in, for example, a RAM included in the display control board 80.

If the read received command is a fluctuation pattern command (step S692), the display control CP
U101 stores the EXT data of the command in the variation pattern storage area (step S693), and sets the variation pattern reception flag (step S694). The change pattern storage area is provided in, for example, a RAM included in the display control board 80.

Next, the display control CPU 101 sets a reach announcement determination counter (an example of a determination data storage unit).
Is added to the value stored on the basis of the EXT data of the received fluctuation pattern command,
The stored value of the reach announcement determination counter is updated (step S695). The reach announcement determination counter is a counter that stores a random number value for reach announcement determination, and is provided, for example, in a RAM included in the display control board 80. For example, an initial value (for example, “00”) is set in the reach announcement determination counter during the initialization process (step S701). Further, the display control CPU 101 adds a value determined based on the EXT data of the received fluctuation pattern command to a value stored in the big hit announcement determination counter (an example of a determination data storage unit), The stored value of the big hit announcement determination counter is updated (step S696). The big hit notice determination counter is a counter that stores a random number value for big hit notice determination, and is provided, for example, in a RAM included in the display control board 80. For example, the counter for determining a jackpot notice determines an initial value (for example, “0” at the time of the initialization process (step S701)).
0 ”) is set. If the received command read in step S692 is another display control command, a flag corresponding to the received command is set (step S697).

In this embodiment, not only the display control board 80 but also other effect control boards (the lamp control board 3) are used.
5, the sound control board 70) also updates the values stored in the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter in response to receiving the pattern command (command 80XX in this example) sent to each board. FIG. 36 is a timing chart showing an example of the update timing of the stored value of the reach announcement determination counter in each of the boards 80, 35, and 70. In each of the boards 80, 35, and 70, the stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are updated in response to the reception of each pattern command transmitted from the main board 31 at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 36, when a command 8003 (H) sent by the main board 31 is received, for example, the boards 80, 35, and 70 store the values stored in the reach announcement decision counter and the jackpot announcement decision counter. "0
0 ”, the value“ 03 ”based on the EXT data 03 (H)
Is added, and the stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are each updated to “03”. Further, as shown in FIG. 36, upon receiving, for example, the command 801A (H) sent by the main board 31, each of the boards 80, 35, and 70 stores the value stored in the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter in the respective boards 80, 35, and 70. 0
3 ”, a value“ 26 ”based on the EXT data 0A (H)
Is added, and the stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are each updated to “29”.

Thus, each of the substrates 80, 35, 70
, Every time a variation pattern command is received, E
The stored value of each counter is changed in accordance with the same rule that the value according to the XT data is added to the stored value of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter, respectively. Therefore, the values stored in the counters of the boards 80, 35, and 70 are sequentially updated while maintaining the same value. If the value corresponding to the EXT data is added to all commands as described above, depending on the command 8000 (H) that is expected to be frequently received, the reach announcement determination counter and the big hit announcement The stored value of the decision counter does not change. In order to avoid such a situation, in this example, when the command 8000 (H) is received, a predetermined value (for example, “3”) is set to a predetermined value (for example, “3”) regardless of the EXT data, It is configured to be added to the stored value of the jackpot notice determination counter. Even in this case, each substrate 8
The stored values of the counters 0, 35, and 70 are sequentially updated while maintaining the same value. Note that the update value of each counter is calculated by returning to “00” when it reaches the maximum value. In this example, the values stored in the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are different from each other in the range in which the random numbers can be taken (see FIG. 37). In some cases, the values are not always the same.

FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing display random numbers handled by the display control CPU 101. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the display random numbers include a reach announcement random number and a jackpot announcement random number. The reach announcement random number is used to determine whether or not to perform the reach announcement.
The big hit announcement random number is used to determine whether to give a big hit notice. In this embodiment, the light-emitting random number handled by the lamp control CPU 351 and the sound random number handled by the sound control CPU 701 have the same ranges as the display random numbers shown in FIG. I have. Therefore, in this embodiment, as in the case of the display random number, there are a reach announcement random number and a jackpot announcement random number as light emitter random numbers, and a reach announcement random number and a jackpot announcement random number as sound random numbers.

FIG. 38 shows an example of the relationship between the extracted reach announcement random numbers and the reach announcement (FIG. 38 (A)), and the relationship between the extracted jackpot random numbers and the jackpot announcement (FIG. 38 (B)). FIG. Whether or not to make a big hit is determined based on the display control command indicating the stop symbol of the middle left and right symbols sent together with the display control command for designating the variation pattern. In this embodiment, when the display control command indicating the left and right middle symbol stop symbol is sent to the display control board 80, the left and right middle symbol stop is also sent to the lamp control board 35 and the sound control board 70. A display control command indicating a symbol (or a control command for specifying whether to make a big hit or not) is transmitted from the main board 31. Therefore, each board 3 other than the display control board 80
Also in 5, 70, it can be determined whether or not to make a big hit.

When the display control command indicating the reach is received, the display control CPU 101 extracts the reach announcement random number, and according to the value, no reach announcement, reach announcement 1, reach announcement 2 Is determined. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined.
In this example, it is determined that the reach announcement is not to be performed with a probability of 75/150, and that the reach announcement is to be performed in the form of reach announcement 1 with a probability of 40/150.
The number of comparison values corresponding to each ratio is assigned to each effect so that it is determined that the reach announcement is performed in the reach announcement 2 mode with the probability of. For example, when the comparison value is 0 to 149, one of 0 to 29 is set.
Five may be assigned to reach announcement 1, eight to reach announcement 2 without reach announcement, and thereafter, comparative values may be assigned to each effect in accordance with the ratio of 30 in succession.

When receiving the display control command indicating that it is out of range, the display control CPU 101 extracts the reach announcement random number, and according to the value, either of the reach announcement without the reach announcement and the reach announcement 1 To decide. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, 135
According to the respective ratios for each effect, it is determined that the reach announcement is not to be performed with a probability of / 150, and that the reach announcement is to be performed in the form of reach announcement 1 with a probability of 15/150. Number of comparison values are assigned. For example, when the comparison value is 0 to 149, 0
Nine out of 9 to 9 may be assigned to the reach announcement 1 without the reach announcement, and thereafter, the comparative value may be assigned to each effect in accordance with the ratio of 10 in succession thereafter.

Similarly, when a lamp control command indicating that a reach operation is to be performed is received, the lamp control CPU 3
51 extracts a random number for reach announcement, and according to the value,
There is no reach notice, one of reach notice 1, and one of reach notice 2. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, each effect control board 80, 35, 7
The comparison value assigned to each effect on the lamp control board 35 is the same as the value assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80 so that the effects determined at 0 coincide. Therefore, it is determined that the illuminant control at the time of the reach announcement is not performed with a probability of 75/150, and the illuminant control at the time of the reach announcement is determined with the probability of reach 1 at a probability of 40/150. , 35/1
It is determined that the illuminant control at the time of the reach notice is performed in the reach notice 2 mode with a probability of 50.

Similarly, when a lamp control command indicating that the lamp is out of position is received, the lamp control CPU 3
Reference numeral 51 extracts a reach announcement random number, and determines one of the reach announcement 1 and the reach announcement 1 according to the value. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, the lamp control board 35 is controlled so that the effects determined by the respective effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 match.
In the display control board 80, the comparison value assigned to each effect is the same as the value assigned to the corresponding effect. Therefore, it is determined that the illuminant control at the time of the reach announcement is not performed with a probability of 135/150, and
It is determined that the illuminant control at the time of the reach announcement is performed in the reach announcement 1 mode with a probability of 50.

Similarly, when a sound control command indicating a reach operation is received, the sound control CPU 70
1 extracts a reach announcement random number, and determines one of the reach announcement, the reach announcement 1, and the reach announcement 2 according to the value. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70
The comparison value assigned to each effect on the sound control board 75 is the same as the value assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80, so that the effects determined respectively by the respective effects coincide. Therefore, it is determined that the sound control at the time of the reach announcement is not to be performed with a probability of 75/150.
It is determined that the sound control at the time of reach announcement is performed in the mode of reach announcement 1 with a probability of 150, and the sound control at the time of reach announcement is determined with the probability of reach 2 with the probability of 35/150. .

Similarly, when a sound control command indicating that the sound is out of control is received, the CPU 701 for sound control
The reach announcement random number is extracted, and one of the reach announcement 1 and the reach announcement 1 is determined according to the extracted value. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, the comparison value assigned to each effect on the sound control board 70 is assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80 so that the effects determined by the respective effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 match. The same value is assumed to be the same. Therefore, it is determined that the sound control at the time of the reach announcement is not performed with the probability of 135/150, and the sound control at the time of the reach announcement is determined with the probability of the reach announcement 1 with the probability of 15/150.

When the display control command indicating the reach is received, the display control CPU 101 extracts a random number for a jackpot announcement, and when the jackpot is determined to be a jackpot, according to the value, there is no jackpot announcement, One of the jackpot notice 1 and the jackpot notice 2 is determined. Specifically, the effect is determined to be assigned a comparison value equal to the value of the extracted random number for jackpot notice. In this example, it is determined that the reach notification is not performed with a probability of 30/100,
It is determined that the jackpot notice is given in the manner of the jackpot notice 1 with the probability of and the jackpot notice is given in the form of the jackpot notice 2 with a probability of 30/100. A number of comparison values corresponding to the ratio are assigned. For example, when the comparison value is 0 to 99, three of the numbers 0 to 9 are assigned to the jackpot notice 1 without the jackpot notice and three are assigned to the jackpot notice 2 and thereafter 10 What is necessary is just to assign a comparison value to each effect according to the ratio by each piece. If the jackpot is not determined to be a big hit, it is determined to be either the big hit notice or the big hit notice 1 according to the value. In this example, it is determined that the jackpot announcement is not performed with a probability of 95/100, and
The number of comparison values corresponding to each ratio is assigned to each effect so that it is determined that the jackpot notice is performed in the mode of the jackpot notice 1 with the probability of. For example, when the comparison value is 0 to 99, 19 out of 0 to 19
One piece may be assigned to the big hit notice 1 without the big hit notice, and thereafter, the comparative value may be sequentially assigned to each effect according to the ratio of 20 pieces each.

Similarly, when a lamp control command indicating a reach operation is received, the lamp control CPU 3
51 extracts a random number for a jackpot announcement and, in the case of a jackpot, determines one of the reach announcement 1, the reach announcement 1, and the reach announcement 2 according to the value. Specifically, the effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted reach announcement random number is assigned is determined. In this example, the comparison value assigned to each effect on the lamp control board 35 is assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80 so that the effects determined by the respective effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 match. The same value is assumed to be the same. Therefore, it is determined not to perform the illuminant control at the time of the big hit notice with the probability of 30/100, and to perform the light emitting control at the time of the big hit notice in the mode of the big hit notice 1 with the probability of 40/100. , 30/100, it is determined that the illuminant control at the time of the jackpot announcement is performed in the manner of the reach announcement 2.

If the big hit is not to be made, one of the big hit no notice and the big hit notice 1 is determined according to the value. In this example, each effect control board 80, 35, 7
The comparison value assigned to each effect on the lamp control board 35 is the same as the value assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80 so that the effects determined at 0 coincide. Therefore, it is determined that the luminous body control at the time of the big hit notice is not performed with the probability of 95/100, and the luminous body control at the time of the big hit notice is determined with the probability of the big hit notice 1 with the probability of 5/100. As described above, the number of comparison values corresponding to each ratio is assigned to each effect.

Similarly, when a sound control command indicating a reach is received, the sound control CPU 70
1 extracts a random number for the jackpot notice, and when the jackpot is determined to be a jackpot, according to the value, no reach notice, reach notice 1,
One of reach notice 2 is decided. In particular,
The effect to which the comparison value equal to the value of the extracted random number for the reach announcement is assigned is determined. In this example, the comparison value assigned to each effect on the sound control board 70 is assigned to the corresponding effect on the display control board 80 so that the effects determined by the respective effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 match. The same value is assumed to be the same. Therefore, 3
It is determined that the sound control at the time of the big hit notice is not performed at the probability of 0/100, and the sound control at the time of the big hit notice is determined at the probability of 40/100 in the mode of the big hit notice 1.
With the probability of 30/100, it is determined that the sound control at the time of the jackpot announcement is performed in the manner of the reach announcement 2.

If the big hit is not to be made, one of the big hit no notice and the big hit notice 1 is determined according to the value. In this example, each effect control board 80, 35, 7
The comparison value assigned to each production on the sound control board 70 is such that the productions determined at 0 are the same.
The values assigned to the corresponding effects on the display control board 80 are the same. Therefore, it is determined that the sound control at the time of the jackpot notice is not to be performed with a probability of 95/100.
A number of comparison values corresponding to the respective ratios are assigned to the respective effects so that it is determined that the sound control at the time of the jackpot announcement is performed in the mode of the jackpot announcement 1 with a probability of 100.

It should be noted that among the possible values of the reach announcement random number or the jackpot announcement random number, a value to be assigned as a comparison value to the effect of executing the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement is, for example, 1, 2 , 3,... Or a value that results in an arithmetic progression such as 1, 4, 7, 10,. That is,
Of the display control commands for specifying the fluctuation pattern during the game, the most frequently output display control command for specifying the loss fluctuation is usually (80000)
(H)). Therefore, the updated value of the reach announcement random number or the jackpot announcement random number is likely to be a value obtained by adding a value (for example, “3”) corresponding to the reception of the command 8000 (H). As described above, the reach announcement random number or the jackpot announcement random number is frequently updated by the value (for example, “3”) added in response to the reception of the command 8000 (H). For example, 1,4,7,10 ...
When the respective values forming the arithmetic progression as described above are assigned as the comparison values, the notice is continuously performed, and the reliability of the notice is reduced. Therefore, the comparison value assigned to the effect that generates the notice is determined by a certain degree of variation (for example, a prime number).
It is desirable to set it with. In addition, by setting a part of the comparison value assigned to the effect that generates the notice, as a deliberately continuous value or an arithmetic progression, the specific notice effect is set to occur continuously, The player's expectation of a big hit may be fueled.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the display control process (step S708) in the main process shown in FIG. In the display control process,
Step S800 according to the value of the display control process flag
To S805. In each process, the following processes are performed.

Display control command reception waiting process (step S800): It is confirmed whether or not a display control command (variation pattern command) capable of specifying a variation time has been received by the command reception interrupt process. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a flag indicating that the variation pattern command has been received has been set. Such a flag is set when the received command stored in the received command buffer is a variable pattern command.

Reach Announcement and Jackpot Announcement Decision Processing (Step S801): It is determined whether or not to perform the reach announcement and the jackpot announcement, and if it is determined to perform the announcement, the type of the announcement is determined.

All symbol variation start processing (step S80)
2): Control is performed so that the fluctuation of the left and right middle symbols is started.

Symbol change processing (step S803): The switching timing of each change state (change speed, background, character) constituting the change pattern is controlled, and the end of the change time is monitored. Also, stop control of the left and right symbols is performed.

All symbol stop wait setting processing (step S80)
4): At the end of the fluctuation time, if a display control command (confirmation command) for instructing to stop all the symbols has been received, the control for stopping the fluctuation of the symbols and displaying the stopped symbol (confirmed symbol) is performed.

Big hit display processing (step S805): After the end of the fluctuation time, the control of the probability big hit display or the normal big hit display is performed.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the display control command reception waiting process (step S800). In the display control command reception waiting process, the display control CP
U101 first checks whether or not the command non-reception timer has timed out (step S811). The command non-reception timer is set to time out when a display control command indicating a symbol change is not received from the main board 31 for a predetermined period or more. If a timeout has occurred, the display control CPU 101 performs control to display a demonstration screen on the variable display unit 9 (step S812).

If the command non-reception timer has not timed out, the display control CPU 101 checks whether or not a display control command capable of specifying the fluctuation time has been received (step S813). In this embodiment, the display control command capable of specifying the fluctuation time is any of the fluctuation pattern specification commands (variation pattern specification # 1 to fluctuation pattern specification XX-1) shown in FIG. If a display control command capable of specifying the fluctuation time is received, the value of the display control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the reach announcement and jackpot announcement determination processing (step S801) (step S814).

When the special symbol is changed, the main substrate 31
The display control command transmitted first to the display control board 80 is a command for indicating a fluctuating time and a command for designating a stop symbol of the left and right middle symbols. They are stored in the confirmation command buffer.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing the reach announcement / big hit announcement determination process (step S801).
In the reach announcement / big hit announcement determination process, the display control CPU 101 first determines whether or not to perform the reach announcement (step S821). Next, it is determined whether or not the display control command that can specify the fluctuation time is not out of reach (step S822).

If it is out of reach,
It is checked whether the left and right stop symbols are different (step S823). If they match, the right stop symbol is shifted by one symbol (step S82).
4). Then, the left and right stopped symbols are stored in a predetermined storage area (step S825). In this example, the monitoring timer is set to 7.9 seconds (step S826). 7.
For example, 9 seconds is a value that has a margin with respect to the fluctuation time at the time of falling (for example, 7.8 seconds) that does not become a reach,
If a command designating all symbol stops cannot be received before the monitoring timer times out, a predetermined process is performed.

In step S822, if it is not a loss that does not result in a reach, it is checked whether the left and right stop symbols are the same (step S827). If they are different, the right stop symbol is made the same as the left stop symbol (step S828). Then, the left and right middle stop symbols are stored in a predetermined storage area (step S829). Further, the display control CPU 101 sets a value obtained by adding a predetermined time (for example, 0.1 second) to the fluctuation time according to the display control command in the monitoring timer (step S830). Then, it is determined whether or not to perform the big hit notice (step S831).

As described above, in this embodiment, the display control CPU 101 determines whether or not the fluctuation pattern sent from the main board 31 and the received right and left middle stop symbols when starting the variable display are inconsistent. Correct the stop symbol.
Therefore, even if an error occurs in the left and right middle stop symbols for some reason, the error is corrected. An error is, for example,
This is a case where noise is present on the cable from the main board 31 to the display control board 80 and a bit error occurs in the command. As a result, it is possible to prevent the display of the fixed symbol inconsistent with the loss / reach determined by the game control means.

Further, in a case where the fluctuation time is made different between the case with and without the re-variation, and the variation pattern for performing the re-variation is configured to be determined by a positively-variable design, the main substrate 31
From the main board 3
When the stop symbol received from 1 is not a probable symbol, the display control CPU 101 may correct the prohibition symbol. For example, when a command indicating "seven", "six", or "seven" as a stop symbol is received from the main board 31, the command is corrected to "seven", "seven", or "seven".

Then, the display control CPU 101 determines to use a process table corresponding to the selected variation pattern (step S832). In each process table, each variation state (variation speed, variation period at that speed, and the like) in the variation pattern is set. Each process table is set in the ROM. Then, the display control CPU 101 changes the value of the display control process flag to a value corresponding to the all symbol variation start process (step S802) (step S833).

FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing the reach announcement determination processing in step S821. In the reach announcement determination process, the display control CPU 101 first extracts a reach announcement random number (step S821a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a reach announcement determination counter is extracted as a reach announcement random number. Then, it is confirmed whether to reach or lose (step S82).
1b). The confirmation is performed using a display control command indicating a stop symbol received from the main board 31. In this embodiment, the lamp control board 35 and the sound control board 70
(A control command indicating whether or not to reach the main board 31 is transmitted from the main board 31 to the lamp control board 35 and the sound control board 70 in the same manner as in the above-described determination as to whether or not to make a big hit.) Thus, the confirmation may be performed based on the control command.) In the case of the outlier, the display control CPU 101
Using the table shown on the right side of (A), it is determined whether or not to perform the reach announcement, and in the case of performing the advance notice, the mode of the advance notice is determined (step S821c).

In the case of reach, the display control CPU 101 determines whether or not to perform the reach announcement using the table shown on the left side of FIG. The mode of the notice is determined (step S821)
d).

If it is decided to perform the reach announcement (step S821e), the reach announcement start time determination timer is started (step S821f).
The reach notification start time determination timer is a timer that determines the time from the start of the symbol change to the occurrence of the reach notification.

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80, 3
The stored value of the reach announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a reach announcement random number, and whether or not the reach can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the confirmation and the reach announcement determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(A)), a decision regarding the reach notice is made according to the contents of (A)), so that each effect control board 80, 35, 7
At 0, a decision is made to take the relevant control for the reach announcement.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing the jackpot announcement determination process in step S831. In the jackpot announcement determination process, the display control CPU 101 first extracts a jackpot announcement random number (step S831a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a jackpot announcement determination counter is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number. Then, it is confirmed whether or not to make a big hit (step S831b). The confirmation is performed using the display control command indicating the left and right middle stop symbol received from the main board 31. If the big hit is not to be made, the display control CPU 101 determines whether or not to make the big hit notice using the table shown on the right side of FIG. (Step S831c).

If a big hit is to be made in step S831b, the display control CPU 101 determines whether or not to make a big hit notice using the table shown on the left side of FIG. In this case, the mode of the notice is determined (step S831d).

When it is determined that the big hit notice is to be made (step S831e), the big hit notice start time determination timer is started (step S831f).
The big hit notice start time determination timer is a timer that determines the time from the start of the change of the symbol to the start of the display of the big hit notice 1 mode.

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80, 3
The stored value of the jackpot announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number, and whether or not to be a jackpot that can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the check and the jackpot notice determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(B)) It is configured to make a decision regarding the jackpot notice according to the content of (B)).
At 0 a decision is made to take the relevant control over the jackpot notice.

Here, the transmission form of the fluctuation pattern command indicating the fluctuation time and the command for designating the stop symbol of the middle left and right symbols will be described. The fluctuation pattern command indicating the fluctuation time and the command for designating the stop symbol of the middle left and right symbols are transmitted in the above-described display control command control processing. When these commands are transmitted, for example, as shown in FIG. 44, the CPU 56 sets the INT data, the command data 1 and the command data 2 in the command transmission table indicated by the command transmission number counter. First, first command data (command data for designating a variation pattern set in the command transmission table + 0) constituted by the above three data is transmitted. Then the next 2ms
During the display control command control process executed during the period (because the repetition period at which the built-in CTC of the CPU 56 repeatedly generates a timer interrupt is set to 2 ms in this embodiment), the next command data (command transmission table Command data for designating the special symbol left stop symbol set to +1 is transmitted. When such a process is repeated and the special symbol command transmission pointer points to the end code, the command data is not transmitted until the command transmission table is effectively specified by the special symbol command transmission pointer. The command data transmitted in this manner is received by the above-described command reception processing, and is stored in the reception command buffer. Note that each value indicating the command shown in FIG. 44 is an example, and 81 (H) and 82 (H) indicating a special symbol left middle right symbol
(H) and 83 (H) are, for example, “one”,
This is a command for displaying “2” and “3” on the variable display unit 9.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing the whole symbol change start process (step S802) in the display control process process. In the all symbol change start process, the display control CPU 101 first starts a change time timer (step S840). Next, the change of the special symbol is started (step S841), and the value of the display control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the symbol change process (step S84).
842).

FIG. 46 shows a process during the symbol change (step S8).
It is a flowchart which shows 03). In the symbol change processing, the display control CPU 101 checks whether the reach notification start time determination timer has timed out (step S851). If the time-out has occurred, the VDP 103 is controlled so that the display according to the reach announcement mode that has been determined is performed (step S852). Also,
It is checked whether the big hit notice start time determination timer has timed out (step S853). If the timeout has occurred, the VDP 103 is controlled so that the display according to the mode of the big hit notice 1 is performed (step S854).

If it is determined that the notice by the jackpot notice 2 is to be performed (step S855),
The big hit notice 2 start time determination timer is started (step S856). In this embodiment, the jackpot notice 2
Is a development of the jackpot notice 1, the notice by the jackpot notice 2 is given a predetermined time after the notice by the jackpot notice 1 is made (until the timeout of the jackpot notice 2 start time determination timer).

The display control CPU 101 checks whether or not the big hit notice 2 start time determination timer has timed out (step S857). If the time-out has occurred, V
The DP 103 is controlled (step S858).

Next, the display control CPU 101 checks whether or not the variable time timer has timed out (step S859). If the variable time timer times out, the value of the display control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the all symbol stop waiting process (step S804) (step S860).

FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing the all symbol stop waiting process (step S804). In the all symbol stop waiting process, the display control CPU 101 checks whether or not a display control command instructing to stop all symbols has been received (step S871). If a display control command instructing to stop all the symbols has been received, control is performed to stop the symbols with the stored stopped symbols (step S87).
2). Then, a command non-reception timer is started to monitor the time until the next display control command is received (step S873).

If the display control command for designating the stop of all symbols has not been received, it is checked whether or not the monitoring timer has timed out (step S875). If the timeout has occurred, it is determined that some abnormality has occurred, and control is performed to display an error screen on the variable display unit 9 (step S876).

When the big hit symbol is displayed in step S872 after performing the process in step S873, the display control CPU 101 sets the value of the display control process flag to a value corresponding to the big hit display process (step S805). (Step S874). Step S872
When the big hit symbol is not displayed (when a missing symbol is displayed), the display control CPU 101 sets the value of the display control process flag to a value corresponding to the display control command reception waiting process (step S800).

FIG. 48 shows a big hit display process (step S8).
It is a flowchart which shows 05). In the big hit display process, the display control CPU 101 determines whether or not it is a probability change big hit (step S881). Display control CPU 10
1 can determine, for example, whether or not it is a probability variation big hit based on a confirmed symbol. If the jackpot is the probability variable hit, the display control CPU 101 performs display control to display, for example, “variable hit” on the variable display unit 9 (step S88).
2). Specifically, the display instruction of "probable change big hit" is
Notify 103. Then, the VDP 103 creates image data of the indicated display. The image data is combined with the background image. If it is not a probability change big hit, the display control CPU 101 performs display control to display, for example, "big hit" on the variable display unit 9 (step S883).

Thereafter, in the jackpot display process, the main board 31
The display control of the variable display unit 9 is performed based on the display control command in the big hit game state transmitted from. For example, the number of rounds is displayed. And the main substrate 3
When a display control command indicating the end of the big hit game is received from 1 (step S884), the value of the display control process flag is waited for display control command reception (step S800).
(Step S885).

Next, the operation of the effect control means other than the display control means will be described. First, a lamp control CPU 3 mounted on a lamp control board 35 which is an example of an effect control unit
The operation of the lamp control means as the illuminant control means including 51 will be described.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the CPU 351 for lamp control. In the main process, the lamp control CPU 351 first executes an initialization process for initializing a register, a RAM including a work area, an output port, and the like (step S44).
1). Next, it is confirmed whether a lamp control command has been received from the main board 31 (step S442: command confirmation processing). Further, a process of updating the random number according to the content of the received lamp control command is performed (step S44).
3). In this example, in the random number update processing, processing similar to steps S695 and S696 described in the description of the display control board 80 is performed, and when the received command is confirmed to be a fluctuation pattern command in the command confirmation processing, The stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the big hit announcement determination counter of the lamp control board 35 are updated.

Next, the lamp control CPU 351 performs a reach announcement determination process for deciding whether or not to perform the illuminant control relating to the reach announcement (step S444).
A jackpot announcement determination process is performed to determine whether or not to perform the light emitter control for the jackpot announcement (step S445). Then, a command execution process, such as a process of changing lamp data to be used, is performed in accordance with the received lamp control command and the determination result of the reach announcement and the jackpot announcement (step S446). Note that the lamp control command from the main board 31 is fetched by an interrupt process started in response to the input of the INT signal, and is stored in an input buffer formed in the RAM.

Thereafter, in this embodiment, the lamp control CPU 351 shifts to a loop process for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (step S447). And FIG.
As shown by 0, when a timer interrupt occurs, the lamp control CPU 351 sets a timer interrupt flag (step S451). If the timer interrupt flag is set in the main processing, the CPU 351 for the lamp control
Clears the flag (step S44)
8), a lamp process update process and a port output process are performed (steps S449 and S450).

In this embodiment, the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED that is controlled to blink in accordance with the progress of the game is RO
It is controlled according to the lamp data stored in M.
The ramp data is prepared for each type of control pattern (a control command indicating the type of change pattern designation shown in FIG. 21 and control relating to other game effects transmitted from the game control means according to the game progress state). If reach notification is provided for each control command that is prepared for each command and further indicates the type of variation pattern specification,
In the case of giving a jackpot notice, the reach announcement and the jackpot notice are provided for each case). In the lamp data, data indicating that the lamp / LED is to be turned on or off, and data indicating the period of turning on or off (process timer value) are set. That is,
In the control data area, data indicating a lighting pattern of the light emitter is stored.

In the ramp process update process, a process of subtracting a timer value, which is initially set to a value corresponding to the process timer value, is performed. The lamp / LED is determined to be turned off or lit accordingly, and a process timer value according to the determination result is set in the timer. Also, when the process timer value is set to the timer, it is the time when the switching of the light-on / off is performed.
Data for turning on or off the LED is output to the corresponding output port.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the timer interruption is performed every 2 ms. That is, the ramp process update process and the port output process are activated every 2 ms.

Here, the address map of the ROM mounted on the lamp control board 35 will be described. The ROM area includes a control data area and a control program area.
The control data area includes an initialization data table used for initialization of a register, a RAM, an output port, etc., a storage display LED display table used for turning on / off the start storage display 18, and a lamp described later. Data is stored. In the control program area, a main processing program, initialization processing,
Each program for command recognition processing and command execution processing is stored, and programs for specific lamp / LED processing, lamp process update processing, port output processing, command reception interrupt processing, and timer interrupt processing are also stored.

FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the lamp data stored in the control data area. In this embodiment, data indicating the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED is stored in the lamp data in the control data area. In the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED stored in the lamp data, the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED as shown in FIG. 51 is defined corresponding to the variation pattern command (80XX (H)). Furthermore, the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED when the reach announcement is performed and the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED when the big hit announcement is performed are determined in accordance with the variation mode. That is, in this example, the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED when the reach announcement stored in the lamp data is performed or the lamp / LE when the big hit announcement is performed is performed.
The lighting pattern of D is set so that the lamps / LEDs are turned on in synchronization with the variation of the reach notice display or the big hit notice display executed on the display control board 80. Then, in the lamp process update process (step S449) in the main process, the turning on / off of the lamp / LED is controlled with reference to the lamp data. Therefore, the control is performed by the variation pattern command from the main board 31, whether or not to perform the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement, and the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED selected according to the variation mode when performing the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement. Then, the turning on / off of the lamp / LED is controlled in synchronization with the reach notice display and the big hit notice display on the display control board 80.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing the reach announcement determination processing in step S444. In the reach announcement determination process, the ramp control CPU 351 first extracts a reach announcement random number (step S444a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a reach announcement determination counter is extracted as a reach announcement random number. Then, it is confirmed whether to reach or not to reach (step S4)
44b). The confirmation is performed using a display control command indicating a stop symbol received from the main board 31. Alternatively, the main board 31 may transmit a lamp control command indicating whether or not to reach to the lamp control board 35, and the confirmation may be made based on the lamp control command. If it is determined to be out of position, the CPU 351 for lamp control
Uses the table shown on the right side of FIG. 38 (A) to determine whether or not to perform the reach announcement, and to perform the advance notice, determines the mode of the advance notice (step S444c).

In the case of reaching, the ramp control CPU 351 determines whether or not to perform the reach announcement using the table shown on the left side of FIG. The mode of the notice is determined (step S444)
d).

[0230] When it is determined that the reach announcement is to be performed (step S444e), the reach announcement execution flag is set (step S444f). The reach announcement execution flag is provided, for example, for each announcement mode, and is set when the reach announcement is performed in a corresponding mode. The reach announcement execution flag is used to determine the lamp / LED lighting pattern to be used from the lamp / LED lighting patterns stored in the lamp data in the lamp process update process (step S449) in the main process. Can be That is, in this example, the main substrate 31
The lighting pattern of the corresponding lamp / LED is selected from the lamp data in accordance with the EXT data of the fluctuation pattern data from the data, the state of the reach announcement execution flag, and the state of the jackpot announcement execution flag described later, and the illumination pattern of the lamp / LED is selected. The turning on / off of the lamp / LED is controlled according to the following. The reach announcement execution flag is reset when the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED to be used is determined in the lamp process update process (step S449).

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80, 3
The stored value of the reach announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a reach announcement random number, and whether or not the reach can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the confirmation and the reach announcement determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(A)), a decision regarding the reach notice is made according to the contents of (A)), so that each effect control board 80, 35, 7
At 0, a decision is made to take the relevant control over the reach announcement.

FIG. 53 is a flowchart showing the jackpot announcement determination process in step S445. In the jackpot announcement determination process, the lamp control CPU 351 first extracts a jackpot announcement random number (step S445a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a jackpot announcement determination counter is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number. Then, it is confirmed whether or not to make a big hit (step S445b). The confirmation is performed using, for example, a lamp control command received from the main board 31 and indicating a left and right middle stop symbol. If not a big hit, the CPU 351 for lamp control
Using the table shown on the right side of (B), it is determined whether or not to perform the jackpot announcement, and when the announcement is to be made, the mode of the announcement is determined (step S445c).

If a big hit is to be made in step S445b, the ramp control CPU 351 determines whether or not to make a big hit notice by using the table shown on the left side of FIG. In this case, the mode of the notice is determined (step S445d).

If it is determined that a big hit notice is to be given (step S445e), a big hit notice execution flag is set (step S445f). The jackpot notice execution flag is provided, for example, for each notice mode, and is set when a jackpot notice is given in a corresponding mode. The jackpot announcement execution flag is used in the lamp process update process (step S449) in the main process to determine the lamp / LED lighting pattern to be used from the lamp / LED lighting patterns stored in the lamp data. Can be That is, in this example, the main substrate 31
The lighting pattern of the corresponding lamp / LED is selected from the lamp data in accordance with the EXT data of the fluctuation pattern data from the above, the state of the reach announcement execution flag, and the state of the jackpot announcement execution flag, and according to the illumination pattern of the lamp / LED. Lighting / extinguishing of the lamp / LED is controlled. The big hit notice execution flag is reset when the lighting pattern of the lamp / LED to be used is determined in the lamp process update process (step S449).

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80, 3
The stored value of the jackpot announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number, and whether or not to be a jackpot that can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the check and the jackpot notice determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(B)) It is configured to make a decision regarding the jackpot notice according to the content of (B)).
At 0, a decision is made to take the relevant control over the jackpot notice.

Next, the operation of the sound control means (sound control means) including the sound control CPU 701 mounted on the sound control board 70 as an example of the effect control means will be described.

FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing the main processing executed by CPU 701 for sound control. C for sound control
In the main processing, the PU 701 first registers
An initialization process for initializing a RAM including a work area, an output port, and the like is executed (step S461). Next, it is determined whether a sound control command has been received from the main board 31 (step S462: command confirmation processing).
Further, a process of updating the random number according to the content of the received sound control command is performed (step S463). In this example,
In the random number update processing, processing similar to steps S695 and S696 described in the description of the display control board 80 is performed. If the received command is confirmed to be a variable pattern command in the command confirmation processing, the sound control board The stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the big hit announcement determination counter included in 70 are updated.

Next, the sound control CPU 701 performs reach announcement determination processing for deciding whether or not to perform audio output control for reach announcement (step S464), and determines whether or not to perform audio output control for jackpot announcement. A jackpot announcement determination process to be determined is performed (step S465). Then, a command execution process, such as a process of changing voice data to be used, is performed in accordance with the received sound control command and the determination result of the reach announcement and the jackpot announcement (step S).
466). The sound control command from the main board 31 is
The data is captured by an interrupt process started in response to the input of the INT signal, and stored in an input buffer formed in the RAM.

After that, in this embodiment, the sound control C
The PU 701 monitors the timer interrupt flag (Step S4
The process proceeds to a loop process for performing 67). Then, as shown in FIG. 55, when a timer interrupt occurs, the sound control CPU
701 sets a timer interrupt flag (Step S
471). If the timer interrupt flag is set in the main process, the sound control CPU 701 clears the flag (step S468), and performs the voice process updating process and the port output process (steps S469 and S470).

In this embodiment, the sound pattern output from the speaker 27 in accordance with the progress of the game is controlled according to the sound data stored in the ROM. Audio data is prepared for each type of control pattern (see FIG. 2).
The control command is provided for each of the control commands indicating the type of the variation pattern designation shown in FIG. 2 and the control commands related to other game effects transmitted from the game control means in accordance with the game progress status, and further, the control indicating the type of the variation pattern designation This is prepared for each of the case where the advance notice is given, the case where the big hit notice is given, and the case where the reach notice and the big hit notice are given in correspondence with the respective commands).

The voice synthesizing circuit 702 includes a transfer request signal (SIRQ) and a serial clock signal (SIC).
K), a serial data signal (SI) and a transfer end signal (SRDY). Voice synthesis circuit 702
When SIRQ goes low, SI is fetched one bit at a time in synchronization with SICK, and when SRDY goes low, data consisting of each SI
Is interpreted as two audio data.

In each audio data, data corresponding to the serial data signal output to the audio synthesis circuit 702 and data indicating the duration (process timer value) of the audio generated according to the data are set. I have. That is, the control data stores data indicating an output pattern from the sound generating means (the speaker 27 in this example).

In the voice process updating process, a process of subtracting the value of the timer in which the value corresponding to the process timer value is initially set is performed, and when the timer times out, the value of the data set to the next address in the voice data is changed. It is determined that the output voice is changed accordingly, and a process timer value according to the determination result is set in the timer. Further, when the process timer value is set to the timer, the output sound is switched, so in the port output process (step S470), the output sound is output via the output port for outputting data to the sound synthesis circuit 702.
Data corresponding to the new output voice is output to the voice synthesis circuit 702.

More specifically, the voice control CPU 701
In the port output processing, the SIRQ is turned on (low level), the data (voice command) read from the ROM (voice command data area) is output as SI in synchronization with SICK, and when the output is completed, SRDY is set to low level. I do. When receiving the data by the SI, the voice synthesis circuit 702 generates a voice according to the received data.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the timer interruption is performed every 2 ms. That is, the voice process updating process and the port output process are activated every 2 ms.

Here, the RO mounted on the sound control board 70 is
The address map of M will be described. The ROM area includes a control data area and a control program area. The control data area stores an initialization data table used when initializing registers, RAMs, output ports, and the like. In the control data area, an address of a program in which a process corresponding to the upper byte (MODE data) of the voice control command is stored, and a MOD
A command upper byte table in which an address table corresponding to the E data is set is stored. In the command execution process (step S466), the contents of the command upper byte table are referred to according to the MODE data of the received voice control command, and the corresponding process (program) is executed. In the process, data in the audio data selection table stored next to the command upper byte table in the control data area is specified according to the address table and the lower byte (EXT data) of the received voice control command. . Then, the audio data indicated by the specified data is selected.

The control program area stores a main processing program and programs for initialization processing, command recognition processing, and command execution processing. Also,
A voice address selection program is also stored.
Further, the control program area stores voice process update processing, port output processing, command reception interrupt processing, and timer interrupt processing.

In this embodiment, the speech synthesis circuit 702
Is stored in the voice command data in the control data area. Then, in the voice process updating process (step S469) in the main process, the voice data is referred to, and the output voice is controlled with reference to the voice command data. FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of audio data stored in the control data area. In this embodiment, data (voice command data) indicating a voice output pattern is stored in the voice data in the control data area. As the sound output pattern stored in the sound data, a sound output pattern as shown in FIG. 56 is used as the fluctuation pattern command (80XX (H))
In addition, a voice output pattern in the case of performing a reach announcement and a voice output pattern in the case of performing a jackpot announcement are respectively defined according to the variation mode. That is, in this example, the audio output pattern for performing the reach announcement stored in the audio data or the audio output pattern for performing the jackpot announcement is the reach announcement display or the jackpot executed on the display control board 80. The sound output is set in synchronization with the change of the notice display. Then, in the audio process update process (step S469) in the main process, the audio output is controlled with reference to the audio data. Therefore, when the control is performed by the variation pattern command from the main board 31, whether to perform the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement, and the voice output pattern selected according to the variation mode when performing the reach announcement or the jackpot announcement, the display is performed. The audio output is controlled in synchronization with the reach notice display and the big hit notice display on the control board 80.

FIG. 57 is a flowchart showing the reach announcement determination processing in step S464. In the reach announcement determination process, the sound control CPU 701 first extracts a reach announcement random number (step S464a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a reach announcement determination counter is extracted as a reach announcement random number. Then, it is determined whether to reach or lose (step S464)
b). The confirmation is performed using a display control command indicating a stop symbol received from the main board 31. The main substrate 31
Alternatively, a sound control command indicating whether or not to reach may be transmitted to the sound control board 70, and the confirmation may be performed based on the sound control command. In the case of an out-of-position, the sound control CPU 701 executes the processing in FIG.
Using the table shown on the right side of (A), it is determined whether or not to perform the reach announcement, and in the case of performing the advance notice, the mode of the advance notice is determined (step S464c).

In the case of reaching, the sound control C
The PU 701 uses the table shown on the left side of FIG. 38 (A) to determine whether or not to perform the reach announcement, and to perform the advance notice, to determine the mode of the advance notice (step S464).
d).

If it is determined that the reach announcement is to be performed (step S464e), the reach announcement execution flag is set (step S464f). The reach announcement execution flag is provided, for example, for each announcement mode, and is set when the reach announcement is performed in a corresponding mode. The reach announcement execution flag is used to determine a voice output pattern to be used from voice output patterns stored in the voice data in the voice process update process (step S469) in the main process. That is, in this example, the EX of the variation pattern data from the main board 31 is
A corresponding audio output pattern is selected from the audio data in accordance with the T data, the state of the reach announcement execution flag, and the state of the jackpot announcement flag described later, and the audio output is controlled according to the audio output pattern. The reach announcement execution flag is set in the voice process update process (step S46).
In 9), when the audio output pattern to be used is determined, it is reset.

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80, 3
The stored value of the reach announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a reach announcement random number, and whether or not the reach can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the confirmation and the reach announcement determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(A)), a decision regarding the reach notice is made according to the contents of (A)), so that each effect control board 80, 35, 7
At 0, a decision is made to take the relevant control over the reach announcement.

FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing the jackpot announcement determination process in step S465. In the jackpot announcement determination process, the CPU 701 for sound control first extracts a jackpot announcement random number (step S465a). In this embodiment, a value stored in a jackpot announcement determination counter is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number. Then, it is confirmed whether or not to make a big hit (step S465b). Confirmation is
This is performed using, for example, a sound control command received from the main board 31 and indicating a left and right middle stop symbol. If a big hit is not to be made, the sound control CPU 701 determines whether or not to make a big hit notice using the table shown on the right side of FIG. (Step S465c).

In the case of making a big hit in step S465b, the sound control CPU 701 determines whether or not to make a big hit notice using the table shown on the left side of FIG. In this case, the mode of the notice is determined (step S465d).

If it is determined that a big hit notice is to be given (step S465e), a big hit notice execution flag is set (step S465f). The jackpot notice execution flag is provided, for example, for each notice mode, and is set when a jackpot notice is given in a corresponding mode. The jackpot announcement execution flag is used when determining a voice output pattern to be used from voice output patterns stored in voice data in a voice process update process (step S469) in the main process. That is,
In this example, the variation pattern data E from the main board 31 is
A corresponding audio output pattern is selected from the audio data according to the state of the XT data, the state of the reach announcement execution flag, and the state of the jackpot announcement execution flag, and the output audio is controlled in accordance with the audio output pattern. It should be noted that the jackpot notice execution flag indicates the voice process update process (step S46)
In 9), when the audio output pattern to be used is determined, it is reset.

As described above, each of the effect control boards 80 and 3
The stored value of the jackpot announcement determination counter storing the same value at 5, 70 is extracted as a jackpot announcement random number, and whether or not to be a jackpot that can be determined by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 is determined. 38, the result of the check and the jackpot notice determination table (FIG. 38) similarly prepared in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70.
(B)) It is configured to make a decision regarding the jackpot notice according to the content of (B)).
At 0, a decision is made to take the relevant control over the jackpot notice.

As described above, the display control board 80,
The lamp control board 35 and the sound control board 70 are respectively identical to the main board 31 (80XX in the above example).
(H)) The configuration is such that the stored value of the reach notification determination counter is updated in response to the reception of the control command of (H)). Can be updated and stored.

Also, as described above, each of the substrates 80, 3
Since it is determined whether or not to perform the control regarding the reach announcement according to the stored value of the reach announcement determination counter which is set to the same value at 5, 70, and if so, the content is determined. Each of the substrates 80, 35, and 70 can execute control relating to reach notice in synchronization.

Also, as described above, the display control board 8
0, the lamp control board 35 and the sound control board 70 update the stored value of the jackpot notice determination counter in response to the reception of the same form of control command from the main board 31, respectively. The stored values of the jackpot announcement determination counters at 35 and 70 can be updated and held at the same time during the same period.

Also, as described above, each of the substrates 80, 3
Since it is determined whether or not to perform the control regarding the jackpot notice according to the stored value of the jackpot notice determination counter which is set to the same value at 5, 70, and if so, the content is determined. Each of the boards 80, 35, and 70 can execute the control for the big hit notice in synchronization.

As described above, the main board 31 transmits a control command including the same value of EXT data to each of the boards 80, 35, and 70 at the same time, and the main boards 31 receive the control commands. By updating the predetermined stored value (the stored value of the reach announcement determination counter or the jackpot announcement determination counter) based on the EXT data, each of the substrates 80, 35, and 70 holds the same stored value. Each substrate 80, 3
Synchronous control determined based on the same stored value held in 5, 70 can be performed.
Therefore, even if the display control board 80 is configured to determine whether or not to perform a predetermined effect such as a reach notice or a big hit notice, each of the boards 35 and 70 that perform game effects other than the display control board 80 is performed. In the display control board 8
0 can perform an effect synchronized with a predetermined effect performed using the variable display device 8. For example, in a pattern synchronized with the reach announcement that is determined and executed by the display control board 80, the lamp control board 35 can perform an effect using a light emitter, and the sound control board 70 can perform an effect using sound. become.

Further, as described above, the configuration is such that the stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are updated in accordance with the value indicated by the EXT data of the fluctuation pattern command. Depending on the configuration,
In each of the substrates 80, 35, and 70, a synchronized numerical value having randomness can be generated. That is, the number of types of EXT data indicating the type of control is larger than that of MODE data indicating the classification of commands, and the EXT data is generated to some extent at random, so that randomness of numerical values can be ensured.

Further, as described above, the configuration is such that the stored values of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter are updated in response to the reception of the fluctuation pattern command. Thus, a configuration for generating a synchronized numerical value can be simplified. That is, unlike a command transmitted only to the display control board 80, such as a symbol designation command, the variation pattern command is output to all boards, so that in each board, the received command is The updating process of the numerical value may be performed without determining whether or not the numerical value is received by the control unit. Thus, in this example, each substrate 8
To generate a numerical value synchronized between 0, 35, and 70, a variation pattern command, which is an appropriate command, is used.

In each of the above embodiments, the random number value is updated using the value indicated in the EXT data of the pattern command (80XX (H)). Production control board 80, 35, 7
0, and EX of the pattern command (80XX (H))
The random number value may be updated using the value shown in the update value table corresponding to the value shown in the T data. FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the update value table in which the relationship between the EXT data of the pattern command (80XX (H)) and the update values is shown. In this example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, first, the main board 31 transmits, for example, a pattern command (80A3 (H)) to each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 at a predetermined timing, for example. Upon receiving the pattern command (80A3 (H)), each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 refers to the update value table and associates it with the value (A3 (H)) indicated in the EXT data of the pattern command. The updated value (in this case, “12”) is extracted. Then, each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 updates the random number value by, for example, adding the extracted updated value to the held random number value. Further, for example, when a pattern command (8001 (H)) is received,
Each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 refers to the update value table and updates the value (here, “07”) associated with the value (01 (H)) indicated in the EXT data of the pattern command. Is extracted. And each effect control board 8
0, 35, and 70 update the random value by adding, for example, the extracted update value to the held random value. With such a configuration in which the update value is determined using the update value table, the randomness of the numerical value can be further improved by setting the setting value of the update value table so as to increase the randomness. .

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the held random number value is updated based on the contents of the EXT data of the pattern command (80XX (H)). Irrespective of this, the random number value may be updated by adding a specific value in response to the reception of the pattern command (80XX (H)). In this example, first, the main board 31 transmits a pattern command to each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 at a predetermined timing, for example. Then, when receiving the variation pattern command, each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70 adds a specific value (for example, “3”) to the held random number value,
What is necessary is just to update a random value.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the pattern command (80XX (H)) is used as the control command of the same form sent to each of the effect control boards 80, 35, 70. For example, a dedicated command for updating a random value may be used as the control command. The dedicated command for updating the random number is, for example, M
The ODE data includes information indicating that the command is a dedicated command for updating a random number, and the EXT data includes information regarding a value to be added to the random number up to now. In this case, the main board 31 transmits a dedicated command for updating a random number to each effect control board at a predetermined timing, for example, and the effect control board 8
The random number value may be updated based on the contents of the EXT data of the dedicated command for random number value update received at 0, 35, and 70.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the initial value is set in the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter in the initialization processing in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70. A configuration may be adopted in which an initial value can be set during the game and returned to the initial value. In this case, for example, a control command for setting an initial value to the reach announcement determination counter and the big hit announcement determination counter in the initialization process is provided, and the initial value is set at a predetermined timing during the game. Good.
Alternatively, a control command for setting an initial value to the reach announcement determination counter and a control command for setting an initial value to the jackpot announcement determination counter are separately provided in the initialization processing, and at a predetermined timing during the game. An initial value may be set. In this configuration, first, at a predetermined timing, for example, at a predetermined time or after a predetermined control is completed, each of the effect control substrates 80, 3
A control command for setting an initial value is output to 5, 70. Then, in response to the reception of the control command for setting the initial value, each effect control board 8
0, 35, and 70 respectively set an initial value to the corresponding counter designated by the control command. The control command for setting the initial value includes, for example, a command for performing an effect at the start of a big hit, a command during a round opening, a command for performing an effect at the end of a big hit, and a standby screen. (Note that in this example, the standby screen is displayed when the control command is not received for a predetermined period (see steps S811, S812). Initialization may be performed when a period control command is not received), or a specific command (for example, a fluctuation pattern command selected when a display result is a big hit) among commands for specifying a fluctuation pattern Or a fluctuation pattern command that is likely to be selected when the display result is a big hit) Symbol designating command (in this case, is determined based on the pattern designating command in left right), and the like. With this configuration, even if the random number values held by the respective effect control boards are out of synchronization for some reason during the progress of the game, the synchronization of the random number values can be restored. Therefore, it is possible to recover to a state where a synchronized game effect can be performed.

In each of the above-described embodiments, it is determined whether to reach (steps S821b and S444).
b, S464b, etc.) and determination of whether or not to make a big hit (steps S831b, S445b, S465b, etc.)
Is mainly performed by each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70. However, a control command for specifying whether to reach or not to hit the main board 31 is transmitted to each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70. As a configuration sent to
Each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70 may be configured so as not to determine whether to reach or to determine whether to make a big hit. With this configuration, each effect control board 8
Numerals 0, 35, and 70 determine a random number value table (FIG. 38) to be used based on a control command for specifying whether or not a reach is made from the main board 31 and whether or not a big hit is made. The effect mode may be determined according to the value stored in the application counter.

Also, in each of the above-described embodiments, the reach announcement effect and the big hit announcement effect are executed in synchronization with each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70. However, the present invention is not limited to the announcement effect, and other effects may be used. May be executed synchronously. For example, the entire effect from the start of the variable display to the display of the display result on the variable display unit 9 (eg,
A lottery is performed in each of the effect control boards 80, 35, and 70, and either the effect pattern A or the effect pattern B is determined by lottery, and the effect during the big hit (for example, the effect during the big hit is developed into a story). , Each effect control board 8
A lottery is performed at 0, 35, and 70, and the contents of the story are determined by lottery from a plurality of stories during a big hit), an effect of selecting a probability change or a time reduction (each effect control board 8)
At 0, 35, and 70, a lottery is performed, and the effect game content for notifying the probability change or the number of times saved is determined from among a plurality of types of effect games. For example, a game is provided in advance to notify whether or not a certain change is caused by the result of an effect, and a game is provided in advance to notify whether or not the result is changed by a result of a dharma-dropping effect. And various effects such as "determine".

The present invention is not limited to pachinko gaming machines, but can be applied to other gaming machines such as slot machines. Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is an example of another gaming machine will be described. FIG.
Is a front view of the slot machine 500 as viewed from the front. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 500 has a game panel 501 detachably mounted near the center. Also,
Near the center of the front of the gaming panel 501, a variable display area 502 for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols is provided. On the left side of the variable display area 502, a single bet lamp 5
03, two betting ramp 504 and three betting ramp 50
5 are provided. On the right side of the variable display area 502, a game over lamp 506, a replay lamp 5
07, a weight lamp 508, a start lamp 509, and a medal insertion instruction lamp 510 are provided.

In the lower part of the variable display area 502, there are provided a credit display 511, a game count display 512, and a payout display 513, each of which is constituted by a 7-segment LED, and the corresponding numerical value is digitally displayed. In this embodiment, the variable display area 502 has three symbol display areas, “left”, “middle”, and “right”. Is provided.

An operation table 520 provided with various input switches for the player to perform various operations is provided below the game panel 501. Operation table 5
The BET switch 521 for betting (betting) one coin at a time on the back side of the coin 20, and the maximum number of coins (three in this example) that can be bet in one game is BE.
A MAXBET switch 522, a settlement switch 523, and a coin insertion slot 524 for performing T are provided. The coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 524 is detected by a not-shown inserted coin sensor. In this example, every time a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 524,
For example, the numerical value displayed on the credit indicator 511 is increased by one, with the upper limit being 50 sheets. Then, each time the BET switch 521 is pressed and one coin is bet, the numerical value displayed on the credit indicator 511 is reduced by one.
In addition, every time the MAXBET switch 522 is pressed and three coins are bet, the numerical value displayed on the credit indicator 511 is reduced by three.

On the front side of the operation table 520, a start switch 525, a left reel stop switch 526
a, a middle reel stop switch 526b, a right reel stop switch 526c, and a coin jam clearing switch 527 are provided. Lamps 528a and 528b are provided on the left and right sides of the operation table 520, respectively. A title panel 530 that is detachably attached is provided below the operation table 520. On the title panel 530, the model name of the slot machine is drawn. A speaker 531 for outputting a sound effect or the like is provided below the title panel 530.
In addition, a coin storage plate 532 is provided below the title panel 530 for storing coins exceeding the number that can be internally stored (50 in this example).

At the upper part of the game panel 501, there is provided a panel 540 which is detachably attached. In the vicinity of the center of the panel 540, an LCD (liquid crystal display) 541 for notifying a player of a game method, a game state, and the like is provided. For example, when a winning occurs, an image in which the character performs a predetermined operation is displayed on the LCD 541 to notify the player that a winning flag described later is set. On the upper part of the panel 540, lamps 542, 543, and 544 for notifying various information are provided. In addition, on the left and right sides outside the panel 540, two sound effects are emitted.
Two speakers 545a and 545b are provided. Further, game effect lamps 550, 551, 552, 553 are provided around the outside of the game panel 501.

Next, a winning combination generated in the slot machine 500 will be described. The winning combinations include a small role winning, a replay winning, a big bonus winning, and a regular bonus winning. In the slot machine 500, a random number is extracted at the timing when the start switch 525 is operated, and it is determined whether or not any of the above winning combinations is allowed to generate a winning. The fact that a winning is allowed is referred to as "internal winning". When an internal win is made, a win flag indicating that fact is set inside the slot machine 500.

In the game with the winning flag set, the reels 514a to 514c are controlled so that a winning combination corresponding to the winning flag can be drawn.
Therefore, it is possible to generate a winning of the combination corresponding to the winning flag by the pressing operation of the reels 514a to 514c. On the other hand, in a game in which the winning flag is not set, the reel 5 is controlled so that no prize is generated.
14a to 514c are controlled. Therefore, the reel 514
Even if the eye-pressing operations a to 514c are performed, a prize cannot be generated. Even if the winning flag is set, if no winning corresponding to the winning flag can be generated, the winning flag is cleared. However, unlike the winning flags of the other winning combinations, the winning flags of the regular bonus winning and the big bonus winning will correspond to the winning flags if no winning occurs in the game with the winning flag set. Until a prize is generated, the winning flag is carried over to the next and subsequent games.

Here, the “small role prize” means that a special game such as a big bonus game or a regular bonus game does not occur, or a replay game does not occur.
This is a prize that involves only giving a valuable value (for example, credit or medal). Also, "replay winning"
This is a prize in which a privilege that the next game can be started without consuming medals or credits is given. The “regular bonus prize” is a prize in which a privilege that allows the regular bonus game to be played a plurality of times is provided. In the regular bonus game, only the special winning combination is valid during the regular bonus game, and the winning combination is internally won with an extremely high probability. In addition, "Big Bonus Winning"
A prize in which a privilege that allows the player to play the big bonus game a plurality of times is given. In the big bonus game, the winning probabilities of the small role winning and the regular bonus winning are set to a high probability state. The big bonus game is
The bonus game is provided until the regular bonus prize is generated a predetermined number of times or the predetermined maximum number of big bonus games is exhausted.

Next, an outline of the game provided by the slot machine will be described. For example, a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 524 and the BET switch 521 or MAX
When the bet amount is set by, for example, pressing the BET switch 522, the start lamp 509 is lit to notify the player that the operation of the start switch 525 has been effectively accepted. When the start switch 525 is operated by the player while the start lamp 509 is turned on, each of the symbol display reels 514a to 514c provided in the variable display area 502 unless the start time is within the wait time period. Start spinning. In addition,
The wait time is a game progress adjustment period set for the slot machine in order to prevent the game from progressing too quickly. Also, the start switch 525
When a regular bonus prize or a big bonus prize is internally won at the timing at which is operated, the player is informed that the internal prize has been won by, for example, displaying a screen in which a predetermined character is performing a predetermined operation on the LCD 543. And so on.

When a predetermined time elapses after the symbol display reels 514a to 514c start rotating, the operation valid lamps provided in the reel stop switches 526a to 526c are turned on. When the operation valid lamp is turned on, the player is notified that the operation of each of the reel stop switches 526a to 526c has become valid. The player can determine the order in which the symbol display reels 514a to 514c are stopped. When the player presses any one of the reel stop switches 526a to 526c, the corresponding operation enable lamp goes out. Then, the rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch stops. If the symbol display reels 514a to 514c are left for a predetermined period of time without stopping, the symbol display reels 514a to 514c automatically stop,
Each operation valid lamp goes out.

All symbol display reels 514a to 514c
Stops, the upper, middle, and lower symbol display reels 514a to 514c displayed in the variable display area 502 are displayed.
Of the lower three symbols, whether or not a winning has been determined is determined by a combination of symbols located on an effective winning line determined according to the number of bets. When the bet number is 1, only the middle one horizontal pay line in the variable display area 502 is valid. When the bet number is 2, three horizontal pay lines in the upper, middle, and lower rows in the variable display area 502 are valid. When the bet number is 3, a total of five pay lines, ie, three horizontal rows and two diagonally opposite diagonal lines in the variable display area 502 are activated lines.

When a combination of symbols on the activated line has a predetermined specific display mode and a prize is generated, a predetermined game effect is made by sound, light, display on the LCD 543, etc., and a prize is generated. The game according to is started.

FIG. 62 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a main board (game control board) 600 provided in the slot machine 500. FIG. 62 shows an effect control board 630,
Also shown are a reel unit 650, a lamp control board 660, and a sound control board 680. Note that other boards such as a power board and a relay board are also connected to the main board 600,
It is not shown in FIG. The main board 600 includes a basic circuit 601 for controlling the slot machine 500 in accordance with a control program, and a switch circuit 6 for supplying a signal from the start switch 525 and a stop switch signal from each of the stop switches 526a to 526c to the basic circuit 601.
06, and a motor circuit 607 for driving a reel motor 651 for rotating the symbol display reels 514a to 514c in accordance with a command from the basic circuit 501.
The motor circuit 607 includes the respective symbol display reels 514a to 514a.
A reel control signal is output to the reel motor 630 in order to control the rotation and stop of the reel 4c.

The basic circuit 601 includes a CPU 602 for performing a control operation according to a program, a RAM 603 as an example of a storage means used as a work memory, a ROM 604 for storing a game control program and the like, and an I / O port section 605. In this embodiment, the RAM 60
3. The ROM 604 is built in the CPU 602. That is, the CPU 602 is a one-chip microcomputer. Note that the one-chip microcomputer only needs to include at least the RAM 603,
The 604 and the I / O port unit 605 may be external or built-in. Also, the I / O port unit 605
Is a terminal capable of inputting and outputting information in the microcomputer.

Further, the main board 600 includes a random number generating circuit 612 for generating each random number such as a big hit random number (in this case, a random number that allows the occurrence of a bonus game), and a random number generating circuit in response to receiving a start switch signal. A sampling circuit 613 for obtaining a random number from the 612 and outputting the random number to the basic circuit 601 is provided. Although not shown, the main board 600 includes, for example, 8-bit data and a 1-bit strobe signal (INT signal) corresponding to each of the effect control board 630, the lamp control board 660, and the sound control board 680. A plurality of output buffer circuits to be output are provided.

In the present embodiment, the effect control board 630
An effect control unit mounted on the slot machine 500 performs display control of the LCD 541 provided in the slot machine 500 and lighting control of the reel lamp 652. Under the control of the effect control means, various information such as a display relating to a winning announcement and a display for notifying a game state and a game method are displayed on the LCD 541. In addition, the lamp control means mounted on the lamp control board 660 includes various game effect lamps 550 and the like provided in the slot machine 500 and the fluorescent lamp 631.
Is controlled. Further, the sound control means mounted on the sound control board 680 controls the sound output of the speakers 531, 545a, 545b provided in the slot machine 500.

In this embodiment, each substrate 63
0, 660 and 680 are the same as the above-described substrates 80, 35 and 70 described in the pachinko machine (see FIG. 38).
Each is provided with the same random number value table in which the probability that the winning announcement is determined differs between the state where the internal winning is performed and the state where the internal winning is not performed. In addition, each substrate 630, 66
The reference numeral 0,680 has a prize announcement determination counter whose stored value is updated by, for example, the value indicated by the EXT data of the variation pattern command in response to the reception of the variation pattern command specifying the variation pattern from the main board 600. . The effect control unit does not control the display of the variable display area 502 in this example, but performs control for performing a predetermined display on the LCD 541 according to the fluctuation pattern command. In this example, the same initial value (for example, “00”) is set to the stored value of the winning announcement determination counter by the initialization process in each of the substrates 630, 660, and 680. The effect control means refers to the random value table based on the random number value stored in the prize announcement determination counter, and as a result, decides to perform the prize announcement.
During a predetermined period until 4a to 514c are stopped,
541, a display for notifying that there is a possibility of winning a big bonus (see FIG.
9, see FIG. 30). Also, the lamp control board 660
The sound control board 60 performs the same processing as that of the effect control board 630, and determines that the effect control board 630 has decided to give a prize notice.
The control relating to the light emitter and the sound output is executed in synchronization with the control of 0.

[0287] The reel unit 650 includes a reel motor 651, a reel lamp 652, and a reel sensor 653.
And are stored. The reel motor 651 is a motor for rotating each of the reels 514a to 514c.
The reel lamp 652 is provided inside each of the reels 514a to 514c, and is a lamp for illuminating, from the inside of the reel, a symbol visually recognized in the variable display area 501 among the symbols drawn on each of the reels 514a to 514c. . The reel sensor 653 is a sensor for detecting the rotation state and the number of rotations of each of the reels 514a to 514c.

As shown in FIG. 62, the detection signal of the start switch 525 is input to the basic circuit 601 via the switch circuit 606 and to the sampling circuit 613. When the detection signal of the start switch 525 is input, the basic circuit 601
And outputs a reel control signal via the. The reel motor 651 is driven by the reel control signal, and each reel 514 is driven.
a to 514c start rotating.

At the timing when the detection signal of the start switch 525 is input, the sampling circuit 613 extracts one random number from the random number generation circuit 612 and
Output to The CPU 602 includes a sampling circuit 613
With reference to the random number received from the CPU and the winning determination table for each winning combination stored in the ROM 604, it is determined whether or not the occurrence of a winning is permitted for each winning combination.
It is stored in the AM 603. In this way, at the timing when the start switch 525 is operated, it is determined whether or not a winning combination has been won. After that, the CPU 602 controls the reels 514a to 514c according to the winning result for each winning combination.

Further, in response to the input of the detection signal of the start switch 525, the CPU 602 outputs a control command capable of specifying the start of the game to each board such as the effect control board 630 via the buffer circuit 611. I do. The effect control board 630 controls the LCD 541 and the like according to the effect pattern determined at the start of the game, based on the received control command. Further, the lamp control board 660 controls the game effect lamp 550 and the like in accordance with the lighting pattern determined at the time of starting the game, based on the received control command. Further, based on the received control command, the sound control board 680 controls the speakers 531, 545 a, 545 b according to a sound output pattern determined at the time of starting the game.
Control and so on.

When the detection signals (stop switch signals) of the stop switches 526a to 526c are input, the CPU 602 outputs via the motor circuit 607 the reels (reel 514a to 514a) corresponding to the stop switch signals.
14c) to the reel motor 651. Further, in response to the input of the stop switch signal, the CPU 602 outputs a control command capable of specifying a stop time of the reels 514a to 514c to each board such as the effect control board 630 via a buffer circuit. Each substrate 630, 660,
680 controls the LCD 541, the game effect lamp 550, and the like, the speakers 531, 545a, 545b, and the like, based on the received control command, in accordance with the effect pattern determined according to the stop time of the reels 514a to 514c.

Next, a description will be given of the processing in the case where the effect control board 630 in the slot machine 500 updates the winning announcement determination counter. When the start switch 525 is pressed, the main board 600 controls the display of the variable display area 502 and sends a variation pattern command specifying a variation pattern to each board such as the effect control board 630. Upon receiving the fluctuation pattern command from the main board 600, the effect control means adds the value indicated by the EXT data to the value stored in the winning announcement determination counter. Then
The effect control means confirms whether or not an internal winning has been achieved, and determines whether or not to perform a prize notice by referring to the random value table based on the confirmation result and the value stored in the prize notice determination counter. When it is determined that a prize announcement is to be made, the effect control means further determines an announcement mode. As with the effect control board 630, the lamp control board 660 and the sound control board 680 also update the stored value of the prize notice deciding counter in response to the received pattern command, etc. It is determined whether to perform the control or the sound output control.

As described above, the slot machine 500 shown in this example is a slot machine 500 in which a player can play a predetermined game, and a plurality of types of production electrical components provided in the slot machine 500. (For example, LCD 541, game effect lamp 550, etc., speakers 531, 545a, 5
45b), a plurality of effect control means (for example, effect control means, lamp control means, sound control means) for controlling a plurality of types of effect electric components, and the progress of the game while controlling the progress of the game. Game control means (for example, CPU 602) for transmitting a control signal to each of the plurality of effect control means according to the situation,
A decision data storage unit for storing decision data (for example, a stored value of a prize announcement decision counter) used for deciding whether or not to perform a predetermined game production not specified only by a control signal; Effect determination means capable of determining whether to perform a predetermined game effect using the data for
A data change unit that can change the contents of the decision data storage unit based on the reception of the control signal, and specifies the production contents by the control signal and the production decision unit to control the production electric components; The plurality of data change means included in the means respectively change the effect determination data using the same rule in accordance with the type of the received control signal, and thereby each effect determination effect included in the plurality of effect control means. The means can determine that a predetermined game effect (for example, a winning announcement) is to be performed in synchronization with each other. With such a configuration, it is possible to perform an effect corresponding to each other by the electric components for effect, and there is an effect that the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

[0294] In the slot machine 500 described above, the main board 600 controls the display of the variable display area 502. However, the effect control board 630 may control the display. In this case, the effect control board 630 may be provided with a motor circuit so that the effect control board 630 controls the motor circuit in accordance with the effect control command from the main board 600. With this configuration, the effect control board 630 can control the rotation and stop of each of the symbol display reels 514a to 514c by controlling the motor circuit and outputting a reel control signal to the reel motor 651. Become.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to a slot machine, and even when applied to a slot machine, the effects of the above embodiments can be obtained.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, when the stop symbol of the special symbol variably displayed on the variable display portion 9 based on the winning start becomes a predetermined symbol combination, the predetermined game value is reduced. The first that can be given to players
Although it was a kind of pachinko game machine, a second kind of pachinko game machine, in which a predetermined game value can be given to a player when there is a prize in a predetermined area of an electric accessory to be opened based on a start prize, or a start prize Even if it is a third-type pachinko gaming machine, a predetermined right is generated or continued when there is a prize in a predetermined electric accessory which is opened when a stop symbol of a symbol variably displayed based on a predetermined symbol combination is obtained. The present invention can be applied.

[0297]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of effect control means respectively specify the contents of the effect by the control signal and the effect determination means and control the electric components for the effect. A plurality of included data change means, by changing the effect determination data using the same rule according to the type of the received control signal, each effect determination means included in the plurality of effect control means, Since it is possible to determine that a predetermined game effect is to be performed in synchronism with each other, it is possible to perform effects corresponding to each other by each of the electric components for effect, and thus it is possible to enhance the effect of the effect.

[0298] According to the second aspect of the invention, the effect control means includes a display control means for controlling the variable display device and a sound control means for controlling the sound output means. The game effect performed using the variable display device and the game effect performed by the sound control unit using the sound output unit can be made to correspond to each other.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the effect control means includes a display control means for controlling the variable display device and a second effect control means for controlling the light emitting element. Therefore, the game effect performed by the display control means using the variable display device and the game effect performed by the light emitting element control means using the light emitting element can be made to correspond to each other.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform an announcement effect for giving an advance notice that the display result determined by the display result determination means is in a predetermined display mode, and to perform an announcement effect as a predetermined game effect. With such a configuration, it is possible for each of the effect control means to perform a corresponding announcement effect.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the predetermined display mode is a specific display mode, it is forewarned that each of the effect control means will be a specific display corresponding to each other (actually, the specific display mode is not specified). Is not always displayed) can be performed.

[0302] In the invention described in claim 6, since the predetermined display mode is the reach mode, it is forewarned that the respective reach control means will correspond to each other (not necessarily reach). No), it is possible to perform a notice effect.

[0303] In the invention according to claim 7, the data change means is configured to change the effect determination data using the numerical data included in the control signal. The data can be changed to the same value, and it is possible for each effect control means to determine the effect contents corresponding to each other.

[0304] In the invention according to claim 8, the data change means effects the effect by extracting the change value of the effect determination data from the change value table in which the change value is set corresponding to the numerical data included in the control signal. Since the configuration is such that the determination data is changed, a random change value can be generated with a simple configuration.

[0305] According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the data change means is configured to initialize the contents of the decision data storage means in response to receiving a specific control signal transmitted from the game control means. Therefore, even if the synchronization of the effect determination data in each effect control means is lost for some reason during the progress of the game, the synchronization of the effect determination data can be restored. Therefore, it is possible to recover to a state where a synchronized game effect can be performed.

[0306] According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the specific control signal is a control signal transmitted in connection with the game state becoming the specific game state, so that the specific game state is established. In response to the reception of the control signal transmitted in connection therewith, it becomes possible for each of the effect control means to be in a state in which the game effect can be surely synchronized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration on a main board.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a display control circuit.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a lamp control board.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a voice control board.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by a CPU on a main board.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a relationship between a backup flag and whether or not to execute a game state restoration process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a 2 ms timer interrupt process.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a left and right middle symbol.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a special symbol process process.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining that a hit ball has won a start winning opening.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining a stop symbol for variable display and a process of determining a variation pattern.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a jackpot determination process.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing signal lines of a display control command.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a command form of a control command.

FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing a relationship between an 8-bit control signal and an INT signal which constitute a control command.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of a display control command.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of a lamp control command.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of a voice control command.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a command transmission table.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing one configuration example and another configuration example of command data 2.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of INT data.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a command transmission table.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a display command control process.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a command transmission routine.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a character displayed on the variable display unit.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a character displayed on the variable display unit.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by a display control CPU.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process.

FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a command receiving buffer in the payout control means.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a command reception interrupt process.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a command analysis process.

FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the update timing of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter on each board.

FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing display random numbers.

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship among the display random numbers and the reach mode, the reach announcement mode, and the jackpot announcement mode.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a display control process.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing a display control command reception waiting process of the display control process process.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing reach notice and jackpot notice setting processing of the display control process.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart illustrating an example of reach notice determination processing.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a jackpot notice determination process.

FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a state in which a fluctuation pattern command and the like are set in a command transmission table.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing a whole symbol change start process of the display control process process.

FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing symbol change processing of the display control process.

FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing an all symbol stop waiting process of the display control process process.

FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing a jackpot display process of the display control process process.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by a lamp control CPU.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by the lamp control CPU.

FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram showing lamp data in an address map of a ROM mounted on a lamp control board.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart illustrating an example of reach announcement determination processing executed by a lamp control CPU.

FIG. 53 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a jackpot announcement determination process executed by a lamp control CPU.

FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by a sound control CPU.

FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by the sound control CPU.

FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram showing audio data in an address map of a ROM mounted on the audio control board.

FIG. 57 is a flowchart illustrating an example of reach announcement determination processing executed by a sound control CPU.

FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing an example of a jackpot announcement determination process executed by the sound control CPU.

FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of an update value table.

FIG. 60 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the update timing of the reach announcement determination counter and the jackpot announcement determination counter on each board.

FIG. 61 is a front view of the slot machine as viewed from the front.

FIG. 62 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a main board mounted on the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko game machine 9 Variable display unit 31 Main board 35 Lamp control board 56 CPU 70 Sound control board 80 Display control board 101 Display control CPU 500 Slot machine 541 LCD 600 Main board 630 Effect control board

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine in which a player can play a predetermined game, comprising: a plurality of types of effect electric components provided in the game machine; and a plurality of types of effect electric components. A plurality of effect control means, and a game control means for controlling the progress of the game and transmitting a control signal to each of the plurality of effect control means according to the progress of the game, wherein the plurality of effect control means A determination data storage unit for storing effect determination data used for determining whether or not to perform a predetermined game effect not specified only by the control signal; and the predetermined game using the effect determination data. An effect determination means capable of determining whether or not to perform an effect; and a data changing means capable of changing the contents of the determination data storage means based on the reception of the control signal. The stage controls the production electrical components by specifying the production content, and the plurality of data change units included in the plurality of production control units respectively use the same rule according to the type of the received control signal. By changing the effect determination data, each effect determining means included in the plurality of effect control means is capable of determining that the predetermined game effect is to be performed in synchronization with each other. A gaming machine characterized by: 2. The plurality of types of production electrical components include a variable display device and a sound output unit, and the plurality of production control units include a display control unit for controlling the variable display device, and the sound output unit. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: sound control means for controlling the means. 3. The plurality of types of effect electric components include a variable display device and a light emitter, and the plurality of effect control devices include a display control device for controlling the variable display device and the light emitter. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a luminous body controlling means for controlling. 4. A condition that a display result after starting variable display of the variable display device has a specific display mode.
It is possible to control to a specific game state advantageous to the player, and it is provided with display result determination means for determining the display result, and foresees that the display result determined by the display result determination means is a predetermined display mode The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a notice effect can be performed, and the notice effect is performed as a predetermined game effect. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined display mode is a specific display mode. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined display mode is a reach mode. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the data changing means changes the effect determination data using numerical data included in the control signal. 8. The data change means extracts a change value of the effect determination data from a change value table in which a change value is set corresponding to the numerical data included in the control signal, and changes the effect determination data. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game is performed. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the data change means initializes the contents of the data storage means for determination in response to receiving a specific control signal transmitted from the game control means. 10. A control device can be controlled to a specific game state advantageous to a player on condition that a display result after starting variable display of the variable display device has a specific display mode. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the gaming machine is a control signal transmitted in connection with the state being the specific gaming state.