JP2002263310A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can enhance the enjoyment of games. SOLUTION: When a ready-for-winning state is generated, a ready-for-winning action is displayed to stage a contest between a ready-for-winning character figure ZC and a no ready-for-winning character figure ZC. At this point, a character figure Zre as referee carries out a counting and timings of defining the figures are reported based on the lighting of lamp figures Zrp done one time-sequentially from the left end thereof. With such an arrangement, the timings of defining the figures can previously be learned to enhance excitements in looking forward to the moment of getting the figures actually defined thereby improving the enjoyment of games.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game having a structure in which identification symbols are sequentially displayed on a symbol display device in a variation state and a variation stop state, and the result of a jackpot lottery is notified based on the state of the identification symbol when the variation stops. About the machine.

[0002]

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, a number display is displayed in three rows on a symbol display device in a fluctuating manner, and a reach is generated on the basis of stopping the left and right rows fluctuating with the same number pattern. There is a thing of the structure to make it. In this configuration,
Since big hits and misses are assigned based on what numeric pattern the middle row stops changing, a great expectation is paid to stop the change of the numeric pattern in the middle row. However, since it is not known when the numerical symbols in the middle row stop changing, there is little uplifting to wait for the moment of the change stop, and there is room for improvement in the fun of the game. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the fun of a game.

[0003]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine in which identification symbols are sequentially displayed on a symbol display device in a variation state and a variation stop state, and a lottery of a big hit is determined based on a mode when the identification symbols are stopped. In the configuration that reports the result,
It is characterized in that a notifying means for notifying time information about a time until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is provided. According to the above means, the time when the mode of the identification symbol is determined is notified as time information. For this reason, the excitement of waiting for the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined is increased, and the fun of the game is improved. Note that the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is not limited to the combination of the final stop of the identification symbol. For example, the lottery result of the jackpot such as the final stop, the state, and the shape of the identification symbol is determined by the player. Is referred to as a state that can be recognized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the symbol display device displays the identification symbols on the symbol display device in a changing state and a changing stop state sequentially.
In the configuration of notifying the jackpot lottery result based on the mode at the time of stop of the change of the identification symbol, the time information on the time until the mode of the identification symbol is visually determined is displayed on the symbol display device. Has features. According to the above means, the time when the mode of the identification symbol is determined is notified as time information. For this reason, the excitement of waiting for the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined is increased, and the fun of the game is improved. Moreover, since the time information is notified using the symbol display device with the highest degree of attention,
The time information is transmitted to the player without fail. Note that the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is not limited to the combination of the final stop of the identification symbol. For example, the lottery result of the jackpot such as the final stop, the state, and the shape of the identification symbol is determined by the player. Is referred to as a state that can be recognized.

[0005] A gaming machine according to a third aspect is characterized in that a moving image plane of an effect in which the form of an identification symbol is visually determined is displayed on a symbol display device together with time information. According to the above-described means, it is not necessary to watch the moving image surface while having anxiety about when the mode of the identification symbol is determined. For this reason, since it is possible to concentrate on the moving image, it is possible to fully enjoy the pleasure of the effect of the moving image.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine characterized in that a character corresponding to a state of a big hit of an identification symbol performs an effect of recognizing a lottery result of the big hit on a symbol display device. ing. According to the above means, the character appearing changes according to the state of the identification symbol at the time of the big hit. For this reason, since a visual change can be made on the moving image surface, the fun of the game is further improved.

[0007] The gaming machine according to the fifth aspect is characterized in that a moving image surface on which a specific character performs an effect of recognizing a jackpot lottery result is displayed on the symbol display device. According to the above means, the jackpot lottery result is notified based on the specific character mode irrelevant to the type of the identification symbol, so that the jackpot lottery result can be easily identified.

[0008] The game machine according to claim 6 is characterized in that an end screen for recognizing the end of the effect of the moving image is displayed on the symbol display device before the time information elapses. According to the above-described means, the end screen is displayed while the user waits for the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined. For this reason, it is possible to give an unexpected feeling that the form of the identification symbol is determined at a timing contrary to the expectation, so that it does not fall into a uniform sense, and the fun of the game is further improved.

A game machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the remaining time until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined as time information is displayed on the symbol display device. According to the above means, the remaining time until the mode of the identification symbol is determined is displayed. For this reason, the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined can be waited for with a countdown feeling, so that the feeling of elation is further enhanced and the fun of the game is further improved.

[0010] The gaming machine according to claim 8 is characterized in that a period until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined and the elapsed time of the period are displayed as time information on the symbol display device. According to the above-described means, a sense of realism can be obtained in which the moment at which the mode of the identification symbol is determined approaches with the passage of time, so that the sense of elation is further enhanced, and the fun of the game is further improved.

[0011] The game machine according to the ninth aspect is characterized in that a screen on which the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is displayed on the symbol display device before the time information elapses. According to the above-described means, the mode of the identification symbol is determined while waiting for the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined. For this reason, it is possible to give an unexpected feeling that the form of the identification symbol is determined at a timing contrary to the expectation, so that it does not fall into a uniform sense, and the fun of the game is further improved.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 20 shows the pachinko hall in Taishima.
The outer frame 1 is installed as shown in FIG. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular cylindrical shape whose front and rear surfaces are open. As shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, the outer frame 1 is located at the upper and lower ends on the left side. A flat hinge fitting 2 is fixed, and both vertical axes 4 of a front door 3 are rotatably mounted on both hinge fittings 2.

As shown in FIG. 19A, a horizontally long rectangular front plate 5 is mounted on the front door 3 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side. At the left side of the front plate 5, a tubular outlet 6 whose front and rear surfaces are open is fixed. An upper plate 7 is fixed to the front surface of the front plate 5, and a pachinko ball P (see FIG. 20) is stored in the upper plate 7.

As shown in FIG. 19A, a firing handle 8 is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front door 3 at a lower right position. As shown in FIG. 20, the firing motor 9 is located behind the firing handle 8.
Is installed. As shown in FIG. 19A, a hitting hammer 10 is connected to a rotating shaft of the firing motor 9 via a hitting mechanism (not shown). Is rotated clockwise, drive power is applied to the launching motor 9 and the hammer 10 is driven.

A ball feed mechanism 11 is mounted on the rear surface of the front plate 5. The ball feed mechanism 11 sends the pachinko ball P in the upper plate 7 to the hitting hammer 10 based on driving in conjunction with the hitting hammer 10.
Hits the pachinko ball P supplied from.

A rectangular window frame 12 is mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the front door 3 so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side. Has a transparent glass window 1
3 are held. A mechanism panel (not shown) is fixed to the rear surface of the front door 3. FIG. 1 shows the mechanism panel.
As shown in FIG. 8, a game board 14 is held, and the game board 14 is covered with a glass window 13 from the front.

As shown in FIG. 19A, a frame key 15 is mounted on the right side of the front door 3, and the frame key 15 closes the front door 3 to the front end surface of the outer frame 1. The window frame 12 is locked in a closed state in which the window frame 12 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the front door 3. This frame key 15 is equipped with a key (not shown), and a key is inserted into the frame key 15 to
Is rotated in the clockwise direction, the lock of the front door 3 is released, and when rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the lock of the window frame 12 is released.

A lock mechanism 16 is mounted on the rear surface of the front plate 5. When the lock mechanism 16 is locked, the front plate 5 is held in a closed state fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the front door 3.
The lock mechanism 16 is operated by inserting a hand behind the front plate 5 from above with the window frame 12 opened, and the front plate 5 operates the lock mechanism 16 from the locked state to the unlocked state. Opened based on

As shown in FIG. 18, an outer rail 17 and an inner rail 18 are fixed to the front of the game board 14, and the pachinko ball P hit by the hitting ball 10 passes between the outer rail 17 and the inner rail 18. It is discharged to the upper part in the game board 14. Further, a plurality of obstacle nails 19 are driven into the game board 14, and the pachinko balls P released into the upper portion of the game board 14 fall while hitting the obstacle nails 19.

A display board 20 is fixed to the game board 14, and a rectangular symbol display device 21 composed of a color liquid crystal display is held on the display board 20. The symbol display device 21 has a display area ZE in which the length in the horizontal direction is larger than the length in the vertical direction.
A special symbol starting port 22 is provided below 1. The special symbol starting port 22 is fixed to the game board 14 and has a pocket shape whose upper surface is open. Note that the symbol display device 21 corresponds to a notification unit.

As shown in FIG. 20, a square center cover 23 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 14, and a main board box 24 is fixed to the rear surface of the center cover 23. A main board 25 is housed in the main board box 24. The main board 25 has a main controller 2 mainly composed of a microcomputer.
6 is mounted. The main control device 26 is configured as shown in FIG.
7 (b), the CPU 27, the ROM 28, the R
It has an AM 29 and an input / output interface 30, and a ROM 28 stores a main control program for comprehensively controlling the game operation.

As shown in FIG. 17A, a special symbol start sensor 31 is electrically connected to the input / output interface 30 of the main controller 26. The special symbol start sensor 31 is composed of a proximity switch fixed in the special symbol start port 22.
When the pachinko ball P has entered the ball, a special symbol start signal (referred to as a special figure start signal) is output.

The input / output interface 30 of the main controller 26 is electrically connected to the input / output interface of a lamp controller 75 mainly composed of a microcomputer. The lamp control device 75 has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM in addition to the input / output interface. The ROM of the lamp control device 75 stores a lamp control program.

The input / output interface of the lamp control device 75 is connected to the holding ball lamps 33 through 33 via the drive circuit 32.
36 are electrically connected. These holding ball lamps 3
As shown in FIG. 18, the lamps 3 to 36 comprise LEDs fixed to the upper end of the display base plate 20, and the lamp control device 75 receives a display command from the main control device 26 based on a lamp control program. With the processing, lighting control of the holding ball lamps 33 to 36 is performed.

As shown in FIG. 20, a display substrate box 37 is fixed to the rear surface of the symbol display device 21, and the display substrate box 37 is covered from behind by the center cover 23. A display substrate 38 is accommodated in the display substrate box 37, and a display control device 39 mainly composed of a microcomputer is mounted on the display substrate 38.

The display control device 39 has a CPU 40, a ROM 41, a RAM 42, an image ROM 43, an image RAM 44, and an input / output interface 45, as shown in FIG. 45, the input / output interface 30 of the main control device 26 as shown in FIG.
And the drive circuit 46 are electrically connected, and the symbol display device 21 is electrically connected to the drive circuit 46.

A display control program and image data are recorded in the ROM 41 and the image ROM 43 of the display control device 39. The CPU 40 of the display control device 39 processes the image data of the image ROM 43 based on the display control program of the ROM 41. Accordingly, a screen described later is displayed on the symbol display device 21. This display processing is performed by the display control device 3
9 is executed based on detection of a command signal from the main control device 26, and the image RAM 44 functions as a work area for processing image data in the image ROM 43.

On the front of the game board 14, as shown in FIG. 18, the winning opening base plate 4 is located below the special symbol starting port 22.
7 is fixed, and the winning opening base plate 47 is a large winning opening 48.
Are formed. The special winning opening 48 is formed in a square tubular shape having an open front surface and a closed rear surface, and a flat-shaped door 49 is rotatable about a horizontal shaft 50 at the front of the special winning opening 48. It is attached to.

The door 49 is a special winning opening solenoid 51 (FIG. 17).
A) is mechanically connected to the plunger. The special winning opening solenoid 51 is fixed to the rear surface of the special winning opening base plate 47. When the special winning opening solenoid 51 is cut off, as shown in FIG. The special winning opening 48 is closed on the basis of this, and when the special winning opening solenoid 51 is energized, the special winning opening 48 is opened based on the fact that the door 49 turns forward and falls horizontally. The special winning opening solenoid 51 is electrically connected to the input / output interface 30 of the main control device 26 via the drive circuit 52 as shown in FIG. 17A, and the main control device 26 The large winning opening 48 is opened and closed based on the drive control of the mouth solenoid 51.

A special winning opening sensor 53 is electrically connected to the input / output interface 30 of the main controller 26. The special winning opening sensor 53 is a proximity switch fixed at the entrance of the special winning opening 48, and detects that the pachinko ball P has entered the special winning opening 48 and outputs a winning signal.

As shown in FIG. 18, the winning opening base plate 47 is provided with a hole-shaped opening 54 and a special winning opening 55 located at the inner left and lower right portions of the winning opening 48. The pachinko ball P winning in the grand prize opening 48 has the opening 5
4 and the special winning port 55. A V sensor 56 (see FIG. 17A) is fixed in the special winning opening 55. The V sensor 56 is a proximity switch that detects that the pachinko ball P has entered the special winning opening 55 and outputs a V signal. As shown in FIG. Are electrically connected to the input / output interface 30 of the digital camera.

As shown in FIG. 20, a rectangular frame-shaped main set 57 is disposed on the outer periphery of the center cover 23. The right side of the main set 57 is provided with a hinge fitting ( (Not shown). Hooks and pins (both not shown) are attached to the front door 3 and the main set 57,
The main set 57 is locked in a closed state located on the outer peripheral portion of the center cover 23 based on hooking the hook on the pin.

The ball tank 5 is provided at the upper end of the main set 57.
8 is fixed. The ball tank 58 has a container shape with an open top surface, and the ball tank 58 stores a pachinko ball P. The main set 57 includes an inclined gutter-shaped tank rail 59 and a ball dispensing case 60.
Is fixed, and the ball passage 6
1 is formed. This ball passage 61 is a tank rail 5
The ball passage 58 is filled with the pachinko balls P in a row in the ball passage 61 from the ball tank 58 through the tank rail 59.

A ball payout mechanism is housed in the ball payout case 60. This ball dispensing mechanism is a ball dispensing motor 6
When the ball payout motor 62 is driven, the pachinko balls P in the ball passage 61 are discharged below the ball payout case 60.

The main set 57 is provided with a lower bowl path 63. The upper end of the lower ball path 63 is connected to the ball path 61 of the ball dispensing case 60, and the pachinko balls P released from the ball path 61 fall in the lower dish path 63. An upper plate passage 64 is provided in the middle of the lower plate passage 63. The upper plate passage 64 is connected to the payout port 6 of the front plate 5 when the front plate 5 is closed, and the pachinko ball P rolls from the lower plate passage 63 into the upper plate passage 64,
It is paid out into the upper plate 7 through the payout port 6.

As shown in FIG. 19A, a payout port 65 is fixed to the front door 3 below the upper plate 7. The outlet 65 has a cylindrical shape with front and rear surfaces opened, and the rear surface of the outlet 65 is connected to the lower end of the lower plate passage 63 with the main set 57 closed. Also,
A lower plate 66 is fixed to the front of the front door 3 in front of the payout opening 65, and when the pachinko balls P overflow from the upper plate 7 and fill the upper plate passage 64, the lower plate passage 63 is provided. And it is paid out into the lower plate 66 through the payout port 65.

As shown in FIG. 20, the main set 57 has a winning ball substrate box 67 fixed to the rear surface thereof. A prize ball substrate 68 is accommodated in the prize ball substrate box 67, and a prize ball control device 69 mainly composed of a microcomputer is mounted on the prize ball substrate 68. As shown in FIG. 17D, the winning ball control device 69
It has a PU 70, a ROM 71, a RAM 72, and an input / output interface 73. The ROM 71 stores a prize ball control program for controlling the payout operation of the pachinko ball P.

As shown in FIG. 17A, the input / output interface 30 of the main control device 26 is electrically connected to the input / output interface 73 of the prize ball control device 69. When a special figure start signal from the special symbol start sensor 31 or a winning signal from the special winning opening sensor 53 is detected, a payout signal of the pachinko ball P is output to the prize ball control device 69. Then, the prize ball control device 6
The CPU 70 of No. 9 processes the payout signal based on the prize ball control program, and sets the driving content of the ball payout motor 62.

The input / output interface 73 of the prize ball control device 69 is connected to the ball payout motor 6 via a drive circuit 74.
2 are electrically connected, and the CP of the prize ball control device 69
U70 drives and controls the ball payout motor 62 based on the setting result of the drive content, and pays out the pachinko ball P into the upper plate 7 or the lower plate 66.

As shown in FIG. 19A, the upper plate 7 is provided with a sound output port 76 composed of a plurality of slits. A speaker 77 is fixed behind the sound output port 76. The speaker 77 is electrically connected to an input / output interface of a speaker control device 79 via a drive circuit 78 as shown in FIG. It is connected. The speaker control device 79 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM in addition to an input / output interface.

The input / output interface of the main control device 26 is electrically connected to the input / output interface of the speaker control device 79.
Outputs a sound effect command to the speaker control device 79 when the symbol changes, when a reach occurs, or when a big hit occurs. A plurality of sound effect data are recorded in the ROM of the speaker control device 79, and the speaker control device 79 stores the sound effect data corresponding to the sound effect command from the main control device 26 in the ROM.
Read from Then, the speaker 77 is driven and controlled based on the sound effect data, and the speaker 77 outputs a sound effect according to the sound effect data.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
The following operation is performed by the CPU 27 of the main controller 26 and the CPU 40 of the display controller 39 by the ROM 28 and the RO.
This is executed based on the main control program and the display control program recorded in M41.

An initialization switch 80 (see FIG. 17A) is electrically connected to the input / output interface 30 of the main controller 26. The main controller 26 is turned on when the initialization switch 80 is operated. Then, the process proceeds to step S1 in FIG. Then, based on the input of one set value “7” to the big hit value, the big hit probability is set to a normal value, and an initial command is output to the display control device 39 (initial processing).

The display control unit 39 performs the processing in step S30 of FIG.
When the initial command is detected in step S31, the process proceeds to step S31, and as shown in FIG. 3A, the numeric symbols ZS of "2", "4", and "3" are displayed in the display area ZE of the symbol display device 21.
Are displayed in three horizontal rows. At this time, "2", "4",
The character design ZC of “Boxer B”, “Boxer D”, “Boxer C” is displayed behind the numeral design ZS of “3”, and the character design ZC of “Boxer B”, “Boxer D”, “Boxer C” A background symbol (not shown) of the ring is displayed behind the.

The main controller 26 determines in step S2 of FIG.
When the counter data is detected at step S3, the process proceeds to step S3. The counter data is obtained in the interrupt routine based on the detection of the special figure start signal from the special symbol start sensor 31 by the main control device 26, and the processing contents are as follows.

<Regarding Data Acquisition Processing> When the main control device 26 detects the special figure start signal, the process proceeds to step S 201 in FIG. 10 and refers to the counter data area of the RAM 29. This counter data area is, as shown in FIG. 11, composed of a pending data recording section to. When the main control device 26 detects in step S201 in FIG. Finish. If it is detected in step S201 that there is a blank in the pending data recording unit to the process, the process proceeds to step S202.

When the main controller 26 proceeds to step S202, the big hit counter value No, the reach counter value Nr, the fluctuation pattern counter value Nh, the big hit symbol counter value Noz, and the off symbol counter value Nhz are detected at the detection timing of the special figure start signal. get. These jackpot counters No ~
The off symbol counter Nhz is "0" as shown in FIG.
Is added to the upper limit value and then returned to “0”, and the main control device 26 sets the big hit counter value N
When the o-out-of-design symbol counter value Nhz is obtained, it is recorded in a blank space of the hold data recording section. The recording order is set in the order of the reserved data recording section to the reserved data recording section, the reserved data recording section, the reserved data recording section, the reserved data recording section, and the reserved data recording section. The value No. to the off symbol counter value Nhz are recorded as one set in the first blank space according to the recording order.

The main controller 26 has a jackpot counter value N
When the o-out-of-design symbol counter value Nhz is recorded, the flow shifts to step S203 in FIG. 10 to detect the recording state of the pending data recording section. Here, when it is detected that the counter data is not recorded in the reserved data recording unit to, the process is ended, and when it is detected that the counter data is recorded in the reserved data recording unit to, the process proceeds to step S204.

As shown in FIG. 11, the holding data recording units are allocated with holding ball lamps 33 to 36. When the main controller 26 proceeds to step S204 in FIG. 10, the counter data is recorded. It outputs to the lamp control device 75 a lighting command for the reserved ball lamps 33 to 36 corresponding to the reserved data recording units 1 to 3.

The lamp control device 75 includes the main control device 26
When a lighting command is detected from the controller, the holding ball lamps 33 to 36
Of the above, the one according to the lighting specification is turned on. Therefore, when the pachinko ball P wins in the special symbol starting port 22 in a state where the counter data is recorded in the reservation data recording section, the counter data is recorded in the reservation data recording section to in that order, and the reservation ball lamp 33 to 36 lights up in that order.

<Regarding the Control Content at the Time of Missing> When the main control unit 26 proceeds to step S4 in FIG. 8, the big hit counter value No of the hold data recording unit is compared with the big hit value "7". Here, when it is detected that the two are different, it is determined that the two are different, and the process proceeds to step S5, and the reach counter value Nr of the hold data recording unit is set to the reach value “7”.
And "14". These reach values "7" and "14" are previously recorded in the ROM 28 of the main control device 26. The main control device 26 detects that the reach counter value Nr is not the reach values "7" and "14". , To step S6.

An off symbol table is recorded in the ROM 28 of the main controller 26. The missing symbol table indicates the relationship between the missing symbol and the missing symbol counter value Nhz, and the missing symbol is composed of a combination of a left column numeric symbol ZS, a middle row numeric symbol ZS, and a right column numeric symbol ZS. The numeric symbol ZS in the left column and the numeric symbol ZS in the right column are set to different values. It should be noted that any one of “1” to “12” is recorded as a numeric symbol ZS in each row in the missing symbol table.

The main controller 26 proceeds to step S6 in FIG.
When the process proceeds to step S7, a missing symbol corresponding to the missing symbol counter value Nhz of the hold data recording unit is obtained from the missing symbol table of the ROM 28, and the process proceeds to step S7. Where RA
Detect the blank status of the pending data recording section of M29 to
When the counter data is recorded in all of the pending data recording sections, the variation pattern counter value Nh is changed to "4", and when at least one is blank, the variation pattern counter value Nh is changed to "3". .

When the main control device 26 changes the fluctuation pattern counter value Nh, the process proceeds to step S8, and outputs control information to the display control device 39. The control information includes a determination result of the deviation, a setting result of the deviation symbol, and a fluctuation pattern counter value Nh. When the display control device 39 detects the control information in step S32 of FIG.
2 and the process proceeds to step S33.

A variation pattern table is recorded in the ROM 41 of the display controller 39. As shown in FIG. 15A, the variation pattern table is based on the variation pattern counter value Nh and the difference ΔZ (absolute value) between the left-side numeric symbol ZS and the middle-column numeric symbol ZS. And the main controller 26
When it is determined in step S5 of FIG. 8 that the data is completely off (YES), "3" or "4" is set as the variation pattern counter value Nh in step S7, as described above.

The display control device 39 determines in step S33 in FIG.
Then, the process acquires the variation pattern “E” or “F” from the variation pattern table of FIG. 15A based on the variation pattern counter value “3” or “4”. These fluctuation patterns “E” and “F” correspond to the symbol fluctuation time Tz.
When the variation pattern “E” is acquired, a symbol variation time Tz of a normal length is set as shown in FIG. 15B, and when the variation pattern “F” is acquired, A symbol fluctuation time Tz having a shorter length is set.

A symbol table is recorded in the ROM 41 of the display controller 39. This symbol table
As shown in FIG. 7, numeral patterns ZS of "1" to "12" are associated with different character patterns ZC of "boxer A" to "boxer L" and reach background symbols ZR. Each reach background symbol ZR Is set to a pattern including the corresponding character pattern ZC.

The display control device 39 performs step S34 in FIG.
When the process is shifted to, the numeric symbol ZS of each column of the symbol display device 21
In the vertical direction, and the character symbol ZC behind the numeric symbol ZS in each column is simultaneously varied in the vertical direction simultaneously with the numeric symbol ZS. The variation of the numeric symbols ZS of each column and the character symbols ZC of each column are performed based on the symbol tables of FIGS. 5 to 7, and the variation order of the numeric symbols ZS of each column is “1” → “2”. "..." 11 "→" 12 "→" 1 "
.., The variation order of the character design ZC in each row is “boxer A” → “boxer B”... “Boxer K” → “boxer L” → “boxer A”.

When the display control device 39 starts changing symbols, the process proceeds to step S35 in FIG. Here, when it is detected that the symbol variation time Tz has elapsed, each column of the symbol display device 21 is temporarily stopped at the numeric symbol ZS designated by the control information and the character symbol ZC corresponding to the numeric symbol ZS. This number pattern ZS and character pattern ZC
Are temporarily stopped in the order of left column → right column → middle column. When the display control device 39 temporarily stops the numeric symbols ZS and the character symbols ZR in each column, the process proceeds to step S36.

The main controller 26 determines in step S8 in FIG.
When the control information is output in step S9, the process proceeds to step S9. Here, when it is detected that the symbol confirmation time Tk has elapsed,
The process proceeds to step S10, and a symbol determination command is output to the display control device 39. The symbol determination time Tk is determined by the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in each column of the symbol display device 21.
Is set in advance so as to elapse in a state of temporary stop, and when the display control device 39 detects the symbol determination command in step S36 of FIG. 9, the process proceeds to step S37, and the numeric symbol ZS and the character of each column are displayed. The symbol ZR is determined.

When the main control device 26 outputs the symbol determination command, the process shifts to step S11 in FIG. 8 to delete the counter data in the reserved data recording section. When the counter data is recorded in the reserved data recording section, the counter data is moved to the preceding reserved data recording section, and the reserved ball lamps 33 to 36 corresponding to the blank data of the reserved data recording section. Is output to the lamp control device 75. Then, the lamp control device 7
Reference numeral 5 turns off one of the reserved ball lamps 33 to 36 according to the turn-off command.

<Regarding Out-of-Reach Reach Control> When the main control unit 26 detects in step S5 in FIG. 8 that the reach counter value Nr of the hold data recording unit is the reach value "7" or "14", it proceeds to step S5. The process proceeds to the reach process of S12. Then, step S12 in FIG.
In step 1, the CPU obtains a missing symbol corresponding to the missing symbol counter value Nhz of the hold data recording unit from the missing symbol table, and proceeds to step S122.

When the main controller 26 proceeds to step S122, it compares the left-side numeric figure ZS with the middle-level numeric figure ZS. Here, the number symbol ZS in the left column
When it is detected that the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is the same as the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row, the process proceeds to step S123, and the numeric symbol ZS in the right row is copied to the left row. For example, when the off symbol is "1 1 2", the numeral symbol ZS of "2" on the right column is copied to the left column, and the off reach symbol is set to "2 1 2".

When the main control device 26 detects in step S122 that the left column numeric symbol ZS is different from the middle column numeric symbol ZS, the process proceeds to step S124, where the left column numeric symbol ZS is displayed in the right column. Copy to For example, when the off symbol is “1 2 4”, the numeral symbol ZS of “1” on the left column is copied to the right column, and the off reach symbol is “12”.
1 "is set.

When the main control device 26 has completed the reach processing, it proceeds to step S 8 in FIG. 8 and outputs control information to the display control device 39. The control information includes the determination result of the off-reach, the setting result of the off-reach symbol, and the fluctuation pattern counter value Nh. When the display control device 39 detects the control information in step S32 of FIG.
2 and the process proceeds to step S33.

When the display controller 39 proceeds to step S33, the display controller 39 sets a variation pattern based on the variation pattern table shown in FIG. This variation pattern is set based on the variation pattern counter value Nh and the difference ΔZ between the numeric symbol ZS in the left column and the numeric symbol ZS in the middle column. For example, when the variation pattern counter value Nh is “0”, When the numeric symbol ZS in the row is “7” and the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is “8”, the variation pattern “A ′” is set. Further, the fluctuation pattern counter value Nh is “2”, the numeric symbol ZS in the left column is “1”, and the symbol ZS in the middle column.
Is "12", the fluctuation pattern "D" is set.

When the out-of-reach reach is determined, the difference ΔZ between the numeral symbol ZS in the left column and the numeral symbol ZS in the middle column is other than “0”, and the variation pattern counter value Nh is “0” to “2”.
, The fluctuation patterns “A ′”, “B”
',' C ', or' D '.

After setting the variation pattern, the display control device 39 starts displaying the above-described symbol variation screen in step S34 of FIG. 9, and proceeds to step S35. Here, FIG.
(A), the left column of the symbol display device 21 is temporarily stopped at the numeric symbol ZS of the control information and the character symbol ZC corresponding to the numeric symbol ZS, and the right column is the numeric symbol ZS and the numeric symbol of the control information. The character pattern ZC corresponding to the ZS is temporarily stopped to generate a reach.

When the display controller 39 generates the reach, any one of the fluctuation patterns (reach actions) A ', B', C ', and D set in step S33 of FIG. 9 is displayed. Then, in step S36, the main control device 26
Is detected, the numerical symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the left column, the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the middle column, and the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the right column are determined in step S37. Hereinafter, the variation patterns A ′ to D will be described.

When the display control device 39 generates a reach, as shown in FIG. 1B, the referee character pattern Zre
Appears, and the character design Zre counts every second for an animation screen (moving picture plane). At this time, ten lamp symbols Zrp arranged in a horizontal line are displayed at the lower end of the screen, and the lamp symbols Zrp are turned on one by one from the left end in synchronization with the counting operation of the character symbols Zre. These ten lamp symbols Zrp correspond to the time information (period) until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined on the determination screen described later.
The elapsed time and the remaining time of the period are reported based on the fact that rp is turned on one by one from the left end. The symbol ZM
Indicates a memory symbol composed of ten lamp symbols Zrp.

When the display control device 39 detects the elapse of the set time, the character pattern ZC (reach character pattern ZC) corresponding to the numeral pattern ZS in the left column of the control information and the numeral pattern ZS in the middle column of the control information. A character design ZC (non-reach character design ZC) appears, and as shown in FIGS. 1 (c) and 1 (d), an animation screen (animation surface) of an effect in which the non-reach character design predominates against the match pattern α ) Is displayed. Then, when the tenth lamp symbol Zrp is turned on, a state in which the reach character symbol ZC is down is produced, and the player is made to recognize a jackpot lottery result before displaying a symbol confirmation screen described later.

The display controller 39 controls all the lamp symbols Zrp
Lights up at the same time as the main controller 26
, A reach character pattern ZC, a non-reach character pattern ZC, and a ramp pattern Zrp.
And erase. Then, as shown in FIG. 1 (e), the left figure, the middle figure ZS, and the right figure ZS of the control information are displayed in one horizontal row, and the numeric figure ZS of each row is displayed. Display the corresponding character pattern ZC behind
A background pattern of a normal ring is displayed behind the character pattern ZC in each row (display of a confirmation screen).

When the display control device 39 generates a reach, as shown in FIG. 2B, the referee character pattern Zre
To appear. Then, the character design Zre counts and produces a state in which ten lamp designs Zrp are turned on one by one from the left end. After that, the reach character pattern ZC and the non-reach character pattern ZC appear, and the non-reach character pattern ZC becomes the match pattern β.
To display an animation screen (moving image) of the effect of overwhelmingly dominating the battle.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the display controller 39 causes the second character pattern Zse to appear during the counting of the lighting of the fifth lamp pattern Zrp. As shown in the figure, when the seventh lamp symbol Zrp is turned on, the character symbol Zse becomes the towel symbol Zt.
Directing the throwing. The animation of the character pattern Zse throwing a towel is equivalent to an end screen, and the display controller 39 finishes displaying the animation screen when the end screen is displayed.
The player is made aware of the jackpot lottery result before rp is turned on.

The display control device 39 displays the end screen and, at the same time, detects the symbol confirmation command from the main control device 26, and erases the reach character symbol ZC, the non-reach character symbol ZC, the ramp symbol Zrp, and the character symbol Zse. Then, as shown in (e) of FIG. 2, the left figure, the middle figure ZS, and the right figure ZS of the control information are displayed in one horizontal row, and the numeric figure Z of each row is displayed.
The corresponding character symbol ZC is displayed behind S, and the background image of the normal ring is displayed behind the character symbol ZC in each row.

About the variation pattern C 'When the display controller 39 generates a reach, a referee character pattern Zre appears. And character design Zre counts, 10 lamp design Z
Directs the rp to light up one by one from the left end. Then, the reach character design ZC and the non-reach character design ZC appear, and the reach character design Z
C and non-reach character pattern ZC match pattern γ
, And an animation screen (moving image) of an effect in which the reach character symbol ZC is down is displayed. Then, the reach caster symbol ZC rises, and a state in which the reach lamp symbol Zrp is re-down when the tenth lamp symbol Zrp is turned on is produced, so that the player can recognize the jackpot lottery result before displaying a symbol confirmation screen described later.

The display controller 39 controls all the lamp symbols Zrp
Lights up at the same time as the main controller 26
, And displays the left figure, the middle figure ZS, and the right figure ZS of the control information in one horizontal line. Then, a character symbol ZC corresponding to the rear of the numeric symbol ZS in each column is displayed, and a background image of a normal ring is displayed behind the character symbol ZC in each column.

When the reach is generated, the display control device 39, as shown in FIG. 3B, displays the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the left column, the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the right column, as shown in FIG. Is reduced in the upper corner of the screen. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the numeral pattern ZS in the middle row is enlarged and displayed at the lower right, and as shown in FIGS. 3 (c) to 3 (e), the setting order "1" → "2""3" ... "12" → "1" to fluctuate while temporarily stopping.

As shown in FIG. 4, the change of the numeric pattern ZS in the middle row is performed based on scrolling the numeric pattern ZS in the middle row from left to right in the horizontal direction. When the symbol ZS is temporarily stopped, FIG.
As shown in (e), a reach background symbol ZR corresponding to the temporarily stopped numeral symbol ZS is displayed. The reach background symbol ZR is obtained based on the symbol tables of FIGS. 5 to 7, and as shown in FIG.
At the same time as S is changed, scrolling is performed from left to right in the horizontal direction.

When the display control device 39 temporarily stops the middle row with the numeric symbol ZS of the control information and pauses the reach background symbol ZR with the one corresponding to the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row, the numeric symbol ZS and the reach background symbol are stopped. Finish the change of ZR (temporary stop). At this time, the symbol determination command from the main control device 26 is detected, and as shown in FIG. 3F, the numeric symbol ZS in the left column, the numeric symbol ZS in the middle column, and the numeric symbol ZS in the right column of the control information. And are displayed in a horizontal line. Then, a character symbol ZC corresponding to the rear of the numeric symbol ZS in each column is displayed, and a background image of a normal ring is displayed behind the character symbol ZC in each column.

<Regarding Big Win Control> A big hit symbol table is recorded in the ROM 28 of the main control device 26. This big hit symbol table shows the relationship between the big hit symbol and the big hit symbol counter value Noz, and the big hit symbol is composed of a combination of a left column numeric symbol ZS, a middle row numeric symbol ZS, and a right column numeric symbol ZS. Then, the numeric symbols ZS in the left column to the numeric symbols ZS in the right column are set to the same value from “1” to “12”.

The main controller 26 proceeds to step S4 in FIG.
When it is detected that the jackpot counter value No of the hold data recording unit is the same as the jackpot value "7", it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot and the process proceeds to step S13. Here, a big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit symbol counter value Noz of the suspension data recording unit is obtained from the big hit symbol table, and the process proceeds to step S14.

When the operation proceeds to step S 14, the main controller 26 outputs control information to the display controller 39. The control information includes a jackpot determination result, a jackpot symbol setting result, and a variation pattern counter value Nh.
When detecting the control information in step S32 of FIG. 9, the display control device 39 records the control information in the RAM 42 and proceeds to step S33.

When the display controller 39 proceeds to step S33, it acquires a variation pattern from the variation pattern table shown in FIG. At the time of this big hit determination, since the difference ΔZ between the numeric symbol ZS in the left column and the numeric symbol ZS in the middle column is “0”, the variation patterns are “A”, “B”, “B” based on the variation pattern counter value Nh. C ".

After setting the variation pattern, the display control device 39 starts displaying the symbol variation screen in step S34 of FIG. 9, and in step S35, temporarily stops the left and right columns with the numeric symbol ZS of the control information. At this time, the character symbol ZC in the left column and the character symbol ZC in the right column are temporarily stopped at the one corresponding to the numeral pattern ZS in the front to generate reach.

When the display controller 39 generates the reach, any of the fluctuation patterns (reach actions) A, B, and C set in step S33 of FIG. 9 is displayed. Then, when a symbol determination command from the main control device 26 is detected in step S36, the numeral symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the left column and the numeral symbol Z in the middle column are detected in step S37.
S and the character symbol ZC, the numeric symbol ZS and the character symbol ZC in the right column are determined. Hereinafter, the variation patterns A to C will be described.

Display control device 3 for variation pattern A
When a reach 9 is generated, the character pattern Zre of the referee counts the number, and the ten lamp patterns Zrp are turned on one by one from the left end. Next, the reach character symbol ZC and the non-reach character symbol ZC appear, and an animation screen of an effect in which the reach character symbol ZC predominantly competes in the same match pattern α as the variation pattern A ′ is displayed. Then, when the tenth lamp symbol Zrp is turned on, the non-reach character symbol ZC is rendered down, and the player is made to recognize the jackpot lottery result before displaying a symbol confirmation screen described later.

The display controller 39 controls all the lamp symbols Zrp
Lights up at the same time as the main controller 26
Is detected from the symbol. Then, the left figure, the middle figure ZS, and the right figure ZS of the control information are displayed in a horizontal row, and the corresponding character figure ZC is displayed behind the figure ZS in each row. The background pattern of the normal ring is displayed behind the character pattern ZC in each row. Since one variation pattern A and one variation A ′ exist in the variation pattern table of FIG. 15A, when a reach action occurs in the match pattern α, a big hit occurs with a probability of “１ ／”. (Reliability 50%).

Display Control Unit 3 for Variation Pattern B
When a reach 9 is generated, the character pattern Zre of the referee counts the number, and the ten lamp patterns Zrp are turned on one by one from the left end. Next, the reach character design ZC and the non-reach character design ZC appear, and an animation screen of an effect in which the reach character design ZC predominantly competes in the same match pattern β as the variation pattern B is displayed.

The display controller 39 controls the fifth lamp pattern Z
A second character pattern Zse appears in the middle of the counting of rp lighting, and at the time when the seventh lamp pattern Zrp is turned on, the character pattern Zse throws a towel pattern Zt. Then, the display of the animation screen is finished, and the player is made to recognize the jackpot lottery result before all the lamp symbols Zrp are turned on.

At the same time as displaying the end screen, the display control device 39 detects a symbol determination command from the main control device 26, and displays a numeric symbol ZS in the left column and a numeric symbol Z in the middle column of the control information.
S and the numeric symbol ZS in the right column are displayed in a horizontal row. Then, a character symbol ZC corresponding to the rear of the numeric symbol ZS in each column is displayed, and a background image of a normal ring is displayed behind the character symbol ZC in each column. Since one variation pattern B and three variation patterns B ′ exist in the variation pattern table of FIG. 15A, when a reach action occurs in the match pattern β, “1/1” is used.
A big hit will occur with a probability of "4" (reliability 25
%).

When the reach is generated, the display control device 39 produces a state in which the referee character design Zre counts and the ten lamp designs Zrp are turned on one by one from the left end. Next, an animation screen (moving surface) of an effect in which the reach character design ZC and the non-reach character design ZC appear, and the reach character design ZC and the non-reach character design ZC compete in the match pattern γ.
Is displayed. At this time, the reach character design ZC goes down and rises when the tenth lamp design Zrp is turned on, and the player recognizes the jackpot lottery result before displaying the design confirmation screen described later. .

The display controller 39 produces a state in which the reach character symbol ZC stands up, and at the same time, detects a symbol determination command from the main controller 26. Then, the left figure, the middle figure ZS, and the right figure ZS of the control information are displayed in a horizontal row, and the figure ZS of each row is displayed.
The corresponding character symbol ZC is displayed behind the character symbol ZC, and the background symbol of the normal ring is displayed behind the character symbol ZC in each row. It should be noted that there is one variation pattern C in the variation pattern table of FIG.
Are present, and when a reach action occurs in the match pattern γ, a big hit occurs with a probability of “1/6” (a reliability of 16%).

The non-reach character pattern ZC of the variation patterns A to C is selected by the display control device 39 based on the exclusive character counter value Nc, and the result of selecting the non-reach character pattern ZC is the reach character pattern ZC. When it becomes the same as the next character counter value Nc as a non-reach character design ZC
Is selected.

The main controller 26 determines in step S1 of FIG.
When the symbol determination command is output in step 6, the big hit process in step S17 is executed. Hereinafter, the jackpot process will be described. <About the big hit processing>
In step S171 of step 3, the round counter value R is set to “0”.
Is input (0 → R), and the routine goes to Step S172. Then, the round counter value R and the round display command are output to the display control device 39, and the flow shifts to step S173.

The display control unit 39 determines in step S3 in FIG.
When the round counter value R and the round display command are detected at 91, the number of rounds corresponding to the round counter value R is displayed on the symbol display device 21 at step S392, and the process proceeds to step S393. Here, image data corresponding to the number of rounds is detected from the image ROM 43, and a round animation screen is displayed on the symbol display device 21 based on the image data.

The main control unit 26 determines in step S in FIG.
After shifting to 173, “0” is input to the V counter value V (0 → V), and the process shifts to step S174. Here, the special winning opening 48 is opened based on the driving of the special winning opening solenoid 51, and the process proceeds to step S175. Then, the winning number Np of the pachinko ball P with respect to the large winning opening 48
Is detected and a winning number Np and a winning number display command are output to the display control device 39 in step S176. The winning number Np is counted in the interrupt routine based on the detection of the winning signal from the special winning opening sensor 53 by the main control device 26. When the main control device 26 outputs the winning number Np or the like, the main control device 26 proceeds to step S177. Move to.

[0098] The display control device 39 performs the processing in step S3 of FIG.
When the winning number Np and the winning number display command are detected from the main control device 26 at 94, the winning number Np is displayed on the symbol display device 21 at step S395.

The main controller 26 determines in step S in FIG.
At 177, the winning number Np is compared with the upper limit value Pmax (10) recorded in the ROM 28 in advance. Here, when "winning number Np <upper limit value Pmax" is detected, the process proceeds to step S178, and the output signal of V sensor 56 is determined. Here, when it is detected that the V signal is not being output from the V sensor 56, the process proceeds to step S179, and when the V signal from the V sensor 56 is detected, the process proceeds to step S180.

At step S180, the main controller 26 outputs a V display command to the display controller 39,
It moves to step S181. Here, the V flag Fv is turned on (1 → Fv), and the flow shifts to step S179. Then, the display control device 39 detects the V display command in step S396 of FIG. 14, and based on displaying the character “V” on the symbol display device 21 in step S397, wins the pachinko ball P in the special winning opening 55. (Display of V screen).

The main controller 26 has counted the opening time To of the special winning opening 48, and has determined in step S17 in FIG.
At step 9, the opening time To is compared with an upper limit Tmax (29.5 seconds) recorded in the ROM 28 in advance. Here, when “open time To <upper limit value Tmax” is detected, the process returns to step S175, and steps S175 to S1 are performed.
Repeat 81.

If the main controller 26 detects in step S177 that the winning number Np of the pachinko balls P has reached the upper limit Pmax, or in step S179 that the opening time To of the special winning opening 48 has reached the upper limit Tmax, the main controller 26 proceeds to step S177. S1
Move to 82. Here, the special winning opening 48 is closed based on the power cut off of the special winning opening solenoid 51, and the process proceeds to step S183.

When the main controller 26 proceeds to step S183, it adds "1" to the round counter value R (R + 1 → R), and proceeds to step S184. Here, the round counter value R is compared with an upper limit value Rmax (16) pre-recorded in the ROM 28, and if "round counter value R <upper limit value Rmax" is detected, step S1 is executed.
Move to 85.

When the operation proceeds to step S185, the main controller 26 detects the state of the V flag Fv. here,
When "Fv = 1" is detected, the process returns to step S172, and the above series of operations is repeated. Step S18
4 when it is detected that the round counter value R has reached the upper limit value Rmax, or when it is detected in step S185 that the V flag Fv has not been turned on, the flow proceeds to step S186.
Then, an end display command is output to the display control device 39.

The display control unit 39 determines in step S3 in FIG.
When the end display command is detected at 98, the end of the big hit operation is notified based on the display of "big hit end" on the symbol display device 21 at step S399 (display of the big hit end screen).

When the main control device 26 finishes the big hit processing, it proceeds to step S18 in FIG. Here, when it is detected that the big hit symbol is an odd number, step S1 is executed.
9 and the big hits are “7”, “57”, “10”
Based on the input of “7”, “157”, “207”, and “257”, the big hit probability is set to a high value “6/317”. When it is detected that the big hit symbol is an even number, the process proceeds to step S20, and the big hit probability is set to the normal value “1/31” based on the input of “7” to the big hit value.
7 ”.

After setting the big hit probability, the main controller 26 proceeds to step S11. Here, the counter data is rearranged and the holding ball lamps 33 to 36 are turned off, and the process returns to step S3. Therefore, when a big hit occurs in an odd symbol, the next big hit is determined with a high probability of "6/317", and when a big hit occurs in an even symbol, the next big hit is determined with a normal probability of "1/317". .

According to the first embodiment, ten lamp symbols Zrp are displayed as time information until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is visually confirmed (the confirmation screen is displayed). The timing at which the numeral symbol ZS is determined is known. For this reason, the excitement of waiting for the moment when the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined is increased, and the fun of the game is improved. Moreover, the symbol display device 21 having the highest degree of attention
Is used to notify the determination timing, so that the determination timing is reliably transmitted to the player.

Also, the effect variation patterns A, A ', B, B', C, C 'in which the numeric symbols ZS in the middle row are visually determined.
Is displayed together with the ten lamp symbols Zrp, so that it is not necessary to look at the fluctuation patterns A to C 'while feeling uneasy at the decision timing. Therefore, the variation patterns A to C ′
, It is possible to fully enjoy the pleasure of producing the moving image plane of the variation patterns A to C ′.

In addition, the variation patterns A, A ', B, and B of the effect in which the reach character pattern ZC corresponding to the mode of the big hit of the numeric pattern ZS in the middle row recognizes the lottery result of the big hit.
B ', C, C' (boxing match) are displayed. For this reason, the reach character symbol ZC to be supported changes according to the type of the big hit symbol, so that a visual screen change or a mood change can be performed, and the fun of the game is further improved.

Also, when the variation patterns B and B 'are displayed, a moving image plane in which the second character pattern Zse throws the towel pattern Zt is displayed before all the lamp patterns Zrp are turned on, and the effect of the variation patterns B and B' is completed. Was recognized. For this reason, the number symbol ZS in the middle row at the unexpected timing
Can be given an unexpected feeling, so that it does not fall into a uniform sense, and the fun of the game is further improved.

Also, based on the display of the ten lamp symbols Zrp, the determination period of the middle-row numeric symbol ZS is notified, and the determination period is determined based on the lighting of the ten lamp symbols Zrp one by one. The elapsed time was displayed. For this reason,
Since a sense of realism that the decision timing is approaching with the passage of time is obtained, a feeling of elation is further enhanced and the fun of the game is further improved.

Also, ten lamp symbols Zrp are displayed,
The remaining time until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined based on the lighting of the ten lamp symbols Zrp one by one. For this reason, since the determination timing can be waited for as if it were a countdown, the sense of excitement is further increased, and the fun of the game is further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the reach character pattern ZC corresponding to the left-side numeric pattern ZS and the non-reach character pattern ZC corresponding to the middle-row numeric pattern ZS are included in the variation patterns A ′ to C ′ for departure. And appeared,
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a fixed specific main character design and a sub character design may appear and an animation screen of an effect of losing the main character design may be displayed. In this configuration,
Regardless of the type of jackpot symbol, if the main character symbol is lost, the character will be missed, so that the occurrence of the jackpot can be easily identified based on the match result on the animation screen.

In the above-described embodiment, the reach character pattern ZC corresponding to the middle pattern ZS and the randomly selected non-reach character pattern ZC appear in the variation patterns A to C for the big hit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a fixed specific main character design and sub-character design may appear, and an animation screen of an effect in which the main character design wins may be displayed. In this configuration, if the main character design wins regardless of the type of the big hit symbol, the big hit will be a big hit, so the occurrence of the big hit can be easily identified based on the match result on the animation screen.

In the above embodiment, the period until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined based on the display of the ten lamp symbols Zrp on the symbol display device 21, but is not limited to this. Instead, the confirmation period may be notified based on, for example, displaying a numerical value, a bar graph, a meter, or the like. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the elapsed time and the remaining time of the fixed period are displayed based on sequentially lighting the ten lamp symbols Zrp of the symbol display device 21 one by one. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Not
For example, the elapsed time and the remaining time may be notified based on displaying a numerical value, a bar graph, a meter, or the like.

Also, in the above embodiment, when reach occurs in the variation patterns A to C ′, the numeric symbols Z in the middle row
Although the time information until the S is determined (the time information until the determination screen is displayed) is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the fluctuation pattern D reaches the middle pattern, the numeric pattern in the middle row is displayed. Time information until the ZS temporarily stops may be displayed. Further, in the above embodiment, the time information until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined when reach is generated in the variation patterns A to C ′ is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this. May be displayed at the start of the change of the symbol pattern ZS in the left column to the numeric symbol ZS in the right column until the temporary stop or the final stop.

In the above embodiment, the time information is displayed on the symbol display device 21. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the time information may be output from the speaker 77 as a voice. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the symbol confirmation screen is displayed almost simultaneously when all the lamp symbols Zrp are turned on. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the confirmation screen is displayed before or after all the lamp symbols Zrp are turned on. May be displayed, and the numeric pattern Z in the middle row at the timing according to the time information.
S need not be determined. In short, it is only necessary to display time information as a guide until the numeric symbol ZS in the middle row is determined.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the animation screen of the effect in which the character design ZC performs boxing is displayed as the moving image surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the animation image of the effect in which the character design ZC is enlarged or reduced is displayed. Surface, or a moving image surface of the effect in which the stationary character design ZC scrolls,
In short, any screen may be used as long as there is a visual movement irrelevant to the fluctuation of the numeric symbol ZS.

Further, in the above embodiment, "1" to "1"
The three-digit figure ZS of “12” is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a three-column alphabet design, a three-column katakana design, a three-
Hiragana symbols in columns may be displayed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the number symbols ZS and the character symbols ZC are displayed in the horizontal three columns on the symbol display device 21, but the present invention is not limited to this. Are preferably displayed in a plurality of columns and a plurality of columns.

Further, in the above embodiment, the numerical symbols ZS in the three columns of the symbol display device 21 are stopped in the order of the left column, the middle column, and the right column. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the change may be stopped in the order of the left column, the right column, and the middle column. Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a probability varying pachinko machine in which the jackpot probability is increased based on the occurrence of a big hit in a specific symbol, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is applicable to a time shortening type pachinko machine in which the symbol variation time Tz is reduced based on the occurrence of a big hit, or to a normal type pachinko machine in which the big hit probability and the symbol variation time Tz are constant regardless of the type of the big hit symbol. May be applied.

Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to one kind of pachinko machine in which the big hit operation is performed in conjunction with the big hit display, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the present invention may be applied to three types of pachinko machines. In this pachinko machine, the special winning opening is opened in conjunction with the display of the big hit, and when the special winning opening is opened, the big hit operation is performed based on a pachinko ball winning in the special winning opening.

[0123]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, time information until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is notified. For this reason, the excitement of waiting for the moment when the mode of the identification symbol is determined is increased, and the fun of the game is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (a diagram showing a fluctuation pattern).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another variation pattern;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a reach background symbol fluctuates.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a reach background symbol fluctuates in a horizontal direction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a number symbol, a character symbol, and a reach background symbol;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship among a number symbol, a character symbol, and a reach background symbol;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a number symbol, a character symbol, and a reach background symbol;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing control contents of a main control device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing control contents of the display control device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing data acquisition processing contents of a main control device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a hold data recording unit and a hold ball lamp;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the contents of reach processing of the main control device;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a jackpot processing content of the main control device.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a jackpot display process of the display control device.

FIG. 15A is a diagram showing a fluctuation pattern table;
(B) is a diagram showing the contents of the fluctuation pattern

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining counter data;

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration (a is a diagram showing an entire configuration, b is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a main control device, c
Is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the display control device, and d is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the prize ball control device)

FIG. 18 is a front view showing the game board.

19A is a front view showing the entire configuration, and FIG. 19B is a view on arrow X showing the entire configuration with the upper plate removed.

FIG. 20 is a rear view showing the entire configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

ZC is a character design (decorative design), ZE is a display area, ZR is a reach background design (different identification design, background design,
Moving pattern), ZS is a number pattern (identification pattern, code pattern), 2
1 is a symbol display device (notifying means), 26 is a main control device, and 39 is a display control device.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A structure in which identification symbols are sequentially displayed on a symbol display device in a change state and a change stop state, and a lottery result of a big hit is notified based on a mode at the time of stop of the change of the identification symbols. A gaming machine comprising: a notifying unit for notifying time information on a time until a mode is visually determined. 2. A structure in which an identification symbol is sequentially displayed on a symbol display device in a change state and a fluctuation stop state, and a lottery result of a big hit is notified based on a mode when the change of the identification symbol is stopped. , Wherein time information relating to a time until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is displayed. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the symbol display device displays a moving image plane of the effect in which the form of the identification symbol is visually determined together with time information. 4. The symbol display device according to claim 2, wherein the character corresponding to the state of the big hit of the identification symbol has a moving image surface for performing an effect of recognizing the lottery result of the big hit. A gaming machine according to any of the above. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the symbol display device displays a moving image surface on which a specific character performs an effect of recognizing a jackpot lottery result. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein an end screen for recognizing the end of the effect of the moving image is displayed on the symbol display device before the time information elapses. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the symbol display device displays remaining time until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined as time information. 8. The symbol display device according to claim 2, wherein a period until the form of the identification symbol is visually determined and an elapsed time of the period are displayed as time information. The gaming machine described. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a screen on which the form of the identification symbol is visually determined is displayed on the symbol display device before the time information elapses.