JP2002292045A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with a lot redrawing function in which a winning is obtained with a probability varying pattern at the time of getting a big hit. SOLUTION: When a 'ready-to-win' condition is coming, the appearing rate of the normal pattern and the probability varying pattern is made approximately 3:1 so that the appearing rate of the normal pattern is heightened, and until an intra-'ready-to-win' condition redrawing is decided, a provisional stop is made with the normal pattern at a probability of approximately 3/4. After generation of the intra-'ready-to-win' condition redrawing, setting is made to the appearing probability of probability varying pattern (approximately 1/2). This is because the probability of the pattern at the time of 'ready-to-win' condition becoming a probability varying pattern is set to 1/2 in an ordinary model having no redrawing. The appearing rate of the normal pattern and probability varying pattern is made approximately 1/2, and a provisional stop is made with the normal pattern at a probability of 1/2 approximately, and upon passing the intra-'ready-to-win' condition redrawing a grade-up is made to the probability varying pattern. That is, when intra-'ready-to-win' condition redrawing is generated, grade up to the probability varying pattern is made with a specified grade-up rate among the stop display with the normal pattern at the first time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a display mode of a display device caused by re-drawing of symbols.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Most current pachinko machines have a re-drawing function. For example, whether a certain jackpot is probable or not is determined by a set of numbers. For example, normally, odd hits (3, 5, 7, etc.) result in probability fluctuation (hereinafter abbreviated as probable change). After hitting with the jackpot number, the re-lottery is displayed for a moment immediately before the attacker opens and the jackpot is displayed on the screen, and furthermore, it starts turning with the numbers aligned (also called full rotation), another It is a function that stops at a number. As a result, there is a possibility that the normal jackpot is promoted to the probability variable jackpot or that the number of times reduced is reduced. In general, there seems to be no relegation. In a model equipped with a re-lottery function, it is considered that a regular pattern is more likely to be a big hit than a probability-changed pattern because of the upgrade to the probability change. Therefore, the player recognizes that the big hit is to be performed again by the occurrence of the re-lottery display, so that the interest given to the player is further improved. Various inventions have been made for such a re-lottery display.
No. 29156 discloses that a lottery is performed after a big hit.

[0003]

However, a disadvantage of the prior art is that if the determined symbol is determined to be a positively changed symbol through a symbol re-lottery, the temporary symbol is temporarily hit with the ordinary symbol. It occurs more often than a jackpot with a probable pattern. For example, in the model equipped with the re-lottery function after the conventional jackpot, the jackpot confirmation display is displayed as
Often, what is called a normal symbol such as 2, 4, 6, 8,... Is displayed. The big hit design usually becomes a normal design with a probability of about 3/4, so suddenly 3, 5,
Only about one-fourth of the total probability of a positively changing symbol such as 7, 9,... Is large, and the symbol displayed first is usually a large number of symbols. Therefore, in the conventional model, even if there is a re-lottery after the big hit, at first, the number of the normal symbols must be increased and the symbol does not suddenly become a surely changed symbol. Although it may become a probability change pattern after re-lottery, the probability of sudden change of the probability change pattern suddenly appears at the stage of the first big hit confirmation display, so the expectation degree of the big hit design with the probability change pattern at that time is extremely drop down. Even if a reach with a notice with a high probability of a big hit occurs, if the symbol is a positive change symbol, it will be displayed more definitely than a reach with a regular symbol generated under exactly the same conditions Less is. For this reason, the player has no expectation for the reach generated in the probable pattern, and conversely, the display of the temporary jackpot in the normal pattern frequently occurs, giving the player discomfort.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a gaming machine having a re-lottery function, which increases the probability that a confirmed symbol at the time of a jackpot determination is a probability-changing symbol, and enhances the display appeal resulting from the symbol re-lottery. Make it an issue.

[0005]

Means and Effects for Solving the Problems As described above, in the re-lottery after the jackpot, if the regular symbol is finally promoted to the certainty variable symbol, the symbol is previously promoted during the reach, and the jackpot is determined. Is applied with a probable design. That is, claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem.
In accordance with the establishment of the predetermined lottery condition, the gaming machine determines whether or not a big hit is to be made and, at the same time, performs a lottery of a symbol, etc .; In the case where the hit image is determined and displayed later, and the result of the big hit is wrong, if the result of the lottery is wrong, the hit / fail image control means for confirming and displaying the missed image after the fluctuation display of the image is advantageous to the player. Special game executing means for executing a special game, added value notifying means for setting the hit image to a special image when executing a value added game after the special game is completed, and a reach display control means for developing a reach display. In the gaming machine having, during the period from the occurrence of the reach display by the reach display control means to before the hit image or the out-of-off image is confirmed and displayed,
Re-lottery display means for performing re-lottery variation display of the symbol, and when confirming display without performing the re-lottery variation display, increase the rate of displaying the normal image different from the special image, and display the re-lottery variation display A game machine comprising: a re-lottery control means for increasing a rate at which the special image is displayed when the image is confirmed and displayed after the game is performed.

[0006] The "special image" mentioned here includes a probability variation symbol and the like. As a re-lottery change display, for example, the reach screen is developed into a reach called super reach or special reach, and during these developments, the symbol re-lottery is performed, so that the expectation of a certain change occurs early. The taste can be further enhanced. The "re-lottery executing means" increases the appearance probability of the special image after the re-lottery determination, for example, than before the re-lottery determination. "Within the period before the hit image or the deviated image is confirmed and displayed"
This means that any time from the start of the reach display to before the determination of the success / failure image is possible.

[0007] By the way, models with re-lottery and models without re-lottery each have advantages and disadvantages, but models equipped with symbol re-lottery have a chance to become positively changed symbols even if they are hit with normal symbols. On models without re-lottery, there is no temporary jackpot with regular symbols unlike models equipped with symbol re-lottery. I can expect. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the in-reach re-lottery function is provided, and the in-reach re-lottery function is obtained by mixing the two properties of the re-lottery function after the jackpot and the function without the re-lottery function. , The above two characteristics can be realized simultaneously. That is, while the predetermined time has elapsed from the occurrence of the reach, the above-mentioned features are utilized, and there is a chance that even if the reach occurs in the normal symbol, the symbol is changed to a positively-variable symbol. On the other hand, after the elapse of the predetermined time, the above-mentioned features are utilized, and the reach of the positively-variable design can be expected to be a big hit. In short, when it is determined that the execution time of the re-lottery function after the big hit is to be brought forward at the time of the reach, and if it is determined to cause the re-lottery within the reach, the element of the model without the re-lottery function is incorporated. Before the re-lottery decision, the appearance probability of the normal symbol is set to a value larger than the appearance probability of the probability variation symbol, and after the re-lottery determination, the appearance probability of the normal symbol is reduced.
Thereby, it is possible to increase the possibility of being determined by the probability variation symbol when determining the big hit. To give a specific example, from the time of reaching to the occurrence of the re-lottery in the reach, the appearance probability of the normal symbol and the probable variation symbol is set to, for example, 3: 1 (the appearance ratio of the ordinary symbol is 75%), and is approximately 3/4. With a probability of, a temporary stop is made with a normal symbol. However, those set values can be changed to appropriate values (for example, 3/5, 2/3, etc.), and are not intended to be limited to 3: 1. On the other hand, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the occurrence of the reach, a predetermined appearance probability (for example, a half probability) is set.

[0008] Here, the stationary of the determined symbol in the reach, in addition to the state that the symbol is completely stationary,
This is a concept that includes a so-called rocking stillness in which a symbol is placed in a rocking variation state until a symbol that finally stops is determined. The indication of the re-lottery may be displayed at a stage before all the symbols are determined, and may be at any stage before and after the reach display is determined. Further, the re-lottery may be performed a plurality of times, and is performed at an appropriate timing within the reach fluctuation (within a predetermined time). For example, at the time of switching the reach screen, it is preferable to perform a re-lottery or a re-lottery.

Whether or not a means for executing the conventional re-lottery function after the big hit is provided is an item which can be arbitrarily adopted.

The reach display control means of the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein said lottery means is provided on a main control board, said hit / fail image control means is provided on an image control board, and whether or not to execute said re-lottery change display is determined. Is determined by the main control base. According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, the problem can be suitably solved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine, the lottery means is provided in a main control board, the hit / fail image control means is provided in an image control board, and whether or not to execute the re-lottery change display is determined by the image control board. It is characterized in that it is determined. For example, the image control board may receive a change pattern indicating the change time determined by the main control board, and the image control board may control the re-lottery change display within the designated change time. According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, it is possible to suitably solve the problem, reduce the load on the main control board, and increase the re-lottery variation display and improve the degree of freedom.

A gaming machine according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that a reach display is executed before the re-lottery change display is performed. According to the fourth aspect, the above-described problem can be suitably solved, and the sense of expectation for the appearance of the special image in the reach display can be increased.

In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, before the re-lottery change display is performed, the rate at which the special image is displayed in the reach display is approximately 1/4 to 2/5, and the re-lottery change is executed. Irrespective of whether or not to do so, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the rate of fixed display in the special image and the rate of fixed display in the normal image are determined and displayed according to the preset appearance rate. It is characterized by the following. Here, the “predetermined time” refers to the timing at which the most possible lottery in the reach can occur. In addition, the “preset appearance rate” means that, for example, 12 types of big hit symbols are set,
If odd numbers (1, 3, 5,...) Are special images, the above ratio is 1/2, but it is also possible to use 1/3 or another numerical range. According to the fifth aspect, the problem can be suitably solved, and the appearance probability of the special image is further embodied, so that the problems of the first to fourth aspects can be more preferably solved.

A gaming machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the re-lottery display means includes re-lottery change notification means for indicating during and after the re-lottery change display.
As a re-lottery change notification means, for example, when switching the reach screen, by displaying the fact that the re-lottery of the symbol is being performed and before and after that, the sense of expectation to the added value early Occurs, and the taste can be further enhanced.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment comprises a generally rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3, and a well-known prepaid card unit 4 is provided on the left of the outer frame 2. Is provided. The front frame 3 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 2 by upper and lower hinges 5 at the left end.
An upper plate 6 provided with a ball storage section is provided below the front frame 3, and a discharge port 7 for award balls or ball lending and a ball release button 8 are provided.
And A window-shaped metal frame 9 is removably attached to the front frame 3. This gold frame 9
A glass frame is attached to the metal frame 9 so as to be openable and closable. A glass sheet 10 is doubly fitted into the glass frame. A game board 11 is housed behind the glass sheet 10. A slide lock is provided on the back side of the right side of the front frame 3, and the front frame 3 is locked with a locking metal. When the front frame 3 is unlocked with a key, the latch is released from the slide lock and the front frame 3 is unlocked.
Can be opened. A lower plate 12 provided with a ball storage section is provided below the front frame 3 of the upper plate 6, and a firing handle 13 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 12. This firing handle 1
3 is provided with a rotating ring (touch plate) 13a and a firing stop button 13b. When the rotating ring 13a is rotated clockwise under the condition that the rotating ring 13a is touched by a hand, the inside of the firing handle 13 is rotated. The touch switch 13c (see FIG. 6) provided on the game board 11 is turned on, and the game ball can be fired on the game board 11. This is because the touch signal is conducted by the switch and input to the main controller 39, and the firing controller 5
The signal is converted into a firing drive signal at 1a and drives the firing device 51. In addition, a touch display unit 14 is provided for displaying that a touch has been made in response to turning on of the touch switch 13c of the firing handle 13. Firing handle 13
The speaker 15 is arranged on the left side of FIG. Upper plate 6 and lower plate 1
When the upper plate 6 is full of game balls, the game balls are guided to the lower plate 12.
The lower plate 12 has a discharge port 12a for discharging game balls from the upper plate 6 at the center thereof, and a CR settlement device 16 is provided in front of the discharge port 12a. This CR settlement device 16
Is a lending button 17, a settlement button 18, a balance display section 19, and the prepaid card is a prepaid card unit 4.
Lower plate light emitting unit 20 and lower plate 12 that emit light when inserted into
And a laser light emitting device 22, 23 composed of a plurality of high-intensity light-emitting diodes or the like for irradiating the lower surface of the upper plate 6 with a ball-pulling lever 21 for discharging a ball from the apparatus. A prepaid card unit 4 is arranged at the left end of the pachinko machine 1, a commercial card slot 24 and a normal card slot 25 are installed, and when a prepaid card is inserted into them, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display section 19, and a lending button is displayed. 17 is depressed, the game ball is lent out, the game ball is discharged from the discharge port 7 of the upper plate 6, and the settlement button 18 is depressed.
Prepaid cards are settled.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1, in which a mechanism board 30 for detachably mounting the game board 11 is housed in the outer frame 2 described above. This mechanism panel 30 includes:
From above, a ball tank 31, a guiding gutter 32, a winning ball payout device 33, a rental ball payout device 34, and the like are provided. With this configuration, if there is a prize of a game ball in the winning opening on the game board 11, a predetermined number of game balls are discharged from the ball tank 31 to the above-mentioned upper plate 6 by the prize ball payout device 33 through the guiding gutter 32, On the other hand, if there is a lending request from the prepaid card unit 4, the lending ball dispensing device 34 can discharge the lending ball to the upper plate 6. On the right side of the ball tank 31, a game information output terminal plate 35 and an external communication terminal plate 36 are provided. A pressure-sensitive replenishment request detection unit 37 is provided on the lower surface of the guide gutter 32. Also,
A main control device 39 having a security unit 38 and a payout control device 40 are detachably attached to the mechanism board 30.
1, a special symbol display device 41 is provided.
A relay terminal plate 43 provided with a security portion 42
Is an output control device 45 provided with a light emitting (LE) element control unit 44 below the special symbol control device 41 and a voice control device 4.
6, a power supply 47 under the main controller 39, and a pressure-sensitive full detector 48 and a signal connection terminal 4 below the power supply 47.
9 is a lower left portion of the front frame 3, a firing control device 51a for controlling the firing device 51, a connection terminal 50a on the prepaid card unit 4, a connection terminal 50b of the prepaid card unit 4 near the payout control device 40, Each is attached. The relay terminal plate 43 is provided with security, and the connector cannot be removed without releasing the security together with the main controller 39. Prevent illegal modification and make it difficult to install illegal equipment. The structure related to the payout of the game balls and the like centering on the mechanism board 30 is the same as the conventional structure, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted.

Next, the game board 11 will be described with reference to FIG. On the game board 11, an LCD panel unit (hereinafter, referred to as "LCD") 41a, a special hold display section 41e, a window frame decoration display section 41f, and a symbol display device window frame 41 are provided at the center.
k, etc., a special symbol display device 41, a normal electric accessory 52 as a first-type starting port, a special holding display portion 53 provided thereon, and a special winning opening 5 below the ordinary electric accessory 52.
4. The normal symbol operation port 55 on the left and right of the special winning opening 54 used to start the change of the symbol displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 57
And 56, an ordinary symbol display device 5 provided in the special winning opening 54
7, a normal symbol holding display portion 58 provided on the left and right of the normal symbol display device 57, an out port 59 at the bottom of the board, and a pair of game ball direction changing devices 60 and 61 provided on the left and right of the game board.
And passage chucks 62 and 63 provided integrally with the game ball direction changing devices 60 and 61, side lamps 64 and 65 provided integrally with the game ball direction changing devices 60 and 61, and a game ball direction changing device 61, respectively. Prize ball number display section 66 provided at the upper right of the prize ball, and prize ball payout display section 6 provided at the top
7, loan ball payout display section 68, jackpot display section 69, probability change display section 70, ball shortage display section 71, other various winning ports 72 and 73, lamp windmills 74 and 75, windmills 76 and 77, and game nails 78 etc. are provided.
The above-mentioned passing chuckers 62 and 63 respectively change the direction of the game ball entered from above in a diagonally inward direction,
To discharge. With this configuration, when the above-described rotating ring 13a of the firing handle 13 is rotated, the firing device 51 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) driven by the firing control device 51a (see FIGS. 4 and 6) is driven. A game ball on the upper plate 6 is fired on the game board 11 via the guide rail. If the shot game ball wins in each of the winning openings 72, 72, 73, etc., the game ball is taken in as a safe ball on the back surface of the board. Captured on the back of the board.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown, the electric circuit of the pachinko machine 1 includes the main controller 39 described above,
Payout control device 40, special symbol display device 41, launch control device 51a, output control device 45, and voice control device 46
And so on. It should be noted that this circuit diagram does not show a so-called relay device for transferring signals.

The main control unit 39 includes a ROM storing a game control program and a RAM serving as a work area for calculations and the like.
And an external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting to / from each device or various switches and various actuators. Main controller 39
The special start detection unit 52a, the normal start detection units 55a and 56a, the normal winning detection units 72a and 73a, V
Prize detection unit (continuous actuation switch, simply V switch)
54a, 10 count detector 54b, award ball number detector 33
a, lending ball number detection unit 34a, glass frame opening detection unit 80,
Launch sphere detection unit 81, ball shortage detection unit 82, full detection unit 8
3, the supply request detecting unit 37, the touch switch 13c, the firing stop button 13b, the stop position detecting unit 88, and the like are connected. On the output side, a special electric accessory drive device (large winning opening solenoid or the like) 54c, a normal electric accessory drive device (normal accessory solenoid or the like) 52b, a specific area opening / closing tool (V solenoid or the like) 54d, a normal design Display device 57,
The normal symbol hold display section 58, the game board decoration lamp 86, the big hit display section 69, the probability change display section 70 and the like are connected. Also, the side lamps 64 and 65, the lamp windmill 7
The lamps such as 4, 75, etc. blink differently depending on the operation. For example, the display control is performed such that the lamp windmills 74 and 75 blink at the time of reach, the side lamps 64 and 65 blink at the time of symbol change, and both the lamps blink at the time of the big hit.

The main control unit 39 selects an IRQ of each control unit except the output control unit 45 and the voice control unit 46, and transmits a command. The connection lines are connected in a rosary connection method using a transparent flat cable. The game information output terminal plate 35 and the external communication terminal plate 36 are structurally provided at one location, respectively, and are independent of each other. The game information output terminal plate 35 has a one-way communication structure, and the external communication terminal plate 36 has a two-way communication structure. The external communication terminal board 36 is connected to the output control device 45, the launch control device 51a, and the payout control device 40. By connecting the external communication terminal plate 36 to the firing control device 51a, the number of shots per time is monitored from the signal of the stop position detecting unit 88 and the contact signal of the touch switch 13c is used as a calculation signal of the operating rate. In addition, it will stop firing against fraud. If the base value increases to about 40 or more with respect to fraud 1, it is determined that the game is fraudulent. At this time, when it is not a big hit, it is determined to be abnormal if a large number of incoming ball detections are made, and if a supply request signal is issued a plurality of times without a payout signal or a lending signal. When the management computer detects an abnormality, the control is performed through the external communication terminal board 36, and the payout control device 40 stops the payout based on the detection of the illegal payout and the stop signal. Chucker, 10 counts and V
When the signal of the winning detection is a simultaneous signal, the ordinary electric accessory 52
Is determined to have been tampered with, and the firing is stopped or the payout is stopped.

Here, the touch switch 13c is inside the firing handle 13, the firing stop button 13b is near the firing handle 13, the prize ball number detecting unit 33a is below the prize ball payout device 33 on the game board 11, and the number of balls to be loaned. The detecting unit 34a is located in the lower part of the rental ball dispensing device 34, the replenishment request detecting unit 37 is located in the lower part of the guide gutter 32, the special start detecting unit 52a is located in the ordinary electric accessory 52, and the V winning detecting unit 54a is located in the special winning opening 54. Within the area, the 10-count detection unit 54b
Among them, the normal start detecting sections 55a and 56a are in the normal symbol operating ports 55 and 56, respectively, the normal winning detecting sections 72a and 73a are in the various winning ports 72 and 73, and the full detecting section 83 is the lower plate 12 respectively.
Among them, the glass frame opening detecting section 80 is near the metal frame 9, the launching ball detecting section 81 is in the launching apparatus 51, the ball shortage detecting section 82 is above the prize ball payout apparatus 33 and the loaned ball payout apparatus 34, and the stop position detecting section 88. Are attached near the launching device 51, respectively.

Here, the touch switch 13c is built in the firing handle 13 and the player is touching the firing handle 13, and the firing stop button 13b is pressed when the player presses down to indicate the intention to stop firing. Ball number detector 3
3a is a game ball discharged to the upper plate 6 by the prize ball payout device 33, a lending ball number detecting unit 34a is a game ball discharged to the upper plate 6 by the lending ball discharging device 34, and a replenishment request detecting unit 37 is a ball. The presence of a game ball in the tank 31 indicates that the special start detecting unit 52a has won the ordinary electric accessory 52, and the V winning detection unit 54a indicates that the game ball that has won in the special winning opening 54 indicates the special device operation area. (Hereinafter, referred to as “special area”), the 10-count detection unit 54b displays all the game balls winning in the special winning opening 54, and the normal start detection units 55a and 56a respectively display the normal symbol operation opening 55. And 5
6, the full detector 83 detects that the game balls are full in the lower plate 12, and the glass frame opening detector 80 indicates that the glass frame has been opened.
Indicates that a game ball has been fired from the firing device 51, the ball shortage detecting unit 82 detects a shortage of a prize ball or a lending ball, and the stop position detecting unit 88 detects a stop position of a firing motor of the firing device 51. belongs to.

The ordinary electric accessory drive 52b connected to the output side is the ordinary electric accessory 52, the special electric accessory drive 54c is the special winning opening 54, and the specific area opening and closing tool 54d is in the special winning opening 54. A normal symbol is displayed on a normal symbol display device 57 composed of an LED connected to the output side and used for opening and closing a specific area.
The number of symbols normally reserved is displayed on the game board decoration lamp 86.
Is turned on in accordance with the game situation, the big hit display part 69 is turned on at the time of big hit, and the probability change display part 70 at the time of big hit probability change
Is lit.

The special symbol display device 41 includes the above-described LCD.
41a and a symbol display device control unit for driving and controlling the LCD 41a (hereinafter simply referred to as a "symbol control unit"("image control unit").
Also called. )) 41b, LCD for controlling LCD 41a
The control unit 41c includes an auxiliary unit 41d such as a backlight and an inverter device, a special hold display unit 41e, and a window frame decoration display unit 41f.

The symbol control unit 41b is a logical operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer incorporating a ROM storing an image control program and a RAM serving as a work area for operations and the like, similar to the main control unit 39 described above. In addition, an external input / output circuit for input / output with each device or various switches and various actuators and a counter for updating random numbers are also provided.

The symbol control unit 41b controls the LCD control unit 41c according to a command from the main control unit 39, and the voice control unit 46 and the output control unit 45 are also controlled by commands through bidirectional communication. Accordingly, since the main control device 39 does not have the voice program and the voice data, the control is reduced. In addition, the voice expression can be expressed in a detailed manner in a symbol, and a plurality of notice expressions, a plurality of reach change expressions, a trouble expression, and the like can be realized.

The special symbol display device 41 is integrated with the symbol display device window frame 41k (see FIG. 5), and replacement in the event of a failure cannot be performed without releasing security. Depending on the region, there are places where it is not necessary for the competent government office to be present and places where only documents can be used, but if there is no security, the playground will replace the special symbol display device 41 and main control device 39 with illegal devices without security To prevent them from doing so.

The payout control device 40 includes a CPU, an RO
M, RAM, etc., and includes a prize ball payout display 67, a loaned ball payout display 68, and a prize ball payout device 3.
3. Connected to the loaned ball payout device 34 and the forcible discharge button 91, drive control of the prize ball payout device 33 in accordance with a command command from the main control device 39, and when a prize is won, a game ball as a prize ball is given to the player. And pays out a game ball as a loaned ball to a player when a prize is won by controlling the driving of the loaned ball payout device 34, and also controls the prepaid card unit 4 and the CR settlement device 16 described above. Therefore, it may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer, or may be configured as a discrete circuit.

The payout control device 40 pays out game balls in accordance with a command from the main control device 39. The main control device 3 detects whether or not the game balls corresponding to the winning have been paid out.
9 is performed. The payout control device 40 communicates information with the game arcade management computer via the external communication terminal board 36, monitors abnormal payout based on the game information and the winning number information, and stops the payout when an abnormality is detected. do.

The payout control device 40 includes the CR settlement device 1
6 and the prepaid card unit 4 are separately connected,
ID of prepaid card unit 4 and CR settlement device 16
Check the number to prevent tax evasion. If a conventional connection method in which they are not directly connected is used, tax evasion or improper signal input can facilitate embezzlement, so the above-mentioned connection form is taken to prevent such misappropriation.

The launch control device 51a includes a CPU, a ROM,
It is composed of a RAM and the like, and is connected to the ball feeding device 41, the cassette ball pulling unit 49, the touch display unit 14, the firing device 51, and the ball pulling button 8, and according to the amount of rotation of the firing handle 13 operated by the player. It controls driving of the firing device 51. In addition, when the player presses down the firing stop button 13b, the firing is stopped, or when the touch switch 13c built in the firing handle 13 is turned on, the touch display unit 14 is turned on. Is to light up. Also,
The launch control device 51a communicates both information with the game arcade management computer via the external communication terminal board 36, receives from the game arcade management computer the stop information and the firing stop information due to the abnormality detection, and determines the touch time and the drive position. From the detection, the number of fires per time, the operation of the fire stop button 13b, and the like are transmitted.

The output control unit 45 includes a CPU, ROM, R
AM, etc., are connected to the lower plate light-emitting unit 20, the laser light-emitting devices 22, 23, the prize ball number display unit 66, etc., and receive a command from the special symbol display device 41, and receive lamps such as an error lamp. And various lamps such as LEDs. Further, the output control device 45 is an LE that controls a semiconductor light emitting element such as a laser light emitting unit and an LED.
An element control unit 44 is provided.

The voice control unit 46 includes a CPU, ROM, RA
M, etc., and includes a sound source IC and an amplifier.
Is for driving control of.

The special symbol display device 41, the payout control device 40, and the firing control device 51a can be transmitted only from the main control device 39, and the output control device 45, the voice control only from the special symbol display device 41. It is configured as a one-way communication circuit so that it can be transmitted to the device 46. The power supply device 47 supplies power to each of the above units, and includes a special power supply unit 47a. The unit connection terminals 50a and 50b are connected to the CR settlement device 16 and the payout control device 40.

The processing executed by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as "microcomputer") in the main controller 39 of the pachinko machine 1 having the above-described circuit configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. To

This flowchart shows a main process executed by the microcomputer of the main control device 39, and is a process periodically executed by a hard interrupt by a reset signal about every 2 ms. In this embodiment,
Each of the processes in steps S100 to S200 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process.
Steps S210 and S22, which are repeatedly executed as long as time permits within the extra time after executing this processing
The processing of 0 is referred to as “residual processing”.

When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (step S100). This determination process is performed by using R
This is performed by determining whether the value of the predetermined area of the AM is a predetermined value. When the processing executed by the microcomputer shifts to this processing, it is determined whether the normal processing may be performed. It is for. When the power is turned on or runaway of the microcomputer due to noise or the like is considered as an abnormal case, the runaway of the microcomputer can be considered to be almost nonexistent due to the improvement of technology in recent years. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value. If it is determined that the pattern is not normal (step S100: NO), a predetermined value is written to a predetermined area of the memory, and each initial value is written to a work area of the memory such as a special symbol and a normal symbol as initial symbols. Initial settings are made (step S110). After step S110, the remaining process (steps S210 and S220) is repeatedly executed until the next interruption.

Here, five kinds of random numbers are used for the change of the special symbol. These random numbers are a pass / fail random number HIT,
Left symbol creation combined random variable L and middle symbol creation random number C
, A right symbol creation random number R, and a reach creation random number ACT. Pass / fail random number HIT is "0-329"
Are added every 1 ms (hereinafter, abbreviated as “+1”). Left symbol creation combined probability variation random number L is "0-14"
Are changed every moment when +1 is added to the 15 numerical values of 2 ms. The medium pattern creation random number C is "0-1
+1 is added to the remaining time of interrupt processing
It changes moment by moment. The right symbol creation random number R changes every moment as 15 different numbers from “0 to 14” are incremented by one when the medium symbol creation random number C is carried. The reach creation random number ACT is 10 from “0 to 99”.
The value of 0 is changed every moment by adding +1 to the remaining time of the interrupt processing.

When the value extracted from the hit random number HIT is "1" and is determined to be a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined by the data of the left symbol creation / probability changing random number L (0 to 14). The symbol is displayed on the LCD 41a of the special symbol display device 41. If this symbol is a symbol that causes a specific probability variation, a probability variation state is generated. On the other hand, when a value other than "1" is extracted and determined to be out of order in the success / failure random number HIT, a symbol corresponding to each of the extracted values from the random numbers L, C, and R is deviated as a special symbol display device 41.
Is displayed on the LCD 41a. The random numbers L, C,
When the extracted value from R coincides with the big hit symbol by chance, the data of the right symbol creation random number R is incremented by one and displayed as a missing symbol.

Next, when an affirmative determination is made (step S100: YES), an initial random number updating process is executed (step S120). This process is based on the initial random number I
In this process, the value of NI is incremented by one every time this process is executed. The value of the initial random number INI before execution of this process is incremented by one. When the random number value before execution of this process is "329", which is the maximum value, In the next processing, it returns to the initial value "0",
330 integers from "0" to "329" are repeatedly created in ascending order.

The success / failure random number updating process (step S130) subsequent to step S120 is an increment process of incrementing by +1 each time the process is executed in the same manner as the initial random number updating process. In processing
The value of the initial random number INI at that time is set to an initial value (hereinafter, referred to as “initial value INI”).
It is called "update initial value". ), And +1 for each interrupt
If the value of the initial random number INI is set to "0" in the next process, the value of the initial random number INI is further reduced to "0" by a value "1" less than the update initial value (hereinafter, referred to as "update maximum value"). 330 to "329" are repeatedly generated. That is, the value of +1 is incremented every interrupt processing, and the element constituting the random number is set to 330 integer values from “0” to “329”, which is not different from the initial random number INI at all. , In the next interrupt processing, the update initial value at that time is used as an initial value, and +1 is added for each interrupt until the update maximum value is reached, and the next update initial value is used as the initial value. As a result, the pass / fail random number HIT becomes
The elements constituting the random number are 330 from “0” to “329”.
Integer values are incremented by +1 each time an interrupt process is performed. However, when the update maximum value is reached, the next interrupt process changes the value to the value determined by the initial random number INI at that time. Can be impossible. Also, the components of the random number determined by the update initial value and the update maximum value do not change at all from the same 330 integer values of “0” to “329” which are the same as the conventional pass / fail random numbers. Has a uniform appearance rate.

Big hit symbol random number update processing (step S14)
0) is configured as a counter for repeatedly creating 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and is incremented by 1 every time this processing is performed, and returns to the initial value “0” when exceeding the maximum value. The fifteen random numbers “0” to “14” are the same three digits “111”, “222”, “333”, and “44” displayed on the screen.
4 "," 555 "," 666 "," 777 "," 88 "
8 "," 999 ", [AAA]," BBB "," CC
C "," DDD "," EEE ", and" FFF ".

Missing symbol random number update processing (step S15)
0) is composed of a left symbol creation random variable L, a middle symbol creation random number C, and a right symbol creation random number R, and is used as a missing symbol when a big hit is not made. The left symbol creation combined probability variation random number L is configured as a counter for repeatedly creating 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and is incremented by +1 every time this processing is performed.
If it exceeds the maximum value, it returns to the initial value "0". The medium symbol creation random number C is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers of “0” to “14”, and is increased by +1 in this processing when the left symbol creation / probability variable random number L returns to “0”. If it exceeds the value, it returns to "0". Right symbol creation random number R
Is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and the medium symbol creation random number C is “0”.
When the processing returns to +1 each time this processing is performed, the processing returns to “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. Note that the process of the reach creation random number ACT is also performed.

Normal symbol random number update processing (step S16)
0) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates seven integers from “0” to “6”, and returns to the initial value “0” when it is incremented by 1 in this processing and exceeds the maximum value.

The above-described random number updating process (step S12)
0 to S160), the initial random number INI and the pass / fail random number HI
T, the left symbol creation combined random variable L, the middle symbol creation random number C, the right symbol creation random number R, the reach creation random number ACT, and the like are updated. In the subsequent processing (step S170), the main control provided in the pachinko machine 1 is performed. Input processing of each switch connected to the device 39 is executed. That is, the touch switch 13a, the special start detecting unit 52a, and the normal start detecting unit 55a
And 56a, a V winning detection unit 54a, a 10 count detection unit 54b, a full detection unit 83, a replenishment request detection unit 37, and other prize detection switches (not shown) provided at other prize holes.
For example, a process of checking the operation status of each switch is executed.

By this input processing, the special start detecting section 52
If there is an input at a, the ordinary electric accessory 5 as a starting port
This is when the game ball wins at No. 2 and the value of the hit random number HIT at the time of this interrupt processing is extracted and compared with the hit determination value. The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is configured as a probability variation machine, and the pass / fail judgment value is “1” at the time of the normal probability, and “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “ 9 ",
The determination value increases to “11”. The appearance rate of each of the 330 integer values of “0” to “329” constituting the random number HIT is uniform, and the random number is extracted by an interrupt when the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 52 as a starting port. The value of HIT is a value randomly extracted from the fact that the winning time cannot be adjusted in minute time units when compared with the hard interrupt period of 2 ms, and the success / failure random number HIT functions as a complete random number. Therefore, the probability that the value of the extracted success / failure random number HIT coincides with the success / failure determination value and becomes a big hit is 1/330 at the time of the normal probability, and 1/55 (= 6 /
330). The reason why the probability of generating the big hit changes from the normal probability state to the high probability state is that in the present embodiment, the value of the above-described big hit symbol random number in the interrupt processing at the time of the occurrence of the big hit is “1,” “3”, “3”. 5 "," 7 ",
"9", "11" and "13", that is, the big hit symbols are "111", "333", "555", "777",
This is the case where the display of "999", "BBB", and "DDD" (hereinafter, referred to as "high-probability symbol") has been confirmed, and the high-probability transition occurs at a probability of 7/15 when a big hit occurs. Then, during the high probability, if the big hit symbol when the big hit is generated again is the high probability symbol, the high probability state continues. To determine whether or not to have a high probability, a left symbol creation / probability variable random number L is extracted, and in the case of a predetermined extracted value, it is determined to shift to a high probability state.

The "probability change determination routine" shown in FIG. 6 shows the processing related to the high probability determination processing. This routine is executed by the symbol controller 41 during operation of the pachinko machine 1 by a hardware interrupt at a preset timing.
b, and is subsequently executed when it is determined that the big hit is determined. When the processing shifts to this routine, first, the big hit symbol is
It is determined whether or not it is a probable change symbol (step S30).
0), when an affirmative determination is made with a positively-variable symbol (step S)
300: YES), the probability variable flag Fg is set to the value “1”, and the rejection determination value is set to “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”,
A process of increasing the number to “9” and “11” and exiting is executed (steps S310 to S320). If a negative determination is made that the big hit symbol is not a positively changing symbol (step S300: NO), steps S330 to S3 are performed.
40), the process exits the return.

Here, in the interrupt process by the reset signal, when the game ball wins in the ordinary electric accessory 52 and the special start detecting section 52a derives the start signal, when the start signal rises, the hit random number HIT and the left symbol creation are generated. A numerical value is extracted from the combined probability variation random number L and stored in a memory. Such extraction and storage are performed at the same time even when the start memory is used. Thereafter, at the time of the interruption or at the time of interruption processing of the next reset signal (after 2 ms), numerical values are extracted and stored from the middle symbol creation random number C and the right symbol creation random number R, and read out and determined.
For the left symbol, it is unnecessary here because the left symbol creation combined probability variation random number L has already been extracted and stored in the previous interrupt processing. At this time, if the reach is reached, a numerical value is extracted, stored, read, and determined from the reach creation random number ACT. Then, at the time of interrupt processing of the next reset signal (4 ms after the first reset signal),
All the middle and right symbols are started to fluctuate in a predetermined fluctuation pattern, and a random number HIT for winning or failing and a random number L for creating and simultaneously varying left symbols are read and determined. After that, the still image is displayed in the order of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol.

When the hit / fail judgment process (step S180) shown in FIG. 5 is completed, an image output process (step S190) is subsequently executed. This process is a process of transmitting a signal from the main control device 39 to the special symbol display device 41. 1. When power is turned on. 2. During customer waiting demonstration; 3. While the design is changing. 4. At the start of the jackpot During the jackpot, 6. At the end of the jackpot, 7. At the time of abnormal operation, it can be roughly classified into seven types. The special symbol display device 41 has a plurality of symbol patterns to be output as a lottery result, and displays a corresponding symbol pattern according to the lottery result. In accordance with the lottery result, in the confirmed display state, a plurality of sets of three-digit special symbols arranged side by side are determined for hits and misses.

The subsequent output processing (step S200)
According to the progress of the game, the main control device 39 includes a special symbol display device 41, a payout control device 40, a launch control device 51a,
Output processing is executed for various solenoids such as the output control device 45, the voice control device 46, and the special electric accessory drive device 54c. That is, each of the input processes (step S17)
0), when it is detected that each of the winning holes on the game board 11 has a game ball, a process of outputting the prize ball data to the payout control device 40 to pay out the game ball as the prize ball is performed. A process of outputting sound data corresponding to the state to the voice control device 46, a process of outputting an error signal to the symbol control unit 41b to notify that the pachinko machine 1 is in error when there is an abnormality, and When a big hit occurs, a big hit process is executed.

The remaining process subsequent to the above-described process includes an out-of-design symbol random number updating process (step S210) and an initial random number updating process (step S220), which are exactly the same as the above-described steps S150 and S120, respectively. is there. These two processes form an infinite loop and are repeatedly executed as long as time permits until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute this processing from step S100 to S200 described above differs for each interruption depending on whether the big hit processing is executed, a difference in a special symbol display mode, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed also differs for each interrupt, and by executing the interrupt process shown in FIG. 5 once, the updated (added) values of the out-of-design symbol random number and the initial random number are also uniform. Not. This eliminates the possibility that the initial random number and the out-of-design symbol random number are synchronized with the pass / fail random number. In this embodiment, since the update of the random number is changed by the value of the initial random number, there is no possibility of synchronization. Also, the above-described ordinary symbol random number updating process (step S160) may be configured to be executed in the remaining process.

Next, the re-lottery display means, which is a feature of this embodiment, displays the special symbol re-lottery change display during the final display of the big hit symbol or the off symbol after the reach display is generated by the reach display controller. It is what you do. When confirming without special re-lottery change display, increase the ratio of displaying normal symbols that are different from positive change symbols, and when confirming display after performing special symbol re-lottery change display, use positive change symbols. To increase the percentage displayed. There are two types of special symbols, a normal symbol and a probable symbol, but the present embodiment is characterized in that the ratio thereof is changed.
The timing for performing the re-lottery change display is preferably performed in the middle of the reach display. Before performing the re-lottery change display, the appearance rate A in which the probability change symbol is displayed in the reach display
Is approximately 1/4 to 2/5. Regardless of whether the re-lottery change display is executed or not, after a predetermined time has passed, the rate displayed in the positive change symbol and the rate displayed in the normal symbol are respectively Is a preset appearance rate B (for example, 1/4 to 2 /
5, preferably, 1/2 to 1/3). Further, a re-lottery change notification unit is provided to indicate that the re-lottery change display is being performed by the re-lottery display unit.
In the following description, the above-mentioned appearance rate A is 1/4, the appearance rate B is 1/2, and the relationship of A <B is established. In addition, the main control device 39 is provided with a lottery means for determining the success or failure of the jackpot, and the special symbol display device 41 is provided with a winning / failing symbol control means,
The main controller 39 determines whether or not to execute the re-lottery change display. However, the lottery means is provided in the main control device 39, the winning / failing symbol control means is provided in the special symbol display device 41,
The special symbol display device 4 determines whether or not to execute the re-lottery change display.
Sometimes it is decided by 1. Hereinafter, they will be described in detail.

The pass / fail determination and symbol determination routine shown in FIG. 7 is repeatedly executed by the main controller 39 during the operation of the pachinko machine 1 by a hardware interrupt at a preset timing (every 2 ms).
The in-reach re-lottery routine shown in FIG. 8 is repeatedly executed by the symbol control unit 41b throughout the operation of the pachinko machine 1 by a hardware interrupt at a preset timing (every 2 ms).

First, in the win / fail decision and symbol decision routine of FIG. 7A, as described above, when a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 52 as a starting port, the special start detecting section 5
2a (step S400: YES), each random number is extracted (step S410), and it is determined whether or not a big hit is made according to the random number extraction (step S420). If the big hit is determined (step S420: YES) Next, it is determined whether or not reach is reached (step S430). If it is determined that reach is reached (step S430: YE)
S) The left, middle, and right symbols that are finally displayed are extracted (step S440), and a variation pattern of the symbols is selected (step S450). The extracted symbol and the selected variation pattern are transmitted to the symbol controller 41b (step S510), and the process returns to the return. Here, the reach means, for example, that the left and right symbols are stationary on the screen, the middle symbol is fluctuating and undetermined, and the left and right symbols are the same symbol. Here, the variation pattern is determined separately for the case of reach and the case of no reach.
If it is determined in 430 that the vehicle is not reach (step S43)
0: NO), in the same manner as described above, the left, middle, and right symbols are extracted (step S460), and the variation pattern of the symbol is selected (step S470). The extracted symbol and the selected variation pattern are transmitted to the symbol controller 41b (step S510), and the process returns to the return. On the other hand, step S
Also in the case where it is determined at 420 that it is not a big hit, the left, middle and right symbols are extracted in the same manner as above (step S48).
0), a symbol variation pattern is selected (step S49)
0). The extracted symbol and the selected variation pattern are transmitted to the symbol controller 41b (step S510),
Exit on return. If no detection is made in step S400, the process returns to the return. The variation pattern selection of the symbol in FIG. 7B is performed by extracting random numbers to obtain I, II, and III.
(Step S500), and the process exits from the return.

The in-reach lottery process shown in FIG. 8 is a process performed by the symbol controller 41b in the special symbol display device 41. First, it is determined whether or not data such as the extracted symbol, the selected variation pattern, and the presence or absence of the reach has been received from the main control device 39 (step S600), and if the determination is affirmative (step S600: YES). Then, the presence or absence of the reach is determined (step S610). If the reach is reached (step S610: YES), it is determined whether or not the symbol to be reached is a probable variable design (step S620). S620: YES), the variation pattern A is extracted (step S630), and if it is not a positive variation symbol (step S620: NO), the variation pattern B is extracted (step S640).

After extracting the variation pattern in steps S630 and S640, it is determined whether or not to perform the in-reach lottery in the variation pattern (step S650), and to perform the in-reach lottery (step S650: YE).
S), it is determined whether or not the symbol at the time of determining the success or failure of the big hit is a positive change symbol (step S660). For example, when two symbols are determined and one of the remaining symbols is about to stop, it is determined whether or not two identical symbols that have already stopped are probable symbols. Specifically, when it is 3? 3, "3" is a positive change design. Regardless of whether it is promoted from a regular design to a probable design, or a probable design from the beginning, both are determined to be probable designs. In the case of a positive determination (step S660: YE
S), that is, in the case of a probable change symbol, a probable change temporary stop design is extracted from all the designs (step S670), and the extracted design is displayed on the LCD 41a (step S690).
Exit on return. The term “all symbols” means that when the number of displayed symbols of the pachinko machine is 1 to 10, the number is 1
Refers to 10 to 10, among which 1, 3, 5,
There are five of 7, 9 and the usual symbols are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Are five. On the other hand, if the symbol is not a probable variable symbol (step S660: NO), that is, if the symbol is a normal symbol, a temporary stop symbol for normal is extracted from the normal symbol (step S68).
0), the extracted symbols are displayed on the LCD 41a (step S690), and the process returns to the return. Here, since the finally stopped symbol is the reach of the normal symbol, it is preferable to prevent the demographic from returning to the normal symbol from the variable symbol when the temporary stop symbol is the positive symbol. . If a negative determination is made in step S600 or S610, the process exits without returning. It should be noted that at the initial point of reaching, the setting is the same as the appearance probability (approximately 1/4) of the probability variation symbol, and after the re-lottery determination, the appearance probability of the probability variation symbol is set to 1/2.

Here, the above steps S630 and S64
As shown in FIG. 9, the variation pattern at 0 is classified into a variation pattern A for positive variation and a variation pattern B for normal, and is roughly classified into three types, I, II, and III. , 2, 3, and 4 are provided in total of 24 types. As an example, the variation pattern A for probable variation
-III and 0, 1 of the normal variation pattern B-III
FIG. 9 shows eight types of 2, 3, and compared. The variation pattern is changed by changing the combination from A-reach to G-reach. However, the variation pattern A for probable variation and the variation pattern B for normal use have the same reach combination and are repeated between each reach. There is a difference in whether or not a lottery is entered or the number of times, and if the surely changed symbol becomes the final symbol, the number of re-lotteries increases. In addition, even when a normal symbol becomes a final symbol, a re-lottery may be performed occasionally.

The process of extracting the variation pattern A (FIG. 8)
Step S630) will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The same applies to the process of extracting the variation pattern B (step S640). This is because the fluctuation pattern selected by the main control device 39 using the random number is transmitted to the symbol control section 41b in the special symbol display device 41, and is extracted by distinguishing between the positively-variable symbol and the normal symbol. First, when the process of step S700 is started, each variation pattern is extracted (step S710), and it is determined whether the extracted variation pattern is 0 (step S730), and if it is 0 (step S730). : YE
S), a variation pattern 0 is selected (step S74).
0). If it is determined that it is not 0 (step S730: N
O) Then, it is determined whether or not the extracted variation pattern is 1 (step S750), and if it is 1 (step S750: YES), the variation pattern 1 is selected (step S760). If it is determined that it is not 1 (step S750: NO), it is similarly determined whether or not it is 2 (step S770), and if it is 2 (step S770: YE).
S), and selects the variation pattern 2 (step S780),
If it is not 2 (step S770: NO), the variation pattern 3 is selected (step S790). As shown in FIG. 10B, extraction of each variation pattern (step S710)
Each variation pattern is extracted from three types 0, 1, and 2 (step S720), and the process returns to the return.

Here, the process of extracting the temporary stop symbols (steps S670 and S680 in FIG. 8) is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 1A and the flowchart shown in FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 11A, at the time of extracting the temporary stop symbol for probability variation, it is determined how many times the re-lottery is performed in the extracted variation pattern for probability variation (step S800, step S810).
If it is three times (step S800: YES), the process of extracting one from all the symbols is repeated three times (step S82).
0, step S830, step S840). If it is twice (step S800: NO, step S810: Y
ES), the process of extracting one from all the symbols is repeated twice (step S830, step S840). If it is one time (step S810: NO), the process of extracting one from all the symbols is performed only once (step S840). For example,
When the variation pattern A-III-3 for probable variation (see FIG. 9) is extracted, three re-lotteries are included in the variation pattern (step S800: YES).
The process of individual extraction is performed three times (step S8).
20, step S830, step S840). FIG.
The flowchart of (b) shows the process of extracting the temporary stop symbol for normal, and determines how many times the re-lottery is performed in the extracted normal variation pattern, as in the case of the symbol for probable change ( Step S900, Step S910). 3
If the number of times is one (step S900: YES), the process of extracting one from the normal symbol is repeated three times (step S92).
0, step S930, step S940). If it is twice (step S900: NO, step S910: Y
ES), the process of extracting one from the normal symbol is repeated twice (step S930, step S940). If it is one time (step S910: NO), the process of extracting one from the normal symbol is performed only once (step S940). In addition, at the time of the normal symbol extraction, as described above, a temporary stop symbol is extracted from the normal symbol in order to prevent the degraded symbol from returning to the normal symbol from being demoted.

Here, the start condition of the re-lottery within the reach of the symbol may be random number lottery, but the result of the lottery is, for example, a specific symbol arrangement, for example, “3”.
If “5” and “3” are arranged in a line, it may be determined that the conditions for the re-lottery are satisfied, or, for example, the re-lottery may be performed for some of the symbol patterns. Well, those skilled in the art can appropriately adopt the method. Also, several kinds of display patterns are set as the fluctuation pattern of the re-lottery display, and these are stored in the memory of the main control device 39 in advance. That is, in one reach display, a plurality of types of reach with different patterns are prepared in one developing flow. For example, at least four types can be selected and displayed as follows, and the types can be set as appropriate. They are set so that there is a difference between the expected promotion value and the jackpot reliability, for example, set to reach a state where the probability of hitting a specific action is considerably higher than that of other actions . Here, there are two types of reach: normal reach and super reach. Normal reach is basically the reach in the first stage of reaching, and the undecided symbol in the center fluctuates normally. The one whose central symbol performs a special display operation is called super reach. Super Reach refers to everything except Normal Reach, where Super Super Reach is the last stage of each route. Each reach described above develops in several stages, and at each point where each reach switches, a character appears,
At the switching timing, a display of re-lottery is displayed, the effect of the re-lottery is appealed to the player, and after the re-lottery, the player is brought to the super reach. If there is another route that has a super-reach after this super-reach, a re-draw may occur between the super-reach and the further developed super-reach. The above development pattern will be described in detail below.
Reach can evolve in several stages. Pattern 1: "Normal reach → temporary stoppage → re-lottery → super (hereinafter abbreviated as SP) reach development → big hit or miss"
And in each frame of FIG. 12 →→→
→ or 11 Pattern 2 is a flow of “normal reach → temporary stop → SP reach development → re-lottery → super SP reach → big hit or miss”, and is a pattern of →→→→→ 10 or 11 in each frame in FIG. Pattern 3: The flow is “normal reach → temporary stop → re-lottery → SP reach development → super SP reach development → big hit or miss”. In each frame in FIG. 12, →→→→→
The pattern is 10 or 11. Pattern 4: Flow of “normal reach → temporary stop → re-lottery → SP reach development → re-relottery → super SP reach development → big hit or miss” in each frame in FIG. 12 →→
→→→→ 10 or 11

The above-mentioned frames shown in FIG. 12 will be described. The frame indicates that the left symbol and the right symbol are stationary at “2”, and the middle symbol is scroll-displayed in the normal reach. The top symbol is “2” for the left symbol, “3” for the middle symbol, and “2” for the right symbol, indicating that the still image is temporarily displayed. The left symbol and the right symbol are rockingly displayed, indicating that the symbols are not fixed. The frame indicates that the character of the re-lottery is displayed on the screen, the middle symbol is stationary at "3", and the left symbol and the right symbol are scroll-displayed. As for the top, the symbol is changed from the previous symbol, the left symbol and the right symbol are statically displayed at "7", and the middle symbol is scrolled and displayed, showing that the faun riding a horse shoots the middle symbol.
This indicates that the vehicle has reached P reach. The frames are statically displayed with a probable change symbol “777”, and show a state in which all the symbols are determined. The frame indicates that the character of the re-lottery is displayed on the screen, the middle symbol is stationary at "3", and the left symbol and the right symbol are scroll-displayed. The top symbol is "6" for the left symbol, "7" for the middle symbol, and "6" for the right symbol, and is temporarily displayed, indicating that the middle symbol points to a mermaid. It indicates that there is. The frame shows a state in which the character of the re-lottery is displayed on the screen, the left symbol is "3", the middle symbol is "7", and the right symbol is "3", and once the still symbol is displayed. As for the top, the left design is "3",
When the right symbol is “3”, the still image is temporarily displayed, and the middle symbol indicates that the mermaid indicates “3”, indicating that there is a possibility of developing into super SP reach. Frame
Numeral 10 shows a state in which the symbol is fixedly displayed with the probability variable symbol “333” and all symbols are determined and the big hit is achieved. The frame 11 is statically displayed with an off symbol "767", and shows a state in which all the symbols are fixed and are off.

FIGS. 13 to 18 show other examples of the pattern 4 and will be described below. First, all the symbols start to start and fluctuate (see FIG. 13A), the left symbol and the right symbol are statically displayed at “2”, the middle symbol is scrolled up and down, and the flame is wrapped in the center. Reach !!!! appears (see FIG. 13 (b)), the middle symbol "3" is temporarily displayed once (FIG. 14 (a)), and the character "re-lottery !!" In addition to being displayed at the top and bottom of the screen, the middle symbol "3" is stationary, and the left symbol and the right symbol are rockingly displayed, indicating that the symbols are not fixed (FIG. 14B). Next, scroll display of the left symbol and the right symbol is resumed, and the middle symbol is still displayed, but is displayed in a swinging manner (see FIG. 15 (a)), and then "Super reach!" When the character appears, the left symbol is "4",
The still image is temporarily displayed with the middle symbol divided by "3" and the right symbol by "4" (see FIG. 15B). Next, the middle symbol starts scrolling up and down, and the left symbol and the right symbol, for example, "4" are displayed in a static manner, but are displayed in a swinging manner.
At the center of the right screen, a character, for example, a semi-beast appears, and at the top of the screen, another sub-character, for example, a bird god, appears to attract attention to the middle symbol (see FIG. 16A). "5" appears and the symbol is surrounded by the sub character, and the character is reprimanded for the sub character (see FIG. 16B). Next, characters of "re-lottery!" Wrapped in flames appear at the top and bottom of the screen and re-lottery is performed. The left symbol is "4", the middle symbol is "5", and the right symbol is "4". And the left symbol and the right symbol are wrapped in flame (see FIG. 17A). Next, the character reappears on the screen, for example, the left symbol is displayed as “7”, the middle symbol is “5”, and the right symbol is “7”, and the character reappears behind the middle symbol. (See FIG. 17B). Further, light is diffused from the character to the surroundings, for example, “6” is displayed on the middle symbol (FIG. 18A), all symbols are fixedly displayed with “7”, and the character leaves the screen (FIG. 18A). 18 (b)).

By executing the above-described processes, the pachinko machine 1 performs the following operation. (1) When the firing handle 13 is operated by the player,
The firing device 51 is driven in accordance with the amount of rotation, and the game ball is fired on the game board 11. It waits for the special starting detection unit 52a to be turned on after hitting the normal electric accessory 52 with a hit ball. When the special start detection unit 52a is turned on, if the number of stored start winnings is not full, the number of stored start winnings is incremented by one, and as described above, a random number such as a big hit determination random number is extracted and stored, and reading and determination are performed. Do.

(2) Even if the ball does not win the ordinary electric accessory 52, if a random lottery that has not been executed is suspended, the symbol matching is not performed in the course of symbol matching. A random lottery is performed and a random number HIT
Is determined in accordance with the value of, and whether or not the probability is changed is determined in accordance with the value of the left symbol creation combined probability variation random number L. Then, the stationary symbols of the left and right middle symbols are determined according to the value of the left symbol creation combined probability variation random number L. The lottery executed at this time is subtracted and displayed by turning off the special hold display section 41e. On the other hand, if the right is not reserved, random lottery is not performed and symbol matching is not performed.
In other words, if the number of stored start winnings is not 0, it is determined whether or not a reach operation is to be performed according to the value of the reach creation random number ACT, and a variation mode of the reach operation is determined.

(3) In the symbol display area of the LCD 41a, control is performed so that all special symbols are started to change.
When a background screen or a character is also displayed, the display control command code corresponding to the display is transmitted to the symbol control unit 41b. The symbols are fluctuated and stationary in the order of left, middle, and right symbols, and the fluctuating time is set for each symbol.

(4) When a predetermined time has elapsed, a reach display is performed if the reach display condition is satisfied, while a non-reach display is performed if the reach display condition is not satisfied. In the case where the reach display is performed, if the re-lottery condition described above is satisfied, a re-lottery display process is performed when the reach display is switched.
When the re-lottery condition is not satisfied, the reach display is simply performed, and control is performed so that all symbols displayed in the special symbol display area are definitely displayed. Also, if necessary, the LCD 41
Control is performed so that a display control command code corresponding to the background or character displayed in a is transmitted to the symbol control unit 41b.

(5) If the stationary symbol is a combination of the big hit symbols, control is performed so that the display control command code for the big hit display is transmitted to the symbol control unit 41b, and the internal state (process flag) is updated. The combination of the big hit symbols is a combination in which the right and left middle symbols are aligned. When the special symbol that has been statically displayed displays a predetermined specific symbol, for example, the same three-digit symbol such as “777”, the game content is provided to the player as a big hit state.
Whether or not the big hit state is reached depends on whether the game ball
The determination is made based on whether or not the value of the pass / fail decision random number extracted when detected by 2a is a predetermined value.

(6) The circuit of the main controller 39 displays a big hit on the LCD 41a according to the display control command code.
The jackpot display is made to notify the player of the occurrence of the jackpot. More specifically, the same three-digit big hit symbol such as “7”, “7”, and “7” is displayed in the special symbol display area on the screen, and the four special hold display sections 53 are displayed for a predetermined time (about 5 Second), turn off the light after turning on the light. Although not shown, a hero (hero) and a bad man (bad) are displayed as characters on a background screen, and after the hero wrestles with the bad man for a predetermined time (about one minute), the bad man is defeated. A demo screen displaying the characters “Fire” is displayed, and the sound control device 46 executes a process of outputting a sound effect of “Fire”.

(7) The control for opening the special winning opening 54 is started, the counter and the flag are initialized, and the special electric accessory driving device 54c is driven to open the special winning opening 54. More specifically, the special winning opening 54 is opened for about 30 seconds or until the 10 count detecting unit 54b detects that ten game balls have been won, whichever comes earlier. When the V winning detection unit 54a detects that the game ball that has won the special ball has passed through the special area, the large winning opening 54 is closed and then opened again,
This opening operation is repeated up to 16 times. Normally, 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls for one game ball winning. Therefore, if one big hit state occurs,
About 2400 (= 15 × 10 × 16) game balls can be obtained as prize balls. This payout ball discharging operation is executed by the payout control device 40. The special electric accessory driving device 54c that opens and closes the special area of the special winning opening 54 closes the special area when one game ball passes through the special area.

(8) The control for transmitting the display control instruction code for the special winning opening round display to the symbol control unit 41b and the processing for confirming the establishment of the opening condition of the special winning opening 54 are performed. When the opening condition of the special winning opening 54 is satisfied, the internal state is updated.

(9) When the 16th round is completed, the probability variation determination symbol is fluctuated and stopped, and if the probability variation symbol is definitely displayed, the process shifts to the probability variation; otherwise, the normal probability is maintained. Then, a display for notifying the player that the big hit gaming state has ended is performed. When the display is completed, the internal flags and the like are returned to the initial state, and the internal state is updated.

(10) When the launched game ball passes through the ordinary symbol operating port 55 or 56, the ordinary start detecting section 5
5a or 56a, the normal symbol display device 57
Is displayed statically after the display is changed for a predetermined time, for example, "7"
When a specific symbol such as is displayed, the ordinary electric accessory 52 is opened until a predetermined time such as about 6 seconds or a predetermined number of game balls such as six elapses, whichever comes first. As a result, the chance that the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 52 increases, the player can acquire a predetermined number of game balls, and the number of times the special symbol of the special symbol display device 41 is variably displayed is increased. The probability of generating a jackpot condition increases.

(11) The control executed by the output control device 45 and the voice control device 46 during the game has the same configuration as that of the related art, and a description thereof will be omitted.

According to the above-described embodiment, a random lottery for determining the success or failure of the big hit is performed in response to the winning of the ordinary electric accessory 52, and in the case of the big hit, all the big hits are displayed from the reach and the big hits are displayed. , The reach-determined random number ACT
The presence / absence of the reach display is determined, the big hit symbol and the off symbol are determined, the development pattern of the reach is determined, and the re-lottery display and the presence / absence of the notice are also determined. Reach includes normal reach, super reach, super super reach, etc. as described above, and the development pattern is set to the type as described above. When switching between the reach, re-lottery or re-lottery of the symbol Is displayed. For example, at the timing when the normal reach is switched to the super reach, the display of the re-lottery is displayed, and the pattern of the reach is changed accordingly. Therefore, after reaching, it is possible to expect a jackpot with a certain probability by a re-lottery, and it is possible to reduce occurrence of disappointment of the player. Along with that, it is possible to maintain expectations for winning. Moreover, even when the re-lottery is not performed, a big hit with a certain probability can be expected.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but may take various forms within the technical scope of the present invention.

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According to the present invention, in-reach re-lottery is realized, a re-lottery function after a big hit is provided, and when an image is determined after performing re-lottery display, the probability of appearance of a special image is reduced. By increasing, it is possible to increase the possibility of being determined with a special image when determining a big hit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a pachinko machine 1 of an embodiment employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the game board 11 of the pachinko machine 1.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of a “main routine” executed by main controller 39.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of a “probability change determination routine” executed by a main control device 39;

FIG. 7A is a flowchart showing processing of a “win / fail decision and symbol determination routine” executed by the main controller 39, and FIG. 7B is a “variation pattern selection routine”;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of a “reach-in-reach lottery routine” executed by a symbol control unit 41b.

FIG. 9 is a table illustrating a variation pattern.

FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing a “variation pattern extraction” process executed by the symbol control unit 41b, and FIG.
Is a flowchart showing the process of “extraction of each variation pattern”.

FIG. 11A is a flowchart showing processing of “temporary stop symbol extraction for probable change” executed by the symbol control unit 41b,
(B) is a flowchart showing a process of “normal temporary stop symbol extraction” executed by the symbol control unit 41b.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying an image related to a re-lottery pattern on a screen of an LCD 41a.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on the screen of the LCD 41a.

14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on a screen of an LCD 41a.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on a screen of an LCD 41a.

FIGS. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on a screen of an LCD 41a.

FIGS. 17A and 17B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on the screen of the LCD 41a.

FIGS. 18A and 18B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a re-lottery display image on the screen of the LCD 41a.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 11 ... Game board 13 ... Launching handle 13a ... Touch switch 39 ... Main control device 41 ... Special symbol display device 41a ... LCD panel unit (LCD) 41b ... Symbol control unit 45 ... Output control device 46 ... Voice control device 51a: launch control device 52: ordinary electric accessory 54: large winning opening 57: ordinary symbol display device 58: ordinary symbol hold display

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tatsuya Umino 1-3-3 Taiheidori, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya F-term (reference) 2C088 AA33 AA36 AA37 AA39 BC22 CA19 CA27 EA10 EB55

Claims (6)

[Claims] When a predetermined lottery condition is established, a lottery means for determining whether or not a big hit is to be made and executing a lottery of a symbol, etc .;
A hit / fail image control means for confirming the hit image after the fluctuation display of the image and confirming the success / failure result of the big hit if the result of the hit is out of the game, and a game if the result of the lottery is a hit. Special game executing means for executing a special game advantageous to a player, when performing a value-added game after the special game is completed, value-added notifying means for setting the hit image to a special image, and a reach for expanding a reach display Display control means, and after the occurrence of reach display by the reach display control means,
In the period before the hit image or the departure image is determined and displayed, the re-lottery display means for performing the re-lottery variation display of the symbol, and when the final display is performed without performing the re-lottery variation display, the special image and In the case where the ratio of displaying a different normal image is increased and the image is confirmed and displayed after performing the re-lottery change display, re-lottery control means for increasing the ratio of displaying the special image is provided. A gaming machine. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lottery means is provided in a main control board, the pass / fail image control means is provided in an image control board, and whether or not to execute the re-lottery change display is determined by the main control board. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. The lottery means is provided on a main control board, the hit / fail image control means is provided on an image control board, and it is determined by the image control board whether or not to execute the re-lottery change display. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a reach display is executed before the re-lottery change display is performed. 5. The rate at which the special image is displayed in the reach display before the re-lottery change display is performed is approximately 1 /
4 to 2/5, irrespective of whether or not to execute the re-lottery change, after a predetermined time elapses, the rate of final display in the special image,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rates determined and displayed in the normal image are determined and displayed according to appearance rates set in advance. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a re-lottery change notification unit that indicates during and after the re-lottery change display is performed by the re-lottery display unit. Gaming machine.