JP2003038781A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which can enhance the attractiveness of pachinko games by making the players hard to guess the types of figures stopped to display in such a manner as not to spoil expectations felt by the players. SOLUTION: When the figures are stopped and displayed, the types of the figures previously stopped to display are determined and a display control is performed so as to stop and display the patterns of the types determined. The variable display and temporary stopping of the figures are repeated before the figures are defined and stopped while the frequency of the repetition is determined by a random number means and the frequency of the temporary stopping contains the frequency exceeding the number of the types of the figures.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a pachinko machine that gives a bonus to a player on condition that a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed on a plurality of symbol display portions and the symbols are stopped and displayed in a predetermined display mode. Regarding gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a symbol display device for a pachinko machine having a plurality of symbol display portions in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged in a dot matrix is known. The variation display of the symbol in the conventional symbol display device, the symbol display section displays the symbol at high speed from the beginning of the symbol variation, switches to the variable display at low speed after a predetermined time, and further changes at low speed after a certain time. Had simply stopped fluctuating. That is, the fluctuation of the symbols was simply stopping the changing symbols.

In Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 03-29679, variable display of symbols drawn on the left, middle and right drums by rotationally driving the left, middle and right drums based on a winning memory at a starting winning opening. When a fixed time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed, the variable display operation is stopped and a hit determination is performed. At this time, if an odd number with the same left and center is displayed, the variable display control described above is performed. A pachinko gaming machine configured to perform the above is described. In the case of this pachinko gaming machine, if an odd number with the same left and center is displayed, or if the reach state of this pachinko gaming machine is missed, make a change again and give a chance to win It is the one.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to make it difficult to predict the types of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and thus to enhance the interest of pachinko games without impairing expectations. To provide a machine.

[0005]

A pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed on a plurality of symbol display portions, and the symbols are stopped and displayed in a predetermined display mode. As to give a bonus to the player, in order to solve the above problems, the type of symbols to be stopped and displayed is determined in advance, and display control is performed so that the symbols of the determined types are stopped and displayed. The symbol repeats variable display and pause before the fixed stop, and the number of times of repetition is determined by a random number means, and the number of times of the pause includes the number of times exceeding the number of kinds of the symbols. Is characterized by.

The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 is the one according to claim 1, characterized in that when the symbol repeats temporary stop and re-variation, it is temporarily stopped for each symbol. Is.

The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3 is the one according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when at least the symbols displayed on the plurality of symbol display parts are in a reach state, the symbol changes. It is characterized by repeating display and pause.

When a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed in the plurality of symbol display portions, when the symbols are stopped and displayed, the type of symbols to be stopped and displayed is determined in advance, and the symbols of the determined types are stopped and displayed. The display is controlled as described above. Further, the symbol repeats the variable display and the temporary stop before the fixed stop, and the number of times of the repetition is determined by the random number means. The number of times of suspension includes the number of times exceeding the number of types of the symbols, and the number of times of suspension determined by the random number means is determined in advance when the number of times exceeds the number of types of the symbols. Even when the display is controlled so as to be stopped and displayed with the type of symbol that is displayed, the variable display and the pause are repeated for the number of times the number of symbols exceeds the number of types of symbols, so it is displayed as stopped by the player. It is difficult to predict the type of pattern to be used, and this does not impair expectations.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a symbol display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the symbol display device. In the symbol display device 1, a flange portion 60 is formed on the outer surface of the symbol display device main body 2 that forms the exterior of the symbol display device 1, and a plurality of mounting holes 61 are formed in the edge of the flange portion 60. The symbol display device 1 is attached to the game board by screwing the attachment holes 61. The top of the symbol display device body 2 is provided with a winning entrance 11 toward the front from the flange 60.
Below 1 is a display LED 1 consisting of two 7-segments
2, a cover member 62 having a window hole 63 is attached to the front side of the display LED 12. The center of the symbol display device main body 2 is formed in a concave shape, and the symbol display body 3 is arranged inward of the center of the symbol display device main body 2.

The pattern display body 3 is formed by covering the light emitting surfaces of a plurality of light emitting diodes 6 arranged in a dot matrix of 7 rows and 5 columns with a plate-shaped magnifying lens 4, and further covering the front surface with a diffusion lens 5. . The three symbol display bodies 3 are supported by the lens box 64, and are attached to the symbol display device body 2 by screwing the lens box 64 from the back side of the symbol display device body 2.

The base of each symbol display body 3 has a printed wiring board 65a on which the wiring of each symbol display body 3 is printed.
The printed wiring board 65a is connected to the connector 6
7, 67 are superposed and connected to the printed wiring board 65b. The display lamp 6 is provided on the printed wiring board 65b.
6, the connectors 69 and 70 for connection are attached, and the display LED 12 is connected to the connector via the lead wire 68, and each symbol display body 3, the display lamp 66, and the display LED 1
The wiring of 2 is printed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 71 is a decoration portion and 72 is a front decoration.

Next, the operation of the symbol display device 1 will be explained. In each of the plural symbol display bodies 3 arranged, when a plurality of light emitting diodes 6 arranged in a dot matrix emit light, the light emitting diodes 6 emit light. The display by the symbol display body 3 is magnified by transmitting the obtained light ray through the magnifying lens 4, and the light ray that further transmits through the magnifying lens 4 is diffused vertically and horizontally by transmitting through the diffusing lens 5, and from a direction other than the front. Also, the display content of the symbol display body 3 is visually recognized.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a game board surface of a pachinko machine equipped with the symbol display device 1. The symbol display device 1 is provided in the approximate center of the game board 10, and the three symbol display bodies 3 of the symbol display device 1 are the left symbol display unit 7, the middle symbol display unit 8, and the right symbol display in the pachinko machine. Functions as the unit 9. Below the symbol display device 1, the symbol starting port 1 as the starting port for the symbol variations of the left, middle and right symbol display parts 7, 8 and 9.
4 is arranged, behind the symbol starting port 14, a symbol actuation switch SW for detecting a game ball winning the symbol starting port 14.
1 has been deployed.

On the right side of the symbol display device 1, there is provided a third type starting port 15 having a disc-shaped rotating body 16 which is driven to rotate when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on. Rotating body 16
Has a ball receiver 26 formed by a notch on one side of a disk,
When the game ball falls into the third type starting port 15, it becomes a state where it is placed on the disk peripheral surface of the rotating body 16, and the ball-shaped ball receiver 26 on one side of the disk rotates to rotate the third type starting port 15. When it matches with, the game ball drops into the ball receiver 26, moves with the rotation of the rotating body 16, and drops into the winning opening 25 provided on the back side of the rotating body 16. Behind the winning opening 25, a third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 for detecting a game ball that has fallen into the winning opening 25 is provided. 3rd type start opening prize detection switch SW2
Is detected as the third-class starting opening 15 of the game ball that has fallen into the winning opening 25 only in the special gaming state described later, and the gaming ball is winning in the winning opening 25 other than the special gaming state. If you do, it will function as a regular winning hole.

Below the rotating body 16, an ordinary electric accessory 17 for opening and opening the specific winning opening 18 by a solenoid is arranged. Immediately below the ordinary electric accessory 17 is an ordinary electric accessory 17.
Ball stopping device 2 having a communication winning port 27 communicating with
1 is provided. Ordinary electric accessory 17, the left, middle, and right symbol display portions 7, 8 and 9 of the symbol display device 1 have stop symbols 1
8 through 8 are the same symbols, for example, when the opening is driven in the case of 111,444, and the game ball wins the specific winning opening 18,
A game ball drops from a hole (not shown) below the ordinary electric accessory 17, passes through the communication winning port 27, and enters the ball retaining device 21.

The ball retaining device 21 is provided with a ball receiving piece 23 for holding up to three pachinko balls inside so as to be retractable by a solenoid, and three winning areas are provided in parallel below the ball receiving piece 23. The center winning area is defined as the specific area 22, and the left and right winning areas are defined as the normal winning openings 24, 24. Behind the specific area 22, the specific area 2
A specific area passage detection switch SW4 for detecting a game ball that has fallen into 2 is provided.

The ball receiving piece 23 of the ball stopping device 21 is a gaming board when the stop symbols of the left, middle and right symbol display portions 7, 8 and 9 of the symbol display device 1 are the same symbols 1 to 8. Up to three game balls that have projected toward the front and dropped from the communication winning opening 27 are stopped, and after a predetermined time, the game balls that have been immersed and stopped toward the back are dropped downward. When the dropped game ball wins the specific area 22, it is detected by the specific area passage detection switch SW4 and enters the special game state. In addition, when the fourth game ball falls from the communication winning port 27 while the three game balls are stopped in the ball receiving piece 23 of the ball stopping device 21, the middle three balls are stopped. It collides with the game ball of the eye and is distributed to the left and right, and wins in one of the normal winning openings 24, 24 below the ball receiving piece 23.

In the case where the symbol display device 1 is changing the symbol or the normal electric accessory 17 is opening the specific winning port 18, when a game ball is newly won in the symbol starting port 14, a maximum of 4 is won. Is stored, after the symbol fluctuation of the symbol display device 1 is stopped or after the ordinary electric accessory 17 closes the specific winning opening 18,
The design is changed again. Below the symbol starting port 14, a winning device 19 composed of an electric tulip for driving the big winning port 20 to open by a solenoid is arranged, and on the front face of the winning device 19, the number of winning game balls to the big winning port 20. The winning a prize number display LED 41 for displaying is displayed.

When a game ball wins the third-class starting opening 15 and drops into the winning opening 25 during the special gaming state, the winning device 19 is operated and the special winning opening 20 is opened for a predetermined time.
Behind the winning device 19, a special winning opening winning detection switch SW3 for detecting a game ball that has won the winning device 19 is provided. In addition, while the special winning opening 20 is open, 10 game balls
When the individual wins, the special winning opening 20 is closed at that time.

Further, when 16 game balls are won in the winning opening 25 during the special game state, or when the game balls are won in the specific area 22 again, the special game state is ended and the normal game state is returned to. . If the special winning opening 20 is open at the time when the special gaming state ends, the big winning opening 20 is opened for the remaining time.

Although the respective elements arranged on the surface of the game board 1 have been described above, the display LED 12 of the symbol display device 1 is:
During the special game state, it functions as a third-class starting opening winning number display LED that displays the winning number of the winning game balls in the winning opening 25, and the display lamp 66 shown in FIG. In this case, it functions as a memory number display LED 13 that lights up and displays the number of prize winning memories stored up to four.

In FIG. 3, the upper left winning opening 45, the left middle winning opening 46, the lower left winning opening 47, the lower right winning opening 48, the windmill 49,
Windmill 54 with lamp, out ball socket 55, ball guide rail 5
6, each element of the return rubber 57 is well known, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, each reference numeral 50 is an indicator light A, 51 is an indicator light B, 52 is an indicator light C, 53 is an indicator light D, 42 is a decorative LED, 43 is an LED indicator light E, 44 is an LED indicator light F.
That is, each group is lit and blinked according to the gaming state. Reference numeral 58 is a return ball prevention holder that prevents the backflow of the game ball that has blasted out.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of the symbol display device of the pachinko machine of the present invention, wherein the control unit of the symbol display device of the pachinko machine is for the control program of the symbol display device 1 and the display symbol. ROM 31 storing data and the like, RAM 32 and ROM 31 used for temporary storage of data, etc.
It is configured by a CPU 30 that drives and controls each part of the symbol display device 1 in accordance with the control program.

Design operation switch SW1, third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2, large winning opening winning detection switch SW
3, each of the specific area passage detection switch SW4 is connected to the CPU 30 via the switch detection unit 33, and
Each of the left, middle, and right symbol display portions 7, 8, and 9 is designed to be individually or simultaneously driven and controlled by the CPU 30 via the symbol display portion 34. The ordinary electric accessory solenoid SOL1 that drives the specific winning opening 18 to open is connected to the CPU 30 via the solenoid drive circuit 35, and the retention solenoid SO that drives the ball receiving piece 23 of the ball retention device 21 to move in and out.
L2 is connected to the CPU 30 via a solenoid drive circuit 36, and a special winning opening opening / closing solenoid SOL3 for opening / closing the special winning opening 20 is CP via a solenoid driving circuit 37.
It is connected to the U30 and is controlled by the CPU 30 individually or simultaneously.

Further, the rotary body drive motor M1 for rotationally driving the rotary body 16 is connected to the CPU 3 via the motor drive circuit 38.
It is connected to 0 and is controlled by the CPU 30 individually or simultaneously. Further, the clock reset circuit 39 defines the processing cycle of the CPU 30.

The CPU 30 is a display lamp A, B, C, D on the game board 10, a special winning opening winning number display LED 41 and a third.
Seed starting opening winning number display LED12 and memory number display LED1
3, decorative LED 42, LED indicator E, LED indicator F
Although it also serves as drive control means such as the above, the drive control system for each of these members is well known and will not be described.

A flow chart showing the main part of the control program stored in the ROM 31 (FIGS. 10 to 28).
The processing operation of the symbol display device 1 of the pachinko machine in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The processing of task 1 shown in FIG. 10 and the processing of task 2 shown in FIGS.
The processing of task 3 shown in FIGS. 24 to 25 and the processing of task 4 shown in FIGS. 26 to 28 are performed by the CPU 30 at predetermined processing cycles (on the order of μs) in accordance with a signal from the clock reset circuit 39. It is repeatedly executed in parallel.

The processing of task 1 shown in FIG.
It is a process for randomly creating symbols when the right symbol display portions 7, 8, 9 are stopped, and 8 levels of symbol data are provided for both the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol.

The CPU 30 has a left symbol data storage register r0 and a middle symbol data storage register r for each predetermined processing cycle.
1, the value of the internal processing index stored in each of the right symbol data storage register r2 is sequentially changed to randomly create a combination of left, middle and right symbols.

The CPU 30 creates left, right, and middle symbol data based on the current value of the R register, and creates in each of the left symbol data storage register r0, the middle symbol data storage register r1, and the right symbol data storage register r2. The value of the internal processing index is stored (step a1).

Here, the R register is a register for storing the state of the execution result for each execution of one instruction of the program stored in the ROM 31, and is incremented by one each time the CPU 30 executes one instruction of the program. The contents of the R register are cleared to 0 when the saturation state is reached.

The left symbol data is obtained by adding 1 to the values of the 4th bit, the 5th bit and the 6th bit of the R register (values from 0 to 7), and when this added value is 8, 0 is left. While adding to the value of the symbol data storage register r0 (value from 0 to 7), if this added value is not 8, add this added value to the value of the left symbol data storage register r0 (value from 0 to 7) Then, it is stored in the left symbol data storage register r0. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the left symbol data storage register r0 is 8 or more, and if it is 8 or more, 8 is subtracted from the value of the left symbol register r0 and stored in the left symbol data storage register r0. As a result, 0 to the left symbol data storage register r0
Any value up to 7 is set.

The right symbol data is 1 for the value of the second bit, the third bit and the fourth bit (value from 0 to 7) of the R register.
Is added, and if this added value is 8, 0 is added to the value of the right symbol data storage register r2 (values from 0 to 7), while if this added value is not 8, this added value is the right symbol The value is added to the value of the data storage register r2 (values from 0 to 7) and stored in the right symbol data storage register r2. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the right symbol data storage register r2 is 8 or more, and if it is 8 or more, 8 is subtracted from the value of the right symbol register r2 and stored in the right symbol data storage register r2. As a result, 0 to the right symbol data storage register r2
Any value up to 7 is set.

The middle symbol data is 1 in the value of the 0th bit, the 1st bit and the 2nd bit (value from 0 to 7) of the R register.
Is added, and when the added value is 8, 0 is added to the value (value from 0 to 7) of the medium symbol data storage register r1. On the other hand, when the added value is not 8, the added value is medium. The value is added to the value of the symbol data storage register r1 (value from 0 to 7) and stored in the medium symbol data storage register r1. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the medium symbol data storage register r1 is 8 or more, and if 8 or more, 8 is subtracted from the value of the medium symbol register r1 and stored in the medium symbol data storage register r1. As a result, 0 to the middle symbol data storage register r1
Any value up to 7 is set.

The relationship between the values of the internal processing indexes stored in the left, middle, and right symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 and the symbols is as shown in Table 1, and the internal processing indexes relating to the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol. The possible values of are 0 to 7.

[0036]

[Table 1] Processing of the task 2 shown in FIGS. 11 to 23, the left, right, the middle of the symbol display unit 7,8,9 to create a big hit determination random number used for the symbol determination when the symbol is stopped, and to the symbol starting port 14. Processing for storing the value of the random number for jackpot determination according to the winning of the game sphere, symbol fluctuation processing of the left, right, middle symbol display portions 7, 8, 9 and left, middle, right symbol display portions 7, 8 , 9, the process of determining the combination of the stop symbols, the left stop symbol and the right stop symbol is determined to match, if it does not match, the variable speed of the middle symbol display portion 8 is repeated at low speed and stop. The processing to be performed and the jackpot determination are performed based on the stored random number for jackpot determination, and in the case of a jackpot, the opening operation of the specific winning opening 18 is performed and the ball stopping device 21 can be stopped. It is a process to do.

The CPU 30, which has started the processing of task 2,
First, the internal data stored in the symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 are compared and determined by comparing all the values of the internal processing indexes stored in the symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 created in the processing of task 1 (step b1). If the combination of each value of the processing index is related to the big hit, the current value of r0 to r2 of each internal processing index is stored in each of the left, right and middle big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a (step b2), Further, if the combination of the created internal processing indexes does not match and relates to the out-of-design, the current values of the internal processing indexes r0 to r2 are stored in the left, right, and out-of-inside-out design data storage registers r0b to r2b, respectively. (Step b3).

Next, the CPU 30 sets 0 to 2 of the R register.
1 is added to the bits (values from 0 to 7) and the addition result is stored in the register X (step b4), and the value of the register X is set to the value of the jackpot random number storage register W (the value of 0 to 319). Random storage register W for big hits
(Step b5), it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit random number storage register W is 320 or more (step b5).
6) If the value of the big hit random number storage register W is 320 or more, the value of the big hit random number storage register W is 3
20 is subtracted and the subtraction result is the jackpot random number storage register W
(Step b7). For this reason, 320 or more is never actually stored as the value of the big hit random number storage register W.

Next, the CPU 30 sets 0 to 0 of the R register.
1 bit (value from 0 to 3) is stored in the register X (step b8), and the value of the register X is added to the value of the right symbol variation time random number storage register U (value from 0 to 4) and added. The result is stored in the right symbol variation time random number storage register U (step b9), and it is determined whether or not the value of the right symbol variation time random number storage register U is 5 or more (step b1).
0), if the value of the right symbol variation time random number storage register U is 5 or more, subtract 5 from the value of the right symbol variation time random number storage register U and subtract the result as a right symbol variation time random number storage It is stored in the register U (step b11).

After the processing of step b11, the CPU 30
Is whether or not there is a winning of the game ball to the symbol starting port 14,
It is determined whether or not there is a signal input from the symbol operating switch SW1 (step b12), and the symbol starting opening switch S
When there is a signal input from W1, the value of the prize memory number counter C is incremented by 1 (step b
13), it is determined whether or not the value of the winning prize memory number counter C has reached the prescribed winning prize memory number of 5 (step b14), 5
If it has not reached, the process proceeds to step b15 and thereafter, and the value of the jackpot random number storage register W is stored and stored in the fixed random number storage registers R1 to R4 in correspondence with the current value of the winning storage number counter C ( Steps b15 to b21) and the processing of step b22 and thereafter is performed. That is, when it is determined that the value of the winning prize memory number counter C is 1 (step b15), the fixed random number memory register R
The value of the big hit random number storage register W is stored in 1 (step b19), and when it is determined that the value of the winning storage number counter C is 2 (step b16), the big hit random number is stored in the fixed random number storage register R2. The value of the big hit random number storage register W is stored in the confirmed random number storage register R3 when the value of the winning storage number counter C is stored as 3 (step b20). Is stored (step b21), and when it is determined that the value of the winning prize memory number counter C is not 3 (step b1)
7) Then, the value of the big hit random number storage register W is stored in the fixed random number storage register R4 (step b18), and the process proceeds to step b22.

As a result, when there is a winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 14, the fixed random number storage registers R1 to R4
Up to four values in the big hit random number storage register W will be stored.

Further, when the signal input from the symbol starting port switch SW1 is not detected in the discrimination processing of step b12, the CPU 30 shifts to the processing of step b22 and subsequent steps, and in the discrimination processing of step b14,
Even when the current value of the prize winning number counter C is 5 or more, the CPU 30 shifts to the processing of step b22 and thereafter.

The CPU 30 carries out the processing from step b1 to step b22 by the left, middle and right symbol display portions 7,
The big hit determination random number used for the symbol judgment when the symbols 8 and 9 are stopped is stored, and the value of the big hit determination random number is stored according to the winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 14. The CPU 30
The processing of task 2 is executed at a predetermined processing cycle, and in the processing of task 2 every time, from step b1 to step b22
Since the processing up to step b22 is executed, the processing from step b1 to step b22 will be referred to as JOB1 in the following description of step b22.

Next, the processing after step b22 will be described. The CPU 30 determines the current value of the symbol operation flag Fa in the determination processing from step b22 to step b26, and the symbols of the left, right, and middle symbol display portions 7, 9, 8 according to the current value of the symbol operation flag Fa. The jackpot determination is performed based on the variation processing and the stored value of the stored random number for jackpot determination, and in the case of a jackpot, the opening operation processing of the specific winning opening 18 and the stopping operation processing of the ball retaining device 21 can be executed. To do. The value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 0, and the symbol starting port 14
Waiting for winning detection to 1 left, middle, right symbol display section 7,
During the change of 8,9, the right at 2, the change of the middle symbol display portion 8,9, the change at 3 when there is no possibility of hitting the middle symbol display portion 8, 4 of the middle symbol display portion 8 During the fluctuation when there is a possibility of hitting, 5 defines the opening operation processing of the specific winning opening 18 and the stopping operation processing of the ball retaining device 21. Further, fluctuation stop of each symbol is performed in the order of left, right, and middle.

If the symbol variation of the left, right, and middle symbol display portions 7, 9, 8 has not been started, the current value of the symbol operation flag Fa is the initial value 0, and the CPU 30 determines in step b22. In the processing, it is determined as true and step b2
The process proceeds to 7, and it is determined whether or not the current value of the winning number memory counter C is 0 (step b27), and the value of the winning number memory counter C is other than 0 due to the winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 14. If it is a value, the value of the winning number storage counter C is set to 1
Are decremented (step b28), and the data of the fixed random number storage registers R1 to R4 are set to the fixed value storage register R0.
Then, the fixed random number storage registers R1 to R3 are sequentially shifted, and 0 is set in the fixed random number storage register R4 for initialization (step b29). As a result, the value of the winning number storage counter C is decremented by 1, so in the processing of task 2 on and after the next cycle, when the winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 14 is detected, the fixed random number storage register R
4 stores the value of the big hit random number storage register W.

On the other hand, when the value of the winning number storage counter C is 0 in the discrimination processing of step b27, it means that the winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 14 is not detected. The CPU 30 ends the process of the task 2 without changing the symbol.

When the process of step b29 is executed, the CPU 30 sets a predetermined value A1 to the parameter t as the high speed fluctuation time of the left symbol (step b30), and then activates the timer T1 to start timekeeping. (Step b3
1), the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is switched to 1 and left, right,
The start of the symbol variation process for medium symbols is stored (step b3).
2), 0 is set to the fluctuation state flag Fb (step b
33), according to the timing chart of the symbol variation process of the left, right, and middle symbols shown in FIG. 5, the high-speed variation process for the left, right, and medium symbols is started (step b34), and the process of this cycle ends.

In the present embodiment, the fast fluctuation time A1 in which the left, middle, and right symbols all fluctuate at high speed is 4.388 seconds. The value of the variation state storage flag Fb is a flag that defines the variation state of the symbols of the symbol display portions 7, 8 and 9,
0 means initial fluctuation, 1 means fluctuation, 2 means temporary stop. Further, the transfer order of each symbol is as shown in FIG. 9, and the transfer speed of each symbol is 0.016 seconds when both symbols are high speed, that is, 1/8 symbol, that is, 0.128 seconds /
It is a design, at low speed, it is 1/8 design in 0.032 seconds, that is, 0.320 seconds / design.

In the processing of the next period and thereafter, since the value of the symbol operation flag Fa of the CPU 30 is 1, after the processing of JOB1 and the determination of step b22 and step b23,
In step b35, according to the value 0 of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb, until the elapsed time T1 after the start of fluctuation display reaches the value set in the parameter t, the processing of JOB1 and steps b22, b23 and step b36
The determination process of step b47 and the process of step b47 relating to the high-speed fluctuation of the left, right, and middle symbol display portions 7, 9, and 8 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time T1 after the start of variable display reaches the value set in the parameter t while repeatedly executing the high-speed variable processing of each symbol (step b36), the CPU 30
Determines whether or not the value of the probability flag Fp related to the hit determination is the value 1 which defines the high probability state (step b37). Here, when the value of the probability flag Fp is 0, it is defined that the hit determination is performed with the normal probability, when 1 is specified that the hit determination is performed with a high probability, and in 2 the special gaming state described later, that is, the special flag. When f4 becomes 1,
This is a flag that defines that the hit determination is performed with a normal probability.

When the value of the probability flag Fp has a high probability of 1, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the fixed value storage register R0 matches the set value ε (step b3).
8) If the determination result of step b38 is true,
That is, when the value of the big hit random number storage register W at the time of winning detection of the symbol starting opening 14 which is the starting stimulus of the present symbol variation process is related to the big hit, the process proceeds to step b41 while the fixed value storage is performed. If the value of the register R0 does not match the set value ε, the process proceeds to step b40. In the present embodiment, when the value of the probability flag Fp has a high probability of 1, the set value ε to be compared with the value of the fixed value storage register R0 is set to 7, 8, 16, 24, 32, 4.
Ten types of 0, 48, 56, 64, 72 are provided.

If the value of the probability flag Fp is the normal probability of 0 or 2 in the determination processing of step b37, the CPU 30 determines whether the value of the fixed value storage register R0 matches the set value 7. Is determined (step b3
9), if the determination result of step b39 is true,
On the other hand, if the determination result of step b39 is false, the process proceeds to step b41.

When shifting to step b41, CP
U30 stores the respective values of the left, right, and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a in the left, right, and middle display symbol data storage registers r0c to r2c (step b41), while proceeding to step b40. , CPU
30 is a left, right, center-out symbol data storage register r0b
The respective values of to r2b are stored in the left, right and middle display symbol data storage registers r0c to r2c respectively (step b4).
0), the symbols to be displayed on the left, right and middle symbol display portions 7, 9 and 8 when the fluctuation is stopped are determined. The probability that the symbol variation due to the winning of the symbol starting opening 14 is a big hit is 320 kinds of the range of the random numbers for the big hits being 0 to 319, and therefore 10/320 in the case of a high probability. Yes,
If it is a normal probability, it is 1/320.

After executing the processing of step b40 or step b41, the CPU 30 causes the display index relating to the left symbol such that the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index of the left display symbol data storage register r0c is displayed at the fluctuation stop time t1 of the left symbol. The variable number counter C is set to change the value of il (step b42), and set the number of repetitions to repeat the high speed and the temporary stop as one cycle until the symbol is fixedly stopped.
Set the number of repetitions of the left symbol to 2 to 1 (step b4
3), a predetermined value A is set as the parameter t as the high speed fluctuation time of the left symbol (step b44), the timer T1 is activated to start the time counting (step b45), and the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is set to 1 (Step b46), the processing of task 2 of this cycle is ended. In the present embodiment, the predetermined value A as the high speed fluctuation time of the left symbol is set to 0.128 seconds.

Since the symbol fluctuation speed at high speed of the left symbol display portion 7 is 0.128 / sec, the number of symbols changed during the high speed fluctuation time A of the left symbol display portion 7 is one symbol and 2 cycles. Based on the information of the display index of the symbol to be displayed on the left symbol display portion 7 by performing the high-speed fluctuation of the minutes, the display index i
The setting change value of l can be obtained.

According to the processing timing of the embodiment, when switching from all symbol high-speed fluctuations to the left symbol high-speed fluctuations,
By changing the setting of the value of il so that the current value of the display index il becomes the display index two symbols before the display index of the symbol to be displayed on the left symbol display unit 7 when the fluctuation stops, r0c of the fluctuation stop You can get a design.

In the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, the CPU 30 has the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 1 and the value of the variation state storage flag Fb is 1, so the processing of JOB1, step b22, step b23 and step After execution of the determination process of b35, the process proceeds to step b48, it is determined to be true in the determination process of step b48, and thereafter, according to the current value 1 of the variation state storage flag Fb, after the high speed variation display of the left symbol display unit 7 is started. Until the elapsed time T1 reaches the value of the parameter t, JOB1, step b22, step b2
3, step b35, step b48 and step b
49 discrimination processing and each of the left, middle, and right symbol display portions 7, 8,
The processing of step b47 relating to the high speed fluctuation of 9 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

Then, when the elapsed time T1 after the start of the high speed fluctuation display of the left symbol display portion reaches the value of the parameter t (step b49), the CPU 30 stops the high speed fluctuation of the left symbol (step b50). At this point, the symbol one symbol ahead is stopped and displayed from the start of the high-speed variable display of the left symbol display portion 7.

The CPU 30 which has stopped the symbol decrements the value of the variation counter C1 by 1 (step b).
51), a predetermined value B defining the symbol stop time is set in the parameter t (step b52), the timer T1 is activated to start the measurement of the elapsed time (step b53), and the value of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is set to 2 Switch to (Step b5
4) The process of this cycle is completed.

In the processing of the next period and thereafter, the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 1 and the value of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is 2, so that the CPU 30 performs the processing of JOB1, step b22, step b23 and step. After execution of the determination process of b35, the process proceeds to step b48, it is determined to be false in the determination process of step b48, and hereinafter, according to the current value 2 of the variation state storage flag Fb, the elapsed time after the variation of the left symbol display portion 7 is stopped. Until T1 reaches the value of the parameter t, JOB1, step b22, step b23, step b35, step b48 and step b55 discrimination processing, step b56 processing and middle symbol display relating to high speed fluctuation of the right symbol display portion 9 The processing of step b57 relating to the high-speed fluctuation of the unit 8 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

Elapsed time T after the fluctuation of the left symbol display portion 7 is stopped
When 1 reaches the value of the parameter t (step b55),
The CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the variation counter C1 is 0 (step b58). At this time point, one cycle of symbol variation relating to the left symbol is completed. Since the symbol variation of the left symbol is performed for two cycles, in this case, the CPU 30 determines as false, shifts to step b44, and steps b44 to b46.
After executing each process, after the next cycle, again based on the value 1 of the symbol operation flag Fa, high-speed fluctuation and stop of the left symbol are sequentially performed.

Every time the symbol of the left symbol is stopped, the value of the variation counter C1 is decremented by 1, so 2
The value of the variation counter C1 at the end of the symbol variation on the left symbol display portion 7 of the cycle is 0, and the CPU 30
Is determined to be true in the determination processing of step b58, and the process proceeds to step b59. At this time, the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index stored in the left display symbol data storage register r0c will be statically displayed (step b5).
9).

Next, the CPU 30 sets the high-speed variation time of the right symbol, first, in correspondence with the value of the right symbol variation time random number storage register U, the variable symbol number as shown in Table 2 is stored. The variable symbol number of the right symbol is selected from the table which is set, the value is set to the variation counter C1 (step b60), and the right symbol is stopped at the right when the fixed symbol is stopped at t2 corresponding to the variable symbol number selected in step b60. The value of the display index ir for the right symbol is set and changed so that the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index of the display symbol data storage register r2c is displayed (step b61), that is, the number of symbols selected rather than the symbols to be stopped and displayed. The value is changed to the value of the display index for displaying the symbol before the minute, the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is switched to 2 (step b62), and the process proceeds to step b44.

[0064]

[Table 2] In the present embodiment, in the right symbol display portion 9, the number of variable symbols that are varied by alternately repeating high-speed variation and stop until the fixed stop is 1 to 5 symbols, and at the time of high-speed variation The symbol transfer speed is the same as the left symbol, and the symbols are changed at high speed one by one, and the symbols are temporarily stopped. For example, when the number of variable symbols selected this time is 5 and the symbol to be fixedly stopped is 7, as shown in FIG. 9, the value of the display index ir for the right symbol is switched to the value for displaying the symbol 2. Then, the high-speed fluctuation is performed, and after the symbol 3 is temporarily displayed, the high-speed fluctuation is performed again, and then the symbols are sequentially changed from 4 to 5 to 6
→ 7 and high speed fluctuation and stop are alternately repeated, and the right symbol is fixedly stopped.

The CPU 30 having moved to step b44
The predetermined value A is set to the parameter t as the high speed fluctuation time of the right symbol (step b44), the timer T1 is operated to start the time measurement (step b45), and the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is set.
Is switched to 1 (step b46), and the processing of task 2 in this cycle is completed.

In the processing of the next period and thereafter, the CPU 30 processes the JOB1, step b22, step b23, step b24 because the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 2.
After execution of the determination processing of step b63, the value of the variation state storage flag Fb is 1, so it is determined to be true and the process proceeds to step b64, and thereafter, according to the current value 1 of the variation state storage flag Fb, Until the elapsed time T1 after the high-speed fluctuation display on the symbol display unit 9 reaches the value of the parameter t, J
OB1, step b22, step b23, step b
24, step b63, each discrimination processing of step b64, high speed fluctuation processing regarding the right design of step b56 and high speed fluctuation processing regarding the middle design of step b57 are repeatedly executed with a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time T1 after the start of high-speed fluctuation display on the right symbol display portion 9 reaches the value of the parameter t (step b
64), the CPU 30 stops the right symbol (step b6).
5), shifting to step b51, the fluctuation counter C
The value of 1 is decremented by 1, the processes of steps b52 to b54 are executed, and the process of this cycle is ended.

In the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, the value of the variable state storage flag Fb is 2, so the CPU 30 executes the JO
B1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, after the determination in step b63, the process proceeds to step b66, and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time T1 after the right symbol display portion 9 has stopped reaches the value of the parameter t (step b6).
6), it is determined to be false, the process proceeds to step b57, the high-speed variation process for the middle symbol is executed, and the process of this cycle is ended. Hereinafter, until the elapsed time T1 after the stop of the right symbol display portion 9 reaches the value of the parameter t, the CPU 30 makes J
OB1, step b22, step b23, step b
24, step b63, each discrimination processing of step b66 and high-speed fluctuation processing regarding the intermediate symbol of step b57 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time T1 after the right symbol display portion 9 is stopped reaches the value of the parameter t (step b66), CP
The U30 determines whether or not the value of the variation counter C1 is 0 (step b67). At this point, one cycle of the symbol fluctuation in the right symbol is completed. When the symbol variation of the symbol variation number set in the process of step b60 is not performed, step b
The determination result of 67 is false, and the CPU 30 again shifts to the processing of step b44 and thereafter, and hereinafter, the right symbol display portion 9
In, the symbol variation is performed by alternately repeating high-speed variation and stop.

When the number of symbol variations set in the process of step b60 is varied, the determination result of step b67 becomes true, and the CPU 30 shifts to step b68. At this point, the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index stored in the right display symbol data storage register r2c is still displayed (step b).
68).

The CPU 30 which fixedly stopped the left symbol and the right symbol
Shifts to step b69, and determines whether or not the value of the display index il for the left symbol that has been fixedly stopped and the value of the display index ir for the right symbol that has been fixedly stopped match (step b69), and is determined. The value of the display index il for the stopped left symbol and the fixed display index i for the stopped right symbol i
When the value of r matches (hereinafter, referred to as reach), the process proceeds to step c1 while the value of the display index il for the left symbol which has been fixedly stopped and the value of the display index ir for the right symbol which has been fixedly stopped. If they do not match (hereinafter referred to as not reach), the process proceeds to step b70.

First, the case where the determination result of step b69 is false and the reach is not performed will be described. In this case, the CPU 30 displays the symbol corresponding to the internal symbol i such that the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index of the intermediate display symbol data storage register r1c is displayed at the time t3 when the determination of the intermediate symbol is stopped.
The value of c is changed and set (step b70), and the predetermined number of fluctuations 1 is set in the fluctuation counter C1 (step b7).
1), the value of the symbol variation flag Fa is switched to 3 (step b72), the processing of steps a44 to a46 is executed, the counting of the elapsed time relating to the high speed variation of the middle symbol is started, and the processing of this cycle ends. To do.

In the processing after the next cycle, the symbol operation flag F
Since the value of a is 3, the CPU 30
1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, after the determination process of step b25, the process proceeds to step b73, and since the value of the variation state storage flag Fb is 1, it is determined to be true, and the elapsed time of the high speed variation of the medium symbol is set in the parameter t. It is determined whether or not the value has been reached (step b74), it is determined to be false, the processing relating to the high speed fluctuation of the medium symbol in step b75 is executed, and the processing of this cycle is ended.

Thereafter, the CPU 30 determines the JOB1, step b22, step b23, step b24, step b25, and step b73 discrimination processing and steps until the elapsed time of the high speed fluctuation of the medium symbol reaches the value set in the parameter t. The process relating to the high speed fluctuation of the middle symbol b75 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle, and when the elapsed time of the high speed fluctuation of the middle symbol reaches the value set in the parameter t (step b74), the middle symbol is stopped (step b76). ),
The processes of steps b51 to b54 are executed, the value of the variation counter C1 is decremented by 1, the measurement of the elapsed time from the time of stop is started, and the process of this cycle is ended. When the reach is not reached, the value of the variation counter C1 is 0 at this point.

In the processing of the next period and thereafter, the value of the variable state storage flag Fb is 2, so the CPU 30 executes the JO
B1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, after the determination of step b25, it is determined to be false in the processing of step b73, 4 is set to the symbol operation flag Fa (step b77), and the processing of this cycle is ended.

When the reach is not reached, after the right symbol is definitely stopped, high-speed fluctuation and stop of the symbol are performed once each, and then the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is switched to 4.

In the processing after the next cycle, the symbol operation flag F
Since the value of a is 4, the CPU 30
1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, after the determination in step b25, the determination process in step b26 is determined to be true and the process proceeds to step c9, but since the value of the variable state storage flag Fb is 2, it is determined to be false and the process proceeds to step c16. Then, it is determined whether or not the stop time of the medium symbol has reached the value set in the parameter t (step c16), but it is determined to be false, and the process of this cycle is ended.

Below, CPU30, until the stop time of the medium symbol reaches the value set in the parameter t, JO
B1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, step b25, step b26, step c9,
Each determination process of step c16 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

If the result of the determination in step b69 is true and the reach is reached, the CPU 30 sets 0 to 0 in the big hit random number storage register W as a process for setting the number of symbol variations until the determination of the middle symbol is stopped. 3 bits (value from 0 to 15) is stored in the medium symbol variation time random number storage register V (step c1), and the symbol variation number corresponding to the value of the medium symbol variation time random number storage register V is shown in Table 3. The variable symbol number of the medium symbol is selected from the table in which the variable symbol number as shown is set, and the value is set in the variable counter C1 (step c2), corresponding to the variable symbol number selected by step c2. The value of the display index ic for the middle symbol is changed so that the symbol corresponding to the internal processing index of the medium display symbol data register r1c is displayed at the time t4 when the middle symbol is fixed. -Up c3), the symbol operation flag Fa
The value of is switched to 4 (step c4), the predetermined value D is set as the parameter t as the low speed variation time of the medium symbol (step c5), the timer T1 is activated to start the time measurement (step c6), and the variation state storage The value of the flag Fb is switched to 1 (step c7), the symbol fluctuation speed of the medium symbol is switched from high speed to low speed (step c8), and the process of this cycle is ended.

[0080]

[Table 3] In the case of the reach in which the symbols that have stopped the left symbol and the right symbol are fixed, the number of variable symbols that are varied by alternately repeating the low-speed fluctuation and the stop until the fixed stop of the middle symbol display portion 8 is 6 symbols Up to 21 symbols are set, and in the present embodiment, the value D set in the parameter t as the low-speed fluctuation time of the medium symbol is that the transition speed of the symbol for one symbol at low speed is 0.256 seconds / symbol. 1, the variation time for one symbol,
That is, it is set to 0.256 seconds.

In the processing after the next cycle, the symbol operation flag F
Since the value of a is 1, the CPU 30
1, step b22, step b23, step b2
4, after the determination in step b25, the determination processing in step c9 is determined to be true, and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the low speed fluctuation of the medium symbol has reached the value set in the parameter t (step c10). , And it is determined to be false, the low speed variation process for the medium symbol in step c8 is executed, and the process of this cycle is ended.

Thereafter, the CPU 30 executes JOB1, step b22, step b2 until the elapsed time from the start of the low speed fluctuation of the medium symbol reaches the value set in the parameter t.
3, each of the determination processing of step b24, step b25 and the low-speed fluctuation processing relating to the middle symbol of step c9 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time from the start of the low speed fluctuation of the medium symbol reaches the value set in the parameter t (step c1
0), the CPU 30 stops the middle symbol (step c1
1), the value of the variation counter C1 is decremented by 1 (step c12), and a predetermined value E defining the stop time after the middle symbol stop is set in the parameter t (step c1).
3) The timer T1 is activated to start measuring the elapsed time (step c14), and the value of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is set to 2
(Step b15), and the process of this cycle ends.

In the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, since the value of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is 2, the CPU 30 waits until the elapsed time after the stop time after the middle symbol stops reaches the value set in the parameter t. In the meantime, each determination process of JOB1, step b22, step b23, step b24, step b25, step b26, step c9, step c16 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

Then, when the elapsed time after the stop time after the middle symbol stops reaches the value set in the parameter t (step c16), the CPU 30 causes the variation counter C1.
It is determined whether the value of is 0 (step c1
7). At this point, in the case of reach, one cycle of slow fluctuation and stop of the medium symbol ends, and in the case of not reach, the change of symbol of the medium symbol ends.

In the case of reach, at this time, the symbol variation corresponding to the symbol variation number set in step c2 is not performed, and the value of the variation counter C1 is 0.
Therefore, the determination result of step c17 is false, and the CPU 30 executes the processing of steps c5 to c8 and restarts the low speed fluctuation.

Hereinafter, in the middle symbol display portion 8, the CPU 3
0, the symbol fluctuation is performed by alternately repeating low speed fluctuation and stop, and when the symbol fluctuation of the number of symbol fluctuations set in the process of step c2 is performed, the determination result of step c17 becomes true, and the CPU 30 , And proceeds to step c18. At this point, the middle display symbol data storage register r
The symbol corresponding to the internal processing index stored in 1c is statically displayed (step c18).

The CPU 30 which fixedly stopped the left, middle and right symbols
Moves to step c19, and left, middle,
It is determined whether or not all the right symbols match (step c19), and when it is determined that the left, middle, and right symbols that have been definite stopped do not match, the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is set to 0.
It is set and initialized (step c20), and the value of the fluctuation state storage flag Fb is set to 0 and initialized (step c2).
1) and the processing of this cycle is completed. Symbol operation flag Fa
Since the value of 0 becomes 0, in the process of the next cycle, if the value of the winning number storage counter C is not 0, a new symbol variation will be started.

When it is determined in the determination processing of step c19 that the left, middle, and right symbols that have been definitely stopped all match, the CPU 30 determines that the value of the probability flag Fp is a value that defines the normal probability. It is determined whether or not it is 0 (step c22), and if the value is 0 which defines the normal probability, the value of the probability flag Fp is set to the value 1 which defines the high probability.
On the other hand, while shifting to step c24 and proceeding to step c24 (step c23), if the value of the probability flag Fp is not the value 0 which defines the normal probability, then proceeding to step c24.

The CPU 30 switches the value of the symbol operation flag Fa to 5 (step c24), and performs the opening operation processing of the specific winning port 18 of the ordinary electric auditors product 17 and the stopping operation processing of the ball receiving piece 23 of the ball stopping device 21. It is made executable and the value of the variable state storage flag Fb is set to 0 for initialization (step c2
5) The hit flag FA is set to 1 to store the hit occurrence (step c26), and the process of this cycle is completed.

When the symbols of the left, middle, and right which have been definitely stopped coincide with each other and become a hit, the value of the symbol operation flag Fa becomes 5, so in the processing of the task 2 in the next cycle and thereafter, the CPU 30 After the processing of JOB1, step b2
2, step b23, step b24, step b2
5, since each of the determination processes in step b26 is determined to be false, the symbol is not substantially changed.

Next, the specific winning hole 18 of the ordinary electric accessory 17
The processing of task 3 regarding the opening operation processing and the stopping operation processing of the ball receiving piece 23 of the ball stopping device 21 will be described.

The process of the task 3 is executed only when the symbols of the left, middle and right which are definitely stopped coincide with each other in the process of the task 2 and the symbols are hit, and the value of the symbol operation flag Fa becomes 5. This is possible processing.

The CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 5 (step d1), and if the determination result is false, the process of task 3 is terminated without executing. When the value of the symbol operation flag Fa is 5, it is determined to be true and the process proceeds to step d2, and it is determined whether or not the value of the hit flag FA is a value 1 which defines the occurrence of hit (step d2). ), Immediately after the hit occurrence is stored in the processing of the task 2, the hit flag FA has a value of 1, so that it is determined to be true and the process proceeds to step d3.

The CPU 30 having moved to the step d3 sets the parameter t1 for setting the operation time of the ordinary electric accessory 17.
A value that defines the waiting time until the opening of the specific winning opening 18
Is set (step d3), the timer T1 is activated to start measuring the elapsed time (step d4), and the ball retention device 2
Parameter t2 for setting the operating time of the ball receiving piece 23 of No. 1
A value c that defines the waiting time until the start of the ball reception is set in (step d5), the timer T2 is activated to start measuring the time until the start of the ball reception operation (step d6), and the hit flag FA is cleared to 0. (Step d7), ordinary electric accessory 1
Ordinary electric accessory release solenoid SOL1 that drives 7 open
The solenoid 1 state flag f1 that stores the operating state of
It is cleared (step d8), the solenoid 2 state flag f2 that stores the operating state of the stationary solenoid SOL2 that drives the ball receiving piece 23 to move in and out is cleared to 0 (step d9), and the processing of this cycle ends. In the present embodiment, the value a that defines the waiting time until the opening of the specific winning opening 18 is 6.004.
Second, the value c that defines the waiting time until the start of ball reception is set to 5.
It is set to 000 seconds, and the ball receiving operation of the ball stopping device 21 is performed prior to the opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory 17.

FIG. 6 is a specific winning opening 1 of the ordinary electric accessory 17.
8 is a timing chart showing the opening operation processing of No. 8 and the stopping operation processing of the ball receiving piece 23 of the ball stopping device 21. Since the value of the hit flag FA is cleared to 0 in the processing in and after the next cycle, the CPU 30 determines that the value of the hit flag FA is 0 after the determination in step d1.
The determination process of step d2 is determined to be false and step d10
Then, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the timer T1 has reached the waiting time until the opening of the specific winning opening 18 (step d10). Then, the process proceeds to step d17, and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the timer T2 has reached the waiting time until the start of the ball reception (step d17). To finish.

In the processing of the next period and thereafter, the CPU 30 executes steps d1, d2 and d1 until the elapsed time of the timer T2 reaches the waiting time until the start of the ball reception.
0, the determination process of step d17 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time of the timer T2 reaches the waiting time until the start of ball reception (step d17), the CPU
30 determines whether or not the value of the solenoid 2 state flag f2 is 0 (step d18), but since it has been cleared to 0 by the processing of step d9, it is determined to be true, and an excitation command for the stationary solenoid SOL2 is issued. Output (step d19), set the value of the solenoid 2 state flag f2 to 1 to store the start of excitation (step d20), and set the value d defining the excitation time of the stationary solenoid SOL2 to the parameter t2 (step d21). ), Actuating the timer T2 to start measuring the excitation time (step d22),
The processing of this cycle ends. In the present embodiment, the value d defining the operation time of the ball receiving piece 23 from the start to the end of the ball receiving is set to 8.800 seconds.

In the processing from the next cycle onward, the CPU 30 executes steps d1, d2 until the elapsed time of the timer T1 reaches the waiting time until the opening of the specific winning opening 18.
Each determination process of step d10 and step d17 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the elapsed time of the timer T1 reaches the waiting time until the opening of the specific winning opening 18 (step d1
0), the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the solenoid 1 state flag f1 is 0 (step d1).
1), since it is cleared to 0 by the process of step d8, it is determined to be true, and the normal electric accessory release solenoid SOL1
Output the excitation command (step d12), and the solenoid 1
The value of the state flag f1 is set to 1 to store the excitation start (step d13), and the normal electric accessory release solenoid SO
The value b defining the excitation time of L1 is set in the parameter t1 (step d14), the timer T1 is activated to start the measurement of the excitation time (step d15), and the process of this cycle is ended. In the present embodiment, the value b that defines the time from the opening of the specific winning opening 18 to the closing thereof is 5.800 seconds. According to the timing of the embodiment, the ball receiving piece 23
The specific winning opening 18 is closed before the end of the ball receiving operation.

In the processing from the next cycle onward, the CPU 30 executes the CPU until the measured time of the timer T1 from the start of opening the specific winning opening 18 reaches the value set in the parameter t1.
30 is step d1, step d2, step d1
0, step d17 is repeatedly executed in a predetermined processing cycle.

When the time measured by the timer T1 from the start of opening the specific winning opening 18 reaches the value set in the parameter t1 (step d10), the CPU 30 causes the value of the solenoid 1 state flag f1 to define the excitation. Since it is 1, the determination process of step d11 is determined to be false, an excitation release command for the normal electric accessory release solenoid SOL1 is output (step d16), and the determination process of step d17 is determined to be false. The process ends.

In the processing after the next cycle, the value of the timer T1 exceeds the value of the parameter t1, and the solenoid 1
Since the value of the state flag f1 is 1, the CPU 30 determines that the measurement time of the timer T2 from the start of the ball receiving operation is the parameter t.
Until the value set to 2 is reached, each processing of step d1, step d2, step d10, step d11, step d16, and step d17 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the time measured by the timer T2 from the start of the ball receiving operation reaches the value set in the parameter t2 (step d17), the value of the solenoid 2 state flag f2 is 1, so the CPU 30 executes the step. d18
The determination process is determined to be false, and the normal electric accessory release solenoid S
An excitation cancellation command for OL1 is output (step d23), the value of the solenoid 1 state flag f1 and the value of the solenoid 1 state flag f1 are cleared to 0 (step d24 to step d25), and the symbol operation flag Fa is cleared to 0 to initialize. (Step d26), and the processing of this cycle ends.

When a game ball wins in the opening of the specific winning opening 18, it falls into the ball stopping device 21 and is stopped by the ball receiving piece 23. Three or more game balls are retained in the ball receiving piece 23, and due to the retreating operation of the ball receiving piece 23, three game balls are won in the lower prize areas 24, 22, 24. When the winning area, that is, the specific area 22 is won, it is detected by the specific area passage detection switch SW4 and the special game state is established.

Next, the processing of the probability flag Fp involved in the detection of passage to the specific area 22 and the hit determination of the symbol and the processing of the task 4 concerning the opening operation of the special winning opening 20 will be described. FIG. 7 is an operation timing chart regarding the opening operation of the special winning opening 20, and FIG. 8 is a view showing a transition state of the probability flag Fp involved in the symbol hit determination.

When the processing of task 4 is started, the CPU 30 first determines whether or not it is in the special gaming state, based on whether or not the value of the special flag f4 is 1 which defines the special gaming state. (Step e1).

The special game state is started when the winning of the game ball to the specific area 22 in the ball stopping device 21 is detected,
It ends when either the number of times of winning detection of the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 reaches 16 times, or when the winning of the specific area 22 is detected again during the special game state.

In the initialization processing executed immediately after the power is turned on,
Since the initial value of the special flag f4 is 0, CP
U30 determines that the determination process of step e1 is false and moves to step e2 to determine whether or not there is an input of the specific area passage detection switch SW4 (step e2), but if the game is not started, If it is determined to be false, step e2
Move to 1.

The CPU 30 opens the special winning opening flag f3.
It is determined whether or not the value of 1 is the value 1 that defines opening (step e21), but the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is also a value 0 that defines closing due to the initialization process immediately after power-on. Therefore, it is determined to be false and the processing of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 30 operates in steps e1 and e until the game ball is won in the specific area 22 by the operation of the ball retaining device 21 by the processing of task 3.
2. Each determination process of step e21 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

When the game ball passes through the specific area 22, the determination result of step e2 becomes true, and the CPU 30
Shifts to step e3, switches the value of the probability flag Fp to a value 2 which defines the normal state in the special state (step e3), and counts the number of inputs of the third-type starting mouth winning detection switch SW2. Start mouth prize counter C2 to 0
It is cleared (step e4), the value of the special flag f4 is switched to 1 and the fact that the special game state is entered is stored (step e5), and the process proceeds to step e6.

The CPU 30, which has proceeded to step e6, determines whether or not there is an input from the third type starting mouth winning detection switch SW2 (step e6), and the input from the third type starting mouth winning detection switch SW2 is detected. In this case, the value of the third-class starting mouth prize counter C2 is incremented by 1 (step e7), and then it is determined whether or not the value of the third-class starting mouth prize counter C2 has reached the specified number of times 16. (Step e8), if the value of the third-class starting mouth prize counter C2 has not reached the specified number of times 16, the process proceeds to step e15, and the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is a value 1 which defines opening.
It is determined whether or not (step e15).

In addition, when the input of the third kind starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is not detected in the determination processing of step e6, the CPU 30 shifts to the determination processing of step e15.

Immediately after the processing of task 4 is started, the opening operation of the special winning opening 20 is not started, so that the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is 0, and the CPU 30 determines that it is false and executes the step. Move to e16.

The CPU 30 clears the special winning opening winning counter C3, which counts the number of game balls winning the big winning opening 20, to 0 (step e16), and the special winning opening opening solenoid S is opened.
An excitation command for OL3 is output (step e17), a value F defining the opening time of the special winning opening 20 is set in parameter t4 (step e18), and the timer T4 is operated to measure the elapsed time from the start of opening. Start (step e1
9), 1 is set to the special winning opening opening flag f3 to store the opening of the special winning opening 20 (step e20), and the processing of this cycle is ended.

In this embodiment, the opening time of the special winning opening 20 set in the parameter t4 is set to 9.800 seconds. Further, during the opening time of the special winning opening 20, when 10 game balls are won in the big winning opening 20, the big winning opening 20 is closed by detecting the winning of the tenth prize.

First, in a process after the next cycle after the special game state, the specific area passage detection switch SW4
The case where no winning detection is detected will be described. Special flag f
Since the value of 4 is 1, the CPU 30 proceeds to step e28 after determining in step e1 and determines whether or not there is a winning detection of the specific area passage detection switch SW4 (step e28), but false. Then, the process proceeds to step e5.

After the processing of step e5, the CPU 30 executes the processing of steps e7 and e8 when the input of the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is detected, and then shifts to step e15. If the input of the starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is not detected, directly step e
Move to 15.

In the determination processing of step e15, since the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is 1 which defines the opening, the CPU 30 determines that the determination processing of step e15 is true, and proceeds to step e22. To do.

The CPU 30 determines whether or not the elapsed time from the opening of the special winning opening 20 has reached the value set in the parameter (step e22).
Immediately after the opening operation of No. 3, the time elapsed from the opening of the special winning opening 20 has not reached the value set in the parameter, so that it is determined to be false, the process proceeds to step e23, and the special winning opening winning detection switch SW3 is input. It is determined whether or not (step e23).

When the input from the special winning opening winning detection switch SW3 is detected, the CPU 30 increments the value of the special winning opening winning counter C3 by 1 (step e).
24) Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the special winning opening prize counter C3 has reached the specified number of 10 (step e2).
5) If the value of the special winning opening winning counter C3 has not reached the specified number of 10, the process proceeds to step e20 to set the special winning opening opening flag f3 to 1 and terminates the processing of this cycle. When the value of the special winning opening winning counter C3 has reached the prescribed number of 10, the special winning opening opening solenoid SOL3 de-excitation command is output to close the special winning opening 20 (step e26). The value of the opening flag f3 is cleared to 0 (step e27), and the process of this cycle is completed.

In the processing after the next cycle, since the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is 1, the CPU 30 determines that the result of the determination at step e15 is true, and again performs the step e.
The determination process of 22 is executed. When the determination result of step e22 is false, that is, during the opening time of the special winning opening 20, the CPU 30 sets the special winning opening winning counter C3 every time the input of the special winning opening winning detection switch SW3 is detected. The value is incremented by 1 to determine whether or not the value has reached 10, and when the number of game balls to be won in the special winning opening 20 reaches 10 during the opening time of the special winning opening 20, the big winning opening Two
0 is closed.

If the number of game balls to be won in the special winning opening 20 has not reached 10 during the opening time of the special winning opening 20, the CPU 30 determines that the determination processing in step e22 is true, By executing the processing of steps e26 and e27, the special winning opening 20 is closed, the value of the big winning opening opening flag f3 is cleared to 0, and the processing of this cycle is ended.
At this point, one cycle of the opening operation of the special winning opening 20 ends, but the opening operation of the special winning opening 20 is in the special gaming state, that is, when the value of the special flag f4 is 1. Indicates that the CPU 30 has steps e1 and e2.
The execution can be started in order to shift to 8, step e5, and step e6. In addition, in the present embodiment, the value of the special flag f4 is set to the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW.
When the number of input detections of 2 reaches 16, it is cleared to 0. Therefore, the number of opening operations of the special winning opening 20 is performed up to 16 times.

In the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, the CPU 30
When the value of the special flag f4 is 1, the value of the third-class starting mouth prize counter C2 is detected every time the input of the third-class starting mouth prize detection switch SW2 is detected in the determination processing of step e6. When the value of the third winning opening winning award counter C2 has not reached 16 and the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is not 1 at the time of shifting to step e15 On the other hand, while a new opening operation of the special winning opening 20 is started, if the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is 1 at this time, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining time after the start of opening.

In this way, the value of the special flag f4 is 1
3rd type starting mouth winning a prize detection switch SW2
When the value of the third type starting mouth winning counter C2 is cumulatively added and reaches the value 16 by detecting the input of (step e8), the CPU 30 determines that the determination process of step e8 is true, and The special number identification counter C4 for identifying the first and second play states is incremented by 1 (step e9). The value of the special number identification counter C4 is set to the initial value 0 in the initialization process executed immediately after the power is turned on. When the process of step e9 is executed, the first special game state is stored.

Next, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the special number identification counter C4 is 1 (step e).
10) In this case, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step e11, the value of the probability flag Fp is switched to the value 1 which defines the high probability (step e11), and the value of the special flag f4 is set to 0.
After clearing (step e14) and proceeding to step e15, if the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is not 1, a new opening operation of the special winning opening 20 is started, and at this time, the big winning When the value of the mouth opening flag f3 is 1, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining time after the start of opening.

The value of the special flag f4 is cleared to 0 by the processing of step e14, and the special game state is ended.

If the value of the special winning opening opening flag f3 is not initialized in the processing cycle in which the processing in step e14 is executed, that is, if the processing in step e27 is not executed in this processing cycle, the special flag f4 is set. Since the value of 0 is 0, the CPU 30
Determines that the determination process of step e1 is false and
2, the determination process of step e2 is determined to be true, the determination process of step e21 is determined to be true, and step e22
The process shifts to the determination processing of the opening time, and the special winning opening 20 is opened for the remaining time of the opening time of the special winning opening 20.

Next, a case where a game ball is won in the specific area 22 and the input of the specific area passage detection switch SW4 is detected while the value of the special flag f4 is 1 will be explained. Indicates that the CPU 30 has step e1
After the determination, the determination processing of step e28 is true, the process proceeds to step e9, and the special number identification counter C
4 is incremented by 1 (step e9), it is determined whether or not the value of the special number identification counter C4 is 1 (step e10), and if the value of the special number identification counter C4 is 1, the probability flag Fp is set. The value is switched to the value 1 that defines the high probability, the value of the special flag f4 is cleared to 0, and step e
Move to 15. The processing after step e15 has been described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

After the first special game state is finished, the value of the probability flag Fp becomes the value 1 which defines the high probability again, and by the processing of the task 2 thereafter, the normal electric auditors product 17 due to the occurrence of the symbol coincidence. When the opening operation of the specific winning opening 18 and the ball receiving operation of the ball stopping device 21 are executed and the game ball is won in the specific area 22, the special flag f is set in the processing of task 4.
The value of 4 is set to 1, that is, the special game state for the second time, and then the winning of the specific area passage detection switch SW4 is detected (step e28), or the winning of the third-class starting mouth winning detection switch SW2. When the number of times of detection reaches 16 times (step e16), the process of step e9 is executed, and at this time, the value of the special number identification counter C4 is updated to be 2, and therefore, in the determination process of step e10, the CPU 30 Determines as false and clears the value of the special number identification counter C4 to 0 to initialize (step e1
2) The value of the probability flag Fp is switched to the value 0 that defines the normal probability (step e13), the process moves to step e14 to clear the special flag f4 to 0, and after the processing of step e15 and thereafter, processing of this cycle To finish.

The value of the probability flag Fp becomes a value 1 which defines the high probability by the process of step c23 when the hit of the task 2 occurs, and at the start of the special game state, the step e3
By the process of, the value becomes 2 which defines the normal probability in the special game state, and at the end of the first special game state, the value becomes 1 which defines the high probability by the process of step e11,
After that, at the start of the special game state again, step e3
The value of 2 which defines the normal probability in the special game state is set by the processing of, and is returned to the value 0 which defines the normal probability by the processing of step e12 at the end of the second special game state.

[0133]

According to the configuration of claim 1, when a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed on the plurality of symbol display portions, when the symbols are stopped and displayed, the types of symbols that are stopped and displayed in advance Is determined and display control is performed so that the symbols of the determined types are stopped and displayed, and the variable display and the pause are repeated before the fixed stop of the symbols. The number of repetitions is determined by the random number means, but if the number of pauses determined by the random number means exceeds the number of types of symbols, the symbol is the number of times exceeding the number of types of symbols. Since the variable display and the pause are repeated to display the symbols in a predetermined type, it is possible to enhance the player's expectation and the symbols to be stopped are determined according to the lottery result. However, it is difficult to predict the type of symbols stopped and displayed to the player, and the expectation of the player is not diminished in the middle of the fluctuation.

According to the structure described in claim 2, when the symbol repeats the temporary stop and the re-fluctuation, the symbol is temporarily stopped for each symbol, so that the player's expectation can be gradually raised. Further, according to the configuration of claim 3, the variable display and pause of the symbols are performed at least when the symbols are in the reach state, so that the player's expectation for granting the privilege can be enhanced. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a symbol display device in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view of a symbol display device in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board to which the symbol display device according to the embodiment is attached.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of a pachinko machine equipped with the symbol display device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing fluctuations of symbols on the symbol display unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation timing chart of an ordinary electric accessory and a ball retaining device.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing the opening operation of the special winning opening.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between a special game state in a pachinko machine and a hit occurrence probability in the symbol display portion.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a symbol transfer order.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a part of the symbol variation processing by the CPU in the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of the symbol variation processing by the CPU in the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

16 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 15.

FIG. 19 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 13.

FIG. 21 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

22 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 23 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a part of operation processing of an ordinary electric auditors' object and a ball retaining device by the CPU in the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a part of a special game state / probability transition process and a special winning opening operation process by the CPU in the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

27 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 26.

28 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 26.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Design display 2 Design display device body 3 symbol display 4 magnifying lens 5 Diffusing lens 6 light emitting diodes 7 Left pattern display section 8 Middle symbol display section 9 Right symbol display area 10 game board 11 sky entrance 12 display LEDs (3rd class starting mouth winning number display LED) 13 Memory number display LED 14 design starter 15 Type 3 starter 16 rotating body 17 Ordinary electric accessories 18 Specific prize holes 19 prize winning device 20 big prize holes 21 Ball stop device 22 Specific area 23 ball receiver 24 Normal prize holes 25 prize holes 26 ball receiving 27 Winners 30 CPU 31 ROM 32 RAM 33 Switch detector 34 Design display area 35 Solenoid drive circuit 36 Solenoid drive circuit 37 Solenoid drive circuit 38 Motor drive circuit 39 Clock reset circuit 41 Big prize winning number display LED 42 Decorative LED 43 LED indicator E 44 LED indicator F 45 Top left prize hole 46 left middle prize hole 47 Lower left prize hole 48 Lower right prize hole 49 windmill 50 Indicator A 51 Indicator B 52 Indicator C 53 Indicator D 54 Windmill with lamp 55 Out ball mouth 56 ball guide rail 57 Return rubber 58 Return ball prevention holder 60 Flange 61 Mounting hole 62 cover member 63 windows 64 lens box 65a printed wiring board 65b printed wiring board 66 indicator lamp 67 connector 68 lead wire 69 connector 70 connector 71 decoration 72 Front ornament SW1 Design operation switch SW2 Type 3 starting opening winning detection switch SW3 Big prize winning detection switch SW4 Specific area passage detection switch SOL1 Ordinary electric accessory solenoid SOL2 detained solenoid SOL3 special winning opening solenoid M1 rotating body drive motor

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Satoshi Ito             Nishinokawa, Okimura, Nishiharu-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture             Address 1 Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2C088 AA10 AA37 AA42 BA02 BA09                       EB56 EB58

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player on condition that a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed on a plurality of symbol display portions and the symbols are stopped and displayed in a predetermined display mode. The type of symbol to be displayed is determined, the display is controlled so that the symbol of the determined type is stopped and displayed, and the symbol repeats variable display and pause before the fixed stop, and the number of times of the repetition. Is determined by random number means, and the number of times of the pause includes the number of times exceeding the number of types of the symbols, the pachinko gaming machine. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the symbol repeats temporary stop and re-fluctuation, the symbol is temporarily stopped for each symbol. 3. The design according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when at least the symbols displayed on the plurality of symbol display portions are in a reach state, the symbols repeat variable display and pause. Pachinko machine.