JP2003102971A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with much amusement which has a completely new display mode in a pattern re-change and enables a game player to appreciate a new game feeling. SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a judging means for judging the hit or losing of a game caused by the establishment of a judgement condition, a pattern determining means for determining a hit or losing pattern from a plurality of patterns, a judgement result display means which has a pattern display part and displays the judgement result by the judging means and a display control means for establishing and displaying the pattern which is determined by the pattern determining means. Each one of the patterns has one of a plurality of color lineages. The display control means changes and displays only the pattern of one color lineage among the pattern of the color lineages by a prescribed condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines,
When the hit result is a hit, it is judged as a big hit if the hit result is hit, such as the entry of the game ball into the specified winning opening or the passage of the game ball into the specified passage gate. There is a model that executes a predetermined special game called "." In such a model, a display such as a liquid crystal display device, a CRT display device, a plasma display display device, a dot matrix type LED display device, etc., which fluctuates and stops displaying a plurality of judgment symbols composed of numbers, characters, symbols or pictures. The device is provided on the game board surface.

The display device generally has an image display section capable of displaying a plurality of judgment symbols, and scrolls each judgment symbol as if the drum of a so-called slot machine rotates. It is possible to change display and then stop display. Then, due to the satisfaction of the determination condition, each determination symbol starts variably displayed on the image display unit, and after the change for a predetermined time, the symbols that have been fixedly stopped are displayed on the image display unit, and the fixed stop symbols are displayed. However, in the case of a predetermined combination (big hit symbol combination, for example, grids, etc.), it constitutes a "big hit", and in the case of other combinations (off symbol combination), it becomes "off". In the case of the "big hit", the big winning opening on the game board surface is continuously opened to allow a large number of prizes to be paid out, and a large amount of prize balls are paid out by the winning during that time so that a prize value is given to the player. Has become.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, generally, in order to increase the player's expectation for "big hit" and further improve the fun of the game, for example, the image display section has three judgment symbols in a horizontal row. In what is displayed, first, each judgment symbol is variably displayed, then only one symbol (final stop symbol) is variably displayed and the remaining two symbols are sequentially stopped and displayed, after which a predetermined time delay occurs. The symbols that have been displayed in a variable manner are stopped, and the entire stop display is performed to confirm and display the determination result of whether or not it is a big hit. By doing so, leaving only the final stop design, the remaining two designs stop and become a specific combination, and in the case of a so-called reach state, until the final stop design finally stops. During this time, players will continue to have high expectations for "big hits." The order of stopping the symbols may be left-middle-right, left-right-middle, or the like.

Furthermore, in recent game machines, when the determination display of the determination result of the big hit is made through a specific production state (production mode), for example, reach advance state or reach state, etc. In, by displaying a character image (person, animal, plant, etc.) on the image display unit and performing a predetermined action, by displaying an effect image on the image display unit,
Although the device has been devised to further increase the player's expectation for the jackpot, it is less interesting for the player because the number of characters depending on the effect of the character has increased.

In addition, in recent game machines, a plurality of symbols are fixed (final) In the course of the change before stopping, only some of the symbols change, and other symbols temporarily stop. Or all symbols are temporarily stopped and then changed again, a temporary stop display may be performed. However, the display mode of the symbol (symbol combination) re-variation performed after the temporary stop is uniform, and the display mode is not fresh to the player, and a variation display mode with a new taste is desired. There is.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the variable display mode of the symbols becomes a novel mode that has never existed, so that the player can enjoy a fresh sense of game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of playing and having a high degree of taste.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, this claim 1
Of the invention, the determination means for determining the hit or miss of the game due to the establishment of the determination condition, and the determination result by the determination means, the symbol determination means for determining the hit or miss symbol from the plurality of symbols, and the symbol A display unit, the determination result display unit for displaying the determination result by the determination unit on the symbol display unit, and the fixed display after the plurality of symbols are variably displayed, and the symbol determined by the symbol determination unit is displayed. In a gaming machine provided with display control means for confirming and displaying, and a prize value giving means for giving a prize value to the player due to the result of the judgment by the judging means being a hit, each of the plurality of symbols is In addition, the display control means has one color system of a plurality of color systems, and the display control unit displays only the design of one color system of the designs of the plurality of color systems due to a predetermined condition. Characterized in that it is configured to display variations in the symbol display section of the.

According to the invention of claim 2, in claim 1, the winning symbol is a first winning symbol which means giving a first prize value, and a second prize value having a higher value than the first prize value. A second winning symbol that means giving is included at least, and a temporary winning symbol determining means for determining a temporary winning symbol from a plurality of winning symbols, and if the determination result is a hit, before the symbol confirmation display The first hit symbol or the second hit symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed as a temporary hit symbol, and then the symbol is changed again, and then a temporary stop display control means for displaying the hit symbol determined by the symbol determination means is provided, and the In the variation, the reliability that the second hit symbol is fixedly displayed is different depending on whether or not only the symbol of one color system of the symbols of the plurality of color systems varies.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the second winning symbol is confirmed and displayed by the color system when only one of the plurality of color system symbols changes during the re-change. It is characterized by different reliability.

The invention according to claim 4 is the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising effect display control means for displaying an effect mode performed in association with the determination result, prior to the confirmation display of the determination result. The effect mode includes an effect in which only one color system pattern of the plurality of color system patterns is varied.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the symbol display portion of the determination result display means has a plurality of symbol display areas and is displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas. It is characterized in that the hit and miss patterns are configured by a combination of a plurality of symbols.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the reliability that the judgment result is a hit is different depending on the display mode of the color system.

The invention of claim 7 is a design for determining a hit or miss of a game due to the establishment of a determination condition, and a design for determining a hit or a hit design from a plurality of designs according to a result of the determination by the judgment means. The determination means and the symbol display unit, the determination result display unit for displaying the determination result by the determination unit on the symbol display unit, and the fixed display after the variable display of the plurality of symbols, by the symbol determination unit In a gaming machine provided with display control means for confirming and displaying the determined symbols, and a prize value giving means for giving a prize value to a player due to the result of the judgment by the judging means being a hit, It is characterized in that a predetermined color system can be displayed by changing a plurality of symbols and the color system can be changed.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a front view of the entire gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board of the gaming machine, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming board of the gaming machine, and FIG. 4 is the gaming machine. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the gaming machine, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing display control of the gaming machine, and FIG. 7 is executed by a main control circuit of the gaming machine. Flowchart regarding the main process, FIG. 8 is a flow chart regarding the random number update process, FIG. 9 is a flow chart regarding the random number acquisition process, FIG. 10 is a flow chart regarding the jackpot win / loss determination process, FIG. 11 is a flow chart regarding the special symbol determination process, and FIG. 12 is a temporary stop symbol determination. Flow chart regarding processing, FIG. 13 is a first flow chart regarding re-variation pattern color system determination processing, FIG. 14 is a second flow chart regarding re-variation pattern color system determination processing, and FIG. Flowchart relates to a constant per symbol rewriting process, the first flow chart of FIG. 16 Reach mode determination process, Figure 17 is a second flow chart for a reach mode determination process, FIG. 18
Is a flowchart regarding probability setting processing, FIG. 19 is a flowchart regarding special game execution processing, FIG. 20 is a flowchart regarding sub processing executed by the display control circuit of the same gaming machine, FIG. 21 is a flowchart regarding re-variation symbol system setting processing, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a first flowchart relating to the notice mode determination process, FIG. 24 is a second flow chart relating to the notice mode determination process, and FIGS. 25 and 26 are image diagrams of one display pattern on the image display unit of the gaming machine. .

In a gaming machine 1 such as a pachinko gaming machine shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an outer guide rail 4 and an inner guide rail 5 of a game ball are erected on the edge of a game board 3 in a substantially circular shape, and the inner guide rail is provided. On the center line of the game area 6 surrounded by 5, from the upper part to the lower part, the display device 9, the upper first type starting winning opening 10, and the lower first first normal electric accessory.
Seed start winning hole 11, large winning hole 15 which is a special electric accessory,
Out port 17 is provided, and lamp windmills 18a and 18b are provided on both upper sides, a left gate 19 for normal symbol fluctuation start and a right gate 21 for normal symbol fluctuation start, and windmills 22a and 22b below it, and below that. The left sleeve winning opening 23 and the right sleeve winning opening 25, and the left dropping winning opening 27 and the right dropping winning opening 29 are arranged on both sides of the big winning opening 15. When game balls are won in the various winning openings, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls. In addition, when it becomes a jackpot which will be described in detail later, the special winning opening 15 is opened, and a special game in which a game ball is easy to win is executed.

Further, on the front side of the gaming machine 1, there is a lamp indicator 35 for notifying the gaming state, an upper ball receiving tray 36 for receiving the paid out game balls, and a game ball when the upper ball receiving tray 36 is saturated. A lower ball tray 37 for receiving, a launching device 91 for elastically launching a game ball toward the game area 6 in response to a player's launching operation, and the like are assembled. The required parts will be described in more detail below.

The display device 9 comprises a normal symbol display device 41 on the upper part and a special symbol display device 43 on the middle part,
It is possible to perform variable display and stop display of symbols such as numbers, alphabets, symbols or pictures (characters) (including temporary stop display before final confirmation display, the same applies hereinafter). The normal symbol display device 41 is a normal symbol display portion 45 including a 7-segment LED (light emitting diode) display device or the like.
Have. Also, LEDs are provided on both sides of the normal symbol display portion 45.
Normal symbol fluctuation number memory indicator 47 consisting of etc. is provided,
The number of symbol fluctuation start that occurs when the game ball passes through the left gate 19 for normal symbol fluctuation start and the right gate 21 for normal symbol fluctuation start 4 times) is stored and displayed.

The special symbol display device 43 is a display means for displaying information relating to a game such as a judgment result of whether or not a big hit is present in the gaming machine 1, and a judgment result of whether or not a big hit is made in this embodiment. It corresponds to a determination result display means for displaying a special symbol which is a symbol. This special symbol display device 43 is a liquid crystal display device, a CRT display device, a plasma display display device, a dot matrix type LED.
The display device is a display device such as a display device, and in this embodiment, a liquid crystal display (TFT-LC) capable of color display in the window frame portion 49.
An image display unit 50 including a D module) is provided. This image display unit 50 has a symbol display unit composed of three symbol display areas arranged side by side (left special symbol display area, middle special symbol display area, right special symbol display area), and respective symbol display areas. The special symbol as the determination symbol can be displayed in a variable display and a stop display. Further, a special symbol variation number storage display 51 including LEDs is provided on the left and right sides of the window frame 49. The left, middle, and right special symbols displayed on the image display unit 50 in this embodiment are "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
There are 10 patterns of "8, 9".

The first-class starting winning holes 10 and 11 are provided directly below the display device 9, and the lower first-class starting winning hole 11 has two movable pieces 11a and 11b on the back side thereof. The solenoid 53 for controlling is controlled so as to be able to change between a narrow open state (normal state) in which a prize is substantially vertical and a V-shaped (reverse C-shaped) wide open state in which it is easy to win a prize. The seed starting winning opening 10 is simply opened. The expansion and opening of the lower first type starting winning opening 11 is, as will be described later, after the symbol of the ordinary symbol display portion 45 is changed, a specific symbol is fixedly displayed and a small hit (normal symbol hit) is established. When you do.

Further, on the rear surface of the game board 3, special symbol variation start switches (starting winning opening sensor) 55a, 55b for detecting balls winning in the first type starting winning opening 10, 11 are provided in the winning ball passage. The special symbol display device 43 is started to change the symbol by detecting the winning ball. At that time, regarding the number of balls that have won the first-type starting winning a prize mouths 10 and 11 during the change of the special symbol, that is, the number of times the change of the special symbol is started, the number of holding times (up to 4 times in this example) It is displayed on the symbol variation number storage display unit 51, and the display number of the display unit 51 is reduced by reducing the storage number.

The normal design fluctuation start left gate 19 and the normal design fluctuation start right gate 21 are provided on the left and right of the display device 9, and are provided with normal design fluctuation start switches 56 and 57, and the normal design fluctuation start switch 56, At 57, the symbol fluctuation of the normal symbol display device 41 is started by detecting a game ball passing through both gates 19 and 21. Also, the left sleeve winning opening 23 and the right sleeve winning opening 2
5, the detection switch 78 for the left sleeve winning port and the detection switch 79 for the right sleeve winning port, which detects the winning ball of No. 5, the left drop winning port 2
7 and a right drop winning port detection switch 81 and a right drop winning port detection switch 82 for detecting the winning balls of the right dropping winning port 29 are provided on the corresponding back surfaces of the game board.

The special winning opening 15 is a first-class starting winning opening 1.
It is provided below 0 and 11 and has a special winning opening opening solenoid 59 and an opening / closing plate 61 which is opened and closed by the solenoid 59. This special winning opening 15 is usually an opening / closing plate 61.
Is closed, and a part of the special winning opening 15 has a specific area winning opening 63 that opens when the large winning opening 15 is opened to enable winning. Further, the specific area winning port 6
3 is provided with an opening / closing door (not shown) which is opened / closed by a solenoid 64 for opening a specific area under a predetermined condition.
Further, the specific area winning opening 63 is provided with a specific winning ball detection switch (specific area sensor) 65 for detecting a specific winning ball, and the continuation right to reopen the special winning opening 15 is established by the detection of the winning ball. Has been In addition, approximately at the center of the special winning opening 15, a winning ball number counting switch (count sensor) 6 for detecting a winning ball that has won the special winning opening 15 and has not won the specific area winning opening 63.
7 is provided.

Next, the display of symbols on the special symbol display device 43 and the operation of the special winning opening 15 will be described.
As described above, the game balls are won in the first type starting winning opening 10, 11, and when the winning ball is detected by the special symbol variation start switches 55a, 55b, the winning signal by the special symbol variation start switches 55a, 55b is given. To the main control circuit 140 shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later.
Various random number values such as 1 counter are acquired (extracted), and the acquired numerical values are temporarily stored in the special symbol random number storage area of the RAM of the main control circuit 140. Then, based on each of the stored numerical values, the jackpot determination, the stop symbol determination, the selection of a symbol variation pattern such as reach determination, etc. are performed, and the determined or selected stop symbol or symbol variation pattern is a command ( Display control circuit (display control means) 15 as a control signal)
By transmitting to 0, the display control circuit 150 receiving it sets the control data to the special symbol display device (display means) 43, and executes the control by the control data,
Image display unit 5 of the special symbol display device (display means) 43
At 0, the variation of each special symbol is started. Then, after a predetermined time change, for example, the left special symbol, the right special symbol, the middle special symbol in the order or the left special symbol, the middle special symbol, the right special symbol, etc. The combination is confirmed and displayed. At that time, the reach state may be established depending on the pattern variation pattern and the like.

Here, the reach state means the image display unit 50.
After the special symbol is variably displayed, the display control proceeds and the display result is confirmed and displayed, and in a variable display state in which a specific display mode, that is, a combination of jackpots is easily displayed. Display state to make you think, more generally speaking, when stopping and displaying the judgment result of whether it is a big hit with a combination of a plurality of special symbols, a part of the plurality of symbols is stopped and displayed, and other symbols Is fluctuating,
The symbols that are stopped and displayed mean a display state that constitutes part of a winning symbol combination that means a winning symbol. Also, when all symbols are changing, such as when all symbols are changing, or when other symbols are changing while a plurality of or one symbol is stopped, etc., a variable display state in which a combination of jackpots is easily displayed The reach state also includes a state in which an unusual production that makes the player think that the game has ended is performed. In this embodiment, among the special symbols of the image display unit 50, only the final stop symbol, here the special symbol is left, and the remaining two special symbols are in a specific combination (for example, the same symbol). The state of stop display is the reach state.

Further, in the reach state, the special symbol (mainly the final stop special symbol) of the image display section 50 is slowly changed (slowly scrolled) during variable display, or the special symbol (mainly the final stop special symbol). The reach mode selected from among the reach modes (reach action) having a plurality of effect modes such as image effect by the character is expanded and contracted, and the reach mode is changed. In addition to the above example, the reach mode may be a reach mode in which the background color of the image display unit 50 is momentarily changed, sound is generated, or a light emitting body is caused to emit light.

Further, before the reach state is reached, a notice (predictor) for notifying that the reach state or the jackpot is highly likely is produced. The notice is due to an afterimage effect brought about by scroll display of a special symbol on the image display unit 50, which will be described later.

The combination of the fixedly displayed stop symbols,
A specific jackpot pattern combination determined in advance, for example, if it is a common name consisting of a combination of the same symbols, it shifts to the jackpot state (special game state). When the jackpot state is reached, the opening / closing plate 61 of the special winning opening 15 is opened by the action of prize value giving means constituted by a main control circuit, etc., which will be described later, and receives a game ball falling on the surface of the game area 6, When it is possible to win in the winning hole 15 and there is a winning in the big winning hole 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls by the prize ball paying device, and the jackpot prize value is given to the player. The opening / closing plate 61 is configured to be closed when a predetermined time elapses (for example, 29 seconds) or when the number of winning balls detected by the winning ball number switch 67 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 9). The number of winning balls detected by the winning ball count switch 67 is displayed on the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43 as a number from 0 to 9 or as a bar graph.

When the special winning ball detection switch 65 detects a winning ball into the specific area winning port 63 during opening of the special winning port 15 or within 2 seconds after the closing of the special winning port, the jackpot is re-detected. The right to repeat is generated, and the opening / closing plate 61 is repeatedly opened a predetermined maximum number of times (for example, 16 times at the maximum). In the embodiment, the combination of the big hit symbols when the big hit is established is a specific symbol combination, specifically, "1", "3", "5", "7",
When it is any one of '9', the maximum number of occurrences of the jackpot continuation right, the so-called number of rounds is 13, while the combination of jackpot symbols is '0',
The number of rounds is 15 when any one of "2", "4", "6", and "8".

Further, the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment is a model equipped with a probability varying function and a time shortening function, and the jackpot symbol combination when the jackpot is established is a certain variation and a time saving symbol (specific winning symbol) '1', '3', '5',
When the number is an odd number of '7' or '9', in addition to the occurrence of a jackpot (special game state), probability fluctuation and time shortening occur after the jackpot ends, that is, the probability of the next jackpot occurrence. Normal game state in normal time (low probability state, 1/315) is changed to a higher probability fluctuation state (high probability state, 5/315), and the time from the start of fluctuation of special symbols to the fixed display Is shorter than usual, and the probability fluctuation state and the time shortened state continue until the next big hit. In addition, when the big hit symbol combination when the big hit is established is an even number of any one of "0", "2", "4", "6", and "8" which are normal hit symbols, after the big hit ends Is a normal game state (low probability state, 1/315), time is not shortened, and the normal game state continues until the next big hit. Incidentally, when the probability fluctuation state,
When a big hit is achieved again with the above-mentioned probability variation and time-saving pattern, the probability changes again after the big hit ends.

As described above, the prize value at the time of executing the special game such as the number of rounds, and the prize value after executing the privilege game such as the probability fluctuation and the time reduction vary depending on the type (shape) of the symbol in the jackpot symbol combination. By doing so, the player's interest in jackpot symbol combinations increases,
You can widen the range of games and make them even more interesting. In this embodiment, the probability value is not changed and the time is not shortened after the special game is finished, and the game value when the number of rounds at the time of executing the special game is 15 is defined as the first prize value, and the first prize value. The first hit symbol is a big hit symbol combination consisting of an even number of eyes to be given to the player. On the other hand, after the special game is finished, the probability changes and the time is shortened,
When the number of rounds at the time of executing the special game is 13 times, the prize value is the second prize value, and the big hit symbol combination consisting of odd-numbered grids that gives the second value to the player is the second winning symbol. To do.

As can be understood from FIGS. 1 and 4, the launching device 91 includes an operating lever 92 and an operating lever 92.
It has a launching motor 93 driven by the operation of, and a ball striking rod 94 which rocks intermittently by driving the launching motor 93 to elastically launch a game ball. The launch ball launched by the launching device 91 is guided to the game area 6 through a launch ball guide path formed between the outer guide rail 4 and the inner guide rail 5 standing on the game board surface. Has become. The game ball guided to the game area 6 by the launch ball guide path falls while rolling, and wins at each of the devices and each winning port, or if there is no winning anywhere, the out port 17 Is configured to be discharged to the back side of the game board 3.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 101 is a tank for storing game balls, 102 is a tank rail, 103 is a frame external output terminal, 104 is a frame external output terminal board, 105 is a frame decoration lamp relay board, and 106 is Power receiving substrate, 107 is a blanking prevention switch, 108 is a blanking prevention switch substrate, 10
9 is an external output terminal for the board, 110 is an external output board for the board, 111 is a center cover, 112 is a voice control board, 11
3 is a photo distribution board, 114 is a power board, 115 is a lamp control board, 116 is an error display section, 117 is a middle plate, 118 is a CR prize ball payout control board, 119 is a launcher control board, and 120 is a lower board base. 121 is a main board, 122 is a card interface connection part, 123,
Reference numeral 124 is a power plug.

Main control circuit (main control means) 14 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a computer having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and a plurality of counters, and a display control circuit (sub-control means) 150 which receives a control signal transmitted from the computer and performs a predetermined process based on the control signal. And the like, and an input / output circuit connecting the computer and a relay circuit connected to the special winning opening 15 and the like. The CPU
Is equipped with a control unit, an arithmetic unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs arithmetic control, as well as the probability of a big hit and a small hit (normally opening and opening the lower first type starting winning opening 11). Random numbers that determine the probability of (per symbol) are also generated. Further, the RAM stores a storage area for the detection signals of the special symbol variation start switches 55a and 55b and a detection signal for the normal symbol variation start switches 56 and 57, a storage area for various random number values generated by the CPU, and various data. It has a storage area for temporarily storing, a flag, and a work area for the CPU. Further, in the ROM, in addition to the game control program and control data are written, judgment values of a big hit and a small hit in each game state described later are written. The control of the symbol variation in the normal symbol display device 41 is performed by the main control circuit 140. Reference numeral 95 in FIG. 5 is a prize ball payout device, and 96 is a ball lending device.

The display control circuit 150 corresponds to the display control means, the temporary stop display control means, the effect display control means, etc. of the gaming machine 1, and the display device 9 (in particular, the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43). This is for performing display control of the game image (including a special pattern, a background image, a character image, a character image, etc.) displayed in. This display control circuit 15
As shown in FIG. 6, 0 is control data RO that stores control data and the like for displaying a game image on the display device 9.
Image data ROM 15 for storing image data such as M152, special design, background image, character image, and character image
6. Control data R based on the control signal of the main control circuit 140
A display control CPU 151 for controlling display control data according to the OM 152, necessary data is read from the image data ROM 156 based on a command from the display control CPU 151, and special symbols, background images, character images, character images, etc. in the display image are displayed. VD to create map data
P154, VRAM 155 for storing the data generated by the VDP 154, and RG for the image data stored and stored.
The computer is provided with a D-A conversion circuit 157 for converting into a B signal. In addition, character image, background image,
An effect image, which will be described later, is created from the character images and combinations thereof.

The RGB signal converted by the D-A conversion circuit 157 is output to the special symbol display device 43,
Further, the composite sync signal SYNC is supplied from the VDP 154 to the special symbol display device 43 of the display device 9. Then, the special symbol display device 43 displays an image on the image display unit 50 based on the transmitted RGB signal and composite synchronization signal SYNC. Further, the display control circuit 150 is provided with an input circuit 158 connecting the display control CPU 151 and the main control circuit 140, and an output circuit 159 connecting the special symbol display device 43.

As the plurality of flags provided in the main control circuit 140 or the display control circuit 150, there are two types of flags F1 for large hit determination and small hit (normal symbol) determination flag F2 in this embodiment. All of these flags are set to 0 at the time of initial setting.

Further, the plurality of counters provided in the main control circuit 140 are 11 types of C1 to C11 counters as shown in Table 1 in this embodiment. The operation of each counter is shown below.

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[Table 1]

The C1 counter corresponds to the determination means (award / failure determination means) of the gaming machine 1, and determines a big hit and a miss based on the behavior of the game ball shot in the game area 6. This C1 counter starts from '0' when the power of the gaming machine is turned on, and has a predetermined interrupt time (for example, 4.0).
When the value becomes "314", the value is returned to "0" again and the addition is repeated. The numerical value of the C1 counter is acquired when the game ball enters the first type starting winning opening 10, 11 and is detected by the special symbol variation start switches 55a, 55b, and is a predetermined jackpot comparative numerical value. In the example, the low probability state is "7", and the high probability state is "7" and "7".
7 ',' 147 ',' 217 ',' 247 'are compared to determine whether or not a big hit. In addition, the game ball is the first-class start winning port 10, 11 by the time the determination of the win or failure is completed.
There is a case that the numerical value of the C1 counter is acquired again after winning the prize, and thus the maximum numerical value of the C1 counter (updated acquired numerical value) is four, excluding the acquired numerical value which is currently being determined. The data is stored in the corresponding storage area of the RAM and is used for the determination sequentially.

The C2 counter corresponds to the determination symbol determining means of the gaming machine 1 together with the C3 to C5 counters described later, and at the time of a big hit, the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43.
Is to determine the jackpot symbol combination to be confirmed and displayed with the same symbol. This C2 counter repeats starting from "0" when the power is turned on, incrementing by "1" at each interrupt time, and returning to "0" again when it reaches "9". The numerical value of the C2 counter is acquired when the winning balls of the first-type starting winning openings 10 and 11 are detected by the special symbol variation start switches 55a and 55b, and up to a maximum of 4 excluding those for displaying the symbols. It is stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 140. A jackpot symbol combination corresponding to each numerical value is previously assigned to the numerical value of the C2 counter. In the embodiment, when the obtained numerical value of the C2 counter is "0", the jackpot symbol combination is "0,0,0", and when it is "1," it is "1,1,".
"1", "2", "2,2,2", "3", "3,3,3", "4", "4,4,4",
When it is "5", it is "5, 5, 5", when it is "6", it is "6, 5.
"6,6", "7" for "7,7,7", "8" for "8,8,8", and "9" for "9,9,9" Has been done. In this embodiment, since the first prize value and the second prize value are determined by the value of the jackpot symbol combination as described above, this C2 counter also corresponds to the prize value giving means.

The C3 to C5 counters correspond to the determination symbol determining means at the time of disengagement, and at the time of disengagement by the above-mentioned determination of win / fail, used to determine the disengagement symbol to be confirmed and displayed on the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43. It is what is done. C3
Counter is left special symbol, C4 counter is medium special symbol, C
5 counters correspond to the special symbols on the right, each from '0'
It is composed of the numerical value of '9'. The C3 counter has a numerical value starting from "0" when the power is turned on, and
The numerical values of the two counters are incremented by "1" when returning from "9" to "0" by repeating addition. Regarding the C4 and C5 counters, when the value of the C3 counter is increased to "9" by repeating the addition and returns to "0", the value of the C4 counter is incremented by "1", and the addition is repeated. By this, when the numerical value of the C4 counter increases to "9" and returns to "0" again, the numerical value of the C5 counter is incremented by "1". This makes it possible to avoid the C2-C5 counters from synchronizing (adding in the same combination). Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the numerical values of the C3 to C5 counters coincidentally, that is, when the jackpot symbol combination is constructed, the numerical value of the C5 counter is subtracted by "1", that is, the deviating symbol combination is constructed. ing. The C5 counter also returns to "0" when the value reaches "9" by repeating addition.

The C6 counter, before the fixed display of the special symbol (decision symbol) on the special symbol display device 43, the reach mode (reach action) produced when the reach state is reached, from a plurality of reach modes. It is for selection. The value of the C6 counter starts from "0" when the power is turned on, and is "1" at each interrupt time.
The values are added one by one, and when the value reaches "49", the value returns to "0" again. The numerical value of the C6 counter is acquired with the numerical value of the C1 counter or the like when the winning balls of the first-type starting winning winning openings 10 and 11 are detected by the special symbol variation start switches 55a and 55b, and is currently being determined. Except for the above, up to four are stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 140.

In this embodiment, whether or not the determination result of the determination means (C1 counter) is a hit, and whether or not the reach is out (whether or not the detached symbol combination is displayed through the reach state at the time of detachment) Or) changes the reach mode determining numerical value to be compared with the acquired numerical value of the C6 counter. Specifically, it is as follows.

When the judgment result of the judgment means is a hit, and when the obtained numerical value of the C6 counter is from "0" to "24", it is decided to select the reach mode A and produce the effect.
When the acquired numerical value of the counter is '25' to '39', it is determined that the reach mode B is selected and rendered. Also, C
When the obtained numerical value of the 6 counter is other than the above numerical value, it is determined that the reach mode C is selected and rendered.

When the determination result is out and reach out (reach out after reach), the reach mode C is selected when the value obtained by the C6 counter is "0" to "24". It is determined to produce, and when the acquired numerical value of the C6 counter is '25' to '39', the reach mode B is selected and production is determined. Further, when the obtained numerical value of the C6 counter is other than the above numerical value, the reach mode A is selected and it is decided to perform. The determination as to whether or not the reach is lost is made by determining whether or not the acquired numerical value of the C3 counter and the acquired numerical value of the C5 counter match. Here, the reach modes A, B, and
The effect of C is implemented with the contents shown in Table 2.

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[Table 2]

When the big hit is established, the C7 counter displays a temporary winning symbol combination which is temporarily stopped and aligned with the same symbol in the left special symbol displaying area, the middle special symbol displaying area, and the right special symbol displaying area of the image display unit 50. Whether or not, that is, whether or not to perform the temporary stop symbol determination process is determined. The C7 counter repeats starting from "0" when the power is turned on, incrementing by "1" at each interrupt time, and returning to "0" again when it reaches "2". The numerical value of the C7 counter is acquired when the winning ball to the first type starting winning opening 10, 11 is detected by the special symbol variation start switch, except for the symbol which is being variably displayed, of the main control circuit 70. It is stored in the special symbol random number storage area of the RAM 73. In this embodiment, the determination means (C1 counter)
Is a hit, only when the acquired value of the C7 counter is '0', the temporary stop symbol determination process is executed, and when the acquired numerical values are '1' and '2', the temporary stop symbol determination No processing is performed.

The C8 counter and the C9 counter both correspond to provisional winning symbol determining means, the C8 counter determines the first temporary winning symbol, and the C9 counter determines the second temporary winning symbol. The value of the C8 counter starts from "0" when the power is turned on, and "1" when the value of the C5 counter returns from "9" to "0" by repeating addition.
Are added one by one, and when it reaches '9', it is repeatedly returned to '0' again, and when the winning ball to the first type starting winning port 10, 11 is detected by the special symbol variation start switch, it is acquired. The maximum of four, except those currently determined, are stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 140. On the other hand, C
The number of 9 counters starts from "0" when the power is turned on, increments by "1" at each interrupt time, and returns to "0" again when it reaches "4". The winning control balls to 10 and 11 are acquired when the special symbol variation start switches 55a and 55b are detected, and except for the one currently determined, up to four main control circuits 1
It is stored in 40 RAMs. As shown in Table 3, the acquired numerical values of the C8 and C9 counters include the image display unit 50
The provisional winning design displayed in is assigned. As shown in Table 3, in the C8 counter, the provisional winning symbol "000" -corresponding to the value "0"-"9" of the acquired numerical value
Whereas "999" is set, in the C9 counter, when the acquired numerical value is "0", the temporary winning symbol "000", and when the acquired numerical value is "1", the temporary winning symbol "0" 222 ”or the like, a provisional winning pattern composed of even-numbered grids is set.

The numerical value acquired by the C8 counter is the final display jackpot symbol determined by the jackpot symbol combination determining counter C2 in the temporary stop symbol determination process described later, and the second prize value (high probability state). The specific winning symbol to be given is read in the case of odd grids consisting of "1", "3", etc., and is used to determine the temporary winning symbol. In addition, the numerical value obtained by the C9 counter is the final display jackpot symbol determined by the jackpot symbol combination determining counter C2 in the temporary stop symbol determination process, which will be described later, and gives the first prize value (low probability state). It is read in the case of an even grid consisting of "0", "2", etc., which are normal winning symbols, and is used to determine the temporary winning symbol. Since the C8 counter and the C9 counter are separately used in this way, in the case where the confirmed display big hit symbol is the normal winning symbol to which the first prize value (low probability state) is given, the temporary winning stop symbol is the second prize value. (High probability state) It is possible to prevent unpleasant feelings for the player that the prize value is demoted when the fixed display is made against the provisional hit, without being seen as an odd number that is a specific winning symbol. .

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[Table 3]

The C10 counter is a special symbol display device 43.
The design for determination (special design) to be changed again after performing the temporary stop with the provisional hit design is for selecting from a plurality of design for determination (special design) having different color systems. The value of the C10 counter is incremented by "1" when the value of the C6 counter starts from "0" when the power is turned on and when the value of the C6 counter returns from "49" to "0" again by repeating addition, and becomes "49". When it arrives, it will be "0" again.
Since it is repeated to return to, the synchronization of the numerical values of the C6 counter and the C10 counter can be avoided. Also, C10
The counter is acquired when the winning ball to the first-type starting winning opening 10, 11 is detected by the special symbol variation start switch, and up to four of the main control circuit 140 except the one currently determined. It is stored in RAM.

The above-mentioned color system refers to one that is recognized as having a predetermined tint, and is composed of one color as a whole, and an area (range) of a specific one color is larger than an area (range) of another color. Examples include those that are increased in number and recognized in many colors, and those that are composed of the same type of color. Speaking specifically about the red color system, a pattern composed entirely of red or reddish color (orange etc.), or red, orange, blue,
Even if it is composed of various colors such as yellow and black, it is possible to show a pattern having a large range of reddish colors (red, orange, etc.). In this example, the red system pattern of "1, 3, 4, 7, 9" made entirely of red and "0, 2, 5, made entirely of blue"
6,8 ”is composed of blue system design.

Further, in this embodiment, the pattern color system is set as follows for the numerical value obtained by the C10 counter. That is, when both the provisional winning symbol and the jackpot symbol for final display are even-numbered squares which are the regular winning symbols to which the first prize value (low probability state) is given,
When the obtained numerical value of the C10 counter is '0' to '24', the red system symbol variation display for the red system symbol "1, 3, 4, 7, 9" is determined, and the obtained numerical value of the C10 counter is '25' to. When it is "39", all symbol variation display for all symbols (both red system symbol and blue system symbol) is determined. When the acquired numerical value of the C10 counter is other than the above numerical value, the blue system symbol variation display for the blue system symbol “0, 2, 5, 6, 8” is determined.

On the other hand, the tentative winning symbol is an even-numbered square pattern that is a normal winning symbol that gives the first prize value (low probability state), and the jackpot symbol for final display is the second winning symbol value (high probability state). In the case of odd-numbered grids, which is a specific winning symbol to be given, the acquired numerical value of the C10 counter is "0".
~ When it is '24', blue system pattern "0, 2, 5, 6,
The blue system symbol variation display for “8” was decided, and C10
When the acquired numerical value of the counter is "25" to "39", all symbol variation display for all symbols is determined. Also, C10
When the acquired numerical value of the counter is other than the above numerical value, the red system symbol variation display for the red system symbol "1, 3, 4, 7, 9" is determined.

In the case where both the provisional winning symbol and the jackpot symbol for final display are odd-numbered squares which are specific winning symbols to which the second prize value (high probability state) is given,
As will be described later, the specific winning symbol variation display for the odd symbols which are the specific winning symbols is determined. Table 4 shows the contents of each variable display.

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[Table 4]

The C11 counter determines the normal symbol to be fixedly displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45 of the normal symbol display device 41 and determines small hits (normal symbol hits) and deviations, and the numerical value is power-on. Sometimes it starts from '0' and '1' is added at each interrupt time,
After reaching "8", the addition is repeated starting from "0" again. The numerical value of this C11 counter is a normal design fluctuation start left gate 19 and a normal design fluctuation start right gate 2
The game ball that passed 1 is a normal symbol fluctuation start switch 56,
It is acquired every time it is detected by 57, and is stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 140 up to a maximum of four except for the one for a normal symbol being displayed.

Further, a normal symbol corresponding to each numerical value is previously assigned to the numerical value of the C11 counter. In this embodiment, when the acquired numerical value of the C11 counter is "1", the normal symbol fixedly displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45 becomes "1", and the acquired numerical value of the C11 counter is fixedly displayed as it is. Is assigned as. In this embodiment, the time required from the start of the fluctuation of the normal symbol to the fixed display is 11.8 seconds.

Further, in this embodiment, when the obtained numerical value of the C11 counter is "7", it is a small hit,
The lower first type start winning opening 11 is opened and opened. The expansion and opening of the lower first-class starting winning port 11 is such that the number of winning balls to the first-class starting winning ports 10 and 11 reaches 6 during the expanding and opening, or the expanding and opening time is 0. It is designed to be terminated when any of the conditions of 4 seconds has elapsed. On the other hand, when the acquired numerical value of the C11 counter is other than '7', the normal symbol is out of alignment, and the lower first type starting winning opening 11 remains in the narrow open state.

In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, a main control circuit 140 for main control of the game, and the main control circuit 140.
A display control circuit 150 that performs a predetermined process based on a control signal transmitted from the main control circuit 14
By executing the main processing M at 0 and the sub processing S at the display control circuit 150, the load on the main control circuit 140 is reduced, and more complicated game control can be performed.

Next, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention, a main process M which is a series of processes performed by the main control circuit 140.
Will be described in detail from the relationship with the counter while showing a concrete example. The CP of the main control circuit 140 shown in FIG.
U is a predetermined interruption time (here, 4.000 ms)
Each program is executed for each program stored in the ROM of the main control circuit 140.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, in the main process M, initial setting (S10), input process (S20), random number updating process (S30), starting winning opening 1
Confirmation of winning of 0, 11 or normal symbol fluctuation start Confirmation of passage through left and right gates 19, 21 (S40), random number acquisition processing (S50), winning / disapproval determination processing (S60), symbol determination processing (S70), temporary stop symbol Determination process (S80), re-variation symbol color system determination process (S90), symbol rewriting process per determination (S110), reach mode determination process (S120),
Probability setting process (S140), start winning opening process (S1)
50), special game execution processing (S160), other processing (S170), and output processing (S180).

In the initial setting (S10), stack setting, constant setting, CPU setting, SIO, PIO, CTC are set.
Settings, etc. The processing required only when the power is turned on is executed only in the first order and is not executed thereafter.

In the input processing (S20), winning signals and the like from the various sensors such as the starting winning opening sensor and the count sensor are input to the main control circuit 140, and the winning signals and the like are stored in the RAM of the main control circuit 140. Perform processing.

In the random number updating process (S30), as shown in FIG. 8, the numerical values Rn (n = 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11) of the C1, C2, C6, C7, C9, and C11 counters are calculated. Each time the predetermined time is incremented by 1 (S31), each of the numerical values Rn is a predetermined value X (314 in the case of C1 counter, 9 in the case of C2 counter, 49 in the case of C6 counter, 2 in the case of C7 counter, When it reaches 4 in the case of the C9 counter and 8) in the case of the C11 counter, the process of returning to "0" again is repeated (S32, S33). Then, the updated numerical value of each counter is stored in the random number storage area corresponding to each counter of the RAM of the main control circuit 140 (S3).
4). “Rn ′” in FIG. 8 means the numerical value of each counter before being added. For C3 to C5, the numerical values are added in association with the C2 counter as described above, and for the C8 counter as described above, C5 is added.
Numerical values are added in association with the counter, and the added numerical value is stored in the corresponding random number storage area of the RAM. In addition, the C10 counter adds a numerical value in association with the C6 counter, and the added numerical value is stored in the corresponding random number storage area of the RAM.

After the random number updating process (S30), whether or not there is a winning in the first type starting winning opening 10, 11 is confirmed by the detection of the special symbol variation start switches 55a, 55b, and the ordinary symbol. Fluctuating start gate 1
Whether or not the game ball has passed 9, 21 is confirmed by the detection of the normal symbol variation start switches 56, 57 (S4
0). When it is determined that there is a winning in the first type starting winning opening 10, 11, C1 to C10 are executed in the subsequent processing.
Reading and judgment of the acquired value of the counter only,
Further, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol variation start gates 19 and 21, in the subsequent processing, C11
It is configured to read and determine the acquired numerical value of only the counter. In addition, when it is determined that there is no winning and the passage of the game ball in S40, a random number acquisition process (S50), a win / no determination process (S60), a symbol determination process (S70), a temporary stop symbol determination process (S80), Re-variation symbol color system determination processing (S90), per-determination symbol rewriting processing (S110), reach mode determination processing (S120),
The probability setting process (S140) is omitted, and the process jumps to the starting winning opening opening process (S100).

In the random number acquisition processing (S50), as can be understood from the flowchart of FIG. 9, first, C1 to C10
The updated numerical value Rn (n = 1 to 10) of the counter is read (S51), and then the acquired numerical values Rn are stored in the acquired random number storage area of the RAM of the main control circuit 140 (S52). . Also, the value R1 of the C11 counter
When 0 is read and stored, when it is determined that the game ball has passed to the normal design variation start left gate 19 or the normal design variation start right gate 21 by the detection of the normal symbol variation start switches 56 and 57. To be done. In addition,
The random number acquisition process of the C11 counter is different from the process shown in FIG. 9 only at the time of acquisition of the counter acquisition numerical value, and therefore the description is omitted and the description is omitted.

In the success / failure determination process (S60), the process shown in FIG.
0 jackpot win determination process, that is, the win determination process for the special game, and the small win determination process, that is, the normal symbol hit win determination process (not shown) for the opening of the lower first type starting winning opening 11 is executed .

In the jackpot win determination processing (S61), first, the acquired numerical value R1 of the C1 counter is compared with a predetermined jackpot winning comparison value (S6).
2) If the two values match, a special game can be executed, that is, a big hit, and the big hit determination flag F1 is set to 1 (S63). In this embodiment, the predetermined jackpot jackpot numerical values are "7" in the low probability state, "7", "77", "147", "217", and "24" in the high probability state.
7 '. Although not shown, in the small hitting success / failure determination process, similarly, the obtained numerical value R11 of the C11 counter is compared with '7' which is a comparative numerical value for small hits, and if both values match, it is a small hit. The hit determination flag F2 is set to 1.

In the symbol determination process (S70), the special symbol determination for determining the special symbol (confirmed display symbol) displayed on the image display unit 50 of the special symbol display device 43 based on the result of the jackpot winning / judgment determination process (S61). Based on the processing and the result of the small hitting or not judging processing, the normal symbol determination processing for determining the normal symbol (determined display symbol) displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45 of the normal symbol display device 41 is executed.

As shown in FIG. 11, in the special symbol determination process (S71), the jackpot winning / judging process (S61).
Based on, the special symbol to be confirmed and displayed on the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43 is determined. In this special symbol determination process (S71), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (S72), and when the value is determined to be 1, that is, the special game can be executed (big hit). In such a case, the acquired numerical value R2 of the C2 counter is read out, and a predetermined symbol combination for the acquired numerical value R2 is determined as a jackpot symbol combination, and each special symbol changes in the image display unit 50 for a predetermined time. After being displayed,
The left special symbol, the right special symbol, and the middle special symbol are in this order instructed so that the determined jackpot symbols are stopped and displayed as finalized symbols (S73).

On the other hand, if the value of the jackpot flag F1 is not 1, that is, if the value is determined to be 0 and is determined to be out of alignment, the acquired numerical values R3 to R5 of the C3 to C5 counter are read out, The symbols that are predetermined for the acquired numerical values R3 to R5 are determined as the symbols of the off symbol combination, and after each special symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time, the order of the left special symbol, the right special symbol, and the middle special symbol Then, it is instructed that each of the determined deviation symbols is stopped and displayed as a final display symbol (S74).

Although not shown, in the ordinary symbol determination process, the symbol determined in advance for the acquired numerical value R11 of the C11 counter is the ordinary symbol display portion 45.
Instruct to display as a fixed display pattern.

In the temporary stop symbol determination process (S80), the temporary hit symbol is temporarily stopped on the image display unit 50 of the special symbol display device 43 based on the jackpot winning / unwinning determination process (S61), and then re-varied, and finally. Special symbol determination process (S7
A so-called re-lottery display for confirming and displaying the winning symbol determined in 1) is determined.

In the temporary stop symbol determination process (S80),
As shown in FIG. 12, first, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (S81), and when the value is determined to be 1, that is, when the special game can be executed (big hit), The acquired numerical value R7 of the C7 counter is read and it is determined whether the acquired numerical value R7 is "0" (S8).
2) If the value is determined to be “0”, that is, if the re-variation is executable, the acquired numerical value R2 of the C2 counter
Is an odd number that is a jackpot symbol combination consisting of specific winning symbols, or an even number that is a jackpot symbol combination consisting of normal winning symbols (S83), and if it is determined to be an odd number that is a specific winning symbol, the C8 counter The acquired numerical value R8 is read (S84), and when it is determined that it is an even number which is a normal winning symbol, the acquired numerical value R9 of the C9 counter is read (S85), and the temporary corresponding to each acquired numerical value. The variation of the winning symbol is instructed.

In the re-variation pattern color system determination processing (S90), as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the obtained numerical value R7 of the C7 counter is read and it is judged whether the obtained numerical value R7 is "0". (S91), if the value is determined to be “0”, that is, if the re-variation can be executed, the temporary winning symbol at the time of temporary stop is a normal winning symbol (a symbol giving a first prize value in a low probability state). ), And the jackpot symbol at the time of finalized display becomes a specific hit symbol (a symbol giving a second prize value in a high probability state), it is determined whether it is a so-called promotion type. Specifically, the value R8 acquired by the C8 counter is "0", which makes the provisional winning symbol a normal winning symbol,
It is determined whether or not it is an even number such as '2' and the obtained numerical value R2 of the C2 counter is an odd number such as '1' or '3' in which the confirmed display big hit symbol is a specific hit symbol (S92). ). If both acquired values satisfy the above conditions, C1
It is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value R10 of the 0 counter is a numerical value of "0" to "24" (S94). Here, when the acquired numerical value R10 is '0' to '24', it is determined that the red system symbol variation display (S95) is selected and rendered. When the acquired numerical value R10 is not "0" to "24", it is determined whether or not R10 is "25" to "39" (S96), and when the acquired numerical value R10 is "25" to "39". All symbol variation display (S97) is selected and the acquired numerical value R
When 10 does not correspond to any of the cases, that is, from "40" to
When it is "49", it is determined that the blue system pattern variation display (S98) is selected and rendered.

In the case of the promotion type, when the acquired numerical value R10 is "0" to "24" for the value "0" to "49" of the C10 counter, the red system symbol variation display is selected. The probability that the red system symbol variation display is selected is 25/50, the probability that the entire symbol variation display is selected is 15/50, and the probability that the blue system symbol variation display is selected is 10 /. Since it is 50, the probability of causing the red system symbol variation is the highest.

Further, in S92, when it is determined by the obtained numerical value R2 of the C2 counter and the obtained numerical value R8 of the C8 counter that the temporary winning symbol at the temporary stop and the jackpot symbol at the fixed display are not the promotion type. Further, by the values of the obtained numerical values R2 and R8, both the temporary winning design at the time of the temporary stop and the big winning design at the time of the final display become the normal winning design (the design which gives the first prize value in the low probability state). It is determined whether it is the probability maintaining type or the high probability maintaining type which is a specific winning symbol (a symbol giving a second prize value in a high probability state) (S93). Specifically, it is determined whether each of the acquired numerical values R2 and R8 is an even number such as "0" or "2" or an odd number such as "1" or "3" (S93). Here, when it is determined that both the acquired values R2 and R8 are high probability maintaining type in which both are odd numbers (S93), it is determined that the specific winning symbol variation display (S99) is selected and rendered. On the other hand, if it is determined in S93 that the obtained numerical values R2 and R8 are both even low probability types, whether the acquired numerical value R10 of the C10 counter is a numerical value of '0' to '24'. Is determined (S100). Here, the acquired numerical value R10 is from "0" to
When it is '24', it is decided to select and produce the blue color system variable display (S101). Similarly, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value R10 of the C10 counter is a numerical value of '25' to '39' (S102), and when the acquired numerical value R10 is '25' to '39', all symbol variation displays are displayed. When it is selected (S103) and the acquired numerical value R6 does not correspond to any of them, that is, when it is '40' to '49', it is determined that the red system symbol variable display is selected and rendered (S10).
104).

In the case of the low probability maintenance type, the probability that each color system symbol variation or all symbol variation is selected is 25/50 when the blue system symbol variation display is selected when calculated from the numerical value of the C10 counter. The probability of selection of all symbol variation display is 15/50, and the probability of selection of red system symbol display is 10/50. As described above, in the low probability maintenance type, the probability that the red system symbol variation is selected is the lowest. Therefore, in all cases of the low-probability maintenance type and the lifting type, the reliability of confirming and displaying the second winning symbol through the re-change after the temporary stop is 1
When only one color system design (red system design or blue system design in this example) changes, or when all designs of multiple color systems (both red system design and blue system design in this example) vary , And the reliability is different depending on the type of color system in this example, and the reliability is highest when only the red system pattern is changed again. Therefore, the player has a strong interest in whether or not only one color system is changed again, and in which color system the pattern is changed again, and the interest of the game is improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the red system pattern is set to "1, 3, 4, 7, 9", while the blue system pattern is set to "0, 2, 5, 6, 8", and is specified. The number of winning symbols is 4 for red system symbols ('1', '3', '7',
While it is '9'), it is one ('5') in the blue system symbol, and the frequency of the winning symbol is high when the red system symbol variation display is displayed, so the player is awarded the second winning symbol. It is possible to give a sense of expectation of fixed display, which also increases the taste of the game.

Symbol rewriting process per decision (S110)
This is to prevent an unnatural display in which a big hit symbol is fixedly displayed with a symbol that is not variably displayed when it is changed again after the temporary stop. In this process, as shown in FIG. 15, first, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (S111), and when the value is determined to be 1, that is, the special game can be executed (jackpot). If so, it is determined that the rewriting condition is satisfied (S112).

The rewriting condition of S112 is that the confirmed display jackpot symbol determined in S73 in the symbol determination process S70 is not included in the variable display symbol determined in the re-variable color system determination process S90. Say. For example, the jackpot symbol for final display is determined to any one of "1,3,7,9", and the blue system symbol variable display does not include any symbol of "1,3,7,9". Is the case where it is determined in the re-variation pattern color determination processing (S90).

When the rewriting condition S112 is satisfied, the jackpot symbol for confirmation display is rewritten with the symbol included in the variable symbol determined in the re-variation symbol color system determination process (S90). (S113). At that time, if the fixed display big hit symbol is a normal hit symbol, the symbol is selected from the variable display symbols so that the rewritten symbol is also a normal hit symbol, and the fixed display jackpot symbol is also selected. In the case of the specific winning symbol, the rewritten symbol is also selected from the variable display symbols so as to be the specific winning symbol. Then, it is instructed to confirm and display the jackpot pattern after the rewriting (S11).
4).

In this embodiment, the jackpot pattern for confirmed display is rewritten to prevent the display from being unnatural, but this rewriting process is not always essential. For example, when re-variation is performed in a design of a color system that does not include the fixed-display jackpot design, after re-changing for a predetermined time with a design of a color system that does not include the confirmed-display jackpot design, the total symbol variation Switching may be performed, and then the confirmation display may be performed. Further, even if there is an unnaturalness on the display, the jackpot symbol may be confirmed and displayed as it is without ignoring it and rewriting the symbol. .

The reach mode determination process (S120) is executed when it is determined in S40 that there is a winning in the first-type starting winning a prize mouths 10 and 11, and the first-type starting winning a prize holes 10 and 11 are obtained.
It is not executed when it is judged that there is no winning in. In this reach mode determination process (S120), the process shown in FIGS.
As shown in, first, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (S121). Where F1
When the value of is 1, that is, the special game can be executed (big hit)
If it is, then the acquired numerical value R6 of the C6 counter is '0'.
It is determined whether the numerical value is "24" (S12).
2). Here, when the acquired numerical value R6 is "0" to "24", it is determined that the reach mode A in Table 2 is selected and rendered (S123). When the acquired numerical value R6 is not "0" to "24", it is further determined whether the acquired numerical value R6 is "25" to "39" (S1).
24). Then, the obtained numerical value R6 is "25" to "3".
When it is 9 ', it is determined to select and produce the reach mode B (S125). On the other hand, when the acquired numerical value R6 is not "25" to "39", it is determined that the reach mode C is selected and rendered (S126).

Further, in S121, if the value of the big hit determination flag F1 is not 1 but 0, that is, if the special game cannot be executed (disengagement), then the disengagement symbol combination is out of reach, that is, the reach state is set. After that, it is determined whether or not it will come off (S127). In this embodiment, when the reach is lost, the value R3 of the C3 counter that determines the left special symbol and the value R5 of the C5 counter that determines the right special symbol match, and whether the reach is lost or not. The determination is made by reading the value R3 of the C3 counter and the value R5 of the C5 counter and determining whether the two values match. Then, when the reach is lost, the obtained numerical value R6 of the C6 counter is “0” to “2”.
It is determined whether it is 4 '(S128). When the acquired numerical value R6 is '0' to '24', it is determined that the reach mode C is selected and rendered (S129).
If the acquired numerical value R6 is not "0" to "24", it is further determined whether the acquired numerical value R6 is "25" to "39" (S130). Then, when the acquired numerical value R6 is '25' to '39', the reach mode B is obtained.
It is determined to select and produce (S131). On the other hand, when the acquired numerical value R6 is not '25' to '39', it is determined that the reach mode A is selected and rendered (S132). Further, in S127, the reach mode is not selected when the reach is not released, that is, when the reach state is not reached.

Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the selection probability of each reach mode is made different at the time of a big hit and at the time of reach loss, so that the determination result may be a hit depending on the reach mode to be rendered ( The reliability of the jackpot) is different. The details will be described below.

First, in the reach mode A, when the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (at the time of jackpot), the acquired numerical value R is obtained for the random number range of "0" to "49" of the C6 counter.
It is selected when 6 is a numerical value from '0' to '24', that is, when the F1 value is 1, it is selected with a probability of 25/50. On the other hand, when the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 0 (at the time of deviation), it is selected when the acquired numerical value R6 is '40' to '49', that is, when the F1 value is 0, 10 /
Selected with a probability of 50. Thus, reach mode A
Is easily selected when a big hit is made and difficult to be selected when a big hit is made, and it can be said that when the reach mode A is rendered (displayed), the determination result is highly likely to be a win.

In addition, in the reach mode B, regardless of the value of the big hit determination flag F1 (whether or not it is a big hit), the obtained numerical value R6 is set for the random number range of “0” to “49” of the C6 counter. A numerical value of '25' to '39' is selected, that is, with a probability of 15/50 regardless of the F1 value. In this way, the reach mode B has the same probability of being selected regardless of whether it is a big hit or a miss, and when the reach mode B is displayed, the determination result is likely to be a win. Medium.

Further, when the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (at the time of jackpot), the reach mode C is selected when the obtained numerical value R6 is a numerical value of '40' to '49', that is, F1. When the value is 1, it is selected with a probability of 10/50. On the other hand, when the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 0 (when the flag is out), the acquired numerical value R6 is “0” to “2”.
4 ′, that is, when the F1 value is 0, the probability is 25/50. As described above, the reach mode C is difficult to be selected when the jackpot is large, and is easily selected when the jackpot is out. When the reach mode C is displayed, it can be said that the determination result is unlikely to be a hit.

Each reach mode A in this example,
In B and C, effects using characters (not shown), enlargement / reduction of symbols (not shown), and scroll variation (not shown) are performed, but the present invention is not limited to these modes. The type, number, etc. of the reach modes may be appropriate, and the reliability does not have to differ between the reach modes. In addition, in this embodiment, in the case of a reach state such as a jackpot and out-of-reach, one of the reach modes is always selected, but the reach state is not limited to this. Depending on conditions such as being in a judgment result display time shortened state (in the case of a model having a time saving function), the reach pattern may not be selected at all, and the final stop symbol may be simply stopped. .

In the probability setting process (S140), as shown in FIG. 18, first, it is confirmed whether or not the jackpot flag F1 is 1 (S141). If the jackpot flag F1 is 1, that is, jackpot (special game execution) If yes),
The acquired numerical value R2 of the C2 counter is read out, and the acquired numerical value R2 is "1", "3", "5", "7", "9".
It is determined whether or not any of the above is an odd number (S142), and if the acquired numerical value R2 is an odd number, that is, in the case of a specific winning symbol, the high probability variation setting is made as described above (S143), while, In step S142, the acquired numerical value R2 of the C2 counter is read, and the acquired numerical value R2 is "0",
If it is an even number of "2", "4", "6", and "8", that is, if it is a normal winning symbol, the low probability variation setting is performed as described above (S144).

In the starting winning opening process (S150), first, it is determined whether or not the small hit, that is, the value of the small hit determination flag F2 is 1, and the value of the flag F2 is determined. If is 1, after confirming the fixed display of the normal symbol of the normal symbol display unit 45, the lower first
The seed starting winning opening 11 is expanded and opened, and the number of winning balls to the first type starting winning openings 10 and 11 reaches 6 during the expansion opening, or the expansion opening time is 0.4 seconds. The lower side first-class starting winning opening 1
It is decided to perform the opening process in which the expansion opening of 1 is ended. After the opening process is completed, the value of the small hitting determination flag F2 is set to 0, and it is determined that the starting winning opening opening process is completed. The first
It is determined that a predetermined number of game balls, one in the embodiment, five game balls will be paid out as prize balls by the prize ball payout device 95 with respect to the prizes to the seed start winning holes 10 and 11.

In the special game execution process (S160), as shown in FIG. 19, first, it is judged whether or not a big hit (special game) is being executed (S161). It is determined whether or not the value of the use flag F1 is 1 (S162). If the value is determined to be 1, that is, it is determined that the special game can be executed, after confirming the completion of the finalized display of the special symbol on the image display unit 50 (S163), the special game execution means (main in this example Control circuit 140 corresponds to this), the opening and closing plate 61 of the special winning opening 15 is opened by the excitation of the special winning opening opening solenoid 59, and a game ball falling on the surface of the game area 6 is generated. It is decided to accept and make a prize in the special winning opening 15, that is, perform a special game (big hit game) process (S164).

Specifically, the special game process (S16
In 4), the opening / closing plate 61 is closed after a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds) has elapsed or when the number of winning balls detected by the winning ball number counting switch 67 reaches a predetermined number (for example, 9). Is being done. In addition, the winning ball to the specific area winning port 63 is a specific winning ball detection switch 6
The right to repeat the opening and closing of the opening and closing plate 61 again is generated every time when 5 is detected, and the opening and closing plate 61 is repeatedly opened for a predetermined maximum number of times (for example, 16 times at the maximum). Then, when the ending condition of either the winning ball not being detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 65 is detected during the opening of the opening / closing plate 61 or the opening of the opening / closing plate 61 of the maximum number of times is ended, a special condition is established. The game is over, and it is determined that the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is reset to 0 (S165). In addition, with respect to the winning in the special winning opening 15, it is determined that one game is given at a predetermined time, in the embodiment, 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls by the prize ball payout device 95.

In the other process (S170), in addition to the above-mentioned processes, the normal symbol display process for displaying and changing the normal symbol in the normal symbol display portion 45 of the normal symbol display device 41 and the stop display, the error process, etc. The processing required during the state is performed.

In the output process (S180),
Control signals relating to the winning device such as the special winning opening 15, determination regarding whether or not the determination result of the determination means (C1 counter) is a hit, and related to the special symbol to be confirmed and displayed on the image display section 50 of the special symbol display device 43 A command (control signal) corresponding to the decision, the decision regarding the reach aspect in the reach aspect determination processing (S120), the determination of the other game state, etc. is transmitted to the display control circuit 150, and the stand-by state is prepared for the subsequent processing. . In the output process (S180) of this embodiment, the command (control signal) corresponding to the determination regarding the normal symbol determined in the normal symbol determination process does not go through the display control circuit 150, but is a normal symbol display device. 41 is directly transmitted to the normal symbol display unit 41 of the normal symbol display device 41, thereby displaying a normal symbol.

Next, the sub-process S, which is a series of processes performed by the display control circuit 150 based on the control signal transmitted from the main control circuit 140, will be described in detail with reference to specific examples. The CPU of the display control circuit 150 shown in FIG.
Executes each program stored in the ROM of the display control circuit 150 every predetermined interrupt time (here, 4.000 ms).

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 20, in the sub-process S, the initial setting (S200), the input process (S210), the re-variation symbol color system setting process (S22).
0), display processing (S230), other processing (S24)
0), output processing (S250) is performed.

In the initial setting (S200), stack setting, constant setting, CPU setting, SIO, PIO, CTC are set.
Settings, etc. The processing required only when the power is turned on is executed only in the first order and is not executed thereafter.

In the input processing (S210), the display control circuit 15 in the output processing (S180) of the main processing M.
A command (control signal) corresponding to the determination result of the determination means output toward 0, the determination regarding the special symbol to be confirmed and displayed on the image display unit 50 of the special symbol display device 43, the determination regarding the reach mode, the determination of the other game state, etc. ) Is input to the display control circuit 150.

In the re-variation pattern color system setting process (S220), as shown in FIG. 21, if the re-variation is determined to be executable in the main process M (S91), the re-variation of the main process M is performed. In the symbol color system determination process (S90), the presence / absence of the re-variation symbol display is determined (S221), and when the re-variation symbol display is present, the type of the symbol variation display is sequentially confirmed (S222 to S224). Then, the red system pattern variation display in the main processing M (S95,
If it is determined that (S104) is present (S222), the red system symbol variation display setting (S225) is performed, and if it is determined that there is a blue system symbol variation display (S98, S101) (S223), the blue system symbol is displayed. Variable display setting (S2
26) is performed, and all symbol variation display (S97, S103)
If it is determined that there is (S224), all symbol variation display setting (S227) is performed, each determination (S221-).
When it does not correspond to any of S224), that is, in the case of specific winning symbol variable display (S99), specific winning symbol display setting (S228) is performed. Incidentally, the above S2
In 21, when there is no re-variation symbol display, no display setting is performed, and the re-variation symbol color system setting process (S2
20) ends.

In the display process (S230), as shown in FIG. 22, it is first confirmed whether or not the special game (current big hit) is being executed (S231). If the special game is not being executed,
Further, it is confirmed whether or not there is a display instruction (S73, S74) of the special symbol determination process (S71) in the main process M processed in the input process (S210) (S23).
2). When there is the display instruction (S73, S74), it is confirmed whether or not it is a big hit (S233). Designation instruction (S
84, 85) (S234), and if it is determined that the temporary hit stop is present, the reach effect variation temporary stop process (S235) is performed, and the re-variation fixed stop process is performed (S236).

If it is not a big hit in S233, the reach mode determination process of the main process M (S120)
It is determined whether or not there is a reach effect instruction to the display control circuit 150 in (S237). Then, the above S23
When it is determined in step 7 that the reach effect is instructed, the reach mode according to the instruction of the reach mode determination process (S120) is effected at a predetermined timing, and it is determined to perform the reach effect variation stop display process. (S238). It is to be noted that, when it is determined in S234 that there is no provisional hit stop, it is determined that the reach effect variation stop display process is also performed (S238). If there is no reach effect instruction in S237, the variable display of a plurality of symbols is started on the image display unit 50 of the special symbol display device 43, and the fixed display is performed after the predetermined variable display. It is decided to perform display processing (S2).
39).

In the other processing (S240), in addition to the above-described processing, processing necessary for the game state such as error processing is performed.

In the output process (S250), a command (control signal) corresponding to the symbol displayed on the image display unit 50 of the special symbol display device 43 or the pattern variation stop display process mode determined in the display process. But special symbol display device 43
Is transmitted to the image display unit 50, and the display relating to the special symbol is performed on the image display unit 50.

Here, a specific example of the re-variation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 exemplifies a re-variation mode of the red system pattern. In FIG. 25 (a), the temporary stop symbols ZL, ZM, and ZR determined by the temporary stop symbol determination process (S80) are temporarily stopped by slightly swinging them up and down. In addition, ZL is a left special symbol, ZM is a middle special symbol,
ZR represents a right special design. Next, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), in the re-change to shift from the temporary hit symbol to the confirmed display big hit symbol, the re-variation symbol color system determination process (S9)
0), and the re-variation according to the design of the color system set by the re-variation pattern color system setting process (S220) is performed. Then, as shown in FIG.
The symbol combination determined in advance with respect to the acquired numerical value R2 of the 2 counter is determined as the winning symbol combination, and is fixedly stopped based on the re-variation fixed stop process (S236).

In the re-variation shown in FIG. 25 (b), the red-colored special symbol ZL selected and extracted from the special symbols,
ZM and ZR are scrolled and fluctuated, and a reddish left special symbol display area strip BL, a middle special symbol display area strip BM, and a right special symbol display area strip BR appear in the image display unit 50 due to the afterimage effect. To do. Since many red hits are included in the red hit symbol, the expectation for the jackpot is strongly felt compared to when the scroll of all the hit symbols or the blue hit symbol is changed. The re-variation due to the blue symbols and all the symbols is also executed because only the symbols are exchanged and executed.

In the above embodiment, the advance notice is not given to notify that the reach state or the big hit is likely to occur, but the advance notice may be given. As an example in that case, an example in which a C12 counter is newly added for determining the notice mode and the notice mode determination process is added to the main process will be shown below. The random number range of the numerical value R12 obtained by the C12 counter is from 0 to 99. The numerical value starts from "0" when the power is turned on and increments by "1" at each interrupt time. Repeat to return to 0 '. The numerical value of the C12 counter is currently determined with the numerical value of the C1 counter or the like when the winning balls of the first-type starting winning opening 10, 11 are detected by the special symbol variation start switches 55a, 55b. Except the above, up to four main control circuits 14
0 stored in RAM.

In this embodiment, whether or not the judgment result of the judging means (C1 counter) is a hit, and whether or not the reach is out (whether or not the out symbol combination is displayed through the reach state at the time of detachment) Or) changes the numerical value for determining the advance notice mode to be compared with the acquired numerical value of the C12 counter. Specifically, it is as follows.

23 to 24, in advance notice mode determination processing S240, it is first determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (S241). Where F
When the value of 1 is 1, that is, when the special game can be executed (big hit), then the obtained numerical value R12 of the C12 counter
It is determined whether is a numerical value of "0" to "9" (S242). Here, the acquired numerical value R12 is from "0" to
When it is '9', it is decided to select and produce a notice mode A described later (S243). In addition, the obtained numerical value R1
When 2 is not 0 to 9, the acquired numerical value R12 is “2”.
It is determined whether the value is 0'to '24' (S24).
4). Then, when the acquired numerical value R12 is '20' to '24', it is determined to select and give a notice mode B described later (S245). On the other hand, the obtained numerical value R12 is' 2
When it is not 0'to '24', it is determined that the notice mode is not produced.

In S241, if the value of the big hit determination flag F1 is not 1 but 0, that is, if the special game cannot be executed (disengagement), then the disengagement symbol combination is out of reach, that is, the reach state is set. After that, it is determined whether or not it is out (S246). In this embodiment, when the reach is lost, the obtained numerical value R3 of the C3 counter that determines the left special symbol and the acquired numerical value R5 of the C5 counter that determines the right special symbol match, and the reach is lost. The determination as to whether or not it is made is performed by reading the obtained numerical value R3 of the C3 counter and the obtained numerical value R5 of the C5 counter and determining whether or not both values match.
Then, when the reach is out of reach, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value R12 of the C12 counter is "17" or "18" (S128). Here, when the acquired numerical value R12 is '17' or '18', it is determined that the advance notice mode A is selected and rendered (S248). When the acquired numerical value R12 is not “17” or “18”, it is further determined whether the acquired numerical value R12 is “70” to “72” (S249). Then, when the obtained numerical value R12 is '70' to '72', it is decided to select and give the notice mode B (S250). The production of the notice mode B is instructed. On the other hand, the obtained numerical value R12 is' 7
When it is not 0 '-' 72 ', it is determined that the notice mode is not produced.

Further, in S246, if the reach is not released, that is, if the reach state is not reached, C12
It is determined whether the acquired numerical value R12 of the counter is "98" or "99" (S251). Here, when the acquired numerical value R12 is '98' or '99', it is determined that the notice mode B is selected and rendered (S252). Further, when the acquired numerical value R12 is not '98' or '99', it is determined that the notice mode is not rendered. It should be noted that the determination as to whether or not the reach is lost is the same as the description of the C6 counter, and will be omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the selection probabilities of the respective notice modes are made different at the time of a big hit and at the time of reaching out, so that the judgment result may be a hit depending on the notice mode produced (( The reliability of the jackpot) is different. The details will be described below.

First, in the notice mode A, when the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 1 (at the time of jackpot), the obtained numerical value R is set for the random number range "0" to "99" of the C12 counter.
It is selected when 12 is a numerical value of '0' to '9', that is, when the F1 value is 1, it is selected with a probability of 10/100. On the other hand, in the notice mode B, the acquired numerical value R12 is “2”.
Selected when the value is from 0'to '24', that is, F1
If the value is 1, it is selected with a probability of 5/100. In this way, in the case of a big hit, the notice mode A is easier to select than the notice mode B.

On the other hand, the value of the jackpot determination flag F1 is 0.
In the case of (at the time of disengagement), it is selected when the acquired numerical value R12 is '17' or '18'. That is, when the F1 value is 0, the probability of selection is 2/100. On the other hand, the notice mode B is selected when the acquired numerical value R12 is '70' to '72' and '98', '99', that is, when the F1 value is 0, it is selected with a probability of 5/100. To be done. As described above, in the case of the deviation, the notice mode B is easier to be selected than the notice mode A. In this way, the notice mode A has a high reliability for the big hit.

Each notice mode A, B in this embodiment
, The scroll variation as described in the description of the C12 counter is performed, but the present invention is not limited to these modes, and the type and number of the notice modes may be appropriate, and the reliability between the notice modes may be different. Do not have to be different.

Regarding the effects of the notice modes A and B in this embodiment, in the notice mode A, only the red system pattern "1, 3, 4, 7, 9" is selected and extracted at the same time as the change starts, and the scroll change is performed for a predetermined time. (For 2 seconds, for example), then
Change all scrolls to return to the design. Furthermore, when the reach mode and the re-variation are selected, the fixed display symbol is displayed after the display processing thereof. In the notice mode B, the blue system pattern "0, 2, 5, 6,
8 ”is the same as the advance notice mode A except that only“ 8 ”is selected and extracted, and therefore, illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

Further, as described above, since the notice mode A has a higher reliability for the jackpot than the notice mode B, when the notice mode A is selected and the variable display effect of the red system pattern is performed, The reliability is higher than in the case where the advance notice mode B is selected and the variable display effect of the blue system pattern is performed, and the player can easily grasp the difference in reliability with respect to the jackpot due to the difference in the color system.

A case where the advance notice mode A is selected will be illustrated and described with reference to FIG. 26
Only the red system symbol "1,3,4,7,9" shown in (a) is selected and extracted, and the scroll variation by the left special symbol ZL, the middle special symbol ZM, and the right special symbol ZR of the red system is performed. In the image display unit 50, due to the afterimage effect, the left special symbol display area strip CL, the middle special symbol display area strip C
M, right special symbol display area strip CR appears. Next, all the symbols “0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, shown in FIG.
6,7,8,9 ”scroll change, red
Left special symbol display area band D with a mixture of blue system symbols
L, middle special symbol display area strip DM, changes to right special symbol display area strip DR. After that, when the reach mode is selected, the appropriate reach effect shown in FIG. 26C (in this case, the reach mode C described above) is performed, and FIG.
The fixed stop symbol is displayed as shown in. Although not shown, after the reach effect, re-variation display may be performed. As described above, in this example, a predetermined color system (red system in the example of the figure) is displayed in each region due to the variation of a plurality of symbols in each symbol display region, but other color systems (in this example, It is also possible to change the color system to be displayed by selecting (blue system) and performing variable display.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be implemented by appropriately modifying a part of the configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example,
In the above embodiment, ten special symbols “0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9” displayed on the image display section 50 are blue-colored first ( (Normal) There are a lot of winning designs, and there are two red (specific) winning designs that are red, which are divided into two-color systems. It is also possible to increase the number of color systems such as systems, green systems, etc. and perform re-variation display effect.

Similarly, the notice mode may be changed from the two-color system to the multi-color system, and the notice mode of the production with a higher prize value may be performed.

Further, in the above description, the pachinko gaming machine is used for explanation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a specific display mode in which the symbol display result of the image display unit such as a slot machine is predetermined. When it becomes, it can be applied to an appropriate game machine of a type that provides a game state advantageous to the player.

[0125]

As shown and described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the color of the display portion (at least a part of it) can be changed by the variable display of the symbols relating to the miss of the game. Therefore, the player can enjoy a novel color change, and the taste of the game is improved.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, whether or not only the design of one color system fluctuates during the re-changing mode after the provisional winning depends on the second winning having a higher prize value than the first winning design. Since the degree of reliability with which the symbols are fixedly displayed is different, it is possible to have a higher sense of expectation for the game than before, and to increase novelty and improve the taste.

Further, according to the third aspect of the invention, the second winning symbol having a higher prize value than the first winning symbol is determined depending on which color system the symbol varies during the re-variation display mode after the temporary winning. Since the displayed reliability is different, the player can have a higher sense of expectation for the game than before, and the novelty can be enhanced to improve the taste.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 4, before the final display of the determination result, the effect of changing only the one color system pattern among the plurality of color system patterns is displayed in association with the determination result. Therefore, the player can strongly expect the jackpot.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, since the winning symbol and the out-of-symbol are formed by the combination of the plurality of symbols displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas, the variable display by the color system is displayed for each symbol. It can be changed for each area, and it is possible to enjoy a novel and highly entertaining gaming sensation that is not available in existing displays.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 6, the reliability of the judgment result is different depending on the display mode of the color system during the pattern change, so that the novelty is high and the color system is displayed. You can enjoy the game while paying more attention and expecting.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, when displaying the variation of the symbols relating to the hit or miss of the game, it is possible to display the predetermined color system by the variation of the plurality of symbols. It is possible to express the color system of, and to enjoy a novel game sensation that could not be experienced in the past, and it is possible to greatly enhance the taste.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a back view of a game board of the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the entire gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the same gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram simply showing display control of the gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart relating to a main process executed by a main control circuit of the gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart relating to random number update processing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart relating to random number acquisition processing.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart relating to a jackpot win / loss determination process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart relating to special symbol determination processing.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart relating to temporary stop symbol determination processing.

FIG. 13 is a first flowchart relating to re-variation symbol color system determination processing.

FIG. 14 is a second flowchart relating to a re-variation symbol color system determination process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart relating to a winning symbol rewriting process.

FIG. 16 is a first flowchart relating to reach mode determination processing.

FIG. 17 is a second flowchart relating to reach mode determination processing.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart regarding probability setting processing.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart relating to special game execution processing.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart relating to sub processing executed by a display control circuit of the same gaming machine.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a re-variation symbol system setting process.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of display processing.

FIG. 23 is a first flowchart relating to advance notice mode determination processing.

FIG. 24 is a second flowchart relating to advance notice mode determination processing.

FIG. 25 is a first image diagram of one display pattern on the image display unit of the gaming machine.

FIG. 26 is a second image view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game machine 3 game board 9 Display device 43 Special symbol display device (determination result display means) 50 Image display section

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A determination means for determining a hit or miss of a game due to the establishment of a determination condition, and a symbol determination means for determining a hit or an out symbol from a plurality of symbols according to a determination result by the determination means, A determination result display unit that has a symbol display unit and displays the determination result by the determination unit on the symbol display unit, and a fixed display is performed after the plurality of symbols are variably displayed, and the symbol determined by the symbol determination unit. In the gaming machine provided with display control means for confirming and displaying, and a prize value giving means for giving a prize value to the player due to the result of the judgment by the judging means being a hit, each of the plurality of symbols Has one color system of a plurality of color systems, and the display control means causes only the design of one color system of the designs of the plurality of color systems due to a predetermined condition to be the determination result. Gaming machine characterized in that it is configured to variably display the symbol display section of the shown means. 2. The winning design includes a first winning design meaning a first prize value grant and a second winning design meaning a second prize value grant having a higher value than the first prize value. With at least included, the provisional winning symbol determination means for determining the provisional winning symbol from a plurality of winning symbols, and if the determination result is a hit, the first winning symbol or the second winning symbol once before the symbol confirmation display. The provisional stop display control means for displaying the winning symbol determined by the symbol determining means and then changing the symbol again after the temporary stop display as a temporary winning symbol, and the symbols of the plurality of color systems in the revariation. Out of 1
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the reliability of the second winning design being fixedly displayed differs depending on whether or not only the design of one color system changes. 3. In the re-changing, the reliability that the second winning symbol is fixedly displayed is different depending on the color system when only the one color system pattern among the plurality of color system patterns varies. The gaming machine according to claim 2. 4. An effect display control means for displaying an effect mode performed in association with a determination result before the confirmation display of the determination result, wherein the effect mode includes one of the symbols of the plurality of color systems. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an effect that changes only a design of one color system is included. 5. The symbol display unit of the determination result display means has a plurality of symbol display areas, and a combination of a plurality of symbols displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas configures a hit and a deviation symbol. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the determination result is a different reliability depending on the display mode of the color system. 7. A determination means for determining a hit or miss of a game due to establishment of a determination condition, a symbol determination means for determining a hit or an out symbol from a plurality of symbols according to a determination result by the determination means, and a symbol The display unit, the determination result display unit for displaying the determination result by the determination unit on the symbol display unit, and the fixed display after the variable display of the plurality of symbols, the symbol determined by the symbol determination unit In a gaming machine provided with a display control means for confirming and displaying, and a prize value giving means for giving a prize value to a player due to the result of the judgment by the judging means being a hit, fluctuations of the plurality of symbols A game machine characterized in that a predetermined color system can be displayed and the color system can be changed.