JP2003320117A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevents a drop in the operating rate of a game machine which solicits players to shoot balls so as to increase the frequency of variation retained while indirectly raising their expectations by avoiding the actual shifting of the game contents to a favored state. <P>SOLUTION: A performance execution means is provided to conduct a performance for notifying the players of quantitative information pertaining to the generation of special game states related to the variable display of figures. The frequency of executing performances by the performance execution means is changed according to the frequency of variation retained by the variation retaining means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention performs a lottery due to a winning in a starting winning opening and changes a symbol, and displays a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery to stop the player and inform the player of the result of the lottery. However, if it detects a winning in the starting winning opening during the period when it is impossible to start a new variable display of the symbol, it is equipped with a variation holding means that can hold the implementation of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize, and the result of the lottery The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is controlled to enter a special gaming state when it is a hit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a symbol display device, a starting mouth winning detection means (starting mouth winning detection switch) for detecting a winning to a symbol starting port for varying the symbol displayed on the symbol display device, A lottery means for randomly selecting a hit or miss regarding the fluctuation, a fluctuation holding means for sequentially holding the right to change the symbol according to the operation of the starting mouth winning detection means (or the execution of the symbol fluctuation), and the variation pending number for the player. There is a pachinko gaming machine which is provided with a variable holding number notifying means for notifying the player and controls so as to enter a special game state when the lottery result by the lottery means is a hit.

In such a conventional pachinko gaming machine, an upper limit value (in the current pachinko gaming machine, in the current pachinko gaming machine, is set, the number of fluctuation suspensions for sequentially suspending the right to change the symbol in accordance with the operation of the starting opening winning detection means. (4 pieces) are provided, and in the state where the number of fluctuations has reached the upper limit (so-called full tank), the right to change the symbols is not reserved even if the starting mouth winning detection means operates. , Will be treated as a simple prize, and only the specified number of prize balls will be paid out. Among the players,
When the number of fluctuation hold exceeds the upper limit value, the right to change the symbol is not held, so that there is one that pauses the launch of the game ball and restarts the ball after the hold becomes possible. When such an operation is performed, the number of game balls is reduced less, and the operating rate of the game machine is reduced.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-149586 discloses that
The symbol has a special symbol display unit that can be displayed in a variable manner, and the symbol on the special symbol display unit starts to change by the special symbol start signal,
A gaming machine capable of generating a special game state that brings value to the player when a preset symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display unit after a predetermined time, and a special symbol storage means capable of storing a special symbol start signal. There is described a gaming machine in which the larger the number of stored special symbol storage means when the special gaming state occurs, the higher the degree of preferential treatment for the player.

As a setting example of the preferential state described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-149586, when the number of stored special symbol storage means is "3", the number of times the special winning opening is opened and closed is "30 times". When the number stored in the special symbol storage means is "4", the number of times the special winning opening is opened and closed is increased to "40". The player will continue the game so that the number stored in the special symbol storage means increases. Further, the time when the game can be played in the preferential state is after the big hit ends, and when the number of stored special symbol storage means is 4 or more, the number of times the special symbol is changed (the number of times the variable time is shortened) is 100 times, 0 to 3 In case of 10 times. Furthermore, the larger the number of stored items, the higher the probability of setting the number of times the special symbol has changed. When the content of the special symbol storage means is "0", the probability is 100%, "10 times",
"1" has a probability of 5% "200 times", "2" has a probability of 10% "200 times", "3" has a probability of 20% "200 times", and "4" has a probability of 50%.
The probability of sequentially setting "200 times" and "200 times" is increased. Also, the greater the number of stored items, the higher the probability that the next big hit will occur. 1/250 when the content of the special symbol storage means is "0", 1/2 when it is "1"
30, the probability is 1/200 when "2", 1/180 when "3", and 1/150 when "4". The above setting example is described.

In the above conventional pachinko gaming machine, the larger the number of fluctuation holding means of the fluctuation holding means that can hold the execution of the symbol fluctuation related to the start winning is, the more practically the preferential state is given to the game contents, thereby the player In order to increase the number of pending changes, it is intended to increase the operating rate of the gaming machine. However, if the game contents are actually given preferential treatment, there is a problem that the gambling property becomes high.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to avoid making the contents of a game practically preferential, to indirectly make the player expect the contents of the game, and at the same time, to keep the number of fluctuations held by the player. It is an object to provide a gaming machine which can be hit so as to increase and to prevent a reduction in the operating rate of the gaming machine.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The gaming machine according to claim 1 carries out a lottery due to a winning at a starting winning opening and fluctuates a symbol, and displays a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery in a stopped manner. By notifying the player of the result of the lottery, and when a winning at the starting winning opening is detected during a period when a new variable display of the symbol cannot be started, execution of the symbol variation related to the starting winning is suspended. Equipped with a variable holding means that enables, is controlled to be a special game state when the result of the lottery is a hit, in order to solve the above problems, related to the variable display of the symbol Then, it is provided with a performance executing means for performing a performance for notifying the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state, and the frequency of performance of the performance by the performance executing means according to the number of fluctuations held by the fluctuation holding means. To change And it features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, there is provided a variable hold number display section for displaying the variable hold number and an information display section for displaying information indicating the amount. However, the amount of information indicating the amount displayed on the information display unit is changed according to the number of fluctuations to be held.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the information display section is provided in the vicinity of the fluctuation hold number display section, and represents the amount displayed on the information display section. It is characterized in that the information increases or decreases in conjunction with the variable pending number displayed on the variable pending number display section.

The gaming machine according to claim 4 performs a lottery due to the winning of the starting winning opening and changes the symbol, and displays a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery to stop the lottery to the player. Of the result, when the winning of the starting winning a prize is detected during the period when it is impossible to start the new variable display of the symbol, the variation holding means that can hold the execution of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the special game state is associated with the variable display of the symbols. The production is provided with an effect executing means for informing the information indicating the amount related to the occurrence of, in accordance with the number of fluctuations held by the fluctuation holding means,
It is characterized in that the reliability of the effect by the effect executing means is changed.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is used as an example of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be a coin-type gaming machine or the like. The lottery is performed due to the winning of the prize and the symbol is changed, and the symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery is stopped and displayed to inform the player of the result of the lottery,
When a winning to the starting winning opening is detected in a period in which a new variable display of the symbol cannot be started, a variation holding means that can hold the execution of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize is provided, and the lottery If it is a gaming machine that is controlled to enter the special gaming state when the result is a hit, all the gaming machines are targeted.

The pachinko gaming machine in one embodiment of the present invention is a so-called first type of pachinko gaming machine, and a special symbol display device constituted by, for example, a color liquid crystal display device is mounted on a game board surface (not shown). The variable display device (attacker) is provided with a symbol display unit, a starting winning opening for starting the variation of the symbols in the special symbol display device, and a large winning opening that allows winning by opening the opening / closing door. The special symbol display device variably displays a plurality of symbol strings (so-called special symbols) as identification information for allowing the player to recognize a hit or miss by a variable display game, for example, a left symbol, a middle symbol and a right symbol. .
In addition, the variable winning a prize device is usually in a state in which the open / close door is closed and it is impossible to win a pachinko ball to the big winning opening (a condition that is disadvantageous to the player). On the other hand, based on the fact that the pachinko ball has won the starting winning opening, the special symbol display device performs variable display of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. In addition, the fluctuation of the symbols, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stop at the same time. When the symbols are displayed on the special symbol display device in a predetermined display mode, for example, a specific combination in which the stopped left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are a big hit (for example, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are If it becomes the same pattern), it shifts to a special game state that is advantageous to the player, and the variable winning device opens the openable door and converts it into a state in which the pachinko ball to the big winning opening is easy to win. . In the period when it is impossible to start a new variable display of the symbols of the special symbol display device (during symbol variation or during special gaming state),
When the winning of the starting winning opening is detected, the execution of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize is suspended by the variation suspending means.
In the present embodiment, the maximum number of variable holds that can be held by the variable holding means is 10.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main part of a control system provided in a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment includes a main controller 1 that performs overall control of a pachinko game, and a sub controller that controls each drive unit based on information (command command or data) from the main controller 1. That is, the display control device 2, the voice control device 3, the lamp control device 4, and the prize ball control device 5 are provided.

The main controller 1 (main controller) is provided on a main control board (not shown). The main controller 1
A main CPU as a processing execution means for performing general control related to a pachinko game, a ROM storing a control program related to the entire pachinko game to be executed by the main CPU, and readable and writable at any time The RAM and the main CPU include a communication interface and the like for performing data communication with peripheral devices. Illustration of the specific configuration of the main controller 1 is omitted.

The main control device 1 is connected to a display control device 2 provided on a symbol display board (not shown) so as to enable one-way communication. The communication data transmitted from the main control device 1 to the display control device 2 includes a plurality of types of variation patterns and a plurality of types (corresponding to the variation time and variation mode of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol). The variation pattern is set), the stop symbol of the left symbol, the stop symbol of the right symbol, the stop symbol of the middle symbol, and the stop command of the symbols relating to the left, right, and middle symbols, the variation hold number, and the degree of expectation. It is a display command. The display control device 2 is a display control for a special symbol (left symbol, middle symbol, right symbol) on the display screen of the symbol display device 13 according to various commands transmitted from the main control device 1, a display control for the variation hold number, The display control relating to the effect of notifying the information indicating the amount related to the occurrence of the special game state (the occurrence of the big hit) described later by the display is performed.

The main controller 1 has a switch input circuit 6
Are connected, and various winning openings provided on a game board surface (not shown), for example, a starting opening winning detection switch 10 provided for a starting winning opening, a count switch 11 provided for a large winning opening, a large winning opening Each detection signal from the specific area passage detection switch 12 or the like provided for the specific area provided inside is input to the main controller 1 through the switch input circuit 6.

A driver 7 is connected to the main control device 1, and a special winning opening solenoid 8 for opening the special winning opening of the variable winning device provided on the game board surface is a control output from the main controlling device 1. Is provided so as to be driven and controlled by the driver 7.

Further, the lamp controller 4 includes various lamps /
The display LED is connected, and the lamp controller 4 drives various lamps / display LEDs to light up in accordance with a command from the main controller 1. Further, the voice control device 3 generates a sound effect and an alarm from the speaker 9 according to a command from the main control device 1. Although not shown, the main controller 1
A power supply (not shown) and a clock circuit (not shown) that defines a processing cycle of the main control device 1 are connected to the.

In this embodiment, the variable hold number display section for displaying the variable hold number and the variable display related to the variable display of the special symbol display the information representing the amount related to the occurrence of the special game state (big hit occurrence). The information display section to be notified by is constituted by a part of the screen of the symbol display device 13.

FIG. 2 shows the variable hold number display section 14 and the information display section 15 displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 13.
It is a figure which shows one display form. Variable pending number display section 14
Shows a total of 10 rows in a horizontal line from left to right at the bottom of the display screen.
The number of fluctuation pending pieces is displayed by "○". The information display unit 15 is displayed near the center of the upper part of the display screen when the information indicating the amount related to the big hit occurrence is displayed. In FIG. 2, the fluctuation hold number is 7, and as the information representing the amount related to the occurrence of the big hit, "the big hit expectation degree is 50%".
Shows an example in which is displayed.

Main processing executed by the main CPU of the main control device 10 in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main routine of a process executed by the main CPU. When the power is turned on, the main CPU performs initialization processing to clear the RAM, and sets initial values to various counters and flags necessary for the following processing. When the main CPU finishes the initialization process, it executes the game process,
When the game process is finished, a random number counter update process is performed.

In the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment,
Counter for big hit determination, counter for big hit symbol, counter for left symbol, counter for middle symbol, counter for right symbol, counter for reach determination, counter for fluctuation pattern, counter for fluctuation pattern, setting of execution frequency of production according to fluctuation hold number (this implementation In the form, the execution frequency of the effect is increased according to the number of fluctuations held)
Eight types of counters are provided, which are counters for performance used for. In addition, at the time of the start winning detection, the value for the jackpot determination counter, the jackpot symbol counter, the left symbol counter, the middle symbol counter, the right symbol counter, the reach determination counter, and the variation pattern counter are stored and read.
It is used for the process relating to the start of symbol fluctuation (variable display game) in the game process.

Now, each of the eight types of counters will be described. The big hit determination counter is a counter for determining whether or not the variable display game is missed, and is cyclically updated one by one within the range of 0 to 299, for example. In this embodiment, the variable display game is won when the acquired value of the jackpot determination counter is "7". Therefore, the probability of winning when the symbol is changed is 1/300.

The big hit symbol counter is a counter for determining the big hit symbol in the case where the hit / miss judgment of the variable display game is hit (so-called big hit). The big hit symbol is a combination of symbols such as 111, 777, AAA, etc. in which the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol are all the same, and in this case, 10 kinds in total are provided.
The big hit symbol counter is cyclically updated one by one within the range of 0 to 9, corresponding to these big hit symbols.

The counter for the left symbol, the counter for the middle symbol, and the counter for the right symbol are counters for determining the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, respectively, when the determination of the missed hit of the variable display game is missed. Here, in order to simplify the description, the types of symbols displayed on the symbol display device 13 are common symbols for the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, and 10
It is assumed that the type has been set. The types of symbols will be described as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and A, for example. The counter for the left symbol, the counter for the middle symbol, and the counter for the right symbol are cyclically updated one by one within the range of 0 to 9, corresponding to these symbols.

The reach determination counter is a counter used for determining whether or not a reach (so-called “miss release”) is generated when the variable display game is missed. In the embodiment, the reach determination counters are cyclically updated one by one within a range of 0 to 14 (taking 15 different values), for example.

Here, a variation pattern in the symbol display device 2 provided in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, if the result of the hit / miss lottery is a miss, and it is selected in the lottery of whether or not to generate the reach, that is, the normal case that is selected in the case of a simple outlier that does not generate the reach. There are three variation patterns, normal 1 to normal 3.

If the lottery result of the missed hit is a hit,
Alternatively, there are four reach variation patterns, Reach 1 to Reach 4, which are selected when the result of the missed lottery is missed and the lottery whether to generate the reach is hit.

The variation pattern counter is a counter for determining the variation pattern of the symbol variation of the variable display game, and is cyclically updated one by one within the range of 0 to 9, for example. In this embodiment, when the type of the variation pattern is mere deviation, the variation patterns are normal 1 to normal 3, so the value of the variation pattern counter is 0.
When the value of the fluctuation pattern counter is 5 to 7, the normal value is selected as normal 1. When the value of the fluctuation pattern counter is 8 or 9, the normal value is selected as 3. Further, in the case of normal reach variation, since reach 1 to reach 4, the value of the variation pattern counter is 0 to 3
Reach 1; variation pattern counter value 4 or 5 reach 2; variation pattern counter value 6 or 7 reach 3; variation pattern counter value 8
In the case of 9 or 9, reach 4 is selected.

The effect counter is a counter used for changing the frequency with which the effect for informing the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state in relation to the variable display of the symbols is executed. In the present embodiment, the production counter is
For example, 1 in the range of 0 to 9 (taking 10 different values)
It is updated cyclically one by one. Further, in the present embodiment, the information indicating the amount is the degree of expectation regarding the occurrence of the special gaming state, and when the effect is executed, for example,
It is displayed on the screen as "Big hit expectation **%".

The main CPU increments the value of each counter by one in the random number counter updating process. Main C
When the PU finishes the random number counter update process, it returns to the game process. In this way, the main CPU repeatedly executes the game process and the random number counter updating process.

Next, the game processing executed by the main CPU will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the game process is a start opening process of step S01, a symbol variation start process of step S02, a reserve number transmission process of step S03, and a step S
The effect display process of 04, the symbol changing process of step S05, and the big hit game process of step S06.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a subroutine of the starting opening process executed by the main CPU. The main CPU, upon starting the starting opening process, determines whether or not there is a starting opening winning (step S10). Main CPU
When there is no winning detection signal from the starting winning detection switch 10, it is determined that there is no starting opening winning, the starting opening processing is ended, and the process returns to the game processing routine. When the game ball wins the starting winning opening, the winning detection signal from the starting winning detection switch 10 is input to the main control device 1. The main CPU is
It is determined that there is a winning opening winning, and the process proceeds to step S11.

When the main CPU proceeds to step S11, it determines whether or not the variable hold number (hereinafter, simply referred to as the hold number) relating to the winning prize winning memory at the starting winning opening is full (step S11). In the present embodiment, the maximum number of holdings related to the winning prize winning memory at the starting winning a prize mouth is 10. The main CPU determines whether the value of the hold number counter is 10, and if the value of the hold number counter is 10, the main CPU determines that the hold number is full, and in this case, the start winning opening. The number of holdings due to winning a prize is not stored, the starting opening process is completed, and the process returns to the game processing routine. On the other hand, if the value of the hold number counter is not 10, it is determined that the hold number is not full, the process proceeds to step S12, the value of the hold number counter is incremented by 1 (step S12), and step S13.
Then, the process proceeds to step S3 to store the number of holdings due to the winning of the starting winning opening. The number-of-holds counter is a counter that increments by 1 each time a winning prize is stored in the starting winning opening, and its initial value is 0.
And the range of possible values is 0 to 10.

At step S13, the main CPU
Is, the big hit determination counter, the big hit symbol counter, the left symbol counter, the middle symbol counter, the right symbol counter, the reach determination counter, the current value of the variation pattern counter (step S13), each obtained The counter value is the value of the starting winning counter (in this case, 1-1
0) is stored in a predetermined acquired value storage area (step S14). If the acquired numerical value of the right symbol matches the acquired numerical value of the left symbol, the acquired numerical value of the right symbol is shifted by +1.

FIG. 15 shows the value (0 to 1) of the hold number counter.
It is a figure which shows the predetermined acquired value storage area in which each counter value acquired corresponding to (0) is stored. When the value of the hold number counter is 1, each acquired counter value is stored in the acquired value storage area (1). Similarly, when the value of the hold number counter is 2, each acquired counter value is stored in the acquired value storage area (2), and when the value of the hold number counter is 3, each acquired The counter value is stored in the acquired value storage area (3). In this way, each acquired counter value is sequentially stored in the acquired value storage area according to the value of the number-of-holds counter. When the main CPU stores each acquired counter value in a predetermined acquired value storage area,
After the start opening process is completed, the process returns to the game process routine.

5 to 6 are flowcharts showing a subroutine of the symbol variation start processing executed by the main CPU. When starting the symbol variation start process, the main CPU determines whether or not the symbol variation can be started (start of the variable display game) (step S20). During the fluctuation of the symbol, the interval time to the next symbol, if the big hit game is in progress, it is impossible to start a new symbol fluctuation. In this case, the symbol fluctuation start process is terminated and the process returns to the game process routine. On the other hand, the main CPU proceeds to step S21 when it is possible to start the symbol variation (start of the variable display game) in step S20.

At step S21, the main CPU
Determines whether or not the number of holdings is stored (step S
21). That is, the main CPU determines whether or not the value of the hold number counter is 0. If the value of the hold number counter is 0, the main CPU determines that the hold number is not stored,
After finishing the symbol variation start process, the process returns to the game process routine.

On the other hand, in step S21, the main CPU
If the value of the number-of-holds counter is not 0, it is determined that the number-of-holds is stored, and the process proceeds to step S22 to perform a process relating to the start of symbol variation (start of the variable display game). First,
The main CPU reads each acquired numerical value (each count value) stored in the acquired value storage area (1) into the judgment numerical value storage area (step S22), and acquires the acquired value storage area (2)-
The contents of the acquired value storage area (10) are sequentially shifted to the acquired value storage area (1) to the acquired value storage area (9), and the acquired value storage area (10) is cleared to make it empty (step S23). Next, the main CPU decrements the value of the number-of-holds counter by 1 in response to the start of the symbol change this time (step S24), and proceeds to step S25.

At step S25, the main CPU
Determines whether or not the obtained numerical value for the big hit determination in the determination value storage area is a value that belongs to a hit (is it a big hit determination value) (step S25). In the determination of whether or not it is a big hit in step S25, when the pachinko gaming machine adopts probability variation, a plurality of big hit determination values (for example, 5) are set at a high probability and a big hit is determined at a normal probability. By setting the value to, for example, one, it becomes easier to hit at high probability. The main CPU proceeds to step S25.
If the result of the big hit determination is a hit, it is determined to be a big hit and the process proceeds to step S36, while if the result of the big hit determination is not a hit, it is determined to be out and the process proceeds to step S26.

First, the case in which it is determined that there is a disconnection in step S25 will be described. The main CPU proceeds to step S26, clears the big hit flag to 0 in response to the deviation of the determination result (step S26), and proceeds to step S27, where the obtained value for reach determination of the determination value storage area belongs to the hit. It is determined whether or not there is (step S2
7).

If the result of determination in step S27 is not a win, the main CPU determines that the symbol variation to be performed this time is a variation in which the reach symbol does not occur and the symbol variation is stopped.
Proceeding to 2, the stop symbol is determined based on the acquired numerical values of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol in the determination numerical value storage area (step S32). Next, the main CPU determines a fluctuation pattern based on the acquired numerical value of the fluctuation pattern counter in the judgment numerical value storage area (step S33), and step S34.
Proceed to. In this case, the selected variation pattern is any one of normal 1 to normal 3.

When the main CPU proceeds to step S34, the main CPU transmits the stop symbol and the variation pattern to the display CPU (display control device 2) (step S34), and sets 1 in the effect display flag (step S35). , Finishes the symbol variation start process and returns to the game process routine. The effect display flag is set to 1 when the stop symbol and the variation pattern are transmitted to the display control device 2 in the symbol variation start process. Further, the effect display process of the subsequent step S04 is executed when the effect display flag is "1".

On the other hand, the main CPU, when the determination result of step S27 is a win, the symbol variation to be performed this time is a variation that stops at an outlier symbol that causes a reach, and proceeds to step S28, where the left symbol of the numerical value storage area for determination is used. It is determined whether or not the obtained numerical value and the obtained numerical value of the middle symbol are the same (step S28). The process of step S28 is
This is because when determining the reach symbol (the symbol on the left symbol is the same as the symbol on the right symbol, and only the medium symbol is different), it is to avoid a big hit symbol if the symbol on the left symbol and the symbol on the middle symbol are the same.

In step S28, the main CPU copies the obtained numerical value of the left symbol to the right symbol if the obtained numerical value of the left symbol and the obtained numerical value of the middle symbol are not the same (the symbol of the left symbol is the symbol of the right symbol). And, the middle symbol remains the acquired numerical value) (step S29), while the process proceeds to step S31, in step S28, if the acquired numerical value of the left symbol and the acquired numerical value of the middle symbol are the same, The obtained numerical value is copied to the left symbol (the right symbol is used as the left symbol, and the middle symbol remains the numerical value obtained) (step S30), step S31.
Move to.

When the main CPU proceeds to step S31, the main CPU determines a fluctuation pattern based on the numerical value acquired by the fluctuation pattern counter in the judgment numerical value storage area (step S3).
1) The process proceeds to step S34. In this case, the variation pattern selected is one of reach 1 to reach 4.
It becomes one.

Next, the case where it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit in step S25 will be described. The main CPU proceeds to step S36, sets a big hit flag corresponding to the big hit (step S36), and hits the big hit symbols (all left, middle, and right symbols are based on the obtained numerical values for the big hit symbols in the determination numerical value storage area). The same pattern) is determined (step S37), the variation pattern is determined based on the acquired value of the variation pattern counter in the determination value storage area (step S38), and the process proceeds to step S34. In this case, the variation pattern to be selected is any one of reach 1 to reach 4.

As described above, when the main CPU determines the variation pattern and the stop symbol depending on whether the big hit is out or not, in step S34 the command of the variation pattern type is transmitted to the display control device 2, The left symbol, the right symbol, the stop symbol of the middle symbol is transmitted as a command. Display control device 2
When receiving the variation pattern type command, the symbol variation of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol is started. Further, the display control device 2 determines the timing of the symbol fluctuation (the switching timing of the fluctuation speed, the fluctuation fluctuation start timing of the symbol, etc.) corresponding to the type of the fluctuation pattern, and further, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. When the stop symbol command is received, the left symbol corresponding to these, the right symbol, and the stop symbol of the middle symbol are determined. If the stop symbol commanded to the display control device 2 is the reach symbol, the reach occurs.

In the reservation number transmission process in step S03 of FIG. 3, the main CPU transmits the current reservation number stored in the reservation number counter to the display control device 2. When the number of holdings corresponding to the value of the number of holdings counter is transmitted to the display control device 2, the display control device 2 displays "○" on the number-of-holding display unit 14 as many as the number of holdings.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the effect display process executed by the main CPU. When starting the effect display process, the main CPU first determines whether the effect display flag is “1” (step A).
30). When the effect display flag is not "1" (when the effect display flag is "0"), the main CPU ends the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, when the effect display flag is "0", effect display is not performed.
On the other hand, if the effect display flag is “1” in step A30, the main CPU proceeds to step A31,
It is determined whether the number of holdings is 0 (step A3).
1). When the number of reservations is 0 (when the value of the number of reservations counter is 0), the main CPU does not perform the effect display related to the symbol variation, proceeds to step A37, and clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37). , Finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, even when the number of holdings is 0, the effect display is not performed.

On the other hand, if the number of reservations is not 0 in step A31, that is, if there is a number of reservations and the value of the number of reservations counter is 1 to 10, the main CPU proceeds to step A32. The process proceeds to obtain the current value (any value from 0 to 9) of the production counter (step A3).
2). A lottery is performed based on the acquired value of the effect counter to determine whether or not to execute the effect.

After performing step A32, the main CPU proceeds to step A33 and determines whether the number of holdings is 7 or more (step A32). In step A33, if the number of reservations is 7 or more (that is, the number of reservations is 7,
Any of 8, 9, 10), Step A34
Then, the process proceeds to step S34 and it is determined whether or not the obtained value of the effect counter has been won with a probability of 7/10 (step A34). That is, since the range of values that can be taken by the effect counter is 10 from 0 to 9, it is determined whether the probability of winning is 7/10 and whether the acquired value of the effect counter is smaller than 7. By doing. In this case, if the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than 7, it is won.

When the main CPU wins in step A34, the main CPU proceeds to step A35 to obtain the expectation from the value of the number of reservations. In addition, in this embodiment, the expectation level is calculated with the expectation level of 10% for each holding number. That is, for example, if the number of holdings is 7, the degree of expectation is 70%, if the number of holdings is 8, the degree of expectation is 80%, if the number of holdings is 9, the degree of expectation is 90%,
If the number of reservations is 10, the degree of expectation is 100%, and the degree of expectation changes according to the number of reservations (in this embodiment, the degree of expectation increases according to the number of reservations). Next, the main CPU proceeds to step A36 and issues an expectation degree display command for displaying the obtained expectation degree to the display control device 2
(Step A36), the effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step A37), the effect display process is ended, and the process returns to the game process routine. When the expectation display command is transmitted to the display control device 2, the display control device 2 displays the expectation according to the received expectation display command in the expectation display unit 15
Is displayed (see FIG. 2).

On the other hand, if the player does not win in step A34, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, the effect display is not performed even when the lottery as to whether or not to execute the effect is not won.

When the number of reservations is not 7 or more in step A33, the main CPU proceeds to step A38 and determines whether the number of reservations is 3 or less (step A38).
In step A38, if the number of holdings is 3 or less (that is, if the number of holdings is 1, 2, or 3), the process proceeds to step A39, and the obtained value of the effect counter is the probability 3 /.
It is determined whether or not it is a win at 10 (step A3).
9). The probability of winning is 3/10 is determined by determining whether or not the acquired value of the effect counter is smaller than 3. In this case, if the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than 3, it is won.

When the main CPU wins in step A39, the main CPU proceeds to step A35 and obtains the degree of expectation from the value of the number of reservations. In this case, since the number of reservations is 1 to 3, the degree of expectation is 10%, 20%, or 30%.
Next, the main CPU proceeds to step A36, transmits an expectation display command for displaying the obtained expectation to the display control device 2 (step A36), clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), and effects. After the display processing is completed, the processing returns to the game processing routine. On the other hand, if not won in step A39, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine.

If the number of holdings is not less than 3 in step A38 (that is, if the number of holdings is 4, 5, or 6), the process proceeds to step A40, and the obtained value of the effect counter has a probability of 5 /. In 10 it is determined whether or not the player has won (step A40). The probability of winning is 5/10 is determined by determining whether or not the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than 5. In this case, if the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than 5, it is won.

When the main CPU wins in step A40, the main CPU proceeds to step A35 and obtains the expectation from the value of the number of reservations. In this case, since the number of reservations is 4 to 6, the degree of expectation is 40%, 50%, or 60%.
Next, the main CPU proceeds to step A36, transmits an expectation display command for displaying the obtained expectation to the display control device 2 (step A36), clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), and effects. After the display processing is completed, the processing returns to the game processing routine. On the other hand, if not won in step A40, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine.

In the effect display process described above, when the number of holdings is 1 to 3, the probability that the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is performed is 30%, and when the number of holdings is 4 to 6, There is a 50% chance that a performance display of "big hit expectation degree **%" will be displayed,
When the number of holdings is 7 to 10, the probability that the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is performed is 70%. Therefore,
The probability (frequency of execution) that the effect display of “big hit expectation degree **%” is performed changes depending on the number of holdings. In this embodiment, the probability that the effect display of “big hit expectation degree **%” is performed increases according to the number of holdings.

The effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is merely an appearance. "Big hit expectation *
Whether or not the effect display of "%" is displayed is related to whether or not to win in the lottery according to the number of holdings, and has nothing to do with the determination result (miss / miss) of the lottery related to the big hit. In addition, since the probability of winning in the jackpot lottery that is directly related to the symbol variation is 1/300 in the present embodiment, the true expectation regarding the jackpot when the symbol variation is performed is the probability 1
/ 300 (that is, 0.33%). But,
The purpose of the effect display of "big hit expectation **%" is to draw the player's eyes by this effect display and to make the player feel "may be a big hit". The larger the number of holdings, the more the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is displayed, which makes it easier to hit.
In addition, since the probability of a big hit is not changed, it is possible to indirectly make the player expect a game content without actually giving it a preferential treatment. Further, since the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is displayed as the number of holdings is larger, the player comes to hit the ball so as to increase the number of fluctuations holding. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from decreasing.

Further, the magnitude of the degree of expectation changes according to the number of reservations. In this embodiment, the degree of expectation increases according to the number of reservations. FIG. 8 shows the variable hold number display section 14 and the information display section 1 displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 13.
It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" by 5. In FIG. 8A, since the number of reservations is one, the expected degree displayed is also 10%. However, FIG.
In (b), since the number of reservations is 7, the magnitude of the expected degree displayed is increased to 70%. The greater the number of holdings, the greater the expected degree of display, so that the player hits the ball so as to further increase the number of holdings. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine.

FIG. 9 shows the variable hold number display section 14 and the information display section 15 displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 13.
It is a diagram showing another display form of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" by. In this display form, the variable pending number display unit 14
The information display unit 15 is provided in close proximity to the information display unit 15, and the information indicating the amount displayed on the information display unit 15 (magnitude of the degree of expectation) is set to the hold number (fluctuation hold number) displayed on the variable hold number display unit 14. Increase or decrease in conjunction. In FIG. 9, the information display unit 15 is provided close to the upper side of the variable holding number display unit 14, and in FIG. 9A, the number of holdings is 3, so the magnitude of the expected degree to be displayed is , Three grids are displayed from left to right to indicate 30%. Further, in FIG. 9B, since the number of holdings is 7, the magnitude of the displayed expectation level is 70% when 7 cells are displayed from left to right. There is. The magnitude of the degree of expectation displayed on the information display unit 15 increases or decreases in a level display manner in conjunction with the number of holdings (variable holding number) displayed on the variable holding number display unit 14. With such a display form, it is possible to let the player understand at a glance that the magnitude of the degree of expectation is restricted by the number of holdings.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a subroutine of the symbol changing process executed by the main CPU.
When the main CPU starts the symbol changing process, first,
It is determined whether or not the symbols are changing (step S4)
0). If the main CPU does not come out during the symbol change, the process during the symbol change ends and the process returns to the game processing routine. on the other hand,
When the symbol is changing, the main CPU proceeds to step S41 and monitors whether or not the changing time corresponding to the decided changing pattern has elapsed (step S41). When the variation time has not elapsed, the main CPU ends the symbol variation processing and returns to the game processing routine. The main CPU monitors whether or not the variation time has elapsed during the symbol variation, and when it determines that the variation time has elapsed, the display CP
A symbol stop command is transmitted to U (step S4
2), the execution of the symbol changing process is completed. Further, in the big hit game process of step S06 in FIG. 2, the main CPU first determines whether or not it is a big hit (whether or not the big hit flag is set). In addition, when it is a big hit, the substantial big hit game processing is performed, while when it is not the big hit (when the big hit flag is cleared 0), the substantial big hit game processing is not performed and the big hit game processing is performed. After that, the process returns to the game processing routine. The jackpot game process is substantially the same as the conventional process and is not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

In the flow chart of the effect display process shown in FIG. 7, whether or not the change is a hit is not considered, but whether or not the change is a hit is reflected in the effect display execution frequency. May be. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the effect display process of another embodiment in which whether or not the change is a hit is reflected in the effect display execution frequency. In step A33 of FIG. 7, when the number of holdings is 7 or more (that is, when the number of holdings is 7, 8, 9, 10), the process proceeds to step A41, and the big hit flag is set. It is determined whether or not (step A41). The jackpot flag is set when the variation is a jackpot in the symbol variation start process. When the big hit flag is not set in step A41 (when the fluctuation is out of range), the main CPU determines
The process proceeds to step A42, and it is determined whether or not the acquired value of the effect counter is winning with a probability of 5/10 (step A4).
2). In this case, if the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than 5, it is won. When winning in step A42, the main CPU proceeds to step A35, obtains an expectation degree from the value of the number of holdings (step A35), and sends an expectation degree display command for displaying the obtained expectation degree to the display control device 2. It transmits (step A36), clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), finishes the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine. On the other hand, if not won in step A42, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step A37), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine.

On the other hand, when the big hit flag is set in step A41 (when the change is big hit), the main CPU proceeds to step A43, and the obtained value of the effect counter has a probability of 9/10. It is determined whether or not it is a win (step A43). In this case, if the acquired value of the effect counter is smaller than 9, it is won. When winning in step A43, the main CPU determines in step A
35, the degree of expectation is calculated from the value of the number of holdings (step A
35), and transmits an expected degree display command for displaying the obtained expected degree to the display control device 2 (step A36),
The effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step A37), the effect display processing is ended, and the process returns to the game processing routine. On the other hand, when the main CPU does not win in step A43,
The effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step A37), the effect display processing is ended, and the process returns to the game processing routine. In this way, when the number of holdings is large and the variation is a hit, the effect display may be executed with a higher probability.

Incidentally, the lottery of effect display may be displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 13. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example in which a lottery of effect display is represented by a display. During the production display lottery, light comes and goes to the left and right above the variation hold number display unit 14 and stops. If the player stops above the displayed number of holds (above the number of holds 1 to 7 in this display example), the lottery is won, and if it stops other than the displayed number of holds, the lottery is missed. In this way, depending on whether the moving light stops in the area with the displayed number of holdings or the area with the number of holdings not displayed, you can win the lottery of the effect display lottery. Expressing whether to do or not is interesting.

Next, an embodiment according to the invention described in claim 4 will be described. The gaming machine according to claim 4 is provided with effect execution means for effecting information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state in association with the variable display of the symbols, and the fluctuation hold held by the fluctuation holding means. The reliability of the performance by the performance executing means is changed according to the number. In this embodiment, the effect of notifying the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state in relation to the variable display of the symbols is to display "a big hit expectation degree" on the screen of the symbol display device 13. is there.

In the above-described embodiment, the frequency of performing the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is changed according to the number of holdings. However, this embodiment (hereinafter, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The difference from the above-described embodiment is that the frequency of performing the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is not changed, but the reliability of "big hit expectation degree" is changed according to the number of holdings. It is a thing. Therefore, no performance counter is provided. The second embodiment will be described below.

As a premise for explaining the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, the jackpot determination counter is cyclically updated one by one within the range of 0 to 299 (300 ways), and the jackpot determination based on the detection of the winning opening is made. When the acquired value of the use counter is “7”, the variable display game by the special symbol display device 13 is won. That is, the probability of a big hit is 1/300. In addition, the probability of causing a reach (so-called “miss loss”) when the variable display game is judged to be missed is a probability 1/1 when the jackpot determination counter based on the detection of the starting mouth winning is obtained.
0 will win. As an example, the acquired value of the jackpot determination counter based on the detection of the winning opening is “0” to “6”.
In addition, in the case of "8" to "30" (30 ways), it is assumed that the miss reach is generated, and the lose reach symbol is determined as the stop symbol (step S28 and step S2 in FIG. 5).
9, see step S30).

Further, the reach pattern is selected when the lottery result regarding the big hit is a win (which also serves as a variation pattern), and is also selected when the lottery result regarding the big hit is out and a loss reach is generated. The reach pattern (which also serves as the variation pattern) is determined by a reach pattern table as shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG.
The vertical column represents a stop symbol, the top column is a big hit symbol (777 as an example), the second column is out of reach symbol (shift by one frame) (767 as an example), and the third column is out of reach symbol (2). A frame front shift) (757 as an example), and the like, similarly, a reach-off symbol (9 frame front shift). Further, the horizontal column represents the acquired value of the reach counter for randomly selecting the reach pattern, and the reach counter is, for example, 1 in the random number counter update process of FIG.
It shall be cyclically updated within the range of 10 to 10. Further, the acquisition timing of the value of the reach counter is, for example, when the big hit symbol is determined or when the lose reach symbol is determined. Note that these determinations are made in the symbol variation start process of FIG.

In FIG. 13, the reach A includes a reach A1 selected at the time of a big hit, and a reach A2 and a reach A3 selected at the time of lost reach. The reach B includes a reach B1 selected at the time of big hit and a reach B2 selected at the time of lost reach. The reach C includes a reach C1 selected at the time of big hit and a reach C2 selected at the time of lost reach. Also, at the time of a big hit, reach A1 has a probability of 1 /
The reach B1 is selected with a probability of 3/10 and the reach C1 is selected with a probability of 6/10. further,
The probability of selecting one out-of-reach pattern (any one of 1-frame advance shift to 9-frame advance shift) at the time of losing reach is 1/9. Then, on this probability, reach A2 is selected with probability 1/10, reach A3 is selected with probability 1/10, reach B2 is selected with probability 1/10, and reach C1 is selected with probability 1/10. To be done.

Next, the "expectation degree" in the second embodiment will be described. For example, the lottery for the big hit (the value of the big hit determination counter based on the detection of the winning opening winning)
Suppose that it was performed 00 times. In 300 times of lottery,
Theoretically, one big jackpot win and three Hazelley reach wins.
It will be 0 times. It is (30/9) times to select one out-of-reach pattern at the time of losing reach. Moreover, the reach A1 (win) is (1
/ 10) times, reach A2 (miss) is (30/9) ×
(1/10) times, reach A3 (miss) is (30/9)
X (1/10) times. Therefore, the probability of winning in the case of reach A is (the likelihood of winning in reach A) is (the number of occurrences of reach A1) ÷ (the number of occurrences of reach A), and {(1/10) } ÷ {2 x (1/10) x
(30/9) + (1/10)} = 1 / {(2 × 30 /
9) +1} = 9 / 69≈13%.

Similarly, the reach B in the 300 times of lottery is that reach B1 (per) is (3/10) times, reach B
2 (loss) is (30/9) × (1/10) times.
Therefore, the expectation of winning in reach B is (reach B1
The number of occurrences of) / (the number of occurrences of reach B) becomes {(3
/ 10)} ÷ {(1/10 × 30/9) + (3/1
0)} = 3 ÷ {(30/9) +3} = 27 / 57≈4
It will be 7.3%.

The reach C in the 300 times of lottery is that the reach C1 (per hit) is (6/10) times and the reach C2 is
(Loss) is (30/9) × (1/10) times. Therefore, the expectation of winning with reach C is (number of times of reaching C1) / (number of times of reaching C), and {(6 /
10)} ÷ {(1/10 × 30/9) + (6/10)}
= 6 ÷ {(30/9) +6} = 54 / 84≈64.3%
Becomes

The effect display process of step S04 shown in FIG. 3 is different in the second embodiment. The effect display process of the second embodiment according to the invention of claim 4 will be described below. As a premise, in the effect display process of the second embodiment, "1" is set in the effect display flag only when the reach occurrence (hit reach and lose reach) is determined in the symbol variation start process. To do.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of the effect display process of the embodiment according to the invention of claim 4. When the effect display process is started, the main CPU first determines whether or not the effect display flag is "1" (step B0).
1). When the effect display flag is not "1" (when the effect display flag is "0"), the main CPU ends the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, when the effect display flag is "0", effect display is not performed. On the other hand, when the effect display flag is "1" in step B01, the main CPU proceeds to step B02 and determines whether or not the number of holdings is 0 (step B02).
When the number of reservations is 0 (when the value of the number of reservations counter is 0), the main CPU does not perform the effect display related to the symbol variation, proceeds to step B06, and clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B06). , Finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, even when the number of holdings is 0, the effect display is not performed.

On the other hand, if the number of reservations is not 0 in step B02, that is, if there is a number of reservations and the value of the reservation number counter is 1 to 10, the main CPU proceeds to step B03. Then, it is determined whether the number of holdings is 7 or more (step B03). In step B03, if the number of reservations is 7 or more (that is, the number of reservations is 7,
Any of 8, 9, 10), Step B04
Then, it is determined whether or not the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 60% (step B04). The “expectation level” of the change in the second embodiment is as described above. In step B04, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 60%, the main CPU proceeds to step B05 and issues an expectation degree display command for displaying “big hit expectation degree” to the display control device 2 (Step B05), the effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step B06), the effect display process is ended, and the process returns to the game process routine. When the expectation display command is transmitted to the display control device 2, the display control device 2 displays “big hit expectation high” in accordance with the received expectation display command.
To display. Therefore, when the number of holdings is 7 or more, and when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 60%, the effect display is performed.

On the other hand, in step B04, if the expected degree of the symbol variation is not greater than 60%, the main C
The PU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B0
6), finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine.
Therefore, even if the number of holdings is 7 or more, if the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is 60% or less, the effect display is not performed.

If the number of reservations is not 7 or more in step B03 (that is, the number of reservations is 1 to 6), the main CPU
Proceeds to step B07 to determine whether the number of holdings is 4 or more (step B07). In step B07, if the number of reservations is 4 or more (that is, the number of reservations is 4,
In the case of either 5 or 6), the process proceeds to step B08, and it is determined whether or not the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is 60% or less (step B08). In step B08, when the expected degree of the symbol variation is 60% or less, the main CPU proceeds to step B09 and determines whether the expected degree of the symbol variation is larger than 30% (step). B09). In step B09, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 30%, the main CPU transmits an expectation degree display command for displaying “big hit expectation degree” to the display control device 2 (step B05), the effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step B06), the effect display process is ended, and the process returns to the game process routine. Therefore, in the case where the number of holdings is any one of 4, 5, and 6, the effect display is performed when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 30% and 60% or less.

On the other hand, in step B08, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is greater than 60%, or step B
At 09, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is 30% or less, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B06), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, in the case where the number of holdings is 4, 5, or 6, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is larger than 60% or 30% or less, the effect display is not performed.

In step B07, if the number of reservations is not 4 or more (that is, if the number of reservations is 1, 2, or 3), the main CPU proceeds to step B10 and expects the symbol variation. Is determined to be 30% or less (step B10). In step B10, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is 30% or less, the main CPU,
An expectation degree display command for displaying "big hit expectation degree" is transmitted to the display control device 2 (step B05), the effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step B06), and the effect display processing is ended and the game processing routine is ended. Return. Therefore, in the case where the number of holdings is any one of 1, 2, and 3, the effect display is performed when the expected degree of the symbol variation is 30% or less.

On the other hand, in step B10, when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is not 30% or less, the main CPU clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B06), ends the effect display process, and returns to the game process routine. . Therefore, in the case where the number of holdings is any one of 1, 2, and 3, the effect display is not performed when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is larger than 30%.

In the effect display process described above, when the number of holdings is 7 to 10, in other words, when the number of holdings is large, if the expected degree of the symbol variation is greater than 60%, in other words, of the symbol variation If the degree of expectation is high (only when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is high), the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is performed. Therefore, when the number of holdings is large, the reliability of the effect display of “big hit expectation degree” is high when the effect display of “big hit expectation degree” is performed.

Further, when the number of holdings is 4 to 6, in other words, when the number of holdings is medium, the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is 30.
If it is larger than 60% and less than 60%, in other words, if the degree of expectation of the symbol fluctuation is medium (only when the degree of expectation of the symbol fluctuation is medium), then the "big hit expectation degree is large". Performance display is performed. Therefore, when the number of holdings is medium, the reliability of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" becomes medium when the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is performed.

Further, when the number of holdings is 1 to 3, in other words, when the number of holdings is small, the expected degree of the symbol variation is 30% or less, in other words, when the expected degree of the symbol variation is low (the relevant Only when the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is low), the effect display of “large expectation of big hit” is displayed. Therefore, when the number of holdings is small, the reliability of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is low when the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is performed.

In this way, the reliability of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" changes according to the number of holdings. In this embodiment, the reliability of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is increased when the number of holdings is large. Since the reliability of the effect display of "big hit expectation degree" is changed according to the number of pending changes, the player can catch the eye by the effect display, and the player tries to change the reliability and the number of pending changes The ball is hit so as to increase, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine.

The third embodiment to be described next is another embodiment according to claims 1 and 2, and changes the frequency of executing the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" according to the number of holdings. At the same time, when the effect display of “big hit expectation degree **%” is executed, the upper limit value of the expectation degree that can be displayed is changed according to the number of holdings. Specifically, if the hold number is "1", the effect display execution probability is "1/10", if the hold number is "2", the effect display execution probability is "2/10", and the hold number is "3". "
If so, the execution probability of the effect display is "3/10", ..., if the number of holdings is "9", the execution probability of the effect display is "9/10", and if the number of holdings is "10", the execution probability of the effect display is "10/1
For example, when the number of holdings is increased by one, the probability that the effect display of “big hit expectation degree **%” is executed is 1/1.
Increase by 0. That is, the effect display of “big hit expectation degree **%” is executed with a probability of the number of holdings / 10.

If the number of holdings is "1", the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is "10%". If the number of holdings is "2", the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is "20%". If it is "3", the upper limit value of the expected degree that can be displayed is "30%", ..., and if the number of holdings is "9", the upper limit value of the expected degree that can be displayed is "90%".
%, The upper limit value of the expected degree that can be displayed if the number of holdings is "10", such as "100%", can be displayed in the production display of "big hit expectation degree **%" as the number of holdings increases by one. Increase the upper limit of expectation by 10%.

When the lottery related to the effect display is carried out after the above settings are made and the winning is held with the above-mentioned number of holdings / 10, by the reach pattern table shown in FIG. 13 as described in the second embodiment, The expectation is calculated when the symbol variation reaches the reach, and when the expectation related to the symbol variation is less than or equal to the upper limit of the expectation, the effect display of "big hit expectation **%" is executed. In addition, the magnitude of the expectation displayed in the third embodiment is the magnitude of the actual expectation.

In the third embodiment, the larger the number of holdings, the higher the possibility that the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" is displayed. Also, the larger the number of holdings, the higher the upper limit of the displayable degree is at a rate of 10%. Therefore, as the number of holdings increases, the effect display is executed even when the degree of expectation (the size) of the symbol variation is high, and since the displayed degree of expectation is as shown, "a big hit may be given to the player. There is a lot of hope.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the effect display process of the third embodiment. As a premise, in the effect display process of the third embodiment, "1" is set in the effect display flag only when the reach occurrence (winning reach and loss reach) is determined in the symbol variation start process. To do. When the main CPU starts the effect display process,
First, it is determined whether or not the effect display flag is "1" (step B30). When the effect display flag is not "1" (when the effect display flag is "0"), the main CPU ends the effect display process and returns to the game process routine.
Therefore, when the effect display flag is "0", effect display is not performed. On the other hand, if the effect display flag is “1” at step B30, the main CPU proceeds to step B.
In step 31, it is determined whether the number of reservations is 0 (step B31). When the number of holdings is 0 (when the value of the number of holdings counter is 0), the main CPU does not perform the effect display related to the symbol variation, proceeds to step B37, and clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B37). , Finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, even when the number of holdings is 0, the effect display is not performed.

On the other hand, in step B31, the main CPU proceeds to step B32 if the number of reservations is not 0, that is, if there is a number of reservations and the value of the number of reservations counter is 1 to 10. Then, as described above, the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed from the number of holdings is set (step B3).
2). Next, the main CPU acquires the current value (any value from 0 to 9) of the effect counter (step B3).
3). A lottery is performed on whether or not to execute the effect with the acquired value of the effect counter. The main CPU, as described above,
It is determined whether or not the obtained value of the effect counter is elected with a probability of the number of holdings / 10 (step B34). That is, it is determined whether or not the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than the hold number, and if the obtained value of the effect counter is smaller than the hold number, it is determined to be a win. If the main CPU does not win in step B34, the main CPU proceeds to step B37,
The effect display flag is cleared to 0 (step B37), the effect display processing is ended, and the process returns to the game processing routine. Therefore, when the lottery indicating whether or not to perform the effect display is not won, the effect display is not performed.

On the other hand, when winning in step B34,
The main CPU proceeds to step B35, and determines whether or not the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is less than or equal to the upper limit of the degree of expectation (step B35). Note that the degree of expectation of the symbol variation is as described in the second embodiment.
In step B35, when the expected degree of the symbol variation exceeds the upper limit value of the expected degree, the main CPU determines step B35 as false, proceeds to step B37, and clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B37), finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. Therefore, if the expected degree of the symbol variation exceeds the upper limit value, the effect display is not performed.

On the other hand, in step B35, when the expected degree of the symbol variation is less than or equal to the upper limit of the expected degree, the main CPU
Judges that step B35 is true, proceeds to step B36, transmits an expectation degree display command for displaying the expectation degree to the display control device 2 (step B36), and clears the effect display flag to 0 (step B37). , Finishes the effect display process and returns to the game process routine. When the expectation display command is transmitted to the display control device 2, the display control device 2
Displays the expected degree according to the received expected degree display command on the expected degree display unit 15 (see FIG. 2).

For example, if the number of reservations is "5", the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is "50%", and the number of reservations is "1".
If it is "0", the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is "100%"
Becomes As an example, when the number of holdings is "5", the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is "50%", and the expected degree of the symbol variation is "47%", the effect display of "big hit expected degree 47%" Will be done. However, when the number of holdings is “5” and the upper limit of the expected degree that can be displayed is “50%”, and the expected degree of the symbol variation is “65%”, the actual expected degree is the upper limit of “50”. Since it exceeds "%", the effect display of "big hit expectation degree **%" will not be displayed. If the number of holdings is large, the upper limit value of the expected degree that can be displayed is raised, so even if the actual expected degree of the symbol variation is large, it is displayed as an effect. As mentioned above,
With such an effect display, the player's attention can be drawn, and as the number of holdings increases, the effect display is executed even when the degree of expectation (the size) of the symbol variation is high, so the player , It tries to change the magnitude of the expected degree displayed (in order to increase the magnitude of the expected degree) so as to hit the ball so as to increase the number of pending fluctuations, thereby preventing a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine. be able to.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the symbol display device 13 has both the variable hold number display section for displaying the variable hold number and the information display section for displaying the effect of "big hit expectation rate **%". Although the display screen is set to, the fluctuation hold number display section may be an LED display, or a liquid crystal display device in which an information display section is separately provided.

[0098]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, it is provided with the effect execution means for effecting the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state in association with the variable display of the symbols, and by the variation holding means. Depending on the number of pending variable holds
Because the execution frequency of the effect by the effect execution means is changed,
By the effect display, the player's eyes can be caught, and the player comes to hit the ball so as to increase the variation hold number in an attempt to change the execution frequency of the effect, thereby preventing a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine. be able to. Also, since the probability of a big hit itself is not changed, it is possible to indirectly expect the player to play the game content without actually giving it a preferential state.

According to the structure of claim 2, the variable hold number display section for displaying the variable hold number, and the information display section for displaying the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state,
Since the size of the amount of information representing the amount displayed on the information display unit is changed in accordance with the number of pending changes, the larger the number of holdings, the more the amount of information displayed changes with the execution frequency of the performance. In addition, the variation is held so as to increase the number of balls to be held, and it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from decreasing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information display section is provided in the vicinity of the variable hold number display section, and the information indicating the amount displayed on the information display section is displayed on the variable hold number display section. Since the number of variable holdings increases and decreases, the player can understand at a glance that the size of the displayed information is restricted by the number of holdings.

According to the structure described in claim 4, it is provided with the effect execution means for effecting the information indicating the amount relating to the occurrence of the special game state in association with the variable display of the symbols, and is held by the change holding means. Since the reliability of the effect produced by the effect executing means is changed according to the number of fluctuations held, the player can catch the player's attention by the effect display, and the player sets the number of fluctuations held in an attempt to change the reliability. The ball is hit so as to increase, and it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from decreasing. Also, since the probability of a big hit itself is not changed, it is possible to indirectly expect the player to play the game content without actually giving it a preferential state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main part of a control system provided in a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display form of a variable pending number display section and an information display section displayed on a display screen of a symbol display device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main routine of a process executed by a main CPU of a main control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a starting opening process executed by the main CPU of the above.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of symbol variation start processing executed by the main CPU of the above.

FIG. 6 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of effect display processing executed by the main CPU of the above.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of effect display of “big hit expectation degree” by the variable hold number display section and the information display section displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another display mode of the effect display of “big hit expectation degree” by the variable hold number display section and the information display section displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a symbol variation process executed by the main CPU of the above.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an effect display process of another embodiment in which whether or not the change is a hit is reflected in the execution frequency of effect display.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example in which a lottery of effect display is displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a reach pattern table used for selecting a reach in the second embodiment according to the invention of claim 4;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an effect display process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a predetermined acquired value storage area in which each counter value acquired corresponding to the value of the number-of-holds counter is stored.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of an effect display process of a third embodiment according to the inventions of claims 1 and 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Main controller 2 Display control device 3 Voice control device 4 Lamp control device 5 prize ball control device 6 switch input circuit 7 driver 8 Big Win Solenoid 9 speakers 10 Start opening prize detection switch 11 count switch 12 Specific area passage detection switch 13 Design display device 14 Variable hold number display 15 Information display section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lottery is performed due to a winning in a start winning opening and a symbol is changed, and a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery is stopped and displayed to notify the player of the result of the lottery, and the symbol is drawn. In the period when it is impossible to start the new variation display, if a winning is detected in the starting winning opening, it is provided with a variation holding means capable of holding the implementation of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize, and the result of the lottery is In the gaming machine that is controlled to enter the special game state when it is a hit, an effect execution means for performing an effect that notifies information indicating the amount related to the occurrence of the special game state in association with the variable display of the symbols. According to the number of variable pending held by the variable pending means,
A game machine characterized in that the frequency of execution of effects by the effect executing means is changed. 2. A variable hold number display section for displaying the variable hold number, and an information display section for displaying information indicating the amount, wherein the information display section displays the variable hold number according to the variable hold number. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the amount of information representing the amount is changed. 3. The information display unit is provided in the vicinity of the variable hold number display unit, and the information indicating the amount displayed on the information display unit is the variable hold number displayed on the variable hold number display unit. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the gaming machine increases and decreases in conjunction with each other. 4. The lottery is performed due to the winning in the starting winning opening and the symbol is changed, and the symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery is stopped and displayed to notify the player of the result of the lottery, and the symbol is drawn. In the period when it is impossible to start the new variation display, if a winning is detected in the starting winning opening, it is provided with a variation holding means capable of holding the implementation of the symbol variation related to the starting winning prize, and the result of the lottery is In the gaming machine that is controlled to enter the special game state when it is a hit, an effect execution means for performing an effect that notifies information indicating the amount related to the occurrence of the special game state in association with the variable display of the symbols. According to the number of variable pending held by the variable pending means,
A game machine characterized by changing the reliability of the effect by the effect executing means.