JP2004141624A - Game machine and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with continuous foretold and a program in which a change of specifications for appearance of continuous notice is easier executed. <P>SOLUTION: A special symbol control part which receives a continuous foretold instruction decides whether or not the instruction matches prize winning by S710. When the instruction is prize winning (S710:YES), the game proceeds to S720 to draw lots (for prize winning) whether foretold is to be done or not. On the other hand, when the instruction is out (S710:NO), the game proceeds to S730 to draw lots (for prize losing) whether foretold is to be done or not.The game is programmed so that the more a retained number is, the higher a cancel rate is made here. Because the game is cancelled by the special symbol control part even when the main control part instructs continuous foretold as stated above, specifications for appearance of continuous foretold can be changed without changing design of the main control part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【００９３】
例えば、保留数が０または１の場合、予告表示抽選乱数が０〜６９であればカット、つまり連続予告表示を行なわず、保留数が２の場合、予告表示抽選乱数が０〜４９であれば連続予告表示を行なわない。つまり、当りの場合は保留数が多いほど連続予告をそのまま行なう。
【００９４】
一方、外れの指令である場合（Ｓ７１０：ＮＯ）はＳ７３０に進み、予告をするか否かの抽選（外れ用）をする。これは、当りの場合と略同様だが［表１］の代わりに次の［表２］を用いる。
【００９５】
【表２】

【００９６】
この［表２］によれば、保留数が多いほどカット率が上昇し、保留数が３、４の場合には予告表示抽選乱数が０〜９９のとき、つまり１００％カットする。これにより、３回または４回である連続予告が発生した場合には必ず当るようにされている。これが本発明の「所定条件」を「記憶手段（特別図柄保留数メモリ４８１ｂ）に記憶された前記乱数の個数が予め定められた数（３または４）」とした場合に相当する。
【００９７】
こうした抽選の結果、予告をキャンセルしない場合（Ｓ７４０：ＮＯ）はＳ７５０に進んでランプ（後述）を点灯する旨の指令を音声ランプ制御部１７０に出力し、Ｓ７６０で特別図柄の変動を開始する。Ｓ７４０で予告をキャンセルする場合および連続予告指令が無かった場合はＳ７６０に直行する。
【００９８】
以上の処理により発生される事象のタイミングを図１５のタイムチャートに示す。例えば、保留数が０で且つ特別図柄が変動していない状態から、本図に示すように、始動入賞が３回連続で発生したとする。すると、１回目の始動入賞で特別図柄の変動が開始される。そして１回目の入賞、および２回目の入賞では、連続予告指令（予告コマンド）が発生されず（Ｓ２４３：ＮＯ）、３回目の入賞で連続予告指示信号が出力されたとする（Ｓ２４２もしくはＳ２４４。そしてＳ３０５）。すると現在、進行中の特別図柄の変動が終った直後の変動の開始時にランプが点灯される。これが予告である。そして、次の変動の開始時にもランプが点灯される。
【００９９】
中央装置１６について図１９を用いて説明する。図１９は中央装置１６を第一種始動口（普通電動役物。本発明の始動入賞口に相当）１７と共に拡大した図である。ここで第２表示部２７の説明をする前にＬＥＤ表示装置２００についても触れておく。ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の前記セグメント体は、赤・緑・青のＬＥＤが背後に設けられており、これら３色の組み合せによって、黄、白など様々な色を表示可能にされている。またこれらセグメント体の背景をなす部分２６の背後にも別途、赤・緑・青のＬＥＤが設けられており、背景の色のみを変えることが可能にされている。
【０１００】
一方、第２表示部２７には、１〜９、０、および２個のＶの計１２個の文字が形成されており、各文字の背後にＬＥＤが設けられている。普段はこのＬＥＤは消灯されているが、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に当り図柄が表示されると、１２個の文字の内の１文字の背後のＬＥＤが点灯（以下、「文字が点灯」という）され、しかもその点灯される文字が変化される。変化の態様は、次のようである。
【０１０１】
最初に点灯された文字が消灯され、その左の文字が点灯される。そしてその文字が消灯され、その更に左の文字が点灯される。これを高速（例えば１００ｍｓ周期）で繰り返すことにより、点灯される箇所が左へ移動するように見える。こうして点灯される文字が左端のＶになると、消灯後に点灯させる文字を右にし、点灯される箇所が右へ移動して見えるようにする。こうして点灯される文字が右端のＶになると、再び消灯後に点灯させる文字を左にする。以上を所定時間（例えば、５秒）繰り返すことにより、点灯される箇所を左右方向に往復させ、いずれか１個の文字を点灯した状態で変動を停止させる。これを以下、第２表示部２７の変動表示という。
【０１０２】
このとき点灯されていた文字が、左端のＶ、１〜５の内のいずれかであると確率変動は行なわれず、６〜９、０、右端のＶの内のいずれかであると確率変動が行なわれる。なお、１２個の各文字の下には各３個のＬＥＤ６２が設けられており、それらの色は、左端のＶ、１〜５の下にあるものが緑、６〜９、０、右端のＶの下にあるＬＥＤ６２が赤となっている。この色を見ても遊技者は確率変動するか否かを知ることができる。更に、第２表示部２７の変動表示が終了すると、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の下に設けられている報知ランプ２６３、２６４のいずれかが点灯される。確率変動する際には報知ランプ２６３、確率変動しない際には報知ランプ２６４が点灯され、これによっても遊技者は確率変動するか否かを知ることができる。
【０１０３】
予告指令に用いられるランプ２８はＬＥＤ表示装置２００の両肩に設けられている。これらは冷陰極管にて構成されており、内壁面に蛍光体層が設けられると共に、水銀と不活性ガス（アルゴン、ネオン、混合ガス等）が封入されたガラス管と、ガラス管内の両端側に配置された一対の電極（冷陰極）と、を有している。この冷陰極管では、電極（冷陰極）間に高電圧を加えて（印加して）点灯すると、発生した初期プラズマイオンによって、電極（冷陰極）から二次電子が放出され、ガラス管内で放電を開始する。そして、この放電に伴う電子エネルギーによって励起された水銀原子の共鳴遷移で紫外線を放射し、更に、この紫外線は、ガラス管の内壁面の蛍光体層によって可視光に変換される。これにより、冷陰極管が可視光線を発生する。尚、発光色（色温度や色度）は、蛍光体を変えることで、容易に変更することができる。
【０１０４】
なお、第２表示部２７は、図３に示す釘２３が打ち込まれている遊技領域１１の面よりも奥に配置されており、この面と同一面に設けられた透明板により遊技領域１１と隔離されている。これについて図２０に示す。図２０は、中央装置１６のＡ−Ａ断面（図１９参照）である。本図の左方が遊技者がいる側、右方が図４に示した裏面側の構造物がある側である。本図に示すように第２表示部２７の大部分は、遊技領域１１よりも盤面奥方向に配置されている。そしてパチンコ玉６４が入球口２７２（入球口２７３（図１９参照）でも可）に入ると、矢印Ｐ→Ｑ→Ｒのように盤面奥方向へと導かれ、遊技領域１１の面と同一面に設けられた透明板６６と、第２表示部２７の計１２個の文字が形成された樹脂製板６８との間の空間に入りこむ。なお、正確には樹脂製板６８の遊技者側にはもう１枚、透明板６９が配置されており、パチンコ玉６４が当たっても樹脂製板６８に傷がつかないようにしてある。符号７４は文字を点灯させるためのＬＥＤユニットである。
【０１０５】
透明板６６と樹脂製板６８との間の空間に入りこんだ玉は、手型の緩衝部材７０（入球口２７３から入った場合は緩衝部材７１（図１９参照））に弾かれてこの空間内の斜面７２を転動し、左端のＶや１〜５（入球口２７３から入った場合は右端のＶや６〜９、０）の前を横ぎって玉出口７３から遊技領域１１へ戻る。この様子は、透明板６６を通して遊技者が見ることができる。また、透明板６６は、遊技領域１１と同一面に配設されているため、遊技者から見て透明板６６の手前側もパチンコ玉が通過する。このように第２表示部２７の手前をパチンコ玉が通過でき、透明板６６を隔てて更にその手前もパチンコ玉が通過できるという斬新な構成となっている。遊技球の動きに更に変化を与えるので、娯楽性や興趣が向上させることができる。玉出口７３から出た玉は、高い確率で第一種始動口（普通電動役物）１７（図１９参照）に入賞する。
【０１０６】
なお、緩衝部材７０、７１は板バネ７６にて第２表示部２７の透明板６９と同一位置の面２５に固定されている。この仕組みを図２１に示す。図２１（ｂ）は緩衝部材７０を裏側から見た様子であり、図２１（ａ）は図２１（ｂ）を上方から見た図である。本図に示すように板バネ７６は両端が鉤状に曲がっており、その一方が緩衝部材７０、他方が面２５に埋めこまれている。これにより、パチンコ玉６４が緩衝部材７０に衝突すると矢印Ｓのように揺れるので、パチンコ玉６４の動きに更に豊かになり、娯楽性や興趣が一層向上させることができる。緩衝部材７１も略同様に板バネを介して面２５に揺動可能に固定されている。なお、図１９に示すように緩衝部材７０、７１の人差指７０ａが指し示している方向は第２表示部２７の中央、すなわちパチンコ玉６４が転動して行く方向となっている。これにより、パチンコ玉６４が転動する方向が示されるので遊技者に不安を与えないようにすることができる。
【０１０７】
ここで本実施例と本発明の構成要件との対応関係を示す。特別図柄制御部１６０が本発明の副制御部に相当し、Ｓ２２０の処理が本発明の乱数発生手段に相当し、Ｓ２５０、Ｓ２６０の処理が本発明の特別遊技遷移手段に相当し、Ｓ２４１、Ｓ２４３の処理が本発明の連続予告指示決定手段に相当し、Ｓ３０５の処理が本発明の連続予告指示信号出力手段に相当し、Ｓ７２０〜Ｓ７４０の処理が本発明の連続予告禁止手段に相当し、演出カウンタが本発明の始動記憶数記憶手段に相当し、Ｓ３１０の処理が本発明の減算手段に相当し、特別図柄保留数メモリ４８１ｂが本発明の記憶手段に相当する。
【０１０８】
［第２実施例］
本発明の第２実施例に係る当否判定ジョブのフローチャートを図２２に示し、これに対応する連続予告処理のフローチャートを図２３に示す。本実施例は、当否判定ジョブおよび連続予告処理の一部が異なるだけでその他の部分は前述した第１実施例と同様であるので説明を省略する。また、本実施例においては、第１実施例の各処理と共通の処理は同じステップ番号を付し、説明を割愛する。
【０１０９】
本実施例の当否判定ジョブでは、Ｓ２３０において読み込んだ当否判定乱数および当り図柄乱数を、Ｓ２３５においてそれぞれ特別図柄当否判定乱数メモリ４８１ａ、図柄決定乱数メモリ４８１ｄに記憶した後、Ｓ２３７にて当否判定乱数に基づき大当りであるか否かを判定する。大当りでない（Ｓ２３７：ＮＯ）と判定された場合には、Ｓ２４０に進む。一方、大当り（Ｓ２３７：ＹＥＳ）と判定された場合には、Ｓ２３９に進み、当り図柄信号を特別図柄制御部１６０に出力する設定（本発明の当り図柄信号出力手段に相当）を行なった後、Ｓ２４０に進む。当り図柄信号とは、どの特別図柄で当たるかを示すものであり、単に当りを表すＳ２４２で出力設定される当りの連続予告信号とは異なる。Ｓ２４０以降は、第１実施例と同様の処理を行なう。
【０１１０】
この当り図柄信号を受信した特別図柄制御部１６０では、図２３に示す連続予告処理を行なう。この連続予告処理では、Ｓ７１０で連続予告指令が当りに対応したものと判定された場合にＳ７１３に進み、当り図柄信号に基づいて、当り図柄が確変図柄か通常図柄かを判定する。確変図柄と判定された場合（Ｓ７１３：ＹＥＳ）にはＳ７１６に進み、確変図柄用の動作予告テーブルを用いて抽選を行ない、Ｓ７２０に進む。通常図柄と判定された場合（Ｓ７１３：ＮＯ）にはＳ７１８に進み、通常図柄用の動作予告テーブルを用いて抽選を行ない、Ｓ７２０に進む。Ｓ７１３〜Ｓ７１８の処理が本発明の予告動作変更手段に相当する。Ｓ７２０以降は、第１実施例と同様に処理を行なう。
【０１１１】
このように、確変図柄で当たる場合と通常図柄で当たる場合とで予告テーブルを替えることにより、確変時、通常時で予告動作が変化する。例えば、ランプの点灯パターンが通常パターンと相違して、点滅パターンの相違、点灯時間の長短、輝度等が変更される。この予告変動パターンの相違とリーチ図柄の相関関係によって遊技者は当りの信頼度を知ることができる。
【０１１２】
なお、特別図柄制御部１６０が受信した当り図柄信号が、予め設定された特別図柄である場合には、連続予告をキャンセルする（Ｓ７４０：ＹＥＳ）ようにしても良い。こうすれば、当り図柄の種類によって連続予告の発生率が変化するとともに、連続予告の信頼度も変化することとなる。
【０１１３】
また、連続予告ではないリーチ予告、大当り予告等の単独の予告動作を行う場合や、このような単独の予告動作を行う機種に応用しても構わない。その場合にも、確変図柄で当たる場合と通常図柄で当たる場合とで予告動作が変化するので、予告変動パターンの相違とリーチ図柄の相関関係によって遊技者は当りの信頼度を知ることができる。
［第３実施例］
本発明の第３実施例について説明する。本実施例における当否判定ジョブは、前述した第１実施例と一部異なるだけでその他の部分は同様であるので、第１実施例の各処理と共通の処理は同じステップ番号を付し、説明を割愛する。但し、第１実施例のＳ２４５の「変動開始しているか否かの判定」は、説明の都合上、ステップ番号をＳ２４８に変更しているが、処理内容は同じである。また、本実施例では、第１実施例における連続予告処理が、連続予告設定処理と連続予告変動処理になっている。
【０１１４】
本実施例の当否判定ジョブのフローチャートを図２５に示す。この当否判定ジョブでは、Ｓ２１０にて保留数を１インクリメントした後、その保留数を特別図柄制御部１６０に出力する（Ｓ２１５）。この後、Ｓ２２０からＳ２４２またはＳ２４４まで第１実施例と同様の処理を行なう。
【０１１５】
Ｓ２４２またはＳ２４４にて連続予告指示信号を出力した後、Ｓ２４６にて連続予告用変動パターンを選択し、選択された連続予告用変動パターンに対応する連続予告用変動パターン信号を特別図柄制御部１６０に出力する設定を行なう。ここで、連続予告用変動パターンは、連続予告を行なうことを前提として選択されるものであり、大当たりに至る可能性のあるリーチ有りの変動パターンで、大当たりの場合と外れの場合の両方の変動パターンを含むものである。また、変動パターンは、可変表示装置としてのＬＥＤ表示装置２００に表示する特別図柄の変動表示における、変動の態様を指示するものである。このＳ２４２またはＳ２４４〜Ｓ２４６の処理が、本発明の連続予告指示信号出力手段に相当する。
【０１１６】
そして、Ｓ２４６の処理の後、第１実施例と同様にＳ２４８およびＳ２５０の処理を行ない、Ｓ２６１にて変動パターン設定処理を行ない、本実施例の当否判定ジョブを終了する。
Ｓ２６１の変動パターン設定処理について図２６を参照して説明する。まず、Ｓ４００において、演出カウンタが０か否かを判定する。演出カウンタが０でなければ（連続予告を行なう。Ｓ４００：ＮＯ）、Ｓ４１０に進み演出カウンタを１減らし、Ｓ４１５で再度、演出カウンタが０か否かを判定する。演出カウンタが０であれば（Ｓ４１５：ＹＥＳ）Ｓ４２０に進み連続予告用変動パターンを設定し、Ｓ４２５にて、その設定された変動パターンに対応する変動パターン信号を特別図柄制御部１６０に送信し、本処理を終了する。尚、Ｓ４２０にて設定される連続予告用変動パターンは、Ｓ２４６にて選択された連続予告用変動パターンと同一のものが設定される。
【０１１７】
一方、演出カウンタが０でなければ（Ｓ４１５：ＮＯ）Ｓ４３０に進みリーチ無し外れ変動パターンを設定し、Ｓ４２５にて、そのリーチ無し外れ変動パターンに対応する変動パターン信号を特別図柄制御部１６０に送信し、本処理を終了する。
【０１１８】
Ｓ４００で演出カウンタが０と判定された場合（連続予告を行なわない場合）は、Ｓ４４０に進み、通常用変動パターンを設定し、Ｓ４２５にて、その通常用変動パターンに対応する変動パターン信号を特別図柄制御部１６０に送信し、本処理を終了する。
【０１１９】
ここで、通常用変動パターンは、リーチ有りとリーチ無しの変動パターンで、大当たりの場合と外れの場合の両方の変動パターンを含むものである。
以上の変動パターン設定処理（Ｓ２６１）が本発明の変動パターン設定手段に相当するものであり、この変動パターン設定処理によれば、連続予告の指令が発生される際には、Ｓ４００〜Ｓ４２０に至る処理により連続予告の最後には必ずリーチが発生され、Ｓ４１５〜Ｓ４３０に至る処理により、その連続予告の途中では絶対にリーチが発生しないので、連続予告に対する期待感・信頼感が不当に落ちるのを防止することができる。
【０１２０】
次に、当否判定ジョブにおけるＳ２４２またはＳ２４４（図２５参照）にて出力された連続予告指示信号を受信した特別図柄制御部１６０は、図２７に示す連続予告設定処理を行なう。この連続予告設定処理では、連続予告指示信号を受信すると（Ｓ７７０：ＹＥＳ）、当否判定ジョブにおけるＳ２１５（図２５参照）にて出力された保留数を予告カウンタにセットする（Ｓ７７２）。そして当否判定ジョブにおけるＳ２４６（図２５参照）にて出力された連続予告用変動パターン信号を受信すると（Ｓ７７４　　ＹＥＳ）、その連続予告用変動パターンを予告用変動バッファにセットする（Ｓ７７６）。
【０１２１】
尚、Ｓ７７０にて連続予告指示信号を受信してない場合（Ｓ７７０：ＮＯ）、特別図柄制御部１６０は連続予告設定処理を行なわない。
次に、本実施例における特別図柄制御部１６０が行なう連続予告変動処理について図２８を参照して説明する。まず、Ｓ８１０において予告カウンタが０か否かを判定する。予告カウンタが０でなければ（連続予告を行なう。Ｓ８１０：ＮＯ）、Ｓ８２０に進み予告カウンタを１減らし、Ｓ８３０に進む。Ｓ８３０では、連続予告設定処理におけるＳ７７６（図２７参照）にて予告用変動バッファにセットされた連続予告用変動パターンに対応する予告パターンを選択し、選択した予告パターンに対応したランプ点灯指令を音声ランプ制御部１７０に出力する。
【０１２２】
ここで、本第３実施例の遊技機においては連続予告用変動パターンＡ〜Ｊの１０通りあり、連続予告用変動パターンＡが信頼度（大当りに至る確率）が最も低く、連続予告用変動パターンＢ、連続予告用変動パターンＣの順で徐々に信頼度が高くなり、連続予告用変動パターンＪの信頼度が最も高くなるように設定されている。一方、連続予告パターン（単に予告パターンともいう）は、予告パターン１〜３の３通りあり、それぞれランプ２８を点灯させる、ランプ２８を０．５秒間隔で点滅させる、ランプ２８を０．２５秒間隔で点滅させる、という予告パターンとなっている。これらの内から、連続予告用変動パターンに応じて予め用意されたテーブルに基づいて選択される。連続予告用変動パターンがＡ〜Ｅの場合に用いるテーブルを［表３］に示す。
【０１２３】
【表３】

【０１２４】
ここでＹＰｉは予告パターンｉを表す（以下の［表４］［表５］においても同様）。例えば、ＹＰ１とあるのは予告パターン１のことである。この［表３］の中から乱数抽選により予告パターンを選択する。［表３］においては、２０個の予告パターン中、予告パターン１が１６個、予告パターン２が４個、予告パターン３が０個であるから、８０％の確率で予告パターン１、２０％の確率で予告パターン２が選択され、予告パターン３が選択される可能性はない。
【０１２５】
次に、連続予告用変動パターンがＦ〜Ｈの場合に用いるテーブルを［表４］に示す。
【０１２６】
【表４】

【０１２７】
［表４］においては、２０個の予告パターン中、予告パターン１が４個、予告パターン２が１４個、予告パターン３が２個であるから、２０％の確率で予告パターン１、７０％の確率で予告パターン２、１０％の確率で予告パターン３が選択される。連続予告用変動パターンがＩ〜Ｊの場合に用いるテーブルを［表５］に示す。
【０１２８】
【表５】

【０１２９】
［表５］においては、２０個の予告パターン中、予告パターン１が０個、予告パターン２が６個、予告パターン３が１４個であるから、３０％の確率で予告パターン２、７０％の確率で予告パターン３が選択され、予告パターン１が選択される可能性はない。
【０１３０】
これら表３〜表５のいずれかにおいて予告パターンが選択されると、特別図柄制御部１６０はＳ８４０に進み、選択した予告パターンに対応したランプ点灯指令を音声ランプ制御部１７０に出力し、Ｓ８５０にて特別図柄の変動を開始する。特別図柄制御部１６０は、Ｓ８１０からＳ８４０までの処理を、予告カウンタが０になるまで繰り返し行なう。そして、Ｓ８１０にて予告カウンタが０と判定された場合は（連続予告を行なわない場合）、直ちにＳ８５０に進み特別図柄の変動を開始する。前述したＳ８３０の処理が本発明の予告動作変更手段に相当する。
【０１３１】
このように、連続予告用変動パターンの信頼度に応じて予告パターンを変更するので、予告パターンの相違によって遊技者は連続予告の信頼度を知ることができる。具体的には、ランプ２８が点灯する、という連続予告が行なわれたときには、これは予告パターン１なので信頼度はあまり高くなく、ランプ２８が高速（０．２５秒間隔）で点滅したときには、これは予告パターン３なので信頼度が高いと判定できる。
【０１３２】
［その他］
以上、本発明の実施の形態を説明したが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではなく、各請求項に記載した範囲を逸脱しない限り、各請求項の記載文言に限定されず、当業者がそれらから容易に置き換えられる範囲にも及び、かつ、当業者が通常有する知識に基づく改良を適宜付加することができる。
【０１３３】
例えば、予告動作（連続・非連続を問わない）をランプ２８以外の方法で行なっても良い。例えば、ＬＥＤ表示装置２００の数字の色を変化させたり、予め定められた音をスピーカー面５ａから発生させたりすることが考えられる。これらは、前記と同様、特別図柄制御部１６０から音声ランプ制御部１７０に指令を発することにより実現可能である。ＬＥＤ表示装置２００に特殊な配列の数字を表示させたり、あるいはＬＥＤ表示装置２００を液晶表示装置に変えて、この液晶表示装置に特定のキャラクタを表示することにより予告したりしてもよい。これらの場合は、特別図柄制御部１６０自体で表示制御を行なうことになる。こうした連続予告に加えて、リーチを連続して発現させることによっても予告を行なっても良い。この場合は、主制御部で予告を決定することになるので、この予告を特別図柄制御部１６０でキャンセルすることができなくなる。
【０１３４】
なお、各実施例において、音やランプで予告動作を行う場合にも、特別図柄制御部１６０でキャンセルを行わないようにしても構わない。
また、第２実施例において、当りとして確定した図柄の種類（確変図柄、通常図柄の違い、あるいは各図柄）に応じて、当り終了後に変動時間短縮状態（時短とも言う）にしてもよい。変動時間短縮状態とは、遊技機が、特別図柄変動時間の短縮、普通図柄変動時間の短縮、普通図柄当りによる始動口開成時間の延長をしている状態である。
【０１３５】
変動時間短縮状態を設定する時短設定処理の概要を図２４に示す。本処理は大当りが終了する毎に起動される。本処理が起動されると、まずＳ９００にて、リミットに到達しているか否かを判定する。リミットとは、遊技機１において設定されている、確変状態における大当り回数の連続数（いわゆる連荘数）の最大値である。リミットが例えば２００回と設定されていると、確変図柄で当っても強制的に確変状態が終了される。このリミットに到達している場合（Ｓ９００：ＹＥＳ）はＳ９１０に進み、時短を設定することなく終了する。このリミットに到達している場合（Ｓ９００：ＮＯ）はＳ９２０に進み、前回（直近）の当りが確変図柄であったか否かを判定する。確変図柄であった場合（Ｓ９２０：ＹＥＳ）はＳ９３０に進み、確変用時短（例えば１００回）を設定して本処理を終了する。確変図柄ではなく通常図柄だった場合（Ｓ９２０：ＮＯ）はＳ９４０に進み、通常用時短（例えば５０回）を設定して本処理を終了する。なお、このように確変図柄か通常図柄かに応じて時短回数を固定せずに、それぞれ抽選を行なって時短回数を決めるようにしても良い。例えば、確変図柄で当った場合には２００回、１５０回、１００回から抽選し、通常図柄で当った場合には８０回、５０回、３０回から抽選するようにすることが考えられる。また、連荘が終了したときのみ、時短を付与するようにしてもよい。また、確変か否かではなく（あるいは更に細かく）図柄毎に付与される時短の回数を異なるようにしてもよい。例えば、特別図柄が３、７、絵図柄であれば１００回、他は５０回の時短を付与することが考えられる。以上説明したような、時短状態を付与する処理は、変動時間短縮手段と呼ぶことができるものである。
【０１３６】
また、第１実施例において、演出カウンタが１（Ｓ３００：ＮＯ（注意．演出カウンタはＳ３１０にて１ずつ減算されるので０の直前は１））から０になったとき（Ｓ３１５：ＹＥＳ）にリーチを発生させていた（Ｓ３２０）が、他の数、例えば、演出カウンタが２から１になった際や、３から２になった際にリーチを発生させても良い。
【０１３７】
また、第２表示部２７の変動表示のさせ方を変えても良い。例えば、点灯される箇所を単純に左右方向に往復させるのではなく、移動の速度（つまり、点灯させている時間）を徐々に速くしたり逆に遅くしたりしてもよい。また、移動しているかのように見せるのではなく、最初に全ての文字を点灯させ、１〜２個ずつ消灯させていってもよい。この場合、途中で確率変動となる箇所が多く残る（つまり点灯されている）ような消灯のさせ方をすると「確率変動する可能性が高い」という期待感を遊技者に持たせることができる。逆に確率変動となる箇所が少なくなるような消灯のさせ方をしてもよい。また、最初に点灯される文字を乱数で決めても良い。
【０１３８】
保留数に応じて変動時間を変える制御において、ある保留数においては変動時間を固定しても良い。すなわち、０〜４個の５種類の保留数において、例えば、保留数が１のときは変動パターン２または３のどちらかから選ぶが、保留数が０、２、３、４のときはそれぞれ変動パターン１、２、３、４に固定する、としても良い。
【０１３９】
尚、パチンコ機１の制御方法も他の態様であっても実施できる。例えば、主制御部１４０と特別図柄制御部１６０、音声ランプ制御部１７０との間での制御に関して、主制御部１４０から特別図柄制御部１６０および音声ランプ制御部１７０の双方に、コマンドを出力する態様が挙げられる。その場合、特別図柄制御部１６０および音声ランプ制御部１７０が副制御部に相当する。また、主制御部１４０から音声ランプ制御部１７０にコマンドを出力し、この音声ランプ制御部１７０と特別図柄制御部１６０の間で一方向通信又は双方向通信を行なうことにより図柄制御を行なうようにしてもよい。この場合、音声ランプ制御部１７０が副制御部に相当する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機を示す正面図である。
【図２】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、前面枠を開いた状態を示す斜視図である。
【図３】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機の遊技盤を示す正面図である。
【図４】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機を示す裏面図である。
【図５】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を示すブロック図である。
【図６】（ａ）は本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する主制御部の説明図であり、（ｂ）は本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する枠制御部の説明図である。
【図７】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する特別図柄制御部の説明図である。
【図８】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機が備える電子制御装置を構成する音声ランプ制御部の説明図である。
【図９】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機の主制御部が行うメインジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図１０】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、電源断（停電等）が発生したときの処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図１１】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、電源断（停電等）が発生したときの復電処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図１２】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、当否判定ジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図１３】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部において実行される外れ処理のフローチャートである。
【図１４】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、特別図柄制御部において実行される連続予告処理のフローチャートである。
【図１５】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、始動入賞が発生してから連続予告が為されるまでのタイミングを示すタイムチャートである。
【図１６】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部の内蔵ＲＡＭに格納された各種メモリ等の代表例を示す説明図である。
【図１７】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部を示す説明図である。
【図１８】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部を構成するＣＰＵを示す説明図である。
【図１９】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、中央装置を第一種始動口（普通電動役物）と共に拡大した図である。
【図２０】図１９のＡ−Ａ断面図である。
【図２１】本発明の第１実施例に係る遊技機において、緩衝部材７０、板バネ７６の説明図である。
【図２２】本発明の第２実施例に係る遊技機において、当否判定ジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図２３】本発明の第２実施例に係る遊技機において、特別図柄制御部において実行される連続予告処理のフローチャートである。
【図２４】本発明の他の実施例に係る遊技機において、時短設定処理を説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図２５】本発明の第３実施例に係る遊技機において、当否判定ジョブを説明するためのフローチャートである。
【図２６】本発明の第３実施例に係る遊技機において、主制御部において実行される変動パターン設定処理のフローチャートである。
【図２７】本発明の第３実施例に係る遊技機において、特別図柄制御部において実行される連続予告設定処理のフローチャートである。
【図２８】本発明の第３実施例に係る遊技機において、特別図柄制御部において実行される連続予告変動処理のフローチャートである。
【符号の説明】
１…遊技機　　　　　１１…遊技領域
１６…中央装置
１７…第一種始動口（特定入賞口）
２４…７セグメント表示装置
２７…第２表示部
６６…透明板
７０、７１…緩衝部材　　７６…板バネ
１４０…制御部
１６０…特別図柄制御部（副制御部）
２００…ＬＥＤ表示装置（表示装置）[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a general gaming machine gaming method, if there is a winning in the starting winning opening, a lottery is performed in the main control unit, and a notice is given that there is a possibility that the player may be advantageous according to the lottery result. ing. This lottery (special game state determination means) determines a win (special game state) or a miss for the player based on the value of the random number. Then, the presence / absence of a reach (a state in which symbols other than the final stop symbol are aligned) is determined by lottery in accordance with each of the hits and departures, and thereafter, a variation pattern is determined by lottery and effects are performed.
[0003]
In a gaming machine in recent years, it is extremely important to perform these notice effects in order to enhance the interest of the player. Therefore, the main control unit sends a designated command of a variation pattern (hit, miss, reach, no reach, advance notice, etc.) selected according to the random number, and the sub-control unit renders the variation pattern according to the command. In many cases, effects such as displaying a character different from the special symbol on the liquid crystal screen are performed.
[0004]
If the sub-control unit that receives the command from the main control unit takes charge of the effect in this way, for example, when changing the specifications or changing the model, the main control unit does not change any of the specifications and the sub-control unit The effect contents can be changed only by changing the control program.
[0005]
In the random number generating means of the main control unit, a value of a random number is acquired when a winning in the starting winning opening is obtained, and when a winning in the starting winning opening is continuously performed, the next value is obtained before the current fluctuation is completed. Get the random value of. In such a case, the acquired random numbers are stored in the main control unit, and the order is placed in a waiting state (startup storage). In general, the number of start memories is limited to a predetermined number as an upper limit.
[0006]
More recently, rather than making a determination of a special game state at the start of a change in the start memory, a special game state is determined at the time of obtaining a random number, in other words, at the time of winning in the start winning opening, so that the start game is spread over a plurality of start memories. There are also gaming machines equipped with a so-called continuous notice function of continuously performing a notice effect. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a gaming machine that determines whether to give a continuous notice using a random number (random number).
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-47369
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since these gaming machines do not always give the player an advantageous hit or reach when making continuous notices, they may feel disappointed when they do not even reach because the player's expectation of hitting the player is high. It was large and sometimes hindered the interest of the player. In addition, since the main controller determines the continuous notice using the random number value of the start memory, the main controller must be changed when the specification of the probability of generating the continuous notice is changed. And it was difficult to divert it between other models.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a gaming machine which can increase the taste of a player by installing a continuous notice and can easily change specifications.
Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to generate continuous notice with a desired probability in response to a continuous notice instruction issued by the main control unit.
[0010]
Still another object of the present invention is to enable an effective continuous notice according to the number of reservations.
Still another object of the present invention is to prevent the expectation and reliability of the continuous announcement from being unduly lowered.
[0011]
Still another object of the present invention is to eliminate unnaturalness that can occur in continuous notice.
Still another object of the present invention is to increase the expectation and reliability of continuous notice.
[0012]
Still another object of the present invention is to facilitate the change of the occurrence rate of the continuous notice at the time of specification change or model change.
Still another object of the present invention is to change the type of the notice operation and the occurrence rate of the continuous notice depending on the difference of the hit symbol, and to increase the expectation and reliability of the notice operation.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, has a special winning port provided on a gaming board, a main control unit for controlling a game, and a game which is configured separately from the main control unit. Gaming machine with a sub-control unit that performs
The main control unit includes a random number generation unit that generates a random number on condition that a game ball wins the specific winning opening, a storage unit that stores a random number generated by the random number generation unit, and a storage unit that stores the random number. Special game transition means for transitioning the gaming machine to a special gaming state advantageous to the player when the random number given is a predetermined value; and advance notice that the gaming machine will transition to the special gaming state (notice There is also a case where the transition does not occur despite the presence of a warning). A continuous notice instruction determining means for determining whether or not to continuously generate a notice operation to perform the notice operation, and the continuous notice instruction determining means continuously performs the notice operation. A continuous notice instruction signal output means for outputting a continuous notice instruction signal to the sub-control unit when it is determined to generate,
The sub-control unit, even when receiving a continuous notice instruction signal from the main control unit, if at least a predetermined condition is satisfied, at least a continuous notice prohibiting unit that prohibits the continuous occurrence of the notice operation. It is characterized by having. Here, the continuous notice prohibiting means may not only generate the notice operation continuously but also prohibit the notice operation itself.
[0014]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the degree of occurrence of the notice operation (continuous notice) can be changed only by changing the sub-control unit without changing the main control unit. For example, when issuing a continuous notice according to the continuous notice instruction signal output from the continuous notice instruction signal output means of the main control unit (that is, keeping the specification of the main control unit), the “predetermined condition” is set to a condition that is never satisfied. do it. Further, in the case where it is desired to perform continuous notice at a frequency of 1/2 of the frequency of the continuous notice instruction signal output means outputting the continuous notice instruction signal, the "predetermined condition" may be set to a condition that is satisfied with a probability of 1/2. Good.
[0015]
In addition, this allows the main control unit to be shared with other models, reducing the time required to change programs during development and creating application documents to the organization that reviews the models, and shortening the development period. It is possible to reduce costs, shorten the period from the examination to the approval, and the like.
[0016]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the predetermined condition is that at least a value of a continuous announcement execution random number for randomly selecting whether or not to continuously execute the announcement operation is determined. It is a fixed value.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, it is possible to randomly generate a continuous announcement based on the value of the continuous announcement execution random number. Further, it becomes possible for a designer of the gaming machine to generate a continuous notice at a desired probability. For example, when it is desired to generate the continuous notice at a rate of 70% of the frequency of the continuous notice instruction signal output means outputting the continuous notice instruction signal, 100 kinds of values from 0 to 99 can be generated as the continuous notice execution random number. When the generated random numbers are 30 kinds out of these 100 kinds (for example, 0 to 29, 50 to 79, etc.), the continuous announcement may be prohibited.
[0017]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the predetermined condition is that at least a number of the random numbers stored in the storage means is a predetermined number. It is characterized.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, if the number of random numbers stored in the storage means (so-called reserved number) is a predetermined number, continuous announcement is prohibited, so that continuous announcement is more effective. (Specifically, described later).
[0018]
Note that it may be combined with other conditions. For example, when the random number generated by the random number generation means is a predetermined value and the number of reservations is 3 or more, the continuous announcement is not performed, and when the random number is not the predetermined value and the number of reservations is 3 or more, May be given a continuous notice.
[0019]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first, second, or third aspect, the main control unit is determined to continuously generate the notice operation by a continuous notice instruction determination unit. In this case, the starting storage number storage means for storing the number of random numbers stored in the storage means, and the starting storage number storage means for storing the number of random numbers stored in the starting winning number storage even if a game ball is won in the specific winning opening. When the number of the random numbers is a predetermined value, there is provided continuous announcement instruction determination prohibiting means for invalidating the continuous announcement instruction determination means.
[0020]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, during the continuous announcement, the continuous announcement instruction determining means is disabled, and even if the gaming ball newly wins in the specific winning opening, the continuous announcement is determined. Since it is not performed, the relationship between the number of consecutive notice operations and the hit reliability can be made as intended by the designer.
[0021]
For example, it is assumed that “arbitrary positive number” is set as “predetermined number” (that is, if the number of random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means is other than 0, the continuous announcement instruction determination means Disable). Then, the special symbols are changed by the number of random numbers stored in the storage means, and the continuous notice is performed in synchronization with the change of the special symbols by the same number as the number of random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means. (In this case, the number of random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means is reduced by one each time the special symbol changes, and the continuous notice may be ended when the number reaches zero). In this case, when the start winning is made and the continuous notice is determined in a state where the number of reservations is 2, 3 is stored in the start storage number storage means. Then, when the fluctuation starts, a continuous notice is generated. During the second change, when a new start is won, since the number of start storages is stored in the storage means, the continuous advance instruction determination means is invalidated by the continuous advance instruction determination prohibiting means, and the continuous advance lottery is not performed. . By doing so, a continuous notice is added to the continuous notice that should have ended in three times, and it does not appear as if the continuous notice occurred five times.
[0022]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the main control unit has subtraction means for subtracting the number of the random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means,
The reach setting is performed when the number of random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage unit after the subtraction by the subtraction unit is a predetermined value.
[0023]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the reach is performed at least once during the continuous announcement (including the beginning and the end), so that the expectation and reliability of the continuous announcement are unduly reduced (for example, “continuous announcement”). Doesn't it even reach even though he's forewarned? " It is also possible to reach all fluctuations.
[0024]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, the reach setting is performed when the number of the random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means shifts from 1 to 0. Features.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the reach is always performed in the advance notice performed at the end of the continuous advance notice, so that the continuous advance notice becomes natural. In the aspect of claim 6, when the reach is set to "only" when the number of the random numbers shifts from 1 to 0, a continuous announcement with a more natural and high effect is obtained.
[0025]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the transition to the special game state by the special game transition means and the special game transition The rate at which the continuous notice prohibiting means prohibits the continuous generation of the notice operation is different from when the state is not shifted to the special game state by the means.
[0026]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the degree of occurrence of the continuous notice can be changed by the sub-control unit between when the transition to the special gaming state and when the transition to the special gaming state is not performed. Specifically, for example, it is possible to set such that a notice operation is prohibited 100% when a big hit (special game state) does not occur and a big hit is always made when a continuous notice occurs. When the model is changed, it is possible only by changing the sub-control unit.
[0027]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the gaming machine further comprises a variable display device that fluctuates a special symbol and performs stop display, and the main control unit includes: When the special game transition means transitions to a special game state advantageous to the player, a hit symbol for outputting a hit symbol signal to the variable display device to stop and display the special symbol in a symbol to the sub control unit. Having signal output means,
The sub-control unit has a notice operation changing unit that changes the notice operation based on the hit symbol signal.
[0028]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, when transitioning to the special gaming state, the winning symbol random number acquired at the time of starting winning is output from the main control unit to the sub-control unit, and the type of winning symbol ( The notice operation can be changed by probable change, normal distinction, distinction for each symbol, etc., and the expectation for transitioning to the special game state and the expectation for a specific special symbol will increase due to the combination of the special symbol and the notice operation. It can further enhance the interest. Moreover, by prohibiting the continuous notice operation thus generated by the continuous notice prohibition means, it is possible to change the specifications or the model only by changing the sub-control unit.
[0029]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the eighth aspect, the predetermined condition is that at least the special symbol specified by the hit symbol signal is a predetermined special symbol. I do.
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, when making a transition to the special gaming state, the continuous announcement is prohibited depending on the type of the hit symbol, and the occurrence rate of the continuous announcement changes depending on the type of the hit symbol. At the same time, the reliability of the continuous announcement changes.
[0030]
The present invention according to claim 10, a special winning opening provided in the game board, a main control unit that controls the game, a sub-control unit that is configured separately from the main control unit and performs the effect of the game, In a gaming machine equipped with a variable display device that fluctuates and displays a stop,
The main control unit includes a random number generation unit that generates a random number on condition that a game ball wins the specific winning opening, a storage unit that stores a random number generated by the random number generation unit, and a storage unit that stores the random number. Special game transition means for transitioning the gaming machine to a special gaming state advantageous to the player when the given random number is a predetermined value, and a notice operation for notifying that the gaming machine is transitioning to the special gaming state Notice instruction determining means for deciding whether or not to generate a notice instruction signal output means for outputting a notice instruction signal to the sub-controller when the notice instruction is determined to be generated by the notice instruction decision means. When the special game transition means makes a transition to a special game state which is advantageous to the player, the special symbol signal for stopping and displaying the special symbol on the variable display device is displayed on the sub-display. And a per symbol signal output means for outputting the control unit,
The sub-control unit has a notice operation changing means for changing the notice operation based on a special symbol specified by the received hit symbol signal.
[0031]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the notice operation can be changed based on the type of the special symbol. Further, the winning symbol can be specified in advance by changing the notice operation.
The present invention according to claim 11, a special winning opening provided in the game board, a main control unit that controls the game, a sub-control unit that is configured separately from the main control unit and performs the effect of the game, In a gaming machine equipped with a variable display device that fluctuates and displays a stop,
The main control unit includes a random number generation unit that generates a random number on condition that a game ball wins the specific winning opening, a storage unit that stores a random number generated by the random number generation unit, and a storage unit that stores the random number. Special game transition means for transiting the gaming machine to a special game state advantageous to the player when the given random number is a predetermined value, and a variation pattern for instructing a variation mode in the variation display of the special symbol. Continuous announcement instruction determining means for determining whether or not to continuously generate an advance operation for announcing that the gaming machine will transition to the special game state; and the continuous advance instruction determination. Means for outputting a continuous notice instruction signal and a fluctuation pattern signal to the sub control unit when it is determined by the means that the notice operation is to be continuously generated. ,
The sub control unit includes a notice operation changing unit that changes the continuous notice operation according to the received fluctuation pattern signal.
[0032]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the continuous announcement operation can be changed according to the possibility (so-called reliability) that the gaming machine is shifted to a special game. Further, the player can estimate the reliability of the continuous advance operation based on the difference between the continuous advance operations.
[0033]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the gaming machine further includes a variable display device that fluctuates a special symbol and performs stop display, and the main control unit includes: It has a fluctuation pattern setting means for setting a fluctuation pattern for instructing the mode of fluctuation in the fluctuation display of the special symbol, and the continuous notice instruction signal output means, before and after the continuous notice instruction signal, a fluctuation pattern signal Is output to the sub control unit,
The sub control unit includes a notice operation changing unit that changes the continuous notice operation according to the received fluctuation pattern signal.
[0034]
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the continuous notice operation can be changed according to the reliability, and the player can estimate the reliability of the continuous notice operation based on a difference in the continuous notice operation. . Moreover, by prohibiting the continuous notice operation thus generated by the continuous notice prohibition means, it is possible to change the specifications or the model only by changing the sub-control unit.
[0035]
It should be noted that such features of the eleventh and twelfth aspects may be applied to a gaming machine that does not continuously perform the notice operation.
The present invention described in claim 13 describes the gaming machine according to claims 1 to 12 as a program, and thus has the same effects as the corresponding gaming machines.
[0036]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, examples showing embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, as a game machine, a first-type pachinko machine (ball game machine) of a type called a so-called seven machine is taken as an example, and the structure thereof will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0037]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front portion of the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes an outer frame (main body frame) 2, a middle frame 3, a front frame 4, an upper plate 5, a lower plate 6, And a locking device 7.
The outer frame 2 is obtained by assembling and fixing a wooden plate-like body into a substantially rectangular frame shape. The middle frame 3 is entirely made of plastic, has a frame body portion (see FIG. 2) 3a and a lower plate portion, and is pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A locking device 7 is provided at the center of the right end of the middle frame 3. The locking device 7 has a substantially rectangular shape with a keyhole when viewed from the front, and is used for locking when the front frame 4 is closed.
[0038]
Here, the frame portion 3a is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape from the upper end to about 2/3 of the entire middle frame 3 downward, and a substantially triangular frame decoration LED lens of the front frame 4 is provided at the upper end portion. In correspondence with 4c and 4e, a prize ball display LED (not shown) and a prize ball display LED board 4d (see FIG. 5) are on the left side, and a stop display LED (not shown in FIG. 2) and a stop display LED board are on the right side. 4f (see FIG. 5) is provided.
[0039]
The lower plate occupies approximately 1/3 of the entire middle frame 3 from the lower end to the upper side, and the left end corresponds to the speaker surface 5a formed on the upper plate portion 5, and the effect corresponding to the game state. A speaker 400a (see FIG. 5) for generating a sound or other sounds (voice) is provided, and is stored in the upper plate portion 5 at a substantially center with respect to a launching device unit (not shown) for launching a game ball. A supply device (not shown) for supplying game balls is provided.
[0040]
Further, below the lower plate portion, there is provided a lower plate portion 6 provided with an ashtray, a ball-drawing lever, and the like, and a substantially central portion of the lower plate portion 6 for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1. An outlet 6a is opened, and a firing handle 9 for operating a firing device unit (not shown) is provided at the right end. A touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching is mounted on the firing handle 9, and a fire stop switch 9b for temporarily instructing a stop of the fire is arranged near the touch switch 9a.
[0041]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame 4 is entirely made of plastic, and a game area 11 (FIG. 3) formed on the game board 10 so that the game board 10 (see FIG. 3) can be visually recognized from the front. (See FIG. 2) has an opening 4a formed in a substantially circumferential shape. A substantially rectangular glass frame 4s (see FIG. 2) in which a glass plate 4r is fitted according to the opening 4a is mounted on the back surface. In the present embodiment, the glass frame 4s is mounted on the back surface of the front frame 4, and the peripheral edge of the glass plate 4r is held by the glass frame 4s. On the basis of the player, the game area 11 formed on the game board 10 is formed behind the glass plate 4r. The glass frame 4s may be mounted on the front side of the front frame 4 and the glass plate 4r may be held on the front side of the front frame 4. Further, a transparent plate (for example, a transparent resin plate) other than the glass plate 4r can be held by a transparent plate frame mounted on the front frame 4.
[0042]
The front frame 4 occupies about ／ of the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1 and is pivotally mounted on the left end of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. Further, a frame decoration lamp lens 4b is provided at the upper end, and inside the lens 4b, a frame decoration lamp substrate 4g (see FIG. 5) and a plurality of games are provided along an arc at the upper end of the opening 4a. An effect lamp (not shown) is provided.
[0043]
The upper plate portion 5 is pivotally attached to the left end of the middle frame 3 below the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. On the outer edge portion 5b of the dish, a ball removal button, a game ball lending / returning button, and the like are provided. The upper plate 5 is provided with a discharge port 5c for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1. A speaker surface 5a having a plurality of long holes is formed on the left end, and a volume switch board 12 (see FIG. 5) is provided on the back surface. On the left end side of the pachinko machine 1, a prepaid card unit 13 is mounted.
[0044]
Next, the surface structure of the game board 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 10 is a substantially rectangular wooden plate-like body which is held by the middle frame 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), and whose back side is covered by a back mechanism board 102 (see FIG. 4) described later. ing. A substantially circular game area 11 is formed on the game board 10 by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 provided on the surface of the game board 10, and a central device 16 and a first type in the game area 11. A starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, a variable winning device 18, a left winning opening 19, a right winning opening 20, a lower left winning opening 21, a lower right winning opening 22, a large number of nails 23 and the like are arranged. . In this figure, for the sake of simplicity, a part of the nail 23, a lamp windmill and the like are omitted.
[0045]
The central device 16 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 11, and includes a normal symbol display device 32, an LED display device 200, a second display unit 27, and entrances 272, 273.
The LED display device 200 as a variable display device is mainly composed of a three-digit seven-segment display device 24, and when a game ball enters a first-type starting port (normally powered accessory) 17 as a ball. By turning on and off the seven-digit segment bodies as appropriate, each special symbol is varied and stopped and displayed. Then, for example, when the symbols are stopped and displayed (fixed display) with the same three-digit symbol of “7, 7, 7”, a large winning port 311 of the large winning device 31 described later provided in the variable winning device 18 is opened. Be released. That is, the pachinko machine 1 includes a left special symbol display area, a middle special symbol display area, and a right special symbol display area as areas for displaying “a plurality of pieces of identification information”. In addition, each special symbol is changed (that is, a plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed) by "establishment of predetermined conditions" that "the game ball enters the first-type start port (normally electric accessory) 17." This is the pachinko machine 1 that gives a "special value" of "big hit" when the stop condition of the specific condition of "the symbols are aligned with the same symbol of three digits" is achieved.
[0046]
The ordinary symbol display device 32 shows a specific example of a “display device”, and is arranged at the upper center of the central device 16. The normal symbol display device 32 is for displaying an odd number of 1 to 9 in a variable manner, and fluctuates when a game ball passes through one of the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and one type of odd number after a predetermined time has elapsed. The numbers are stopped. Then, when the stop display is performed at, for example, “7”, the first-type start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds).
[0047]
The normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 are provided diagonally below the central device 16 in the left and right directions, respectively, and the left and right normal symbol operation gate detection switches 36s and 37s are provided in the left and right ordinary symbol operation gates 36 and 37 (see FIG. 5). Are arranged. Then, the normal symbol display device 32 variably displays the game ball when the normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 36s or 37s passes.
[0048]
In addition, the central device 16 includes an LED for holding up to four game balls passing through the left and right ordinary symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and the number of winnings in the first-type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17. There is also provided an LED for holding up to four LEDs, but this is omitted in this drawing.
The first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is provided below and separated from the central position of the central device 16. The first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is a so-called tulip type, and a pair of left and right wing pieces are formed to open and close, and is provided with a decoration on a front surface thereof and attached to a substrate 34 described later. Inside, a first-type starting port (normally-powered accessory) winning detection switch 17s (see FIG. 5) for detecting the passage of a game ball and a first-type starting port (normally-powered Object) solenoid 17c (see FIG. 5). When the pair of wing pieces open left and right, the game ball enters an open state in which the possibility of entering the ball is increased, and the pair of wing pieces are erected, and a normal state in which the possibility of entering the game ball is reduced. .
[0049]
The variable winning device 18 is provided below the first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a large winning device 31 and a lower left winning device are provided on a substrate 34 having a substantially inverted trapezoidal front surface. A mouth 21 and a bottom right winning opening 22 are provided. Here, the special winning device 31 is formed substantially in the center, and has a special winning opening 311 opened in a belt shape, an opening and closing plate 312 for opening and closing the special winning opening 311, and an opening and closing plate for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 312. A special winning opening solenoid 313 (see FIG. 5), a specific area (V winning opening and general winning opening / not shown) through which a game ball passes after winning the special winning opening 311, an interlocking rod (not shown), a winning It is mainly composed of a winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 5) for detecting a ball, a back box (not shown), and a winning port relay board (not shown).
[0050]
Further, the lower left winning opening 21 is disposed on the left side substantially right next to the first type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a lower left winning opening passage detection switch 21s (see FIG. 5) is provided inside. . Below the lower left winning opening 21, a plurality of lower left winning opening LEDs 223 to 225 are mounted on the lower left winning opening LED board 21f (see FIG. 5) and covered with a decorative lens. Further, the lower right winning opening 22 is disposed on the right side substantially right next to the first-type starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a lower right winning opening passage detection switch 22s (see FIG. 5) is provided inside. ing.
[0051]
A left winning opening 19 and a right winning opening 20 are disposed diagonally above and below the variable winning device 18, respectively. In addition, a left winning opening passage detection switch 19s (see FIG. 5) and a right winning opening passage detection switch 20s (see FIG. 5) are provided therein. Further, a pair of side lamps 38 and 39 are disposed at both left and right end portions of the game area 11 symmetrically in a vertical arc shape. In addition, the large number of nails 23 are provided in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for the pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each of the gaming machines described above.
[0052]
Next, an out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48, so that the game balls that have returned without reaching the game area 11 are returned again. Prevents returning to the firing position. On the other hand, the foul ball prevention member 59 is attached to the distal end of the inner rail 15, and the return rubber 60 is located on the right half side of the game board 10, substantially opposite to the position of the foul ball prevention member 59. , Are fitted along the outer rail 14.
[0053]
Next, the back surface structure of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is located in the middle frame 3 and is supported by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The back mechanism board 102 is supported by a pair of hinges 103 provided at the upper and lower ends of the back mechanism board 102 in the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The game board 10 (see FIG. 3) is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3. On the left side when viewed from the position of the hinge 101 at the upper end, a prize ball tank 105 having a tank ball out detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank, and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached. ing. A ball release lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball out detection switch (not shown) is provided downstream thereof, and a prize as a backside game device is provided downstream thereof. A ball payout device 109 is provided.
[0054]
Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. On the lower side of the tank rail 106, a back case 111 with a lid in which the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) is stored is provided. Under the back case 111, a main control unit 140 (see FIG. (See FIG. 6A), a storage box 55 as a storage container storing a game control board 54 (see FIG. 6A) as a backside game device is provided. On the lower rear side of the storage box 55, a launcher control board case 113 in which a launcher control board is stored as a launch control unit 193 (see FIG. 5), and a launch control collective relay board (not shown) are provided. In the lower left portion of the back mechanism panel 102, the above-described firing device unit (not shown) is provided. In the lower right portion, a payout control board 350 is also provided as a payout control unit 150 (see FIG. 5). A payout control board case 118 is provided as a storage container storing the reference｝. A relay board 190 as a back game machine is mounted on the upper right side of the storage box 55.
[0055]
As shown in FIG. 5, the relay board 190 is a board for relaying the winning ball detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the like and the main control unit 140. In this embodiment, the storage box 55, the relay board 190, and the payout control board case 118 are detachably mounted on a metal plate (not shown), and the metal plate is rotatable with respect to the back mechanism board 102. Suspended.
[0056]
On the other hand, a fuse box 119, a power switch 120, a power terminal board 121, and a jackpot, a launch device control, a ball out, a door open, a prize ball, a ball renting machine frame, etc. are provided at the upper right end of the back mechanism panel 102. A terminal board 122 having external connection terminals is provided. In addition, a power cable 123 for receiving power supply from outside is also provided above the terminal board 122. A connection cable 124 extends upward from the payout control board case 118 in which the payout control board 350 (see FIG. 6B) is stored, and is connected to the prepaid card unit 13 having the power cable 125. A ball passage member 126 for a lower plate portion is provided substantially at the lower end of the center of the back mechanism panel 102. The power supply terminal board 121 is connected to a RAM clear switch (not shown) for generating a “RAM clear signal”.
[0057]
Next, the electronic control unit 130 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the electronic control unit 130 includes a main control unit 140 and a payout control unit (prize ball payout control unit that mainly performs a prize ball payout control) 150 connected to the main control unit 140 via the signal transmission path 500a. It comprises a symbol control unit 160 and an audio lamp control unit 170 connected to the special symbol control unit 160 via a signal transmission path 500b. The main control unit 140 includes the game control board 54, and the three control units 150, 160, and 170 other than the main control unit 140 each include a payout control board 350, a special symbol control board 360, and an audio lamp control board 370. ing.
[0058]
As shown in FIG. 6A, the game control board 54 includes a main circuit section 400 including a CPU 401 and an input / output circuit section 500 (see FIG. 17). The game control board 54 is usually stored in a case (storage box 55 described later) that is difficult to open and close.
[0059]
Further, an external terminal unit 145 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500, and a “hole computer” of a pachinko hall is connected to the external terminal unit 145. Then, the game control board 54 turns on the RAM clear signal after the execution of the RAM clearing process, and turns off the RAM clear signal after a certain period of time. This RAM clearing signal is output to the outside of the pachinko machine 1, and the pachinko hall system and the like are output. Can be notified. Therefore, the manager of the pachinko hall can know the wrongdoing while the wrongdoer is unknown.
[0060]
As shown in FIG. 18, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, and controls the operation of the entire pachinko machine 1 (that is, the basic progress control of the game) using the RAM 481 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 482. In addition, the CPU 401 performs the determination control based on the determination program stored in the ROM 482 (a determination unit).
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 17, the main circuit section 400 includes a CPU 401, an oscillation section 410, a reset circuit section 450, an I / O decode circuit section 420, a data bus stabilization section 411, and a first external input circuit section 430. ing. As shown in FIG. 18, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, a built-in RAM 481, a built-in ROM 482, a memory control circuit 483, a clock generator 484, an address decoder 485, a watch dog timer 486, a counter / timer 487, and a parallel input / output port. 488, a reset / interrupt controller 489, an external bus interface 490, and an output control circuit 491.
[0062]
Returning to FIG. 5, the above-described signal transmission path 500a is connected to the input / output circuit section 500 shown in FIG. 6 (a), and the processing is performed from the input / output circuit section 500 to the signal transmission path 500a to the control sections 150 and 160. The command data, which is a command signal indicating the contents, is transmitted. Note that data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to each of the control units 150 and 160 in a one-way format or a two-way format. Data is transmitted from the control unit 160 to the control unit 170 in a bidirectional format. In addition, power is supplied to each of the control units 140 to 170 from the power receiving board 415 via the power supply unit 425 and further via the power distribution board 435. Sent to.
[0063]
The winning board detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the like are connected to the relay board 190, and the output terminal of the relay board 190 is connected to the input / output circuit section 500 of the main control section 140. In addition, a first-class starter (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, a normal symbol display device board 32f, various solenoids 17c and 313, a right ordinary symbol operation gate passage detection switch 37s, a left ordinary symbol operation gate passage detection switch 36s Are connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140.
[0064]
The payout terminal board 191 is connected to the touch switch 9a, the firing stop switch 9b, the volume switch 192, the tank ball out detecting switch 104, the supply ball out detecting switch 108, and the like. The output terminals of the payout terminal board 191 are shown in FIG. 6 (b) is connected to the input / output circuit unit 700 of the payout control unit 150.
[0065]
As shown in FIG. 6B, the payout control unit 150 includes a main circuit unit 600 and an input / output circuit unit 700 similar to the main control unit 140. In the input / output circuit unit 700, the signals shown in FIG. It is connected to the transmission path 500a. The input / output circuit unit 700 is connected to the prize ball payout device 109, the launching device control unit 193, and the like.
[0066]
As shown in FIG. 7, the special symbol control unit 160 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, a ROM 163, an input / output port 164, and a drive circuit 167 as arithmetic circuit components. , And are connected to the signal transmission path 500a at the input / output port 164. The LED display device 200 is connected to the input / output port 164, and the CPU 161 controls the operation of the central device 16 using the RAM 162 as a work area according to a control program stored in the ROM 163.
[0067]
As shown in FIG. 8, the audio lamp control section 170 includes an audio lamp control board 370 including a lamp control board section 370a and an audio board section 370b. The lamp control board unit 370a includes a CPU 171, a RAM 172, a ROM 173, and an input / output port 174 as operation circuit components. The operation circuit components are connected to each other by a bus 175, At 174, it is connected to the signal transmission path 500b. As shown in FIG. 5, a frame decoration lamp board 4g, various lamp boards 261f, 262f, 281f, various LED boards 4d, 4f, 19f to 22f, 263f, 264f are connected to the input / output port 174. Lamp and LED are connected. These lamps and LEDs are turned on, turned off, or blinked according to the game state.
[0068]
As shown in FIG. 8, the audio board unit 370b includes a CPU 181, a RAM 182, a ROM 183, an input / output port 184, and a sound generator 188 as arithmetic circuit components. The input / output ports 184 are connected to the signal transmission path 500b. The volume switch board 12 is connected to the input / output port 184, and the speaker 400a is connected to this board. The sound generator 188 outputs various sounds according to the game state from the speaker 400a based on the stored sound data and the sound output module, and the sound volume switch board 12 outputs the sound according to the operation of a sound volume switch (not shown). Set the volume.
[0069]
Further, various lamps such as the frame decoration lamp board 4g and the sound generator 188 are provided with a special symbol change / stop display mode under the control of the special symbol control section 160, presence or absence of reach, a reach display mode (described later), a special game mode. The mode is controlled according to the game mode (probability change, time saving, etc.). The command signal of the control command is transmitted via the above-described signal transmission path 500b as a command signal for setting the sound lamp control unit 170 as an operation command target.
[0070]
Note that the above-described special symbol control unit 160 and audio lamp control unit 170 may be configured by the same circuit units as the main control unit 140 and the payout control unit 150. That is, a CPU having a main circuit section and an input / output circuit section and having a ROM and a RAM built therein can also be used.
[0071]
Next, the prize ball operation is executed in the following order.
When the game ball passes the prize ball detection switch 318, the main control unit 140 outputs 15 prize ball number data, and when the game ball passes the first-type start-up port (ordinary electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s, the 6 prize ball number data. In other cases, for example, when the passage detection switches 21 s and 22 s of the left and right lower winning openings 21 and 22 are detected to pass, the ten prize balls number data are sent to the payout control unit 150. In the order of the detection, the payout control unit 150 is transmitted via the above-mentioned signal transmission path 500a as a command signal to be an operation command target. (That is, the number of unique prize balls is 6, 10, or 15 here.) The payout control unit 150 receives the prize ball number data from the main control unit 140, and transmits the prize ball payout signal to transmit the prize ball. The ball payout device 109 is operated.
[0072]
In addition, the main control unit 140 determines the game state based on the outputs of the various detection switches described above, determines whether or not the game is successful based on the game state, and displays the image in a corresponding symbol display mode according to the determination content. Reads data for display control. For example, the main control unit 140 uses the detection result of the first-type start-up port (ordinary electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s, the prize ball detection switch 318, and the like, the acquired value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number, and the like, , A game is being played but there is no starting prize (variable preparation state), a starting prize has been won, and a special game state has been determined. Further, when the start winning is detected, a win / fail determination is performed based on a random number value to be described later, and based on the determination result, a special symbol change (including a reach display mode) or a display mode control such as confirmation is performed. The data is read. This data is transmitted via the above-described signal transmission path 500a as a command signal for setting the special symbol control unit 160 as an operation command target.
[0073]
Next, a main job executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. This is an example of a job executed by the CPU 401 based on a program stored in the ROM 482 (see FIG. 18) of the main control unit 140. First, after setting the stack pointer to a predetermined address of the RAM 481 (see FIG. 18) (S10), it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed) (S12). Initialization processing is performed (S800), and if no operation has been performed, it is determined whether a backup flag has been set (S15). Then, if the backup flag is set (S15: YES), the "power recovery processing for power cut-off" in FIG. 11 is performed.
[0074]
In this embodiment, when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like, as shown in FIG. 10, the used register is saved in the RAM 481 (S630), and the value of the stack pointer is stored in the RAM 481 (S632). Then, the special winning opening solenoid and the first type starting opening solenoid are turned off (S634), the polling processing time of the prize ball sensor (for example, about 85 ms) is set (S636), and the prize ball pre-sensor and the prize ball count are set. The passing of the game ball is monitored by the rear sensor (S638). Next, when the polling processing time has elapsed (S640), a checksum (excluding the checksum, the backup flag, and the stack area) of the RAM 481 used is created (S642), saved, and the backup flag is set in the RAM 481 (S640). S646). Then, access to the RAM 481 is prohibited (S648), and preparation for power-down is performed in an infinite loop process. It is also possible to execute a HALT process or a STOP process instead of the unlimited loop process.
[0075]
In the “return process” of FIG. 11, the checksum is calculated (S664), the checksum values stored when the power is turned off are compared, and if they do not match, the RAM 481 is initialized (S800). ). If they match, the stack pointer before power-off is restored (S668), the backup flag is cleared (S670), and a command for returning the sub-board to the state before power-off is transmitted (S672). Then, each register is restored to the state before the power-off (S674), the permission / non-permission of the interrupt is returned to the state before the power-off (S676, S678), and the address returns to the address before the power-off (S680). In the present embodiment, a backup power supply for power cut-off measures is added to the pachinko machine 1, so that even in the event of a power failure in a pachinko hall or the like, "information advantageous to a player" generated before the power failure is stored. it can.
[0076]
Returning to FIG. 9, if the backup flag is not set (S15: NO), it is determined that the initialization is completed (S20). If the initialization has been completed (S20: YES), the jobs from the LED job (S30) to the switch job (S70) are executed. If the initialization has not been completed (S20: NO), the initialization job (S190) is executed, and the completion of the initialization is determined again (S20). When the pachinko machine 1 is turned on for the first time after shipment, when the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed), when the backup flag is abnormal, or when the checksums do not match, the RAM 481 is not used. Is performed.
[0077]
In the LED job (S30), the display mode data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted number, the display mode data of the special symbol unstarted number, and the like are output. In the constant speed random number job (S40), a special symbol hit / failure random number memory and a general-purpose count memory of the RAM 481 described later are updated. In the non-constant-speed random number job (S50), the initial value counter and the out-of-place normal symbol random number memory (not shown) are updated. The general-purpose count memory (not shown) is used, for example, for creating values of “0” to “255” for each interruption, executing a command job, a decoration job, and the like.
[0078]
In the audio job (S60), data relating to music and audio is read, and in the switch job (S70), various detection switches are read. That is, various signals such as the right and left winning opening passage detection signal are transmitted to the main control unit 140 via the relay board 190, and various signals such as the firing stop detection signal, the touch detection signal, and the volume detection signal are transmitted via the payout terminal board 191. The payout control unit 150 takes in each of them, and also receives a first-class start-up prize detection signal from the first-class start-up (normal electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s, a prize-ball detection signal from the large prize device 31, and a normal symbol operation. The gate passage detection signal is taken into the main control unit 140.
[0079]
Further, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the switches 318 (see FIG. 5) such as the count detection switch, the count detection and the specific area passage detection switch (S80), and if there is no abnormality (S80: YES), the special symbol main Jobs from the job (S90) to the voice job (S110) are executed. If there is an abnormality (ball clogging, disconnection, etc.) (S80: NO), an error job (S130) is executed.
[0080]
In the special symbol main job (S90), a job relating to data necessary for the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 to operate in cooperation is executed. In the normal symbol main job (S100), the display mode data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count is read.
[0081]
Thereafter, each flag state is set in the backup memory (S140), and the award ball signal job (S150), the information signal job (S160), the command job (S170), and the remaining time job (S180) are executed. In the prize ball signal job (S150), data related to prize ball payout is read and output, and in the information signal job (S160), data necessary for information output to another control unit is read. Further, in the command job (S170), a command for special symbol management or the like is output, and in the remaining time job (S180), non-constant random numbers are called. Note that the initial value random number is also updated in the remaining time job (S180).
[0082]
Next, with reference to FIG. 12, a description will be given of the success / failure determination job at the time of a start winning (winning to the first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17) which is executed in a series of flow of the main job. . Note that various memories and the like used in these jobs are stored in the RAM 481 (see FIG. 18) of the main control unit 140 shown in FIG. 5, and typical ones (481a to 481n, 481v, and 481w) are shown in FIG. .
[0083]
First, in S200, it is confirmed whether or not there is a start winning. If No, the process proceeds to S203, and it is determined whether or not there is a reserved number (number of unstarted times) stored in the special symbol reserved number memory 481b (see FIG. 16). I do. If there is no hold number (that is, zero), the process ends, and if there is a hold, the process proceeds to S245. If there is a start winning (S200: Yes), the process proceeds to S206, and it is determined whether the number of holdings is 4 or more. If the number of reservations is 4 or more, the process proceeds to S250, and if the number of reservations is less than 4, the process proceeds to S210. In S210, the reservation number is incremented by one. Then, in S220, a special symbol success / failure determination random number (hereinafter, also referred to as a success / failure random number or a judgment random number) and a hit symbol random number are generated (either by generating a program or by using a predetermined random number generation circuit ( In step S230, these random numbers are read. In S235, the random number values thus read are stored in a special symbol random number memory 481a (see FIG. 16; hereinafter, also referred to as a determination random number memory) and a symbol determination random number memory 481d, respectively. This memory stores the read random judgment values in a shift memory format in chronological order of the start winning.
[0084]
Then, in S240, it is determined whether or not the effect counter is 0. The effect counter has an initial value of 0, and also has a value of 0 even when no continuous notice is given. If 0 (S240: YES), the process proceeds to S241, and it is determined whether or not the random number value read in S230 is a big hit. Specifically, a big hit number (hit determination value) is read from the big hit number memory (in the built-in ROM 482), and is compared with the above random number value. If not, it is determined to be off. In the case of a hit (S241: YES), the flow shifts to S242, sets a continuous warning notice instruction signal, and shifts to S245. More specifically, a hit continuous notice instruction signal is output to the sub control unit, and the number of suspensions is set in the effect counter. If it is off (S241: NO), the flow shifts to S243 to select whether or not to give a continuous notice. For example, a random number of 0 to 99 (corresponding to the continuous announcement execution random number of the present invention) is generated, and when this value is 0 to 10, continuous announcement is performed; otherwise, continuous announcement is not performed. It is good. In the case of giving a continuous notice (S243: YES), the process proceeds to S244 to set a continuous notice of departure, and proceeds to S245. More specifically, a continuous announcement notice signal is output to the sub-control unit, and the effect counter is set to the hold number. The difference between the continuous announcement of the deviation and the continuous announcement of the hit is that when the continuous announcement command is issued to the special symbol control unit 160, the information is the command corresponding to the deviation (the former) or the command corresponding to the hit. Which information (the latter) is to be output. If no continuous notice is given (S243: NO), the process proceeds to S245 without doing anything.
[0085]
When it is determined in S240 that the effect counter is not 0 (here, it is an integer of 1 to 4), the process directly proceeds to S245. By doing in this way, when the integer of 1 to 4 is stored in the effect counter, that is, when the continuous notice has already been performed, a new continuous notice instruction signal is not generated (this processing is performed). This corresponds to the continuous announcement instruction determination prohibition means of the present invention). As a result, the relationship between the number of continuous notice operations and the hit reliability can be made as intended by the designer.
[0086]
In S245, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation has started. If the fluctuation has occurred, in S250, in S250, the oldest first determination random number value and the big hit symbol determination random number memory stored from the determination random number memory 481a (see FIG. 16). The winning symbol random number is read from 481d, and the judgment random number memory 481a and the big hit symbol determining random number memory 481d are shifted. Then, in S260, it is determined whether or not a big hit has occurred based on the leading determination random value. In the case of a big hit (S260: YES), the process proceeds to S270 to perform a big hit process and ends the present process, and in the case of a miss (S260: NO), the process proceeds to S280 to perform a miss process and ends the present process. .
[0087]
Next, a schematic flow of the disconnection processing will be described with reference to FIG. First, in S300, it is determined whether or not the effect counter is 0. If the effect counter is not 0 (S300: YES) (that is, if continuous notice is given), the effect counter is decremented by 1 in S310, and it is determined again in S315 whether or not the effect counter is 0. If the effect counter is 0 (S315: YES), the flow proceeds to S320, and the gasket advance reach setting (reach for performing the reach in the case of departure. In particular, here, the reach after continuous advance notice) is performed, and the fluctuation is made in S325. The pattern is set, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the effect counter is not 0 (S315: NO), the process proceeds to S330, performs the departure setting (setting for departure without going through reach), sets the fluctuation pattern in S325, and ends this processing. .
[0088]
If it is determined in S300 that the effect counter is 0 (that is, the continuous notice is not performed), the process proceeds to S331, and it is determined whether or not the off-reach job is to be performed using a random number. That is, in S331, a reach mode determination random number is generated and read, and in S335, the reach number stored in the reach number memory 481i (see FIG. 16) is read. In S340, if they match, the flow advances to S345 to set reach (setting for performing reach in case of departure. In this case, reach without continuous notice), set a fluctuation pattern in S325, and The process ends. If the reach mode determination random number and the reach number do not match in S340, the process proceeds to S330.
[0089]
According to the departure process, when a command for continuous notice is issued, a reach is always generated at the end of the continuous notice to be deviated by the process from S300 to S320. This is realized not by simply generating reach when the effect counter is 0, but by generating reach when the effect counter changes from 1 to 0. Moreover, due to the processing from S315 to S330, no reach occurs during the continuous notice.
[0090]
In the big hit process of S270, a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the big hit is set. In this case, the reach or an effect that excites the player's expectation instead of the reach (for example, full rotation; hereinafter, included in the reach) ) Is performed. From this and the effect of the departure process, the reach is always performed at the end of the continuous notice. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sense of expectation and reliability for the continuous announcement from unduly decreasing.
[0091]
The special symbol control unit 160 that has received the continuous notice command performs the continuous notice processing shown in FIG. In this figure, for the sake of convenience, a portion for receiving a continuous notice command is shown. When the continuous notice command is received (S700: YES), it is determined in S710 whether the command corresponds to the hit (set in S242) or the disconnection (set in S244). If it is a win command (S710: YES), the process proceeds to S720, and a lottery (win) is performed as to whether or not to give a notice. Specifically, the value of the effect counter (that is, the number of hold) transmitted from the main control unit 140, a random number of 0 to 99 (referred to as a random number for display of notice, and the following Table 1) are used.
[0092]
[Table 1]

[0093]
For example, when the number of holds is 0 or 1, cutting is performed if the notice display random number is 0 to 69, that is, the continuous notice display is not performed. When the number of holds is 2, the notice random number is 0 to 49. Do not display a continuous notice. In other words, in the case of a hit, the continuous notice is given as it is as the number of reservations increases.
[0094]
On the other hand, if the instruction is a disconnection instruction (S710: NO), the process proceeds to S730, and a lottery (for disconnection) is performed to determine whether or not to give a notice. This is almost the same as the hit case, but the following [Table 2] is used instead of [Table 1].
[0095]
[Table 2]

[0096]
According to [Table 2], as the number of reservations increases, the cut rate increases. When the number of reservations is three or four, the notice display lottery random number is 0 to 99, that is, 100% cut. In this way, when three or four consecutive notices occur, the notice is always made. This corresponds to the case where the "predetermined condition" of the present invention is "the number of the random numbers stored in the storage means (special symbol reserved number memory 481b) is a predetermined number (3 or 4)".
[0097]
As a result of such a lottery, if the notice is not canceled (S740: NO), the process proceeds to S750, where a command to turn on a lamp (described later) is output to the sound lamp control unit 170, and the change of the special symbol is started in S760. When the notice is canceled in S740 and when there is no continuous notice command, the process goes directly to S760.
[0098]
The timing of the event generated by the above processing is shown in the time chart of FIG. For example, it is assumed that a start winning is generated three times consecutively from the state where the number of reservations is 0 and the special symbol does not fluctuate, as shown in FIG. Then, the change of the special symbol is started by the first start winning. Then, in the first and second winnings, a continuous announcement command (notification command) is not generated (S243: NO), and a continuous announcement instruction signal is output in the third winning (S242 or S244). S305). Then, the lamp is turned on at the start of the change immediately after the change of the special symbol currently in progress. This is a notice. The lamp is also turned on at the start of the next change.
[0099]
The central device 16 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of the central device 16 together with a first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory, which corresponds to a starting winning port of the present invention) 17. Here, before describing the second display unit 27, the LED display device 200 will also be mentioned. The segment body of the LED display device 200 is provided with red, green, and blue LEDs at the back, and various colors such as yellow and white can be displayed by a combination of these three colors. Red, green, and blue LEDs are separately provided behind the portion 26 that forms the background of these segment bodies, so that only the background color can be changed.
[0100]
On the other hand, a total of 12 characters of 1 to 9, 0, and 2 V are formed on the second display unit 27, and an LED is provided behind each character. Normally, this LED is turned off, but when the symbol hits the LED display device 200 and the symbol is displayed, the LED behind one of the twelve characters is turned on (hereinafter, "character is turned on"). Moreover, the lit character is changed. The mode of the change is as follows.
[0101]
The first lit character is turned off, and the left character is lit. Then, the character is turned off, and the further left character is turned on. By repeating this at a high speed (for example, at a cycle of 100 ms), it appears that the lighted portion moves to the left. When the character to be lit becomes V at the left end, the character to be lit after the light is turned off is set to the right, and the lit portion is moved rightward so as to be seen. When the character to be lit becomes V at the right end, the character to be lit after turning off the light again is set to the left. By repeating the above for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the illuminated portion is reciprocated in the left-right direction, and the variation is stopped while any one of the characters is illuminated. This is hereinafter referred to as a variable display of the second display unit 27.
[0102]
If the character lit at this time is any of the leftmost V, 1 to 5, the probability variation is not performed, and if it is any of 6 to 9, 0, the rightmost V, the probability variation is not generated. Done. Note that three LEDs 62 are provided below each of the twelve characters, and the colors thereof are V at the left end, green at 1-5, 6-9,0 at the right end, and The LED 62 below V is red. By looking at this color, the player can know whether or not the probability changes. Further, when the variable display on the second display unit 27 is completed, one of the notification lamps 263 and 264 provided below the LED display device 200 is turned on. The notification lamp 263 is turned on when the probability changes, and the notification lamp 264 is turned on when the probability does not change, so that the player can know whether or not the probability changes.
[0103]
The lamp 28 used for the notice command is provided on both shoulders of the LED display device 200. These are composed of cold cathode tubes, a phosphor tube is provided on the inner wall surface, and a glass tube in which mercury and an inert gas (argon, neon, mixed gas, etc.) are sealed, and both ends in the glass tube And a pair of electrodes (cold cathodes). In this cold cathode tube, when a high voltage is applied (applied) between the electrodes (cold cathodes), the secondary electrons are emitted from the electrodes (cold cathodes) by the generated initial plasma ions, and discharge occurs in the glass tube. To start. Ultraviolet rays are radiated by the resonance transition of the mercury atoms excited by the electron energy accompanying the discharge, and the ultraviolet rays are converted into visible light by the phosphor layer on the inner wall surface of the glass tube. As a result, the cold cathode tube generates visible light. The emission color (color temperature or chromaticity) can be easily changed by changing the phosphor.
[0104]
Note that the second display unit 27 is disposed behind the surface of the game area 11 into which the nail 23 shown in FIG. 3 is driven, and is connected to the game area 11 by a transparent plate provided on the same surface as the surface. It is isolated. This is shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is an AA cross section of the central device 16 (see FIG. 19). The left side of the figure is the side where the player is located, and the right side is the side where the back side structure shown in FIG. 4 is located. As shown in the figure, most of the second display section 27 is arranged in the depth direction of the board surface from the game area 11. Then, when the pachinko ball 64 enters the ball entrance 272 (possible even at the ball entrance 273 (see FIG. 19)), it is guided in the depth direction of the board as indicated by arrows P → Q → R, and is the same as the surface of the game area 11. It enters the space between the transparent plate 66 provided on the surface and the resin plate 68 of the second display unit 27 on which a total of 12 characters are formed. More precisely, another transparent plate 69 is arranged on the player side of the resin plate 68 so that the resin plate 68 is not damaged even if the pachinko ball 64 hits it. Reference numeral 74 denotes an LED unit for lighting characters.
[0105]
The ball that has entered the space between the transparent plate 66 and the resin plate 68 is repelled by a hand-shaped buffer member 70 (or a buffer member 71 (see FIG. 19) when entering from the entrance 273), and this space is used. Rolls on the inner slope 72 and crosses in front of the left end V or 1 to 5 (or the right end V or 6 to 9, 0 when entering from the entrance 273) to the game area 11 from the ball exit 73. Return. This state can be seen by the player through the transparent plate 66. Further, since the transparent plate 66 is disposed on the same plane as the game area 11, the pachinko balls pass through the transparent plate 66 as viewed from the player. In this manner, the pachinko ball has a novel configuration in which the pachinko ball can pass in front of the second display section 27, and can pass in front of the pachinko ball via the transparent plate 66. Since the movement of the game ball is further changed, entertainment and interest can be improved. The ball exiting from the ball exit 73 wins the first-class starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 (see FIG. 19) with a high probability.
[0106]
The buffer members 70 and 71 are fixed to the surface 25 at the same position as the transparent plate 69 of the second display unit 27 by a leaf spring 76. This mechanism is shown in FIG. FIG. 21B is a view of the cushioning member 70 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 21A is a view of FIG. 21B as viewed from above. As shown in this figure, both ends of the leaf spring 76 are bent in a hook shape, one of which is embedded in the cushioning member 70 and the other is embedded in the surface 25. Accordingly, when the pachinko ball 64 collides with the cushioning member 70, the pachinko ball 64 swings as shown by the arrow S, so that the movement of the pachinko ball 64 is further enriched, and entertainment and interest can be further improved. The buffer member 71 is also swingably fixed to the surface 25 via a leaf spring in substantially the same manner. As shown in FIG. 19, the direction in which the index finger 70a of the buffer members 70 and 71 points is the center of the second display unit 27, that is, the direction in which the pachinko balls 64 roll. Accordingly, the direction in which the pachinko balls 64 roll is indicated, so that the player can be prevented from giving anxiety.
[0107]
Here, the correspondence between the present embodiment and the components of the present invention will be described. The special symbol control unit 160 corresponds to the sub-control unit of the present invention, the processing of S220 corresponds to the random number generating means of the present invention, the processing of S250 and S260 corresponds to the special game transition means of the present invention, and S241 and S243. Corresponds to the continuous notice instruction determining means of the present invention, the processing of S305 corresponds to the continuous notice instruction signal output means of the present invention, and the processing of S720 to S740 corresponds to the continuous notice inhibit means of the present invention. The counter corresponds to the starting storage number storage unit of the present invention, the processing of S310 corresponds to the subtraction unit of the present invention, and the special symbol reserved number memory 481b corresponds to the storage unit of the present invention.
[0108]
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 22 shows a flowchart of the success / failure determination job according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 23 shows a flowchart of the corresponding continuous notice processing. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above only in that a part of the success / failure determination job and the continuous notice processing is different, and thus the description is omitted. In the present embodiment, the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0109]
In the win / fail determination job of the present embodiment, the win / fail determination random number and the hit symbol random number read in S230 are stored in the special symbol success / failure random number memory 481a and the symbol determination random number memory 481d in S235, respectively. It is determined whether or not it is a big hit. If it is determined that it is not a big hit (S237: NO), the process proceeds to S240. On the other hand, if it is determined that a big hit (S237: YES), the process proceeds to S239, and after performing setting (corresponding to a hit symbol signal output means of the present invention) for outputting a hit symbol signal to the special symbol control unit 160, Proceed to S240. The hit symbol signal indicates which special symbol is to be hit, and is different from the continuous announcement signal of the hit which is output and set simply in S242 indicating the hit. After S240, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed.
[0110]
The special symbol control unit 160 that has received the hit symbol signal performs a continuous notice process shown in FIG. In this continuous announcement process, when it is determined in S710 that the continuous announcement command corresponds to a hit, the process proceeds to S713, and it is determined whether the winning symbol is a positively changing symbol or a normal symbol based on the winning symbol signal. If it is determined that the symbol is a probable variable symbol (S713: YES), the process proceeds to S716, a lottery is performed using the operation notice table for the probable symbol, and the process proceeds to S720. If it is determined that the symbol is a normal symbol (S713: NO), the process proceeds to S718, a lottery is performed using the operation notice table for the normal symbol, and the process proceeds to S720. The processing of S713 to S718 corresponds to the notice operation changing means of the present invention. After S720, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed.
[0111]
As described above, by changing the notice table between the case of hitting with a probable change symbol and the case of hitting with a normal design, the notice operation is changed at the time of probable change and at the time of normal. For example, the lighting pattern of the lamp is different from the normal pattern, and the difference in the blinking pattern, the length of lighting time, the brightness, and the like are changed. The player can know the reliability of the hit based on the correlation between the difference in the notice change pattern and the reach symbol.
[0112]
If the winning symbol signal received by the special symbol control unit 160 is a preset special symbol, the continuous announcement may be canceled (S740: YES). By doing so, the occurrence rate of the continuous announcement changes depending on the type of the hit symbol, and the reliability of the continuous announcement also changes.
[0113]
Further, the present invention may be applied to a case where a single advance operation such as a reach advance announcement or a big hit advance announcement, which is not a continuous advance announcement, is performed, or to a model which performs such an independent advance operation. Also in this case, since the notice operation changes between the case of hitting with the probability change symbol and the case of hitting with the normal symbol, the player can know the reliability of the hit based on the correlation between the difference in the notice change pattern and the reach symbol.
[Third embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The pass / fail judgment job in the present embodiment is partially different from the above-described first embodiment, and the other parts are the same. Therefore, the processes common to the respective processes of the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers, and will be described. Omit. However, the “determination of whether or not the fluctuation has started” in S245 of the first embodiment is performed by changing the step number to S248 for convenience of explanation, but the processing content is the same. In this embodiment, the continuous notice processing in the first embodiment is a continuous notice setting processing and a continuous notice change processing.
[0114]
FIG. 25 shows a flowchart of the success / failure determination job of this embodiment. In this success / failure determination job, after the reserved number is incremented by one in S210, the reserved number is output to the special symbol control unit 160 (S215). Thereafter, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed from S220 to S242 or S244.
[0115]
After outputting the continuous announcement instruction signal in S242 or S244, the continuous announcement variation pattern is selected in S246, and the continuous announcement variation pattern signal corresponding to the selected continuous announcement variation pattern is sent to the special symbol control unit 160. Make output settings. Here, the continuous announcement variation pattern is selected on the assumption that continuous announcement is performed, and is a variation pattern with a reach that may lead to a jackpot. It contains patterns. In addition, the fluctuation pattern indicates a mode of the fluctuation in the fluctuation display of the special symbol displayed on the LED display device 200 as the variable display device. The processing of S242 or S244 to S246 corresponds to the continuous announcement instruction signal output means of the present invention.
[0116]
Then, after the process of S246, the processes of S248 and S250 are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the variation pattern setting process is performed in S261, and the hit / fail judgment job of the present embodiment ends.
The variation pattern setting process in S261 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in S400, it is determined whether or not the effect counter is 0. If the effect counter is not 0 (consecutive notice is given; S400: NO), the process proceeds to S410, where the effect counter is decremented by 1. At S415, it is determined again whether or not the effect counter is 0. If the effect counter is 0 (S415: YES), the flow proceeds to S420 to set a fluctuation pattern for continuous announcement, and in S425, transmits a fluctuation pattern signal corresponding to the set fluctuation pattern to the special symbol control unit 160, This processing ends. The continuous announcement variation pattern set in S420 is the same as the continuous announcement variation pattern selected in S246.
[0117]
On the other hand, if the effect counter is not 0 (S415: NO), the flow proceeds to S430 to set a variation pattern without reach, and in S425, transmits a variation pattern signal corresponding to the variation pattern without reach to the special symbol controller 160. Then, the present process ends.
[0118]
If the effect counter is determined to be 0 in S400 (if no continuous notice is given), the process proceeds to S440, where a normal fluctuation pattern is set, and in S425, a fluctuation pattern signal corresponding to the normal fluctuation pattern is specially set. The process is transmitted to the symbol control unit 160, and the process ends.
[0119]
Here, the normal variation pattern is a variation pattern with reach and without reach, and includes both variation patterns of a big hit and a miss.
The above-described variation pattern setting process (S261) corresponds to the variation pattern setting means of the present invention. According to the variation pattern setting process, when a continuous notice is issued, the process proceeds to S400 to S420. The process always generates a reach at the end of the continuous announcement, and the process from S415 to S430 never reaches during the continuous announcement, so that the expectation and reliability of the continuous announcement are unduly reduced. Can be prevented.
[0120]
Next, the special symbol control unit 160 that has received the continuous announcement instruction signal output in S242 or S244 (see FIG. 25) in the success / failure determination job performs a continuous announcement setting process shown in FIG. In the continuous announcement setting process, when the continuous announcement instruction signal is received (S770: YES), the number of suspensions output in S215 (see FIG. 25) in the success / failure determination job is set in the advance notice counter (S772). When the continuous announcement variation pattern signal output in S246 (see FIG. 25) in the success / failure determination job is received (S774 YES), the continuous announcement variation pattern is set in the advance variation buffer (S776).
[0121]
When the continuous announcement instruction signal is not received in S770 (S770: NO), the special symbol control unit 160 does not perform the continuous announcement setting process.
Next, a continuous notice variation process performed by the special symbol control unit 160 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, in S810, it is determined whether or not the notice counter is 0. If the advance notice counter is not 0 (consecutive advance notice is performed; S810: NO), the process proceeds to S820, decrements the advance notice counter by 1, and proceeds to S830. In S830, a notice pattern corresponding to the continuous notice fluctuation pattern set in the notice notice fluctuation buffer in S776 (see FIG. 27) in the continuous notice setting processing is selected, and a lamp lighting instruction corresponding to the selected notice pattern is voiced. Output to the lamp control unit 170.
[0122]
Here, in the gaming machine of the third embodiment, there are ten types of continuous announcement variation patterns A to J, and the continuous announcement variation pattern A has the lowest reliability (probability of reaching a big hit) and the continuous announcement variation pattern. The reliability is set such that the reliability gradually increases in the order of B and the continuous announcement variation pattern C, and the reliability of the continuous announcement variation pattern J becomes the highest. On the other hand, there are three types of continuous notice patterns (also simply referred to as notice patterns): notice patterns 1 to 3, each of which turns on the lamp 28, blinks the lamp 28 at intervals of 0.5 seconds, and turns on the lamp 28 for 0.25 seconds. It is a notice pattern of blinking at intervals. From these, selection is made based on a table prepared in advance according to the continuous announcement variation pattern. Table 3 shows a table used when the continuous announcement variation patterns are A to E.
[0123]
[Table 3]

[0124]
Here, YPi represents the notice pattern i (the same applies to [Table 4] and [Table 5] below). For example, “YP1” is the notice pattern 1. A preview pattern is selected from this [Table 3] by random number lottery. In [Table 3], among the 20 notice patterns, 16 notice patterns, 4 notice patterns 2, and 0 notice patterns 3 have the 80% probability of notice patterns 1 and 20%. There is no possibility that the notice pattern 2 is selected with the probability and the notice pattern 3 is selected.
[0125]
Next, Table 4 shows a table used when the continuous announcement variation pattern is F to H.
[0126]
[Table 4]

[0127]
In Table 4, among the 20 notice patterns, four notice patterns 1, four notice patterns 2, and two notice patterns 3 have two notice patterns. Therefore, the notice patterns 1 and 70% have a probability of 20%. The notice pattern 2 is selected with a probability and the notice pattern 3 is selected with a probability of 10%. [Table 5] shows a table used when the continuous announcement variation patterns are I to J.
[0128]
[Table 5]

[0129]
In Table 5, among the 20 notice patterns, the notice pattern 1 is 0, the notice pattern 2 is 6, and the notice pattern 3 is 14. Therefore, the notice patterns 2 and 70% have a 30% probability. There is no possibility that the notice pattern 3 is selected with the probability and the notice pattern 1 is selected.
[0130]
When a notice pattern is selected in any of Tables 3 to 5, the special symbol control unit 160 proceeds to S840, outputs a lamp lighting command corresponding to the selected notice pattern to the audio lamp control unit 170, and proceeds to S850. To start changing the special symbol. The special symbol control unit 160 repeats the processing from S810 to S840 until the notice counter becomes zero. When the notice counter is determined to be 0 in S810 (when no continuous notice is performed), the process immediately proceeds to S850 to start changing the special symbol. The processing of S830 described above corresponds to the notice operation changing means of the present invention.
[0131]
As described above, since the notice pattern is changed in accordance with the reliability of the continuous notice change pattern, the player can know the reliability of the continuous notice based on the difference between the notice patterns. Specifically, when the continuous notice that the lamp 28 is turned on is given, the reliability is not so high because this is the notice pattern 1, and when the lamp 28 blinks at a high speed (at intervals of 0.25 seconds), Is the announcement pattern 3, it can be determined that the reliability is high.
[0132]
[Others]
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is not limited to the language described in each claim as long as it does not deviate from the scope described in each claim. Can easily be replaced therefrom, and improvements based on the knowledge usually possessed by those skilled in the art can be appropriately added.
[0133]
For example, the notice operation (whether continuous or discontinuous) may be performed by a method other than the lamp 28. For example, it is conceivable to change the color of the number of the LED display device 200 or to generate a predetermined sound from the speaker surface 5a. These can be realized by issuing a command from the special symbol control unit 160 to the sound lamp control unit 170, as described above. A special arrangement of numbers may be displayed on the LED display device 200, or the LED display device 200 may be replaced with a liquid crystal display device, and a notice may be given by displaying a specific character on the liquid crystal display device. In these cases, the display control is performed by the special symbol control unit 160 itself. In addition to the continuous notice, the notice may be given by continuously expressing the reach. In this case, the notice is determined by the main control unit, so that the notice cannot be canceled by the special symbol control unit 160.
[0134]
In each embodiment, the special symbol control unit 160 may not perform the cancellation even when the notice operation is performed by the sound or the lamp.
Further, in the second embodiment, the fluctuation time may be shortened (also referred to as time saving) after the end of the hit, depending on the type of the symbol determined as the hit (the difference between the positive symbol and the normal symbol, or each symbol). The fluctuation time reduction state is a state in which the gaming machine is shortening the special symbol fluctuation time, shortening the normal symbol fluctuation time, and extending the start opening time per normal symbol.
[0135]
FIG. 24 shows an outline of the time saving setting process for setting the fluctuation time reduction state. This process is started every time the big hit ends. When the present process is started, first, in S900, it is determined whether or not the limit has been reached. The limit is the maximum value of the number of consecutive big hits in the probability change state (so-called number of extended houses) set in the gaming machine 1. If the limit is set to, for example, 200 times, the probability change state is forcibly ended even if the player hits with the probability change symbol. If the limit has been reached (S900: YES), the process proceeds to S910 and ends without setting the time saving. If the limit has been reached (S900: NO), the process proceeds to S920, and it is determined whether or not the last (last) hit was a probable change symbol. If the symbol is a probable variable symbol (S920: YES), the process proceeds to S930, in which a probable variation time reduction (for example, 100 times) is set, and the process ends. If the symbol is not a positively-variable symbol but a normal symbol (S920: NO), the process proceeds to S940, in which a normal-use time reduction (for example, 50 times) is set, and the process ends. Note that it is also possible to determine the number of time savings by performing a lottery instead of fixing the number of time savings according to whether the symbol is a positively changing symbol or a normal symbol. For example, it is conceivable that a lottery is selected from 200 times, 150 times, and 100 times when a hit is made with a probable symbol, and a lottery is selected from 80 times, 50 times, and 30 times when a hit is made with a normal design. In addition, the time saving may be given only when the extended vacation is completed. Further, the number of time savings to be given may be made different for each symbol, instead of whether or not the probability has changed (or more finely). For example, it is conceivable that a special symbol is given 3, 7, a pictorial symbol 100 times, and the other special symbols 50 times. The processing for giving the time saving state as described above can be called a fluctuation time reducing means.
[0136]
In the first embodiment, when the effect counter is changed from 1 (S300: NO (Note: the effect counter is decremented by 1 in S310, 1 immediately before 0)) is changed from 0 to 0 (S315: YES). Although the reach was generated (S320), the reach may be generated when another number is reached, for example, when the effect counter changes from 2 to 1, or from 3 to 2.
[0137]
Further, the manner of performing the variable display on the second display unit 27 may be changed. For example, instead of simply reciprocating the lighted portion in the left-right direction, the moving speed (that is, the lighting time) may be gradually increased or reduced. Also, instead of making it appear as if it is moving, all characters may be turned on first, and then one or two characters may be turned off. In this case, if the lights are turned off such that many portions that change in probability remain (that is, are turned on) on the way, the player can have a sense of expectation that "the probability of change in probability is high". Conversely, the light may be turned off so as to reduce the number of places where the probability changes. Further, the character to be turned on first may be determined by a random number.
[0138]
In the control of changing the fluctuation time according to the number of reservations, the fluctuation time may be fixed for a certain number of reservations. In other words, in the five types of reserved numbers of 0 to 4, for example, when the reserved number is 1, either one of the fluctuation patterns 2 or 3 is selected, but when the reserved number is 0, 2, 3, or 4, each varies. Patterns 1, 2, 3, and 4 may be fixed.
[0139]
Note that the control method of the pachinko machine 1 can be implemented even in another mode. For example, regarding the control between the main control unit 140, the special symbol control unit 160, and the audio ramp control unit 170, a command is output from the main control unit 140 to both the special symbol control unit 160 and the audio ramp control unit 170. An embodiment is mentioned. In this case, the special symbol control unit 160 and the sound lamp control unit 170 correspond to a sub control unit. In addition, a command is output from the main control unit 140 to the sound lamp control unit 170, and symbol control is performed by performing one-way communication or two-way communication between the sound lamp control unit 170 and the special symbol control unit 160. You may. In this case, the sound lamp control unit 170 corresponds to a sub control unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front frame is opened in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a game board of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of a main control unit constituting an electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a game according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a frame control unit included in an electronic control device provided in the machine.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a special symbol control unit included in the electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a sound lamp control unit included in the electronic control device provided in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a main job performed by a main control unit of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process when a power interruption (power failure or the like) occurs in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a power restoration process when a power interruption (a power failure or the like) occurs in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a disconnection process executed by the main control unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a continuous announcement process executed by a special symbol control unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a time chart showing timing from the occurrence of a start winning prize until a continuous notice is given in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a typical example of various memories and the like stored in a built-in RAM of a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a CPU constituting a main control unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of a central device together with a first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory view of a buffer member 70 and a leaf spring 76 in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a continuous announcement process executed by a special symbol control unit in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating a time saving setting process in a gaming machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a variation pattern setting process executed by the main control unit in the gaming machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a flowchart of a continuous announcement setting process executed by a special symbol control unit in a gaming machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 28 is a flowchart of a continuous notice varying process executed by a special symbol control unit in the gaming machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Game machine 11 ... Game area
16 Central device
17… Type 1 starting port (special winning opening)
24 7-segment display device
27 Second display unit
66 ... Transparent plate
70, 71: buffer member 76: leaf spring
140 ... Control unit
160 ... Special symbol control unit (sub-control unit)
200 ... LED display device (display device)

Claims (13)

In a gaming machine provided with a specific winning opening provided in the game board, a main control unit for controlling the game, and a sub-control unit configured separately from the main control unit and for performing a game effect,
The main control unit includes:
Random number generating means for generating a random number on condition that the game ball wins the specific winning opening,
Storage means for storing a random number generated by the random number generation means;
Special game transition means for causing the gaming machine to transition to a special game state advantageous to the player when the random number stored in the storage means is a predetermined value;
Continuous notice instruction determining means for determining whether or not to continuously generate a notice operation for notifying that the gaming machine transitions to the special game state;
A continuous advance instruction signal output unit that outputs a continuous advance instruction signal to the sub-control unit when the continuous advance instruction instruction determination unit determines to continuously generate the advance operation;
Has,
The sub-control unit, even when a continuous notice instruction signal is received from the main control unit, if at least a predetermined condition is satisfied, at least the successive notice prohibition means for prohibiting the continuous occurrence of the notice operation. A gaming machine characterized by having: 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that a value of a continuous announcement execution random number that determines at least whether or not to continuously generate the announcement operation is a predetermined value. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that at least a number of the random numbers stored in the storage unit is a predetermined number. The main control unit includes:
A starting storage number storage unit that stores the number of random numbers stored in the storage unit when it is determined by the continuous notification instruction determination unit that the notification operation is to be performed continuously;
Even if a game ball wins in the specific winning opening, if the number of the random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means is a predetermined value, the continuous announcement instruction determining means is invalidated. Means for prohibiting the determination of a notice instruction;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, further comprising: The main control unit includes:
Subtracting means for subtracting the number of the random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means,
The game according to claim 4, wherein the reach setting is performed when the number of random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage unit after the subtraction by the subtraction unit is a predetermined value. Machine. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the reach setting is performed when the number of the random numbers stored in the starting storage number storage means shifts from 1 to 0. The continuous notice prohibiting means continuously generates the notice operation when the special game transition means transitions to the special game state and when the special game transition means does not transition to the special game state. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a rate of prohibiting is different. Equipped with a variable display device that fluctuates special symbols and stops and displays
When the special game transition means makes a transition to a special game state that is advantageous to the player, the main control unit controls the sub-control of the hit symbol signal for causing the variable display device to stop and display the special symbol in a symbol. Unit has a hit symbol signal output means,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the sub control unit includes a notice operation changing unit that changes the notice operation based on the hit symbol signal. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition is that at least a special symbol specified by the hit symbol signal is a predetermined special symbol. A specific winning opening provided in the game board, a main control unit for controlling the game, a sub-control unit configured separately from the main control unit for performing the effect of the game, and a variable display device for changing the special symbol and stopping and displaying the special symbol; In a gaming machine equipped with
The main control unit includes:
Random number generating means for generating a random number on condition that the game ball wins the specific winning opening,
Storage means for storing a random number generated by the random number generation means;
Special game transition means for causing the gaming machine to transition to a special game state advantageous to the player when the random number stored in the storage means is a predetermined value;
Notice instruction determining means for determining whether or not to generate a notice operation for notifying that the gaming machine transitions to the special game state,
A notice instruction signal output means for outputting a notice instruction signal to the sub-controller when the notice instruction decision means decides to generate the notice operation;
When the special game transition means transitions to a special game state advantageous to a player, a hit symbol for outputting a hit symbol signal to the variable display device to stop and display the special symbol in a symbol to the sub control unit. Signal output means,
Has,
A gaming machine, wherein the sub-control unit has a notice operation changing means for changing the notice operation based on a special symbol specified by the received hit symbol signal. A specific winning opening provided in the game board, a main control unit for controlling the game, a sub-control unit configured separately from the main control unit for performing the effect of the game, and a variable display device for changing the special symbol and stopping and displaying the special symbol; In a gaming machine equipped with
The main control unit includes:
Random number generating means for generating a random number on condition that the game ball wins the specific winning opening,
Storage means for storing a random number generated by the random number generation means;
Special game transition means for causing the gaming machine to transition to a special game state advantageous to the player when the random number stored in the storage means is a predetermined value;
A variation pattern setting means for setting a variation pattern for instructing a variation mode in the variation display of the special symbol;
Continuous notice instruction determining means for determining whether or not to continuously generate a notice operation for notifying that the gaming machine transitions to the special game state;
A continuous advance instruction signal output unit that outputs a continuous advance instruction signal and a fluctuation pattern signal to the sub-control unit when the continuous advance instruction instruction determination unit determines to continuously generate the advance operation;
Has,
The gaming machine, wherein the sub-control unit has a notice operation changing unit that changes the notice operation according to the received fluctuation pattern signal. Equipped with a variable display device that fluctuates special symbols and stops and displays
The main control unit has a variation pattern setting unit that sets a variation pattern for instructing a variation mode in the variation display of the special symbol,
The continuous notice instruction signal output means outputs a variation pattern signal to the sub-control unit before or after the continuous notice instruction signal,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the sub control unit includes a notice operation changing unit that changes the notice operation according to the received fluctuation pattern signal. The main control unit and the sub-control of a gaming machine including a specific winning port provided on a game board, a main control unit for controlling a game, and a sub-control unit configured separately from the main control unit to perform a game effect. A program for causing a unit to operate as each of the main control unit and the sub-control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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