JP2005224511A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the higher interest sufficiently by making the players feel the big surprise with a special favor granted to the players who continue the games for a fixed period of time. <P>SOLUTION: After the counts of the games reach the upper limit thereof, the lottery is carried out to determine not only the jackpot (s112 and s118) but also the set wins (s132 and s134). As a result of the lottery, when the set win is earned (s134:YES), the game comes ready for transition to the non-performance special state (processing at s324-s328), the state more advantageous for the players than after the jackpot games based on the normal jackpot is offered at the non-set win position. The increased counts of the games after the start of the games do not always make the situation advantageous for the players uniformly and this enables the players to feel the big surprise with the change to the advantageous state, thereby achieving the higher interests sufficiently. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that provides a predetermined jackpot game to a player when a lottery result based on an input of a predetermined start signal is a jackpot.

  Conventionally, when the result of a lottery resulting from winning a game ball at the start opening is a big hit, the big winning opening is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and a lot of winning balls are awarded at the time of winning the game ball at this big winning opening. There is known a gaming machine that provides a player with a game to be paid out, a so-called jackpot game.

In recent years, in this type of gaming machine, after a certain period of time has elapsed since the player started the game (the number of symbol variations on the symbol variation display has reached a predetermined number), a gaming state is generated as a big hit By switching to a state (high probability mode, special state) where the probability is higher than normal (low probability mode, normal state) and advantageous to the player (high probability mode, special state), the jackpot is appropriately generated, and the player gets bored, and A technique for preventing a player from suffering an excessive loss has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). With such a gaming machine, it is possible to provide and reward an advantageous state for a player who has continued to play a game with the same gaming machine for a certain period of time, that is, a player who has exhausted a specific gaming machine.
JP 2000-37515 A

  However, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the pattern that is advantageous to the player is uniform, such that the gaming state shifts to a special state when a certain period of time has elapsed since the game was started, Since this pattern is easily understood by the player, the unexpectedness given to the player is scarce and it cannot be said that the interest is sufficiently improved.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a player who has continued a game for a certain period of time and to greatly enhance its interest.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes a first lottery means for performing a special jackpot, a normal jackpot, or a lottery based on an input of a predetermined start signal, and the first lottery means. When the lottery result is a special jackpot or normal jackpot, the jackpot game providing means for providing a predetermined jackpot game to the player, and when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a special jackpot, the jackpot game providing means While providing the jackpot game, the game state is more advantageous to the player than the normal state, which is the normal game state, and the special state that is not performed in the normal state is shifted to a special state. If the lottery result is a normal jackpot, the game state is shifted to the normal state after the jackpot game providing means is provided by the jackpot game providing means. And a state transition unit for a gaming machine having a. Further, the gaming machine includes a period measuring means for measuring a gaming period, which is a period of a game by the gaming machine, and a lottery by the first lottery means after the measurement value by the period measuring means reaches a predetermined value. A second lottery means for performing a lottery of winning or losing, and an information storage means for storing in a memory lottery information indicating that when the lottery result by the second lottery means is won If the lottery information indicating the winning is stored in the memory by the information storage means when the lottery result by the first lottery means is usually a big win, the state transition means changes the gaming state not to the normal state. The player is more advantageous to the player than the normal state, but shifts to a non-effect special state where the special effect is not performed.

  According to the gaming machine configured in this way, after the measurement value by the period measurement means reaches a predetermined value, that is, after a certain period has elapsed since the game was started, not only the lottery by the first lottery means but also the first lottery Two lottery means will be selected for winning or losing. Then, when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a normal jackpot after winning by this lottery, the game state is shifted to the non-effect special state for the first time and the gaming state becomes advantageous to the player. Therefore, even if a certain period of time has passed since the game was started, it does not necessarily become an advantageous state, so it can give a player a great surprise by becoming an advantageous state, Thereby, sufficient improvement of interest can be aimed at.

  In particular, in the non-production special state, although it is in an advantageous state like the special state, the production is the same as the normal state (the state where no special production is performed) On the other hand, it is possible to recognize that an advantageous state can be taught like a special state in spite of playing a game in a normal state. Thereby, not only the unexpectedness but also a sense of superiority due to the advantageous state can be given to the player, so that it is possible to sufficiently improve the interest.

  Note that the special state transferred by the above-described state transfer means is a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state and in which a special effect is performed. The “advantageous to the player” state is, for example, a state (so-called probable change state) in which the probability that a lottery result (special jackpot, normal jackpot) will be increased by the lottery result by the first lottery means. In a gaming machine in which such a state is “advantageous to the player”, even if the lottery result by the first lottery means is usually a big hit, if lottery information is stored in the memory Thus, the probability that the gaming state shifts to the non-effect special state and becomes a big hit in the subsequent lottery by the first lottery means can be increased. As a result, the lottery result by the first lottery means tends to be a big hit repeatedly (so-called “ream” is likely to occur), so that the game is continued with the same gaming machine until the lottery information is stored in the memory. It is possible to improve the interest in this. In addition, the above-mentioned “special effect” means, for example, that the display mode of the display unit that displays information related to the game is set as a special display mode, the variation time of the symbols displayed by the display unit is shortened, and the like. It is.

  The period measuring means is a means for measuring the game period by the player, for example, a counter for measuring the number of lotteries (or the number of times of input of the start signal) by the first lottery means and the number of game media used. , It may be configured with a timer for measuring the elapsed time.

  The information storage means is means for storing, in a memory, lottery information indicating that the lottery result by the second lottery means has been won. Regarding what kind of information the lottery information is stored as There is no particular limitation. For example, the number of times the lottery result by the second lottery means is considered to be stored in a memory as lottery information. In this case, the gaming machine may be configured as shown in claim 2.

  3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the information storage means is configured to store the number of times the lottery result by the second lottery means is won in a memory as the lottery information, and the state transition means If the lottery result by the first lottery means is usually a big win, and if information indicating the number of times of 1 or more is stored as the lottery information in the memory, information obtained by subtracting the number of times indicated by the lottery information by 1 And the gaming state is shifted to the non-production special state.

If comprised in this way, the transition to a non-production special state of a gaming state can be implement | achieved by the frequency | count that the lottery result by the 2nd lottery means was won.
By the way, the predetermined value of the gaming period that triggers the lottery by the second lottery means described above may be a predetermined value or a value that can be arbitrarily changed by the manager of the gaming machine, but is determined by lottery. It is good also as a value to be done. For this purpose, for example, as described in claim 3, predetermined value determining means for determining and determining a predetermined value of a game period that triggers the second lottery means to perform a lottery from a predetermined range. And a lottery by the second lottery means may be performed when the game period reaches the predetermined value thus determined.

  If comprised in this way, the predetermined value of the game period used as the opportunity of the lottery by a 2nd lottery means can be drawn and determined from the predetermined range. As a result, the game period until the lottery is performed by the second lottery means changes according to the predetermined value determined by the predetermined value determining means, which is advantageous for the player. The timing is more difficult to grasp. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a greater surprise by being in an advantageous state, and this can further improve the interest.

  In this configuration, the timing at which the predetermined value determining means determines the predetermined value is not particularly limited. For example, it may be set at a certain time interval or when an event occurs. As this “some event”, for example, a jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means. Thus, when the jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means, a predetermined value is determined. As a configuration, for example, a configuration as described in claim 4 is conceivable.

  5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined value determining means determines a predetermined value of a game period every time a jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means, and the period measuring means is the jackpot game. The game period after the jackpot game is provided by the providing means is measured.

  If comprised in this way, the jackpot game will be provided by the jackpot game providing means (or the lottery result by the first lottery means will be a special jackpot or normal jackpot) and then the jackpot game will be provided (or When the game period until the lottery result by the first lottery means becomes a special jackpot or a normal jackpot) reaches a predetermined value, the second lottery means the lottery, which is advantageous to the player It becomes a situation to get. Since the predetermined value of the game period at this time is determined every time the jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means, the game period until the lottery by the second lottery means is performed. Every time a jackpot game is provided, it will change. As a result, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the timing at which the player is in an advantageous state, so that an advantageous state is likely to occur at a timing that has not been predicted. In this way, it is possible to give the player a greater surprise by being in an advantageous state, and this can further improve interest.

  The “predetermined range” when the predetermined value determining means determines the predetermined value is not particularly limited. For example, it may be a constant range, a range that changes according to a predetermined rule, or the like. Here, as a configuration for changing the “predetermined range” according to a predetermined rule, a configuration as described in claim 5 can be considered.

  6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein, when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a normal jackpot, the predetermined value determining means sets the predetermined value of the game period after the jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means. On the other hand, when the lottery result is a special jackpot, the predetermined value of the game period is within the first range after providing the jackpot game. It is determined by lottery from the second range.

  With this configuration, it is possible to change the “predetermined range” according to a rule such that the normal jackpot is in the first range and the special jackpot is in the second range. it can.

  In this configuration, it is desirable that the second range is a range in which a predetermined value in the first range is an upper limit. In such a range, the value determined as the predetermined value is likely to be smaller in the case of the special jackpot than in the case of the normal jackpot, and the lottery by the second lottery means is easily performed. As a result, it is possible to easily provide a privilege to the player. For this purpose, for example, a configuration as described in claim 6 is conceivable.

  7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein, when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a special jackpot, the predetermined value determining means has an upper limit of the predetermined value determined last time in the first range. A range is defined as the second range, and a predetermined value of the game period is determined by lottery from within the second range.

  If comprised in this way, when the lottery result by the 1st lottery means becomes a special jackpot, a new game period of the first range from the range in which the predetermined value determined last time is the upper limit will be used. A predetermined value can be determined by lottery. For this reason, the value determined as the predetermined value is likely to be smaller than when the predetermined value determining means previously determined the predetermined value, and the lottery by the second lottery means is likely to be performed, resulting in an advantageous state. Can be easier.

  In this configuration, in order to allow the predetermined value determining means to refer to the “predetermined value determined last time”, for example, an area for storing the predetermined value of the game period is secured in the memory, and the predetermined value What is necessary is just to comprise so that the predetermined value memorize | stored in memory may be updated whenever a predetermined value is determined by the determination means.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 3 that is a housing of the pachinko machine 1 and an inner frame 5 that is attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be opened and closed.

  The inner frame 5 includes three inner frame lamps 12 that produce a game by lighting them in conjunction with the game, a game board 14 that provides a game to the player, and a game ball that the player places on the game board 14. A handle 16 for performing the launching operation, an upper tray 24 for storing game balls (prize balls) paid out as prizes from the pachinko machine 1 as a result of the game on the game board 14, and the upper tray 24 for storing game balls A lower receiving tray 26 is provided for receiving game balls discharged from the upper receiving tray 24 due to being unable to fill.

  On the game board 14, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display; hereinafter simply referred to as “display”) 30 for displaying a special symbol indicating the content of the privilege to be granted to the player and an image related to the game, Tulip-type start winning device 36 having four special symbol holding lamps 32 for indicating to the player that the special symbol variation display displayed on the display 30 is on hold and a pair of movable pieces 36a that open and close. In a jackpot game, which will be described later, a movable winning device 38 provided with an opening / closing plate 38a that tilts forward in the figure to open the winning prize opening, and a single-digit number (0 to 9 in the present embodiment). A normal symbol display device 40 that displays the symbols in a variable manner using a 7-segment LED, four normal symbol hold lamps 42 for notifying that the change display of the normal symbols is held, and a game A game board lamp 44 of a pair to produce a game by lighting in conjunction with, the starting gate 46 of a pair for detecting the passage of the game ball, is provided.

Among these, the display 30 is a special symbol in which three pseudo symbols having numbers 1 to 14 as elements are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction in the center of the display 30.
Next, a part of the control system in the pachinko machine 1 will be described based on the configuration block diagram. As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, timer IC, and the like, and is provided with a main control board 60 that controls games in the pachinko machine 1. The control system of the pachinko machine 1 is constructed by connecting various control boards and various devices on which a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like are mounted.

  That is, the main control board 60 includes a gate sensor 46a that detects that a game ball has passed through the start gate 46, and a start port sensor 36b that detects that a game ball has been inserted into the start port of the start winning device 36. A solenoid 36c for driving the movable piece 36a of the start winning device 36 is connected.

  The main control board 60 includes a specific area sensor 38b for detecting that a game ball is thrown into a specific area at the big prize opening of the movable winning apparatus 38, and a specific area at the big prize opening of the movable winning apparatus 38. A count sensor 38c that detects that a game ball has been thrown into another general area and a solenoid 38d that drives the opening / closing plate 38a of the movable winning device 38 are connected.

  The main control board 60 has a prize ball control board 66 for controlling the payout device 64 for paying out the prize balls to the upper tray 24, and a speaker 68 installed in the pachinko machine 1, and voices, sound effects, music, etc. Is connected to the audio control board 70 that outputs the signal.

  Furthermore, the main control board 60 includes a lamp control board 72 for lighting the inner frame lamp 12, the game board lamp 44, the special symbol holding lamp 32 and the normal symbol holding lamp 42, and various kinds of special symbols and games related to the display 30. A symbol control board 74 for displaying images and displaying ordinary symbols on the ordinary symbol display device 40 is connected.

  In this control system, the CPU of the main control board 60 transmits commands to the various control boards and various devices described above, and these various control boards and various devices operate according to the commands.

The power supply to various control boards including the main control board 60 is performed from the power supply board omitted in FIG.
Here, various processes executed by the CPU of the main control board 60 will be described.
○ Counter processing The CPU of the main control board 60 starts and generates seven types of counter processing for generating six types of random numbers r11 to r14, r21, r22, r31 used for lottery of granted privileges, etc., at regular intervals. Each random number is stored in a random number storage area secured in the register area of the CPU. In the present embodiment, the random number r11 is made up of numerical values from 0 to 315, and each numerical value is associated with one of “big hit” and “out of place”. The random number r12 is composed of numerical values of 0 to 13, and each numerical value is a “normal jackpot” that is a normal “big jackpot”, and a “big jackpot” that sets the occurrence rate of the next jackpot larger than usual. It is associated with either one of “per probability fluctuation (hereinafter simply referred to as“ probable big hit ”). The random number r13 is composed of numerical values of 0 to 5, and is associated with whether or not each numerical value has a variation pattern that reaches each other, that is, “reach” and “non-reach”. The random number r14 includes numerical values from 0 to 51, and each numerical value is associated with a variation designation command indicating a variation pattern of the pseudo symbol together with the numerical values of the random numbers r11, r12, and r13. The random number r21 is composed of numerical values from 0 to 315, and each numerical value is associated with one of “per set” and “out of” described later. The random number r22 is a numerical value of 1 to 100, and is used to determine the upper limit number of games in the special game process (FIG. 5) described later. The random number r31 is a random number used in the normal game process described later, and is composed of a numerical value of 0 to 30, and each numerical value is associated with either “winning” or “missing”.

  The counter processing of the present embodiment circulates the numerical values of the random numbers in the random number storage area by a so-called “+1 method” in which the numerical values of the random numbers stored in the random number storage area are incremented by 1 from the initial value to the maximum value. It is set to be. However, in order to prevent the player from easily grasping the circulation cycle of the random number r11 corresponding to the “big hit” and to perform the goto action using the sensor, the counter process for generating the random number r11 Every time the value of the random number r11 in the storage area makes a round, the initial value of the random number r11 stored in the random number storage area is extracted by a known initial value random number update process performed using the remaining time of each counter process. It is set to circulate the numerical value of the random number r11 in the random number storage area by the so-called “initial value update type + 1 method” using values.

In addition, the above-described counter processing is related to a so-called special symbol variation game that forms a main part of the present invention, and a game related to a normal symbol, that is, a game related to a normal symbol variable game is not a main part of the present invention. Description is omitted (there are similar parts below).
○ Random number reference processing The CPU of the main control board 60 refers to the random number reference that refers to the numerical values of the random numbers r11 and r12 in the random number storage area every time a detection signal (that is, a start signal) of the game ball is received from the start port sensor 36b. The processing is started, and the numerical values of the random numbers r11 and r12 referred to are sequentially stored in the winning storage area secured in the RAM of the main control board 60 (however, in this embodiment, up to four sets are stored). At this time, the CPU of the main control board 60 holds the special symbol on which the lamp control board 72 is turned on in association with the number of random numbers r11 and r12 stored in the winning storage area (that is, the number of holding balls). The number of lighting of the lamp 32 is updated, and a prize ball is paid out to the prize ball control board 66.
○ Starting Gate Passing Process The flow of the starting gate passing process executed by the CPU of the main control board 60 at regular intervals will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When this process is started, the CPU first waits until the passage of the game ball to the start gate 46 is detected by the gate sensor 46a (s12: NO), and when the passage of the game ball is detected (s12: YES), it is checked whether or not the number of game balls that have been detected before the start gate passing process performed previously has reached a predetermined upper limit value (5 in this embodiment) (s14). . The RAM of the main control board 60 has a storage area for setting a “game ball variable B (B = 0 in the initial state)” indicating the number of game balls that have been detected to pass in the start gate passage process. Therefore, in the process of s14, the number of game balls indicated by the game ball variable B is checked.

  In the process of s14, if the number of game balls that have been detected to pass by the start gate passing process previously performed has reached a predetermined upper limit value (s14: YES), the process returns to the process of s12. If not reached (s14: NO), the number of game balls detected to pass is accumulated (s16). Here, by adding “1” to the above-described game ball variable B (B + 1 → B), the number of game balls whose passage has been detected is integrated.

  Next, after acquiring the random number r31 from the random number storage area (s18), the symbol (ordinary symbol) to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 40 is determined based on the acquired random number (s20). The ROM of the main control board 60 stores a normal symbol table in which various symbols and change command commands are associated with the numerical value of the random number r31. Therefore, in the process of s20, the normal symbol table is referred to. The symbol corresponding to the numerical value of the random number r31 is determined. In the present embodiment, if the random number r31 is any of 0 to 9, the symbol indicating “3” or “7” is determined by lottery as the “winning” symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 40, If the random number r31 is a value other than 0-9, the symbol indicating any one of “0-2, 4-6, 8, 9” is determined by lottery as the “out” symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 40. To do. In addition, the RAM of the main control board 60 has a storage area for setting a “display symbol table” for storing up to five symbols to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 40 using a FIFO (First In First Out) method. In the process of s20, after the symbol to be displayed is determined, a number indicating this symbol is stored in the display symbol table.

Then, whether or not the value accumulated as the number of game balls detected to pass to the start gate 46 (that is, the value indicated by the game ball variable B) is equal to or greater than the lower limit (2 in the present embodiment). Check (s22), if it is not equal to or lower than the lower limit (s22: NO), the start gate passing process is terminated. Thereafter (s24), the start gate passage process is terminated. The lamp control board 72 is configured to turn on the normal symbol holding lamp 42 in association with the value indicated by the game ball variable B. Upon receiving the notification by the process of s24, the notified game ball variable B is received. The normal symbol holding lamp 42 corresponding to the value of is turned on.
O Normal Game Processing The flow of normal game processing executed by the CPU of the main control board 60 at regular intervals will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When this process is started, the CPU first waits until the number of game balls detected to pass to the start gate 46 (that is, the value of the game ball variable B) becomes 1 or more (s32: NO). When the number is 1 or more (s32: YES), a variation designation command for instructing the symbol variation display on the normal symbol display device 40 is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s34). The symbol control board 74 that has received this variation designation command starts symbol variation display by the ordinary symbol display device 40.

  Next, the time for which the normal symbol display device 40 displays the symbols in a variable manner is set in the timer IC of the main control board 60 (s36). In the RAM of the main control board 60, a storage area for setting the “normal variation variable T1” indicating the time for which the normal symbol display device 40 displays the symbol is secured. In the process of s36, the normal variation variable is set. A value set in T1 (in this embodiment, an initial value of 30 seconds) is set in the timer IC. Thus, the timer IC starts down-counting the fluctuation display time indicated by the value set in the normal fluctuation variable T1 based on the clock signal input to the CPU of the main control board 60.

  Next, after waiting for the variable display time to elapse (that is, until the count value of the timer IC becomes 0) (s38: NO), if the variable display time has elapsed (s38: YES), the normal symbol display device 40 is displayed. A confirmation designation command for instructing the symbol confirmation display is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s40). Here, the number stored in the display symbol table described above is taken out, and a confirmation designation command is transmitted for confirming and displaying the normal symbol indicated by the number. The symbol control board 74 that has received the confirmation designation command causes the normal symbol display device 40 to confirm and display the symbol.

  Next, it is checked whether the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 40 in the processes of s34 to s40 is a “winning” symbol or a “out of” symbol (s42). Here, by checking the number extracted from the display symbol table in the process of s40, the symbol is a “win” symbol (in the case of 3, 7) or “off” symbol (0-2, 4-6, 8, 9). In any case).

  In the process of s42, when it is a “winning” symbol (s42: YES), the start winning device 36 is opened (s44). In this process, the start winning device 36 is opened by driving the solenoid 36c so that the movable piece 36a of the start winning device 36 is opened.

  Next, the time for opening the movable piece 36a of the start winning device 36 is set in the timer IC of the main control board 60 (s46). In the RAM of the main control board 60, a storage area for setting the “winning release variable T2” indicating the time for opening the start winning device 36 is secured, and in the process of s46, the winning release variable T2 is set. The set value (in this embodiment, an initial value of 0.2 seconds) is set in the timer IC. As a result, the timer IC starts down-counting of the release time indicated by the value set in the winning release variable T2 based on the clock signal input to the CPU of the main control board 60.

  Next, after waiting until the opening time elapses (that is, until the count value of the timer IC becomes 0) (s48: NO), when the opening time elapses (s48: YES), the start winning device 36 is closed. (S50). In this process, the start winning device 36 is closed by stopping the driving of the solenoid 36c so that the movable piece 36a of the starting winning device 36 is closed.

  In this way, after the processing of s50 is completed, or in the case of the above-mentioned processing of s42, if it is a “disconnected” symbol (s42: NO), it is integrated as the number of game balls detected to pass to the start gate 46. "1" is subtracted from the value (that is, the game ball variable B) (B-1 → B) (s52).

Then, it is checked whether or not the value accumulated as the number of game balls detected to pass to the start gate 46 (that is, the game ball variable B) is 1 or more (s54), and if it is 1 or more (s54). : YES), after notifying the lamp control board 72 to that effect (s56), the normal game process is terminated, but if it is not 1 or more (s54: NO), the lamp control board 72 is not notified. The normal game process is terminated. In the process of s56, as in the process of s24 in FIG. 3, the normal symbol holding lamp 42 corresponding to the value of the game ball variable B is turned on by notifying the lamp control board 72 of the value indicated by the game ball variable B. (That is, one ordinary symbol holding lamp 42 that has been lit is extinguished).
Special game processing A flow of special game processing executed by the CPU of the main control board 60 at regular intervals will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When this process is started, the CPU of the main control board 60 first checks whether or not the random numbers r11 and r12 are stored in the winning storage area (s110). Here, when the random numbers r11 and r12 are not stored at all (that is, when the “null value” indicating that there is no numerical value is stored), the special game process is immediately terminated.

  On the other hand, when the random numbers r11 and r12 are stored, a set of random numbers r11 and r12 is obtained from the winning storage area according to the order stored in the winning storage area (s112), and then stored in the winning storage area. The number of remaining random numbers r11 and r12 is notified to the lamp control board 72 (s114). Thereby, the CPU of the lamp control board 72 updates the number of lighting of the special symbol holding lamp 32.

  Next, after checking the mode of the current game (s116), the CPU of the main control board 60 checks whether or not the acquired random number r11 corresponds to “big hit” (s118). In the register area of the CPU on the main control board 60, “status flag F (status flag F = 0 in the initial setting) indicating whether or not a status (special status) having a higher hit rate than usual has occurred. Since the storage area for setting "" is secured, the state of the current game is confirmed by confirming the state of the state flag F in the process of s116. In the present embodiment, if “status flag F = 1”, it indicates that a special state has occurred, and if “status flag F = 0”, it indicates that no special status has occurred (normal state). Yes. In the ROM of the main control board 60, two types of reference tables are set in which each numerical value of the random number r11 is associated with whether or not it is “big hit”. In the process of s118, when the state is in a special state (when probability variation flag F = 1), “big hit” and “out of place” are set so that the random number r11 becomes “big hit” with a higher probability than usual. Is used, and if it is not in a special state (probability variation flag F = 0), the “big hit” and “ Using the reference table in which “out of” is distributed, it is confirmed whether or not the random number r11 acquired in the process of s112 corresponds to “big hit”.

  In the process of s118, when the acquired random number r11 corresponds to “out of” (s118: NO), the number of games is accumulated (s120), and after executing “out of process” described later (s122), this End the special game process. In the RAM of the main control board 60, a “number variable A (number variable in the initial setting) indicating the number of games until the jackpot game is provided (the number of times the game ball has won the start winning device 36 and lottery has been performed). Since the number storage area for setting “A = 0)” is secured, the number of games is accumulated by adding “1” to the number variable A (A + 1 → A) in the process of s120.

  On the other hand, if the acquired random number r11 corresponds to “big hit” in the process of s118 (s118: YES), it is checked whether or not the number of games has reached the upper limit (s130). The RAM of the main control board 60 has an upper limit storage area for setting an “upper limit variable L” indicating the upper limit number of games determined in the subsequent processing. In the process of s130, when the number of games set in the number variable A is equal to or greater than the maximum number set in the upper limit variable L (L ≦ A), the number of games reaches the upper limit. It is determined that the maximum value has been reached (in the initial setting, the upper limit variable L = 500). Thereafter, in the processing (s132 to s136) performed only when the number of games has reached the upper limit number, whether or not “per set” or “out of” is set as a big win lottery based on the random numbers r11 and r12. Will be done.

  In the process of s130, when the number of games has reached the upper limit (s130: YES), after acquiring the random number r21 from the winning storage area (s132), whether or not the acquired random number r21 corresponds to “per set” Is checked (s134). Since the ROM of the main control board 60 is set with a reference table associating whether each numerical value of the random number r21 is “per set” or not, this reference table is referred to in the processing of s134. Thus, it is checked whether or not the acquired random number r21 corresponds to “per set”.

  The reference table may be set so that each predetermined value is registered. However, it is desirable that the registered value can be changed on the administrator side of the pachinko machine 1. As the values registered in the reference table, if there are a large number of values corresponding to each set, the lottery result will be likely to be per set, so it will be easier to provide jackpot games as described later, and the shooting performance will be too high There is a risk that. Therefore, it can be said that the configuration in which the registered value can be changed is also preferable in order to adjust so that the shooting property does not become too high.

  In the process of s134, when the random number r21 corresponds to “per set” (s134: YES), the number of times per set is accumulated (s136). Since the RAM of the main control board 60 has a set storage area for setting “set variable S (set variable S = 0 in the initial setting)” indicating the number of times per set, the processing of s136 Then, by adding “1” to the set variable S (S + 1 → S), the number of times per set is integrated.

  Thus, after the process of s136 is completed, if the random number r21 does not correspond to “per set” in the process of s134 (s134: NO), or if the number of games has not reached the upper limit in the process of s130 (s130: NO), it is confirmed whether or not the random number r12 acquired in the process of s112 corresponds to “probability big hit” (s140).

In the process of s140, when the random number r12 corresponds to “probability variation jackpot” (s140: YES), “probability variation jackpot processing” described later is executed (s142).
Then, the random number r22 is acquired (s144), and based on the random number r22, a value equal to or smaller than the value previously set as the upper limit number of games is determined as a new upper limit number of games (s146). This special game process ends. The ROM of the main control board 60 has a storage area for setting an upper limit determination table (see FIG. 6A) in which any value from 1 to 500 is associated with each numerical value of the random number r22. Therefore, in the process of s146, by referring to the upper limit determination table, the value corresponding to the converted value rt obtained by converting the random number r22 is determined as the upper limit number of games, and the upper limit storage area is stored. Set to the upper limit variable L. The converted value rt is the value La of the upper limit variable L set in the upper limit storage area (that is, the value previously set as the upper limit number of games) and the maximum value Lmax registered in the upper limit determination table. This is a value obtained by adding up the random number r22 acquired in the process of s144 to the ratio (La / Lmax) to (= 500) and rounding up after the decimal point. In this way, by determining the upper limit number based on the conversion value rt, a new upper limit number is determined from the range having the upper limit set as the upper limit number of game times. For example, when the previous upper limit number is 100, a value of 100 or less is determined as the new upper limit number.

  In the upper limit determination table in the present embodiment, the value corresponding to the random number r22 (that is, the value that becomes the upper limit number) increases as the value of the random number r22 (or the converted value rt) increases, and the random number r22 (or Of the values corresponding to the conversion value rt), the value corresponding to 200 is the highest as a percentage of the whole, and each value is distributed so that the percentage of the whole becomes smaller as the value is far from 200. (See FIG. 6B). The upper limit determination table may be a table in which each predetermined value is registered, but it is desirable that the registered value can be changed on the administrator side of the pachinko machine 1. If many small values (for example, 10) are distributed as the value corresponding to the random number r22 registered in the upper limit determination table, the number of games is likely to reach the upper limit, so lottery per set is performed. As a result, there is a risk that the shooting performance becomes too high. Therefore, it can be said that the configuration in which the registered value can be changed is also preferable in order to adjust so that the shooting property does not become too high.

If the random number r12 corresponds to “normal jackpot” in the process of s140 described above (s140: NO), the “normal jackpot process” described later is executed (s152).
Then, the random number r22 is obtained (s154), and after determining the upper limit number of games based on the random number r22 (s156), the game process is terminated. The process of s154 is the same as the process of s144 described above, but the value used when referring to the upper limit determination table is the random number r22 itself. That is, by referring to the upper limit determination table, the value corresponding to the random number r22 is determined as the upper limit number of games, and set to the upper limit variable L.

Here, the flow of the “probability variation jackpot process” described above will be described with reference to FIG.
In this probability variation jackpot process, the CPU first refers to the numerical value of the random number r14 in the random number storage area (s210), and corresponds to the numerical value of the random number r14 and the numerical value of the random number r12 acquired in s112 of the game process described above. A variation designation command is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s212). Since the ROM of the main control board 60 has a storage area for setting a jackpot variation table in which various variation designation commands are associated with the numerical values of the random numbers r12 and r14, the process of s212 is performed. Then, referring to the jackpot variation table, a variation designation command corresponding to the numerical values of the random numbers r12 and r14 is transmitted to the symbol control board 74.

  Next, the waiting time until the stop command is transmitted is set in the timer IC of the main control board 60 (s214). In the RAM of the main control board 60, a storage area for setting a “waiting variable T3” indicating a waiting time until a stop command is transmitted is secured. In the process of s214, the storage area is set to the waiting variable T3. The value (in this embodiment, the initial value 30 seconds) is set in the timer IC. As a result, the timer IC starts counting down the standby time indicated by the value set in the standby variable T3 based on the clock signal input to the CPU of the main control board 60.

  Next, after waiting until the waiting time elapses (that is, until the count value of the timer IC becomes 0) (s216), a designation command corresponding to the value of the random number r12 is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s218). ), A stop command is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s220). Here, the stop command is transmitted after the designation command corresponding to the numerical value of the random number r12 is transmitted. The symbol control board 74 that has received these commands displays the symbol on the display 30.

  Next, a preset jackpot game process is executed (s222). In this jackpot game processing, the solenoid 38d is driven to tilt the open / close plate 38a, thereby opening the winning opening (big winning opening) of the movable winning device 38, and the game ball of the game ball from the specific area sensor 38b or the count sensor 38c. Each time a detection signal is received, the prize ball control board 66 is instructed to pay out a prize ball. When a certain number of detection signals are received from the specific area sensor 38b and the count sensor 38c, the driving of the solenoid 38d is stopped and the winning opening of the movable winning device 38 is closed. At this time, if the detection signal has been received from the specific area sensor 38b even once, after a certain period of time, the solenoid 38d is driven again to open the winning opening of the movable winning device 38, and the above-described processing is performed again. Execute. On the other hand, when no detection signal has been received from the specific area sensor 38b, or the number of times the winning opening of the movable winning device 38 has been opened has reached a predetermined number (16 in this embodiment). The jackpot game process is immediately terminated.

  Next, a special state is set as a game mode (s230). Here, the special state (probability variation state) is set as the game mode by setting “1” to the state flag F described above.

  Then, after executing the special state generation process (s232), the probability variation jackpot process is terminated. In the process of s232, the symbol control board 74 is instructed to change the symbol background displayed on the display 30 to a special background, and the value set in the normal variation variable T1 is normally set (in the initial state). 30 seconds) is changed to a value smaller than 30 seconds (in this embodiment, 30 seconds → 2 seconds), and the value set in the winning release variable T2 is larger than normal (0.2 seconds in the initial state) (this embodiment) In the embodiment, the value is changed from 0.2 seconds to 2 seconds), and the value set in the waiting variable T3 is changed to a value smaller than normal (30 seconds in the initial state) (30 seconds → 2 seconds in this embodiment). To do.

  In this way, the transition after the actual change jackpot process is completed through the process of s232 is not only the background of the symbol displayed on the display 30 is changed to a special background but also the start winning device 36 is opened. The effects such as a long opening time of the start winning device 36 and a short time to display special symbols are short, and accordingly, the number of jackpot lotteries per unit time is increased. To do. In addition, since “1” is set in the state flag F in the processing of s230 described above, the probability of winning a big win in the lottery based on the random numbers r11 and r12 (the probability of winning a big win by the processing of s118) increases. Together with this, it becomes a state in which a big hit is likely to occur (so-called short time state).

Further, the flow of the “normal jackpot processing” described above will be described with reference to FIG.
In this process, is the CPU of the main control board 60 accumulating per set after executing the processes of s310 to s322, which are the same processes as the processes of s210 to s222 in the above-described probability variation jackpot process (FIG. 7)? It is checked whether or not (s324). Here, if the set variable S set in the set storage area described above is a value of 1 or more (1 ≦ S), it is determined that the per set is integrated.

  In the processing of s324, if the number per set is integrated (s324: YES), the number of times per set is subtracted (s326), and the non-effect special state is set as the game mode (s328). In the process of s326, “1” is subtracted from the set variable S in the set storage area. In the process of s328, similarly to the process of s230 in FIG. The production special state is set as a game mode.

  On the other hand, in the process of s324, if the per set is not accumulated (s324: NO), the normal state is set as the game mode (s330). Here, the normal state is set as the game mode by setting “0” to the state flag F described above.

  Thus, after the processing of s328 and s330 is completed, the special state release processing is executed (s332), and then the normal jackpot processing is terminated. In the process of s332, the symbol control board 74 is instructed to return the symbol background displayed on the display 30 to the normal background, and the value set in the normal variation variable T1 is set to a normal value (initial state). 30 seconds), the value set in the release variable T2 is returned to the normal value (0.2 seconds in the initial state), and the value set in the waiting variable T3 is returned to the normal value (30 seconds in the initial state). Return to.

  In this way, in this normal jackpot process, since the special state release process is always performed, after the normal jackpot process is ended, the production is not performed like the probability variation jackpot process (FIG. 7), After the normal jackpot processing is completed through the processing of s328, since “1” is set in the status flag F, the probability that the lottery based on the random numbers r11 and r12 will be a jackpot (the jackpot is determined by the processing of s118). Probability) is high.

Further, the flow of the above-described “displacement process” will be described based on FIG.
In the off-registration processing, the CPU first refers to the numerical values of the random numbers r13 and r14 in the random number storage area (s410) in the same manner as the processing of s210 in the probability variation jackpot processing (FIG. 7) described above. A variation designation command corresponding to the numerical value is transmitted to the symbol control board 74 (s412). In the ROM of the main control board 60, since the deviation variation table in which various variation designation commands are associated with the numerical values of the random numbers r13 and r14 is set, in the process of s412, this deviation variation table is stored. Referring to this, a change designation command corresponding to the numerical values of the random numbers r13 and r14 is transmitted to the symbol control board 47.

Thereafter, the process of s414 to s420, which is the same process as the process of s214 to s220 in the above-described probability variation jackpot process (FIG. 7), is executed, and the misregistration process is terminated. Of these processes, in the process of s418, a designation command corresponding to the numerical value of the random number r13 is transmitted.
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According to the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, after the number of games reaches the upper limit, not only the big win lottery based on the random numbers r11 and r12 (processing of s112 and s118 in FIG. 5), A lottery is performed (the processing in s132 and s134 in the figure). And, when the lottery result is per set, the game state can be shifted to the non-effect special state after providing the jackpot game based on the normal jackpot (the processing from s324 to s328 in FIG. 8). This is a more advantageous state for the advantager than after providing the jackpot game based on the normal jackpot in a state where the set hit is not accumulated. Therefore, even if the game is started and the number of games is repeated, it does not necessarily become an advantageous state, so it can give a player a great surprise due to the advantageous state, Thereby, the improvement of sufficient interest can be aimed at.

  In particular, when the gaming state shifts to the above-described non-rendering special state, as in the special state, the jackpot lottery probability is high and the player is in an advantageous state in spite of being advantageous for the player. Since it is similar to the state (the state where no special performance is performed), it seems that the player can teach an advantageous state like the special state even though the game is played in the normal state. It can be recognized. Thereby, not only the unexpectedness but also a sense of superiority due to the advantageous state can be given to the player, so that it is possible to sufficiently improve the interest.

  In this way, even when the lottery result of whether or not the big hit is a normal big hit, if the set win is accumulated, the gaming state shifts to the non-effect special state (processing of s324 to s328 in FIG. 8) ), It is possible to increase the probability of a big hit in the subsequent lottery. In this way, the lottery result of whether or not the big hit is likely to be a big hit repeatedly (so-called “continuous change” is likely to occur), so the game is continued until the set wins are accumulated (processing of s134 and s136 in FIG. 3). It is possible to improve the interest in doing.

  Further, the number of times per set in the process of s136 in FIG. 5 is accumulated, and the gaming state can be shifted to the non-effect special state by the process of s328 in FIG.

  Further, in the processes of s146 and s156 in FIG. 5, the upper limit number of games can be determined by drawing from the range of 1 to 500. Accordingly, the upper limit of the number of games until the lottery per set is performed in the processing of s132 and s134 changes according to the lottery result in the processing of s146 and s156, which is advantageous for the player. It becomes harder to grasp the timing when it becomes a new state. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a greater surprise by being in an advantageous state, and this can further improve the interest.

  Further, when the number of games reaches the upper limit number after the game is started by the pachinko machine 1 or the jackpot game is provided in the processing of s142 and s152 in FIG. 5 until the next jackpot game is provided, (The process of s132 and s134), a situation that can be advantageous to the player. Since the upper limit of the number of games at this time is re-determined every time a jackpot game is provided, the upper limit number of times until a lottery per set is performed changes every time a jackpot game is provided Will do. As a result, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the timing at which the player is in an advantageous state, so that an advantageous state is likely to occur at a timing that has not been predicted. In this way, it is possible to give the player a greater surprise by being in an advantageous state, and this can further improve interest.

  Also, in the case of the probable big hit in the process of s140 in FIG. 5, after providing the jackpot game, while determining the upper limit number based on the conversion value rt obtained by converting the random number r22 from the upper limit determination table (process of s146), If the jackpot game is not accumulated, the upper limit count based on the random number r22 is determined from the upper limit determination table after the jackpot game is provided (processing of s156). In this way, the numerical range when determining the upper limit of the number of games can be set as “if the probability is big hit → within the range with the upper limit set as the upper limit of the number of games last time”, “ It can be changed according to a rule such as “in a certain case → all numerical values distributed in the upper limit determination table”.

  Further, after providing the jackpot game based on the probability variation jackpot, the upper limit of the number of games determined in the process of s146 in FIG. 5 is determined from a range with the upper limit set as the upper limit of the number of games last time. The Therefore, after the jackpot game based on the probability variation jackpot is provided, the value determined as the upper limit number tends to be smaller than the upper limit number of games set previously, so that lottery per set is performed. Since the period until it becomes becomes short, it becomes easy to be in an advantageous state for a player.

[Modification]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various forms can be taken as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. .

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the number of games is accumulated in the process of s120 in FIG. 5, and the configuration in which the lottery per set is performed after the number of games reaches the upper limit is illustrated. However, as a condition for the lottery per set to be performed, a period other than the period in which the number of games reaches the upper limit may be passed. The “period” in this case may be, for example, a period until the number of game balls reaches a predetermined number if a counter is provided that counts the number of game balls consumed with the game. It is done.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, what was comprised so that the frequency | count which became per set could be set to the set variable S was illustrated. However, information other than the number of times per set may be set in the set variable S. For example, it is conceivable that information indicating that it is per set is set (for example, “1” is set), not the number of times per set. In this case, in the process of s136 in FIG. 5, the information indicating that it is per set is set in the set variable S, and in the process of s324 in FIG. 8, it is checked whether information is set in the set variable S. At the same time, in the process of s326, the setting of the set variable S may be canceled (for example, “0” is set).

  In the above embodiment, the same upper limit is set based on the random number r22 or the converted value rt in order to change the numerical range when determining the upper limit of the number of games by the process of s146 and the process of s156 in FIG. An example configured to determine from the determination table is illustrated. However, another configuration can be adopted as a configuration for changing the numerical range when determining the upper limit number of games. For example, an upper limit determination table having different numerical value ranges (or numerical value distributions) is prepared, and the upper limit count is determined based on the random number r22 from different upper limit determination tables in the processes of s146 and s156. Can be considered.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the numerical range when determining the upper limit number of games in the process of s146 in FIG. 5 is part of the numerical range when determining the upper limit number of games in the process of s156. What was comprised was illustrated. However, the numerical ranges in the processes of s146 and s156 may be configured such that only a part of them overlaps or does not overlap at all. As a specific example in which the two do not overlap at all as in the latter case, instead of the random number r22, two random numbers r41 and r42 (for example, r41 = 0 to 150, r42) that bisect the numerical range constituting the random number r22. = 151 to 315), and if it is after a probable jackpot, the random number r41 is acquired in the process of s144, and then the upper limit number is determined from the upper limit determination table based on this random number r41. A configuration is conceivable in which, after the random number r42 is acquired by the above process, the upper limit number is determined from the upper limit determination table based on the random number r42.

[Correspondence with the present invention]
In the embodiment described above, the RAM of the main control board 60 is the memory according to the present invention, the “upper limit number of games” is the predetermined value of the game period according to the present invention, and the “probability large bonus” is the special jackpot according to the present invention. The probability variation state is a special state in the present invention.

  Further, the processing of s110 and s118 in FIG. 5 is the first lottery means in the present invention, the processing of s120 is the period measuring means in the present invention, and the processing of s132 and s134 is the second lottery means in the present invention. The process of s136 is information storage means in the present invention, and the processes of s146 and s156 are predetermined value determination means in the present invention. Further, the process of s222 in FIG. 8 is a jackpot game providing means in the present invention, and the processes of s230 and s232 are state transition means in the present invention. Further, the process of s322 in FIG. 9 is a jackpot game providing means in the present invention, and the processes of s326 to s332 are state transition means in the present invention.

  The value of the number variable A (the number of games) set in the RAM of the main control board 60 in the process of s120 in FIG. 5 is the game period in the present invention, and is set in the RAM of the main control board 60 in the process of s136. The set variable S (number of times per set) is the lottery information in the present invention.

  Further, the numerical range when determining the upper limit number of games in the process of s146 in FIG. 5 is the second range in the present invention, and the numerical range when determining the upper limit number of games in the process of s156 is It is the 1st range in invention.

Front view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine Block diagram showing control system of pachinko machine Flow chart showing processing procedure of start gate passage processing Flow chart showing processing procedure of normal game processing Flow chart showing processing procedure of special game processing The figure which shows data structure (a) of an upper limit determination table, and distribution (b) of "the value used as an upper limit frequency" The flowchart which shows the processing procedure of probability variation jackpot processing The flowchart which shows the processing procedure of normal jackpot processing Flowchart showing the processing procedure of outlier processing

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  1, 2 ... Pachinko machine, 3 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Inner frame, 12 ... Inner frame lamp, 14 ... Game board, 16 ... Handle, 24 ... Upper tray, 26 ... Lower tray, 30 ... Display, 32 ... Special design Hold lamp, 36 ... start winning device, 36a ... movable piece, 36b ... start opening sensor, 36c ... solenoid, 38 ... movable winning device, 38a ... opening / closing plate, 38b ... specific area sensor, 38c ... count sensor, 38d ... solenoid, 40 ... Normal symbol display device, 42 ... Normal symbol hold lamp, 44 ... Game board lamp, 46 ... Start gate, 46a ... Gate sensor, 60 ... Main control board, 64 ... Payout device, 66 ... Prize ball control board, 68 ... Speaker, 70 ... voice control board, 72 ... lamp control board, 74 ... symbol control board.

Claims (6)

A first lottery means for drawing a special jackpot, a normal jackpot, or a lottery based on an input of a predetermined start signal;
Jackpot game providing means for providing a predetermined jackpot game to a player when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a special jackpot or a normal jackpot;
When the lottery result by the first lottery means is a special jackpot, after providing the jackpot game by the jackpot game providing means, the gaming state is more advantageous to the player than the normal state which is the normal gaming state, and the If the lottery result is a normal jackpot, the game state is changed to the normal state after the jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means when the lottery result is a normal jackpot. A state transition means for transitioning to a game machine,
A period measuring means for measuring a game period which is a period of a game by the gaming machine;
A second lottery means for performing a lottery of winning or losing in combination with the lottery by the first lottery means after the measurement value by the period measuring means reaches a predetermined value;
An information storage means for storing, in a memory, lottery information indicating that when the lottery result by the second lottery means is won,
If the lottery information indicating the winning is stored in the memory by the information storage means when the lottery result by the first lottery means is a normal big win, the state transition means, the game state is not the normal state, A gaming machine that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state but shifts to a non-effect special state in which the special effect is not performed. The information storage means is configured to store, in the memory as the lottery information, the number of times that the lottery result by the second lottery means is won,
If the lottery result by the first lottery means is usually a big hit, and the information indicating the number of times of 1 or more is stored in the memory as the lottery information, the state transition means determines the number of times indicated by the lottery information. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming state is rewritten to information reduced by 1 and the gaming state is shifted to the non-production special state. 3. A predetermined value determining means for determining a predetermined value of a game period that triggers the lottery by the second lottery means by lottery from within a predetermined range. The gaming machine described in 1. The predetermined value determining means determines a predetermined value of a game period every time a jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing means,
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the period measuring unit measures a game period after the jackpot game is provided by the jackpot game providing unit. When the lottery result by the first lottery means is a normal jackpot, the predetermined value determining means sets the predetermined value of the game period from within a predetermined first range after providing the jackpot game by the jackpot game providing means. On the other hand, when the lottery result is a special jackpot, after the jackpot game is provided, the predetermined value of the game period is determined by lottery from the second range that is within the first range. The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: When the lottery result by the first lottery means is a special jackpot, the predetermined value determining means sets a range in which the predetermined value determined last time in the first range is an upper limit as the second range, The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein a predetermined value of the gaming period is determined by lottery from within a second range.

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