JP2005230073A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance expectations for a jackpot all the more for the frequency of executing advance notice performances by differentiating the frequency of the execution of the advance notice performances between the jackpot and the loss. <P>SOLUTION: In the subject game machine, a main CPU (central processing unit) discriminates the advance notice of the jackpot or that of the loss and outputs a jackpot advance notice command D1 when the advance notice of the jackpot is affirmative and a loss advance notice command D2 when the advance notice of the loss is affirmative. A sub CPU determines the frequency Yk of advance notice from a jackpot advance notice table T1 when the jackpot advance notice command D1 is inputted and the frequency Yk of advance notice from a loss advance notice table T2 when the loss advance notice command D2 is inputted. The frequency Yk of advance notice is so distributed onto the jackpot advance notice table T1 and the loss advance notice table T2 as to be selected more as the frequency Yk of advance notice when the advance notice of the jackpot is affirmative than that when that of the loss is affirmative. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of performing a notice effect.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko machine that is a type of gaming machine, an effect that continuously executes (appears) a notice effect across multiple symbol combination games (design variation game) (hereinafter, this effect is referred to as “continuous notice”) ) Is done. In the continuous notice, the notice effect is continued across one symbol combination game from several symbol combination games performed before the symbol combination game in which the big hit effect may be performed. Such a continuous notice is proposed in the invention described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  By the way, there are two types of continuous notices: a continuous notice that is executed in the case of a big hit in a symbol combination game several times after its appearance, and a continuous notice that is executed when the game ends without being a big hit (hereinafter, ("Gase continuous notice"). In this way, it is possible to position the continuous notice as a predictive effect of the big hit by appropriately appearing not only when it is a big hit, but also when it is out of place. Can be held by the player.

Then, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, the value of the jackpot determination random number acquired when the game ball wins the start winning opening is compared with the predetermined performance determination value, and the two values match. In addition, the continuous notice is executed based on the number of stored start balls at that time. A plurality of values are set as the effect determination values, some of which are set to the same value as the jackpot determination value, and other values are set to be different from the jackpot determination value. Therefore, if the acquired value of the jackpot determination random number coincides with the effect determination value set to the same value as the jackpot determination value, a continuous advance notice is executed, which is set to a value different from the jackpot determination value. A continuous notice (gase continuous notice) that is out of sync with the effect determination value is executed.
JP 2003-275410 A (paragraph numbers [0043], [0044])

  The continuous notice makes the player have a sense of expectation for the big hit across a plurality of symbol combination games by continuously executing the notice effect. For this reason, as the number of executions of the notice effect is increased, the player's expectation increases as the number of executions increases. However, even if the number of executions of the notice effect is set to a large number and the continuous notice is executed, if the continuous notice is only a continuous notice (gase continuous notice), the player has an expectation for the continuous notice. The feeling gradually fades, and eventually the feeling of expectation cannot be held. Therefore, when the continuous notice is executed, if the number of times of the notice effect is changed depending on whether it is a big hit or not, the interest can be further improved.

  However, in the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1, when the execution of the continuous notice is determined, the number of stored start balls at that time is set as the number of executions of the notice effect. Therefore, for example, if the number of stored start balls is “3”, the number of executions of the notice effect is set to “3” regardless of whether it is a big hit or a loss. There was no change. And, in the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1, when the execution of the continuous notice is decided, whether it matches the effect determination value of the same value as the jackpot determination value or whether it matches the effect determination value of the jackpot determination value and the different value Therefore, it was not possible to give a change to the number of executions of the notice effect depending on whether it was a big hit or not.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and its purpose is to change the number of times the notice effect is executed depending on whether it is a big hit or not. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can increase the expectation of a big hit as the number of executions of a notice effect increases.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 has a holding ball storage means capable of storing the game ball detected by the winning detection means as a start holding ball, and the holding ball storage means In a gaming machine in which a symbol variation game is played based on the stored start-up ball, random number acquisition means for acquiring a value of a big hit determination random number when the winning detection of the game ball by the winning detection means, and a symbol variation game of the symbol variation game At the start, the big hit determination random number obtained by the random number acquisition means and a predetermined big hit determination value are compared, and a big hit determination means for determining whether the big hit is determined or not, and the start-up hold in the hold ball storage means Each time a ball is stored, the jackpot warning determination value is determined by comparing the value of the random number for jackpot determination with the jackpot warning determination value set to the same value as the jackpot determination value to determine whether or not to execute the warning effect. The jackpot determination means for comparing the jackpot determination random number value with the jackpot determination value set to a value different from the jackpot determination value and determining whether or not to execute the preview effect. And when either of the jackpot notice determination or the off-line notice determination is affirmed, the number of stored start-up balls at the time of the affirmative determination is used as the upper limit number of times when the notice effect is executed. The execution frequency setting means for determining and setting the number of executions of the effect, and the notice control for executing the notice effect each time the symbol variation game is executed for the number of times of execution of the notice effect set by the execution number setting means. The execution number setting means determines a larger number of executions when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, and the execution number setting means determines whether the execution notice setting determination is affirmative. And gist determining reduce the number of executions compared to when the jackpot notice determination is affirmative determination.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a gaming machine comprising: main control means for controlling the entire gaming machine; and sub-control means for executing various controls relating to the symbol variation game based on a control signal output from the main control means. The main control means includes a holding ball storage means capable of storing the game ball detected by the winning detection means as a start-holding ball, and a jackpot determination random number for detecting the winning of the game ball by the winning detection means. The random number acquisition means for acquiring a value and the value of the jackpot determination random number acquired by the random number acquisition means at the start of the symbol variation game are compared with a predetermined jackpot determination value to determine whether it is a big hit or not At the start of the big hit determination means and at the start of the symbol variation game, based on the determination result of the big hit determination means, a game start signal that triggers the start of the symbol variation game is sent as the support signal. A game start signal output means for outputting to the control means, and a jackpot notice determination value determined to be the same value as the value of the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot determination value every time the start ball is stored in the hold ball storage means To determine whether or not to execute the notice effect, and to compare the value of the jackpot determination random number and the difference notice value determined to be different from the jackpot determination value. , A notice determining means for making a decision to determine whether or not to execute the notice effect, and a sub-control means for giving a jackpot notice signal instructing execution of the notice effect when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed. And a warning signal output means for outputting a warning notice signal to the sub-control means for instructing execution of the notice effect when the judgment of the notice of failure is affirmed. The control means includes a signal input means for inputting the game start signal, a jackpot notice signal, and a miss notice signal, a symbol variation game control means for executing the symbol variation game triggered by the input of the game start signal, and the jackpot With the input of a warning signal or a missed warning signal, the number of stored start balls at the time when either the jackpot notice determination or the missed notice determination is affirmed is determined as the upper limit number of times when the notice effect is executed. The number of executions of the notice effect is determined and set, and the notice effect is executed each time the symbol variation game corresponding to the number of executions of the notice effect set by the execution number setting means is performed. A notice control means, and the execution number setting means determines a large number of execution times when the jackpot notice signal is inputted, and The gist of the present invention is that the number of executions is determined to be smaller when the number is input than when the jackpot notice signal is input.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the reach effect pattern that can specify the effect content of the symbol variation game in which the reach effect is performed and the reach effect are not performed. Based on the determination result of the jackpot determining means at the start of the symbol variation game, the effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of types of effect patterns including the off-line effect pattern that can specify the effect contents of the symbol variation game There is provided an effect pattern determining means for selecting and determining the effect pattern of the symbol variation game from the plurality of types of effect patterns, and the effect pattern determining means is based on the start holding ball on which the advancing notice determination is affirmed. When selecting and determining the game production pattern, the reach production pattern is higher in proportion than the outlier production pattern. And it is required to-option decision.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, when the execution number setting means makes an affirmative decision when either the jackpot notice determination or the off notice notice determination is affirmed The number of executions of the notice effect is determined and set with the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of stored start balls at the time as the upper limit number, and the notice control means performs the jackpot notice determination or the off notice determination. A symbol variation game including the symbol variation game executed immediately before the symbol variation game based on the start-holding ball for which one of the determinations is affirmative, and for the number of continuous executions of the notice effect until the immediately preceding symbol variation game is performed. At the time when the player can recognize that the notice effect is executed and the reach effect is not performed during the game in the symbol variation game. And gist be executed until the game ends.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the execution number setting means performs the execution when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed. The number of times corresponding to the upper limit number of times is determined as the number of times, or the number of times corresponding to the upper limit number of times is selected and determined at a higher rate compared to other times less than the number of times, and the judgment of missed notice is positive In this case, the number of executions is determined to be smaller than the number corresponding to the upper limit number, or the smaller number is selected and determined at a higher rate than the number corresponding to the upper limit number.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to change the number of executions of the notice effect depending on whether it is out of the big hit, and to increase the expectation to the big hit as the number of executions of the notice effect increases.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) that is a kind of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is schematically shown, and a vertical rectangular middle frame 12 for setting various game components is opened and closed on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 that forms the outline of the machine body. And is detachably assembled. On the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 14 and an upper ball tray 15 having a glass frame for protecting the game board 13 disposed inside the machine in a see-through manner are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open state. . The front side of the front frame 14 and the game area 13a of the game board 13 are turned on (flashing) or turned off according to various game states (symbol fluctuation, jackpot game state, etc.), and a game effect based on the light emission decoration (light emission effect) ) Is provided. Below the outer frame 11 (lower part of the pachinko machine 10), a speaker 17 that outputs various sounds according to the state of the game and performs a game effect (sound effect) based on the sound output is arranged. A lower ball tray 18 and a launching device 19 are attached to the lower part of the middle frame 12.

  In the approximate center of the game area 13a of the game board 13, a display device 21 having a liquid crystal display type variable display H is provided. In the variable display H, a game effect (display effect) based on a varying image (or image display) is performed. In the variable display H, a symbol combination game (symbol changing game) for deriving a symbol combination by varying a plurality of types of symbols in a plurality of columns is performed in association with the display effect. In the present embodiment, a combination of three columns of symbols is derived in the symbol combination game, and eight types of symbols of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 constituting each combination are derived. It is a number.

  Then, the player can recognize the big hit or miss from the symbol combination finally displayed on the variable display H. When the symbols of all the columns displayed on the variable display H are of the same type, the big hit can be recognized from the symbol combination ([111] [777] or the like). The symbol combination that can recognize the jackpot is a jackpot combination. When the jackpot combination is finally (deterministic) displayed, the player is given a jackpot gaming state (special gaming state). Further, when the symbols of all the columns displayed on the variable display H are of different types, the deviation from the symbol combination ([234] [122] [767] etc.) can be recognized. A combination of symbols that can recognize this deviation is a combination of deviations. Further, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment displays symbols in the order of left column (left symbol) → right column (right symbol) → middle column (middle symbol) as viewed from the player side. When the displayed left symbol and right symbol are of the same type, the reach can be recognized from the symbol combination ([1 ↓ 1] etc., “↓” indicates that the symbol is changing). A symbol combination that can recognize this reach is a reach combination.

  Also, below the display device 21, a start winning opening 23 including an opening / closing blade 22 that opens and closes by an operation of an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) (not shown) is disposed. Behind the start winning opening 23, a start opening sensor SE1 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a winning game ball is provided. The start winning opening 23 can give a start condition for the symbol combination game in response to detection of winning of a game ball. In the present embodiment, the winning winning opening 23 and the starting opening sensor SE1 constitute a winning detection means. Also, below the start winning opening 23, a large winning opening 24 provided with a large winning opening door 26 that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) (not shown) is disposed. The big winning opening 24 is derived by the symbol combination game, and the big winning opening door 26 opens and closes in association with the symbol combination finally displayed being a big hit combination so that it is opened or closed. It has become. When the big hit gaming state is given, the big winning opening 24 is opened by the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening door 26 so that the game ball can be won, so that the player has a chance to acquire a large number of winning balls. Can be obtained.

  In addition, the display device 21 displays the number of symbol combination games on hold based on the number of stored start balls (hereinafter referred to as “hold memory number”) stored in the machine (RAM 27c as a hold ball storage means). Is held ball number indicator 25 (see FIG. 2). The reserved memory count is incremented by 1 (+1) when a game ball wins the start winning opening 23, and is decremented by 1 (-1) when the symbol combination game starts, and the game ball wins the start winning opening 23 during the symbol combination game. Then, the reserved storage number is further added (+1) and accumulated up to a predetermined upper limit number (4 in this embodiment). The reserved ball number display 25 is composed of a plurality (four) of light emitting means including a reserved 1 lamp 25a, a reserved 2 lamp 25b, a reserved 3 lamp 25c, and a reserved 4 lamp 25d. For example, when only the hold 1 lamp 25a is lit, it is notified that one symbol combination game is on hold.

  Moreover, in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, a big hit notice (notice effect) is executed. The jackpot notice is an effect that suggests that the symbol combination game may be a big hit. The jackpot notice of the present embodiment is that the display image of the variable display H is flashed (light blinks) at the end of the symbol combination game (when the symbol combination displayed in the game is confirmed). It is to be executed with the production contents to be operated. In other words, the jackpot notice is executed before the start of the symbol combination game to be performed next to the symbol combination game (immediately before the start). And in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the big hit notice is continuously executed across a plurality of symbol combination games. Hereinafter, the effect of continuing the jackpot notice across multiple symbol combination games is referred to as “continuous notice”. This continuous notice may be a big hit in a symbol combination game several times after the appearance, or the continuous notice may end without being a big hit and may be out of place. Hereinafter, the continuous notice in the case of losing is also referred to as “gase continuous notice”.

Next, the control configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
A main control board 27 for controlling the entire gaming machine is mounted on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. The main control board 27 executes various processes for controlling the entire gaming machine, and calculates various control commands according to the processing results. The main control board 27 outputs a control command as a predetermined control signal. In addition, a display control board 28 for controlling the variable display H, a lamp control board 29 for controlling the decorative lamp 16 and the reserved ball number display 25, and a sound control board 30 for controlling the speaker 17 are mounted on the rear side of the machine. ing. Each of the control boards 28 to 30 receives various control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 27, and a game effect (display effect, light effect, sound effect) based on the control command corresponding to the control signal. ) Is executed. In the present embodiment, the display control board 28, the lamp control board 29, and the sound control board 30 have control targets that are determined separately as described above, and the control target is professionally controlled. It functions as sub-control means (enclosed by a broken line in FIG. 3) for the main control board 27.

Hereinafter, specific configurations of the main control board 27 and the display control board 28 will be described.
The main control board 27 includes a main CPU 27a, and a ROM 27b and a RAM 27c are connected to the main CPU 27a. The main CPU 27a sequentially updates the values of various random numbers such as the big hit determination random number, the reach determination random number, and the effect pattern distribution random number every predetermined cycle, and sets the updated value in the setting area of the RAM 27c before the update. The value of is rewritten. The RAM 27c stores (sets) various pieces of information (random number values and the like) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10. On the other hand, the ROM 27b stores a control program for controlling the pachinko machine 10 and a plurality of types of effect patterns. The ROM 27b serves as effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of types of effect patterns. The effect pattern indicates a pattern that is a base of a game effect (display effect, light emission effect, sound effect) performed on the pachinko machine 10. In the effect pattern, an effect time (fluctuation time) from the start of symbol variation (start of symbol combination game) to the stop of symbols in all columns (termination of symbol combination game) is determined for each effect pattern. .

  The plurality of types of effect patterns are assigned to effect pattern distribution tables that are categorized as a jackpot effect, an outlier effect with reach, and an outage effect without reach, respectively. And the effect pattern distribution random value is matched with the effect pattern distributed to each table. The jackpot effect is an effect developed so that the symbol combination game is finally displayed as a jackpot combination through a reach effect. The outlier effect with reach is an effect in which the symbol combination game is developed so as to be finally displayed as a combination of outliers through the reach effect (outlier reach effect). The out-of-reach effect without reach is an effect in which the symbol combination game is developed so as to be finally displayed in a combination of out-of-range without going through the reach effect. In addition, the reach performance is an effect that is performed after the reach is formed (reach combination is displayed) until the jackpot combination or off-set combination is displayed. This is an effect that suggests the possibility of whether or not. Therefore, when the reach production is performed, the player increases the expectation for the big hit. Hereinafter, the effect pattern distribution table for the jackpot effect is referred to as a “hit table”, and the effect pattern assigned to the jackpot table is referred to as a “hit pattern (hit effect pattern)”. Further, the production pattern distribution table for the production with the reach is indicated as “reach table”, and the production pattern distributed to the reach table is indicated as “reach pattern (reach production pattern)”. Further, an effect pattern distribution table for an outlier effect without reach is referred to as an “outage table”, and an effect pattern assigned to the outlier table is referred to as an “outage pattern (outage effect pattern)”.

  The ROM 27b stores a big hit determination value and a reach determination value. The jackpot determination value is a determination value used when the jackpot determination for determining whether or not the jackpot is made, and is determined from the possible values for the jackpot determination random number. In the present embodiment, the value of the jackpot determination random number is set to “0 to 946 (all 947 different integers)” and the jackpot determination value is set to three values “7, 13, 29”. . The reach determination value is a determination value used when performing reach determination for determining whether or not to perform reach production, and is determined from values that can be taken by random numbers for reach determination. In the present embodiment, the reach determination random number value is set to “0 to 12 (all 13 types of integers)”, and two types of reach determination values (the first reach determination value and the second reach determination value) are used. (Reach judgment value). Specifically, the first reach determination value is set to one value “7”, and the second reach determination value is set to “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Nine values of “9”. In the reach determination, the first reach determination value is always used, and the second reach determination value is used when a predetermined condition is satisfied (when the determination in step S43 of the miss setting process is affirmative). Yes.

  The ROM 27b stores a notice determination value. The advance notice determination value is a determination value used when making the advance notice determination for determining whether or not to execute the jackpot notice, and is determined from the possible values of the jackpot determination random number. In the present embodiment, two types of notice determination values (preliminary notice determination values different from jackpot notice determination values) are defined. Specifically, the jackpot notice determination value is set to two values of “7, 13” so as to be the same value as the jackpot judgment value “7, 13, 29”. Two values of “67, 117” are set so as to be different from the big hit determination value “7, 13, 29”. The same value as the jackpot determination value indicates that the value is included in the jackpot determination value (“7, 13, 29” in the present embodiment). On the other hand, being different from the jackpot determination value indicates that the value is not included in the jackpot determination value (“7, 13, 29” in the present embodiment). In the notice determination, the big hit notice determination using the big hit notice determination value and the miss notice determination using the outbreak notice determination value are performed.

Next, the display control board 28 will be described.
The display control board 28 includes a sub CPU 28a, and a ROM 28b and a RAM 28c are connected to the sub CPU 28a. The ROM 28b stores a plurality of types of effect execution data, notice execution data, and various types of image information (image information such as symbols, backgrounds, characters, appearance characters, and the like). The effect execution data is information for the sub CPU 28a to control the display content of the variable display H so that the display effect based on the effect pattern designated by the main CPU 27a is performed. The notice execution data is information for the sub CPU 28a to control the display content of the variable display H so that the effect of the big hit notice is performed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ROM 28b stores a plurality of types (four types in the present embodiment) of big hit notification tables T1 and a plurality of types (four types in the present embodiment) miss notification tables T2. Has been. The RAM 28c stores (sets) various information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10.

  The jackpot notice table T1 and the miss notice table T2 are tables that are referred to when the sub CPU 28a selects and determines the notice count Yk (the number of executions of the jackpot notice). Specifically, the jackpot notice table T1 is referred to when the number of notices Yk is determined when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, and the miss notice table T2 is the number of notices when the notice of dismissal notice is affirmed. Reference is made when Yk is determined. The number of notices Yk indicates the number of times that the big hit notice is executed. Therefore, the jackpot notice is executed in the symbol combination game for the number of times corresponding to the determined number of notices Yk. Therefore, when the number of notices Yk is determined a plurality of times (either two or three in the present embodiment), the big hit notice is executed across a plurality of symbol combination games and becomes a continuous notice.

  The notice table T2 that is different from the jackpot notice table T1 is a numerical value that can be taken by the executable number Jk determined by the main CPU 27a when the notice judgment (big hit notice determination or missing notice determination) is affirmed (in this embodiment, “ 1), “2”, “3”, “4”). The number of executable times Jk indicates the upper limit number of times that the jackpot notice can be executed, and the number of notices Yk is determined based on the upper limit number determined by the executable number Jk. In the present embodiment, the same number as the number of reserved storage when the notice determination is affirmed is determined as the executable number of times Jk, and the number of notices Yk is set to the maximum number of times obtained by subtracting 1 from the executable number of times Jk (−1). It has come to be decided. For example, when the executable number Jk is determined to be “4”, the number of notices Yk is determined by random number lottery from “0, 1, 2, 3” (FIG. 5B). )reference).

  In each jackpot notice table T1 and each off-notice notice table T2 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the value of the notice number Yk that can be determined for the executable number Jk (1 to 4) and the notice number Yk are set. The ratio (winning ratio (%)) that each value wins when determined by random number lottery is shown. For example, in the jackpot notice table T1 shown in FIG. 5A, “0”, “1”, and “2” are distributed as the number of notices Yk, and the winning ratio (%) of these values is “10 ( %) ”,“ 30 (%) ”, and“ 60 (%) ”. On the other hand, “0”, “1”, and “2” are assigned as the number of notices Yk in the loss notice table T2 shown in FIG. 5A, and the winning ratio (%) of these values is “70” in order. (%), “20 (%)” and “10 (%)”.

  The jackpot notice table T2 associated with the same executable number Jk is configured so that the jackpot notice table T1 can select a larger number of notice numbers Yk than the notice table T2 out of the notice table T2. Has been. That is, in the jackpot notice table T1, it is easy to select and determine the number of notices corresponding to the upper limit number determined by the executable number Jk as the notice number Yk. On the other hand, in the miss notice table T2, it is difficult to select and determine the number corresponding to the upper limit number as the notice number Yk. As a result, when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, the number of notices Yk is determined to be larger than when the outbreak notice determination is affirmed. On the other hand, when the outbreak notice determination is affirmed. The number of notices Yk is determined to be smaller than when the big hit notice determination is affirmed.

  Hereinafter, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, processing executed by the main control board 27 (main CPU 27a) and the display control board 28 (sub CPU 28a) will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The main CPU 27a executes the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 6 at predetermined intervals (for example, every 4 ms). In the timer interruption process, the main CPU 27a executes an input process (described in detail in FIG. 7) related to detection of winning of a game ball won in the start winning opening 23 (step S1). Next, the main CPU 27a updates various random numbers such as the jackpot determination random number, sets the updated value in the setting area of the RAM 27c, and rewrites the value before the update (step S2). Subsequently, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the symbol combination game is being executed (step S3). If this determination result is negative (the symbol combination game is not being executed), the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (described in detail in FIG. 8) in order to start the symbol combination game (step S4). ). Then, after executing the symbol combination game start process, the main CPU 27a waits for a predetermined time until an interrupt cycle is reached (step S5). On the other hand, if the determination result in step S3 is affirmative (the symbol combination game is being executed), the main CPU 27a proceeds to step S5 and waits for a predetermined time until the interrupt cycle is reached. Then, the main CPU 27a waits for a predetermined time in step S5, and shifts to the processing in step S1 when the next interruption cycle is reached.

Next, the input process executed in step S1 of the timer interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the input process, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not a game ball winning is detected (step S11). In step S <b> 11, the main CPU 27 a determines whether or not a detection signal output from the start port sensor SE <b> 1 when a winning of a game ball is detected is input. If the determination result is negative (no winning detection), the main CPU 27a ends the input process. When the determination result in step S11 is affirmative (with winning detection), the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the number of reserved storage stored in the RAM 27c is less than the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment) (step S12). ). If this determination result is negative (holding storage count = 4), the main CPU 27a ends the input process. If the determination result of step S12 is affirmative (the number of reserved memories <4), the main CPU 27a increments the number of reserved memories by 1 and rewrites the number of reserved memories (step S13). Subsequently, the main CPU 27a reads and acquires the value of the jackpot determination random number from the RAM 27c (step S14), and stores the read value of the jackpot determination random number in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 27c associated with the reserved storage number. Set (step S15).

  Subsequently, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the executable number of times Jk set in the RAM 27c coincides with “0 (zero)” (step S16). In step S16, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the executable number Jk is set. If the determination result in step S16 is negative (executable count Jk ≠ 0), the main CPU 27a ends the input process because the executable count Jk has already been set and the big hit notice has been executed.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S16 is affirmative (executable number of times Jk = 0), the main CPU 27a compares the value of the jackpot determination random number with the jackpot notice determination value because the number of executable times Jk is not set. Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit notice is executed (step S17). The process of step S17 is a jackpot notice determination. If the determination result is affirmative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination = the jackpot notification determination value), the main CPU 27a stores a jackpot notification command (hit notification signal) D1 as a notification command for instructing execution of the jackpot notification in the RAM 27c. After setting the area (step S18), the process proceeds to step S21.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S17 is negative (the value of the big hit determination random number ≠ the big hit announcement determination value), the main CPU 27a compares the advance decision determination value with the value of the big hit determination random number and executes the big hit announcement. It is determined whether or not (step S19). The process of step S19 is a missed notice determination. If this determination result is affirmative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination = outgoing notice determining value), the main CPU 27a sets the outbreak notice command (outgoing notice signal) D2 as a notice command in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 27c (step) S20), the process proceeds to step S21. If the determination result of step S19 is negative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination ≠ the advance notice determination value), the main CPU 27a ends the input process.

  When the big hit notice determination (step S17) is affirmed, the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball is a big hit. Therefore, when the big hit announcement is executed across a plurality of symbol combination games, the symbol combination game several times after the appearance of the continuous announcement (the symbol combination game based on the start-pending ball in which step S17 is affirmative) ) Will be executed as an effect of notifying that the game will be a big hit. On the other hand, in the case where an affirmative determination (step S19) is affirmative, the symbol combination game based on the start-up holding ball is lost. Therefore, when the big hit notice is executed across a plurality of symbol combination games, the continuous notice ends without being a big hit (step S19 ends with the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball for which affirmative determination is made). , A continuous notice (gase continuous notice) is executed. When the main CPU 27a obtains “29” as the value of the jackpot determination random number in the process of step S14, negative determination is made in steps S17 and S19. In this case, since the jackpot determination random number value “29” that matches the jackpot determination value is acquired, the jackpot notice is not executed and the jackpot is determined.

  The main CPU 27a that has proceeded to step S21 confirms the number of reserved memories at the time when an affirmative determination is made in step S17 or step S19, and sets the same number as the number of reserved memories in the RAM 27c as the executable number Jk (step S21). For example, when the reserved storage number is “4”, the main CPU 27a sets “4” as the executable number Jk. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs the notice command (big hit notice command D1 or miss notice command D2) set in step S18 or step S20 to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 (step S22). Further, the main CPU 27a outputs a number notification command for notifying (designating) the executable number Jk set in step S21 to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 (step S23), and ends the input process.

  In the present embodiment, the main CPU 27a functions as random number acquisition means, notice determination means, and notice signal output means by executing input processing. Further, the main CPU 27a serves as a frequency instruction means for instructing the executable frequency Jk.

Next, the symbol combination game start process executed in step S4 of the timer interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the symbol combination game start process, the main CPU 27a first determines whether or not the number of reserved memories matches “0” (step S24). If this determination result is affirmative (the number of stored memories = 0), the main CPU 27a ends the symbol combination game start process because there is no symbol combination game being held. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S24 is negative (the number of reserved memories ≠ 0), the main CPU 27a decrements the number of reserved memories and rewrites the number of reserved memories (step S25). Then, the main CPU 27a reads the value of the jackpot determination random number stored in the RAM 27c in association with the reserved storage number (step S26), compares the value with the jackpot determination value, and determines the jackpot determination (step S27). ). In the present embodiment, the main CPU 27a functions as a big hit determination means by executing a symbol combination game start process.

  If the determination result in step S27 is affirmative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination = the jackpot determination value), the main CPU 27a determines the jackpot and executes the jackpot setting process shown in FIG. 9 (step S28), then the symbol combination game End the start process. On the other hand, if the determination result in step S27 is negative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination ≠ the jackpot determination value), the main CPU 27a determines the disconnection and executes the disconnection setting process shown in FIG. 10 (step S29), then the symbol combination game End the start process.

Next, the jackpot setting process executed in step S28 of the symbol combination game start process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the big hit setting process, the main CPU 27a determines a symbol (hit big symbol) forming a big hit combination (step S31). In step S31, the main CPU 27a determines that the symbols in all the rows (stop symbol left, stop symbol, stop symbol right) are the same type of symbols. The determined stop symbol left, stop symbol, and stop symbol right are finally displayed on the variable display H as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 a left symbol designating command for designating the left symbol, a middle symbol designating command for designating the middle symbol, and a right symbol designating command for designating the right symbol. Next, the main CPU 27a sets a jackpot table as an effect pattern distribution table used when determining the effect pattern in the effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S32). Then, the main CPU 27a executes an effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S33). Thereafter, the main CPU 27a clears the executable number Jk (sets “0”) (step S34), and ends the jackpot setting process.

Next, the loss setting process executed in step S29 of the symbol combination game start process will be described with reference to FIG.
The main CPU 27a that has shifted to the error setting process determines whether or not the executable number Jk matches “0” (step S41). If the determination result is negative (executable count Jk ≠ 0), the main CPU 27a decrements the executable count Jk by 1, and rewrites the executable count Jk (step S42). Then, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the executable number Jk rewritten in step S42 is equal to “0” (step S43). That is, in step S43, the main CPU 27a determines whether or not the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball for which the advance notice determination (step S17 or step S19 of the input process) is affirmed is started.

  If the determination result in step S43 is affirmative (executable count Jk = 0), the main CPU 27a sets the winning probability of reach in reach determination to 9/13 (step S44), and then proceeds to step S46. In step S44, the main CPU 27a sets the second reach determination value (9 values “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9”). In reach determination, the winning probability is increased by increasing the set number of reach determination values. On the other hand, if the determination result in step S41 is affirmative (executable count Jk = 0), or the determination result in step S43 is negative (executable count Jk ≠ 0), the main CPU 27a proceeds to step S45. . After shifting to step S45, the main CPU 27a sets the reach winning probability in reach determination to 1/3, and then proceeds to step S46. In step S45, the main CPU 27a sets the first reach determination value (one value of “7”) as the reach determination value. When the first reach determination value is set as the reach determination value (step S45), the winning probability of reach is lower than when the second reach determination value is set as the reach determination value (step S44). Become.

  After shifting to step S46, the main CPU 27a reads and acquires the value of the reach determination random number from the RAM 27c, compares the value with the reach determination value set in step S44 or step S45, and performs reach determination. In the present embodiment, the main CPU 27a serves as reach determination means for performing reach determination when the big hit determination is negative (disconnected). If the determination result in step S46 is affirmative (reach determination random value = reach determination value), the main CPU 27a determines a symbol (reach symbol) that forms a reach combination and a combination of outliers (reach symbol). Step S47). In step S47, the main CPU 27a determines that the stop symbol left and the stop symbol right are the same type of symbols, and determines that the stop symbol in the stop symbol left and the stop symbol right are different types of symbols. . The determined stop symbol left, stop symbol, and stop symbol right are finally displayed on the variable display H as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs the left symbol designation command, the middle symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 as described above. Next, the main CPU 27a sets a reach table as an effect pattern distribution table used when determining the effect pattern in the effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S48). Thereafter, the main CPU 27a executes an effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S49), and ends the deviation setting process.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S46 is negative (reach determination random value ≠ reach determination value), the main CPU 27a does not include the reach combination and determines a pattern that forms an outlier combination (outlier pattern) ( Step S50). In step S50, the main CPU 27a determines that the stop symbol left and the stop symbol right are different types of symbols, and appropriately determines the stop symbol at random. The determined stop symbol left, stop symbol, and stop symbol right are finally displayed on the variable display H as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs the left symbol designation command, the middle symbol designation command, and the right symbol designation command to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 as described above. Next, the main CPU 27a sets a deviation table as an effect pattern distribution table used when determining the effect pattern in the effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S51). Thereafter, the main CPU 27a executes an effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 11 (step S49), and ends the deviation setting process.

  As described above, when the determination result in step S43 of the deviation setting process is affirmative (executable number Jk = 0), the main CPU 27a increases the rate at which the determination result of reach determination is affirmative rather than the rate at which the determination result is negative. And reach determination. For this reason, in the symbol combination game based on the start-holding ball for which the advancing notice determination (step S19) is positively determined, the winning probability of the reach determination is increased. As a result, the effect pattern of the symbol combination game is selected and determined at a higher rate than the reach pattern. Accordingly, in the symbol combination game, a reach effect is easily performed. In addition, when the winning probability of reach determination is set to 9/13, it will be won with a probability of about 70%, but it may occur that the reach determination is not won. Therefore, in the above-mentioned symbol combination game, the player can be focused on whether or not a reach effect is performed, and when the reach effect is performed, the expectation to the big hit can be further enhanced. Is possible.

Next, the effect pattern determination process executed in step S33 of the big hit setting process or step S49 of the disparity setting process will be described with reference to FIG.
The main CPU 27a reads out and acquires the value of the effect pattern distribution random number from the RAM 27c (step S52). Then, an effect pattern corresponding to the value of the obtained effect pattern distribution random number is selected and determined from the effect pattern distribution table set in step S32, step S48 or step S51 (step S53). For example, when the big hit table is set, the main CPU 27a selects and determines a big hit pattern corresponding to the value of the effect pattern distribution random number from a plurality of types of big hit patterns distributed in the table. Thereafter, the main CPU 27a outputs an effect pattern designation command (game start signal) for designating the determined effect pattern to the sub CPU 28a of the display control board 28 (step S54), and ends the effect pattern determination process. In the present embodiment, the main CPU 27a functions as an effect pattern determination unit and a game start signal output unit by executing a symbol combination game start process (including a jackpot setting process, a miss setting process, and an effect pattern determination process). The effect pattern designation command is a command for designating an effect pattern and instructing the start of the symbol combination game.

Next, processing executed by the display control board 28 (sub CPU 28a) will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the sub control process shown in FIG. 12, the sub CPU 28a determines whether or not an effect pattern designation command has been input from the main CPU 27a (step S101). If this determination result is affirmative (an effect pattern designation command has been input), the sub CPU 28a executes a variation process shown in FIG. 13 in order to cause the variable display H to display the symbols in a variable manner (step S102). If the determination result in step S101 is negative (no effect pattern designation command is input), the sub CPU 28a determines whether or not a big hit notice command D1 is input (step S103). If the determination result is affirmative (the jackpot notice command D1 is input), the sub CPU 28a obtains the executable number Jk from the number notification command input together with the jackpot notice command D1 (step S104). Then, the sub CPU 28a selects the jackpot notice table T1 corresponding to the acquired executable number Jk, selects and determines the notice count Yk from the selected jackpot notice table T1 by random lottery, and determines the decision. The notice count Yk is set in the RAM 28c (step S105). In step S105, the sub CPU 28a selects one jackpot notice table T1 corresponding to the executable number Jk from the jackpot notice table T1 shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) or FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). select. For example, when the executable number Jk is “4”, the sub CPU 28a sets “0”, “1”, “2” or “3” as the number of notices Yk from the jackpot notice table T1 shown in FIG. One of these is selected and determined. Thereafter, the sub CPU 28a proceeds to step S109.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S103 is negative (the jackpot notice command D1 is not input), the sub CPU 28a determines whether or not the losing notice command D2 is input (step S106). If the determination result is affirmative (the failure notice command D2 is input), the sub CPU 28a acquires the executable number Jk from the number notification command that is input together with the failure notice command D2 (step S107). Then, the sub CPU 28a selects the failure notice table T2 corresponding to the acquired executable number Jk, selects the notice number Yk from the selected notice notice table T2 by random lottery, and determines the notice. The number of times Yk is set in the RAM 28c (step S108). In step S108, the sub CPU 28a selects one outage notice table T2 corresponding to the executable number Jk from the outage notice table T2 shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), or 5 (a), 5 (b). select. For example, when the executable number Jk is “4”, the sub CPU 28a selects any one of “0”, “1” or “2” as the number of notices Yk from the failure notice table T2 shown in FIG. Select and decide. Thereafter, the sub CPU 28a proceeds to step S109.

  In step S109, the sub CPU 28a calculates the standby count Tk from the executable count Jk and the notice count Yk, and sets the standby count Tk in the RAM 28c. The number of standby times Tk indicates the number of times to wait for the execution of the jackpot notice, that is, the number of times that the jackpot notice is not executed. In this embodiment, since the big hit announcement is executed at the end of the symbol combination game, the big hit announcement is made in the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball for which the advance notice determination (step S17 or step S19) is affirmed. Is not executed. Therefore, the jackpot notice table T1 and the miss notice table T2 are set so that the notice count Yk is determined with the number of execution times Jk minus -1 as the upper limit count.

  The jackpot notice based on the number of notices Yk includes a symbol combination game that is performed immediately before the symbol combination game based on the start-holding ball for which the notice determination is affirmative, and includes a continuous symbol combination game until the game is executed. It is designed to be executed on the target. For example, when the executable number of times Jk is “4”, four symbol combination games are on hold. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the four symbol combination games are referred to as the first, second, third, and fourth symbol combination games in the order of start. In this case, the fourth symbol combination game is a symbol combination game based on the start-and-hold ball for which the advance notice determination is affirmed. Therefore, when “2” is determined as the notice count Yk, it includes the third symbol combination game, which is the symbol combination game performed immediately before the fourth symbol combination game, and goes back to the earlier start order. When the number of notices Yk is counted, the second and third symbol combination games become symbol combination games for executing the jackpot notice. At this time, the first symbol combination game is a symbol combination game in which the jackpot notice is not executed. Therefore, the standby number Tk is calculated by subtracting a numerical value obtained by adding 1 to the noticeable number Yk from the executable number Jk in step S109. In the above-described example, since the executable number Jk is “4” and the notice number Yk is “2”, the waiting number Tk is “1”. After the end of step S109, the sub CPU 28a ends the sub control process. In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 28a functions as an execution count setting unit and a signal input unit by executing a sub control process.

Next, the variation process executed in step S102 of the sub control process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the variation process, the sub CPU 28a stores the effect pattern designated by the effect pattern designation command input in step S101 in the RAM 28c (step S201). Subsequently, the sub CPU 28a determines whether or not the effect pattern stored in step S201 is a big hit pattern (step S202). If the determination result is affirmative (a big hit pattern), the sub CPU 28a clears the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk (sets “0”) (step S203), and proceeds to step S204. If the determination result of step S202 is negative (not a big hit pattern), the sub CPU 28a proceeds to step S204.

  The sub CPU 28a that has proceeded to step S204 determines whether or not the notice count Yk matches “0”. If the determination result is affirmative (the number of notices Yk = 0), the sub CPU 28a does not execute the jackpot notice, and the process proceeds to step S209. If the determination result of step S204 is negative (notice count Yk ≠ 0), the sub CPU 28a determines whether or not the standby count Tk matches “0” (step S205). If the determination result is affirmative (the number of standby times Tk = 0), the sub CPU 28a causes the big hit notice to be executed, and thus sets the big hit notice to the RAM 28c (step S206). Then, the sub CPU 28a decrements the notice count Yk by -1, rewrites the notice count Yk (step S207), and then proceeds to step S209. If the determination result in step S205 is negative (the number of standby times Tk ≠ 0), the sub CPU 28a does not execute the big hit announcement, so the standby number Tk is decremented by 1 and the standby number Tk is rewritten (step S208). Thereafter, the sub CPU 28a proceeds to step S209.

  The sub CPU 28a that has proceeded to step S209 reads the effect execution data corresponding to the effect pattern stored in step S201 from the ROM 28b, starts the symbol variation, starts the symbol combination game, and then ends the variation process. Then, the sub CPU 28a controls the effect contents of the symbol combination game, and displays the symbols designated by the left symbol designation command, the right symbol designation command, and the middle symbol designation command. At this time, if the sub-CPU 28a has set execution of the big hit notice in step S206, the sub CPU 28a reads the notice execution data from the ROM 28b and executes the big hit notice at the end of the symbol combination game. In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 28a functions as a notice control unit and a symbol variation game control unit by executing a sub control process (including a variation process).

  Next, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the manner in which the big hit announcement is executed will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15, the numbers given to the lamps 25 a to 25 d of the reserved ball number display 25 indicate the order of the game balls won in the start winning opening 23, and I, II, and III are the first time, This corresponds to the second and third symbol combination game. 14 and 15, the lighting state of each of the lamps 25a to 25d of the reserved ball number display unit 25 is indicated by “downward slanting line”, the extinguishing state is indicated by “blank”, and the changing symbol is indicated by “down arrow”. ".

First, the manner in which the jackpot notice is executed will be described with reference to FIG.
In the mode shown in FIG. 14, during the symbol combination game shown in FIG. 14A, there is a winning corresponding to the third symbol combination game, and the main CPU 27 a performs notice determination (step S <b> 17 (input processing (FIG. 7)) ( It is assumed that the jackpot notice determination)) is positively determined. That is, the third symbol combination game is a big hit. At this time, the main CPU 27a sets “3” to the executable number Jk based on the reserved storage number “3”, and also issues a jackpot notice command D1 and a number notification command designating “3” as the executable number Jk. Output to. Then, the sub CPU 28a determines “2” as the number of notices Yk from the jackpot notice table T1 (FIG. 5A) in step S105 of the sub control process (FIG. 12), and sets the waiting number Tk to “ It is assumed that “0” is set. It is assumed that a jackpot determination random number value that does not match the jackpot determination value (and the missed notice determination value) is acquired at the time of winning detection corresponding to the first and second symbol combination games. In the first and second symbol combination games, the randomness value for reach determination that does not match the reach determination value is acquired in the outlier setting process (FIG. 10), and both of them will be outliers without reach. .

  When the symbol combination game shown in FIG. 14A ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 8) in order to start the first symbol combination game. In this process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “2” (step S25), makes a negative determination of the jackpot determination (step S27), and executes a loss setting process (FIG. 10). In the miss setting process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the executable number Jk to “2” (step S42), and after making a negative determination in step S43, makes a reach determination with a winning probability of 1/3 (steps S45 and S46). . If the reach determination is negative, the main CPU 27a determines an outlier pattern and an outlier pattern (steps S50, S51, S49). Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a an effect pattern designating command for designating an off pattern and each design designating command for designating the off design.

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a executes a variation process (FIG. 13). In the changing process, the sub CPU 28a sets “2” for the number of notices Yk and “0” for the number of standbys Tk, and therefore rewrites the number of notices Yk to “1” (step S207). The first symbol combination game is started (step S209). At this time, the sub CPU 28a reads out the effect execution data and the notice execution data corresponding to the designated loss pattern, and executes control. As a result, the symbol combination game starts on the variable display H (FIG. 14B). Since this symbol combination game is played based on a loss pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game starts, a combination of loss (in this embodiment, “123”) is displayed. Then, on the variable display H, the display image is flashed at the end of the symbol combination game, that is, when the combination of outliers is confirmed, and a jackpot notice is executed (FIG. 14 (c)).

  When the first symbol combination game ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 5) in order to start the second symbol combination game. In the following description, with respect to the same processing content as described above, the overlapping description is omitted or simplified. In the symbol combination game start process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “1”, then makes a negative determination on the big hit determination, and executes a loss setting process (FIG. 10). In the miss setting process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the executable number Jk to “1” and makes a reach determination with the winning probability set to 1/13. If the reach determination is negative, the main CPU 27a determines a dissociation pattern and a dissociation pattern. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a an effect pattern designating command for designating an off pattern and each design designating command for designating the off design.

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs the effect pattern designation command, the notice number of times Yk is rewritten to “0” in the variation process, and then the second symbol combination game is started. As a result, the symbol combination game starts on the variable display H (FIG. 14D). Since this symbol combination game is played based on a loss pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game is started, a combination of loss (in this embodiment, “567”) is displayed. Then, on the variable display H, the display image is flashed at the end of the symbol combination game, and a jackpot notice is executed (FIG. 14 (e)). At this stage, the jackpot notice is executed in two consecutive symbol combination games.

  When the second symbol combination game ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 5) in order to start the third symbol combination game. In this process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “0”, then affirmatively determines the jackpot determination, and executes the jackpot setting process (FIG. 9). In the big hit setting process, the main CPU 27a determines a big hit symbol and a big hit pattern (steps S31 to S33). Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a each symbol designation command that designates a jackpot symbol and an effect pattern designation command that designates a jackpot pattern. Further, the main CPU 27a clears the executable number Jk (step S34).

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a starts the third symbol combination game in the variation process. At this time, since the big hit pattern is designated, the sub CPU 28a clears the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk (step S203), and then reads the effect execution data corresponding to the designated big hit pattern and executes control. When the big hit pattern is designated, the notice count Yk is cleared in step S203, and the affirmative determination is made in step S204. Therefore, no notice is set in step S206, and the big hit notice is not executed. Then, on the variable display H, the symbol combination game starts (FIG. 14 (f)). Since this symbol combination game is played based on the big hit pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game starts, a reach combination (a combination of “7” in this embodiment) is displayed and a reach effect is performed. (FIG. 14 (g)). Thereafter, on the variable display H, as a result of the reach effect, a combination of jackpots (in the present embodiment, [777]) is displayed, and the third symbol combination game ends (FIG. 14 (h)).

Next, the manner in which the jackpot notice is executed will be described with reference to FIG.
In the mode shown in FIG. 15, there is a winning corresponding to the third symbol combination game during the symbol combination game shown in FIG. 15A, and the main CPU 27 a performs notice determination (step S <b> 19 (input processing (FIG. 7)). Assume that the advance notice determination)) is positively determined. That is, it is assumed that the third symbol combination game is lost. At this time, the main CPU 27a sets “3” to the executable number of times Jk based on the reserved storage number “3”, and also sends a miss notice command D2 and a number of times notification command specifying “3” as the executable number of times Jk to the sub CPU 28a. Output to. Then, the sub CPU 28a determines “1” as the number of notices Yk from the notice table T2 (FIG. 5 (a)), and sets “1” as the number of waiting times Tk in step S108 of the sub control process (FIG. 12). Shall be. It is assumed that a jackpot determination random number value that does not match the jackpot determination value (and the missed notice determination value) is acquired at the time of winning detection corresponding to the first and second symbol combination games. In the first and second symbol combination games, the randomness value for reach determination that does not match the reach determination value is acquired in the outlier setting process (FIG. 10), and both of them will be outliers without reach. . Further, in the third symbol combination game, the reach determination random number value that matches the reach determination value is acquired in the outlier setting process (FIG. 10), and the reach effect with reach is assumed.

  When the symbol combination game shown in FIG. 15A ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 8) in order to start the first symbol combination game. In this process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “2” (step S25), makes a negative determination of the jackpot determination (step S27), and executes a loss setting process (FIG. 10). In the miss setting process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the executable number Jk to “2” (step S42), and after making a negative determination in step S43, makes a reach determination with a winning probability of 1/3 (steps S45 and S46). . If the reach determination is negative, the main CPU 27a determines an outlier pattern and an outlier pattern (steps S50, S51, S49). Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a an effect pattern designating command for designating an off pattern and each design designating command for designating the off design.

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a executes a variation process (FIG. 13). In the changing process, the sub CPU 28a sets “1” for the notice count Yk and “1” for the wait count Tk, and therefore rewrites the wait count Tk to “0” (step S208). The first symbol combination game is started (step S209). At this time, the sub CPU 28a reads the effect execution data corresponding to the designated loss pattern and executes control. If “1” is set for the number of standby times Tk, a negative determination is made in step S205, so that a notice is not set in step S206, and the big hit notice is not executed. Then, on the variable display H, the symbol combination game is started (FIG. 15B). Since this symbol combination game is played based on a loss pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game starts, a combination of loss (in this embodiment, “123”) is displayed. Then, on the variable display H, the symbol combination game is ended without executing the big hit notice (FIG. 15C).

  When the first symbol combination game ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 5) in order to start the second symbol combination game. In the following description, with respect to the same processing content as described above, the overlapping description is omitted or simplified. In the symbol combination game start process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “1”, then makes a negative determination on the big hit determination, and executes a loss setting process (FIG. 10). In the miss setting process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the executable number Jk to “1” and makes a reach determination with the winning probability set to 1/13. If the reach determination is negative, the main CPU 27a determines a dissociation pattern and a dissociation pattern. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs to the sub CPU 28a an effect pattern designating command for designating an off pattern and each design designating command for designating the off design.

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a executes variation processing. In the variation process, the sub CPU 28a sets the execution of the big hit notice (step S206) and rewrites the notice number Yk to “0” (step S207), since the waiting number Tk is “0”. The symbol combination game is started. At this time, the sub CPU 28a reads out the effect execution data and the notice execution data corresponding to the designated loss pattern, and executes control. As a result, the symbol combination game starts on the variable display H (FIG. 15D). Since this symbol combination game is played based on a loss pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game is started, a combination of loss (in this embodiment, “567”) is displayed. Then, on the variable display H, the display image is flashed at the end of the symbol combination game, and a jackpot notice is executed (FIG. 15 (e)).

  When the second symbol combination game ends, the main CPU 27a executes a symbol combination game start process (FIG. 5) in order to start the third symbol combination game. In this process, the main CPU 27a rewrites the number of reserved memories to “0”, then makes a negative determination on the big hit determination and executes a loss setting process (FIG. 10). In the miss setting process, the main CPU 27a makes an affirmative determination in step S43 by rewriting the executable number Jk to “0”, and performs a reach determination with a winning probability of 9/13. If the reach determination is affirmative, the main CPU 27a determines a reach symbol and a reach pattern (steps S47 to S49). Then, the main CPU 27a outputs each symbol designating command designating a reach symbol and an effect pattern designating command designating a reach pattern to the sub CPU 28a.

  When the sub CPU 28a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a starts the third symbol combination game in the variation process. At this time, the sub CPU 28a reads the effect execution data corresponding to the designated reach pattern and executes control. In the third symbol combination game, since the number of notices Yk is “0” and step S204 is affirmed, the notice is not set in step S206 and the big hit notice is not executed. Then, on the variable display H, the symbol combination game starts (FIG. 15 (f)). Since this symbol combination game is performed based on the reach pattern, when a predetermined time elapses after the game is started, the reach combination (the combination according to “7” in the present embodiment) is displayed and the reach effect is performed. (FIG. 15 (g)). Thereafter, on the variable display H, as a result of the reach effect, a combination of deviations (in this embodiment, [767]) is displayed, and the third symbol combination game ends (FIG. 15 (h)).

Therefore, in this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The main CPU 27a performs the jackpot notice determination for comparing the value of the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot notice determination value, and the losing notice determination for comparing the notice determination value different from the value of the jackpot determination random number. Therefore, when the advance notice determination is affirmed, it is possible to grasp whether the big hit notice is to be executed based on the determination result of the big hit notice determination or the off notice notice determination. When the big hit notice determination is affirmed, the number of notices Yk is determined to be large, and when the off notice notice determination is determined to be affirmative, the number of notices Yk is determined to be small so that it is different from the case of a big hit. The number of executions of the jackpot notice can be changed depending on the case. Accordingly, the greater the number of times that the big hit announcement is executed, the higher the possibility that the big hit announcement will be executed. Therefore, the greater the number of executions of the big hit announcement, the higher the expectation of the big hit.

  (2) The main CPU 27a outputs a jackpot notice command D1 when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, and outputs a break notice notice command D2 when the judgment is affirmative. As described above, even when the main CPU 27a and the sub CPU 28a share the production control by changing the type of the notice command output from the main CPU 27a according to the judgment result of the notice judgment (big hit notice judgment or miss notice notice determination). The notice count Yk can be changed depending on whether it is a big hit or not.

  (3) When a big hitting notice is to be executed when an affirmative judgment is made for a break-off notice determination, it is easy to select and determine a reach pattern as an effect pattern of a symbol combination game based on a start-holding ball for which the advancing notice determination is affirmed . For this reason, when the big hit notification is executed in the case where the determination of the loss notification is affirmed, the reach effect is easily performed. Therefore, even if the symbol combination game in which the jackpot notice is executed is continued a plurality of times and eventually becomes a gap, the reach effect is performed without impairing the player's expectation for the effect. , Can improve the interest.

  (4) The jackpot notice is executed in the symbol combination game for the number Yk of consecutive notices until the symbol combination game immediately before the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball for which the notice determination is affirmative is performed. That is, if a symbol combination game in which neither a jackpot notice nor a reach effect is performed is performed between a symbol combination game in which a jackpot notice is executed and a symbol combination game in which a reach effect is performed, the player I assume that the jackpot notice has been interrupted. Therefore, even if a reach effect is performed in the subsequent symbol combination game, it is not possible to find a relevance to the jackpot notice. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when a reach effect is performed in a symbol combination game based on a start-holding ball in which either a big hit notice determination or a miss notice determination is affirmed, the symbol combination game in which the reach effect is performed is performed. A jackpot notice is always executed in the symbol combination game executed immediately before. Therefore, it is possible to find the relationship between the jackpot notice and the reach production. Accordingly, the reach effect is performed in the symbol combination game immediately after the symbol combination game in which the jackpot notice is executed, thereby further enhancing the player's expectation for the big hit. At this time, when the reach effect is performed after the big hit announcement is continued a plurality of times, the expectation can be further increased. Further, by executing the big hit announcement at the end of the symbol combination game, a connection can be established between the game and the next symbol combination game. Therefore, by executing the jackpot notice, the player can have an expectation for the next symbol combination game.

  (5) In the input process, the main CPU 27a is configured not to perform the notice determination (notice notice determination different from the big hit notice determination) while the executable number of times Jk is set. In other words, if the notice of advance notice is affirmed and the notice count Yk is set, the notice of notice of miss is again affirmed before the symbol combination game corresponding to the notice count Yk ends, and the notice count Yk is overwritten. If this is the case, the jackpot notice may be interrupted in the middle because the notice count Yk is determined to be small. When the jackpot notice is interrupted, there is a high possibility that the reach effect will not be performed despite the success of the jackpot notice, and the player may be awakened. Therefore, when the number of notices Yk is set, the above-described phenomenon occurs when the notice number Yk is not overwritten without performing the notice judgment (notice judgment of the big hit notice notice). This can be suppressed.

  (6) Further, when the notice of advance notice determination is affirmed and the notice count Yk is set, the notice of notice of deviation may be determined affirmatively before the symbol combination game of the notice count Yk ends. In such a case, the jackpot notice based on the affirmative determination of the subsequent off-track notice determination is executed following the jackpot notice executed based on the affirmative determination of the previous off-track notice determination. there is a possibility. As a result, even if the number of notices Yk is determined to be small when the judgment of the missed notice is affirmed, since the player cannot distinguish which jackpot notice is based on the notice of missed notice, the execution of the jackpot notice is performed. There is a risk of disappointing a player who has increased the number of times and has increased his expectation for a big hit. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the number of notices Yk is set, the notice number Yk is not overwritten as described above, and therefore, the big hit notice that is executed when the advancing notice determination is affirmatively determined is inadvertently continued. Can be suppressed. Therefore, the greater the number of notices Yk, the higher the sense of expectation for the big hit.

In addition, you may change this embodiment as follows.
In the above-described embodiment, in the jackpot notice table T2 that is different from the jackpot notice table T1 having the same executable number Jk, the number of notices Yk in the jackpot notice table T1 is selected as a larger number of notice numbers Yk than the miss notice table T2. If the number of notices Yk is assigned, the value of the number of notices Yk and the winning ratio may be changed.

  In the embodiment, the number of notices Yk may be determined as follows. That is, when the big hit notice command D1 is input, the sub CPU 28a always determines the number of times corresponding to the upper limit number determined by the executable number Jk as the number of notices Yk. On the other hand, when the sub CPU 28a inputs the miss notice command D2, the sub CPU 28a determines the notice number Yk from the number less than the upper limit number. For example, when the executable number of times Jk is “3”, the sub CPU 28a determines “2” as the number of notices Yk when the jackpot notice command D1 is input, and “0” as the number of notices Yk when the off notice command D2 is input. "," 1 ", or only" 1 ".

  -In the said embodiment, you may change the timing which performs jackpot notice as follows. In other words, the big hit announcement is executed from the time when the player can recognize that the reach effect is not performed in the symbol combination game to the end of the game. In the case of the above embodiment, the point at which the player can recognize that the reach effect is not performed is the point at which it is possible to recognize that the reach combination is not displayed, that is, the right symbol is a different type of symbol from the left symbol. It is the time when it was displayed.

  -In the said embodiment, you may be made to always make reach production in the symbol combination game based on the start holding ball in which the advancing notice determination was affirmed. In order to configure in this way, the winning probability in step S44 of the loss setting process is set to 13/13. Further, step S44 is omitted, and when step S43 is affirmatively determined, the process proceeds to step S46 without executing the process of step S46 (reach determination). According to this configuration, the sub CPU 28a always selects and determines the reach pattern when determining the effect pattern of the symbol combination game based on the start-holding ball for which the advancing notice determination is affirmed.

  -In the said embodiment, you may change the production content of a jackpot notice. For example, a character image may be displayed on the variable display H to make a big hit announcement. The jackpot notice may be executed by a light emitting effect or a sound effect, or the jackpot notice may be executed by combining the display effect and the sound effect. Further, the contents of the effect of the jackpot notice may be a plurality of kinds of effects.

  -In the said embodiment, you may change the kind and form of a pattern. For example, it may be a symbol imitating a number from 0 to 9, or may be a character symbol, an alphabet symbol symbol, or a character symbol instead of a numeric symbol symbol. Further, the order in which symbols are displayed may be changed in the order of left symbol → middle symbol → right symbol. In this case, when the left symbol and the middle symbol are the same type of symbols, reach is formed. Further, the variable display H may be a CRT (Brown tube) type, a plasma display type, a 7 segment LED type, or a mechanical type (belt type or drum type) instead of the liquid crystal type.

  In the embodiment, the main CPU 27a may determine the number of notices Yk and the number of standbys Tk. In this case, the main CPU 27a may determine the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk by a process similar to the process executed by the sub CPU 28a in the embodiment. Then, the main CPU 27a outputs a command for instructing the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk to the sub CPU 28a. On the other hand, the sub CPU 28a sets the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk in the RAM 28c from the input command, and executes the variation process (FIG. 13).

  In the embodiment, the big hit announcement may be executed at the start of the symbol combination game (or after the start of the game until the reach combination is displayed). In this case, the sub CPU 28a causes the continuous notice to be executed so as to include the symbol combination game based on the start-holding ball for which either the big hit notice determination or the off notice notice determination is affirmed. For example, when the executable number Jk is “3” and “2” is determined as the notice number Yk, among the first, second and third symbol combination games, the second and third consecutive symbol combination games The jackpot notice is executed at. The sub CPU 28a may determine the notice count Yk and the standby count Tk by the same method as in the above embodiment, or may be determined as follows. That is, the number of notices Yk is determined as the upper limit number of times corresponding to the executable number Jk, and the waiting number Tk is calculated by subtracting the number of notices Yk from the executable number Jk. According to this configuration, when a reach effect is performed in a symbol combination game based on a start-holding ball in which either a big hit notice determination or a miss notice determination is affirmed, a big hit notice is always executed. Therefore, the relevance between the jackpot notice and the reach effect can be found, and the same effect as the effect (4) of the embodiment can be obtained.

  -You may change the process of step S42 of the deviation setting process in the said embodiment, and S43 as follows. That is, in step S42, when the executable number Jk is set, the count value is incremented by 1, and the counted value is compared with the executable number Jk in step S43. The start of the symbol combination game based on the started starting ball is determined.

  In the embodiment, when the executable number of times Jk is set, the advance determination is not performed in the input process. However, even when the advance determination is performed and the determination is affirmative, The executable number Jk may not be set (that is, overwritten).

Next, a technical idea that can be grasped from the embodiment and another example will be added below.
(A) The notice determination means does not perform the notice notice determination at least until the symbol variation game corresponding to the number of executions of the notice effect set by the execution number setting means is performed, or the execution number setting means sets A bill configured not to overwrite the set number of executions with a new number of executions, even if a notice of advance notice is made until the symbol variation game is executed for the number of executions. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

  (B) The notice control means includes a symbol variation game based on a start-holding ball in which either the big hit announcement determination or the out-of-order notification determination is affirmed, and the number of continuous announcement effects until the symbol variation game is performed The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the game machine is configured to execute a notice effect in a minute symbol variation game.

The front view which shows the machine surface side of a pachinko machine. Explanatory drawing explaining a display apparatus. The block diagram which shows the control structure of a pachinko gaming machine. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing explaining a notice table different from a jackpot notice table. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing explaining a notice table different from a jackpot notice table. The flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows an input process. The flowchart which shows a symbol combination game start process. The flowchart which shows a big hit setting process. 7 is a flowchart showing an outlier setting process. The flowchart which shows an effect pattern determination process. The flowchart which shows a sub control process. The flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation process. (A)-(h) is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect in which a jackpot notice is performed. (A)-(h) is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect in which a jackpot notice is performed.

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  SE1: Start port sensor, 10: Pachinko machine, 23: Start winning port, 27 ... Main control board, 27a ... Main CPU, 27b ... ROM, 27c ... RAM, 28 ... Display control board, 28a ... Sub CPU.

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine having a holding ball storage means capable of storing a game ball detected by a winning detection means as a start holding ball, and performing a symbol variation game based on the start holding ball stored in the holding ball storage means.
Random number acquisition means for acquiring a value of a random number for jackpot determination triggered by detection of winning of a game ball by the winning detection means;
A jackpot determining means for comparing the jackpot determination random number value acquired by the random number acquiring means with a predetermined jackpot determination value at the start of the symbol variation game, and determining whether the jackpot is determined or not,
Whether or not to execute the notice effect by comparing the value of the random number for jackpot determination and the jackpot notice determination value set to the same value as the jackpot determination value every time the start-up hold ball is stored in the reservation ball storage means And determining whether or not to execute the notice effect by comparing the value of the random number for determining the big hit and the difference notice notice value set to a different value from the jackpot determination value. A notice determining means for making a notice of outbreak notice;
When either of the jackpot notice determination or the off notice notice determination is affirmed, the stored number of the start-pending balls at the time of the affirmative determination is set as the upper limit number of times when the notice effect is executed. Execution number setting means for determining and setting the number of executions;
Notice control means for executing the notice effect every time the symbol variation game is executed for the number of times of execution of the notice effect set by the execution number setting means,
The execution number setting means determines a larger number of executions when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, and when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed when the outage notice determination is affirmed. A gaming machine configured to determine the number of executions less than that. In a gaming machine comprising main control means for controlling the entire gaming machine and sub-control means for executing various controls related to the symbol variation game based on a control signal output by the main control means,
The main control means includes
A holding ball storage means capable of storing the game ball detected by the winning detection means as a start holding ball;
Random number acquisition means for acquiring a value of a random number for jackpot determination triggered by detection of winning of a game ball by the winning detection means;
A jackpot determining means for comparing the jackpot determination random number value acquired by the random number acquiring means with a predetermined jackpot determination value at the start of the symbol variation game, and determining whether the jackpot is determined or not,
A game start signal output means for outputting, to the sub-control means, a game start signal that triggers the start of the symbol change game based on the determination result of the jackpot determination means at the start of the symbol change game;
Whether or not to execute the notice effect by comparing the value of the random number for jackpot determination and the jackpot notice determination value set to the same value as the jackpot determination value every time the start-up hold ball is stored in the reservation ball storage means And determining whether or not to execute the notice effect by comparing the value of the random number for determining the big hit and the difference notice notice value set to a different value from the jackpot determination value. A notice determining means for making a notice of outbreak notice;
When the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, a jackpot notice signal instructing execution of the notice effect is output to the sub-control means, and when the miss notice determination is affirmed, execution of the notice effect is performed. A warning signal output means for outputting a warning notice signal to the sub-control means,
The sub-control means includes
A signal input means for inputting the game start signal, jackpot notice signal, and off notice signal;
Triggered by the input of the game start signal, the symbol variation game control means for executing the symbol variation game;
With the input of the jackpot notice signal or the miss notice signal, the upper limit for executing the notice effect is the stored number of the start-pending balls when either the jackpot notice determination or the miss notice determination is affirmed. An execution number setting means for determining and setting the number of executions of the notice effect as the number of times;
Notice control means for executing the notice effect every time the symbol variation game is executed for the number of times of execution of the notice effect set by the execution number setting means,
The execution number setting means determines a larger number of executions when the jackpot notice signal is input, and the execution times setting means compared with when the jackpot notice signal is input when the miss notice signal is input. A gaming machine configured to determine less. Multiple types of effect patterns, including a reach effect pattern that can specify the effect content of the symbol variation game where the reach effect is performed and an outlier effect pattern that can specify the effect content of the symbol variation game that is out of reach without performing the reach effect Production pattern storage means for storing
At the start of the symbol variation game, on the basis of the determination result of the jackpot determination means, comprising an effect pattern determination means for selecting and determining the effect pattern of the symbol variation game from the plurality of types of effect patterns,
The effect pattern determining means selects and determines the reach effect pattern at a higher rate than the outlier effect pattern when selecting and determining the effect pattern of the symbol variation game based on the start-holding ball for which the affirmative notice determination is affirmed. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, configured as described above. The execution number setting means, when either the jackpot notice determination or the off notice notice determination is affirmed, the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the stored number of the start holding balls at the time when the affirmative determination is made as the upper limit number The number of executions of the notice effect is determined and set,
The notice control means includes a symbol change game that is performed immediately before the symbol change game based on the start-pending ball for which either the jackpot notice determination or the outage notice determination is positively determined, and the symbol change game immediately before that is performed. The player can recognize that the notice effect is executed in the symbol variation game for the number of consecutive executions of the notice effect until the player can recognize that the notice effect is not performed during the game in the symbol change game. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be executed between the time point and the end of the game. The execution number setting means determines the number of times corresponding to the upper limit number as the number of executions when the jackpot notice determination is affirmed, or the number of times corresponding to the upper limit number is less than the number of times If the decision of advance notice is affirmative, the number of executions is determined to be less than the number corresponding to the upper limit, or the lower number is set to the upper limit. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be selected and determined at a higher rate than the number of times corresponding to the number of times.

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