JP2005230339A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of making it look as if patterns are varied many times by one start winning and suppressing the feeling of incompatibility which can be generated in holding display. <P>SOLUTION: In a normal mode, a main holding number and a pseudo holding number are increased and decreased completely identically for the start winning, the variation of pseudo patterns and the variation of main patterns. On the other hand, at the time of a continuous advance announcement mode, for the pseudo holding number, the variable display is executed for the same number as the main holding number immediately before the point of time during the variation of the main patterns of one time. For instance, since the main holding number is 3 at the point t1 of time at which a mode is turned to the continuous advance announcement mode, while the main pattern 82 is varied once (variation indicated as (3) in this figure), the pseudo pattern 81 is variably displayed for three times. Then, since the pseudo holding number is reduced every time of the variable display of the pseudo pattern 81 is ended, a player is suppressed from having the feeling of incompatibility. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a general gaming machine game method, if there is a winning at the start winning opening, a lottery is performed in the main control unit, and a notice is given that the player may be advantageous depending on the lottery result. ing. This lottery (special game state determination means) determines whether or not the player has an advantage (special game state) or miss based on a random value. Then, the presence or absence of reach (a state in which symbols other than the final stop symbols are aligned) is determined by lottery according to each hit and miss, and then the variation pattern is determined by lottery and effects are performed.

  In recent gaming machines, in order to enhance the interest of the player, it is extremely important to perform a notice effect for notifying the occurrence of a special gaming state or the occurrence of a reach. Therefore, the main control unit sends a specified command for the variation pattern (win, miss, reach, no reach, notice, etc.) drawn according to the random number, and the sub control unit produces the variation pattern according to the command. In many cases, an effect such as displaying a character different from the special symbol on the liquid crystal screen is performed.

  In this way, if the sub-control unit that receives commands from the main control unit is in charge of production, for example, when changing specifications or changing models, the main control unit does not change the specifications at all, It is possible to change the production contents simply by changing the control program.

  In the random number generation means of the main control unit, the random number value is acquired when there is a winning at the start winning opening, and when there is a continuous winning at the starting winning opening, the next change is not finished before the current fluctuation is finished. Get the random value of. In such a case, the acquired random number is stored in the main control unit, and a waiting state (start-up storage) is set. Further, the number of start memories is generally limited to a predetermined number.

  More recently, instead of determining the special game state (decision of success) at the start of fluctuation of the start memory, the special game state is determined (acceptance determination) at the time of random number acquisition, in other words, when winning at the start prize opening. There is also a gaming machine equipped with a so-called continuous notice function that continuously performs a notice effect across a plurality of start memories. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine that determines whether or not to perform continuous notice using a random number (random number).

Also, in recent models, during the big hit, it is determined whether the random number in the start memory or the random number acquired by the newly generated start winning is a win, and if it is a win, the big win screen In some cases, the player is informed that a jackpot random number is included during the hold.
JP 11-47369 A

  However, as an aspect of the above-described continuous notice, the player has an impression that the variation display of the identification symbol is divided into a plurality of times and the identification symbol is continuously variably displayed over a plurality of times in one start winning prize. There is something to give to. This is due to the temporary stop display of the identification symbol multiple times (a short stop when it is not considered that one variation display has been completed) between the start of the identification symbol and the stop display. It is realized.

  And it is usually a state where a plurality of starting memories exist, that is, a state where a holding display indicating that there are a plurality of starting memories is present, that the identification symbol is continuously displayed a plurality of times. The hold display decreases as the identification symbol variation display starts. However, in the conventional gaming machine having the function of displaying the identification symbol multiple times in one start winning prize as described above, the hold display is reduced even if the multiple variation display is performed. Therefore, there is a problem that the player is given a sense of incongruity that the on-hold display does not decrease despite the fact that the identification symbol is displayed fluctuating multiple times. There is also a problem of giving the player a sense of incongruity that the identification symbol fluctuates and displays a plurality of times even though the start prize is once.

In view of such a situation, the present invention intends to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing a sense of incongruity that the hold display does not decrease even after the variable display is finished.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a sense of incongruity with respect to a phenomenon in which symbols are changed many times in one start winning prize.

A gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention made to solve such a problem is provided in a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed, an image display device provided in the gaming board, and the gaming board. When the game ball is detected by the game ball detection means for detecting the winning of the game ball at the specific winning opening or the passage of the game ball to the specific gate provided in the game board, and the game ball detection means, In the image display device, after the identification symbol variation display is performed for a predetermined time, the variation display control means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol, and at least the identification symbol is variably displayed by the variation display control means In a gaming machine comprising a detection number storage means for storing a predetermined number of times when the game ball detection means detects a game ball,
Pseudo symbol control means for performing pseudo-variation display and stop display of a pseudo symbol different from the identification symbol substantially in synchronization with the identification symbol;
Pseudo-pending number display means capable of displaying the number of detections stored by the detection count storage means as a pseudo-pending number;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a pseudo hold number increasing means for increasing the pseudo hold number displayed on the pseudo hold number display means;
When the pseudo hold number is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means, the pseudo symbol change display is displayed by the pseudo hold number increasing means while the identification symbol change display is performed once. A pseudo-pattern variation increasing means for several minutes;
A pseudo-holding number decreasing unit that decreases the pseudo-holding number displayed by the pseudo-holding number display unit by one each time the pseudo-design variation is performed once by the pseudo-symbol variation increasing unit. Features.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the game ball detecting means only detects the game ball once, and the pseudo hold number is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means, and the identification symbol is increased. Is displayed by the pseudo-symbol variation increasing means while the variable is displayed once. In addition, since the number of pseudo-holdings is reduced by the pseudo-holding number reducing means for each change of the pseudo symbol, the uncomfortable feeling that the hold display does not decrease even when the variable display is finished is suppressed. In addition, since the pseudo symbol fluctuates a plurality of times by detecting a single game ball, it is possible to make the player feel the obtained feeling. On the other hand, there may be a player who feels uncomfortable with the phenomenon that “the symbol (pseudo symbol) is variably displayed many times per winning (or passing the gate)”.

Therefore, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the normal mode in which the pseudo-pending number is equal to the number of detections stored by the detection number storage means, and the pseudo-pending number is Regardless of the number of times of detection stored by the number-of-detections storage means, the game ball detection means is increased when the game ball is detected, and the variable is decreased by 1 every time the pseudo symbol is changed once. Mode switching means for switching the gaming machine to the mode,
The predetermined condition is that the gaming machine is in the variable mode.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, in the variable mode, the game ball detecting means is increased when the game ball is detected, and is decreased by 1 every time the pseudo symbol is changed. This is very close to displaying the number of detections stored in the number storage means. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable with respect to the phenomenon that “the symbol (pseudo symbol) is variably displayed many times for one winning (or passing the gate)”.

Instead of using a pseudo design, a variation display based on a pseudo hold may be performed using an identification design. For example, in the present invention described in claim 3, a game ball in which a game area is formed, an image display device provided in the game board, and a winning of a game ball to a specific winning opening provided in the game board Or a game ball detection means for detecting the passage of a game ball to a specific gate provided on the game board, and when the game ball is detected by the game ball detection means, the image display device displays a variation of the identification symbol. After a predetermined period of time, the variable display control means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol, and the game ball detecting means detects the game ball in a state where the identification symbol is variably displayed by at least the variation display control means. In the gaming machine provided with the detection number storage means for storing the detection for a predetermined number of times,
Pseudo-pending number display means capable of displaying the number of detections stored by the detection count storage means as a pseudo-pending number;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a pseudo hold number increasing means for increasing the pseudo hold number displayed on the pseudo hold number display means;
When the pseudo hold number is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means, the variable display of the identification symbol corresponding to one detection stored in the detection number storage means is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means. Identification symbol variation increasing means to be divided into pseudo-pending number,
A pseudo-holding number decreasing unit that decreases the pseudo-holding number displayed by the pseudo-holding number display unit by one each time the identification symbol is changed once by the identification symbol fluctuation increasing unit. Features.

  Even with the gaming machine configured in this way, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the game ball detection means only detects the game ball once, and the pseudo hold number increase means increases the pseudo hold number, and the identification symbol The variation increasing means divides the identification symbol into the number of pseudo-holdings that are increased once. Moreover, since the number of pseudo-holdings is reduced by the pseudo-holding number reduction means every time the change made by the division is finished, the uncomfortable feeling that “the design fluctuates even though the hold display is not reduced” is suppressed. In addition, since the identification symbol fluctuates a plurality of times by detecting a single game ball, the player can feel the obtained feeling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the normal mode in which the pseudo-pending number is equal to the number of detections stored by the detection number storage means, and the pseudo-pending number is the Regardless of the number of times of detection stored by the number-of-detections storage means, the game ball detection means is incremented by detecting a game ball, and the identification symbol variation is increased once by the identification symbol variation increase means. And a mode switching means for switching the gaming machine to a variable mode that decreases by one.
The predetermined condition is that the gaming machine is in the variable mode.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, in the variable mode, the game ball detecting means is increased when the game ball is detected, and is decremented by 1 every time the identification symbol is changed. This is very close to the case where the number of detections stored in the number storage means is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable that “the identification symbol is variably displayed many times for each winning (or passing through the gate)”.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the game ball detecting means detects the passing of the game ball once by lottery, An increase number determination means for determining whether or not to increase the number of pseudo hold displayed by the display means by two or more,
The predetermined condition is that, when the game ball detection unit detects the passing of the game ball once by the increase number determination unit, it is determined to increase the number of pseudo hold by two or more. To do.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the player can have a feeling that the symbol is displayed in a variably displayed state every time the game ball detecting means detects the game ball once. it can. This may cause the above-mentioned uncomfortable feeling to re-occur, but by limiting the increase in the number of pseudo-holds to a state where the player's attention deviates from the starting prize (or passing through the gate), such as during a special game, This uncomfortable feeling can be suppressed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the pseudo-pending number display means stores the maximum number of pseudo-pending numbers that can be displayed as the number of detected times. It is the same as the maximum value of the number of detections that can be stored by the means, and the pseudo-holding number is not increased when the number exceeds the maximum value.

  According to the gaming machine configured in this way, the maximum number of pseudo-holdings and the maximum value of the number of detections that can be stored by the detection number storage means are the same, so the number of pseudo-holdings is stored by the detection number storage means. The maximum number of detections that can be made is not exceeded. Thereby, for example, when the maximum value is 4, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable such as “there are five or more holds” with respect to the number of pseudo holds.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising a rendering operation means for performing a rendering operation substantially in synchronization with the variation display. .
According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the rendering operation is performed each time the pseudo symbol (identification symbol when claim 3 or 4 is quoted directly or indirectly) is displayed. , You can feel as if a continuous notice has occurred. Further, even if a start win occurs during the big hit, it is not necessary to refer to the generated random number. In addition, in order for the player to feel this even more strongly, all the production operations of a plurality of pseudo symbols (identification symbol when citing claims 3 and 4 directly or indirectly) for one detection of a game ball are all performed. It should be the same.

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the player from feeling uncomfortable that “the hold will not be reduced even if the symbol change is completed”.
Further, in the variable mode, it is increased by detecting the game ball by the game ball detecting means, and is decreased by 1 every time the pseudo symbol is changed, so that the detection number storing means stores the detection. It is extremely close to the case where the number of symbols is displayed, and it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable that the symbol is variably displayed many times for one start winning (or passing the gate).

  And since the presentation operation is performed every time the fluctuating display of the pseudo symbol (or identification symbol) is performed, the player can feel as if a continuous notice has been generated.

  Hereinafter, examples showing embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment exemplifies a pachinko machine of a type called a so-called seven machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a gaming machine) as a specific example of the gaming machine.

  First, the structure of the gaming machine 1 main body will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the front portion of the gaming machine 1 mainly includes an outer frame (main body frame) 2, a middle frame 3, a front frame 4, an upper plate portion 5, a lower plate portion 6, a locking device 7, a chance button 8, A game board 10 and the like are provided. In FIG. 1, detailed illustration of the game board 10 is omitted. Further, the middle frame 3 is not clearly shown in FIG. 1 because the front frame 4 and the like are arranged on the front side.

  The outer frame 2 is an assembly of wooden plate-like bodies in a substantially rectangular frame shape, and constitutes an outer frame of the gaming machine 1. The entire inner frame 3 is made of plastic, is fitted inside the outer frame 2, and is pivotally supported at the left end so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2. The middle frame 3 is composed of a frame body portion that occupies about 2/3 of the upper side and a lower plate portion that occupies about 1/3 of the lower side. The game board 10 and the front frame 4 are provided so as to overlap each other on the front side of the frame body part, and the upper plate part 5 and the lower plate part 6 are provided on the front side of the lower plate part.

  In addition, the lower plate portion has a launch unit (not shown) for launching a game ball onto the game board 10, a ball feeder (not shown) for supplying the game ball to the launch device unit, sound effects and the like according to the game state. A speaker 400a (see FIG. 5) to be generated is provided. Note that. The speaker 400a of the present embodiment is configured to include a middle / high tone speaker (tweeter) and a bass speaker (woofer).

  The front frame 4 is disposed on the front side of the middle frame 3 and is supported at the left end of the middle frame 3 so as to be opened and closed. The front frame is made of plastic, and a circular opening 4a is formed in order to make the board surface of the game board 10 arranged on the back side visible. A substantially rectangular transparent plate frame (not shown) including a transparent plate such as a glass plate corresponding to the opening 4a is attached to the back surface of the front frame 4.

  The front frame 4 is provided with a left LED display unit 4b, a right LED display unit 4c, an upper left LED display unit 4d, an upper right LED display unit 4e, and an upper LED display unit 4f as lamps for game effects and the like. . These LED display portions 4b to 4f are turned on / off or blinking according to the progress of the game in order to enhance the gaming effect. The left LED display portion 4b and the right LED display portion 4c are provided in an arc shape on the right side and the left side around the opening 4a, respectively. The upper left LED display portion 4d is provided at the upper left of the left LED display portion 4b, and the upper right LED display portion 4e is provided at the upper right of the right LED display portion 4c. The upper LED display portion 4f is formed in an arc shape, and two are provided between the upper end portion of the left LED display portion 4b and the upper end portion of the right LED display portion 4c.

  In addition, two prize ball LED display portions 4g are provided between the two upper LED display portions 4f. A fan-shaped error LED display unit 4h is provided above the prize ball LED display unit 4g.

  The upper plate part 5 is provided on the lower side of the front frame 4 and is supported on the left side of the middle frame 3 so as to be opened and closed. The upper dish portion 5 includes a dish outer edge portion 5a provided with a ball removal button, a game ball lending / returning button, and the like, and a discharge port 5b for discharging the game ball from the inside of the gaming machine 1. . Furthermore, a first audio output unit 5c is formed in a substantially central part of the upper plate part 5 in which a plurality of long holes and a large number of small holes are formed in the upper part. The first audio output unit 5c is connected to a middle / high tone speaker (tweeter) of the speakers 400a (see FIG. 5) via a duct, and the sound from the middle / high tone speaker is output via the duct. A volume switch board 12 (see FIG. 5) is provided on the back surface of the upper plate part 5.

  The lower plate part 6 is provided below the upper plate part 5. A discharge port 6 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the gaming machine 1 is provided in the approximate center of the lower plate part 6. An ashtray 6 b is provided at the left end of the lower dish portion 6. In addition, a slide lid capable of opening and closing the upper surface of the ashtray 6 b is provided on the upper portion of the lower tray portion 6. In addition, a ball hole (not shown) is provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate portion 6. The ball removal hole is normally closed, and is opened when the game ball stored in the lower dish portion 6 is discharged from the gaming machine 1.

  A discharge knob 6c that opens and closes the ball hole is provided on the near side of the center of the lower dish portion 6. The discharge knob 6 c constitutes a part of the peripheral edge of the lower plate part 6. The discharge knob 6c is normally in an upright state, and is rotatable so that the upper end of the discharge knob 6c is tilted to the near side with the lower end as a rotation axis. The ball hole is linked to the discharge knob 6c. When the discharge knob 6c is in an upright state, the ball hole is closed, and the ball hole is opened by tilting the discharge knob 6c to the front side.

  The discharge knob 6c is configured as a pull lock type. When the player operates to scrape out the game balls accumulated in the lower plate part 6, the discharge knob 6 c rotates to the front side around the rotation axis and is locked in this state. At the same time, the ball release hole is opened in conjunction with the rotation of the discharge knob 6 c, and the game ball is discharged from the lower dish portion 6. By pushing the discharge knob 6c, the lock is released, the discharge knob 6c can be returned to the upright state, and the ball hole is closed.

  A second audio output unit 6d is provided on the lower surface of the lower pan portion 6 on the right side and the left side of the discharge knob 6c. The second audio output unit 6d is connected to a low-frequency speaker (woofer) of the speaker 400a via a duct, and the audio from the low-frequency speaker is output downward.

  On the right side of the lower plate portion 6, a firing handle 9 for operating a launching device unit (not shown) is provided. Further, the launch handle 9 is provided with a touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching. On the left side surface of the launch handle 9, a launch stop switch 9b for temporarily commanding the stop of the game ball is disposed.

  The locking device 7 is provided at the center of the right end of the middle frame 3, and locks the front frame 4 when it is closed. A prepaid card unit 13 is mounted on the left side of the gaming machine 1.

The chance button 8 is provided slightly to the left of the center portion of the upper plate portion 5, and is composed of two buttons A and B.
Next, the surface structure of the game board 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 10. The game board 10 is a substantially rectangular wooden plate-like body and is detachably attached to the front surface side of the middle frame 3, and its back side is covered by a back mechanism board 102 (see FIG. 4) described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a substantially circular gaming area 11 is formed on the gaming board 10 by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 provided on the surface of the gaming board 10. In the game area 11, there are a central device 26, a start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, a variable winning device 18, a left winning port 19, a right winning port 209, a lower left winning port 21, a lower right winning port 22, and a number of obstacles. A nail 23, a pair of lamp wind turbines 24, 25, and the like are disposed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the central device 16 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 11 and includes a center accessory 26 and a liquid crystal display device (liquid crystal display panel) 27.
On the screen of the liquid crystal display device 27, a special symbol display area (identification symbol display area) for displaying a plurality of special symbols (identification symbols) while changing them one after another in a predetermined direction is displayed. (Illustration omitted). In this embodiment, as described later, the special symbol is composed of the main symbol 82 (identification symbol of the present invention) and the pseudo symbol 81, and the special symbol display area includes the main symbol display area and the pseudo symbol display area. And are formed. The pseudo symbol display area includes a left pseudo symbol display area for displaying the left pseudo symbol, a middle pseudo symbol display area for displaying the middle pseudo symbol, and a right pseudo symbol display area for displaying the right pseudo symbol. . In the pseudo symbol display area, a symbol variation direction is set in the vertical direction, and a plurality of pseudo symbols (special symbols) are sequentially displayed so as to vary in that direction.

  The liquid crystal display device 27 causes each special symbol displayed in the display area (not shown) of the video screen to change and stop display when the game ball enters the start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17. Is. Then, for example, when the symbols of “777” are arranged in the same three-digit symbols and are stopped and displayed (determined display), the big prize opening 311 of the big prize winning device 31 described later disposed in the variable prize winning device 18 is opened. That is, the gaming machine 1 includes a left special symbol display area, a middle special symbol display area, and a right special symbol display area as “a plurality of identification symbols”. In addition, each special symbol is changed (that is, a plurality of identification symbols are variably displayed) by “satisfaction of a predetermined condition” that “a game ball enters the starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17”. When the stop condition of the specific condition “the symbols are arranged in the same pattern of 3 digits” is achieved, the “specific value” of “big hit” is given.

  The center accessory 26 is mounted so as to protrude from the front peripheral portion of the liquid crystal display device 27, and normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 are provided diagonally below the left and right of the center accessory 26, respectively. In the normal symbol operating gates 36 and 37, left and right normal symbol operating gate detection switches 36s and 37s (see FIG. 5) are arranged. Then, the normal symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display device 27 is variably displayed by passing one of the normal symbol actuating gate passage detection switches 36s and 37s of the game ball.

  The start port 17 is integrated with a variable prize device 18 to be described later, and is disposed below the center position of the center accessory 26 in the central device 16. The start port 17 is a so-called tulip type and is formed so that a pair of wing pieces are opened and closed on the left and right sides. Inside the start port 17, there are a start port (normal electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s (see FIGS. 5 and 23B) for detecting the passage of the game ball, and a start port for operating the wing piece. (Ordinary electric accessory) solenoid 17c (see FIG. 5) is provided. When the pair of wing pieces are opened to the left and right, the game ball is likely to enter the open state. When the pair of wing pieces are erected, the game ball is likely to enter the normal state. .

  The variable winning device 18 is disposed below the starting port 17, and a large winning device 31, a lower left winning port 21, and a lower right winning port 22 are provided on a substrate 34 whose front side is formed in a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape. I have. Here, the grand prize winning device 31 is formed at a substantially central position and is opened in a strip shape. The big prize winning opening 311, the opening / closing plate 312 for opening / closing the special winning prize opening 311, and the opening / closing plate 312 for opening / closing. A grand prize opening solenoid 313 (see FIG. 5), a winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 5) for detecting a winning ball, and a specific area (not shown) through which a game ball passes after winning the big winning opening 311 And a general winning opening), an interlocking bowl (not shown), a back box (not shown), and a large winning opening relay board (not shown).

  The lower left winning port 21 is disposed on the left side of the start port 17, and a lower left winning port passing detection switch 21s (see FIG. 5) is provided therein. A plurality of lower left prize opening LEDs 223 to 225 are attached to the lower left prize opening LED board 21f (see FIG. 5) and covered with a decorative lens. Further, the lower right winning opening 22 is disposed on the right side of the start opening 17, and a lower right winning opening passing detection switch 22s (see FIG. 5) is provided therein.

  A left winning port 19 and a right winning port 20 are respectively arranged obliquely above and to the left and right of the variable winning device 18. Inside these, a left winning opening passing detection switch 19s (see FIG. 5) and a right winning opening passing detection switch 20s (see FIG. 5) are respectively provided. A pair of lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 are disposed obliquely above and to the left and right of the central device 16. Further, a pair of side lamps 38 and 39 are respectively arranged in a vertical arc shape and symmetrical with respect to both left and right end portions of the game area 11.

  An out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48, so that the game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 is again at the launch position. Prevents returning. Further, a foul ball preventing member 59 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 15, and the return rubber 60 is attached to the outer rail 14 at a position on the right half side of the game board 10, which is substantially opposite to the position of the foul ball preventing member 59. Attached along the fitting.

A number of obstacle nails 23 are arranged in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for a pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each gaming device described above.
Next, the back surface structure of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is in the middle frame 3 and is supported by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 4 so as to be opened and closed. The back mechanism board 102 is supported by the pair of hinges 103 provided in the middle frame 3 at the upper and lower ends of the back mechanism board 102 so as to be opened and closed. The game board 10 (see FIG. 3) is detachably attached to the surface side of the middle frame 3. A prize ball tank 105 provided with a tank ball cut detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached to the left side as viewed from the position of the hinge 101 on the upper end side. ing. In addition, a ball removal lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball runout detection switch (not shown) is provided on the downstream side, and an award as a backside gaming device is provided on the downstream side. A ball payout device 109 is provided.

  Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. Under the tank rail 106, a back case 111 with a lid for storing the LED display device 200 (see FIG. 3) is provided. Under the back case 111, a main control unit 140 (see FIG. 5) described later. As a reference), a storage box 55 as a storage container storing a game control board 54 {see FIG. 6A} as a backside gaming device is provided. On the lower back side of the storage box 55, a launcher control board case 113 storing a launcher control board and a launch control assembly relay board (not shown) are provided as a launch controller 193 (see FIG. 5). The above-mentioned launching device unit (not shown) is provided in the lower left portion of the back mechanism panel 102, and the payout control board 350 {FIG. 6 (b)] is also provided in the lower right portion as the payout control unit 150 (see FIG. 5). A payout control board case 118 is provided as a storage container storing the reference}. A relay board 190 as a backside gaming device is mounted on the upper right side of the storage box 55.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the relay board 190 is a board for relaying the winning ball detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the main control unit 140. In the present embodiment, the storage box 55, the relay board 190, and the payout control board case 118 are detachably attached to a metal plate (not shown), and the metal plate is rotatable with respect to the back mechanism board 102. Suspended.

  On the other hand, at the upper right end portion of the back mechanism panel 102, a fuse box 119, a power switch 120, a power terminal board 121 and a jackpot, launcher control, ball break, door opening, prize ball, ball lending, etc. A terminal board 122 provided with external connection terminals is provided. A power cable 123 for receiving power from the outside is also provided on the upper side of the terminal board 122. A connection cable 124 extends upward from the payout control board case 118 storing the payout control board 350 {see FIG. 6B}, and is connected to the prepaid card unit 13 including the power cable 125. Further, a ball passage member 126 for a lower plate portion is provided at the lower end of the center of the back mechanism panel 102. Note that a RAM clear switch (not shown) for generating a “RAM clear signal” is connected to the power terminal board 121.

  Next, the electronic control device 130 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the electronic control unit 130 includes a main control unit 140, a payout control unit (mainly a prize ball payout control unit that performs payout control of prize balls) 150 connected to the main control unit 140 through a signal transmission path 500a, a special It includes a symbol control unit 160 and an audio lamp control unit 170 connected to the special symbol control unit 160 through a signal transmission path 500b. The main control unit 140 includes a game control board 54, and the three control units 150, 160, and 170 other than the main control unit 140 include a payout control board 350, a special symbol control board 360, and an audio lamp control board 370, respectively. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the game control board 54 includes a main circuit unit 400 including a CPU 401 and an input / output circuit unit 500 (see FIG. 16). The game control board 54 is normally stored in a case (a storage box 55 described later) that is difficult to open and close.

  In addition, an external terminal unit 145 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500, and a “hall computer” of a pachinko hall is connected to the external terminal unit 145. The game control board 54 turns on the RAM clear signal after executing the RAM clear process, and turns it off after a predetermined time has passed. The RAM clear signal is output to the outside of the pachinko machine 1, and the pachinko hall system, etc. Can be notified. For this reason, the manager of the pachinko hall can know the cheating while the cheating is not known.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, and controls operation of the entire pachinko machine 1 (that is, basic progress control of the game) using the RAM 481 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 482. In addition, the CPU 401 is the main player to perform the go / no-go judgment control by the go / no-go judgment program stored in the ROM 482 (win / fail judgment means).

  As shown in FIG. 16, the main circuit unit 400 includes a CPU 401, an oscillation unit 410, a reset circuit unit 450, an I / O decode circuit unit 420, a data bus stabilization unit 411, and a first external input circuit unit 430. ing. As shown in FIG. 17, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, a built-in RAM 481, a built-in ROM 482, a memory control circuit 483, a clock generator 484, an address decoder 485, a watchdog timer 486, a counter / timer 487, a parallel input / output port. 488, a reset / interrupt controller 489, an external bus interface 490, and an output control circuit 491.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the signal transmission path 500 a described above is connected to the input / output circuit section 500 shown in FIG. 6A, and processing is performed from the input / output circuit section 500 to the signal transmission path 500 a to the respective control sections 150 and 160. Command data that is a command signal that indicates the contents is transmitted. Note that data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to the control units 150 and 160 in one-way format or bidirectional format. Data is transmitted from the control unit 160 to the control unit 170 in a bidirectional format. Further, power is supplied to each of the control units 140 to 170 from the power receiving board 415 through the power supply unit 425 and further through the power distribution board 435, and a system reset signal, which will be described later, is supplied to all control boards. Sent to.

  Winning ball detection switches 318, 19s to 22s and the like are connected to the relay board 190, and an output terminal of the relay board 190 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140. The main control is a start opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, a normal symbol display device board 32f, various solenoids 17c and 313, a right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 37s, and a left normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 36s. The input / output circuit unit 500 of the unit 140 is connected.

  The payout terminal board 191 is connected with a touch switch 9a, a firing stop switch 9b, a volume switch 192, a tank ball breakage detection switch 104, a supply ball breakage detection switch 108, and the like. It is connected to the input / output circuit unit 700 of the payout control unit 150 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the payout control unit 150 is configured to include a main circuit unit 600 and an input / output circuit unit 700 similar to the main control unit 140, and the signals shown in FIG. It is connected to the transmission path 500a. The input / output circuit unit 700 is connected to a prize ball payout device 109, a launching device control unit 193, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the special symbol control unit 160 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, a ROM 163, an input / output port 164, and a drive circuit 167 as arithmetic circuit components, and these arithmetic circuit components are a bus 165. And connected to the signal transmission path 500a at the input / output port 164. The LED display device 200 is connected to the input / output port 164, and the CPU 161 controls the operation of the central device 16 using the RAM 162 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 163.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the audio lamp control unit 170 includes an audio lamp control board 370 including a lamp control board part 370a and an audio board part 370b. The lamp control board unit 370a includes a CPU 171, a RAM 172, a ROM 173, and an input / output port 174 as arithmetic circuit components, and these arithmetic circuit components are connected to each other via a bus 175. In 174, the signal transmission path 500b is connected. As shown in FIG. 5, a frame decoration lamp board 4g, various lamp boards 261f, 262f, and 281f, various LED boards 4d, 4f, 19f to 22f, 263f, and 264f are connected to the input / output port 174. A lamp and LED are connected. These lamps and LEDs light up, turn off, or blink according to the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the sound board unit 370 b includes a CPU 181, a RAM 182, a ROM 183, an input / output port 184, and a sound generator 188 as arithmetic circuit components, and these arithmetic circuit components are connected via a bus 185. The input / output port 184 is connected to the signal transmission path 500b. A volume switch board 12 is connected to the input / output port 184, and a speaker 400a is connected to the board. The sound generator 188 performs various audio outputs according to the gaming state from the speaker 400a based on the stored audio data and the audio output module, and the volume switch board 12 outputs in response to the operation of the volume switch (not shown). Set the volume.

  Further, the various lamps such as the frame decoration lamp substrate 4g and the sound generator 188 include a special symbol change / stop display mode, a presence / absence of reach generation, a reach display mode (described later), and a special game mode controlled by the special symbol control unit 160. The mode is controlled according to the game mode (probability fluctuation, time reduction, etc.) and the like. The command signal of the control command is transmitted through the signal transmission path 500b as a command signal for which the sound lamp control unit 170 is an operation command target.

  Note that the special symbol control unit 160 and the sound lamp control unit 170 described above may be configured by circuit units similar to the main control unit 140 and the payout control unit 150. In other words, it is possible to use a CPU having a main circuit portion and an input / output circuit portion and having a ROM and a RAM built therein. In this embodiment, the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 are connected by the signal transmission path 500a. However, the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 are not directly connected, and the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 are connected. The unit 140 and the audio lamp control unit 170 may be connected via the signal transmission path 500a. In this case, the command signal transmitted from the main control unit 140 to the special symbol control unit 160 as an operation command target is transmitted to the special symbol control unit 160 via the sound lamp control unit 170.

Next, the winning ball operation is executed in the following order.
When the game ball passes the winning ball detection switch 318, the main control unit 140 receives 15 winning ball number data, and when the game ball passes the starting port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, 6 winning ball number data. In other cases, for example, when the passage detection switches 21 s and 22 s of the left and right lower winning holes 21 and 22 are detected, ten prize ball number data are sent to the payout control unit 150 in the order of detection. As a command signal for setting the payout control unit 150 as an operation command target, the command is transmitted via the signal transmission path 500a. (In other words, the number of unique prize balls is 6, 10, or 15 here.) The payout control unit 150 receives the prize ball number data from the main control unit 140 and receives a prize ball by sending a prize ball payout signal. The ball dispensing device 109 is activated.

  Further, the main control unit 140 determines a gaming state based on the outputs of the various detection switches described above, makes a determination of success / failure based on the gaming state, and displays an image in a corresponding symbol display mode according to the determination content. Read data for display control. For example, the main control unit 140 uses the detection results of the start opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, the winning ball detection switch 318, etc., the acquired value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number, and the like to play a game. It is also determined whether the player is not waiting, a game is being played but no start-up prize is received (variable preparation state), a start-up prize is received, a special game state, and the like. In addition, when a start winning is detected, a determination of success or failure is made based on a random number value described later. Based on the determination result, fluctuations in special symbols (including reach display modes) or display mode control such as confirmation are performed. Data is read. This data is transmitted through the signal transmission path 500a as a command signal for which the special symbol control unit 160 is an operation command target.

  Next, a main job executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. This is an example of a job executed by the CPU 401 based on a program stored in the ROM 482 (see FIG. 17) of the main control unit 140. First, after setting the stack pointer to a predetermined address in the RAM 481 (see FIG. 17) (S10), it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed) (S12). Initialization processing is performed (S800), and if not operated, it is determined whether a backup flag is set (S15). If the backup flag is set (S15: YES), the “power recovery process for power interruption” of FIG. 11 is performed.

  In this embodiment, when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like, as shown in FIG. 10, the used register is saved in the RAM 481 (S630), and the value of the stack pointer is saved in the RAM 481 (S632). Then, the special winning opening solenoid and the start opening solenoid are turned off (S634), the polling processing time of the prize ball sensor (for example, about 85 milliseconds) is set (S636), and the sensor before the prize ball counting and the sensor after the prize ball counting are set. The passing of the game ball is monitored (S638). Next, when the polling processing time elapses (S640), a checksum (excluding checksum, backup flag, and stack area) of the RAM 481 used is created (S642), stored, and the backup flag is set in the RAM 481 ( S646). Then, access to the RAM 481 is prohibited (S648), and an infinite loop process prepares for power down. It is also possible to execute HALT processing or STOP processing instead of the unlimited loop processing.

  In the “return processing” of FIG. 11, checksum calculation (S664) is executed, the checksum values stored at the time of power-off are compared, and if they do not match, initialization processing of the RAM 481 is performed (S800). ). If they match, the stack pointer before power-off is restored (S668), the backup flag is cleared (S670), and a command for returning the sub-board to the state before power-off is transmitted (S672). Then, each register is returned to the state before the power is turned off (S674), the permission / non-permission of interruption is returned to the state before the power is turned off (S676, S678), and the address is returned to the address before the power is turned off (S680). In this embodiment, since a backup power supply for power failure countermeasures is added to the pachinko machine 1, “information advantageous to the player” that was generated before the power failure is saved even during a power failure in the pachinko hall. it can.

  Returning to FIG. 9, if the backup flag is not set (S15: NO), the end of initialization is determined (S20). If the initialization is completed (S20: YES), the job from the LED job (S30) to the switch job (S70) is executed. If the initialization is not completed (S20: NO), the initialization job (S190) is executed, and the initialization completion is determined again (S20). If the pachinko machine 1 is initially turned on from the shipping state, the RAM clear switch is operated (pressed), the backup flag is abnormal, or the checksum does not match, the RAM 481 The initialization process is performed.

  In the LED job (S30), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count, the display pattern data of the special symbol unstarted count, and the like are output. In the constant speed random number job (S40), a special symbol success / failure random number memory, a general-purpose count memory, and the like of the RAM 481 described later are updated. In the non-constant speed random number job (S50), the initial value counter and the off-normal symbol random number memory (not shown) are updated. Note that the general-purpose count memory (not shown) is used, for example, for creating a value of “0” to “255” for each interrupt, executing a command job, and a decoration job.

  In the voice job (S60), data related to music and voice is read, and in the switch job (S70), various detection switches are read. That is, various signals such as a left / right winning opening passing detection signal are transmitted to the main control unit 140 via the relay substrate 190, and various signals such as a firing stop detection signal, a touch detection signal, and a volume detection signal are transmitted via the payout terminal substrate 191. The payout control unit 150 takes in the start opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, the start opening winning detection signal, the winning ball detection signal from the big winning device 31, and the normal symbol operation gate passing detection signal. It is taken into the control unit 140.

  Further, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the switch 318 (see FIG. 5) such as the count detection switch, the count detection and the specific area passage detection switch (S80), and if there is no abnormality (S80: YES), the special symbol main Jobs from job (S90) to voice job (S110) are executed. If there is an abnormality (ball clogging, disconnection, etc.) (S80: NO), an error job (S130) is executed.

  In the special symbol main job (S90), a job related to data necessary for the main controller 140 and the special symbol controller 160 to operate in cooperation is executed. Further, in the normal symbol main job (S100), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count is read.

  Thereafter, each flag state is set in the backup memory (S140), and a prize ball signal job (S150), an information signal job (S160), a command job (S170), and a remaining time job (S180) are executed. In the prize ball signal job (S150), data relating to prize ball payout is read and output, and in the information signal job (S160), data necessary for outputting information to other control units is read. Further, in the command job (S170), a command for special symbol management or the like is output, and in the remaining time job (S180), a non-constant random number is called. Note that the initial value random number is also updated in the remaining time job (S180).

  Next, the success / failure determination job at the time of starting winning a prize (winning to the starting opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17) executed in the series of the main job will be described with reference to FIG. Various memories used in these jobs are stored in the RAM 481 (see FIG. 17) of the main control unit 140 shown in FIG. 5, and typical ones (481a to 481n, 481v, 481w) are shown in FIG. .

  First, in S200, it is confirmed whether or not there is a start winning. If No, the process proceeds to S203, and it is determined whether or not there is the number of reservations (number of unstarted) stored in the special symbol reservation number memory 481b (see FIG. 15). To do. If there is no pending number (that is, zero), the process ends. If there is a pending number, the process proceeds to S245. If there is a start prize (S200: Yes), the process proceeds to S206, and it is determined whether or not the number of holds is 4 or more. If the number of holds is 4 or more, the process proceeds to S245, and if the number of holds is less than 4, the process proceeds to S210. In S210, the holding number is incremented by one. In addition, the said number of reservations is equivalent to the number of reservations which shows the frequency | count of unstarting of the identification symbol (this symbol 82) mentioned later. Further, at the normal time when no continuous notice is given, when the number of the on-hold is increased by 1, the number of pseudo-holds described later is also increased by one in conjunction with the increase. In S220, a special symbol success / failure determination random number (hereinafter, also referred to as a success / failure random number or a determination random number) and a winning symbol random number are generated (either by generating a program or by using a predetermined random number generation circuit) Random number generating means))), and in S230, the validity determination random number and the winning design random number are read. In S235, the read random number values are stored in the special symbol appropriateness determination random number memory 481a (see FIG. 15: hereinafter also referred to as determination random number memory) and the symbol determination random number memory 481d. In this memory, the read determination random number value is stored in the shift memory format in the time series of the start winning prize.

  In S245, if the fluctuation starts, in S250, the oldest first determination random number value stored in the determination random number memory 481a (see FIG. 15) and the winning symbol random number memory 481d are read out and the determination is made. The random number memory 481a and the jackpot symbol determination random number memory 481d are shifted. Then, in S260, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit based on the leading determination random number value. In the case of a big hit (S260: YES), the process proceeds to S270, where the big hit process is performed and the present process is terminated. In the case of a loss (S260: NO), the process proceeds to S280, where the extra process is performed and the present process is terminated. .

  An example of the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display device 27 is shown in FIG. A large symbol “312” is displayed in the upper half of the screen as a pseudo special symbol 81 (hereinafter simply referred to as “pseudo symbol 81”). The special symbol 82 (corresponding to the identification symbol of the present invention) is in the left corner of the screen. If a game ball enters the start port 17 without any start hold, it will fluctuate and display a special symbol to win. The mouth 311 is opened. This symbol 82 is indicated by six white or black bars, and “specific symbol” means that all six bars have the same color, and symbols other than “specific symbol” are otherwise. ing. In synchronism with the fluctuation of the main symbol 82, the left symbol 81a, the middle symbol 81b, and the right symbol 81c, which are pseudo symbols, scroll vertically for a predetermined time, respectively, and when the main symbol 82 is stopped and displayed at the specific symbol, The symbol 81a, the middle symbol 81b, and the right symbol 81c are configured to stop display with the same symbol (corresponding to the pseudo symbol control means of the present invention). In addition, the left symbol 81a, the middle symbol 81b, and the right symbol 81c are composed of numbers 0 to 10, respectively. Characters 83a to 83d are items indicating the number of pseudo-holdings, and the number of people raising the flag represents the number of pseudo-holdings (corresponding to the pseudo-holding number display means of the present invention). This figure shows that the number of pseudo pending is two. The pseudo hold number represents the number of times the pseudo symbol has not changed, and is consistent with the main hold number 85 except when it is increased in S1040 of the continuous notice determination process described later. Therefore, the pseudo hold character 83 indicating the pseudo hold number may indicate the non-change number of the pseudo symbol and may indicate the non-change number of the present symbol. The reserved number 85 is displayed in the 7-segment system on the right side of the symbol 82, and indicates a predetermined number of times (4 in this case) that has not been changed in the conventional identification symbol (the symbol 82).

  In the gaming machine 1, pseudo continuous notice is performed using the pseudo hold character 83 and the pseudo symbol 81. The continuous notice determination process for realizing this will be described with reference to FIG. This process is executed by the main control unit 140 and is activated when a game ball wins the start opening 17. When this process is activated, it is first determined whether or not the number of pseudo pending is 4 or more (S1000). Here, it is determined whether or not the pseudo hold number at the time when the main hold number 85 is increased by 1 by the process of S210 described above, and if it is four or more, the process proceeds to S1010 and the pseudo hold number is set. Decrease by 1 and end the process. Specifically, for example, when the number of reserved is changed from 2 to 3, the number of pseudo-held (number of pseudo-held characters 83: the number of characters raising the flag) is already 4, that is, in S1040 described later If the pseudo hold has already been increased by the process, the increased number of pseudo hold is reduced by 1 (S1010). At this time, since the number of permanent reservations is increased by 1 by the process of S210 described above, the number of pseudo-reserved characters 83 on the liquid crystal display device 27 remains four. In other words, if the number of pseudo hold characters 83 is 4 and the number of reserves is 2, two of the four pseudo hold characters 83 also indicate the number of unchanged times of the symbol, and the remaining two are the pseudo symbols not yet. Only the number of fluctuations is shown.

  When the pseudo-holding number is less than 4 (S1000: NO), the process proceeds to S1020, and the notice determination random number is read. This is a random number used to draw a lottery to determine whether the number of pseudo-holdings is increased by 1 or more than one start winning prize, and is a value of 0 to 9, for example. In subsequent S1030, it is determined whether or not the notice determination random number matches the notice number. For example, it is determined whether or not the notice determination random number acquired in S1020 matches the notice number (assumed to be 3). If they do not match (S1030: NO), the process proceeds to S1050, the number of pseudo pending is increased by 1, and this process is terminated. Specifically, a signal is sent to the special symbol control unit 160 to increase the number of the pseudo hold characters 83 by one.

  On the other hand, if the notice determination random number matches the notice number in S1030 (S1030: YES), the process proceeds to S1040, and the pseudo hold number is increased by 1 + α, that is, 2 or more (corresponding to the pseudo hold number increasing means of the present invention). finish. α is separately determined by a random number, and is determined by a random number of 1 to 3. If the number of pseudo hold exceeds 4 by adding (1 + α), the excess is rounded down to 4. In the following description, it is assumed that the number of pseudo pending does not exceed 4 even if (1 + α) is added.

  Thus, when the number of pseudo-holdings is increased by 2 or more, a difference is generated between the number of hold-backs which is increased at most by 1 per start prize. In this case, the variation display of the pseudo symbol 81 is divided by (1 + α) with respect to the one variation display of the main symbol 82. For example, in the case of α = 1, the starting prize that triggered the continuous notice determination process is divided into two, and the pseudo symbol is displayed until one fluctuation display of the symbol 82 is finished (until the stop display is performed). 81 is variably displayed twice and is stopped and displayed. Each time the display of the pseudo symbols 81 is started, the number of pseudo-holdings is decreased by two, and accordingly, the number of pseudo-pending number characters 83 on the liquid crystal display device 21 is also decreased by two. (Corresponding to the means for reducing the number of pseudo-holdings of the present invention. During this time, it is assumed that there is no start prize). Since this is an action corresponding to one start prize, this symbol 82 changes only once during this period. However, from the viewpoint of the player, this symbol 82 is only displayed small in one corner of the screen, and the pseudo symbol 81 is larger, so the special symbol fluctuates twice for one start win. It looks like The number of reserved characters is also displayed small in one corner of the screen, the pseudo reserved character 83 indicating the number of pseudo reserved characters is displayed larger, and the number of the pseudo reserved characters 83 decreases as the pseudo symbol 81 is changed. Therefore, the player does not have a sense of incongruity that the hold display does not decrease even after the change display ends. When a command is sent to the sound lamp control unit 170 so as to perform the same effect operation in response to the two fluctuation displays of the pseudo symbol 81 (corresponding to the effect operation means of the present invention), the player continuously notices. It looks as if it has occurred.

  Note that, for example, when the pseudo-pending character 83 is four and the main holding number 85 is two, when the variable display of only the pseudo symbol is finished once and a start winning is generated, the pseudo-pending character 83 is four and the main holding is held. The number 85 is three. In this case, the number of pseudo hold characters 83 is unchanged, but before the end of the pseudo symbol variation display, 2 out of 4 correspond to actual start winnings (main hold), and the remaining 2 are pseudo. It was the one corresponding to the fluctuation of only the symbol 81 (pseudo hold), but the four after the change display of the pseudo symbol only was three corresponding to the actual start winning (the main hold), the remaining One piece corresponds to the fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 81 (pseudo hold).

  Here, the correspondence between the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The liquid crystal display device 27 corresponds to the image display device of the present invention, the start opening winning detection switch 17s corresponds to the game ball detection means of the present invention, the processing of S270 and S280 corresponds to the variable display control means of the present invention, The processes of S1040 and S1050 correspond to the pseudo symbol fluctuation increasing means of the present invention, and the process of S1040 corresponds to the pseudo pending number increasing means of the present invention.

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Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. Can be easily replaced by these, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.

  For example, although the main symbol 82 has six bars, it may be represented by other numbers, symbols, colors, or the like. The pseudo pattern 81 may also be expressed using other characters and symbols. Further, the pseudo symbol 81 may be eliminated, and the main symbol 82 may be made large and easy to understand like the pseudo symbol 81, and the variation display thereof may be divided. This corresponds to the identification symbol variation increasing means of the present invention.

  Fluctuation display using pseudo hold and pseudo symbols may be performed by the mode lottery process shown in FIG. This process is also executed by the main control unit 140, and the display of fluctuation of the main symbol 82 and the pseudo symbol 81 is started and started. When this process starts, first, a mode determination random number is generated and read in S1100. In subsequent S1110, the mode number is read from the memory. In S1120, it is determined whether or not the mode determination number and the mode number match. If they do not match (S1120: NO), this process ends, and the mode remains in the normal mode. On the other hand, if the mode determination number and the mode number match (S1120: YES), the process proceeds to S1130, and the pseudo-change (pseudo-pattern 81 is changed) for the current actual number of reservations is set to the continuous notice mode. To end this process.

  The difference between the normal mode and the continuous notice mode will be described with reference to FIG. In the normal mode shown in the substantially left half and the right end of the figure, the number of reservations and the number of pseudo reservations increase and decrease in exactly the same amount with respect to the start winning prize, the display of fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 81, and the fluctuation of the symbol 82. In other words, in the state where each hold is not 0, it increases if there is a start winning, and decreases when the change display of each symbol is started (corresponding to the pseudo hold number reducing means of the present invention). On the other hand, in the continuous notice mode, the increase / decrease in the number of reservations does not change from the normal mode in the case where the start winning is similarly generated. On the other hand, the pseudo-holding number displays the same number of fluctuations as the number of permanent holdings immediately before that point in time during one fluctuation of the main symbol. For example, since the number of reservations is 3 at the time t1 when the mode becomes the continuous notice mode, the pseudo symbol 81 is displayed while the symbol 82 is variably displayed once (variation indicated by (3) in the diagram). Is displayed three times. Then, a command is sent to the sound lamp control unit 170 so as to perform the same effect operation in response to the three variable displays of the pseudo symbol 81 (corresponding to effect operation means of the present invention). And according to the start winning that occurred during the continuous notice mode, the number of pseudo hold increases if there is room for increase. When the player sees the pseudo hold and the behavior of the pseudo symbol in the continuous notice mode, it looks as if the special symbol (pseudo symbol 81) changes according to the number of holds, and the same production operation is performed. From the player, it seems that a continuous notice has been generated. The mode lottery process corresponds to the mode switching means of the present invention (the continuous notice mode corresponds to the variable mode).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pseudo hold character 83 is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 27 and the pseudo hold number is indicated by the number of characters raising the flag. A character that moves the holding character 83 freely on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 27, performs a motion of waving a flag, or does not raise a flag (no pseudo hold number is displayed) The character itself may perform various actions such as performing a squatting action with time. Then, the action of the character makes it possible to show the reliability related to the occurrence of a big hit, or to make a reach announcement or a big hit announcement, thereby realizing a novel effect that does not bore the player.

  It should be noted that the control method of the pachinko machine 1 can be implemented even in other modes. For example, regarding the control between the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 and the sound lamp control unit 170, a command is output from the main control unit 140 to both the special symbol control unit 160 and the sound lamp control unit 170. An embodiment is mentioned. The main control unit 140 outputs a command to the sound lamp control unit 170, and the symbol control is performed by performing one-way communication or two-way communication between the sound lamp control unit 170 and the special symbol control unit 160. May be.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a perspective view showing a state in which the front frame is opened. It is a front view which shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a back view which shows the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention is provided. (A) is explanatory drawing of the main control part which comprises the electronic control apparatus with which the gaming machine which concerns on the Example of this invention is equipped, (b) is the electronic control apparatus with which the gaming machine which concerns on the Example of this invention comprises It is explanatory drawing of the frame control part to do. It is explanatory drawing of the special symbol control part which comprises the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing of the audio | voice lamp control part which comprises the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the main job which the main control part of the game machine based on the Example of this invention performs. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing a process when a power cut (such as a power failure) occurs. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing a power recovery process when a power interruption (such as a power failure) occurs. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart for explaining continuous notice determination processing in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a representative example of various memories and the like stored in the internal RAM of the main control unit. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a main control unit. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a CPU constituting the main control unit. 6 is a flowchart for explaining mode lottery processing in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an enlarged view of the central device together with the start opening (ordinary electric accessory).

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 11 ... Game area 16 ... Central apparatus 17 ... Start-up port 27 ... Liquid crystal display device 140 ... Main control part 160 ... Special symbol control part

Claims (7)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
An image display device provided in the game board;
A game ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball in a specific winning opening provided in the game board or a passage of the game ball to a specific gate provided in the game board;
When a game ball is detected by the game ball detection means, a fluctuation display control means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol after performing a variation display of the identification symbol for a predetermined time in the image display device;
A detection number storage means for storing a predetermined number of times when the game ball detection means detects a game ball in a state where the identification symbol is variably displayed by the change display control means;
In a gaming machine equipped with
Pseudo symbol control means for performing pseudo-variation display and stop display of a pseudo symbol different from the identification symbol substantially in synchronization with the identification symbol;
Pseudo-pending number display means capable of displaying the number of detections stored by the detection count storage means as a pseudo-pending number;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a pseudo hold number increasing means for increasing the pseudo hold number displayed on the pseudo hold number display means;
When the pseudo hold number is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means, the pseudo symbol change display is displayed by the pseudo hold number increasing means while the identification symbol change display is performed once. A pseudo-pattern variation increasing means for several minutes;
A pseudo-holding number decreasing unit that decreases the pseudo-holding number displayed by the pseudo-holding number display unit by one each time the pseudo-symbol change is performed once by the pseudo-symbol variation increasing unit. A featured gaming machine. The game ball detection regardless of the normal mode in which the pseudo hold number is equal to the number of detections stored by the detection number storage unit and the number of detections in which the pseudo hold number is stored by the detection number storage unit A mode switching means for switching the gaming machine to a variable mode that is increased by detecting a game ball by the means and that decreases by 1 each time the pseudo symbol is changed once;
The predetermined condition is
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is in the variable mode. A game board in which a game area is formed;
An image display device provided in the game board;
A game ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball in a specific winning opening provided in the game board or a passage of the game ball to a specific gate provided in the game board;
When a game ball is detected by the game ball detection means, a fluctuation display control means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol after performing a variation display of the identification symbol for a predetermined time in the image display device;
A detection number storage means for storing a predetermined number of times when the game ball detection means detects a game ball in a state where the identification symbol is variably displayed by the change display control means;
In a gaming machine equipped with
Pseudo-pending number display means capable of displaying the number of detections stored by the detection count storage means as a pseudo-pending number;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a pseudo hold number increasing means for increasing the pseudo hold number displayed on the pseudo hold number display means;
When the pseudo hold number is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means, the variable display of the identification symbol corresponding to one detection stored in the detection number storage means is increased by the pseudo hold number increasing means. Identification symbol variation increasing means to be divided into pseudo-pending number,
A pseudo-holding number decreasing unit that decreases the pseudo-holding number displayed by the pseudo-holding number display unit by one each time the identification symbol is changed once by the identification symbol fluctuation increasing unit. A featured gaming machine. The game ball detection regardless of the normal mode in which the pseudo hold number is equal to the number of detections stored by the detection number storage unit and the number of detections in which the pseudo hold number is stored by the detection number storage unit A mode switching means for switching the gaming machine to a variable mode that is increased when the means detects a game ball and decreases by one each time the identification symbol variation by the identification symbol variation increasing means is performed;
The predetermined condition is
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine is in the variable mode. When the game ball detection means detects the passing of the game ball once by lottery, the game ball detection means includes an increase number determination means for determining whether or not to increase the pseudo hold number displayed by the pseudo hold number display means by two or more,
The predetermined condition is that, when the game ball detecting unit detects the passage of the game ball once by the increase number determining unit, it is determined to increase the pseudo hold number by two or more. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The pseudo-pending number display means has a maximum value of the pseudo-pending number that can be displayed is the same as the maximum value of the number of detections that can be stored by the detection number storage means, and the pseudo-pending number exceeds the maximum value. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game machine is not performed. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising presentation operation means for performing an presentation operation substantially in synchronization with the change display.

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