JP2005348878A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine making the loading of game balls in real time significant to a player to improve the attraction of games in real time. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 371 accumulates or takes out ready-to-win random numbers corresponding either to a "super ready-to-win game state", a "long ready-to-win game state", a "normal ready-to-win game state", or an "out" in such a way as "first-in, first-out". On the other hand, the CPU accumulates or takes out hit or failure random numbers corresponding either to a "super ready-to-win hit", a "long ready-to-win hit", a "normal ready-to-win hit", or the "out". <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention sequentially generates random values and accumulates the random values in the storage area based on the winning timing of the game ball, while taking out the random values from the storage area and advances the game based on the extracted random values About.

Conventionally, a CPU mounted on a main board of a pachinko gaming machine is generally set to draw lots of game progress using random values.
More specifically, the CPU of the main board sequentially generates a plurality of types of random numbers and accumulates these random numbers in the RAM mounted on the main board based on the winning timing of the game balls. Then, in the order stored in the RAM, these random numbers are extracted from the RAM, and based on each of the extracted random values, the types of effects to be generated (for example, reach effects), jackpots, or losing are determined. A lottery is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-73383 A (paragraphs [0010] to [0059], FIG. 18)

  Here, as described above, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the CPU of the main board takes out the random number values in the order stored in the RAM. I was only digesting the progress of the game that was confirmed at the time of winning.

  In other words, in the conventional pachinko machines, the real-time game balls won't reflect the real-time game ball winnings, so the player's significance of throwing the game balls in real-time is lessened. It can be considered that the interest of games in time is reduced.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the insertion of a game ball in real time is meaningful to the player and the interest of the game in real time is improved.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is an invention made to achieve the above object, is based on a first random number value generating means for sequentially generating a first random number value and a winning timing of a game ball. A first storage means for storing a first random number value generated by one random number value generation means in a first storage area set in advance, and an order in which the first random number value is stored in the first storage area; Based on the first take-out means for taking out the first random number value from the first storage area, the second random number value generating means for successively generating the second random value, and the winning timing of the game ball, Second storage means for storing the second random number value generated by the second random number value generation means in a second storage area set in advance, and in reverse order stored in the second storage area, A second extraction means for extracting a second random number value from the second storage area; and a first extraction means. A first random value issued Ri, characterized in that it comprises a game progress means to advance a game based on the second random number value extracted by the second extraction means.

  In this gaming machine, the first random number value generating means sequentially generates the first random number value, and the second random number value generating means sequentially generates the second random number value, Based on the winning timing, the first accumulation means accumulates the first random number value generated by the first random number value generation means in the first storage area, and the second accumulation means The second random number generated by the second random number generator is stored in the second storage area.

  The first extraction means extracts the first random number value from the first storage area in the order in which the first extraction area is accumulated, while the second extraction means stores the second storage value in the second storage area. The second random number value is taken out from the second storage area in the reverse order stored in the area.

Then, the game progress means advances the game based on the first random number value extracted by the first extraction means and the second random value extracted by the second extraction means.
In other words, in this gaming machine, not only the first random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time among the first random number values accumulated in the first storage area, but also accumulated in the second storage area. The game progresses based on the second random number stored in the past that is closest to the real time among the second random numbers that have been generated.

  As a result, in this gaming machine, the game ball winning timing in the past closest to the real time is immediately related to the progress of the game in the real time, so it is meaningful for the player to throw the game ball in the real time. This can improve the fun of playing games in real time.

  Here, the game advancing means, as described in claim 2, draws out any one of a plurality of types of reach effects that cause the player to expect a big hit based on the first random number value, or lottery The first lottery means to perform, the second lottery means for lottery winning or out of winning based on the second random number value, and the first to advance the game based on the lottery result of the first lottery means When the progress of the game by the progress means and the first progress means reaches a designated stage specified in advance, the game progresses based on the lottery result of the second lottery means instead of the first progress means. It is good to provide the 2nd progress means to be made.

  In this game advancing means, the first lottery means draws one of a plurality of types of reach effects or the disparity based on the first random number value, and the second lottery means Based on the random number value, lottery or out of lottery is drawn. Then, when the first progress means advances the game based on the lottery result of the first lottery means, and the progress of the game by the first progress means reaches the designated stage, the second progress means Instead of the first advancement means, the game is advanced based on the lottery result of the second lottery means.

  That is, in the gaming machine equipped with the game progress means, first, based on the first random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time, the game is performed until one of the reach effects or the designated stage of losing. After the progress, the game progresses to a big hit or a loss based on the second random number accumulated in the past closest to the real time.

  That is, since the winning timing of the game ball in the past closest to the real time is immediately related to the occurrence of the jackpot, the player can feel the introduction of the game ball in the real time more meaningfully.

Here, as described in claim 3, the second take-out means and the second lottery means are set to operate when the progress of the game by the first progress means reaches the designated stage. good.
If the second take-out means and the second lottery means are set in this way, a game ball is newly won immediately before reaching the specified stage of reach production or losing, thereby ending the progress of the progress of the game. Since it becomes possible to change, it is possible to make the player feel that the introduction of the game ball in real time is more meaningful.

  Also, the gaming machine according to claim 2 and claim 3 is an operation prohibition that prohibits the operation of the second advancement means when the lottery result of the first lottery means is out of place as in claim 4. It is good to have a means.

In this gaming machine, it is possible to prevent the game from unnecessarily progressing despite being out of play, and thus to provide a player with a good tempo.
In addition, the gaming machine according to claim 2 is preferably provided with notifying means for notifying the occurrence of the jackpot when the lottery result of the second lottery means is a jackpot as described in claim 5.

  In this case, the occurrence of the advance notice can give the player a greater sense of expectation for the jackpot occurrence, and as a result, the interest of the game in real time can be further improved.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5 includes a gaming board in which a plurality of gaming ball insertion ports are formed as described in claim 6, and is inserted based on a second random number value. The second lottery means may be set so that a jackpot or a disengagement is assigned to each of the mouths, and the result of inserting the game ball into the slot is set as the lottery result.

  In this case, since it becomes important whether or not the game ball can be thrown into the slot assigned to the jackpot, it is possible to make the player feel that the throwing of the game ball in real time is even more meaningful.

  The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5 includes a board-like member having a plurality of game ball insertion ports formed therein and the board when the second lottery means is operated. A supply device having a supply means for supplying a game ball to the surface of the shaped member is provided in a portion that can be visually recognized by the player, and a jackpot or disengagement is made at each of the insertion ports based on the second random number value. The second lottery means may be set so that the lottery result is the supply result of the game balls to the allocation and insertion port.

  In this case, by visually observing whether or not the game ball is supplied to the slot assigned to the jackpot, the player can visually recognize the process in which the game in real time is a jackpot or out of progress. That is, it is possible to further improve the interest of the game in real time.

Here, as described in claim 8, the supply device may include rotation means for rotating the disk-shaped member on a plane along the surface of the disk-shaped member.
If the supply device is configured in this way, it becomes more difficult to predict whether or not a game ball will be supplied to the slot assigned to the jackpot, so that the game in real time can be further improved. Can do.

  By the way, in the second storage area, when the accumulation number of the second random number value is limited in advance, if the accumulation number of the second random value has reached the upper limit, the player newly Even if you win a game ball, it will be useless.

  Therefore, as described in claim 9, when the second storage means newly stores the second random number value, the storage number of the second random number value in the second storage area reaches an upper limit. If the second random number stored in the second storage area is deleted, the second random number specified in advance is deleted, and a new second random number is stored. Good to be.

  If the second storage means is set in this way, the second random number value can be newly stored even if the number of stored second random number values in the second storage area reaches the upper limit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being wasted.

  Here, the second accumulating unit may delete the second random number value accumulated in the past closest to the real time, for example, as described in claim 10, or, for example, according to claim 11, As described above, the second random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time may be a deletion target.

  In particular, when the second random number stored in the past farthest from the real time is to be deleted, even if the number of stored second random numbers in the second storage area reaches the upper limit, In addition to storing the second random number value, it is possible to prevent the second random number value stored in the past farthest from the real time from being continuously stored.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) 1 includes an outer frame 3 fixed to a gaming machine island and an inner frame pivotally supported by the outer frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. 5.
The inner frame 5 includes three inner frame lamps 7 that are lit to produce a game, a game board 9 into which a player throws a game ball, and a metal frame 11 that covers the front of the game board 9 with glass. , A handle 13 for a player to insert a game ball onto the game board 9, an upper tray 15 for storing game balls (rental balls and prize balls) to be paid out from the pachinko machine 1, and an upper tray 15 Is provided with a lower tray 17 for storing the game balls discharged from the upper tray 15 such that the game balls cannot be stored.

  The game board 9 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), which is composed of three special symbols 19a having characters and figures as elements and a display 19 for displaying various images related to the game, and the LCD. A display 21 for displaying a preview image for notifying the occurrence of “big hit”, four special symbol hold lamps 23 indicating to the player that the variation display of the special symbol 19a is suspended, and the variation of the special symbol 19a A start winning device 25 for a player to insert a game ball to start display, and a big winning device 27 for a player to insert a game ball in the case of a jackpot game executed when a “hit” occurs. ing. The display 19 is embedded in the back of a rectangular parallelepiped recess 20 formed in the center of the game board 9. The start winning device 25 is of a so-called tulip type, and includes a pair of movable pieces 25a that incline in the left-right direction in the drawing and expand the entrance to the winning opening of the start winning device 25. The big winning device 27 is provided with an opening / closing plate 27a that tilts forward in the drawing to open the winning port (hereinafter referred to as “big winning port”) of the big winning device 27.

  Furthermore, on the game board 9, a normal symbol display device 29, which is composed of 7-segment LEDs and displays a normal symbol consisting of a single digit, and 4 indicating to the player that the normal symbol variation display is suspended. There are provided two normal symbol holding lamps 31, a pair of game board lamps 33 to be lit to produce a game, and a pair of start gates 35 for detecting the passage of the game ball.

Next, FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing a partial configuration of the control system in the pachinko machine 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 1 includes a CPU 371, a ROM 373, a RAM 375, a PIO (parallel input / output port) 377, and a microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as a “microcomputer”) with a CTC (counter / timer circuit) 379. ) 37a, an input / output interface (hereinafter referred to as “input / output I / F”) 37b, and the like, and a main board 37 that performs overall control of the pachinko machine 1 is provided. The microcomputer 37a is configured to be able to separately supply power to the RAM 375 and other components (that is, the CPU 371, the ROM 373, the PIO 377, and the CTC 379).

And the control system of the pachinko machine 1 is constructed by connecting various substrates and various devices to the main substrate 37.
That is, the main board 37 is first provided on the start gate 35, a gate switch (hereinafter referred to as “gate SW”) 35 a that detects that the game ball has passed through the start gate 35, and the start winning device 25. A start switch (hereinafter referred to as “start SW”) 25 b that detects that a game ball has been inserted into the start opening of the start winning device 25, and is also provided in the start winning device 25. A solenoid 25c for driving the movable piece 25a is connected.

  The main board 37 includes a specific area switch (hereinafter referred to as a “specific area SW”) 27b that is provided in the big prize device 27 and detects that a game ball is thrown into a specific area at the big prize opening. Similarly, a count switch (hereinafter referred to as “count SW”) 27c that is provided in the grand prize winning device 27 and detects that a game ball is thrown into a general area different from the specific area at the grand prize winning opening, is also a big prize. A solenoid 27d that is provided in the device 27 and that drives the opening / closing plate 27a of the special winning device 27 is connected.

  The main board 37 is provided with a payout device 39 for paying out game balls to the upper tray 15 and the lower tray 17, and there are not enough game balls (supply balls) to be paid out to the upper tray 15 and the lower tray 17. A supply ball shortage switch (hereinafter referred to as “replenishment ball shortage SW”) 39a for detecting the presence of the overflow tray 39a and an overflow switch (hereinafter referred to as “the supply ball shortage SW”) which is also provided in the dispensing device 39 and detects that the lower tray 17 is full. (Referred to as “overflow SW”) 39b is connected to a payout control board 41 that is mounted with a microcomputer (not shown) configured similarly to the microcomputer 37a of the main board 37 and controls the payout device 39.

  Further, a CPU (not shown), a ROM (not shown), a RAM (not shown), a voice control IC (not shown), etc. are mounted on the main board 37 and installed in the pachinko machine 1. A voice control board 43 that outputs voice, sound effects, music and other voices through the speaker 45, a CPU (not shown), a ROM (not shown), a RAM (not shown), and a driver circuit (see FIG. Etc.), and an illumination control board 47 that lights the inner frame lamp 7, the game board lamp 33, the special symbol holding lamp 23, and the normal symbol holding lamp 31 is connected.

  Further, a CPU (not shown), a ROM (not shown), a RAM (not shown), an image control IC (not shown), etc. are mounted on the main board 37, and a special symbol 19a or AC power supplied from outside the pachinko machine 1 and a symbol control board 49 that displays various images related to the game, displays a preview image on the display 21, and displays a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 29. In the embodiment, AC 24V) is converted into a plurality of types of DC power (in this embodiment, DC + 5V, DC + 12V, DC + 24V, DC + 32V) and connected to a power supply substrate 51 that supplies the above-described various substrates and various devices. It should be noted that the power supply board 51 has DC power supplied to these RAMs so that the RAM 375 of the microcomputer 37a and the RAM of the microcomputer of the payout control board 41 can continue to retain the stored contents even after the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned off. Is mounted with an electric double layer capacitor (not shown) capable of supplying for 20 hours or more. On the other hand, a clear switch (clear SW) 51a composed of a push button switch is also mounted so that the stored contents of these RAMs can be initialized as necessary.

  In the control system of the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, the CPU 371 built in the microcomputer 37a of the main board 37 executes various processes in accordance with the programs stored in the ROM 373, via the PIO 377 and the input / output I / F 37b. While outputting various commands to the various substrates and various devices described above, these various substrates and various devices perform various processes and various operations in accordance with various commands from the CPU 371 to control each part of the pachinko machine 1.

Hereinafter, various processes executed by the CPU 371 of the microcomputer 37a will be described.
First, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main routine executed by the CPU 371. This process is executed immediately after the pachinko machine 1 is turned on and the microcomputer 37a is activated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in this process, first, the top address of the stack area of the RAM 375 is set in the stack pointer of the CPU 371 (S10). Subsequently, after setting the interruption to prohibited (S15), the interruption mode is set (S20). At this time, the CPU 371 sets the value set in a specific register of the CPU 371 (in this embodiment, the interrupt register) as the upper bit, and sets the interrupt vector output by the built-in device of the microcomputer 37a such as the PIO 377 and CTC 379 as the lower bit ( However, in this embodiment, an interrupt mode is set in which the address with the least significant bit set to 0) is used as the start address of various interrupt processes. That is, as a result, the CPU 371 can respond to an interrupt request from each built-in device.

  Then, after permitting access to the RAM 375 (S25), it is determined whether or not the clear SW 51a is ON (pressed) (S30). At this time, the CPU 371 determines that the clear SW 51a is turned on when a clear signal generated when the clear SW 51a is turned on is input for a predetermined time (one second in this embodiment).

  If it is determined that the clear SW 51a is turned on (Yes: S30), the process immediately proceeds to S55 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not turned on (that is, when it is determined that it is turned off) (No: S30), whether or not data indicating the gaming state at the time of the previous power-off is backed up in the RAM 375. (S35), and if not backed up (No: S35), the process immediately proceeds to S55 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is backed up (Yes: S35), a checksum that is a numerical value indicating whether the backed up data is normal or not is calculated based on the backed up data (S40). It is determined whether or not the checksum is normal (S45). At this time, the CPU 371 determines that the checksum is normal when the calculated checksum matches the checksum stored in the RAM 375.

  If it is determined that the checksum is normal (Yes: S45), a known game state return process for returning the game state at the time of the previous power-off is executed based on the backed up data. (S50).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S45 that the checksum is not normal (No: S45), after the stored contents of the RAM 375 are cleared (S55), the initial values of various random values and data used for various processes described later are used. The value is set in the RAM 375, and the RAM 375 is initialized (S60).

  Then, after setting the timer interrupt period (4 ms in this embodiment) in the CTC 379 (S65), the interrupt is set to be permitted (S70), and thereafter, a preset loop process is repeatedly executed (S70). S75).

Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the loop processing described above.
As shown in FIG. 4, in this process, interrupt is first set to be prohibited (S100), and then a preset first initial random number update process is executed (S105).

  In this first initial random number value update process, the first initial random number value (initial value = 0) set in the first initial random number setting area of the RAM 375 is added by 1, and the first initial random number value is updated. However, when the first initial random number value has reached an upper limit value designated in advance (the same value as the upper limit value of the reach random number value described later), the first initial random number value is reset (that is, the first Initial random value = 0 is set.), The first initial random value is updated.

When the first initial random number update process is thus completed, a preset second initial random value update process is executed (S110).
In this second initial random value update process, the second initial random value (initial value = 0) set in the second initial random value setting area of the RAM 375 is incremented by 1, and the second initial random value is updated. However, when the second initial random number value has reached a predetermined upper limit value (the same value as the upper limit value of the wrong random number value described later), the second initial random number value is reset (that is, the second Initial random value = 0 is set.), The second initial random value is updated.

When the second initial random number update process is thus completed, the interrupt is set to be permitted (S115), and this process ends.
In S100 of this process, the reason for disabling the interrupt is that the interrupt process occurs during the execution of the first initial random number update process and the second initial random value update process, This is to prevent the random value from being updated incompletely.

Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of interrupt processing executed by the CPU 371.
This process is executed when an interrupt signal (timer interrupt) is input from the CTC 379 to the CPU 371 when the interrupt is permitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in this process, first, interrupts are disabled (S200), and then the contents of various registers in the CPU 371 are saved to the stack area of the RAM 375 (S205). Then, a preset input process is executed (S210).

  In this input process, the states (ON / OFF) of the gate SW 35 a, start SW 25 b, specific area SW 27 b, count SW 27 c, supply ball shortage SW 39 a, and overflow SW 39 b are read from the input port of the PIO 377 and set in the input state storage area of the RAM 375.

When the input process is thus completed, a preset error process is executed (S215).
In this error processing, referring to the input state storage area, the state of various switches set in the input state storage area is abnormal for the pachinko machine 1 (for example, disconnection or short circuit of various switches, lack of supply balls, Whether it is full). If an abnormality is indicated, an error command that generates an error corresponding to the abnormality is created and stored in the command storage area of the RAM 375. On the other hand, if it indicates that the system has returned to normal from an error, an error cancel command for canceling the generated error is created and stored in the command storage area.

When the error process is thus completed, a preset prize ball process is executed (S220).
In this prize ball processing, the input state storage area is referred to determine whether or not the state of the supply ball shortage SW 39a and the overflow SW 39b has changed. If it is determined that the supply ball is insufficient or the tray 17 is full, a payout stop designation command for instructing the payout control board 41 to stop paying out prize balls is created, and a command accumulation area To accumulate.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that “the supply ball is insufficient or the receiving tray 17 is full” is changed to “the supply ball is insufficient or the receiving tray 17 is not full”, the payout control of the payout of the prize ball is performed. A payout operation designation command permitted to the substrate 41 is created and stored in the command storage area.

  Further, when it is determined that “the supply ball is insufficient or the tray 17 is not full”, it is determined whether any of the start SW 25b, the specific area SW 27b, and the count SW 27c has detected a game ball. judge. However, the CPU 371 determines that these switches have detected a game ball when the start SW 25b, the specific area SW 27b, and the count SW 27c are continuously turned on for two interrupts and then continuously turned on for two interrupts. To do.

  If it is determined that the game balls are detected by these switches, a prize ball number designation command for instructing the payout control board 41 to pay out the corresponding number of prize balls is created and accumulated in the command accumulation area. Let

When the winning ball process is thus completed, a preset normal symbol operation process is executed (S225).
In this normal symbol operation process, the common random number value (initial value = 0) set in the common random number value setting area of the RAM 375 is incremented by 1, and the common random number value is updated. However, when the usual random number value has reached the upper limit value specified in advance (upper limit value = 250 in this embodiment), the ordinary random number value is reset (that is, the ordinary random number value = 0). ), And update the usual random number.

  Then, referring to the input state storage area, it is determined whether or not the gate SW 35a has detected a game ball. However, the CPU 371 determines that the gate SW 35a has detected a game ball when the gate SW 35a is continuously turned on for two interrupts and then continuously turned on for two interrupts.

  Here, it is determined that a game ball has been detected, and the number of universal operation pending balls (initial value = 0) set in the universal operation pending ball number setting area of the RAM 375 is an upper limit value (in this embodiment, If the upper limit value = 4) has not been reached, the number of normal operation pending balls is incremented by 1, and the normal random number value is read from the normal random value setting area and stored in the normal random value storage area of the RAM 375.

  In addition, when the normal random number value is stored in the normal random number storage area, and the standby time specified in advance with the normal symbol being stopped has elapsed, In the order of subtracting 1 and accumulating in the ordinary random number value accumulating area, one ordinary random number value is taken out from the ordinary random number value accumulating area and set in the ordinary figure determining area of the RAM 375. A change pattern universal specification command for specifying a change pattern is created and stored in the command storage area.

  In addition, if the fluctuation time specified in advance has passed while the normal symbol is changing, the normal symbol that should be stopped and displayed is specified based on the normal random number value set in the normal symbol determination area. Create a symbol stop command and store it in the command storage area.

  Further, when the fluctuating normal symbol shifts to the stop, it is determined whether or not the common figure random number set in the common figure determination area corresponds to “winning”, and the determination result is stored in the RAM 375 as a normal figure. Set in the result area. Incidentally, each of the usual random number values is assigned either “winning” or “out of” (in this embodiment, the usual random number values 84 to 250 are assigned “winning”. Other than the usual random numbers, “out” is assigned.) Then, the CPU 371 determines whether or not the normal random number value set in the normal determination area matches the normal random number value assigned with “win”, so that the normal random number value is “win” or It is determined which one of “out of” corresponds to.

When the normal symbol operation process is thus completed, the preset normal electric accessory operation process is executed (S230).
In this normal electric accessory operation process, referring to the normal result area, if the determination result indicates “winning”, the solenoid 25c of the start winning device 25 is operated to tilt the movable piece 25a. Then, the entrance to the winning opening of the start winning device 25 is expanded.

  Further, when the number of detections of the game ball of the start SW 25b reaches a predetermined number while the solenoid 25c is in operation, or when the operation time of the solenoid 25c reaches a predetermined maximum operation time. Stops the operation of the solenoid 25c.

When the ordinary electric accessory operation process is thus completed, the later-described special symbol operation process according to the present invention is executed (S235).
Then, when the execution of the special symbol operation process is completed, a special electric accessory operation process set in advance is executed (S240).

  In this special electric accessory operation processing, when it is set in the jackpot occurrence storage area of the RAM 375 that the “big hit” is being generated, the first interval for instructing the symbol control board 49 to display the first hit screen of the jackpot game Stores the specified command in the command storage area.

  If the display time of the first interval screen has elapsed while the first interval screen is displayed, the solenoid 27d of the big winning device 27 is operated to tilt the open / close plate 27a and open the big winning opening. To do.

  In addition, during the opening of the big winning opening, the jackpot game is not the final round, and the number of winning game balls to the big winning opening has reached a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment), or When the maximum opening time designated in advance has elapsed, the operation of the solenoid 27d is stopped and the special winning opening is closed.

  When the big winning game is not in the final round and the specific area SW 27b detects a game ball while the special winning opening is closed, the solenoid 27d is operated to open the special winning opening, and the next The round designation command for instructing the symbol control board 49 to display the round screen is stored in the command storage area. On the other hand, if the specific area SW27b has not detected a game ball, the last interval designation command for instructing the symbol control board 49 to display the last interval screen is accumulated in the command accumulation area.

  In addition, if the display time of the last round interval screen has elapsed while the last round interval screen is displayed, it is set that no “big hit” has occurred in the big hit occurrence storage area and the customer waiting demonstration screen is displayed. Is stored in the command storage area.

When the execution of the special electric accessory operation process is thus completed, a preset lamp process is executed (S245).
In this lamp processing, the number-of-usage-usage-specific command for designating the lighting control board 47 to light the number of lights of the normal symbol-holding lamp 31 is read from the number-of-usage-suspended-ball number setting area. Create and store in the command storage area.

  Also, a special figure operation reservation ball number is read from the special figure operation reservation ball number setting area of the RAM 375, and a lighting number special designation command for designating the lighting number of the special symbol reservation lamp 23 in response to this to the illumination control board 47 is created. And store it in the command storage area.

  Further, referring to the special symbol state storage area of the RAM 375, if the setting content has shifted to the effect that the special symbol 19a is changing, the change of the special symbol 19a is referred to by referring to the fluctuation pattern setting region of the RAM 375. A lighting pattern designation command for designating the lighting pattern of the inner frame lamp 7 and the game board lamp 33 according to the contents of the pattern to the illumination control board 47 is created and accumulated in the command accumulation area.

When the execution of the ramp process is thus completed, a preset information output process is executed (S250).
In this information output process, fluctuation information indicating that the special symbol 19a has been changed, jackpot information indicating the occurrence of “hit” is created, and the call lamp (not shown) connected to the pachinko machine 1 is created. Output.

When the information output process is thus completed, a preset output process is executed (S255).
In this output process, various commands stored in the command storage area are sequentially extracted and output to the corresponding substrate.

  When the output processing is completed in this way, the contents of the various registers saved in the stack area are restored (S260), the interrupt is set to permit (S265), and the process returns to the main routine described above.

Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol operation process according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 6, in this process, first, the first initial random number update process described above is executed (S300), and then the second initial random number update process is executed (S305). The set reach random number update process is executed (S310).

  In this reach random value update processing, the reach random value (initial value = 0) set in the reach random value setting area of the RAM 375 is incremented by 1, and the reach random value is updated. However, when the reach random number value has reached a predetermined upper limit value (upper limit value = 349 in this embodiment), the reach random number value is reset (that is, the reach random number value = 0). ), Reach random number value is updated. In addition, when the reach random number value makes a round, the first random number value is read from the first initial random value setting area and is set as the reach random value in the reach random value setting area, thereby updating the reach random value. To do.

When the reach random number value update process is thus completed, a preset random number value update process is executed (S315).
In this pass / fail random value update process, the pass / fail random value (initial value = 0) set in the pass / fail random value setting area of the RAM 375 is incremented by 1, and the pass / fail random value is updated. However, if the success / failure random value has reached a predetermined upper limit value (upper limit value = 29 in the present embodiment), the success / failure random value is reset (that is, the success / failure random value = 0 is set). ), Update the random number value. In addition, when the wrong random number value makes a round, the second random number value is read from the second initial random value setting area and is set as the wrong random number value in the wrong random value setting area, thereby updating the wrong random number value. To do.

  After the execution of the random number update process, the input state storage area is referred to and it is determined whether or not the start SW 25b detects a game ball (S320). However, the CPU 371 determines that the start SW 25b has detected a game ball when the start SW 25b is continuously turned on for two interrupts and then continuously turned on for two interrupts.

If it is determined that no game ball is detected (No: S320), the process immediately proceeds to S350, which will be described later.
On the other hand, if it is determined that a game ball is detected (Yes: S320), the special figure operation reserved ball number set in the special figure operation reserved ball number setting area is referred to. It is checked whether or not (initial value = 0) has reached a predetermined upper limit value (in this embodiment, upper limit value = 4) (S325).

Here, when the number of special figure operation reservation balls has reached the upper limit value (Yes: S325), the previous random number value accumulated is deleted (S330), and the process proceeds to S345 described later.
On the other hand, when the number of special figure operation reservation balls has not reached the upper limit (No: S325), after adding the special figure operation reservation balls number by 1 (S335), the reach random number value is obtained from the reach random value setting area. The random number value is read and accumulated in the reach random number value storage area of the RAM 375 (S340), and the random number value is read from the random number setting area and stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 375 (S345).

And after performing the game progress process mentioned later (S350), this process is complete | finished.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game progress process.
As shown in FIG. 7, in this process, first, it is checked whether or not “big hit” is occurring by referring to the big hit occurrence storage area (S400). (Yes: S400), this processing is immediately terminated.

On the other hand, when the “big hit” is not occurring (No: S400), it is checked whether the special symbol 19a is changing with reference to the special figure state storage area (S405).
If the change is not in progress (No: S405), a change start process described later is executed (S410), and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the change is in progress (Yes: S405), a stop process described later is executed (S415), and then the process ends.
Here, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the fluctuation start process.

As shown in FIG. 8, in this process, first, the special figure operation reservation ball number setting area is referred to and it is confirmed whether or not the special figure operation reservation ball number is 0 (S500).
And when the number of special figure operation reservation balls is 0 (Yes: S500), this processing is ended immediately. On the other hand, when the number of special figure operation reservation balls is not 0 (No: S500), after the special figure operation reservation balls number is subtracted by 1 (S505), the reach is made in the order of accumulation in the reach random number value accumulation area. One reach random number value is extracted from the random value accumulation area (S510), and the content of the variation pattern of the special symbol 19a corresponding to this is set in the variation pattern setting area (S515).

  In the ROM 373, a reach random number value correspondence table is set in which the reach random number values are associated with any one of the fluctuation patterns such as “super reach”, “long reach”, “normal reach”, and “displacement”. The CPU 371 sets the contents of the variation pattern corresponding to the extracted reach random number value based on the reach random number value correspondence table.

  Here, in the present embodiment, “super reach” means that the special symbol 19 a is changed, the left side special symbol 19 a (hereinafter referred to as “left special symbol”) toward the display 19, and the right special symbol 19 a. (Hereinafter referred to as “right special figure”) with the same type of special symbol 19a, the central special symbol 19a (hereinafter referred to as “middle special figure”) is designated as the left special figure and the right special figure. It is an effect set so as to make the player expect the occurrence of a “big hit” by displaying an elaborate animation to be stopped with the same type of special symbol 19a.

  “Long reach” means that the special symbol 19a is changed, the left special figure and the right special figure are stopped at the same special symbol 19a, and then the middle special figure is changed for a longer time than usual. It is an effect set to make the player expect the occurrence of “big hit”.

  The “normal reach” means that the special symbol 19a is changed, the left special figure and the right special figure are stopped at the same type of special symbol 19a, and then the middle special figure is changed as usual to change the “big hit”. It is an effect set to make the player expect the occurrence.

Also, “displacement” is an effect set so that after the special symbol 19a is changed, the left special symbol, the right special symbol, and the middle special symbol are all stopped by different types of special symbols 19a.
In this embodiment, a reach random number value correspondence table as shown in Table 1 is set.

  That is, as shown in Table 1, in the reach random number value correspondence table of the present embodiment, “super reach” is allocated so that the ratio of “super reach” is about 1 / 16.7 of the whole, and “ The “long reach” is allocated so that the ratio of “long reach” is about 1 / 38.9 of the total. Further, in the reach random number correspondence table of this embodiment, “normal reach” is distributed so that the ratio of “normal reach” is about 1 / 10.9, and the ratio of “out of” is about 1/1. The “out of” is allocated so as to be 1.

  When the variation pattern has been set in this way, a variation pattern special designation command for designating the variation pattern corresponding to the reach random number value to the symbol control board 49 is created (S520) and accumulated in the command accumulation region (S525).

  Then, after setting that the special symbol 19a is changing in the special state storage area (S530), the change time of the special symbol 19a associated with the change pattern is set in the change time setting area of the RAM 375 ( S535), this process is terminated.

Here, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the stop process.
As shown in FIG. 9, in this process, first, the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation time setting area is down-counted by one interruption period (that is, 4 ms) (S600), and then the fluctuation time has reached 0? It is confirmed whether or not (S605).

  If the variation time has not reached 0 (No: S605), the process is immediately terminated. If the variation time has reached 0 (Yes: S605), the variation pattern setting area is referred to. It is confirmed whether or not the variation pattern is “out of” (S610).

  If the fluctuation pattern is “out of” (Yes: S610), the wrong random number value accumulated in the past closest to the real time is deleted from the wrong random number values accumulated in the wrong random value accumulation area. Later (S615), the process proceeds to S660 described later.

  On the other hand, if the fluctuation pattern is not “out of” at S610 (No: S610), it is checked whether or not the random number value is stored by referring to the random number storage area (S620). If not stored (No: S620), the process immediately proceeds to S660 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is accumulated (Yes: S620), one random number value is taken out in the reverse order of accumulation in the random number value accumulation area (S625), and the contents and variation pattern of the corresponding result are determined. It is determined whether or not the contents of the variation pattern in the setting area match (S630).

  Note that the ROM 373 has a pass / fail random value correspondence table in which the pass / fail random value is associated with one of the pass / fail results such as “per super reach”, “per long reach”, “per normal reach”, and “out of reach”. The CPU 371 determines whether or not the content of the success / failure result matches the content of the variation pattern in the variation pattern setting area with reference to the corresponding random number value correspondence table. More specifically, when the fluctuation pattern is “super-reach”, “per super-reach” corresponds to “match”, and when the fluctuation pattern is “long reach”, “per-long reach” matches. If the variation pattern is “per normal reach”, “per normal reach” corresponds to coincidence.

  In this correspondence table of random numbers, “per-reach” is allocated so that the occurrence rate of “big hit” is higher than that of the other two types of reach production when “super-reach” occurs. In addition, when “long reach” occurs, “per-long reach” is allocated so that the occurrence rate of “big hit” is higher than when “normal reach” occurs. In other words, by making the occurrence rate of “big hit” different for each reach production, it is possible to make the game play while expecting the player to generate a reach production with a high occurrence rate of “big hit”. It can be improved accordingly. In addition, even if it is a reach production with a low occurrence rate of “big hit”, when a “big hit” occurs, it can give a big surprise as much as the player did not have a sense of expectation, The interest can be improved accordingly.

  In this embodiment, a wrong / random number correspondence table as shown in Table 2 is set.

  That is, as shown in Table 2, in the acceptance random number correspondence table of this embodiment, “per super reach” is allocated so that the ratio of “per super reach” is 1/3 of the total, and “long” “Per long reach” is allocated so that the ratio of “per reach” is 1/10 of the total. Also, in the acceptance random number value correspondence table of this embodiment, “per normal reach” is distributed so that the ratio per “normal reach” is 1/15 of the total, and the ratio of “out of reach” is 1/2 of the total. In this way, “out of” is distributed.

  Here, when the content of the result of the success / failure matches the content of the variation pattern in the variation pattern setting area (Yes: S630), a notice command for instructing the symbol control board 49 to display the notice image is created ( In step S635), the command is accumulated in the command accumulation area (S640). In the present embodiment, the symbol control board 49 displays an animation in which a character imitating an ghost moves from the display 19 to the display 21 and disappears as a preview image (see FIG. 10).

  Then, a jackpot stop special designation command is generated on the symbol control board 49 to instruct the middle special symbol to be stopped at the special symbol 19a of the same type as the left special symbol and the right special symbol (S645), and accumulated in the command accumulation area. After having been made (S650), the fact that “big hit” is being generated in the jackpot occurrence storage area is set (S655), and the process proceeds to S670 to be described later.

  On the other hand, when the content of the result of the success / failure does not match the content of the variation pattern in the variation pattern setting area in S630 (No: S630), the middle special diagram is displayed on the symbol control board 49 on the left special diagram or the right special diagram. A special stop special designation command for instructing to stop at a special symbol 19a different from at least one of the drawings is created (S660) and accumulated in the command accumulation area (S665). Then, the fact that the special symbol 19a is stopped is set in the special figure state setting area (S670), and this process is terminated.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the CPU 371 of the main board 37 accumulates and retrieves reach random numbers using a first-in first-out (FIFO) method (FIG. 11A). )), And the random number value is stored and retrieved by a last-in first-out (LIFO) method (see FIG. 11B). Based on the reach random number stored in the reach random number storage area and the reach random number stored in the past farthest from the real time, one of the above reach effects or “out of” is selected by lottery. Then, among the success / failure random values stored in the success / failure random value storage area, “big hit” or “out of” is drawn based on the success / failure random values accumulated in the past closest to the real time.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game progresses to one of the reach effects or “out of” based on the reach random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time, Based on the success / failure random numbers accumulated in the past closest to the time, the game progresses to “big hit” or “out of game”.

  That is, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winning timing of the game ball in the past that is closest to the real time is immediately related to the occurrence of the “big hit”, so the player can insert the game ball in the real time. It can make it feel even more meaningful, and can improve the interest of games in real time.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the variation time of the special symbol 19a reaches 0 (that is, when the reach production is finished), the random number value is extracted to determine whether it is a “big hit” or not. Therefore, it is possible to change the ending of the progress of the game by newly winning the game ball immediately before the reach effect ends. Thereby, it is possible to make the player feel that the introduction of the game ball in real time is more meaningful.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the reach random number value corresponds to “out of”, the game is not advanced based on the success / failure random value, so that the game can be prevented from being unnecessarily advanced, As a result, a game with a good tempo can be provided to the player.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a “hit” is generated, a notice image is displayed, so that the player can have a greater expectation for the occurrence of “hit”, and consequently, The interest of games in real time can be further improved.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a wrong random number value is newly accumulated, if the number of special figure operation reservation balls has reached the upper limit value, the present randomness value accumulated in the wrong random value accumulation region Among the numerical values, the success / failure random value accumulated in the past closest to the real time is deleted and a new success / failure random value is accumulated, so that it is possible to prevent the game ball from being wasted.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the above embodiment, if no success / failure random number value is accumulated in the success / failure random value accumulation area in S620 of the stop process, the game is progressed to “out”, and therefore the success / failure random value accumulation is performed. Prevents game progress from becoming indefinite when reach random number values are still stored in the reach random value storage area even though all of the random numbers are extracted from the area. it can.

In the present embodiment, the reach random number value corresponds to the first random number value in the present invention, and S310 of the special symbol operation process corresponds to the first random value generation means in the present invention.
In this embodiment, the reach random value accumulation area of the RAM 375 corresponds to the first storage area in the present invention, and the special symbol operation processing S320 and S340 correspond to the first accumulation means in the present invention, and the fluctuation start is started. The process S510 corresponds to the first extracting means in the present invention.

Further, in this embodiment, the success / failure random value corresponds to the second random number value in the present invention, and S315 of the special symbol operation process corresponds to the second random value generation means in the present invention.
In this embodiment, the random number value accumulation area of the RAM 375 corresponds to the second storage area in the present invention, and the special symbol operation processes S320, S325, S330, and S345 correspond to the second accumulation means in the present invention. Then, S605 and S625 of the stop process correspond to the second extraction means in the present invention.

  In this embodiment, S515 of the variation start process corresponds to the first lottery means in the present invention, and S520 and S525 of the variation start process, S255 of the interrupt process, and the symbol control board 49 are the first lottery in the present invention. Corresponds to the means of progress.

  In this embodiment, S605 and S630 of the stop process correspond to the second lottery means in the present invention, S645 to S655, S660, and S665 of the stop process, S255 of the interrupt process, and the symbol control board 49 Corresponds to the second developing means in the present invention.

In this embodiment, the stop process S610 corresponds to the operation prohibiting means in the present invention. The stop process S635 and S640, the interrupt process S255, the symbol control board 49, and the displays 19 and 21 are This corresponds to the notice means in the invention.
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by adding a new configuration to the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment and changing a part of the processing flow executed by the CPU 371 of the main board 37. Accordingly, the same parts as those of the pachinko machine 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted here, and only different parts are described in detail.

First, FIG. 12 is a front view of the pachinko machine 61 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 12, the pachinko machine 61 is provided with a cron 65 sealed with a transparent case 63 on the bottom surface of the recess 20 on the front side of the display 19 in the figure.

Here, FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of the croon 65.
As shown in FIG. 13, the cron 65 is configured integrally with a disk member 65 a that is fixed to the bottom surface of the recess 20 and a hollow hemispherical member 65 b that has a spherical portion embedded in the bottom surface of the recess 20. And on the surface of the disk member 65a, there are formed five insertion ports 651, 653, 655, 657, and 659 for inserting into the inside of the hemispherical member 65b and inserting game balls. On the upper side, a slope 65c for guiding the game ball from above the disk member 65a to the surface of the disk member 65a is provided.

  Further, the disc member 65a has an insertion hole 65d formed at the center thereof, and the hemispherical member 65b has an insertion hole 65e formed at a portion opposite to the insertion hole 65d, and lifts the game ball to the slope 65c. The lifting cylinder 67 to be inserted can be inserted.

  Here, the feeding cylinder 67 is composed of an outer cylinder 67a and an inner cylinder 67b disposed inside the outer cylinder 67a. The length of the outer cylinder 67a is set so that the upper end portion reaches the slope 65c. On the other hand, the length of the inner cylinder 67b is set so as to reach a position higher than the slope 65c, and the slope 65c is provided at the upper end of the inner cylinder 67b so that the raised game ball can be dropped to the slope 65c side. A notch is provided opposite to.

  That is, in the Kleun 65 configured as described above, when the game ball is placed on the upper end portion of the lifting cylinder 67 and is transported from the inside of the hemispherical member 65b to the slope 65c, the game ball travels along the slope 65c and reaches the disk. It is supplied to the surface of the member 65a and supplied to one of the input ports 651 to 659.

Next, FIG. 14 is a configuration block diagram showing a partial configuration of a control system in the pachinko machine 61 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the various substrates and various devices shown in the first embodiment, the main substrate 37 of the present embodiment includes an actuator 69 that is provided in the croon 65 and drives the lifting cylinder 67, and Each of the 65 insertion ports 651 to 659 is connected to an insertion port switch (hereinafter referred to as “input port SW”) 73 that detects that a game ball has been supplied to the insertion ports.

  Moreover, in addition to the various lamps shown in the first embodiment, the illumination control board 47 of the present embodiment is separately provided at the inlets 651 to 659 of the croon 65, and lights these inlets 651 to 659. An inlet lamp 71 is connected.

Hereinafter, among the various processes executed by the CPU 371 of the present embodiment, processes different from the first embodiment will be described.
First, in the interrupt processing of this embodiment (see FIG. 5), in S210, not only the state of the gate SW 35a, start SW 25b, specific area SW 27b, count SW 27c, supply ball shortage SW 39a, overflow SW 39b from the input port of the PIO 377. Also, the state (ON / OFF) of the insertion port sensor 73 is read and set in the input state storage area of the RAM 375.

Next, FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of game progress processing executed by the CPU 371 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 15, in this process, first, the same process as S400 and S405 of the game progress process of the first embodiment is performed (S700 and S705). If the special symbol 19a is not changing (Yes: S705), the same process as S410 of the game progress process of the first embodiment is executed (S710), and this process ends.

  On the other hand, when the special symbol 19a is changing (Yes: S705), it is checked whether or not the content of the changing pattern is “super reach” with reference to the changing pattern setting area (S715). When it is “super reach” (Yes: S715), a super reach process described later is executed (S720), and this process is terminated.

On the other hand, when it is not “super reach” (No: S715), the same process as S415 of the game progress process of the first embodiment is executed (S725), and this process is terminated.
Here, FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the super reach process.

As shown in FIG. 16, in this process, first, it is confirmed by referring to the cron operation state storage area of the RAM 375 whether or not the cron 65 is operating (S800).
If the cruise 65 is not in operation (No: S800), the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation time setting area is down-counted by one interruption period (that is, 4 ms) (S805), and then the fluctuation time is zero. It is confirmed whether or not (S810).

  Here, when the variation time has not reached 0 (No: S810), the present process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, when the variation time has reached 0 (Yes: S810), the random number value accumulation area is determined. , It is confirmed whether or not the random number value is accumulated (S815). If no random number value is accumulated (No: S815), the process immediately proceeds to S880 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is stored (Yes: S815), one pass / fail random number value is taken out in the reverse order stored in the pass / fail random value storage area (S820). Any one of them is assigned to an input corresponding to “per super reach”, and an input corresponding to “per super reach” is set in the input assignment area of the RAM 375 (S825).

  The ROM 373 is set with an input port correspondence table in which each of the random number values is associated with one of the input ports 651 to 659. The CPU 371 refers to the input port correspondence table and selects “per reach”. ”Is assigned and set in the entry assignment area. In the present embodiment, an input port correspondence table as shown in Table 3 is set.

  That is, as shown in Table 3, in the input port correspondence table of this embodiment, when the success / failure random value is 0 to 14, a plurality of input ports are assigned to the input ports corresponding to “per super reach”, and When the random number value is 15 to 29, one slot is assigned to “per super reach”.

  When the setting of the insertion port is completed in this way, an insertion port lighting designation command for instructing the lighting control board 47 to light the insertion port lamp 71 of the insertion port assigned to “per super reach” is created (S830). Accumulate in the accumulation area (S835).

Then, after actuating the actuator 69 (S840), the fact that the clown 65 is in operation is set in the clown operation state storage area (S845), and this process is terminated.
On the other hand, if the cruising 65 is in operation at S800 (Yes: S800), it is determined whether any of the insertion ports SW73 has detected a game ball (S850). However, the CPU 371 determines that the start SW 25b has detected a game ball when the input port SW73 is continuously turned off for two interrupts and then continuously turned on for two interrupts.

Here, when it is determined that none of the insertion ports SW73 has detected a game ball (No: S850), this process is immediately terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined that any of the input ports SW73 detects a game ball (Yes: S850), the input port allocation area is referred to, the input port set in the input port allocation area, and the game It is determined whether or not the input port of the input port SW73 that has detected the sphere coincides with the input port (S855).

  If they match (Yes: S855), a notice command is created (S860) and stored in the command storage area (S865). Subsequently, a special jackpot stop special designation command is created (S870), stored in the command storage area (S875), and then the fact that “big hit” is occurring in the jackpot occurrence storage area is set (S880), The process proceeds to S895 described later.

  On the other hand, if the slot set in the slot allocation area does not match the slot of the slot SW73 that detected the game ball in S855 (No: S855), a special stop stop designation command is created. Then (S885), it is stored in the command storage area (S890). Then, after setting that the Kroon 65 is stopped in the Kroon operation state storage area (S895), it is set in the special figure state setting area that the special symbol 19a is stopped (S900), and this processing is performed. finish.

  In the pachinko machine 61 of the present embodiment configured as described above, by visually checking whether or not the game ball is supplied to the slot assigned to “per super reach”, the player can You can see the process where the game progresses to “big hit” or “out of game”. That is, it is possible to further improve the interest of the game in real time.

  In the present embodiment, the disk member 65a corresponds to the disk-shaped member in the present invention, the lifting cylinder 67, the actuator 69, and the super reach processing S840 correspond to the supply means in the present invention, and the croon 65 is the main member. This corresponds to the supply device in the invention.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine 61 of the present embodiment, the disk member 65a is fixed to the bottom surface of the recess 20, but the rotating shaft that rotatably supports the disk member 65a on the bottom surface of the recess 20 and the rotation shaft are rotated. The pachinko machine 61 may be configured such that the disk member 65a is rotated by these motors.

  If the pachinko machine 61 is configured in this way, it becomes more difficult to predict whether or not a game ball will be supplied to the slot corresponding to “per-reach”, so that the game in real time can be more This can be further improved. In this case, the rotating shaft and the motor correspond to the rotating means in the present invention.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 61 of this embodiment, instead of the clown 65, a plurality of insertion ports for introducing game balls are provided on the game board 9, and each of these insertion ports is provided with a “supermarket” based on a random number value. It is also possible to assign “reach” or “displacement”, and use the results of the insertion into the slot as “lot per super reach” (corresponding to the invention of claim 6).

  In this case, since it becomes important whether or not a game ball can be thrown into the slot assigned to “per-reach”, it makes the player feel even more meaningful to throw the game ball in real time. be able to.

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

  For example, in any of the above-described embodiments, when the number of special figure operation suspension balls has reached the upper limit value, the CPU 371 deletes the previous random number value accumulated and accumulates a new random number value. Although set, it is also possible to delete the success / failure random value other than the success / failure random value accumulated last time and accumulate a new success / failure random value. In this case, in particular, if the wrong random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time is deleted and a new wrong random number value is accumulated, the wrong random number value accumulated in the past farthest from the real time is accumulated. It can be prevented from continuing (corresponding to the invention of claim 11).

  In any of the above-described embodiments, if the contents of the result of the determination are the same as the contents of the variation pattern in the variation pattern setting area in S630 to S640 of the stop process, a notice command is always created. Although the processing has been performed so as to generate the preview image, the processing may be performed so that the notification command is generated or not generated according to the random number value. In this case, since a “big hit” may occur even though the preview image is not displayed, the player can be surprised, and the interest of the game can be improved accordingly.

  In each of the above embodiments, the distribution of each reach effect in the reach random number value correspondence table and the distribution per reach in the corresponding random number value correspondence table are set as described above. The distribution in each table may be adjusted to be the same as the actual occurrence rate. For example, the occurrence rate of “super reach” is about 1/150 to 1/100, the occurrence rate of “long reach” is about 1/40 to 1/30, and the occurrence rate of “normal reach” is about 1/10. The reach random value table may be set in In the case of “super reach”, the occurrence rate of “big hit” is about 1/3, in the case of “long reach”, the occurrence rate of “big hit” is about 1/10, and in the case of “normal reach”, “ The success / failure random value table may be set so that the occurrence rate of “big hit” is about 1/30.

  In the above embodiments, three special symbols are used to express “big hit”, “out of”, and reach production, but four or more special symbols may be used. Of course, these may be expressed using images. In particular, with respect to reach production, any image can be used as long as it allows the player to expect the occurrence of “big hit”.

Further, in the above embodiment, the image is used to express “big hit”, “out of”, and reach production, but instead of this, for example, sound or lighting of a lamp may be used.
In any of the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine. However, the present invention may of course be applied to other types of gaming machines using gaming balls (for example, an arrangement ball gaming machine).

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 in a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a part of control system in the pachinko machine 1 of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main routine which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the loop process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the interruption process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the special symbol operation | movement process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game progress process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the change start process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the stop process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 1st Embodiment performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of a preview image. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of accumulation | storage and extraction of reach random number value by CPU371, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of accumulation | storage and extraction | collection of rejection random value by CPU371. It is a front view of the pachinko machine 61 in 2nd Embodiment. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a part of control system in the pachinko machine 61 of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game progress process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 2nd Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the super reach process which CPU371 of the main board | substrate 37 in 2nd Embodiment performs.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,61 ... Pachinko machine, 3 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Inner frame, 7 ... Inner frame lamp, 9 ... Game board, 11 ... Gold frame, 13 ... Handle, 15 ... Upper saucer, 17 ... Lower saucer, 19, 21 ... Display, 19a ... Special symbol, 20 ... Recess, 23 ... Special symbol holding lamp, 25 ... Start winning device, 25a ... Movable piece, 25b ... Start SW, 25c ... Solenoid, 27 ... Large winning device, 27a ... Opening / closing plate, 27b ... specific area SW, 27c ... count SW, 27d ... solenoid, 29 ... normal symbol display device, 31 ... normal symbol hold lamp, 33 ... game board lamp, 35 ... start gate, 35a ... gate SW, 37 ... main board, 37a ... microcomputer, 37b ... input / output I / F, 39 ... dispensing device, 39a ... supplemented ball short SW, 39b ... overflow SW, 41 ... dispensing control board, 43 ... voice control board, 45 ... s -47, electrical control board, 49 ... design control board, 51 ... power supply board, 51a ... clear SW, 63 ... case, 65 ... crune, 65a ... disc member, 65b ... hemispherical member, 65c ... slope, 65d, 65e ... Insertion hole, 67 ... Lifting cylinder, 67a ... Outer cylinder, 67b ... Inner cylinder, 69 ... Actuator, 71 ... Input port lamp, 73 ... Input port SW, 371 ... CPU, 373 ... ROM, 375 ... RAM, 377 ... PIO, 379 ... CTC, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659 ... loading port.

Claims (11)

First random value generation means for sequentially generating a first random value;
First accumulation means for accumulating the first random number value generated by the first random number value generation means in a first storage area set in advance based on the winning timing of the game ball;
First extraction means for extracting the first random number value from the first storage area in the order of accumulation in the first storage area;
Second random value generation means for sequentially generating a second random value;
Second storage means for storing the second random number value generated by the second random value generation means in a second storage area set in advance based on the winning timing of the game ball;
Second extraction means for extracting the second random number value from the second storage area in the reverse order stored in the second storage area;
Game progress means for progressing a game based on the first random number value extracted by the first extraction means and the second random number value extracted by the second extraction means;
A gaming machine comprising: The game progress means is
Based on the first random number value, any one of a plurality of types of reach effects that cause the player to expect a jackpot, or a first lottery means for lottery drawing,
Based on the second random number value, a second lottery means for lottery or a lottery,
First progress means for progressing a game based on the lottery result of the first lottery means;
When the progress of the game by the first advancing means reaches a designated stage designated in advance, the second advancing game based on the lottery result of the second lottery means instead of the first advancing means Means of developing
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:   3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second take-out means and the second lottery means operate when the progress of the game by the first progress means reaches the designated stage.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising an operation prohibiting unit that prohibits the operation of the second progressing unit when the lottery result of the first lottery unit is out of order.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying the occurrence of the jackpot when the lottery result of the second lottery means is a jackpot. The gaming machine includes a gaming board in which a plurality of gaming ball slots are formed,
The second lottery means assigns a jackpot or disparity to each of the insertion ports based on the second random number value, and uses the result of inserting the game ball into the insertion port as a lottery result. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5. The gaming machine is provided with a board-like member having a plurality of game ball slots and supply means for supplying the game ball to the surface of the board-like member when the second lottery means is operated. The device is provided at a site where the player can see,
The second lottery means assigns a jackpot or disparity to each of the insertion slots based on the second random number value, and uses the result of supplying game balls to the insertion slot as a lottery result. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5.   The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the supply device includes a rotating unit that rotates the disk-shaped member on a plane along the surface of the disk-shaped member. In the second storage area, the accumulation number of the second random number value is limited in advance,
When the second storage means newly stores the second random number value, and the storage number of the second random number value in the second storage area has reached the upper limit, the second storage means 3. The second random number value designated in advance is deleted from the second random number values stored in two storage areas, and a new second random value is stored. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the second storage means sets the second random number stored in the past closest to real time as a deletion target.   The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the second storage means sets the second random number stored in the past farthest from the real time as a deletion target.

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