JP2006000392A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve and sustain the desires for the games through the performance of the dramatic development for the players by carrying out the display of the result considering the dramaticity of the game development and impacts in the notification of the game status, especially so as to be different from the random number value acquired after the end of the jackpot game. <P>SOLUTION: When the jackpot value is acquired in the symbols, when the jackpot value is obtained by the random number for judging the jackpot among various random numbers in the reservation data referring to those stored in the main control board, the informed contents of the symbols are changed to indicate the special favor game state. This eliminates the shortcoming of the conventional game machine that the player's information of the game state after the end of the jackpot game represents that only the game status is given after the end of the jackpot game corresponding to the random number acquired. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine.

Many of the current mainstream pachinko games use two determination symbols, a probability variation symbol that gives a bonus game and a normal symbol that doesn't give a bonus game. The purpose of this is to enrich the gameability and game development only by giving big hits if the symbols are aligned by making the game more complex and improving the fun of the game.
As a result, there are many players who place the highest priority on matching with probability variation symbols rather than placing a big hit on the game purpose. This is because by arranging with probability variation symbols, it is possible to play a game with a higher winning probability than the normal gaming state, and an opportunity to obtain more jackpots in an advantageous state is given.
Therefore, even if a player wins a big hit, the mental state greatly depends on which symbol the big hit is obtained.
In Patent Document 1, since the individual determination symbols constituting the combination of the first determination symbol (probability variation symbol) and the second determination symbol (ordinary symbol) are configured by the encrypted determination symbol, Any jackpot determination symbol combination is displayed so that it cannot be easily determined.
Further, the means for notifying the player whether the determination symbol is either the first or the second is to use a pseudo symbol having at least one part in the second symbol group. With this configuration, a plurality of special symbols correspond to one pseudo symbol.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-320110

  In the conventional gaming machine, when notifying the player of the gaming state after the end of the big hit game, the gaming machine only notifies the gaming state after the end of the big hit game corresponding to the acquired random number value. The present invention notifies the player of the gaming state after the end of the big hit game, and displays a result in consideration of the drama and impact of the game development by notifying the acquired random number value differently. The aim is to produce dramatic developments and to improve and sustain gaming motivation.

  As a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is configured so that when the game ball enters the starting area, unless the number of reserved data stored in the reserved storage area reaches the upper limit number, Big hit determination random number, big hit symbol determination random number, reach determination random number, fluctuation pattern determination random number are obtained from the counter, and the various random numbers are stored as reserved data in the reserved storage area provided on the main control board. The big hit determination means for reading the hold data at the start of fluctuation and determining whether or not the big hit determination random number corresponding to the hold data has acquired the big hit value, and the determination result by the big hit determination means When the jackpot value is acquired in the determination by the jackpot determination means and the symbol display means for informing the player with a later determined symbol, In the bonus game determination means for determining whether the gaming state after the end of the game is a bonus game or a normal game to which no bonus game is given, and the jackpot determination means, when the jackpot value is acquired, In the hold data reference means for referring to whether or not any hold data stored in the hold storage area has acquired a jackpot value, in the hold data reference means, any of the hold data acquires a jackpot value If not, the result of the bonus game determining means is notified to the player by the bonus game notifying means, and if any of the reserved data has obtained a jackpot value in the reserved data referring means A bullet ball game machine comprising a bonus game change notification means for notifying a player of a bonus game regardless of the result of the bonus game determination means.

  When the big hit value is stored in the hold data with reference to the reserved data at the time of the big hit, the special effect display for notifying that the big hit is secured three times, Although there is a game machine that displays a “definite effect”, the “triple confirmed effect” is an effect control similar in control to the present invention in that it refers to the hold data at the time of big hit, but this configuration However, the present invention refers to the pending data to change the game state after the big hit game ends and the content of the notification.

Here, the “starting area” includes a special symbol starting port. The “symbol” here includes a special symbol, a pseudo symbol, and the like. “Bonus game” refers to a probability variation state in which the jackpot probability is set higher than that of a normal game, a special symbol variation time reduction (see FIG. 8), a normal symbol variation time reduction (see FIG. 9), a normal electric motor This refers to a gaming state advantageous to the player, such as a variable time shortening state in which the opening time of an accessory is extended (see FIG. 10). The timing for performing the privilege game change notification means according to claim 1 includes the timing performed together with the symbol confirmation display, the timing performed during the big hit game, and the like. In addition, it is preferable to notify the player whether the game state after the big hit game is a bonus game or a normal state by using a symbol, sound, character, lamp, or the like that is confirmed and displayed.
The privilege game notifying means is not limited to the configuration for notifying the result of the privilege game determining means, but may be configured to notify whether or not the privilege game is to be given based on the result of the random number for determining the big hit symbol.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the game ball enters the starting area, unless the number of reserved data stored in the reserved storage area reaches the upper limit number, the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol determination random number, the reach A random number for determination and a random number for determining a variation pattern are acquired from a counter, and the various random numbers are stored as reserved data in the reserved storage area provided on the main control board, and the reserved data is read at the start of symbol variation, and the jackpot A jackpot determination means for determining whether or not the random number for determination has acquired a jackpot value, a symbol display means for notifying a player of a determination result by the jackpot determination means with a confirmed symbol after the symbol variation display, and the jackpot When the determination by the determination means obtains a jackpot value, the game state after the jackpot game with the jackpot value is set to a bonus game or a bonus game is not given If the bonus game determination means for determining whether or not the determination by the jackpot determination means has acquired a jackpot value and the bonus game determination means determines that the game is a normal game, one of the stored in the holding storage area Holding data reference means for referring to whether or not the reserved data has acquired a jackpot value, and in the reserved data reference means, if any of the reserved data has not acquired a jackpot value, the bonus game The result of the determination means is notified to the player by the bonus game notifying means, and if any of the reserved data has acquired the big hit value in the reserved data reference means, the player is notified of the bonus game. It is a bullet ball game machine provided with a bonus game normal change notification means for performing

Invention of Claim 3 is set in Claim 1 or Claim 2,
The symbol display means for notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means, the bonus game notification means, and the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed as a special symbol as a symbol. This is a ball game machine.

When the determination by the jackpot determining means related to the variation of the special symbol has acquired the jackpot value, the special symbol refers to the random number for determining the jackpot symbol and the variation pattern determining random number among the various random numbers stored as the reserved data. If the determination by the jackpot determining means related to the fluctuation of the special symbol has not acquired the big hit value, the random symbol for determining the outlier is acquired at the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol. A configuration in which the variation pattern is determined by referring to the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number among the various random numbers stored as the hold data is preferable. The random number for determining the off symbol may be obtained when the game ball enters the starting area.
In the invention of claim 3, when the reserved data is referred to, when the special symbol starts to change and the special symbol has acquired a big hit value by the big hit determination means related to the change of the special symbol, or When the special symbol starts to change and the special symbol has acquired a big hit value by the big hit determination means related to the change of the special symbol, the big hit value is the bonus game determination means, the gaming state after the big hit game is ended A case where it is determined that the game is a normal game to which no privilege game is given is preferable.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2,
The symbol display means for displaying the determination result by the jackpot determining means and the bonus game determining means in a special symbol, and notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determining means relating to the special symbol, the bonus game notifying means, And the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed with a pseudo symbol as a symbol.

  The “pseudo symbol” is used when performing an effect that cannot be expressed by a special symbol, such as re-lottery during a big hit game (see FIG. 18), final stop when the shape of the symbol is changed, or the like. The pseudo symbol is controlled as a part of the background of the special symbol, and the special symbol fluctuates with reference to the big hit symbol determination random number of the reserved data, the random symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the fluctuation pattern determination random number, etc. While the contents are determined, the pseudo-symbols related to the special symbol are determined by referring to the jackpot symbol determining random number, the off symbol determining random number, and the variation pattern determining random number of the special symbol. . As a method of producing a pseudo-symbol, during a normal game, during a special game, and during a special bonus game, a special symbol will be used instead of a special symbol to allow the player to identify whether the game is a big hit. The structure etc. which change to the symbol form which makes a player identify whether a privilege game is provided after completion | finish are considered.

  The configuration of claim 4 is characterized in that when the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, the correspondence between the special symbol and the pseudo symbol is changed (FIGS. 12 and 13). reference). In addition, it is not the purpose (Patent Document 1) to make the determination of the determination symbol difficult, but only the correspondence between the special symbol and the pseudo symbol is changed for the purpose of producing the game development.

  In the configuration of claim 4, when the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, and the bonus game determination means is a normal determination, the special symbol indicates a normal game. On the other hand, the pseudo symbol related to the special symbol notifies the player that it is a special game (see FIGS. 12 and 13). The special symbol indicates a normal game, but by making it difficult for the player to recognize, the pseudo symbol allows the player to recognize whether the gaming state after the big hit is a bonus game or a normal game. Only when the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, the correspondence relationship between the special symbol and the pseudo symbol is reversed between the normal symbol and the bonus game symbol.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the pending data reference period for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is from the start of the change of the special symbol until the change is determined. It is a bullet ball game machine characterized by having a period of.

  The pseudo symbol refers to the jackpot symbol determining random number or the random symbol determining random number obtained at the start of the variation of the special symbol related to the pseudo symbol, and the random pattern determining random number, and determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern. It has a function of replacing the stop symbol by the newly added hold data by the start opening prize during the change of the special symbol. For example, when a special symbol determined as a normal game by the bonus game determination means is changing, a game ball is won at the special symbol starting port, and the hold data stored when the special symbol starting point is won is a jackpot value. When acquired, the stop symbol of the pseudo symbol related to the special symbol can be replaced with a symbol for informing a special game. Since the reserved data reference valid period is set until the change of the special symbol is completed, the range for referring to the reserved data is wider than the configuration having the hold data reference trigger at the start of the change of the special symbol. In addition, when starting the variation of the pseudo symbol, it is desirable that the configuration be performed together with the start of the variation of the special symbol corresponding to the pseudo symbol.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the reserved data reference period for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is during the big hit game related to the change from the start of the change of the special symbol. It is a bullet ball game machine characterized by the period until.

If a configuration using a pseudo symbol is used, it is possible to perform a bonus game notification means, a pseudo bonus game change notification means, or a pseudo bonus normal change notification means during a jackpot game. (See FIG. 18).
The term “big hit game” includes a big hit game start processing period, a big hit game period, a big hit game end processing period, and the like, and means that the pending data reference period is set to any one of these periods. Since it is possible to refer to whether or not the pending data has acquired the jackpot value even during the big hit, there is a high possibility that the maximum stored number of the pending data can be referred to.
The big hit game start processing period refers to a period from when the player is informed that a big hit has occurred after the symbol confirmation display until the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening is started.
The big hit game end processing period (see FIG. 21) refers to a period from the end of opening / closing operation of the big prize opening to the start of the next symbol variation.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the fourth aspect, the reserved data reference period for performing the privilege game change notification means or the privilege game normal change notification means includes a plurality of pseudo-fluctuation variable periods. The ball game machine is characterized in that the period is divided from the start of fluctuation of the pseudo symbol to a predetermined period.

  Dividing the fluctuation period of one pseudo symbol into a plurality of periods means, for example, the fluctuation contents of the pseudo symbol such as at the start of fluctuation, at the time of reach, at the time of special reach development, at the time of jackpot confirmation, at the time of re-drawing for bonus games It is possible to classify where there is a clear difference (see FIG. 15). By defining this period, the pending reference validity period can be defined in detail within one variation. The predetermined period may be any period among the divided periods.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is notified by performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means. When the bonus game determination means determines that the game is a normal game, the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed after the jackpot game related to the special symbol variation is completed. The ball game machine is characterized in that a pseudo bonus game state that is very similar to the bonus game state is performed during the period until the big hit game based on the hold data becomes.

  The period for performing the pseudo bonus game state is not limited to the period until the big hit game by the hold data that causes the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means to start, It may be a period until the change is fixed.

In Claim 8, the structure which performs the pseudo | simulation privilege game state where control other than the bonus game state and the jackpot probability of a special symbol is the same is preferable. The pseudo bonus game state means that the special symbol with the same control as the bonus game state is shortened (see FIG. 7), the regular symbol is shortened (see FIG. 8), and the normal electric accessory is released longer (see FIG. 9). ), Indicating a gaming state that is difficult for the player to distinguish from the privilege gaming state by performing display on the symbol display device, sound, lamp lighting pattern, and the like. However, the special symbol jackpot probability is set to the same probability as the normal state.
In addition, the pseudo bonus game state is not limited to control that makes all of the bonus symbols of the special symbol other than the bonus game state the same as the bonus game state, but only the display on the symbol control device is configured to mimic the player as a bonus game state. In addition, it is possible to perform the pseudo bonus game state only with the symbol control board, or to make only the variation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol the same control as the privilege game state, and to imitate the player as a bonus game state It is also conceivable that the pseudo privilege gaming state is performed on the main control board.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, and by increasing the chance of notifying the player by the bonus game, the drama and the impact desired by the player are accompanied. Since the probability of occurrence of dramatic development is improved, it is possible to stimulate the player's willingness to play and maintain the interest of the game. In addition, the player's mood can be raised.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, for example, in the case of a normal big hit, when the reserved data has acquired the normal big hit value, by performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means By notifying the player that a big hit has been caused by the probability variation, the player can have a sense of expectation for future game development during the first big hit game. As a result, there is a high possibility that a big hit will occur in the hold data after the end of the first big hit, so the time with expectation is very short, but the satisfaction that the big hit by the probability fluctuation is You will be able to capture the game with a positive attitude. Thereby, the impression with respect to the gaming machine having the present invention can be improved.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the frequency of performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is considerably low, and the period is limited. Depending on whether or not the change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, there is a large difference in the impression that the player has on the game stand (such as compatibility with this stand).

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to give the player the impression that the performance is higher than the actual gaming performance. This is because, for example, by performing a bonus game change notification means or a bonus game normal change notification means on a gaming machine having a probability fluctuation rush rate of 1/2, the probability fluctuation rush rate is ½ or more in appearance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the reserved data is referred to only when the bonus game determining means determines that the game is a normal game, so that it is possible to omit the unnecessary reserved data reference processing.

  According to the invention of claim 4, by using the pseudo symbol, the special game notification means, the special game change notification means, or the special bonus game change notification means is performed at a free timing such as during a big hit game unlike the special symbol. It is possible to improve the production.

  According to the invention of claim 5, by setting the reserved data reference period until the special symbol is confirmed, the possibility that the stored data storage number can be referred to the maximum is improved, and the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal is increased accordingly. The occurrence rate of the change notification means can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 6, the holding data reference period is set in accordance with the timing at which the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed by referring to the holding data during the big hit game. Can do. Moreover, since the possibility of referring to the stored data storage number to the maximum increases, the occurrence rate of the privilege game change notification means or the privilege game normal change notification means increases accordingly.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the one pseudo symbol variation period is divided into a plurality of periods, it is possible to set processing to be performed more clearly depending on the period. For example, the period from the start of fluctuation to the occurrence of reach is the hold data reference period, and the period from the big hit confirmation until the re-lottery is started is the period for performing the process for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means It can be. Moreover, it becomes easy to set as a period for performing a process for performing a pending data reference period based on the period or performing a bonus game change notification means or a bonus game normal change notification means (see FIG. 15). In addition, since the plurality of periods are expanded or contracted depending on the selected pseudo-pattern variation pattern, the reserved data reference period is not constant, and the reserved data reference period varies depending on the variation of the pseudo-pattern, so that more complicated game play can be achieved. It becomes possible to give. Note that a variable period may be set for a special symbol. This is because the period of change can be set because the timing of the start of change and the stop of change are the same for both the special symbol and the pseudo symbol.

  According to the invention of claim 8, the pseudo bonus game state only for a short period from the end of the big hit game to the start of the big hit in the on-hold data that caused the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means. Since the control other than the jackpot probability is the same as the bonus game, it is difficult for the player to determine whether the player is in the bonus game state or the pseudo bonus game state. However, even in the pseudo bonus game state, it is possible to have the same expectation. In addition, after the jackpot game determined as a normal symbol by the bonus game determination means, even if the pseudo bonus game state is advantageous to the player, the performance of the gaming machine is not significantly changed, and the game store is significantly disadvantaged. There is nothing. Further, since the pseudo privilege game state is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, the player is not dissatisfied.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following contents, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 3 and a front frame 5, and a known prepaid card unit 7 is provided on the left side of the outer frame 3. The front frame 5 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 3 by hinges 9 at the upper left and lower ends. An upper plate 11 is provided below the front frame 5, and a lending button 12, a settlement button 13 and a balance display unit 14 are provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 11. When a prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 15 of the prepaid card unit 7, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display unit 14. When the lending button 12 is pressed, the ball is lent out and the ball is discharged from the payout slot of the upper plate 11. Is done. A window-shaped metal frame 16 is removably attached to the front frame 5 with respect to the front frame 5. A plate glass 21 is double fitted into the metal frame 16. A game board 22 is stored behind the plate glass 21. A lower plate 23 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 5 of the upper plate 11, and a firing handle 25 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotation ring 24 is supported on the outer periphery of the launch handle 25, and the ball can be launched onto the game board 22 by rotating the ring 24 in the clockwise direction. The upper plate 11 and the lower plate 23 are connected to each other, and are configured to guide the ball to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 11 is filled with the ball.

  FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1, and a mechanism board 26 for detachably attaching the game board 22 is housed in the outer frame 3 described above. The mechanism panel 26 is provided with a ball tank 27, a guide rod 28, and a payout device 29 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning ball in the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-described upper plate 11 by the payout device 29 through the guide rod 28.

  In addition, the main control board 30 and the payout control board 40 can be attached to and detached from the mechanism panel 26, the firing control board 34a is provided at the lower left part of the front frame 5, and the external connection terminal board 43 is provided at the left part of the symbol display device 41. It is attached. It should be noted that the structure related to the payout of game balls with the mechanism panel 26 as the center is the same as the conventional structure, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 22 includes an LCD panel unit (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”) 41a constituting a special symbol display device 41, a window frame decoration display portion 41f, a symbol display device window frame 41k, and the like in the center. , A special symbol start port 52a as a special symbol operating port at the lower part, special symbol reserved storage storage LEDs 57a to 57d for displaying the number of reserved data stored in the reserved storage area provided in the main control board 30, a special symbol The big winning port 54 below the symbol starting port 52a, the normal symbol operating ports 55 and 56 on the left and right of the large winning port 54 used for starting the variation of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 58, and other various winning ports 59 and 60, lamp windmills 61 and 62, windmills 63 and 64, a game nail 65, and the like. The passage chuckers 66 and 67 change the direction of the game ball entered from the upper side in the diagonally inner direction and then discharge it. With this configuration, the launch device 34 (see FIG. 2) driven by the launch control board 34a (see FIG. 2) when the pivot ring 24 (see FIG. 1) of the launch handle 25 (see FIG. 1) is rotated. Is driven and the game ball on the upper plate 11 is launched onto the game board 22 via the guide rail. If the launched game ball wins various winning holes 59, 60, etc., the game ball is taken as a safe ball on the back side of the board, and if not, if it does not win, the back side of the board of the gaming board 22 is similarly used as an out ball through the out port 68. It is the structure taken in.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The electrical circuit of the pachinko machine 1 includes the main control board 30, the payout control board 40, the symbol display device 41, the launch control board 34a, the lamp control board 69, the sound control board 75, and the like as described above. In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay device for transferring signals is not described.

  The main control board 30 is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer incorporating a ROM that stores a game control program, a CPU that performs operations, a RAM that functions as a work area for operations, and the like. External input / output circuits for inputting / outputting from / to each substrate or various switches and various actuators are also provided. When the main control board 30 wins the special symbol start opening 52a and the start detection signal of the special symbol start opening switch 52b is inputted, it is stored in the reserved storage area of the RAM built in the main control board 30. Unless the number of reserved data reaches the upper limit, the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination random number are acquired from the counter, and the various random numbers are stored as the reserved data. Store in the storage area. The fact that the number of reserved data has increased by 1 is sent to the lamp control device 69, and one of the special symbol reserved LEDs 57a to 57d is additionally lit left justified. A jackpot determining means is performed on the hold data stored in the hold storage area. The jackpot determination means is performed on the object whose time has elapsed since being stored in the hold data, and the hold data is moved from the holding area to the temporary storage for the jackpot determination means along with the jackpot determination means and held. It is erased from the storage area. The big hit determination means determines that the big hit determination random number of the pending data matches any of the hit values recorded in the determination table, and otherwise determines that it is off. The big hit determination means switches between using a normal table with a small number of winning values and a probability variation table with a large number of hit values (probability fluctuation). If the big hit determination means is determined to be a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the random number for determining the big hit symbol in the reserved data, and the fluctuation time is determined by comparing the random number for determining the fluctuation pattern in the reserved data with the fluctuation pattern table. To do. In the case of detachment, a random symbol for deciding symbol determination is separately obtained from the counter at the start of symbol variation, a stop symbol is determined based on the random symbol for deciding symbol deciding, and the random number for reach determination and the random number for variation pattern determination are stored in the variation pattern table To determine the variation time. Then, a variation start command including data for designating the big hit symbol or the off symbol and the variation time is transmitted to the symbol control board 41b, the voice control board 75, and the lamp control board 69.

  On the input side of the main control board 30, a full tank switch 71, a ball cut switch 72, a special symbol start port switch 52b, a normal symbol operation port switch 55a, 56a, a V switch 54a, a count switch 54b, a prize ball sensor 83, various types Winning port switches 59a, 60a and the like are connected. Further, a large winning opening solenoid 54c, a V solenoid 54d, a normal accessory solenoid 52c, a test signal terminal 81, a panel external connection terminal 87, and the like are connected to the output side of the main control board 30. The panel external connection terminal 87 is connected to the hall main computer 80 and outputs information output from the main control board 30 to the hall main computer 80.

  The full tank switch 71 is in the lower plate 23, the ball cut switch 72 is in the ball tank 27, the special symbol start port 52b is in the special symbol start port 52a, and the normal symbol operation port switches 55a and 56a are normal symbol operation ports 55 and 56. Among them, the V switch 54a is in the big prize opening 54, the count switch 54b is in the big prize opening 54, the prize ball sensor 83 is below the prize ball motor 40b in the prize ball payout device (not shown), and various prize opening switches. 59a and 60a are attached in various winning openings 59 and 60, respectively.

  Here, the full tank switch 71 indicates that the game ball is full in the lower plate 23, the ball break switch 72 indicates that there is no game ball in the ball tank 27, and the special symbol start port switch 52b is The special symbol starting port 52a is entered, the normal symbol operating port switches 55a, 56a are entered into the normal symbol operating ports 55, 56, and the V switch 54a is a specific area within the big winning port 54. The count switch 54b passes all the game balls to be awarded in the big prize opening 54, and the prize ball sensor 83 designates the game balls discharged to the upper plate 11 by the prize ball motor 40b as various prize opening switches 59a. , 60a are for detecting that the winning openings 59, 60 have been won.

  Further, the big prize opening solenoid 54c connected to the output side of the main control board 30 is provided in the big prize opening 54, the V solenoid 54d is provided in the special prize opening 54, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 52c is provided in the special symbol start opening 52a. It is used for opening and closing a pair of movable wing pieces.

  The payout control board 40 has a ball lending solenoid 40a, a prize ball motor 40b, a frame external connection terminal 73 and a launch control board 34a connected to the output side, and a ball lending sensor 40c connected to the input side. Further, the prepaid card unit 7 and the CR settlement display device 74 are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication.

  The payout control board 40 drives and controls the prize ball motor 40b in accordance with a command command from the main control board 30 and pays out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when there is a win, and the prepaid card unit 7 described above. The CR adjustment display device 74 and the like are also controlled, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or as a discrete circuit. The CR settlement display device 74 is connected to the lending button 12, the settlement button 13, the balance display section 14 and the like of the lower plate 23 described above.

  The payout control board 40 pays out game balls in accordance with a command from the main control board 30, and the main control board 30 detects whether or not a game ball corresponding to a winning is paid out. Whether or not the game ball is paid out may be detected by both the main control board 30 and the payout control board 40.

  The frame external connection terminal 73 is connected to the hall main computer 80 and the door opening switch 86 on the output side, and outputs information output from the payout control board 40 to the hall main computer 80.

  The launch control board 34a controls the launch motor 51b in accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 25 operated by the player. When the player presses the launch stop switch 25b, the launch control board 34a stops firing or launches. When the touch switch 25c built in the handle 25 is on, the touch lamp is turned on. Here, the touch switch 25c is built in the launch handle 25 and is used to detect that the player is touching the launch handle 25, and the detection information is input to the launch control board 34a.

  The symbol display device 41 includes a symbol control board 41b for driving and controlling the LCD 41a, and special symbol reservation storage LEDs 57a to 57d. The symbol control board 41b is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on a 32-bit one-chip microcomputer. A lamp control board 69 and a sound control board 75 are connected to the output side of the symbol control board 41b.

  The lamp control board 69 is mainly composed of a drive element such as a transistor including a light emitting (LE) element control unit. Upon receiving a command from the main control board 30, a normal symbol LED, a normal symbol hold storage LED, This is for lighting and notifying various lamps 84, various LEDs 85, and the like that perform payout and rental payout display, winning display, ball shortage display, error display, and the like. The sound control board 75 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and is used to drive and control the speaker 87 in response to a command from the main control board 30.

  Processing executed by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as “microcomputer”) in the main control board 30 of the pachinko machine 1 having the circuit configuration described above will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 represents a main process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. Hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S. Each process from S100 to S200 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process, and is referred to as “main process”, and is repeatedly executed as long as time permits within the remaining time after executing this main process. And the process of S220 is referred to as “residual process”.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S100). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether or not it is okay.

  If a negative determination is made in S100, a predetermined value is written in the predetermined area of the memory, and initial values are written to the memory work area, that is, the special symbol 52 and the normal symbol are set as initial symbols, that is, initial settings are made (S110). ), Shift to residual processing.

  If a positive determination is made in S100, first, an initial random number update process is executed (S120). This process is an increment process in which the value of the initial random number is incremented by +1 every time this process is executed. The value of the initial random number before execution of this process is set to +1, but the random number value before this process is executed is the maximum. When the value is “329”, it returns to the initial value “0” in the next processing, and 330 integers from “0” to “329” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

  The success / failure random number update process (S130) following S120 is an increment process that is incremented by +1 each time the process is executed, similar to the initial random number update process.

  The jackpot symbol random number update process (S140) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is an initial value of “0”. Return to. Each of the 15 random numbers “0” to “14” is “111”, “222”, “333”, “444”, “555”, “666”, “ 777 ”,“ 888 ”,“ 999 ”, [AAA],“ BBB ”,“ CCC ”,“ DDD ”,“ EEE ”,“ FFF ”, respectively.

  The out symbol random number update process (S150) is composed of a random symbol for the left symbol, a random number for the middle symbol, and a random number for the right symbol, and is used as an out symbol when it is not a big hit. The left symbol random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers “0” to “14”, and is incremented by +1 for each processing, and returns to the initial value “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. The middle symbol random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and when the left symbol random number returns to “0”, it is incremented by +1 for each processing and exceeds the maximum value. And return to “0”. The right design random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers from “0” to “14”, and when the medium design random number returns to “0”, it is incremented by 1 every time this process is exceeded. And return to “0”.

  The normal symbol random number update process (step S160) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates seven integers “0” to “6”. The counter value is incremented by +1 for each process, and an initial value “0” is exceeded. Return to.

The initial random number, the success / failure random number, the jackpot symbol random number, the off symbol random number and the normal symbol random number are respectively updated by each of the random number update processes (S120 to S160) described above. Input processing of each switch connected to the control board 30 is executed. The above-described full switch 71, ball-out switch 72, touch switch 25c, special symbol start port switch 52b, normal symbol operation port switch 55a, 56a, prize ball sensor 83, count switch 54b, V switch 54a, and other various prize winning ports. A process of checking the operating status of each switch such as the various prize opening switches 59a and 60a provided in 59 and 60 is executed.
If there is an input to the special symbol start opening switch 52b by this input processing (S170), it means that the game ball has won the special symbol start opening 52a, and the value of the success / failure random number at the time of this interrupt processing is extracted. It is compared with the judgment value (S180).

  The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is configured as a probability change machine, and the success / failure determination value is “1” at the normal probability, and “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9” and “11”. The probability that the extracted value of the success / failure random number coincides with the success / failure determination value and becomes a big hit is 1/330 at the normal probability and 1/55 (= 6/330) at the probability fluctuation state. The probability that the jackpot is generated shifts from the low probability state to the probability variation state, and the probability variation state shifts with a probability of 7/15 when the jackpot occurs. In the probability variation state, if the jackpot symbol when the big hit is generated again is the probability variation symbol, the probability variation state further continues.

  When the above-described determination processing (S180) shown in FIG. 5 is completed, an image output process (S190) is subsequently executed.

  The image output process (S190) will be described in detail with reference to Table 1 below. The command codes shown in Table 1 are codes transmitted from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 41b of the symbol display device 41. As shown in Table 1, the transmission command codes of the main control board 30 and the symbol control board 41b are 1. 1. When power is turned on 2. Demonstration waiting for customers. 3. During design fluctuation. 4. At the start of jackpot During the big hit, 6. 6. At the end of jackpot It can be roughly divided into 7 types when operation is abnormal.

1. When the power is turned on, the command when the power is turned on is a command code transmitted from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 41b when the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. The operation code of 10H and the identification number of 0H are 2 bytes. It consists of instructions. When the symbol control board 41b receives this command, a demonstration screen at power-on is displayed on the screen of the symbol display device 41 according to the control program written in the ROM.

2. Customer Waiting Demo A customer waiting demo command is sent after the demo screen at the time of power-on is completed or when it is determined that the player has not touched the firing handle 25 for a predetermined time (usually about 3 minutes). It is a command and is composed of a 2-byte instruction having an operation number of 20H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 41b receives this command, a demonstration screen waiting for the customer is displayed on the screen of the symbol display device 41 in accordance with the control program written in the ROM. For example, all the variation patterns of the special symbol 52 that are variably displayed on the special symbol display area are sequentially displayed. At this time, a background image and a character corresponding to each variation pattern are displayed on the background screen. The customer waiting demonstration screen displays all the variation patterns in order until the player operates the firing handle 25, and then repeatedly displays them. Note that whether or not the player is touching the firing handle 25 can be detected by an input of the touch switch 25c. The input of the touch switch 25c is configured to be input to the firing control board 34a, and any or all of the winning holes have not been won for a predetermined time, or a switch is provided at the out port 68 on the game board 22, and this switch is A configuration may be adopted in which it is determined that the player is not playing a game by not turning it on for a predetermined time.

3. The symbol changing command is a command transmitted from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 41b when the special symbol 52 is changed. As shown in Table 1, (1) variable time code, (2) left stationary symbol designation Code, (3) middle stationary symbol designation code, and (4) right stationary symbol designation code (hereinafter, these four command codes may be collectively referred to as “image display commands”). being classified.

(1) Fluctuating time code Fluctuating time codes are configured as 30 types of 2-byte instructions consisting of 30-byte 1-byte instructions as operation numbers and 30 types of 1-byte instructions as identification numbers from 01H to 1EH. Thirty types of 1-byte instructions represent 30 types of time from 5 seconds to 35 seconds in units of 1 second.

(2) Left stationary symbol designation code The left stationary symbol designation code is an instruction code consisting of an operation number of 31H and 15 types of identification numbers from 01H to 0FH. When the identification number is 01H, the left stationary symbol designation code is “0”. "1" for 02H, "2" for 03H, "3" for 04H, "4" for 05H, "5" for 06H, "6" for 07H, “7” for 08H, “8” for 09H, “9” for 0AH, “A” for 0BH, “B” for 0CH, “C” for 0DH, 0EH "D" is displayed on the symbol display device, and "E" is displayed on the symbol display device 41 as the special symbol 52 when 0FH.

(3) Medium stationary symbol designation code The middle stationary symbol designation code is an instruction code consisting of 32H operation number and 15 types of identification numbers from 01H to 0FH. The identification number is the identification number of the left stationary symbol designation code. The characters having the same meaning are displayed on the symbol display device 41 as special symbols 52.

(4) Right stationary symbol designation code The right stationary symbol designation code is an instruction code consisting of an operation number of 33H and 15 types of identification numbers from 01H to 0FH. The identification number is an identification number of the left stationary symbol designation code. The characters having the same meaning are displayed as special symbols 52 in the special symbol display area.

  This variable time code, left, middle and right stationary symbol designation code is a command code which is transmitted almost simultaneously by two bytes when a game ball launched on the game board 22 wins the special symbol start port 52a. The contents are determined as follows.

  That is, as described in claim 1, when the game ball wins the special symbol start opening 52a, the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol determination random number, and the reach determination random number at that time are extracted. The extracted success / failure random value is compared with the success / failure determination value “1” in the normal probability, and in the probability variation state, the success / failure determination value “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, and “11”. If it matches, a big hit will be generated, and if it does not match, it will be missed. When a big hit occurs, the extracted big hit symbol random number value is set to +1, and this value is used as the identification number of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes. That is, the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes are the same. When they do not match and are out of place, the value of the random number for the left symbol, the random number value for the middle symbol, and the random value for the right symbol extracted at the start of the symbol variation is set to +1. This is the identification number for the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes. At this time, if the three identification numbers coincide by chance, a process is performed in which the identification number value of the right stationary symbol designation code is set to a value different by “1”. The above-mentioned variable time code is a large value when the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes all match, and is an intermediate value when the identification numbers of the left and middle stationary symbol designation codes do not match. If they do not match at all, they are sorted into smaller values.

  A process performed by the symbol control board 41b when an image display command including these four command codes is received will be described. The “normal display routine” is a process used for image processing when the identification numbers of the transmitted left, middle and right stationary designating codes do not all match, that is, when no big hit is generated. When the microcomputer of the symbol control board 41b receives the image display command, a process of creating a variation pattern of the special symbol 52 is executed from the received variation time and the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes. In the ROM of the symbol control board 41b, as shown in the following Table 2, a table corresponding to each combination of values of the received image display command is written. The microcomputer of the symbol control board 41b reads the table written in the ROM from the received image display command and creates a variation pattern of the special symbol 52. This variation pattern is created as follows.

  The microcomputer of the symbol control board 41b determines whether or not the identification numbers of the left and center match from the identification numbers of the received left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes (that is, whether or not it is reach). It is judged whether it is a normal fluctuation or a reach fluctuation, and it is further judged whether or not the trick fluctuation occurs depending on whether the fluctuation time value is larger or smaller than the predetermined value even in the reach fluctuation. Each time from the start of fluctuation of the left, middle and right symbols of the symbol 52 until it stops is determined. In accordance with the created variation pattern of the special symbol 52, display data of the background and characters displayed on the background screen is also created. In the present invention, the pseudo pattern 58 to be used is also handled as a part of the background. When the variation pattern is created in this way, the variation display processing for starting the variation of each of the left, middle and right special symbols 52 in accordance with the variation pattern and confirming the display with the designated still symbol is performed, and the background and the character are displayed. Control is also performed.

4). Big hit start command code is a big hit start processing period after the left, middle and right special symbols 52 displayed in the special symbol display area display the same symbol until the big hit operation starts. This command is used to display an image that appeals to the player that the occurrence has occurred, and is composed of an operation number of 40H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 41b receives this command code, a character such as “big hit” is displayed on the screen of the symbol display device 41 to display an image in which the character is pleased, and the sound control board 75 outputs a sound effect. The

5. Big hit Medium hit big hit commands are classified into five commands: pre-open code, open code, 10-count winning code, V pass code, and round display code.
(1) The pre-opening code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 01H, and when the symbol control board 41 inputs this command code, an image that informs the player that the big prize opening 54 will be opened is displayed on the background screen. Execute the process displayed on the screen.

  (2) The open code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 02H. When the symbol control board 41b inputs this command code, an image is displayed to inform the player that the big prize opening 54 is open. Execute the process to be displayed.

  (3) The 10-count winning code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 03H, and the main control board 30 detects that a game ball has won the big winning opening 54 by the count switch 54b or the V switch 54a. Send this instruction code to When the symbol control board 41b inputs this command code, each time it is input, the value is incremented and the value is displayed on the background screen. Thereby, on the screen, the number from 0 to 10 is displayed every time a game ball wins the big winning opening 54.

  (4) The V passing code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 04H. When the main control board 30 detects that the game ball has passed through a special area in the big prize opening 54, this command is issued. Send the code. When the symbol control board 41b inputs this command code, the character “V” is displayed large on the screen to inform the player that the special winning opening 54 is closed and then opened again.

  (5) The round display code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 05H, and the main control board 30 transmits this instruction code every time the special winning opening 54 is opened again after the opening operation is completed. When the symbol control board 41b inputs this command code, each time it is input, the value is incremented and the value is displayed on the background screen. As a result, the player is notified of the number of times the special winning opening 54 is opened.

6). End of jackpot The jackpot end command consists of a jackpot end demo command code and a probability change transition command code.

  The jackpot end demo command code is an instruction code transmitted when the jackpot operation is ended, that is, when the opening operation of the big prize opening 54 is ended, and is composed of an operation number of 60H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 41b inputs this command code, a message is displayed informing the player that the big hit has ended.

  The probability variation transfer command code is composed of an operation number of 61H and identification numbers of 01H to 02H. When the identification number is 01H, the probability variation state continues, and when the identification number is 02H, the probability variation state does not continue. This probability variation transition command code may be transmitted from the main control board 30 or may be determined by the symbol control board 41b from the value of the image display command described above.

7). Operation Abnormality Operation Abnormality Operation Command is an instruction command that is sent when an abnormality occurs in the pachinko machine 1. In this embodiment, from the E1 error code of 70H01H, E2 error code of 70H02H, and E3 error code of 70H03H It is configured. The E1 error code is a ten-count abnormality error, and is output when no game balls are detected when the big prize opening 54 is opened. The E2 error code is full when the lower plate 23 is full and the full switch 71 is turned on. The E3 error code is output when the ball break switch 72 is turned on. The error message displayed by sending these abnormal time commands is deleted by the error release code of 70H04H that is sent when the abnormality is released.

  In each subsequent output process (S200), the main control board 30 performs the symbol display device 41, the payout control board 40, the launch control board 34a, the lamp control board 69, the voice control board 75, and the prize winning solenoid according to the progress of the game. Output processing is executed for each solenoid such as 54c. That is, when it is detected by each input process (S170) that there is a winning of a ball at each winning opening on the game board 22, the winning ball data is output to the payout control board 40 in order to pay out the winning ball. The process is a process of outputting sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the voice control board 75, and a process of outputting an error signal to the symbol control board 41b in order to notify that there is an error when the pachinko machine 1 is abnormal. Furthermore, when a big hit occurs, the big hit processing and the like are executed.

The remaining process subsequent to the above-described process is composed of an outlier symbol random number update process (S210) and an initial random number update process (S220), which are substantially the same processes as steps S150 and S120 described above, respectively. These two processes form an infinite loop and are repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed.
The time required for executing this processing from steps S100 to S200 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not the big hit processing is executed, the display mode of the special symbol 52, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the interrupted process shown in FIG. 5 is executed once, and the values to be updated (added) of the symbol random number and the initial random number are uniform. Disappear. As a result, there is no possibility that the initial random number and the off-design random number are synchronized with the failure random number. In the first embodiment, since the update of the random number is changed according to the value of the initial random number, there is no possibility of synchronization. The normal symbol random number update process (S160) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a change start process performed by the main control board 30 in the present embodiment. As described in claim 1, the fluctuation start process is to store various random numbers as holding data when a game ball enters the special symbol start port 52a, and to perform main control when the special symbol 52 starts to fluctuate. Big hit determination means for reading the hold data that has passed the most time since being stored in the substrate 30 by shifting, and determining whether or not the big hit determination random number of the various random numbers has acquired the big hit value; The symbol display means for notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means with a confirmed symbol after the fluctuation display of the special symbol 52, and when the determination by the jackpot determination means acquires the jackpot value, the jackpot game by the jackpot value A bonus game determination means for determining whether the game state after the end is a bonus game or a normal game to which a bonus game is not given, and a judgment by the jackpot determination means related to the special symbol 52 variation. In the configuration provided with the holding data reference means for referring to the holding data stored in the main control board 30 when the constant has acquired the big hit value, the big hit value has not been acquired by the holding data reference means. In such a case, a special game notification means for notifying the result of the special game determination means is performed using the special symbol 52, and if any of the reserved data has acquired a big hit value, the special game 52 is special regardless of the result of the special game determination means. This is a process of performing a bonus game change notification means for performing a notification indicating a probability variation for giving a bonus game to a player using the symbol 52. Note that the symbol display means, privilege game notification means, and privilege game change notification means in the present embodiment may be configured to use a pseudo symbol 58 in addition to the special symbol 52.

  When the flow chart of the fluctuation start process is started, the hold data that has passed the most time since being stored in the main control board 30 is shifted by 1 (S300), and various random numbers of the read hold data are read in S300. Obtained from the counter and determined (S310). Subsequently, among the various random numbers determined in S310, it is determined whether or not the jackpot determination random number has acquired a jackpot value (S320). If a negative determination is made in S320, a special symbol 52 disengagement stop symbol corresponding to the hold data read in S300 is set (S330). If an affirmative determination is made in S320, the hold data stored in the main control board 30 is referred to. (S340), it is determined whether any of the on-hold data referenced in S340 has acquired a jackpot value (S350). If the determination is negative, the big hit stop symbol of the special symbol 52 corresponding to the hold data read in S300 is set (S360), and if the determination is affirmative, the change in the special symbol 52 of S390 described later is notified with a probability variation symbol. In order to perform the bonus game change notification means to be performed, the probability variation jackpot stop symbol of the special symbol 52 is set (S370). When the processing of S330, S360, or S370 is completed, the variation pattern of the special symbol 52 corresponding to the hold data read in S300 is set (S380), the variation of the special symbol 52 is started (S390), and the return is made. Exit. As an effect that can be expected by performing the processing of FIG. 6, the bonus game change notification means is performed, and by increasing the chance of notifying the player that the special symbol 52 has been a big hit in probability variation, Since the probability of dramatic development with impact is improved, the player's willingness to play can be stimulated, the interest of the game can be increased, and the player's mood can be enhanced. Further, for example, when the normal jackpot value is acquired in S320, and the jackpot value is determined in the pending data in the determination in S350, the special symbol 52 is stopped in S370 with the probability variation jackpot symbol in S370. And finally, in S390, the change of the special symbol 52 is started and the player is informed that the big hit with the probability variation symbol is made, so that the player can have a sense of expectation in the future. As a result, since it will be a big hit with normal symbols in the pending data after the big hit, the expectation time is very short, but the satisfaction that the big hit with the probability fluctuation is positive, the future game is positive It will be possible to grasp with a proper attitude. Further, the occurrence frequency of performing the privilege game change notification means in the present embodiment is considerably low, and the effect tends to be small due to limited control during the period. However, depending on whether or not the privilege game change notification means is performed, the player However, there is a big difference in the impression of the stand. Furthermore, by performing the privilege game change notification means, it is possible to make the player think that the performance is higher by increasing the apparent probability fluctuation entry rate.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is a jackpot process selection process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30. In the present embodiment, when the special symbol 52 informs the player that the player has won a big hit with a probability variation symbol, and when the player is informed that the player has won a big hit with a normal symbol, the BGM during the big hit, the display during the big hit This is a pachinko machine 1 configured differently in content and display content in the jackpot end processing period. The jackpot processing selection process is to notify the player that the special symbol 52 is a big hit with a probability variation symbol. The BGM during the big hit, the display content during the big hit, and the display content during the big hit end processing period are used for the probability variation. When the special symbol 52 is notified that the special symbol 52 is a big hit with the normal symbol, the BGM during the big hit, the display content during the big hit, and the display content during the big hit end processing period are used for normal use. This is a process for selecting the jackpot process.

  When the big hit process selection process is started, it is determined whether or not the big hit game can be started (S400). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the notification symbol corresponding to the jackpot game determined in S400 has been fixedly stopped at the probability variation symbol (S410), and if a negative determination is made in S400, the process returns. If an affirmative determination is made in S410, a process of selecting a probability variation jackpot process is performed (S420), and a process of starting a jackpot game is performed (S430). If a negative determination is made in S410, a process for selecting the normal jackpot process is performed (S440), and a process for starting the jackpot game is performed (S430). After performing the process of S430, the process returns. By performing this process, when the bonus game determining means determines that the game is a normal game, the bonus game processing for changing the probability is selected even when the bonus game change notifying means or the bonus game normal change notifying means is performed. As a result, it is possible to make the player think that he / she really won a big hit with the probability variation symbol.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is a special symbol variation time determination process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30. The special symbol variation time determination process is that when the player is informed that the special symbol 52 is a big hit with a probability variation symbol, the special symbol 52 is changed during the bonus game state or the pseudo bonus game state that rushes after the big hit game ends. When the variation table for probability variation for acquiring the game is selected and the player is informed that the special symbol 52 has won a big hit with the normal symbol, the special symbol 52 is displayed during the normal gaming state that enters after the big hit game ends. This is a process of selecting a normal variation table for obtaining the variation time. In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, since a probability variation symbol is forcibly set when there is a big hit in the pending data, it cannot be determined whether the probability variation has been accurately acquired in S310, and the pseudo bonus game is It is difficult to use. In this case, the stop symbol acquired in S310 is referred to in S370, and the probability variation symbol may be set only for the normal symbol. Moreover, it is possible to use a pseudo privilege game suitably also in the configuration of the second embodiment to be described later.

  When the special symbol variation time determination process is started, it is determined whether or not the special symbol 52 that fluctuates first after the end of the big hit game can be varied (S500). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the notification symbol corresponding to the jackpot that ended previously has been confirmed and stopped at the probability variation symbol (S510), and if a negative determination is made in S500, the process returns to the return. If the determination is affirmative in S510, the variation table for probability variation for the special symbol 52 to determine the variation time is selected (S520), and the variation time of the special symbol 52 determined to be able to start variation in S500 is selected in S520. A decision is made from the variation table (S530), and the process returns. If a negative determination is made in S510, a special variation table for determining the variation time of the special symbol 52 is selected (S540), and the variation time of the special symbol 52 determined to be able to start variation in S500 is changed to the normal variation. A decision is made from the table (S550), and a return is made. By performing this processing, when the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed when a big hit is made with a normal symbol, even if the pseudo bonus game state is entered, the variation time of the special symbol 52 is probable. By determining the variation time in the variation table of the special symbol 52 for variation, it is difficult for the player to determine whether the player is in the privilege gaming state or the pseudo privilege gaming state, and even in the privilege gaming state, the pseudo privilege gaming state But you can have the same expectations. Also, since the special symbol variation time determination process is only performed until the big hit that caused the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is started, there is no concern that it will affect the game performance. Absent.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is a normal symbol variation time determination process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30. Here, the variation time determination process is to determine the variation time of the normal symbol during the bonus game state or the pseudo bonus game state that is entered after the jackpot game ends when it is notified that the special symbol 52 is a big hit with the probability variation symbol If the special symbol 52 is notified that the special symbol 52 is a big hit with the normal symbol after processing the selection of the fluctuation table for the probability variation for the normal, the normal use for determining the fluctuation time of the normal symbol that rushes after the big hit game ends This is a process of selecting the fluctuation table.

  When the normal symbol variation time determination process is started, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol that fluctuates first after the end of the big hit game can be varied (S600). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the notification symbol corresponding to the jackpot that ended previously is a probability variation symbol (S610), and if a negative determination is made in S600, the process returns to the return. If the determination in S610 is affirmative, a variation table for probability variation for determining the variation time of the normal symbol is selected (S620), and the variation time of the normal symbol determined to be able to start variation in S600 is used as the variation table for probability variation. (S630) and return to return. If a negative determination is made in S610, a normal fluctuation table for determining the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is selected (S640), and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol determined to be able to start fluctuation in S600 is selected from the normal fluctuation table. Decide (S650) and return to return. In the flowchart of FIG. 9, the same effect as in FIG. 8 can be expected.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 is an open time determination process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30. With the opening time determination process, when it is notified that the special symbol 52 is a big hit due to the probability variation, the opening control of the special symbol start port 52a for the probability variation is selected, and the special symbol 52 is notified that the special symbol 52 has been a big hit normally. In this case, it is a process of selecting the opening control of the special special symbol start opening 52a. Here, the opening control refers to the opening time and the number of opening times of the special symbol start port 52a.

  When the opening time determination process is started, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is won (S700). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the previously received jackpot notification symbol has been fixedly stopped with a probability variation symbol (S710), and if a negative determination is made in S700, the procedure returns. If an affirmative determination is made in S710, the probability variation release control is started (S720), and the process returns. If a negative determination is made in S710, normal state release control is started (S730), and the process returns to RETURN. In the flowchart of FIG. 10, the same effect as in FIGS. 7 and 8 can be expected.

(Second embodiment)
With reference to FIG. 11, the bullet ball game machine of the second embodiment will be described.
In the second embodiment, FIG. 11 is used instead of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. Since FIGS. 1 to 5 and FIGS. 7 to 10 are the same as those of the first embodiment, the drawings and description are the same as those of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. The description of the component of this embodiment corresponding to the component of 1st Embodiment uses description as 100 series.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the fluctuation start process 1 performed by the main control board 130 in the present embodiment. As described in claim 2, when the game ball enters the special symbol start port 52a, the variation start process 1 stores various random numbers as reserved data, and when the special symbol 152 starts to vary, Big hit determination means for reading pending data that has passed the longest time since being stored in the control board 130, and determining whether or not the big hit determination random number of the various random numbers has acquired a big hit value; , The symbol display means for notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means with a confirmed symbol after the fluctuation display of the special symbol 152, and when the determination by the jackpot determination means obtains the jackpot value, Bonus game determination means for determining whether the game state after the game is to be a bonus game or a normal game to which no bonus game is given; and the jackpot determination hand related to the variation of the special symbol 52 If the determination by the stage has acquired a jackpot value and the bonus game determination means determines that the game is a normal game, it refers to the hold data currently stored in the main control board 130 and refers to any hold If the data has not acquired the jackpot value, the bonus game notification means performs the bonus game notification means for notifying the result of the bonus game determination means using the special symbol 152, and any of the pending data has acquired the jackpot value. In this case, the bonus game notifying means is a process for performing bonus game normal change notifying means for notifying the probability variation of giving the bonus game to the player by using the special symbol 152. In addition, what performs a symbol display means here, a privilege game alerting | reporting means, and a privilege game normal change alerting | reporting means is good also as a structure performed using the pseudo | simulation symbol 158 other than the special symbol 152. FIG.

  When the flow chart of the fluctuation start process 1 is started, the hold data that has been stored for the most time since being stored in the main control board 130 is read by one shift (S800), and various random numbers of the read hold data are read in S800. Is determined (S810). Subsequently, among the various random numbers determined in S810, it is determined whether or not the jackpot determination random number has acquired the jackpot value (S820). If a negative determination is made in S820, the outage stop symbol of the special symbol 52 corresponding to the hold data read in S800 is set (S830). If a positive determination is made in S820, the big hit stop symbol of the special symbol 152 corresponding to the hold data read in S800 is set. Is set (S840), and bonus game determination means for determining whether or not the jackpot stop symbol of S840 is a normal symbol is performed (S850). If an affirmative determination is made in S850, the on-hold data stored in the current main control board 130 is referred to (S860), and in S860, it is determined whether any of the on-hold data referred to has obtained a jackpot value (S870). . If an affirmative determination is made here, a probability variation jackpot stop symbol of the special symbol 152 is set in order to perform a bonus game normal change notification means informing of the probability variation symbol in the variation of the special symbol 152 of S895 described later (S880). When the processes of S830 and S880 are completed, or if a negative determination is made in S850 and S870, the variation pattern of the special symbol 152 is set (S890), the variation of the special symbol 152 is started (S895), and the process returns. By performing this process, the same effect as in FIG. 6 can be expected. Further, since the reserved game reference means refers to the reserved data only when it is determined to be a normal game, it is possible to omit useless reserved data reference processing. With this configuration, since the probability variation symbol determined in S810 and the probability variation symbol set in S880 can be distinguished, the above-described pseudo privilege gaming state can be used.

(Third embodiment)
A bullet ball game machine according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The third embodiment uses FIG. 14 instead of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. Since FIGS. 1 to 5 and FIGS. 7 to 10 are the same as those of the first embodiment, the drawings and description are the same as those of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. The description of the component of this embodiment corresponding to the component of 1st Embodiment uses description as 200 series.

  In the second embodiment, as described in claim 4, the determination result by the jackpot determination means and the bonus game determination means is displayed in a special symbol 252 and the determination by the jackpot determination means related to the special symbol 252 is made. The pachinko machine 201 is characterized in that the symbol display means for informing the player of the result, the bonus game notification means, and the bonus game normal change notification means are performed by a pseudo symbol 258 as a symbol.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the pseudo symbol 258 and the special symbol 252 when the basic correspondence and the bonus game notification means are performed in the present embodiment. Here, the probability variation symbol of the special symbol 252 is “AAA”, the normal symbol is “BBB”, and the pseudo symbols “258” “111”, “333”, “555”, “777”, “999” are given to the player. The symbols for notifying the probability variation, “222”, “444”, “666”, and “888” are the symbols for notifying normal. It should be noted that the special symbol 252 is made difficult for the player to recognize, so that the player recognizes the probability variation or normal with the pseudo symbol 258. FIG. 12A shows the correspondence between the pseudo symbol 258 and the special symbol 252 when the big hit is made with the normal symbol in the basic correspondence. Both the pseudo symbol 258 “444” and the special symbol 2152 “BBB” are normal. It is the figure which showed having respond | corresponded with a symbol. When the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, as shown in FIG. 12B, the special symbol 252 is displayed as the normal symbol “BBB”, whereas the pseudo symbol 258 is displayed as the probability variation symbol “777”. Reverse correspondence such as informing the person in charge. Hereinafter, the symbol control at the time of basic correspondence in FIG. 12A will be referred to as a corresponding pattern 1, and the symbol control at the time of performing the bonus game normal change notifying unit in FIG.

  In the third embodiment, the configuration of the correspondence between the pseudo symbol 258 and the special symbol 252 shown in FIG. 13 may be used. Here, the probability variation symbol of the special symbol 252 is “AAA”, the normal symbol is “BBB”, and “111”, “333”, “555”, “777”, “999” of the pseudo symbol 258 are the special symbols “ “222”, “444”, “666”, and “888” are symbols corresponding to the special symbol “BBB”, and the symbols indicating normality are notified. Also, referred to as pseudo symbol pattern 2, “222” ′, “444” ′, “666” ′, and “888” ′ are “111” ′, ““, ”as symbols for notifying the normal corresponding to special symbol 252“ AAA ”. 333 ”′,“ 555 ”′,“ 777 ”′, and“ 999 ”′ are symbols for notifying the probability variation corresponding to the special symbol 252“ BBB ”. For the player, it is impossible to distinguish between “777” ′ and “777” of the pseudo symbol 258, and when the bonus game normal change notification means is performed, as shown in FIG. By using “2” of “”, even if it is determined to be normal by the bonus game determination means, it is possible to produce the same effect as in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the pseudo symbol changing process 1 performed by the main control board 230 in the present embodiment. Pseudo symbol change processing 1 means that if the determination by the jackpot determination means related to the fluctuation of the special symbol 252 has acquired a jackpot value, and the bonus game determination means determines that it is a normal game, the reserved data acquires the jackpot value The reserved data reference means for referring to whether or not the reserved data has been obtained, and in the reserved data reference means, if the reserved data has acquired the big hit value, the symbol control of the corresponding pattern 2 shown in FIG. This is a process of performing a bonus game normal change notification means for notifying with a probability variation symbol in the pseudo symbol 258.

  When the pseudo symbol changing process 1 is started, the pending data that has been stored for the most time since being stored in the main control board 230 is shifted by 1 (S900), and various random numbers are determined (S910). In step S920, a bonus game determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the hold data read in is acquiring a normal jackpot value. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether there is pending data stored in the main control board 230 (S930). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the hold data stored in the main control board 230 determined in S930 has acquired a jackpot value (S940). If an affirmative determination is made here, the corresponding pattern 1 is changed to the corresponding pattern 2 (S950), the variation pattern of the special symbol 252 corresponding to the hold data read in S900 is set (S960), and the special symbol 252 is set. Starts to return to return (S980). If a negative determination is made in S920, S930, S940, the process returns. As an effect that can be expected in the present embodiment, by performing the bonus game normal change notifying means by using the symbol control of FIG. 12B, the bonus game determining means determines that it is a normal symbol, By notifying the player that the game was a big hit with the probability variation symbol 258, increasing the chance of notifying the player with the probability variation, the probability of dramatic development with the drama and impact desired by the player Therefore, the player's willingness to play can be stimulated and the interest of the game can be maintained. In addition, the occurrence frequency of performing the bonus game normal change notification means in this embodiment is quite low, and it is easy to grasp the effect small due to limited control, but whether or not the pseudo bonus game normal change notification means is performed. , A big difference occurs in the impression that the player holds on the stand. Furthermore, by performing the bonus game normal change notification means, it is possible to make the player think that the performance is higher performance by increasing the apparent probability fluctuation entry rate.

  In the present embodiment, the special symbol 252 indicates a probability variation symbol, whereas the pseudo symbol 258 may be configured to notify the player that a normal big hit has occurred. For example, if the special symbol 252 is a big hit with probability fluctuation, and the reserved data stored in the main control board 230 at the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 252 has acquired the big hit value with the probability fluctuation, it corresponds to the special symbol By notifying the player that the pseudo-hit 258 is a normal big hit, the player is a big hit with the normal symbol, so the big hit ends when the player has a relatively negative image for future game development. Since it is a big hit with a probability variation pattern in the later pending data, it can give a considerable impact and joy.

  When the special symbol 252 is confirmed by the probability variation symbol and the normal symbol is notified to the player by the pseudo symbol 258, the game state after the end of the big hit is set as the pseudo normal gaming state, the display screen, the shape and movement of the special symbol 252 and the variation time Etc. are made the same as the normal gaming state, and the jackpot probability is made the same as the probability variation gaming state. Since the pseudo-normal game state is performed only after the big hit is finished and until the big hit in the hold data is determined, there is almost no fear of affecting the game performance.

(Fourth embodiment)
A bullet ball game machine according to a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the fourth embodiment, FIGS. 16 and 17 are used instead of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. 1 to 5, FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, so the drawings and description are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The explanation is omitted. The description of the component of this embodiment corresponding to the component of 1st Embodiment uses description as 300 series.

  In the fourth embodiment, as described in claim 7, the fluctuation period of one pseudo symbol 358 is divided into a plurality of periods according to the fluctuation contents, and the pending data reference is valid from the beginning of the fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 358 until the end of the development reach. This is a pachinko machine 301 configured to be a period. In the present embodiment, when the special symbol 352 is a big jackpot with a normal symbol, the pending data is referred to the pending data reference valid period during the fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 358 related to the special symbol 352, and the pending data obtains the jackpot value. If so, the symbol control is set to the corresponding pattern 2 shown in FIG. 12, and the pseudo symbol 358 related to the special symbol 352 notifies the probability variation.

  FIG. 15A shows a specific description of the plurality of periods, in which the fluctuation period of the pseudo symbol 358 for which the jackpot value is acquired is divided into a plurality of periods according to the fluctuation contents. The range indicated by period A is the period from the start of fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 358 to the start of reach. Period B is a period from the start of reach to the transition to development reach. The period C is a period from the transition to the development reach until the pseudo symbol 358 is confirmed and the re-lottery for probability variation is performed. The period D is a period from the re-lottery for probability variation to the determination of the pseudo symbol 358 in the re-lottery for probability variation. FIG. 15B shows that the periods A to C are the reserved data reference valid period. In the present embodiment, when there is a vacancy in the stored data stored in the main control board 330 during the reserved data reference valid period and the special symbol starting port 352a is won, the special symbol starting port 352a is won every time a prize is won. Refers to the pending data stored by. FIG. 15 (c) shows a case where the hold data referred to in the hold data reference valid period of 15 (b) has acquired a jackpot value at the timing (4) immediately before entering the re-lottery for probability variation. It represents that the signal of the fluctuation pattern for an update replaced from the period D to the period E which performs the symbol control of the corresponding pattern 2 in the redrawing for probability fluctuation is transmitted. The process performed in the period D is different from the process performed in the period E only on the confirmed symbol of the pseudo symbol 358. FIG. 15D shows that the period D is replaced by the period E.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 16 is the pseudo symbol changing process 1 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 330 in the present embodiment. The pseudo symbol changing process 1 in the present embodiment refers to when the special symbol 352 is a big hit with the normal symbol, the pseudo data 358 corresponding to the special symbol 352 is referred to the pending data at the start of the change, FIG. 10 is a flowchart for performing a process of changing the symbol control of the pseudo symbol 358 from the corresponding pattern 1 to the corresponding pattern 2 when Kana has acquired the jackpot value. Further, in this flowchart, referring to the hold data, when the hold data has not acquired the jackpot value, the pseudo symbol change flag is set to 1 so that the pseudo symbol 358 in the flowchart of FIG. Stored in the special symbol start port 352a every time the special symbol start port 252a is won when the pseudo symbol change flag = 1 in the hold reference valid period from the start of the fluctuation to the end of the development reach. Make it possible to refer to the random number acquired by the pending data.

  When the pseudo symbol update process 1 is started, the hold data that has been stored for the most time since being stored in the main control board 330 is shifted by 1 (S1000), and various random numbers of the hold data read in S1000 are determined. (S1010). Of the various random numbers determined in S1010, it is determined whether or not the jackpot determination random number has acquired a normal jackpot value (S1020). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether there is pending data currently stored in the main control board 330 (S1030). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the pending data determined in S1030 has acquired a jackpot value (S1040). If the determination is affirmative, the symbol control is changed to the corresponding pattern 2 (S1050), the variation pattern of the special symbol 352 is set (S1060), the variation of the special symbol 352 is started (S1070), and the process returns. . If a negative determination is made in S1040, the pseudo symbol change flag is set to 1 (S1080) and the process returns. If a negative determination is made in S1020 and S1030, the process returns. After performing the processes of S1070 and S1080, the process returns.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 17 is the pseudo symbol changing process 2 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 330 in the present embodiment. The pseudo symbol change process 2 is a process in which when there is a vacancy in the reserved data when entering the special symbol start port 352a during the fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 358 corresponding to the special symbol 352 that is a big hit with the normal symbol, With reference to various random numbers of the hold data stored by entering the special symbol start opening 352a, the big hit determination random number of the various random numbers has acquired the big hit value, and the period shown in FIG. 15 (b) If it is the pending reference valid period in A to C, the update variation pattern shown in FIG. 15C is sent, and from period D to period E at the timing 4 immediately before the redrawing for probability variation is performed. This is a process for performing a replacement process.

  When the pseudo symbol changing process 2 is started, it is determined whether or not the pseudo symbol 358 is changing (S1100). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the pseudo symbol change flag = 1 (S1110). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not a special symbol start port 352a has been won (S1120). If a negative determination is made in S1210 and S1220, the process returns. If an affirmative determination is made in S1120, it is determined whether or not the hold data stored in the main control board 330 is stored in the maximum number of four (S1130). If the determination is affirmative, the process returns to the return. If the determination is negative in S1130, various random numbers acquired from the counter are stored in the pending data due to having entered the special symbol start port 352a in S1120 (S1140). Then, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation period of the pseudo symbol 358 determined whether or not it is changing in S1100 is the period A to the period C shown in FIG. 15 (S1150). If the determination is affirmative, various random numbers stored in the hold data in S1140 are referred to (S1160), and it is determined whether or not the big hit determination random number has acquired the big hit value among the various random numbers referenced in S1160 (S1170). . If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not it is timing 4 for performing a re-lottery for probability variation (S1180). If a negative determination is made here, the process of S1180 is performed again, and if an affirmative determination is made in S1180, a signal of an update variation pattern that replaces the period D with the period E during which the symbol control of the corresponding pattern 2 is performed in the redraw for probability variation is sent (S1190), return to return. In the present embodiment, since the fluctuation period of one pseudo symbol is divided into a plurality of periods according to the fluctuation contents, a clear process can be set according to the period. In addition, since the period from the start of the fluctuation of the pseudo symbol 358 to the end of the development reach is expanded / decreased by the variation pattern of the selected pseudo symbol 358, the hold data reference effective period becomes non-constant, and the hold data reference is made by the fluctuation pattern of the pseudo symbol 358. Since the effective period is different, it is possible to give more complicated game play.

(Fifth embodiment)
A ball game machine according to a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the fifth embodiment, FIGS. 19 and 20 are used instead of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. Since FIGS. 1 to 5 and FIGS. 7 to 10 are the same as those of the first embodiment, the drawings and description are the same as those of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. The description of the component of this embodiment corresponding to the component of 1st Embodiment uses description as 400 series.

  In the fifth embodiment, as described in claim 6, the reserved data reference effective period for performing the bonus game normal change notification means is included in the jackpot game period related to the change from the start of change of the special symbol 452, A pachinko machine 401 configured to perform lottery for probability variation within the big hit game period is used. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing symbol control in the fifth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the jackpot in this embodiment has a maximum 15R gaming configuration, and the 1 to 8 rounds of the jackpot round determined as a normal symbol by the bonus game judging means are held within the jackpot gaming period. Data reference valid period. In addition, the re-lottery effect for the probability variation during the big hit is performed in 10 rounds. In the present embodiment, when there is a vacancy in the reserved data stored in the main control board 430 during the reserved data reference valid period, each time the game ball wins the special symbol starting port 452a, the special symbol starting port 452a Various random numbers in the stored data stored by winning are referred. The bonus game normal change that the pseudo symbol 458 notifies in the probability variation symbol by the redrawing for probability variation performed in the 10th round when the random number for jackpot determination out of the various random numbers of the reserved data referred to has acquired the jackpot value Informing means is performed. Here, the pending data reference valid period is up to 8 rounds. However, the pending data reference valid period is not limited to 8 rounds, and the pending reference valid period may be configured to any number of rounds during a big hit. To. The period of the redrawing effect is not limited to 10 rounds. In this embodiment, the special symbol 452 has a hold data reference valid period only during the big hit game period when the special symbol is a big hit. However, the special symbol 452 is held within the big hit game period regardless of the confirmed symbol of the special symbol 452. It is good also as a structure with a reference effective period. FIG. 18 (b) shows that when the special symbol 452 is in the round of the big hit game where the special symbol 452 is a big hit and there is a space in the reserved data, the special symbol starting point 452a is won and the special symbol 452 is won. The big hit determination random number of the stored data stored by entering the start opening 452a indicates that the big hit value has been acquired. FIG. 18C shows that the re-lottery for probability variation is started after 10 rounds. FIG. 18 (d) shows that, in the redrawing for probability variation, the pseudo symbol 458 is finally fixed at “777” and the player is informed that the probability variation symbol is a big hit, and the bonus game normal change notification means is performed. FIG. In the re-drawing for probability variation during the big hit here, a pseudo-pattern 458 is used, but during the big hit, a mini game is played on the LCD 441a, and after the big hit game is finished to the player according to the result of the mini game, It is good also as a structure which alert | reports to a player whether it is a probability fluctuation state or a normal state. In this case, if the reserved data has acquired the big hit value with reference to the hold data during the hold reference valid period within the big hit game period in which the special symbol 452 is a big hit with the normal symbol, the mini game is notified of the probability variation. The content is processed to notify the player that the player has hit a big deal with the probability variation.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 19 is a symbol update process 1 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 430. As shown in FIG. 18 (b), the symbol update process 1 is a pending data reference valid period from 1 to 8 rounds within the jackpot game period in which the special symbol 452 is a big hit with a normal symbol, When there is an empty space, each time a prize is awarded to the special symbol start port 452a, the random numbers in the hold data stored by the special symbol start port 452a are referred to, and among these random numbers, the big hit determination random number is It is determined whether or not the jackpot value has been acquired, and if the jackpot value has been acquired, in the symbol change process 2 of FIG. This is a process of performing an update flag setting process to perform the change notification means.

  When the symbol update process 1 is started, it is determined whether or not the special symbol 452 is within the big hit game period when the special symbol 452 is a big hit with the normal symbol (S1200). It is determined whether it is a reference valid period (S1210). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a special symbol start opening 452a (S1220). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the maximum number of stored data is stored in the pending data (S1230). If a negative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the big hit determination random number of the stored data stored by winning the special symbol start opening 452a in S1220 has acquired a big hit value (S1240), and an affirmative determination is made in S1230. Then return to return. If an affirmative determination is made in S1240, update flag setting processing is performed (S1250), and the process returns. If a negative determination is made in S1210, S1220, S1240, the process returns.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 20 is the symbol update process 2 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 430. In the flowchart of FIG. 19, when the update flag set process is performed, the symbol update process 2 is a re-lottery for probability variation performed in 10 rounds that are big hits, as shown in FIG. Then, processing for performing a bonus game normal change notification means is performed.

  When the symbol update process 2 is started, it is determined whether or not the special symbol 452 is within the big hit game period in which the big symbol is a big hit (S1300). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not there are 10 rounds in a big hit (S1310). If an affirmative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not an update flag set process has been performed (S1320). If an affirmative determination is made in S1320, a re-lottery effect for probability variation is started (S1330), and a stop symbol update process is performed so that the pseudo symbol 458 is confirmed with the symbol that notifies the probability variation symbol in the re-lottery for probability variation. (S1340), the update flag setting process is canceled (S1350). If a negative determination is made in S1320, a process of starting a re-lottery effect (S1360) is performed. When the processes of S1350 and S1360 are completed, it is determined whether or not 10 rounds have been completed (S1370). If the determination is negative, the process of S1370 is performed again. If the determination is affirmative in S1370, the process of ending the re-lottery effect for probability variation is performed (S1380), and the process returns to the return. In this embodiment, by referring to the hold data stored by entering the special symbol start opening 352a within the big hit game period, the hold data reference is valid in accordance with the timing when the re-lottery for probability variation is performed. You can set the period. In addition, since the possibility that the stored data storage number can be referred to as high as possible increases, the occurrence rate of the bonus game normal change notification means is improved accordingly.

(Sixth embodiment)
The bullet ball game machine according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the sixth embodiment, FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 are used instead of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment. Since FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 are the same as those of the first embodiment, the drawings and explanations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and explanations thereof are omitted. Description of the component of this embodiment corresponding to the component of 1st Embodiment uses description as 500 series.

  In the fifth embodiment, as described in claim 6, the reserved data reference effective period for performing the bonus game normal change notification means is included in the jackpot game period related to the change from the start of the change of the special symbol 552, and the jackpot A pachinko machine 501 configured to perform a lottery for probability variation during the end processing period is used. FIG. 21 shows the symbol control when the privilege game normal change notification means in the fifth embodiment is performed. When there is a vacancy in the reserved data stored in the main control board 530 during the big hit game period when the special symbol 552 is a big hit with the normal symbol, the special symbol start port 552a is won and the special symbol start port If it is determined whether or not the big hit determination random number of the stored data stored by winning 552a has acquired the big hit value, and if the big hit value has been acquired, the lottery for probability variation performed during the big hit end processing period , A bonus game normal change notification means for notifying the probability variation is performed. Here, as shown in FIG. 21A, the big hit game period is from the start of the first round to the end of the 15th round. FIG. 21 (b) shows that when there is a space in the reserved data within the big hit game period in which the special symbol 552 is a big hit with the normal symbol, the special data starting port 552a wins and the reserved data is stored. The big hit determination random number of the stored data stored indicates that the big hit value has been acquired. FIG. 21 (c) is a diagram showing that the jackpot game period has ended and the re-lottery for probability variation during the jackpot end processing period has started. FIG. 21D shows that the pseudo symbol 558 is confirmed with the probability variation symbol “777” in the redrawing for probability variation started in FIG. In this embodiment, the special bonus symbol 552 has a reserved data reference valid period only during the big hit game period in which the special symbol is a big hit, but within the big hit game period regardless of the confirmed symbol of the special symbol 552. A configuration having a pending reference valid period may be used.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 22 is the symbol update process 1 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 530. As shown in FIG. 21 (b), the symbol update process 1 is a special symbol start when there is a vacancy in the reserved data stored in the main control board 530 within the big hit game period in the normal symbol. In the case where the winning data is stored in the reserved data of the special symbol 552 by winning the mouth 552a, and it is determined whether or not the stored reserved data has acquired the jackpot value, the chart will be described later. In the symbol change process 2 of 23, an update flag set process is performed for performing the bonus game normal change notification means in the re-lottery for probability variation performed during the jackpot end process period.

  When the symbol update process 1 is started, it is determined whether or not the special symbol 552 is within the big hit game period in which the big symbol is a big hit (S1400). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not a special symbol start port 552a has been won (S1410). If a negative determination is made in S1400 and S1410, the process returns. If an affirmative determination is made in S1410, it is determined whether the stored data stored in the main control board 530 is stored in the maximum number of four (S1420). If a negative determination is made here, it is determined whether or not the big hit determination random number of the stored data stored when winning the special symbol starting port 552a in S1420 has acquired the big hit value (S1430), and if the positive determination is made in S1420. Return to return. If an affirmative determination is made in S1430, update flag setting processing is performed (S1440), and the process returns.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 23 is a symbol update process 2 executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 530. In the flowchart of FIG. 22, when the update flag set process is performed in the flowchart of FIG. 22, as shown in FIG. 20 (d), the symbol update process 2 is a re-lottery for probability variation performed during the big hit end process period. The processing is performed so that the bonus game normal change notification means is performed.

  When the symbol update process 2 is started, it is determined whether or not the jackpot end process period is started (S1500), and it is determined whether or not the update flag set process is performed (S1510). If an affirmative determination is made here, a redrawing effect for probability variation is started (S1520), and a stop symbol updating process is performed so that the pseudo symbol 558 is fixed at a symbol for informing the probability variation in the redrawing for probability variation ( In step S1530, the update flag setting process is canceled (S1540). If a negative determination is made in S1510, a process of starting a re-lottery effect (S1550) is performed. When the processes of S1540 and S1550 are finished, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the jackpot ending process period (S1560). If the determination is negative, the process of S1560 is performed again. If the determination is affirmative in S1560, the process of ending the re-lottery effect for probability variation is performed (S1570), the jackpot end process period ends (S1580), and the process returns. Exit. By performing this embodiment, the same effect as the fifth embodiment can be expected.

It is an appearance perspective view showing pachinko machine 1 of a 1st embodiment which adopted the present invention. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main routine of the pachinko machine 1. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows a big hit process selection process. It is a flowchart which shows a special symbol change time determination process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal symbol fluctuation | variation time determination process. It is a flowchart which shows an open time determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation start process 1 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the symbol control of the pseudo | simulation symbol 258 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the symbol control of the pseudo | simulation symbol 258 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the pseudo | simulation symbol change process 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the pending | holding data reference effective period in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the pseudo | simulation symbol change process 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the pseudo | simulation symbol update process 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the symbol control in 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol update process 1. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol update process 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the symbol control in 6th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol update process 1. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol update process 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501 ... Pachinko machines (ball game machines)
58, 158, 258.358, 458, 558 ... Pseudo symbol 52, 152, 252, 352, 452, 552 ... Special symbol 30, 130, 230, 330, 430, 530 ... Main control board 52a, 152a, 252a, 352a , 452a, 552a ... Special design starting port

Claims (8)

When the game ball enters the starting area, unless the number of reserved data stored in the reserved storage area reaches the upper limit, the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination Random numbers are obtained from a counter, and the various random numbers are stored as reserved data in the reserved storage area provided on the main control board,
A jackpot determining means for reading the holding data at the start of symbol variation and determining whether or not the jackpot determining random number corresponding to the holding data has acquired a jackpot value;
A symbol display means for informing the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means in a confirmed symbol after the symbol variation display;
When the jackpot value is acquired in the determination by the jackpot determining means, the privilege game determining means for determining whether the gaming state after the jackpot game based on the jackpot value is a bonus game or a normal game to which no bonus game is given. When,
In the jackpot determination means, when the jackpot value has been acquired, the hold data reference means for referring to whether any of the hold data stored in the hold storage area has acquired the jackpot value,
In the reserved data reference means, if any of the reserved data has not acquired a jackpot value, the bonus game notification means is notified to the player by the bonus game determining means,
In the on-hold data reference means, if any of the on-hold data has acquired a jackpot value, an award game change notification for informing the player of the award game regardless of the result of the award game determination means. A bullet ball game machine comprising means. When the game ball enters the starting area, unless the number of reserved data stored in the reserved storage area reaches the upper limit, the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination Random numbers are obtained from a counter, and the various random numbers are stored as reserved data in the reserved storage area provided on the main control board,
A jackpot determining means for reading the pending data at the start of symbol variation and determining whether or not the jackpot determining random number has acquired a jackpot value;
A symbol display means for informing the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means in a confirmed symbol after the symbol variation display;
When the determination by the jackpot determination means obtains a jackpot value, the privilege game determination means for determining whether the gaming state after the jackpot game with the jackpot value is a bonus game or a normal game without a bonus game. When,
If the determination by the jackpot determination means has acquired a jackpot value, and if the bonus game determination means determines that the game is a normal game, whether any of the hold data stored in the hold storage area has acquired a jackpot value A holding data reference means for referring to whether or not,
In the reserved data reference means, if any of the reserved data has not acquired a jackpot value, the bonus game notification means is notified to the player by the bonus game determining means,
The on-hold data reference means includes a bonus game normal change notifying means for notifying a player of a bonus game when any of the on-hold data has acquired a jackpot value. Gaming machine. In claim 1 or claim 2,
The symbol display means for notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determination means, the bonus game notification means, and the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed as a special symbol as a symbol. A ball game machine. In claim 1 or claim 2,
The symbol display means for displaying the determination result by the jackpot determining means and the bonus game determining means in a special symbol, and notifying the player of the determination result by the jackpot determining means relating to the special symbol, the bonus game notifying means, And the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is performed with a pseudo symbol as a symbol. In claim 4,
The ballistic gaming machine characterized in that the reserved data reference period for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is a period from the start of the change of the special symbol to the time when the change is confirmed. . In claim 4,
The on-hold data reference period for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means is a period from the start of the change of the special symbol to the big hit game related to the change. Machine. In the configuration of claim 4,
The reserved data reference period for performing the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means divides one pseudo symbol variation period into a plurality of periods, from the pseudo symbol variation start to a predetermined period. A ball game machine characterized by that. In the structure in any one of Claims 1-4,
When the gaming state after the big hit game is notified by performing the privilege game change notification means or the privilege game normal change notification means,
When it is determined as a normal game by the privilege game determination means,
The period from the end of the jackpot game related to the special symbol variation to the start of the jackpot game with the reserved data that causes the bonus game change notification means or the bonus game normal change notification means to start A ball game machine characterized in that a pseudo-privilege gaming state that is very similar to that of a game is performed.

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