JP2006087694A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can realize the fair games by making the game status match with the opening pattern of the ordinary electric role device while preventing the generation of the state disadvantageous for the players. <P>SOLUTION: At S1110, it is judged whether the wing piece part of the starter slot 17 is currently at the opening timing (start of opening) or not. When the wing piece part is at the opening timing (S1110: YES), it is judged whether the game is under the variable probability condition or the time shortening condition (S1120). When it is under the variable probability or the time shortening condition, the opening time is determined using the table for the variable probability state or the time shortening condition (S1130) to open the ordinary electric role device (S1150). Thus, even when the game status changes in the course of the opening/closing operation, the opening pattern can be varied accordingly and thus, the game status is made to match with the opening pattern of the ordinary electric role device, thereby realizing the fair games. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a ball game machine such as a so-called seven machine.

  As a conventional ball game machine, various game contents called a so-called seven machine are widely used. When a game ball wins (start winning prize) or passes through a start opening (also referred to as a start winning opening), the seven machine displays a special symbol in a variable display on a variable display device. When the display state of the variable display device becomes a specific one, for example, when the combination of special symbols displayed on the three display units becomes a combination of specific double eyes such as “777”, The special winning opening of the specific winning opening is configured to be opened. The big prize opening is closed once a predetermined number of game balls have won or a predetermined time has elapsed, but if the game ball passes through a specific area formed in the big prize opening during the opening, It is configured to open and repeat the opening and closing operations up to 16 times (so-called special game). Depending on the model, the maximum number of opening / closing operations may be 15 or less.

  In addition to such a big hit, a gaming machine having a mode of a small hit is also common. Here, the term “small hit” means that a normal symbol is changed when a game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate, and a bonus is given to the player according to the symbol displayed and stopped.

  Note that the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that extends the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory and provides a benefit to the player even when the special symbol stops at a predetermined arrangement other than the big hit. ing.

In addition, in the above-described gaming machines, (1) a high probability state (probability variation state) in which the jackpot probability is set to a high probability, (2) the jackpot probability is set to a low probability, and the variation time of the special symbol is shortened. (3) a low probability state in which the big hit probability is set to a low probability (
There are models that change to three gaming states (normal state).

  First, starting from the normal state, based on the state of the special symbol at the time of occurrence of the big hit in this state, after the big hit game (special game state) is finished, it changes to a probabilistic state or a short time state. Note that the gaming state during the big hit game is a normal state.

  Then, when a big hit occurs in the probability variation state or the short time state or when the number of times of special symbol fluctuation display reaches a predetermined number, the probability variation state or the time reduction state ends and the normal state is restored.

  In addition, the gaming machine having the above-described three gaming states has a function of extending the opening time by extending the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory or increasing the number of times of opening (hereinafter referred to as an opening time extending function). The opening time extension function is switched between activated and inactivated according to the gaming state described above, and the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory, that is, the opening time and the number of times of opening of the ordinary electric accessory are changed.

Specifically, in the normal state, the opening time extension function does not operate, and an opening pattern with a short opening time or an opening pattern with a small number of opening times occurs. The opening pattern becomes longer or the opening pattern increases in the number of times of opening.
JP 2003-175182 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine described above, a big hit occurs when the gaming state becomes a certain change state or a short time state, that is, when the opening time extension function is activated, and the ordinary electric accessory is opened. In this case, as described above, the probability change state or the time reduction state ends and the gaming state becomes the normal state, and the operation of the open time extension function stops, but the release pattern of the ordinary electric accessory is the probability change state or time reduction. It is maintained in the opening pattern when in the state (when the opening time extension function is activated).

  In addition, a specific symbol that will release the ordinary electric game immediately before the end of the big hit game (special game) is stopped and displayed. When a specific symbol is stopped and displayed, the game state is the normal state (when the release time extension function is not activated), so even if the game state changes to a promiscuous state or a short state after the big hit game, the normal state is released. The pattern is maintained.

  For this reason, in the conventional gaming machine described above, there may occur a situation in which the correspondence between the current gaming state and the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory does not match. In such a situation, it is disadvantageous for the player. It will become a situation.

  Specifically, for example, even if the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is a probable change state or a short-time state, the normal electric accessory is opened in an opening pattern when the normal electric accessory is in a normal state, so that the ordinary electric accessory is released. The number of winning game balls may be reduced.

  In addition, the normal electric combination in which the game ball to be won in the special electric combination is opened by the opening pattern when it is in the promiscuous state or the short-time state in spite of the big hit game (the normal state is the game state). There is a possibility that the player cannot win the special game smoothly by winning a prize, and cannot obtain the number of prize balls that should have been originally obtained by the big hit.

  In view of the above, the present invention firstly provides a gaming machine that matches the correspondence between the gaming state and the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory, and secondly, a disadvantageous situation occurs for the player. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent this and realize a fair game.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board in which a game area is formed, a specific gate provided on the game board, and a game ball passing through the specific gate. Based on the normal symbol display means for displaying the change stop of the normal symbol, and when the normal symbol stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display means is a predetermined specific symbol, it is possible to easily accept the game ball A gaming machine having a normal electric combination that is open and capable of changing to a gaming state in which the normal electric combination is in an open state and a gaming state in which the normal electric combination is in an open state In the present invention, an opening pattern control means for controlling an opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory is provided based on a gaming state when the ordinary electric accessory is released.

  As a result, it is possible to check the gaming state every time the ordinary electric accessory is released, and to control the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory according to the confirmed gaming state. It is possible to obtain an appropriate opening pattern according to the state. Therefore, since the correspondence between the gaming state and the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory can be matched, a fair game can be realized.

  Note that a gaming state in which the frequency of the ordinary electric accessory being in an open state is low is a state in which the ordinary electric accessory has a small chance of being opened, such as when the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is short or the number of times of opening is small. That is, it refers to a state in which the opening time extension function of the ordinary electric utility is not activated, and can be exemplified by a low probability state (normal state) in which the jackpot probability of the special symbol is set to a low probability.

  In addition, a gaming state in which the ordinary electric accessory is in an open state is a state in which there are many opportunities for the ordinary electric accessory to be in an open state, such as when the normal electric accessory is open for a long time or when the number of times of opening is large. In other words, it means a state in which the function for extending the open time of a normal electric accessory is activated. For example, a high probability state (probability variation state) in which the jackpot probability of a special symbol is set to a high probability, or a jackpot state with a low probability It can be exemplified by a variation shortened state (time shortened state) that is set and the variation time of the special symbol is shortened.

  The invention according to claim 2 is provided with a normal symbol lottery means for performing lottery to determine whether or not to stop the normal symbol with a predetermined specific symbol based on the passing of the game ball to the specific gate. The pattern control means determines the number of times that the ordinary electric accessory is released based on the gaming state when the lottery result indicating that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed by the normal symbol lottery means is obtained, and the ordinary electric accessory is released. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is determined based on the gaming state.

  As a result, the number of times of opening of the ordinary electric combination is determined based on the gaming state when the lottery result (winning) of the normal symbol is obtained, and the gaming state every time the normal electric combination is released according to the number of opening. Therefore, even if the gaming state changes during the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, the opening time can be changed in real time according to the gaming state. The correspondence relationship with the opening pattern can be matched in real time.

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

In addition, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment has (1) a high probability state (hereinafter referred to as a probability variation state) in which the probability of becoming a special symbol and a big hit is set to a high probability, and (2) a special symbol and a big hit. The probability of becoming a low probability and the fluctuation shortening state (hereinafter referred to as the "short time state") in which the variation time of the special symbol is shortened, and (3) the probability of becoming a special symbol and a big hit is set to a low probability It has three gaming states of a low probability state (hereinafter referred to as a normal state).

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement relationship between the various LED substrates 4i to 4o. Various LED boards 4i to 4o shown in FIG. 2 are provided in positions corresponding to the above-described various LED display portions 4b to 4h in the frame body portion of the middle frame 3. Specifically, the left LED substrate 4i corresponds to the left LED display portion 4b, the right LED substrate 4j corresponds to the right LED display portion 4c, the upper left LED substrate 4k corresponds to the upper left LED display portion 4d, and the upper right LED substrate. 4l corresponds to the upper right LED display section 4e, the upper LED board 4m corresponds to the upper LED display section 4f, the prize ball LED board 4n corresponds to the prize ball LED display section 4g, and the error LED board 4o corresponds to the error LED display section. It corresponds to 4h.

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

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

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

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

  On the right side and the left side of the discharge knob 6c in the lower dish part 6, a second audio output part 6d is provided. The second audio output unit 6d is connected to a low-frequency speaker (woofer) of the speaker 400a via a duct, and audio from the low-frequency speaker is output from the second audio output unit 6d.

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

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

  Next, the surface structure of the game board 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 10. The game board 10 is a substantially rectangular wooden plate-like body, and is detachably attached to the front surface side of the middle frame 3, and its back side is covered by a back mechanism board 102 (see FIG. 4) described later.

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

As shown in FIG. 3, the central display device 16 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 11 and includes a center accessory 26 and a liquid crystal display device (liquid crystal display panel) 27.
In the liquid crystal display device 27, a substantially rectangular video screen 272 is disposed in a rectangular frame-shaped frame portion 271. Further, on the video screen 272 of the liquid crystal display device 27, one or more special symbols (identification information) are displayed while changing one after another in a predetermined direction, and then stopped in a first special symbol display area (first display). 1 identification information display area) and a second special symbol display area (second identification information display area) are formed (not shown). In each special symbol display area, a symbol variation direction is set, and a plurality of symbols (first special symbol, second special symbol) as identification information are sequentially displayed so as to vary in that direction.

  The liquid crystal display device 27 causes each special symbol displayed in the display area (not shown) of the video screen to change and stop display when the game ball enters the start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17. Is. Then, for example, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is aligned and stopped (determined display) with the same three-digit symbol such as “7, 7, 7”, it will be described later, which is arranged in the variable winning device 18. The big prize opening 311 of the big prize winning device 31 is opened. In addition, each special symbol is changed (that is, a plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed) by “satisfaction of a predetermined condition” that “a game ball enters the starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17”. When the stop condition of the specific condition “the symbols are arranged in the same pattern of 3 digits” is achieved, the “specific value” of “big hit” is given.

  The center accessory 26 is mounted so as to protrude from the front peripheral portion of the liquid crystal display device 27, and is formed at a substantially center of the stage 264, a flask portion 263 disposed above, a stage 264 disposed below, and the like. And a discharge port 262 for guiding the game ball that has entered the center hole 271 to the upper side of the start port 17 and returning it to the game area 11.

  Normal symbol operating gates 36 and 37 are respectively provided diagonally below the left and right of the center accessory 26, and left and right normal symbol operating gate detection switches 36s and 37s (see FIG. 5) are provided in the left and right normal symbol operating gates 36 and 37, respectively. Reference) is provided. Then, the normal symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display device 27 is variably displayed by passing one of the normal symbol actuating gate passage detection switches 36s and 37s of the game ball.

  The starting port 17 is disposed below the center position of the center accessory 26 in the central device 16, and the starting port 17 according to the present embodiment is a so-called tulip type, and a pair of wing pieces are opened and closed on the left and right. It is formed to do. And this starting port 17 is equivalent to the normal electric accessory of this invention.

  Inside the start port 17, there are a start port (normal electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s (see FIGS. 5 and 23B) for detecting the passage of the game ball, and a start port for operating the wing piece. (Ordinary electric accessory) solenoid 17c (see FIG. 5) is provided. When the pair of wing pieces are opened to the left and right, the game ball is likely to enter the open state. When the pair of wing pieces are erected, the game ball is likely to enter the normal state. .

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

  The lower left winning opening 21 is arranged on the left side of the big winning device 31, and a lower left winning opening passing switch 21s (see FIG. 5) is provided therein. A plurality of lower left prize opening LEDs 223 to 225 are attached to the lower left prize opening LED board 21f (see FIG. 5) and covered with a decorative lens. Further, the lower right winning opening 22 is disposed on the right side of the big winning device 31, and a lower right winning opening passing detection switch 22s (see FIG. 5) is provided therein.

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

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

A number of obstacle nails 23 are arranged in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for a pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each gaming device described above.
Next, the back surface structure of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the back surface of the gaming machine. The front frame 4 shown in FIG. 1 is supported by the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the positions of the upper and lower ends.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the back mechanism panel 102 is supported by the pair of hinges 103 provided at the upper and lower ends of the back mechanism panel 102 in the middle frame 3 so as to be opened and closed. A prize ball tank 105 provided with a tank ball cut detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached to the left side as viewed from the position of the hinge 101 on the upper end side. ing. In addition, a ball removal lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball breakage detection switch (not shown) is provided on the downstream side thereof, and further on the downstream side, an award as a backside gaming device is provided. A ball payout device 109 is provided.

  Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. Under the tank rail 106, a back case 111 with a lid for storing the liquid crystal display device 27 is provided. The back side of the back case 111 serves as a main control unit 140 (see FIG. 5) to be described later. A main control board case 112 as a storage container storing a main control board 340 (see FIG. 6A) as a gaming apparatus is provided. On the lower back side of the main control board case 112, a launcher control board case 113 storing a launcher control board and a launch control collective relay board (not shown) are provided as a launch controller 193 (see FIG. 5). Yes. The above-mentioned launcher unit (not shown) is provided in the lower left part of the back mechanism panel 102. A payout control board case 118 as a storage container storing a payout control board 350 (see FIG. 6B) is provided as a payout control section 150 (see FIG. 5) at the lower right portion of the back mechanism panel 102. Yes.

  On the upper right side of the main control board case 112, a relay board 190 as a backside gaming device is mounted. In the present embodiment, the main control board case 112, the relay board 190, and the payout control board case 118 are detachably attached to a metal plate (not shown), and the metal plate is rotatable with respect to the back mechanism board 102. Suspended by.

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

  Next, the electronic control device 130 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the electronic control unit 130. 6 to 8 show the configuration of each control unit 140 to 170. FIG. 6 shows the main control unit 140 and the payout control unit 150, FIG. 7 shows the symbol control unit 160, and FIG. 8 shows the voice / lamp control unit 170. Show.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic control device 130 includes a main control unit 140, a payout control unit (prize ball payout control unit that mainly performs a payout control of prize balls) 150, a symbol control unit 160, and a sound / lamp control unit 170. It is configured to include. The main control unit 140 includes a main control board (main board) 340, and the sub control units 150, 160, and 170 include sub control boards (sub boards) 350, 360, and 370, respectively. The main controller 140, the payout controller 150, and the voice / lamp controller 170 are connected by a signal transmission path 500a, and the voice / lamp controller 170 and the symbol controller 160 are connected by a signal transmission path 500b.

  Command data, which is a command signal for instructing processing contents, is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to the sub control units 150 to 170 via the signal transmission paths 500a and 500b. Data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to each of the sub control units 150 to 170 in a one-way format. Further, power is supplied to each of the control units 140 to 170 from the power receiving board 410 via the power unit 420 and further the distribution board 430, and a system reset signal at the time of power-on described later is sent to all control boards. Sent to.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the main control unit 140 includes a main control board 340. The main control board 340 includes a main circuit unit 400 including a CPU 401 and an input / output circuit unit 500. The main control board 340 is usually housed in a case that is difficult for an unauthorized person to open and close (that is, the main control board case 112). Therefore, it is difficult for this fraudster to gain unauthorized access (attaching a hanging board).

  As shown in FIG. 6A, an external terminal unit 145 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500. A “Hall computer” of a pachinko hall is connected to the external terminal portion 145. Then, the main control board 340 turns on the RAM clear signal after executing the RAM clear process, and turns it off after a predetermined time has elapsed. The main control board 340 outputs the RAM clear signal to the outside of the gaming machine 1 to the pachinko hall system or the like. Can be notified. For this reason, the manager of the pachinko hall can know the cheating while the cheating is not known.

  The output terminal of the relay board 190 shown in FIG. 5 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140. As shown in FIG. 5, the relay board 190 is a board for relaying the winning ball detection switch 318 and the main control unit 140. Further, the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140 includes a start opening winning detection switch 17s, a normal symbol display device board 32f, various solenoids 17c and 313, a right normal symbol operating port passage detector 37s, and a left normal symbol operating port. A passage detector 36s is connected.

  FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the main circuit unit 400 and the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control board 340. As shown in FIG. 11, the main circuit unit 400 includes a CPU 401, an oscillation unit 410, a data bus stabilization unit 411, an I / O decode circuit unit 420, a first external input circuit unit 430, and a reset circuit unit 450. Yes. The input / output circuit unit 500 includes a prize ball command output circuit unit 510, a lamp command output circuit unit 520, a display command output circuit unit 530, a voice command output circuit unit 540, a solenoid drive circuit unit 550, and an LED drive / information output circuit unit 560. And a second external input circuit portion 570.

  FIG. 12 shows the configuration of the CPU 401 of the main circuit unit 400, and FIG. 13 shows a typical one of the memories stored in the built-in RAM. As shown in FIG. 12, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, a built-in RAM 481, a built-in ROM 482, a memory control circuit 483, a clock generator 484, an address decoder 485, a watchdog timer 486, a counter / timer 487, a parallel input / output port 488, A reset / interrupt controller 489, an external bus interface 490, and an output control circuit 491 are provided. The built-in RAM 481 stores various memories 481a to 481w shown in FIG.

  The CPU 401 controls operation of the entire gaming machine 1 (that is, basic progress control of the game) using the RAM 481 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 482. Further, the CPU 401 is the main player to perform the go / no-go decision control by the go / no-go determination program stored in the ROM 482.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the payout control unit 150 includes a payout control board 350. The payout control board 350 includes a main circuit part 600 and an input / output circuit part 700 similar to the main control board 340, and is connected to the signal transmission path 500a shown in FIG. The input / output circuit unit 700 is connected to a prize ball payout device 109, a launching device control unit 193, and the like shown in FIG. Further, the output terminal of the payout terminal board 191 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 700. The payout terminal board 191 is connected with a touch switch 9a, a firing stop switch 9b, a volume switch 192, a tank ball breakage detection switch 104, a supply ball breakage detection switch 108, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the symbol control unit 160 includes a symbol control board 360. The symbol control board 360 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, a ROM 163, an input / output port 164, and a VDP (video display processor) 166 as arithmetic circuit components. These arithmetic circuit components are connected to each other via a bus 165, and are connected to the signal transmission path 500b at the input / output port 164. A liquid crystal display device 27 is connected to the input / output port 164. The CPU 161 controls the operation of the central device 16 (liquid crystal display device 27 and the like) using the RAM 162 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 163.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the voice / lamp control unit 170 includes a control circuit board 370. The control circuit board 370 includes a CPU 171, a RAM 172, a ROM 173, an input / output port 174, and a sound generator 175 as arithmetic circuit components. These components 171 to 175 are connected to each other by a bus 176 and connected to the signal transmission path 500b at the input / output port 174.

  The sound / lamp control unit 170 includes a drive circuit board 371 and a connector output board 372 separately from the control circuit board 370. The drive circuit board 371 is provided with a drive circuit unit (driver unit) 177 having a drive circuit such as a lamp. The connector output board 372 is provided with a connector output section 178 having a connector for connecting to various LED boards and the like. A drive circuit unit 177 is connected to the input / output port 174 of the control circuit board 370, and a connector output unit 178 is connected to the drive circuit unit 177. The drive circuit unit 177 and the connector output unit 178 constitute an interface unit of the present invention.

  The connector output unit 178 is connected to various lamp boards 261f and 262f, various LED boards 4i to 4o, and the like. One or more lamps or LEDs are connected to each of these substrates. These lamps, etc. are turned on / off or blinking according to the progress of the game. In addition, a stepping motor 800 is connected to the connector output unit 178. Further, the control circuit board 370 is configured to perform drive control of a solenoid 850, a motor (not shown) or the like that drives a movable part that does not affect the entry of the game ball, and the connector output unit 178. Is connected to a solenoid 850 or the like.

  FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the control circuit board 370 and the drive circuit board 371, and FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the connector output board 372. In addition, in the control circuit board 370 of FIG. 9, illustration of components other than CPU171 is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the drive circuit board 371 is provided with a plurality of drive circuits 177a to 177e. The first drive circuit 177a drives the LEDs of the winning ball LED board 4n and the error LED board 4o, and the second drive circuit 177b drives the solenoid 850 and the stepping motor 800, and the third to fifth drives. Circuits 177c to 177e drive the LEDs of various LED boards 4i to 4m provided on the middle frame 3. The third drive circuit 177c outputs a common signal, and the fourth drive circuit 177d and the fifth drive circuit 177e output data signals.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the control circuit board 370 is provided with a connector CN1 for connection to the interface board 371, and the connector CN2 of the drive circuit board 371 is connected thereto. The control circuit units 171 to 175 and the drive circuit unit 177 are connected by a signal line (not shown), and transmission of signals from the control circuit units 171 to 175 to the drive circuit unit 177 is performed by serial communication. . A control command from the CPU 171 is transmitted to the drive circuit unit 177 by serial communication, and then distributed to the drive circuits 177a to 177e.

  The drive circuit board 371 is provided with a connector CN3 for connecting to the prize ball LED board 4n and the error LED board 4o (FIG. 2). The drive signal of the first drive circuit 177a is transmitted to the prize ball LED board 4n and the error LED board 4o via the connector CN3. The drive circuit board 371 is provided with a connector CN4 for connection to the connector output board 372, and the connector CN5 of the connector output board 372 is connected thereto. The drive signals of the second drive circuit 177b to the fifth drive circuit 177e are transmitted to the connector output unit 178 via the connector CN4 and the connector CN5.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the connector output board 372 includes a connector CN6 for connecting to the solenoid 850, a connector CN7 for connecting to the stepping motor 800, and various LED boards 4i to 4m provided on the middle frame 3 (see FIG. 10). 2) connectors CN8 to CN12 for connection, and connectors CN13 to CN15 for connection to various LED boards provided on the game board 10 are provided.

  The upper LED board 4m is connected to the connector CN8, the upper left LED board 4k is connected to the connector CN9, the upper right LED board 4l is connected to the connector CN10, the left LED board 4i is connected to the connector CN11, and the connector CN12 Is connected to the right LED substrate 4j. The connector CN13 is connected to an LED board corresponding to the special symbol hold display LED and the normal symbol hold display LED (both not shown), and the connector CN14 is connected to a lamp board corresponding to the side lamps 38 and 39, The lamp substrate corresponding to the LEDs 72 and 74 is connected to the connector CN15. The connector output unit 178 distributes the common signal and the data signal output from the third drive circuit 177c to the fifth drive circuit 177e of the interface unit 177 to the connectors CN8 to CN15.

  Further, as described above, the control circuit board 370 is provided with the sound generator 175, and the control circuit units 171 to 175 of the sound / lamp control unit 170 of the present embodiment perform sound control in addition to lamp control. It is configured. The volume switch board 12 is connected to the input / output port 174 of the control circuit board 370 via an amplifier circuit (not shown). The volume switch board 12 is used to set the output volume by operating a volume switch (not shown). A speaker 400 a is connected to the volume switch board 12. The sound generator 175 provided on the control circuit board 370 performs various sound outputs corresponding to the progress of the game from the speaker 400a via the volume switch board 12 based on the stored sound data and sound output module. .

  In addition, various lamps, LEDs, and voices are displayed as a special symbol variation / stop display mode controlled by the symbol control unit 160, presence / absence of reach, reach display mode described later, special game mode, and game state (probability change state or time-short state). ) And the like. The command signal of the control command is transmitted via the signal transmission path 500a as a command signal for which the voice / lamp control unit 170 is an operation command target.

  Note that the symbol control unit 160 and the sound / lamp control unit 170 described above may be configured by the same circuit units as the main control unit 140 and the payout control unit 150. That is, a CPU that includes a main circuit portion and an input / output circuit portion and has a built-in ROM and RAM can also be used.

Next, the winning ball operation is executed in the following order.
The main control unit 140 transmits a predetermined number of award ball number data to the payout control unit 150 via the signal transmission path 500a in the order of detection as a command signal for which the payout control unit 150 is an operation command target. In this embodiment, the number of unique prize balls is 6, 10, or 15. Specifically, 15 when the game ball passes the winning ball detection switch 318, 6 when the game ball passes the start opening winning detection switch 17s, and other cases (for example, the left and right lower winning holes 21, For example, when the passage of 22 passage detection switches 21 s and 22 s is detected, the number is 10 for example. The payout control unit 150 receives the prize ball number data from the main control unit 140 and operates the prize ball payout device 109 by transmitting a prize ball payout signal.

  Further, the main control unit 140 determines a gaming state based on the outputs of the various detection switches described above. Further, the main control unit 140 determines whether or not the game is successful based on the gaming state and reads data for performing screen display control in a symbol display mode corresponding to the determination content. For example, the main control unit 140 uses the detection results of the start opening winning detection switch 17s, the winning ball detection switch 318, etc., the acquired value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number, and the like to wait for a customer who is not playing a game. Also, a state in which a game is being performed but no start winning is made (variation preparation state), a state in which a start winning has been made, and a special game state are also determined. In addition, when a start winning is detected, determination of success / failure is performed based on a random value described later, and for the display mode control such as change of special symbols (including reach display mode) or confirmation based on the determination result Data is read. This data is transmitted via the signal transmission paths 500a and 500b as a command signal for which the symbol control unit 160 is an operation command target.

  Next, jobs executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 shows an example of a main job executed by the CPU 401 of the main control unit 140 based on a program stored in the ROM 482.

  First, the stack pointer is set to a predetermined address in the RAM 481 (S10), and it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch 144 is operated (pressed) (S12). As a result, when the RAM clear switch 144 is operated, the RAM 481 is initialized (S800). On the other hand, when the RAM clear switch 144 is not operated, it is determined whether or not the backup flag is set (S15). As a result, when the backup flag is set, the “recovery processing for power interruption” shown in FIG. 16 is performed.

  Note that the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment performs processing when a power interruption occurs as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 15 when the power interruption occurs due to a power failure or the like. First, the used register is saved in the RAM 481 (S630), and the value of the stack pointer is saved in the RAM 481 (S632). Then, the special winning opening solenoid 313 and the starting opening solenoid 17c are turned off (S634), and the polling processing time (for example, about 85 milliseconds) of the winning ball sensor is set (S636). The passage of the game ball is monitored by the sensor (S638). Next, when the polling processing time elapses (S640), a checksum (excluding checksum, backup flag, and stack area) of the RAM 481 used is created (S642), stored, and the backup flag is set in the RAM 481 ( S646). Then, access to the RAM 481 is prohibited (S648), and an infinite loop process prepares for power down. It is also possible to execute HALT processing or STOP processing instead of the unlimited loop processing.

  In the “return process” shown in FIG. 16, a checksum is calculated (S664), and it is determined whether or not it matches the checksum stored when the power is turned off (S666). As a result, if the checksums do not match, the RAM 481 is initialized (S800). On the other hand, if the checksums match, the stack pointer before power-off is restored (S668), the backup flag is cleared (S670), and a command for returning the sub-board to the state before power-off is transmitted. (S672). Then, each register is returned to the state before the power is turned off (S674), the permission / non-permission of the interrupt is returned to the state before the power is turned off (S676, S678), and the address is returned to the address before the power is turned off (S680). In this embodiment, since a backup power supply for power failure countermeasures is added to the gaming machine 1, even when a pachinko hall power failure occurs, "information advantageous to the player" that occurred before the power failure is saved. it can.

  Returning to FIG. 14, if it is determined in step S15 that the backup flag is not set, the initialization end is determined (S20). As a result, if the initialization has not ended, the initialization end determination in S20 is performed again after executing the initialization job (S190). Note that the initialization process of the RAM 481 is performed when the gaming machine 1 is turned on for the first time from the shipment state, when the RAM clear switch 144 is operated (pressed), when the backup flag is abnormal, and when the checksum is one. If you did not do it.

  On the other hand, when the initialization is completed, each job from the LED job (S30) to the switch job (S70) is executed. In the LED job (S30), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count, the display pattern data of the special symbol unstarted count, and the like are output. In the constant speed random number job (S40), a special symbol success / failure random number memory, a general-purpose count memory, and the like of the RAM 481 described later are updated. In the non-constant speed random number job (S50), the initial value counter and the off-normal symbol random number memory (not shown) are updated. The general-purpose count memory (not shown) is used, for example, for creating values “0” to “255” for each interrupt, executing command jobs, and decoration jobs.

  In the voice job (S60), data related to music and voice is read, and in the switch job (S70), various detection switches are read. That is, various signals such as the left and right winning opening passing detection signals are taken into the main control unit 140 via the relay board 190, and various signals such as the firing stop detection signal, the touch detection signal, and the volume detection signal are sent to the payout terminal board 191. Via the frame controller 150. In addition, the main control unit 140 receives a start port winning detection signal from the start port winning detection switch 17s, and receives a winning ball detection signal and a normal symbol operation gate passage detection signal from the large winning device 31.

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in various switches such as a count detection switch, a count detection, and a specific area passage detection switch (S80). As a result, if there is an abnormality (ball clogging or disconnection), an error job (S130) is executed.

  On the other hand, if there is no abnormality, a special symbol main job (S90) and a normal symbol job (S100) are executed. In the special symbol main job (S90), a job related to data necessary for the main control unit 140 and the symbol control unit 160 to operate in cooperation is executed. Also, in the normal symbol job (S100), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count is read.

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

  Next, the success / failure determination job executed in the series of the main job will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the success / failure determination job, FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the normal symbol success / failure determination process, and FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the removal process. The success / failure determination job is executed at the time of starting winning, that is, when winning at the starting port 17 (starting winning). In these jobs, various memories stored in the built-in RAM 481 of the main control unit 140 shown in FIG. 16 are used.

  First, as shown in FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not there is a start prize (S200). As a result, if there is no start prize, the process skips to S250 and confirms whether there is a hold. As a result, when there is no hold (when the number of holds is zero), the process returns to S200, and when there is a hold (when the number of holds is 1 to 4), the process proceeds to S255.

  On the other hand, when there is a start winning, it is determined whether or not the number of pending (unstarted number) exceeds a certain value (“3” in the present embodiment) (S210). If the number of reserves (the number of unstarted times) exceeds a certain value, the start winning is invalid and skips to S255. On the other hand, if the number of holdings (the number of unstarted times) does not exceed a certain value, the number of holdings stored in the special symbol holding number memory 481b is increased by 1 (S220).

  Next, a special symbol validity determination random number (hereinafter also referred to as a validity random number or a determination random number) is generated and read by the random number generation means for validity determination (S230). The validity random number generation means may use software or hardware. The read determination random number value is stored in a special symbol success / failure determination random number memory 481a (hereinafter also referred to as a determination random number memory) (S240). Here, it is assumed that the determination random number value is obtained from 300 integer values of 0 to 299. The determination random number memory 481a stores the read determination random number value in a time series of start winnings in a shift memory format.

  Next, the oldest first determination random number value stored from the determination random number memory 481a is read (S255), and a big hit number reading process for reading a big hit number (winning determination value) from the big hit number memory 482a in the ROM 482 is performed ( S260).

  Returning to FIG. Then, it is determined whether or not the determined random number value matches the jackpot number (S265). When the jackpot probability is high, that is, when the probability variation state, the determination random number value is compared with all five jackpot numbers. On the other hand, when the probability of jackpot is low, that is, in the normal state or the short time state, the determination random number value is compared with one jackpot number.

  If it matches one of them, it is determined as “match”. As a result, if the two match, the big hit determination is made, and the big hit processing is performed (S270).

  The outline of the jackpot process is a process of generating and reading a jackpot symbol determination random number (identification information determination random number), storing (1 in this embodiment) in the determination result memory 481j, and ending. Yes.

  The special symbol determined by the jackpot symbol determination random number value is displayed in a predetermined arrangement after passing through the variable display state on the liquid crystal display device 27 based on the symbol image data stored in the ROM 163 of the symbol controller 160. Is done. The symbol image data is stored in the RAM 481 of the main control unit 140 as an identification information determination value in association with the jackpot symbol determination random number value, and the read jackpot symbol determination random number is compared with the identification information determination value. It is good also as what determines the symbol which stops by this.

  Furthermore, the reach display mode specified by the reach mode determination random number value is displayed in a predetermined reach mode after the variable display state based on the reach display mode image data stored in the ROM 163 of the symbol control unit 160. The In this case as well, the reach display mode image data is stored in the reach mode determination value memory 4811l of the RAM 481 of the main control unit 140 as a reach mode determination value in association with the reach mode determination random number value and read. The reach mode to be displayed may be determined by comparing the reach mode determination random number value with the reach mode determination value.

  Next, the detachment process (S310) will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined by random numbers whether or not to perform a missed reach job. Specifically, a reach mode determining random number is generated, read (S315), and the reach number stored in the reach number memory 481i is read (S320). If the reach mode determination random number and the reach number match, it becomes a missed reach job, and if it does not match, it becomes a normal missed job (S330).

  In the case of a miss reach job, at least two symbols to be aligned (for example, a left symbol and a right symbol among three-digit symbols) are determined using a miss reach symbol determination random number (S340). Or you may make it match the right design with it referring to the random number of the left design. The determined symbol is removed and stored in the reach symbol number memory 481m (S350). Further, the out-of-line symbol is similarly determined by a random number (S360), and the determined random number value is stored in the out-of-line symbol number memory 481g (S370). Then, the determination result of “outgoing reach” (“2” in this embodiment) is stored in the determination result memory 481j (S380).

  On the other hand, in the case of a normal off-job, each symbol (for example, left symbol, right symbol, middle symbol) is determined by random numbers, and the determined random number values are stored in the corresponding off symbol number memories 481e, 481f, 481g. (S390-S440). Further, the determination result “normally off” (“3” in this embodiment) is stored in the determination result memory 481j (S450).

  Here, the normal symbol success / failure determination processing will be described with reference to FIG. This process is activated each time the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37. In this process, first, a normal symbol success / failure random number is generated in S1000, and the result is acquired.

In practice, the same processing as the success / failure determination job shown in FIG. 17 is also performed for the suspension of the game ball passing through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, but is omitted in this figure.
In the subsequent S1010, it is determined whether or not it is a hit based on the normal symbol success / failure determination random number. If it is off (S1010: NO), the normal symbol success / failure determination process is terminated. If it is a win (S1010: YES), the process proceeds to S1020, and it is determined whether or not the current state is the probability variation state or the short time state.

  If it is in the probability variation state or the time reduction state (S1020: YES), the process proceeds to S1030, and the number of times of opening the blade piece in the probability variation / time reduction state is set. In the present embodiment, the number of times of opening the blade piece in the probability variation / short time state is set to three.

  On the other hand, if the state is not the probability variation / short time state (normal state) (S1020: NO), the process proceeds to S1040 and the number of times of opening the blade piece in the normal state is set. In the present embodiment, the number of times of opening of the blade piece in the probability variation / short time state is set to one.

  When the number of opening of the wing piece portion of the start port 17 is set, after changing the normal symbol for a predetermined time, the normal symbol is drawn with the winning symbol or the off symbol drawn based on the normal symbol determination random number. Stop (S1050), and the normal symbol success / failure determination process is terminated. That is, in the gaming machine 1, different opening patterns are prepared depending on whether or not the gaming state is a certain change state or a short time state.

  When the normal symbol success / failure determination process is terminated in a state where the winning symbol is stopped, the normal electric accessory opening / closing process shown in FIG. 22 is executed. When this process is started, first, it is acquired how many times the ordinary electric accessory (starting port 17) is opened based on the number of opening times set in S1030 or S1040 of FIG. 18 (S1100). Specifically, for example, when the set number of times is “3” and the release is not yet finished, “3” is acquired, and when the release is finished once, “2” is obtained. Further, when the opening has been completed twice, “1” is set.

  In subsequent S1110, it is determined whether or not the blade piece portion of the start port 17 is currently open timing. Here, the “opening timing” refers to the time when the rectangular wave shown in FIG. 21 rises from LOW (closed) to HI (open), that is, when the opening starts.

  If it is the release timing (S1110: YES), it is determined whether or not the current state is the probability variation state or the time reduction state (S1120), and if it is determined that the probability variation state or the time reduction state is present (S1120: YES). Then, the opening time in the probability variation state or the short time state is set (S1130). In the present embodiment, the opening time in the probability variation state or the short time state is set to 2 seconds per time. Here, since the number of times of release in the probability variation state or the short time state is set to 3 as described above, the maximum number of releases is 6 seconds per normal symbol.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the state is not the probability variation state or the time-short state, that is, the normal state (S1120: NO), the release time in the normal state is set (S1140). In the present embodiment, the opening time in the normal state is set to 0.3 seconds.

Next, after the ordinary electric accessory (starting port 17) is opened at the opening time determined in S1130 or S1140 (S1150), the ordinary electric accessory process is terminated.
If it is determined in S1110 that it is not the opening timing (S1110: NO), it is determined whether or not the opening time has ended (S1210), and if it is determined that the opening time has ended (S1210). : YES) After closing the ordinary electric accessory (starting port 17) (S1220), the ordinary electric accessory process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the opening time has not ended (S1210: NO), the ordinary electric accessory processing is ended at that time.

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the wing piece portion is released based on the number of times of opening set in S1030 or S1040 of FIG. 18 and the opening time set in S1130 or S1140 of FIG. A pattern is determined. As shown in FIG. 21A, the basic mode of the opening pattern is a mode in which the opening for 2 seconds is performed three times as shown in FIG. 21A. In the normal state, as shown in FIG. It becomes the aspect which performs opening for 3 seconds once.

  If the gaming state confirmed in S1120 of FIG. 22 is different from the gaming state confirmed in S1020 of FIG. 18, in addition to the opening pattern shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, there are an opening pattern in which the opening for 2 seconds is performed twice and then the opening for 0.3 seconds is performed once, and an opening pattern in which the opening for 2 seconds is performed once as shown in FIG. Appear.

That is, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the release pattern is reset even during the execution of the release pattern according to the gaming state when the wing piece part is released.
Note that the release pattern shown in FIG. 21 (c) is the game state confirmed in S1020 of FIG. 18 is a probabilistic / short-time state, and the remaining one of the three release of the wing piece portion based on the game state is started. This is an embodiment in which the gaming state at the time, that is, the gaming state confirmed in S1120 of FIG. 22 is the normal state.

  In addition, the release pattern shown in FIG. 21D is the game state at the time of starting the release of the wing piece portion based on the game state in the normal state, that is, the game state confirmed in S1020 of FIG. This is one mode in the case where the gaming state confirmed in S1120 is a certain change / short time state.

Next, an outline flow of the special symbol main job executed in the series of the main job will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in S500, the change of the special symbol is started. Next, the determination result for each winning obtained in the success / failure determination job shown in FIGS. 17 and 19 is read from the determination result memory 481j (S510), and it is determined whether or not the determination result is a jackpot determination (S520).

  As a result, in the case of the big hit determination (“1”), the reach mode determining value stored in the reach mode determining value memory 481l corresponding to the above-described reach mode determining random value is read (S580), and the big hit number ( The identification information determination value) is read from the jackpot number memory (determination value storage means) 482a (S600). Next, proceeding to S610, for example, the left symbol and the right symbol are aligned to the same symbol, and after a predetermined reach display mode, the middle symbol is aligned to the same symbol as the left symbol and the right symbol, and the big hit is determined. (S610). At this time, if the jackpot symbol is an odd number such as “7, 7, 7”, the number of jackpot numbers increases after the special gaming state related to the jackpot symbol ends, and the probability variation state in which the jackpot probability becomes high probability. At the same time, the function for extending the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is activated and the frequency of opening the ordinary electric accessory increases.

  In addition, if the jackpot symbol is an even number such as “2, 2, 2”, the normal state in which the number of jackpot numbers does not increase and the jackpot probability is low after the special gaming state related to the jackpot symbol ends. Or it becomes a short time state. In this case, the opening time extension function does not operate, and the opening frequency of the ordinary electric accessory becomes low.

  On the other hand, if it is not a big hit determination, it is determined whether or not it is a missed reach determination ("2") (S530). As a result, in the case of the detachment reach determination (“2”), the detachment symbol number is read from the aforementioned detachment symbol number memory 481m, and the detaching symbol number is read from the detaching symbol number memory 481g (S570). Then, the difference between the number of outreach symbols and the number of symbols out of middle (for example, the difference between the left symbol and the middle symbol) is calculated (S571), and the outreach mode is determined from the outreach mode memory 481n based on these differences. Determine (S572). For example, when the middle symbol is the symbol immediately before the left symbol and the difference is “−1”, one type is selected from a plurality of types (for example, three types) outliers (for example, a predetermined random number). Can be selected by acquisition) and read. Thereafter, for example, after the left symbol and the right symbol are aligned to the same symbol and subjected to a predetermined reach display mode, the middle symbol is stopped and displayed with a symbol different from the other symbols (S610).

  On the other hand, when it is not out of reach determination, it is a normal out determination (“3”) (S540), and each out symbol number is read out from out number memory 481e, 481f, 481g (S550), and each special symbol (for example, , The left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol) are stopped and displayed at a timing shifted from each other (S560). Even in the case of normal deviation determination, the display mode is changed to various modes by “slip display” or the like. This is because the display mode image data is stored in a normal out display mode determination value memory (not shown) in the RAM 481 of the main control unit 140 as a normal out display mode determination value in association with the reach mode determination random number value. Another example is to determine the normal off mode to be displayed by comparing the read reach mode determining random number value with the normal off display mode determining value.

  When the big hit determination is made, the first or second special symbol is fixedly displayed on the liquid crystal display device 27 in a predetermined arrangement mode (for example, an arrangement mode of the same three-digit symbols of “7, 7, 7”), After that, a special game state (a big hit game state) in which a special game is executed is entered. In the special gaming state, first, the opening / closing plate 312 of the big winning device 31 is in an open state, and the winning of a game ball to the big winning opening 311 becomes a game ball receiving state that is easy for the player.

  In this special game state, the special winning device 31 is kept in the game ball receiving state until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. For example, when a predetermined time t1 (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number n1 (for example, 10) of winning balls is detected by the winning ball detection switch 318, the end condition is satisfied, and the game ball receiving state Is ended once, and the opening / closing plate 312 is closed, and one round is completed. If a predetermined continuation condition (passing to a specific area not shown) is satisfied after a predetermined time t2 (for example, 0.5 seconds) has elapsed after the opening / closing plate 312 is closed, the opening / closing plate 312 is again opened. The big winning device 31 enters the game ball receiving state. Note that the gaming ball acceptance state in which one round is the end condition is repeated up to a predetermined maximum number of continuous rounds (16 rounds in the present embodiment). Further, if the continuation condition is not satisfied when the end condition is satisfied, the special gaming state ends (so-called puncture) in that round.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine 1 described above, if the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory is changed according to the gaming state, and if the gaming state changes even during the opening / closing operation, the opening pattern is changed by the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing process. Since it is changed, the opening pattern can be changed in real time.

  Here, the correspondence relationship between the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The liquid crystal display device 27 corresponds to the special symbol display means and the normal symbol display means of the present invention, the starting port 17 corresponds to the specific winning port of the present invention, and the special symbol main job is the special symbol of the present invention. It corresponds to the fluctuation control means, the special prize opening 311 corresponds to the special electric accessory of the present invention, the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 correspond to the specific gate of the present invention, S1020, S1030, S1040 of FIG. The electric accessory opening / closing process corresponds to the opening pattern control means of the present invention, and the process of S1050 corresponds to the normal symbol variation control means of the present invention.

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

For example, the game machine 1 may be applied to other models (a game machine having a normal electric accessory, not to mention a model whose front view is different from that shown in FIG. 1).
Also, the gaming state may be other than whether the special symbol jackpot has a high probability or a low probability.

  Further, in S1020 of FIG. 18 and S1120 of FIG. 22, it was determined whether or not the game state is in a probabilistic state or a short-time state. It may be determined whether or not is operating.

It is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the various LED board which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a back view which shows the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. (A) is explanatory drawing of the main control part which comprises the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine concerning embodiment of this invention is provided, (b) is the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is equipped It is explanatory drawing of the frame control part to do. It is explanatory drawing of the special symbol control part which comprises the electronic controller with which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing of the audio | voice / lamp control part which comprises the electronic control apparatus with which the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing of the control circuit board and drive circuit board of an audio | voice / lamp control part with which the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing of the connector output part board | substrate of the audio | voice / lamp control part with which the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a main control unit. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a CPU constituting the main control unit. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a representative example of various memories and the like stored in the internal RAM of the main control unit. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the main job which the main control part of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing a process when a power cut (such as a power failure) occurs. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing a power recovery process when a power interruption (such as a power failure) occurs. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a success / failure determination job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart for explaining the normal symbol success / failure determination processing. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart for explaining the detachment process. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of a special symbol main job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory. It is a flowchart of the normal electric accessory opening / closing process performed in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 10 ... Game board 11 ... Game area 16 ... Central apparatus 17 ... Starting port 17s ... First kind start port winning detection switch 26 ... Center actor 27 ... Liquid crystal display device 38, 39 ... Side lamp 140 ... Main control Part 150 ... Dispensing control part 160 ... Special symbol control part 170 ... Voice / lamp control part

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A specific gate provided on the game board;
A normal symbol display means for displaying a variation stop of the normal symbol based on the passage of the game ball to the specific gate;
When the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display means is a specific symbol that is determined in advance, it has a normal electric combination that is in an open state that can easily accept a game ball,
In a gaming machine that changes between a gaming state in which the ordinary electric combination is in an open state and a gaming state in which the ordinary electric combination is in an open state,
A gaming machine comprising opening pattern control means for controlling an opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory based on a gaming state when the ordinary electric accessory is released. Based on the passage of the game ball to the specific gate, comprising a normal symbol lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to stop display the normal symbol at a predetermined specific symbol,
The release pattern control means determines the number of times the normal electric accessory is released based on a gaming state when a lottery result indicating that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed by the normal symbol lottery means is obtained, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening time of the ordinary electric accessory is determined based on the gaming state when the accessory is released.