JP2006122714A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can surely recognize a specific period that enables a player to continuously enjoy a special game status. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 1 is provided with a liquid crystal display 3a having a display screen, a prize-winning slot convertible into either an open state advantageous to a player or a closed state disadvantageous to the player, and a control means which controls the liquid crystal display 3a and also determines whether it shifts into a special game status advantageous to the player based on an inputted signal. When the control means decides to do so, it keeps the prize-winning slot open. When a Pachinko ball enters a specific winning area during a V-winning allowing period with the prize-winning slot open, it makes the prize-winning slot closed upon predetermined conditions being met, and then makes it open again. The control means, after making the prize-winning slot open, starts a time management processing regarding the open state. According to the result of the time management processing, the control means controls the displaying of the remaining time of the V-winning allowing period as well as the guidance to prompt the player to put Pachinko balls into the specific winning area during the V-winning allowing period. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine (including a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, and a TV game machine) provided with control means such as a microcomputer.

  For example, in a kind of pachinko game machine of a ball and ball game machine, there is provided a display means for variably displaying a symbol necessary for a game based on a predetermined input signal, and when the variation display is stopped by a combination of the predetermined symbols. In addition, there is provided a game in which a variable winning device is in a special gaming state that is established a predetermined number of times, and gives a profit to the player.

  In general, in the special game state, the variable winning device is in an open state in which a game ball is easy to win until a predetermined time elapses or the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number after entering the special gaming state. In general, the maximum number of times that the variable prize-winning device can be opened during the special gaming state is 16 times.

  In such a gaming machine, the game ball passes through a specific area (so-called V zone) while the variable winning device is in the open state, so that the variable winning device is again opened after the variable winning device is closed. Such a gaming machine, that is, a gaming machine in which a special gaming state continues (so-called V continuation) is known, but one of a plurality of winning holes provided in the variable winning device is set as a V zone. The game ball that has entered must be detected separately from the game balls that have entered the other prize opening, and a detection means for this purpose is added, and the structure of the variable prize-winning device is complicated.

Therefore, a pachinko gaming machine has been proposed that has a function that can determine whether or not the condition of V continuation has been achieved without providing special winning ball detecting means or complicating the structure of the variable winning device (patent). Reference 1). According to this, during the opening operation, the specific winning area provided on the game board surface is a V zone only for a specific period, and functions as a normal winning area other than the specific period. When the lamp is lit, the player can recognize that the winning opening of the variable winning device is in the V zone. Here, a 7-segment LED is also used in addition to the lamp as an indicator indicating that the winning opening of the variable winning device is the V zone.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 64-49587

  However, recent pachinko gaming machines are configured with a liquid crystal display device, a CRT, or the like as a display means, and many of them display an effect image even in a special gaming state. For this reason, there is a situation (so-called “punk”) in which the player cannot pay attention to the effect image, overlooks the notification by a display device such as a lamp, and cannot acquire a prize ball that should be originally acquired without completing the V continuation. There is.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reliably recognizing a specific period during which a player can continue a special gaming state.

  The first aspect of the gaming machine according to the present invention is a display means having a screen for displaying symbols and other images necessary for a game, and a variable winning device that can be converted into an open state that is advantageous to the player and a closed state that is disadvantageous. And determining whether or not to shift to the special gaming state advantageous to the player based on a predetermined input signal, and when determining to shift to the special gaming state, the variable winning device is opened, and the opening If a game ball wins in a specific winning area within a specific period in the state, then the variable is made when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, a predetermined number of gaming balls have won in a specific winning area or a predetermined time has passed). The winning device is controlled so as to be opened again after being closed, and the control means is configured to control the display means, and the control means opens the variable winning device after opening the variable winning device. Control to display a remaining time of the specific period and a guidance display so as to put a game ball in the specific winning area during the specific period according to a result of the time management process. It is characterized by performing.

  The second aspect of the gaming machine according to the present invention is a display means having a screen for displaying images and other images necessary for a game, and a variable winning device that can be converted into an open state and a disadvantageous closed state that are advantageous to the player. And determining whether or not to shift to the special gaming state advantageous to the player based on a predetermined input signal, and when determining to shift to the special gaming state, the variable winning device is opened, and the opening If a game ball wins in a specific winning area within a specific period in the state, then the variable is made when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, a predetermined number of gaming balls have won in a specific winning area or a predetermined time has passed). The winning device is controlled so as to be opened again after being closed, and the control means is configured to control the display means, and the control means opens the variable winning device after opening the variable winning device. The time management process is started, and according to the result of the time management process, if it is outside the specific period, a guidance display is made so as not to enter the game ball in the specific winning area, and the remaining time outside the specific period is displayed. It is characterized by performing display control.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the display means has a screen for displaying symbols and other images necessary for the game, and is controlled by the control means so as to display a display form corresponding to the result of the determination. is there.

  According to the present invention, when the variable winning device is in an open state, the display means performs a display for guiding the player to insert a game ball into the variable winning device during a specific period, and if it is outside the specific period. A display for guiding the game ball not to enter the variable winning device is performed. Therefore, a player who pays attention to the display contents of the display means can be notified without failing to overlook the period during which V can be continued, and further a display that calls attention so that V can be continued. Can do.

  A pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board surface 10 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Near the center of the game board surface 10, a liquid crystal display device 3 is arranged as a display means for displaying symbols related to the game. The liquid crystal display device 3 displays a plurality of symbols represented by images in a variable manner and displays three rows of rotating reels in a pseudo manner. This symbol for variable display is called “special symbol”. The special symbol is advantageous to the player if it becomes a predetermined stop mode (for example, a stop mode such as “7-7-7”, which is called “hit stop mode”) when the change display stops. The transition to a special game state is shown. This special game state is a case where a special winning opening 5 described later is converted into an advantageous state, and will be described later in detail.

  Further, in the liquid crystal display device 3, various effect displays are performed during the special symbol variation display. This effect display is expressed by various images. In this embodiment, it is displayed as a moving image (animation).

  FIG. 2 shows a display example on the display screen 3 a of the liquid crystal display device 3. On this display screen 3a, special symbols are variably displayed in specific display areas 50L, 50C, 50R, and at the same time, effects related to games are displayed in other display areas. The effect display shown in FIG. 2 shows a state in which the character 51 as the effect pattern strikes the drum. In such an effect display, the display content varies depending on the game result. In other words, the display contents of the effect display are information on “big hit reliability” that is information on how much the game shifts to the special gaming state, and information on how much the game moves to the reach state. Informs or suggests “reach development rate”. Specific display contents will be described later.

  Referring back to FIG. 1, a start winning opening 4 is provided below the liquid crystal display device 3 to start a special symbol variation display of the liquid crystal display device 3 when a game ball enters. The start winning opening 4 is composed of a variable winning device that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous for the player and a second state that is advantageous for the player. It is stipulated that prize balls are paid out. Even if the start winning opening 4 is in the first state which is disadvantageous to the player, it holds a space where about one game ball can be won, so that a game ball can be won.

  Above the liquid crystal display device 3, a 7-segment LED display device 2 is provided. The LED display device 2 starts the variable display when the game ball passes through the passing ball gates 6a and 6b on the game board surface 10. When the variation display of the LED display device 2 stops at a predetermined number (for example, “7”), the start winning opening 4 is converted to a second state that is advantageous to the player.

  Four LED operation memory lamps 16 are provided around the LED display device 2. The LED operation memory lamp 16 is turned on one by one every time a game ball passes through the passing ball gates 6a and 6b, so that the number of times the LED display device 2 can be varied at that time (up to four times). ) To the player. The fifth and subsequent passes are not counted and are invalid.

  Further, four start winning memory lamps 15 are provided on the left and right sides above the liquid crystal display device 3. This is because the liquid crystal display device 3 can be variably displayed at that time by illuminating one by one each time the winning prize opening 4 is won while the special symbol is being variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3. The number of times (up to 4) is notified to the player. Accordingly, winning at the start winning opening 4 in a state where all four lamps 15 are lit becomes invalid as a variable display start condition.

  Below the starting winning opening 4 is a large winning opening (so-called attacker) as a variable winning device that can be converted into a closed state (or closed state) disadvantageous for the player and an open state (or open state) advantageous to the player. ) 5 is provided. The big winning opening 5 is a door opening / closing type variable winning device that is converted into an open state advantageous to the player when the special symbol variation display on the liquid crystal display device 3 is stopped and the big hit stop mode is displayed. It is determined that a predetermined number (for example, 15) of award balls are paid out when a game ball is won. In the above-mentioned special gaming state, the opening state of the grand prize opening 5 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 10 gaming balls have won the big winning opening 5 in the opened state, or 30 seconds have passed since the opening. This is a gaming state in which the jackpot game that continues until a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times (round)) can be performed. However, in order to perform the next round after the first round of jackpot game is completed, it is generally necessary to establish a V continuation condition (hereinafter referred to as “V winning”) as a specific condition during the special game. There is.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a game ball is awarded in a specific winning area (here, the large winning opening 5) within a specific period when the large winning opening 5 is in an open state. Is set so that a V prize is established. The specific period in which the V prize can be established (hereinafter referred to as “the V prize establishment possible period”) is 5 seconds from the time when the big prize opening 5 is opened, and the time when the big prize opening 5 is opened. 5 seconds from the lapse of 15 seconds to the lapse of 20 seconds. Hereinafter, the special winning opening 5 in the “V winning establishment period” is referred to as “V zone”.

  Further, on the game board surface 10, there are windmills 12a and 12b, general winning ports 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e and 13f for paying out 15 prize balls to the player every time there is a winning ball, and the board side lamp 14a. , 14b and the like.

  Hereinafter, the display flow on the display screen 3a will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

First, when a game ball wins the aforementioned start winning opening 4, a game on the liquid crystal display device 3 starts. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 (A1), the display area 50L of the display screen 3a, 50C, starts effect display starts the fast variation of the special symbols at 50R _(t 1 in FIG. 3).

FIG. 2 (A1) shows a display mode immediately after the start of variation display of special symbols. As an effect display, a state in which the character 51 is preparing to strike a drum is displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2 (A2), the display changes so that the character 51 taps the drum. Along with the action of the character 51 hitting the drum, a sound effect “Don Don Don” is output from the speaker as the sound generating means, and a special symbol in the left display area 50L according to the sound effect. The variation display (referred to as the left symbol) fluctuates frame by frame (t ₂ to t 3 in FIG. ₃ ). Specifically, after temporarily stopping and displaying one special symbol at the first “don” sound (first sound), it fluctuates at a low speed, and the first “don” sound (second sound) is the first. A special symbol that is one frame ahead of the symbol that has been paused and displayed with a sound is temporarily stopped and then fluctuated at a low speed. Further, the symbol that has been paused and displayed with the second sound at the last “don” sound (third sound) Stops and displays the special symbol one frame ahead.

  In the example of FIG. 4, the special symbol “5” is temporarily stopped with the first sound, the special symbol “six” is temporarily stopped with the second sound, and then the special sound “6” is temporarily stopped. Then, the special symbol “7” is stopped and displayed. That is, the output timing of the sound effect is synchronized with the stop time of the special symbol.

As described above, the left symbol stopped and displayed in accordance with the third sound is then changed to “sway display” (t _{3 in} FIG. ₃ ). This “swaying display” displays only one special symbol, so it seems to be stopped at first glance, but it is slightly shaking. This suggests that the symbol has not yet been finalized and may change again.

In addition, when the display changes to the “swing display” (t _{3 in} FIG. 3), a sound effect “Takatatta” is output from the speaker, and the character 51 strikes the drum again as shown in FIG. 2 (A3). Display. Then, in accordance with the action of the character 51 hitting the drum, a “predictive sound” to be described later is output from the speaker, and the special symbol (referred to as the right symbol) in the right display area 50R varies according to the predictive sound (see FIG. 3 t ₄ to t ₅ ). Then, the right symbol is stopped simultaneously with the end of the “predictive sound” (t _{5 in} FIG. 3). Then, the stopped right symbol changes to “sway display” as in the left symbol.

  Here, the stop of the right symbol changed from a high-speed fluctuation in which the player fluctuates and displays each symbol to a low-speed fluctuation in which the player fluctuates and displays each symbol in a distinguishable manner. After that, the “predictive sound” is output and stopped after the symbol change of 3 frames. In addition, after the special symbol has changed at a low speed, the special symbol may be changed again at a high speed (by performing so-called “slip”) to stop display.

  Here, if the same symbol as the stopped left symbol passes through the right display area 50R so that it can be identified when the right symbol becomes the low speed fluctuation, the same symbol as the left symbol is identified. At that time, the player recognizes that the reach is not reached because the symbols constituting the reach stop mode have passed. That is, the player senses during the low-speed fluctuation of the right symbol that the player will be “lost” without being in the reach state. Accordingly, the expectation that the player wants to shift to the special gaming state is interrupted before the right symbol is stopped. If such a state continues for a number of times, the player will be offended and stop playing the game in a short time.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the right symbol stop operation is performed so that the same symbol as the left symbol displayed in a stopped state does not pass through the right display area 50R with a low-speed fluctuation that can be identified by the player. To do. Details will be described later in the “same design passing prohibition process”.

After the left symbol is stopped, as shown in FIG. 2 (A3), if the left and right are in the reach state of the same symbol, a sound effect for notifying that the reach state has been reached is output from the speaker, and FIG. ), The characters “Leach!” Are displayed in large size on the display screen 3a. Thereafter, “reach development suggestion display” as shown in FIG. 9 described later is performed (t _{6 in} FIG. 3). Immediately after reaching the reach state, the special symbol (referred to as the middle symbol) in the central display area 50C is stopped and displayed with a symbol different from the left and right, and the character “Leach!” As described above is not displayed but “lost”. It may become "". In this case, the character 51 is displayed as shown in FIG.

After the “reach development suggestion display”, the effect display becomes a “scroll display” that scrolls to the background image for each subsequent “reach effect” (t _{7 in} FIG. 3). When this “scroll display” ends, Enter the “reach direction” (t _{8 in} FIG. 3). When the “reach effect” is started, the middle symbol performs a change operation for each reach (variable display according to the type of the “reach effect”). For example, the middle symbol changes in accordance with the movement of the character displayed as “reach effect”. Then, the “reach effect” ends, and the middle symbol stops after a predetermined time (0.561 seconds) from that point (t _{9 in} FIG. 3) (t _{10 in} FIG. 3).

Here, the player's primary interest is whether or not the combination of special symbols when the variable display is stopped will be a big hit stop mode. Interest in production display tends to fade. However, as described above, if the middle symbol is stopped and displayed after a predetermined time (t _{10 in} FIG. 3) after the end of the “reach effect” (t _{9 in} FIG. 3), the “reach effect” is displayed. After watching it completely, you can pay attention to the special symbol stop operation with a margin. For this reason, even if the “reach production” has various elaborate tastes, you can fully enjoy the contents without worrying about the special symbol stop operation, and even if you are playing for a long time, Never get bored.

If the symbol in displayed stopped at t ₁₀ in FIG 3 is identical to the left-right pattern, that is, when the jackpot stop mode showing the shift to the special game state is displayed, simultaneously in a state of aligning the same symbol The change display is started (this is called “re-change”). After this “re-change” is performed for a predetermined time (t _{11 in} FIG. 3), the same symbols are arranged (but not necessarily the same as the stop mode before “re-change”), and then stopped again. “Swing display” is set, and the stop symbol is determined after a predetermined time (t _{12 in} FIG. 3). Note that “reach production” has ended at a predetermined time (t _{9 in} FIG. 3) before the middle symbol stop (t _{10 in} FIG. 3) before “re-change”, so the display mode at the end is changed. It is assumed that this stop symbol is held until the time (t ₁₂ ) when it is determined.

Here, the effect display until reaching the reach state (t ₁ to t _{5 in} FIG. 3) is “normal effect”, the left and right stop symbols in the reach state are respectively “reach symbol”, and left and right “reach symbols”. the stop mode "reach stop mode", determined at the time of t ₁₂ case of finalized the three stop symbols in one game ( "loss" stop symbol determined at the time of t ₁₀ case of "big hit" The stop pattern) is a “determined pattern”, and a stop mode with three determined symbols is a “determined stop mode”.

  Here, the decisive stop mode is a jackpot stop mode (hereinafter referred to as “specific stop mode”) in which three specific symbols (“three”, “five”, “seven”, so-called “probable variation”) are arranged. ) Is displayed, it becomes a “probable big hit” indicating a transition to the “specific game state”. The “specific game state” means that the start winning opening 4 is frequently converted into an advantageous second state, and the game on the liquid crystal display device 3 is judged as a “hit” with a high probability. This is an advantageous gaming state.

  Therefore, when the big hit stop mode before “re-change” is the “specific stop mode”, the fixed stop mode after the re-change is surely stopped in the “specific stop mode”. This is because once the “specific stop mode” is displayed, the player's expectation for “probable big hit” is not betrayed. On the other hand, when the big hit stop mode before “re-change” is not the above “specific stop mode” (referred to as “non-specific symbol mode”), the fixed stop mode after “re-change” is “specific stop mode” or “non-specific mode”. It shall be stopped in either “design mode”. This is because the jackpot stop mode once displayed is the “non-specific stop mode”, and the player does not have much expectation for “probable big hit”, so the fixed stop mode is the “non-specific symbol mode”. However, the player's expectations are not betrayed. Of course, if the fixed stop mode is the “specific symbol mode”, the player's interest in the game is further increased.

  Further, when the profit given to the player is made different depending on the type of “specific stop mode” displayed (for example, when three specific symbols “three” are arranged and three specific symbols “5” are arranged. The player who has visually recognized the “specific stop mode” before the “re-variation”, the “re-variation” in which specific symbol “ Attention is paid to whether or not the “specific stop mode” is displayed, and the interest in the game is further enhanced.

Further, in this embodiment, when the fixed stop mode becomes the big hit stop mode, the reach stop mode that appeared last time is displayed again as the reach stop mode before the start of “re-variation” (t _{9 in} FIG. 3). In this way, when the game result is a big hit stop mode, it is possible to notify the player in advance that there is a high possibility of a “big hit” by continuing the same reach stop mode. Become. That is, even if the jackpot determination is not made in advance, it is possible to produce the effect as if the jackpot determination had already been performed when the previous reach stop mode appeared. According to this, for a player who recognizes the previous reach stop mode, the expectation that it will be a “hit” by recognizing the same reach stop mode again. The process of making the reach stop mode before “re-change” the same as the previous reach stop mode will be described in “reach symbol acquisition process” described later.

Sign sound is output at t ₄ in FIG. 3 as described above, shows the information indicating the possibility of migration how much is in the big win condition and reach state of an example of a special game state. That is, changes in jackpot reliability and reach development rate are indicated by changes in the predictive sound. Such a predictive sound is specifically composed of a combination of sounds (rhythms) determined in advance for the first to third sounds.

  In this embodiment, four types of rhythm patterns (rhythm A to rhythm D) are set as combinations of sounds (rhythms) constituting the predictive sound. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the predictive sound is output as a combination of sounds “Rhythm A” and “Do Don Dodon” that are output as a combination of sounds “Don Don Don”. “Rhythm B” and “Rhythm D” output with a combination of sounds “Rodo C” and “Dodo Dodo Dodo Don”.

  FIG. 6 shows the appearance rate of various rhythm patterns of predictive sound, the jackpot reliability and reach development rate of various rhythm patterns. In FIG. 6, the big hit reliability is high in the order of “rhythm D”, “rhythm C”, “rhythm B”, and “rhythm A”. “Rhythm D” indicates that the reach development rate and the jackpot reliability are both 100%.

The output of these predictive sounds ends in synchronization with the stop of the right symbol (t _{5 in} FIG. 3). Therefore, the special symbol stop operation performed in synchronism with the output of the predictive sound, like the left symbol stop operation, temporarily stops the design with the first sound of the predictive sound, and then performs one more frame with the next second sound. The previous symbol is temporarily stopped, and the stop is confirmed with the last third sound and the symbol one frame ahead.

Further, (at t ₂ ~t ₃ in FIG. 3, hereinafter referred to as "left symbol stop during operation") when the left symbol stop operation is performed in accordance with the sound effects and the right symbol of stop operation in accordance with the sign sound line Information on how much the action of the character 51 displayed at the time of being played (from t ₄ to t ₅ in FIG. 3 and hereinafter referred to as “right symbol stop action”) is likely to shift to the big hit state and the reach state. Indicates. Specifically, the jackpot reliability and the reach development rate are notified in accordance with the change (action pattern) of the action of the character 51 displayed during the left symbol stop operation and the right symbol stop operation.

  FIG. 7 shows an operation pattern of the character 51 displayed during the left symbol stop operation and the right symbol stop operation. Here, three types of operation patterns are set. It is distinguished by “green”, “red”, and “blue” according to how the character 51 strikes the drum and the color of light emitted from the character 51. The effect display by these three types of operation patterns is called “predictive hit”.

  FIG. 8 shows the appearance rate, jackpot reliability, and reach development rate for each combination of predictive sound (rhythms A to D) and hitting predictors (green, red, and blue). As shown in FIG. 8, regardless of which predictive sound is output, if the “hit sign” during the left symbol stop operation and the “hit predictor” during the right symbol stop operation are displayed with the same content, The reliability is high and the reach development rate is 100%. Therefore, even if the reach development rate or the like cannot be recognized by the sound sign, it may be easily recognized by the action pattern of such a character.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 described above, when the right symbol is stopped and the reach state is reached, “reach development” is displayed between t ₆ and t ₇ after the display of “reach!”. The “suggestion display” will be described. As shown in FIG. 9 (B1), the reach symbol becomes translucent and “lantern” is displayed instead of the effect display of the character 51 or the like, or as shown in FIG. 9 (B2), “ "Fireworks" may be displayed. This “reach development suggestion display” suggests what kind of production pattern the subsequent reach production will have, that is, whether or not the subsequent reach production will have high jackpot reliability.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9 (B1), when “paper lantern” is displayed as “reach development suggestion display”, then “Kamisu reach”, “male comparison reach” shown in FIG. It develops into “Bon Odori Reach”. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9 (B2), when “Fireworks” is displayed as the “reach development suggestion display”, “goldfish scooping reach”, “shooting reach” or “takoyaki” with high hitting reliability is subsequently displayed. It develops into “reach”.

  Therefore, as in the present embodiment, even when a plurality of production patterns are set as “reach production”, only by looking at this “reach development suggestion display”, which “reach production” is developed. I can make rough predictions. Also, if the “reach development indication” indicates that it will develop into a “reach production” with a high jackpot reliability (above “fireworks”), the player will see the “reach development indication”. At that time, with great expectations and paying attention to the subsequent “reach production”, the excitement of gaming increases.

  In addition, the “reach development indication” in this embodiment also serves as a “connection” when shifting from “normal production” to “reach production”. That is, with the “reach effect suggestion display” as “connection”, the player can clearly recognize the end of the “normal effect” and the start of the “reach effect”. Further, as in the specific example shown in FIG. 9, while the “reach development suggestion display” is being displayed, the background is black and the reach pattern is translucent. After the “reach development suggestion display” is displayed, the start screen of “reach production” is faded in (or cut-in), thereby enabling an expression like a transition of a movie scene.

  In the case of the present embodiment, since the unified theme of the game on the liquid crystal display device is set to “festival”, the content displayed in the “reach development suggestion display” is “lantern” or “fireworks”. As a result, a “connection” without a sense of incongruity is realized, and the effect of increasing the expectation for the display contents in the subsequent reach production is further enhanced.

The “scroll display” performed between the aforementioned t ₇ to t ₈ (FIG. 3) is an effect that excites the entry to the “reach effect”. Specifically, the background image displayed on the display screen 3a is represented by a change in the background image as if the viewpoint of the camera moves in the left-right direction.

  FIG. 10A shows the entire range of a scroll image in which “scroll display” is performed. The image displayed in the area 60 is a background image displayed on the display screen 3a. This area 60 moves left and right on the scroll image, and “scroll display” is performed.

  FIG. 10B shows a portion of the scroll image that is displayed as a background image in the “reach effect” (hereinafter referred to as “reach effect background image”).

  During “normal production” until reaching the reach state, the “park” where the tower is assembled is displayed as the background, and if “reach production” is started, the background image corresponding to the type of “reach production” "Scroll display" is performed until

  When “scroll display” is performed in the right direction, “goldfish scoop shop”, “shooting field”, or “takoyaki shop” is displayed on the display screen 3a as the “reach effect background image”. “Goldfish scooping reach”, “shooting reach” and “takoyaki reach”, which will be described later, are displayed on each of the above “reach effect background images”.

  When “scroll display” is performed in the left direction, “torii” or “shrine” is displayed as “reach effect background image”. “Men comparison reach” and “Kamisu reach”, which will be described later, are displayed on each “reach effect background image”.

  In the case of developing to “normal reach” or “bon festival dance reach” described later, “scroll display” is not performed, and “park”, which is the background image in “normal effect”, is displayed as it is as a background image. Here, FIG. 10 shows an example in which the scrolling is performed in the horizontal direction, but the scrolling may be performed in the vertical direction. An example of the background image in that case is shown in FIG.

  The background image shown in FIG. 11 shows a case of a gaming machine different from the above-mentioned “festival” game machine, and here, the inside of the office building is viewed from the player (observer) side. Represents. Horizontal scrolling is represented by the movement of the viewpoint so that the observer looks at the floor in the office building from side to side. Vertical scrolling is the background of the background that enters the viewpoint when the observer gets on the elevator. Expressed in change.

  Of the background images shown in FIG. 11, the jackpot reliability varies depending on the type of “reach effect background image” when the “reach effect background” is performed. Also, depending on which floor of the upper and lower floors the “reach effect” is performed, the big hit reliability is different, or when the “scroll display” in the horizontal direction, the big hit depends on which direction the viewpoint moves to the left or right The reliability should be different.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows the jackpot reliability when each “reach effect” is displayed on the display screen 3a, the background image and its scroll direction, and “reach development suggestion display” before each “reach effect” is performed. The correspondence relationship is shown. In this example, there are seven types of “reach production”: “normal reach”, “Kamisu reach”, “male comparison reach”, “bon dance dance”, “goldfish scoop reach”, “shooting reach”, and “takoyaki reach”. Is set.

  The jackpot reliability is the highest at 20.59% with “Takoyaki Reach” with “Takoyakiya” at the right end as the reach effect background image when scrolling to the right, followed by Reach Effect Background at “Shooting Field” The order is 10.73% for “shooting reach” as an image, and 6.54% for “goldfish scoop reach” using “goldfish scooping shop” as a reach production background image. In addition, when scrolling leftward, the jackpot reliability of “Kamisu Reach” with “Shrine Front” at the left end as the reach effect background image is “Relative Compare with Man” with “Torii” at the front as the reach effect background image. Is set higher than. In addition, the big hit reliability of “normal reach” and “bon dance dance reach” where “scroll display” is not performed is set lower than when “scroll display” is performed.

  In other words, the big hit reliability is higher with “scroll display” than without “scroll display”, and even with “scroll display”, it scrolls to the right than when scrolling to the left. The higher the hit rate reliability is. Furthermore, even when the “scroll display” is performed in either the left or right direction, the greater the amount of scroll movement, the higher the jackpot reliability. For example, when “scroll display” is performed in the right direction, the jackpot reliability is high when “takoyaki shop” having the largest scroll movement amount is used as the reach effect background image.

  Therefore, the player also pays attention to the trend of “scroll display” immediately before “reach production” is performed, in particular, expects the “scroll display” in the right direction to increase the jackpot reliability, and further to the right end. Expect to see "scroll display". Thus, by making it possible to grasp the jackpot reliability from the “scroll display”, the interest in the display content of the display screen 3a from the occurrence of the reach state to the development of the “reach effect” increases.

  Hereinafter, each display mode of each “reach effect” will be described.

  As described above, the effect display during “normal reach” is performed with the background of the “park” where the towers in the normal game are assembled. At this time, the character 51 performs an action of hitting the drum aiming to stop at a symbol in which the middle symbol constitutes a big hit stop mode (hereinafter referred to as a “hit symbol”). After the change, stop. As described above, the stop display of the middle symbol is performed after a predetermined time from the time when the effect display of “normal reach” is finished. Specifically, the middle symbol stops after a predetermined time (0.056 seconds) after the “normal reach” is ended by an effect display in which the character 51 strikes a large drum.

  Like the “normal reach”, “Bon Odori Reach” is performed with the “park” in the background, and the appearance of three female characters performing “Bon Odori” is displayed. In this “Bon Odori Reach”, the movement of the symbol within a specific display area where the variable display is continued changes in accordance with the change in the effect display. Specifically, the movement of the middle symbol changes in accordance with the movement of the female character displayed immediately below. FIG. 13 shows a display screen of this “Bon Odori Reach”.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (C1), at the start of “Bon Odori Reach”, the central female character 52C faces the front and starts clapping. In accordance with this clapping, the change display of the middle symbols is temporarily stopped, and an operation of bouncing up and down in front is performed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (C2), the female character 52C moves so as to pay his hand to the right side, and the middle symbol is rotated halfway to the right side in accordance with this movement. Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (C3), the female character 52C moves so as to pay his hand to the left side, and the middle symbol is rotated halfway to the left side in accordance with this movement.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13C4, when the female character 52C rotates the entire body in the right direction, the middle symbol also rotates in the right direction in accordance with this movement. When the female character 52C rotates the entire body in the left direction, the special symbol also rotates in the left direction in accordance with this movement.

  Such a movement of the character 52C and the middle symbol is repeated, and finally, as shown in FIG. 13 (C5), the character 52C ends “bon dance dance reach” by the effect display “raise both hands”, and then the variable display is in progress. The symbol whose middle symbol is the big hit stop mode is stopped. As described above, the timing at which the middle symbol stops is a predetermined time after the end of the “bon festival dance reach” effect display. Specifically, after the character 52C performs the effect display “raise both hands” and ends the “bon dance dance reach”, the middle symbol stops after a predetermined time (0.056 seconds). In the case where the middle symbol does not stop at the symbol that is a big hit stop mode, that is, “losing”, the character 52C does not perform the “largely raising both hands” effect display and the “bon dance reach” ends. .

  Next, “male comparison reach” is performed when the background is scrolled to the left and “Torii” is displayed as the background image. During the “reach effect”, the female character displayed at the center position is “Looking at which of the left and right male characters is the partner” is displayed, and finally “the male character of the main character (the male character set as the main character in the game on this liquid crystal display device) is displayed. If “Hugging” is displayed, this “male comparison reach” is completed, and thereafter (after 0.056 seconds), the middle symbol stops at the symbol which is a big hit stop mode. Therefore, if the female character finally displays “Hugging a male character who is not the main character”, the middle symbol does not stop at the symbol that is a big hit stop mode, and becomes “lost”.

  It should be noted that during this “male comparison reach”, the special symbol is displayed in a heart shape as shown in FIG. 12, and the heart-shaped special symbol is expanded and contracted as if it represents a heartbeat. This change in scale represents the feeling of the male character who is expected to be chosen as a partner by the female character, which reflects the feeling of the player who expects a “hit”. .

  “Kamisu Reach” is performed when the background is scrolled to the left end of the scroll range and “Shrine” is displayed as the background image, and the appearance of “Kamisu Shake” by many characters is displayed as an effect display. During this “Shrine Reach”, the middle symbol changes according to the movement of the shrine that swings up and down due to the “shrine swing”. Then, the symbol variation is repeated according to the up and down movement of the shrine, and the “shrine reach” is terminated by the predetermined number of times (fourth) of symbol variation, and thereafter (after 0.056 seconds), the symbol is stopped. It shall be. A specific example of this “Kamisu reach” will be described later as “variable symbol fixing processing”.

  “Goldfish scooping reach” is performed when the background is scrolled to the right and “Goldfish scooping shop” is displayed as the background image. During the “reach production”, the male character of the hero performs “goldfish scooping” "Is displayed. If the character scoops up the goldfish and can grab the goldfish, the effect display of “goldfish scooping reach” is finished, and thereafter (0.056 seconds later), the middle symbol is stopped in the symbol that becomes the big hit stop mode. On the other hand, if the protagonist's male character is unable to grab the goldfish and ends the “goldfish scoop reach” effect display (after 0.056 seconds), then the middle symbol will stop at the symbol that is in the big hit stop mode. First, it becomes “losing”.

  “Shooting Reach” is performed when the background is scrolled further to the right than “Goldfish Scooker” and “Shooting Field” is displayed as the background image. During the reach, the male character of the main character “shoots”. If you are able to defeat the target prize, the effect display of “Shooting Reach” will end, and after that (after 0.056 seconds), the middle symbol will be the big hit stop mode. Stop at the symbol. On the other hand, if the male character of the protagonist can not defeat the target prize and finishes the effect display of “shooting reach”, then the middle symbol becomes a big hit stop mode (after 0.056 seconds). Then, it doesn't stop and becomes “losing”.

  “Takoyaki reach” is performed when the background is scrolled to the right and “Takoyaki shop” is displayed as the background image. If this “Takoyaki Reach” is selected, the three left, right, and middle symbols are each represented by “Takoyaki”, and the character 51 is displayed in a state of turning over the special symbol represented by “Takoyaki”. Therefore, every time "Takoyaki" is turned over, the display changes so that the symbol changes.

  FIG. 14 is a time chart showing a specific example of symbol variation (when a big hit stop mode is set) when “takoyaki reach” is performed.

  After the left and right symbols stop at the specific symbol “three” that is “probability big hit” and the reach stop mode is displayed, the non-specific symbol “two” in which the middle symbol is different from the left and right reach symbols is stopped.

  Thereafter, the character 51 changes the left, right, and middle symbols by turning over the “takoyaki” representing the left, right, and middle symbols in the order of left → right → middle, and the left symbol → right symbol in this order. After stopping and displaying the reach stop mode with the non-specific symbol “four”, the specific symbol “three” whose middle symbol is different from the left and right is stopped.

  Again, the character 51 changes the left, right, and middle symbols by turning over “Takoyaki” representing the left, right, and middle symbols in the order of left → right → middle, and the left symbol → right symbol in the order. After stopping and displaying the reach stop mode with the specific symbol “5”, the non-specific symbol “four” whose middle symbols are different from the left and right are stopped.

  Then, when the character 51 turns over only “Takoyaki” representing the middle symbol, the middle symbol fluctuates, and the specific symbol “5”, which is the same as the left and right symbols, is stopped. That is, the “specific stop mode” in which the specific symbols “5” are arranged is displayed.

  After that, the character 51 changes the left, right, and middle symbols by turning over the “takoyaki” representing the left, right, and middle symbols all at once, and then the “specific stop mode” in which three specific symbols “three” are arranged. To stop. This is the end of “Takoyaki Reach”.

  As described above, in the “takoyaki reach”, during the “reach production”, not only the middle symbols but also the left and right symbols are displayed in a variable manner. As in the above example, even when the reach is reached with “specific symbol”, the reach stop mode may be displayed with “non-specific symbol” due to fluctuations several times. Become. Furthermore, the player is worried whether the final jackpot stop mode (the jackpot stop mode before re-variation) will be the “specific stop mode” as in the first reach stop mode, and the display will change to the end. Pay attention.

  Therefore, if the first reach stop mode is made up of “specific symbols” so that the game result does not betray the player's expectation after seeing the first reach stop mode, the final jackpot stop The mode is also set as the “specific stop mode”. That is, when the first reach stop mode is configured with a “specific symbol”, the final jackpot stop mode is prevented from becoming a “non-specific stop mode”.

  Next, FIG. 15 is a time chart showing the flow of changes in effect display and sound effects on the display screen 3a in the special gaming state. As described above, this special game state is a game state that is advantageous for the player who is shifted after the “re-change” is displayed after the fixed stop mode is displayed.

First, a “big hit game start screen” is displayed on the display screen 3a for informing that the state has shifted to the special game state, and “fanfare” is played as a sound effect (t ₁₃ ). Subsequently, a “round number notification screen” for notifying the start of the “first round” of the big hit game is displayed on the display screen 3a (t ₁₄ ), and the big winning opening 5 is opened (t ₁₅ ).

Then, from the time (t ₁₅ ) when the grand prize opening 5 is opened to the time (t ₁₆ ) when the V winning is established, a “V guidance message” described later is displayed on the display screen 3a, and the V winning is established. From the time point (t ₁₆ ) to the time point (t ₁₇ ) when the special winning opening 5 is closed (the end of the “first round”), an effect set in advance for each round (here, “first round”) A screen (hereinafter referred to as “open screen”) is displayed. In addition, as above-mentioned, the completion | finish conditions of each round are 30-second progress after opening of the 10 ball winning a prize winning opening 5 or the winning prize opening 5.

The “round number notification screen”, “V guidance message”, and “open screen” for each round are repeatedly performed until the “16th round” ends (t ₆₁ ). After the “16th round” is finished, a “big hit game end screen” for notifying the end of the special game state is displayed on the display screen 3a, and a sound effect for notifying the end of the special game state (a big hit game end sound) is played.

  In addition, two types of sound effects (V winning establishment sound 1 and V winning establishment sound 2) are set as the sound effects in the special game state. As shown in FIG. These two kinds of sound effects are switched to each other every time a game ball is won. That is, the sound output from the speaker changes every time the game ball passes to the big prize opening 5 that has become the “V zone” after the big prize opening 5 is opened. For this reason, the monotony of the sound effect during the special game state can be eliminated. Further, since the sound changes every time the V prize is established, the player can surely recognize that the continuation of the special gaming state has been confirmed by the establishment of the V prize, and the sound effects in the special gaming state are well balanced. Since it changes at the timing, the big hit game in the special game state is played at a good tempo, and the interest of the whole game can be enhanced.

  Further, in this embodiment, the player is surely recognized whether or not the current gaming state is the “V winning establishment period”, that is, whether or not the big winning opening 5 is in the “V zone”. , A guidance display (referred to as “V guidance message”) for performing an operation for ensuring the continuation of V is displayed on the display screen 3a. Here, as described above, the “V winning establishment possible period” is 20 seconds after the time when the grand prize opening 5 is opened and after 20 seconds after the time when the big prize opening 5 is opened. It is 5 seconds until the second elapses.

  FIG. 16 shows the display contents of the “V guidance message” and the display timing thereof. When the grand prize winning opening 5 is in an open state, the display screen 3a displays an effect display indicating “a state of a Bon dance by three women” and a “V guidance message” saying “Put a ball within ○ seconds”. Is displayed (D1). This “V guidance message” informs that V continuation can be achieved if a game ball is awarded to the big prize opening 5 within 5 seconds. Also, during the “V winning establishment period”, the “V guidance message” will be “Put a ball within 5 seconds” → “Place a ball within 4 seconds” → “Place a ball within 3 seconds” ”→” Put the ball within 2 seconds ”→“ Put the ball within 1 second ”to display a countdown display and ensure that the player has the remaining“ V winning period ” Information that can be grasped by If the game ball can be won in the grand prize opening 5 within 5 seconds from the time when the big prize opening 5 is in the open state, the above-mentioned “V guidance message” is displayed on the display screen 3a. Instead of the screen to be displayed, an “open screen” (not shown) for notifying the player of the establishment of the V prize is displayed.

  Next, if the V prize is not established even after five seconds have elapsed from the time when the big prize opening 5 is in the opened state, the V winning prize can be established again thereafter (the big prize opening 5 is in the opened state). For 10 seconds from the time when 5 seconds have passed until 15 seconds have passed), the display screen 3a says that there is an effect display indicating “a state of Bon dance by three women” and “wait for another ○ seconds!” A message display (hereinafter referred to as “standby message”) that prompts standby without firing a game ball is displayed (D2). This informs that it is necessary to wait for another ○ seconds in order to establish the V prize.

  Also, this “standby message” is similar to the above “V guidance message”, “Please wait 10 seconds!” → “You must wait 9 seconds!” →… → “You must wait 2 seconds!” → A countdown display such as “Please wait for a second!” Is performed, and a notification is given so that the player can surely understand the period during which the V prize cannot be established.

  By following this “standby message”, the player fires a game ball during a period outside the “V winning establishment period”, and for example, 10 game balls win the big prize opening 5 during that time. , There is no disadvantage that the special gaming state is terminated without the V winning.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit portion in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention.

  The control means in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is roughly divided into a main control part and a sub-control part. As shown in FIG. 17, the electric circuit part as the control means is composed of a main board 30 constituting the main control part. The symbol control board 31, the sound control board 32, the prize ball control board 33, and the relay board 34 constituting the sub-control unit.

  The main board 30 includes a control circuit for controlling the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. In this control circuit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) as a read-only storage means storing a control program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) as a readable / writable storage means, and the ROM are stored. A central processing unit (CPU) is provided as a central processing unit that executes control operations according to a program. Here, the CPU, ROM, and RAM in the main board 30 are hereinafter referred to as a main CPU 30a, a main ROM 30b, and a main RAM 30c in order to distinguish them from a CPU in the symbol control board 31 described later. The main CPU 30a executes processing from the top of the control program stored in the main ROM 30b by the input of a reset signal.

  The relay board 34 connected to the main board 30 has a passing ball sensor 20 for detecting the passing of the game ball at the passing ball gates 6a and 6b, and a game ball at the start winning opening 4 as a detecting means for the game ball. A start winning ball sensor 22 for detecting a winning, a big winning ball sensor 25 for detecting a winning of a game ball at the big winning port 5, and a winning of a game ball at the general winning ports 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f. A winning ball sensor 21 to detect, a launch ball sensor 23 to detect a launch ball from a ball launch device (not shown), and a return ball sensor 24 to detect a game ball that has been launched but has not returned to the game board surface are connected. Is done. The relay board 34 is connected with an LED display device 2, a lamp display device 41 to which the panel side lamps 14a, 14b, etc. are connected, a start winning port 4, and a big winning port 5 as actuators.

  When each sensor detects a game ball, the detection signal is input to the main CPU 30a in the main board 30, and the various actuators are driven and controlled according to the input of the detection signal. Control commands are also transmitted to the symbol control board 31, the sound control board 32, and the prize ball control board 33, respectively.

  During the game, when the passing ball sensor 20 outputs a detection signal based on the passing of the game ball at the passing ball gates 6a and 6b, the main CPU 30a in the main board 30 plays the game on the LED display device 2 in response to the detection signal. Make a winning decision on. And the display of the LED display apparatus 2 is controlled based on the determination result.

  When the start winning ball sensor 22 outputs a detection signal based on a game ball winning at the start winning opening 4, the main CPU 30a in the main board 30 performs various kinds of games related to the game in the liquid crystal display device 3 generated based on the detection signal. A control execution command (execution command) is transmitted to the symbol control board 31. The symbol control board 31 that has received the execution command generates image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3, and performs display control based on the image data.

  The symbol control board 31 constitutes a control circuit for generating image data to be displayed based on the execution command received from the main board 30 and executing display control of the image data. In the symbol control board 31, a sub CPU 31a for interpreting an execution command received from the main board 30 and setting parameters of a VDP 31d described later, a program ROM 31b for storing a control program executed in the symbol control board 31, and the above-mentioned The work RAM 31c as temporary storage means when executing the control program, the image ROM 31e for storing dot data for forming an image, and the dot data in the image ROM 31e according to the parameters set by the sub CPU 31a A VDP (Video Display Processor) 31d that generates image data to be read and displayed, a D / A converter 31g that converts image data generated by the VDP 31d into RGB signals, and that the control program has entered an abnormal processing routine. detection On the other hand, during a normal processing routine, a CTC (Count Timer Controller) 31f having a watchdog timer function for generating a reset command for returning the sub CPU 31a and the VDP 31d to an initial state within a predetermined time, and a reset command from the CTC And a reset IC 31h for generating a reset signal.

  Further, when the start winning ball sensor 22 detects a game ball winning at the start winning port 4, the main CPU 30 a in the main board 30 performs a winning determination regarding the game on the liquid crystal display device 3. If the determination result is a winning, the door of the big winning opening 5 is opened, and the game ball is converted into the above-mentioned open state where it is easy to win a person.

  Further, the sound control board 32 generates sound data in accordance with a sound generation command signal output from the main board 30 according to the game situation, and outputs the generated sound data to the speaker 40 as sound generation means. The speaker 40 generates sound based on the input sound data.

  The prize ball control board 33 drives the prize ball device 43 in accordance with a payout command signal output from the main board 30 in response to various winnings, and pays out a pachinko ball.

  Hereinafter, control processing performed on the main board 30 and the symbol control board 31 will be described.

  The main board 30 repeatedly performs the “main game control process (ST1 to ST7)” shown in FIG. 18 and periodically (for example, every 3 ms) on the condition that the “interrupt permission flag” is set. The “interrupt processing (ST10 to ST20)” shown in FIG.

  In the “main game control process” shown in FIG. 18, the “interrupt permission flag” is first set (ST1), and subsequently the “stop symbol selection random number counter” and the “reach determination random number counter” are updated ( ST2).

  FIG. 20 shows the update range of various random number counters used in this control process. The update range of the “stop symbol selection random number counter” is “0 to 13”, and the update range of the “reach determination random number counter” is “0-9”.

  The “stop symbol selection random number counter” is used to select which symbol is to be stopped and displayed on the display screen 3a when the determination result in the jackpot determination as to whether or not to generate the “big hit” is “lost”. The counter is configured to count up (+1 addition) for each update process, count up from 0 to its upper limit value 13, and count up from 0 again. This “stop symbol selection random number counter” is composed of three counters: “left stop symbol selection random number counter”, “middle stop symbol selection random number counter”, and “right stop symbol selection random number counter”. The update process is performed separately.

  “Reach determination random number counter” is used to determine whether to reach reach when the left and right symbols stop when the determination result is “lost”, and counts up from 0 to its upper limit of 9. The counter is again counted up from zero.

  In FIG. 18 again, after ST2, it is determined whether or not an execution command for “error check processing” is being transmitted (ST3). If transmission is in progress, the process returns to ST1. An execution command for “error check processing” is generated (ST4), and “error check processing” is executed based on the generated execution command (ST5). Then, it is determined whether or not an error has occurred (ST6). If an error has occurred, the process returns to ST1. If no error has occurred, a "special symbol game control process" shown in FIGS. Execute (ST7).

  In the “interrupt processing” shown in FIG. 19, first, each register is saved (ST10).

  Next, update processing of the “big hit determination random number counter”, “big hit symbol selection random number counter”, and “first effect display selection random number counter” is performed (ST11).

  The “big hit determination random number counter” is used to determine whether or not the game result on the liquid crystal display device 3 is “big hit” (big hit determination), and is updated between “0 to 334” shown in FIG. I do.

  The “big hit symbol selection random number counter” is used when selecting the big hit stop mode to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3 when “big hit” is determined in the big hit determination, and is updated within the range of “0 to 13” shown in FIG. I do.

  The “first effect display selection random number counter” is used when selecting a first effect display, which will be described later, and performs count value update processing in the range of “0 to 1023” shown in FIG.

  After the counter update process described above, various timer update processes are executed (ST12), followed by various input signal processes (ST13). In the processing of ST13, processing according to input signals from various sensors such as the passing ball sensor 20, the winning ball sensor 21, and the starting winning ball sensor 22 is executed. When there is an input signal from the passing ball sensor 20, a control command is output to execute “ordinary symbol processing” to be described later, and when there is an input signal from the winning ball sensor 21, “payout processing” to be described later is performed. Output control instructions to execute. When there is an input signal from the start winning ball sensor 22, the “hit determination random number counter updated in ST11 is used as an addition process of the start winning memory number which is a game start condition in the liquid crystal display device 3 together with the“ payout process ”. ”And the like are read out and transferred to a predetermined address in the main RAM 30c.

  Next, processing related to display on the LED display device 2 (this is referred to as “normal symbol processing”) is executed (ST14). In this “ordinary symbol processing”, a winning determination is made for the variable display performed on the LED display device 2, and the display on the LED display device 2 is controlled based on the determination result.

  Next, a “decoration control process” which is a control process for the decoration devices such as the panel side lamps 14a and 14b is executed (ST15), and then a winning ball (pachinko ball) corresponding to the payout request issued by the process of ST13 is executed. ) Is executed ("payout process") (ST16). Next, “error processing” for processing error signals generated from various devices is executed (ST17), and processing for outputting various transmission data (“transmission data output processing”) is executed (ST18). Each register saved in ST10 is restored (ST19).

  Then, the “interrupt permission flag” is set (ST20), and “interrupt processing” is terminated.

  The “special symbol game control process” will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 21 and 22.

  It is determined whether or not there is a start winning memory (ST21). If it is determined that there is no starting winning memory, the following processing is performed.

  A “demo display switching timer” that manages the switching timing between the demonstration display on the liquid crystal display device 3 and the game with the special symbol variation display (hereinafter referred to as “normal game”) counts a predetermined time and displays the demonstration display. It is determined whether or not a switching command is output (ST22). If it is determined that a switching command is output, it is subsequently determined whether or not a demonstration display is being displayed (ST23), and the demonstration display is being displayed. If there is, the game is switched to the normal game (ST24), and if it is during the normal game, the display is switched to the demonstration display (ST25).

  If it is determined in ST21 that there is a start winning memory, the following processing is performed.

  The count value of the “big hit determination random number counter” stored at a predetermined address of the main RAM 30c in the above-described ST13 is read as “big hit determination random number”, and is “big hit” determined by referring to the “big hit determination table” in the main ROM 30b? It is determined whether or not (ST26).

  FIG. 23 shows a jackpot determination table. When the read “big hit determination random number” is “7”, it is determined as “big hit”, and when “big hit determination random number” is “0 to 6” or “8 to 334”, it is determined as “lost”. Become.

  If the determination in ST26 is “big hit”, the count value of the “big hit symbol selection random number counter” updated in ST11 is read as “big hit symbol selection random number”. Then, with reference to the “big hit symbol selection table” in the main ROM 30b, one of the predetermined big hit stop modes is selected (ST32).

  FIG. 24 shows a “hit symbol selection table”. As shown in FIG. 24, in the present embodiment, 14 types of special symbols are provided, and the big hit stop mode is a stop mode in which three of each special symbol are arranged. Note that image data for displaying this big hit stop mode on the liquid crystal display device 3 is stored in the image ROM 31e of the symbol control board 31.

  If the big hit stop mode is selected, the count value of the “first effect display selection random number counter” updated in ST11 is read as “first effect display selection random number” and “ With reference to the big hit effect display selection table (FIG. 25 (3)), the first effect display to be displayed is selected (ST33).

  As shown in FIG. 25, the “effect display selection table” is assigned a random value range for each combination of the type of predictive sound and the type of reach effect. For example, in the case of the “big hit effect display selection table” shown in FIG. 25 (3), if the read “first effect display selection random number” is “0 to 16”, “rhythm A” is used as a predictive sound. However, “normal reach” is selected as the reach production. Here, the “rhythm D” of the predictive sound is set only in the “hit effect display selection table” shown in FIG. 25 (3), so that “rhythm D” is selected as the predictive sound. The big hit reliability is 100%. In FIG. 25 (3), since the combination of “rhythm C” and “shooting reach” and the combination of “rhythm C” and “takoyaki reach” are set with a wide range of random numbers, When one of the two combinations is produced, the jackpot reliability is high.

  When “lost” is determined in ST26, the count value of the “reach determination random number counter” updated in the process of ST2 described above is read as a reach determination random number, and the “reach determination table” in the main ROM 30b is referred to. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a reach (whether or not the change display is set to the reach state) (ST27).

  FIG. 26 shows a “reach determination table”. If the read “reach determination random number” is “0”, it is determined as “reach”, and if the “reach determination random number” is “1-9”, it is determined as “no reach”.

  If it is determined in ST27 that “reach is present”, the “left stop symbol selection random number counter”, “medium stop symbol selection random number counter”, and “right stop symbol selection random number counter” updated in ST2 described above are updated. The count values are read as “left stop symbol selection random number”, “medium stop symbol selection random number” and “right stop symbol selection random number”, respectively, and “left stop symbol selection table” and “medium stop symbol selection” in the main ROM 30b. With reference to the “table” and the “right stop symbol selection table”, the left stop symbol, middle stop symbol, and right stop symbol are selected (ST30). Here, the “left stop symbol selection table”, “middle stop symbol selection table”, and “right stop symbol selection table” are shown in FIG.

  In the stop symbol selection process of ST30, first, a left stop symbol is selected from the “left stop symbol selection table” based on the read “random number for left stop symbol selection”. Here, since the stop symbol selection process in ST30 is “reach present”, the right stop symbol selects the same symbol as the left stop symbol. Then, the middle stop symbol is selected from the “intermediate stop symbol selection table” based on the read “random number for middle stop symbol selection”. Here, since the stop symbol selection process of ST30 is “lost”, if the selected middle stop symbol is the same as the left and right stop symbols, the symbol shifted by one frame is set as the middle stop symbol.

  If the stop mode in the case of “leach with reach” is determined by such symbol selection processing, the count value of the “first effect display selection random number counter” updated in the above-described ST11 is subsequently set to “first effect”. The first effect display to be displayed is selected (ST31) by reading out as “display selection random number” and referring to the “reaching / losing effect display selection table (FIG. 25 (2))” in the main ROM 30b. As shown in FIG. 25 (2), the first effect display selected in ST31 is configured by assigning a random value range to each combination of the type of predictive sound and the type of reach effect.

  When it is determined that “no reach” is determined in ST27, as in ST30, the “left stop symbol selection random number counter”, “medium stop symbol selection random number counter”, and “right stop symbol” are processed in the above-described ST2. The count values of the “selection random number counter” are read out as “left stop symbol selection random number”, “medium stop symbol selection random number” and “right stop symbol selection random number”, respectively, and “left stop symbol selection table” in the main ROM 30b. The left stop symbol, middle stop symbol, and right stop symbol are selected with reference to the “medium stop symbol selection table” and the “right stop symbol selection table”, respectively. Here, unlike the symbol selection process in ST30, first, a left stop symbol and a middle stop symbol are selected based on the read “left stop symbol selection random number” and “middle stop symbol selection random number”, and then The right stop symbol is selected based on the read “Right stop symbol selection random number”, and if the right stop symbol is the same as the left stop symbol, the symbol shifted by one frame is selected as the right stop symbol (ST28). ).

  If the stop mode in the case of “no reach” is selected, the count value of the “first effect display selection random number counter” updated in ST11 is read as the “first effect display selection random number”. The first effect display to be displayed is selected with reference to the “reachless loss effect display selection table (FIG. 25 (1))” in the main ROM 30b (ST29).

As shown in FIG. 25 (1), the first effect display selected in ST29 is composed of only the types of predictive sounds, and a random value range is assigned to each predictive sound.

As described above, when the special design stop mode and the first effect display comprising the combination of the predictive sound and the reach effect are determined, an execution command for controlling the display on the liquid crystal display device 3 based on this selection. A “symbol variation command” and a “sound output command” that is an execution command for controlling sound output from the speaker are generated (ST34), and the “symbol variation command” is generated on the symbol control board 31 and “sound output command”. Are respectively transmitted to the sound control board 32 (ST35).

  Next, the process proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. 22 to determine whether or not “big hit” is determined (ST36). If “lost” is determined, the process proceeds to ST45, which will be described later. The sound control board 32 is controlled to output the sound (fanfare) for notifying "big hit" from the speaker 40, and at the same time, the "big hit game start screen" for notifying that the state has shifted to the special game state is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3. The “big hit fanfare process” for controlling the symbol control board 31 is executed (ST37).

  Then, the “round display switching timer” for managing the switching timing from the “big hit game start screen” to the display of the “round number notification screen” for notifying the start of the first round is counted for a predetermined time. A process (round display switching time check process) for switching from the “big hit game start screen” to the “round number notification screen” is performed (ST38).

  After entering the first round, the time management processing for the jackpot game (the jackpot game time, such as the execution time per round of the jackpot game (30 s), the display execution time of the “round number notification screen”, the “V winning period”, etc. Check process) is executed (ST39). With this process, when it is confirmed that the execution time per round of the big hit game has elapsed, the door of the big prize opening 5 is closed, and when the progress of the display execution time of the “round number notification screen” is confirmed, A process of opening the door of the mouth 5 (a big prize opening / closing process) is performed (ST40). Even before the execution time per round of the big hit game is confirmed, the big prize opening 5 is closed if 10 game balls win the big prize opening 5.

  When the door of the grand prize opening 5 is closed in ST40, a “round number notification screen” for informing the number of rounds of the next big hit game is displayed, and when the door of the big prize opening 5 is opened in ST40, In response to the “big hit game time check process” in ST39, the above-mentioned “V guidance message”, “standby message” or “open screen” display process (big hit game display process) is executed (ST41).

  After ST41, it is determined whether or not the big prize opening 5 is open (ST42). If it is open, the process returns to the above ST39 and the big hit game is continued. It is determined whether or not there is a game ball winning in the big winning opening 5 and the V winning is established (ST43). If the V winning is established, the process returns to the above ST39 and the big hit game is continued. If the V prize is not established, the big hit game is ended (ST44).

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the type of V winning establishment sound is switched every time V winning is established, and this is executed by the “V winning signal check process” in ST43. This “V winning signal check process” is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  If there is a game ball prize (V prize establishment) to the big prize opening 5 during the “V prize establishment possible period” and the input of the detection signal (“V prize signal”) for this game ball prize is confirmed (ST46). Then, a process of switching V winning winning sound ("V winning winning sound switching process") is executed (ST47). Here, the “V winning winning sound switching process” is switched to “V winning winning sound 2” if the V winning winning sound until the “V winning signal” is input is “V winning winning sound 1”. If the V winning sound is “V winning sound 2” until the “V winning signal” is input, the sound is switched to “V winning sound 1”. Further, by inputting the “V winning signal”, the “V guidance message” or “standby message” that has been displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3 until then is switched to the “open screen” (ST48). Then, a V winning signal input standby state for monitoring the input of the next “V winning signal” is set (ST49).

  The flowchart of FIG. 29 shows the main process (symbol control board main process) performed in the symbol control board 31, and the process flow will be described below.

  When the power is turned on, the initial setting of the operation of the sub CPU 31a (ST50), the storage data in the work RAM 31c is cleared (ST51), and the initial setting of the operation of the VDP 31d (ST52) is executed.

  Next, the sub CPU 31a reads out the command data stored in the work RAM 31c and executes an analysis process ("received command analysis process") (ST53). In this “reception command analysis process”, interpretation of the read command data and parameter setting of the VDP 31d are performed. Here, the sub CPU 31a constantly monitors the command data sent from the main board 30 by the “command interrupt management process” shown in FIG.

  In the “command interrupt management process” shown in FIG. 30, if the reception of command data is confirmed (ST58), the received command data is stored in the work RAM 31c in the symbol control board 31 as needed (ST59). A command data reception standby state is set (ST60). This command data is the “symbol variation command” generated in the above-described ST34. The “special symbol variation execution command” for controlling the variation display of the special symbol and the animation display as the effect display are controlled. It consists of “animation display execution command”.

  Referring to FIG. 29 again, the image data corresponding to the parameters set in the “received command analysis process” in ST53 is generated by the VDP 31d, and the special symbol change performed by the liquid crystal display device 3 based on the generated image data A control process related to display (“special symbol control process”) is executed (ST54). Subsequently, a process for controlling animation display as an effect display (“animation display control process”) is executed (ST55).

  Next, a “second effect display selection random number counter” for extracting a “second effect display selection random number” to be described later, and a “second effect display selection random number” to be described later. Update processing of “3 effect display selection random number counter” is executed (ST56). Here, the “second effect display selection random number counter” is in the range of “0 to 127” (FIG. 20), and the “third effect display selection random number counter” is in the range of “0 to 255” (FIG. 20). Each update process is performed.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the “one frame processing flag” indicating that the display on the liquid crystal display device 3 has been completed is set. If “YES”, the process returns to ST53 and “NO”. If there is, the process returns to ST56 (ST57).

  The flowchart of FIG. 31 shows the “special symbol control process” performed in ST54.

  In the “special symbol control process”, the control for the special symbol variation display in the display areas 50L to 50R of the display screen 3a is performed based on various settings set in the “special symbol variation sequence management process” (ST61) described later. Processing (“special symbol variation processing”) is executed (ST62 to ST64).

  The flowchart of FIG. 32 shows the “special symbol variation sequence management process” performed in ST61.

  In the “special symbol variation sequence management process”, the “special symbol variation execution command” in the command data defined in the program ROM 31b is read, and the process corresponding to the command data is executed.

  An example of the “special symbol variation execution command” is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 33, the “special symbol variation execution command” is composed of a plurality of execution commands, and each execution command is processed in the order of sequence addresses.

  That is, in the “special symbol variation sequence management process” shown in FIG. 32, the “special symbol variation sequence management timer” set by the execution command “WAIT” is subtracted every time (ST70), and when the timer becomes 0 (“YES” in ST71), the execution command of the set sequence address is read (ST72), and various settings for the “special symbol variation processing” are performed by performing processing according to the execution command (ST73). ).

  Then, the sequence address where the next execution command is stored is set (ST74).

  Here, FIG. 34 shows each execution command stored for each sequence address.

  When the execution command “WAIT” is read, the “special symbol variation sequence management timer” is set based on the set value (n) of the execution command “WAIT”.

  When the execution command “FREEZE” is read out, the special symbol variation display is set to hold the current state.

  When the execution command “CHANGE_1st” is read, the left symbol as the first stop symbol is rewritten to a predetermined symbol based on the set value (n) of the execution command. Specifically, at the moment when the execution command “CHANGE_1st” is read, the left symbol (the left stop symbol selected in the process of ST28, ST30, or ST32 in FIG. 21) is rewritten to the symbol n frames before. When “CHANGE_2nd” is read, the right symbol as the second stop symbol is rewritten to a predetermined symbol based on the set value (n) of the execution command, and when “CHANGE_3rd” is read, the execution command Based on the set value (n), the middle symbol as the third stop symbol is rewritten to a predetermined symbol.

  When the execution command “CHANGE_REACH” is read, the middle symbol as the third stop symbol is rewritten from the reach symbol to the symbol n frames before based on the set value (n) of the execution command.

  When the execution command “SET — 1st” is read out, the left pattern variation pattern is set based on the setting value (n) of the execution command. When the execution command “SET — 2nd” is read out, the execution command setting value ( When the execution pattern “SET — 3rd” is read out based on n) and the execution pattern “SET — 3rd” is read out, the intermediate design variation pattern is set based on the set value of the execution command.

  When the execution command “POSITION_RESET” is read out, a change process for the special symbol arrangement pattern is performed based on the setting value of the execution command.

  When the execution command “POSITION_3rd” is read, the change process for the arrangement pattern of the middle symbols is performed based on the setting value of the execution command.

  When the execution command “OBJECT_SELECT — 3rd” is read, the selection process for the variation pattern of the medium symbol corresponding to the reach effect is performed based on the set value of the execution command. For example, in the case of the “bon dance dance reach”, a variation pattern selection process is performed in which the middle symbol is rotated halfway to the left or right during the reach production.

Next, when the execution command “REACH_SYMBOL_GET” is read, if the “determined symbol” becomes a big hit symbol, the reach symbol before the start of “re-variation” (t _{10 in} FIG. 3) is set as the reach symbol that appeared last time. The “reach symbol acquisition process” is executed. The execution command “REACH_SYMBOL_GET” is used when the above-mentioned big hit determination is “big hit” (“YES” in ST26 of FIG. 21) or “losing with reach” (in the process of ST27 of FIG. 21). YES ") is an execution command processed only.

  According to this “reach symbol acquisition process”, the reach stop mode is made the same as the reach stop mode that appeared last time to notify that the jackpot reliability is high, but the fixed stop mode after “revariation” is “specified” The processing differs depending on whether or not it is “stop mode”. For example, when the reach stop mode that appeared last time is the same as the reach stop mode in the current game, if the final stop mode after “revariation” is “specific stop mode”, the previous reach stop mode is “ The reach stop mode before “re-variation” is the same as the previous reach stop mode regardless of whether the combination is “specific symbol” or “non-specific symbol”. On the other hand, if the fixed stop mode after “revariation” is not “specific stop mode” (that is, “non-specific stop mode”), if the previous reach stop mode is a combination of “non-specific symbols” The reach stop mode before "Revariation" is the same as the previous reach stop mode, but if the previous reach stop mode is a combination of "specific symbols", the reach stop mode before "Revariation" is "Non-specified" Change to the “design” combination.

  FIG. 35 shows a flowchart of the “reach symbol acquisition process”.

  The reach stop mode already stored in the work RAM 31c (stored in the previous reach symbol acquisition process) is read (ST100), and the reach stop mode is stored in the work RAM 31c as "reach stop mode (old)" ( ST101).

  Next, the fixed stop mode in the current game selected in ST30 or ST32 in FIG. 21 and stored in the work RAM 31c is read (ST102), and the fixed stop mode is set as “reach stop mode (new)”. Store in the work RAM 31c (ST103).

  Subsequently, in the above-described processing of ST26 (FIG. 21), it is determined whether or not “big hit” is determined (ST104). If “big hit” is determined, it is updated in ST56 (FIG. 29). The count value of the “third effect display selection random number counter” is read (ST106), and it is determined whether or not the count value is greater than “180” (ST107). If “NO” in this determination, that is, if the count value falls within the range of “0 to 180”, the process of redisplaying the reach stop mode that appeared last time as the reach stop mode before “re-change” in the current game (However, the current stop stop mode is not the “specific stop mode” and the previous reach stop mode is the “specific stop mode”), the process proceeds to ST108. On the other hand, if “YES” in the determination of ST107, that is, if the count value belongs to the range of 181 to 255, the previous reach stop mode is not re-displayed as the reach stop mode before “revariation”, and ST111 Transition to processing. That is, even if “big hit” is determined, the previous reach stop mode is not necessarily displayed again.

  If “NO” is determined in the process of ST107, it is determined whether or not the fixed stop mode selected in the process of ST32 (FIG. 21) and stored in the work RAM 31c is the “specific stop mode” (ST108). ). If the fixed stop mode is “specific stop mode” (“YES” in ST108), “reach stop mode (old)” is read (ST110), and “reach stop mode (old)” is set to “re-start”. The reach stop mode before “change” is stored (ST116). That is, if the fixed stop mode is “specific stop mode”, the previous reach stop mode “reach stop mode (old)” may be either “specific stop mode” or “non-specific stop mode”. Under the conditions, “reach stop mode (old)” is adopted as the reach stop mode before “re-change”.

  On the other hand, when the fixed stop mode is not the “specific stop mode” (when “NO” is determined in ST108), it is determined whether “reach stop mode (old)” constitutes the “specific stop mode”. (ST109). When this determination is “YES”, that is, when the “reach stop mode (old)” that is the previous reach stop mode constitutes the “specific stop mode”, the previous reach stop mode is set to “before change”. This is not adopted as the reach stop mode, and the process proceeds to ST111. This is because the current fixed stop mode is not the “specific stop mode”, and the same “specific stop mode” as the previous reach stop mode is displayed as the current reach stop mode. This is because a situation in which the confirmed stop mode is “non-specific stop mode” and does not become “probable big hit” while expecting “big hit”. That is, when the fixed stop mode is the “non-specific stop mode”, the player is not expected to have a “probable big hit”.

  If “NO” is determined in ST109 (determination of whether “reach stop mode (old)” constitutes “specific stop mode”), that is, the previous reach stop mode forms “specific stop mode” If not, the “reach stop mode (old)” which is the previous reach stop mode is read (ST110). Then, this “reach stop mode (old)” is stored as the reach stop mode before “re-change” (ST116).

  Next, processing when “YES” is determined in the processing of ST107 and ST109 will be described.

  First, it is determined whether or not the fixed stop mode is “specific stop mode” (ST111). If the fixed stop mode is “specific stop mode” (“YES” in ST111), the process proceeds to ST112. If the fixed stop mode is “non-specific stop mode” (“NO” in ST111), the process proceeds to ST113.

  In the process of ST112, the reach stop mode is selected from the “specific stop mode table”, and then the selected reach stop mode is stored in the RAM 31c as the reach stop mode before “re-variation” (ST116). That is, when the fixed stop mode is the “specific stop mode”, the reach stop mode can be selected from both the specific stop mode and the non-specific stop mode.

  In the process of ST113, a reach stop mode is selected from the “non-specific stop mode table”, and then it is determined whether or not the selected reach stop mode is the same as the fixed stop mode (ST114). If the selected reach stop mode is the same as the fixed stop mode (“YES” in ST114), the selected reach stop mode and the fixed stop mode are corrected so as not to be the same (ST115). "Store as the previous reach stop mode (ST116). That is, when the fixed stop mode is the “non-specific stop mode”, the reach stop mode before “re-variation” is not selected from the specific stop mode, and is always selected from the non-specific stop mode. .

  In addition, when the execution command “SELECT_2nd” is read out, when the right symbol changes at low speed, the same symbol as the symbol stopped as the left symbol during this low speed variation passes through the discriminable manner and does not stop. In this way, a process (“same design passing prohibition process”) is executed.

  The flowchart of FIG. 36 shows the processing flow of this “same design passing prohibition processing”.

  The left stop symbol (hereinafter referred to as “first stop symbol”) stored in the work RAM 31c is read (ST120). Subsequently, the right stop symbol (hereinafter referred to as “second stop symbol”) is read (ST121), and the “number of deviations” from the first stop symbol is calculated (ST122). Here, as shown in FIG. 27, a plurality of types of special symbols variably displayed in the display areas 50L to 50R are assigned code numbers, respectively, and are variably displayed in the order of the code numbers. Therefore, the above “shift number” is the “shift number” between the code number of the second stop symbol and the code number of the first stop symbol, and is calculated by the number of symbols before the first stop symbol. Is done.

  Then, one table corresponding to the “deviation number” is selected from the “second stop symbol variation pattern selection table” as shown in FIG. 37 (ST123), and further updated in ST56 of FIG. The count value of the “2 effect display selection random number counter” is read (ST124), and the “stop frame number” and the “replacement symbol” of the second stop symbol are acquired based on the count value (ST125). Then, the “second stop symbol replacement process” is executed (ST126).

  Here, “Number of sliding symbols” is the number of frames of special symbols subject to sliding in “slip variation” that is performed when the right symbol changes slowly, and “replacement symbol” is forcibly used as the symbol for starting low-speed variation of the right symbol. It is a symbol to be replaced. “Slip variation” is a variation display that makes it seem as if a plurality of special symbols were slid together as a result of completing a variation of a plurality of special symbols in an instant during a low-speed variation. Each special symbol is indistinguishable.

  For example, (1) in FIG. 38 shows that when the first stop symbol is “7” and the second stop symbol is “four”, the read “second effect display selection random number counter” is “ The transition of the display of the special symbol displayed in a variable manner when belonging to the range of 0 to 117 ″ is shown. In this case, since the number of deviations between the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol is 3 frames, the “number of smooth frames” is “0” from the “second stop symbol variation pattern selection table” in FIG. The “replacement symbol” is the symbol “four frames ahead” of the second stop symbol (marked with a star in FIG. 37). Here, since the second stop symbol is “four”, the “replacement symbol” becomes the symbol “bell” four frames before the second stop symbol “four” (see FIG. 27).

  The symbol stop operation in the present embodiment switches from high speed fluctuation to low speed fluctuation, then slowly displays the two symbols, and then confirms and displays the third symbol as the stop symbol. Therefore, in the case of (1) in FIG. 38, the change symbol is replaced with “bell” at the start of the low-speed change of the right symbol, and then “2” and “three” are displayed frame by frame, and then as the second stop symbol. The symbol “four” is fixedly displayed.

  (2) in FIG. 38 shows the case where the first stop symbol is “seven” and the second stop symbol is “eight”, and the read value of the “second effect display selection random number counter” is “ The transition of display of special symbols that are variably displayed when belonging to 80 to 107 ″ is shown. In this case, since the number of deviations between the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol is “13 frames”, “the number of subtle frames” is “three frames or more” from the “second stop symbol variation pattern selection table” in FIG. ”, The“ replacement symbol ”becomes the symbol“ 8 frames before the second symbol ”of the second stop symbol (marked with a star in FIG. 37). Here, since the second stop symbol is the symbol “eight”, the “replacement symbol” becomes the symbol “bell” eight frames before the symbol “eight” (see FIG. 27).

  Therefore, in the case of (2) in FIG. 38, the change symbol is replaced with the symbol “bell” at the start of the low-speed change of the right symbol, and then “2” and “three” are displayed frame by frame, and then from “four”. “Seven” performs “slip fluctuation” that cannot be identified, and the second stop symbol “eight” is confirmed and displayed.

  In this way, the second symbol change pattern selection is performed so that the same symbol as the left symbol has a right symbol stop operation that does not pass through the right display area 50R with a low-speed variation that can be identified by the player. "Table".

  When the execution command “SELECT_HENDO” is read, the “variation number fixing process” is executed. This execution command “SELECT_HENDO” is an execution command set only when “Kamisu reach” is selected as the reach effect.

  This “variation count fixing process” is one of the processes for selecting the variation pattern of the middle symbol after reaching the reach state, and the player can identify the variation display in which the variation display of the middle symbol moves at least one symbol. A process for controlling so that the same symbols as the left and right symbols constituting the reach stop mode do not pass and stop so as to be in the big hit stop mode after repeating a predetermined number of times with a certain level of stop display. It is.

  For example, in FIG. 41, when the left and right reach symbols are “seven”, the variation based on the “variation number fixing process” when the variation of the middle symbol is four variations and the same symbol as the left and right symbols is stopped. Indicates a pattern. That is, after the low-speed fluctuation is stopped, the fluctuation display that moves at least one symbol is performed four times with the stop display that can be identified by the player, and then the same symbol “seven” as the left and right symbols is stopped.

  The flowchart of FIG. 39 shows the processing flow of this “variation number fixing process”.

  If it is a “big hit” determination (“YES” in ST130), the “big hit third stop symbol variation pattern selection table” shown in FIG. 40 is selected (ST131), and if it is a “losing” determination (in ST130). “NO”), the “third stop symbol variation pattern selection table for loss” shown in FIG. 40 is selected (ST132).

  Then, the count value of the “second effect display selection random number counter” updated in ST56 of FIG. 29 is read (ST133), and the third value from the selected “third stop symbol variation pattern selection table” is selected based on the count value. Obtain the code numbers of the “fluctuation pattern” (number of sub-frames at the time of change) and the “replacement symbol” (the symbol to be replaced immediately before the variation) of the stop symbol (ST134). Is stored in the work RAM 31c (ST135).

  For example, when the determination is “big hit” and the read “second effect display selection random number counter” belongs to “64 to 95”, the “big hit third stop symbol variation pattern selection table” (FIG. 40), the variation pattern (2) is selected. FIG. 41 shows the transition of the middle symbol display when this variation pattern (2) is selected. As described above, this “variation number fixing process” is executed only when “Kamisu reach” is selected as the reach effect, and FIGS. 41A to 41I show the variation pattern (2). This is shown in a specific display mode on the display screen in “Kamisu reach” when is selected.

  Here, the “variation number fixing process” is executed after replacing the middle symbol with the reach symbol (the same symbol as the left and right stop symbols). Therefore, when the left stop symbol and the right stop symbol are each “seven”, the middle symbol during the low-speed fluctuation is replaced with the reach symbol “seven”, and “eight” is displayed on the display screen 3a (FIG. 41). (A), (b)). Thereafter, the first variation of the variation pattern (2) is started.

  When the fluctuation pattern (2) is changed for the first time, a sliding fluctuation of 3 frames or more (here, 6 frames) is made, and then “bell” which is a symbol 7 frames before the reach symbol “7” (see FIG. 27). And “one” is displayed on the display screen (FIGS. 41C and 41D).

  At the time of the second change, the sliding change of 2 frames is made, and subsequently, the “3” (refer to FIG. 27) which is 4 frames before the reach symbol “7” is replaced, and “4” is displayed on the display screen. (FIGS. 41 (e) and (f)).

  At the time of the third change, a sliding variation of one frame is made, and subsequently, the symbol “5” which is two frames before the reach symbol “seven” is replaced with “six” (FIG. 41 (g ), (H)).

  Then, at the last change of the fourth time, the change is made without slipping, and then the reach symbol “seven” is replaced by the symbol “six” one frame before the reach symbol “seven”, and the reach symbol “seven” is stopped and displayed (see FIG. 41 (i)).

  The flow of “Kamisu Reach” display when the middle symbol variation pattern based on the “variation number fixing process” as described above is performed will be described below.

  When the display of “Kamisu Reach” is started, the change display of the middle symbol becomes a low speed change, and “8” is displayed on the display screen to perform a slow scroll change (FIG. 41A). And, the female character who rides on the shrine is shown jumping with the movement of the shrine that is carried up upwards, and the middle design that scrolled downward in accordance with the jumping motion of this female character is opposite The scroll fluctuates upward in the direction (FIG. 41 (b)). Then, a state in which the female character returns from the jumped state to the original state is displayed, and the middle symbol scrolled upward is scrolled downward in accordance with the movement of the female character. When the scroll is changed in the downward direction, the sliding change is performed for 3 frames or more (here, 6 frames). The above is the display mode of “during first change” shown in FIG.

  After the sliding change, “1” is displayed and a slow scrolling change is performed (FIG. 41C). As with the first change, the middle symbol that has been scrolling downward is scrolling upward in the opposite direction according to the movement of the female character jumping and jumping with the movement of the shrine (FIG. 41 (d)). Then, the middle symbol scrolling upward is scrolled downward in accordance with the movement of the female character to return to the original state. When the scroll is changed in the downward direction, the sliding change of two frames is performed. The above is the display mode of “when the second change occurs” shown in FIG.

  After the sliding variation, “4” is displayed and a slow scrolling variation is performed (FIG. 41E). Then, again, the middle symbol that was scrolling downward scrolled upward in the opposite direction in accordance with the movement of the female character jumping and jumping with the movement of the shrine (FIG. 41 (f)). As the character returns to its original state, the middle symbol scrolling upward scrolls downward. When the scroll is changed in the downward direction, the sliding change of one frame is performed. The above is the display mode of “during the third change” shown in FIG.

  After the sliding variation, “six” is displayed and a slow scrolling variation is performed (FIG. 41 (g)). Then, again, the middle symbol that was scrolling downward is scrolled upward in the opposite direction in accordance with the movement of the female character jumping along with the movement of the shrine (FIG. 41 (h)). As the character returns to its original state, the middle symbol scrolling upward scrolls downward. When the scroll is changed in the downward direction, the change is made without slipping, and the above is the display mode of “at the time of the fourth change” shown in FIG. Then, after the fourth fluctuation, the reach symbol “seven” is stopped and displayed (FIG. 41 (i)).

  As another example of the variation pattern, FIG. 42 shows the transition of the display of the middle symbol when the variation pattern (1) is selected. This variation pattern (1) also has the effect shown in FIG. A display similar to the display is made, and in accordance with the jumping movement of the female character riding on the shrine, the special symbol in the center display area 50C repeatedly scrolls up and down, and after the fourth scroll variation, Reach the “7” reach symbol.

  First, the low-speed fluctuation symbol is replaced with the reach symbol “seven”, “eight” is displayed on the display screen, and the first variation of the variation pattern (1) is started (FIG. 42 (k)). ), (M)).

  When the fluctuation pattern (1) fluctuates for the first time, a sliding fluctuation of 3 frames or more (here, 3 frames) is made, and subsequently, it is replaced by “3”, which is 4 symbols before the reach symbol “7”. “Four” is displayed on the screen (FIGS. 42 (n) and (p)).

  At the time of the second change, the change is made without sliding, and subsequently, the symbol “four” three frames before the reach symbol “seven” is replaced, and “five” is displayed on the display screen (FIG. 42 (r)). , (S)).

  Even at the third change, the change is made without slipping, and subsequently, it is replaced with the symbol “five” two frames before the reach symbol “seven”, and “six” is displayed on the display screen (FIG. 42 (t ), (U)).

  Then, even in the last change of the fourth time, the change without slip is made, and subsequently, the symbol “seven” is replaced with the symbol “six” one frame before the reach symbol “seven”, and the reach symbol “seven” is stopped and displayed ( FIG. 42 (v)).

  (K) to (v) of FIG. 42 show specific display modes on the display screen in “Kamisu reach” when the variation pattern (1) is selected. Also in this variation pattern (1), the display similar to the effect display shown in FIG. 41 described above is made, and the special symbol in the center display area 50C moves up and down according to the jumping movement of the female character riding on the shrine. The scroll fluctuation is repeated in the direction, and after the fourth scroll fluctuation, the reach symbol “7” is stopped and displayed (FIG. 42 (v)).

  FIG. 43 shows a process flow for the “animation display control process” executed in ST55 of FIG. 29 described above.

  In the “animation display control process”, the “animation display sequence management timer” set by the execution command “sqWait” is subtracted every time (ST140), and when the timer reaches “0” (“YES” in ST141), The “animation display execution command” in the command data defined in the program ROM 31b is read (ST142). Here, the “animation display execution command” defined in the program ROM 31b is composed of a plurality of execution commands as shown in FIG. 44, and these execution commands are set in the order of sequence addresses.

  Next, processing based on the read “animation display execution command” is executed (ST143), and “animation display initialization processing” is performed based on the processing result in ST143 (ST144).

  FIG. 44 shows an example of the animation display execution command, and shows an example when “bon festival dance reach” is selected as the “reach effect” in the determination of “big hit”. These execution commands are read and processed in the order of sequence addresses.

  When the execution command “sqWait” is read, the “animation display sequence management timer” is set based on the setting value n (“63”, “182”, “126” in the example of FIG. 44) of the execution command.

  When the execution command “sqFreeze” is read, the current animation display is set to be retained.

  When the execution command “sqAnimeData” is read out, an animation of a specified address (execution commands “Start_Disp”, “Chotin” in the example of FIG. 44) is set to be displayed. Here, in the image ROM 31e, a plurality of animation patterns each assigned with a unique address are stored, and a specific animation pattern is displayed by designating the address with the execution command. For example, in FIG. 44, the execution command “Start_Disp” designates an animation to be displayed at the start of the game on the liquid crystal display device, and the execution command “Chotin” is “lantern” as “reach development suggestion display” (FIG. 9). (B1)) is specified to be displayed.

  When the execution command “sqAimmeRnd” is read, the “animation selection table” (FIG. 45) of the designated address (“Disp_Slct_01”, “Am_Bon_H” in the example of FIG. 44) is referred to, The “animation table address” that stores the data about the animation to be displayed based on the “random number” is selected. For example, in FIG. 44, “Disp_Slct — 01” designates the “striking sign selection table” shown in FIG. 45, and “Am_Bon_H” designates the “Bon dance reach animation selection table” shown in FIG.

  When the execution command “sqWorkramSet” is read, the setting value (“2” in the example of FIG. 44) is stored in the address of the designated work RAM 31c (“Rireki” in the example of FIG. 44).

  FIG. 46 shows a process flow of “sqAimRnd process” executed when the execution command “sqAimRnd” is read.

  An “animation selection table” corresponding to the designated address is set (ST145), and then “second effect display selection random number” is read (ST146). Then, based on the read “second effect display selection random value”, an “animation table address” storing data about the animation to be displayed is acquired.

  For example, when the “hit sign selection table” is set by the address “Disp_Slct — 01”, as shown in FIG. 45, the “animation table address” that stores data on the animation pattern for the hit sign is selected. . The animation pattern of the hitting sign is the action mode of the character 51 displayed when the left symbol is stopped and when the right symbol is stopped as shown in FIG. A distinction is made between “green”, “red” and “blue”.

  When the “Bon dance reach animation selection table” is set by the address “Am_Bon_H”, as shown in FIG. 45, the “animation table address” storing the data on the animation pattern in the “Bon dance reach” is selected. The In the “animation table address” of “Bon Odori Reach”, two patterns are preset in advance: an animation pattern in which a female character displayed during the reach dances well and an animation pattern in which the female character dances poorly.

  In this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used as the display means. However, other display means such as a display constituted by arranging a large number of LEDs, an electrical display such as a CRT, a plasma display, and electroluminescence are also available. Can be used.

  Although the above example is a case of a pachinko gaming machine, the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines, for example, a gaming machine equipped with an electrical display device or other video device. In addition, a game can be executed by applying the present invention to a game program in which the above-described operation on a pachinko gaming machine is simulated for a home game machine.

The front view which shows the game board surface of the pachinko game machine of the execution example of this invention. The figure which shows the change of the display mode on a display screen. The time chart which shows the flow of a display on a display screen. The figure which shows the example of the special symbol which fluctuates according to a sound effect. The figure which shows the example of the special symbol which fluctuates according to a precursor sound. The figure which shows the appearance rate, reach development rate, and jackpot reliability of each predictive sound. The figure which shows the operation | movement aspect of the character displayed at the time of the left symbol stop and the right symbol stop. The figure which shows the appearance rate, jackpot reliability, and reach development rate for every combination of a warning sound and a hitting warning sign. The table | surface which shows the specific aspect of "reach development suggestion display." The figure which shows the range of the background image in which "scroll display" is performed. The figure which shows another example of the background image in which "scroll display" is performed. A table showing the types of “reach production”. The table | surface which shows the display aspect of "bon dance dance reach". The time chart which shows the pattern fluctuation | variation when "takoyaki reach" is performed. The time chart which shows the flow of the change of effect display and a sound effect in a special game state. The figure which shows the display content of "V guidance message", and its display timing. The block diagram which shows the electric circuit part in the pachinko game machine of this invention. The flowchart which shows "main game control processing." The flowchart which shows "interrupt processing." The figure which shows the update range of various random number counters. The flowchart which shows "special symbol game control processing." The flowchart which shows the continuation of FIG. The figure which shows a "hit determination table". The figure which shows "a big hit symbol selection table." The figure which shows a "production display selection table." The figure which shows a "reach determination table." The figure which shows a "stop symbol selection table." The flowchart which shows "V winning signal check process." The flowchart which shows "a symbol control board main process." The flowchart which shows "command interruption management processing." The flowchart which shows "special symbol control processing." The flowchart which shows "special symbol variation sequence management processing." The figure which shows an example of a "special symbol variation execution command." The figure which shows each execution command stored in the "special symbol fluctuation execution command". The flowchart which shows "reach symbol acquisition processing". The flowchart which shows the "same design passing prohibition process." The figure which shows "a 2nd stop symbol fluctuation pattern selection table". The figure which shows the example of the fluctuation | variation display based on "same design passing prohibition process". 9 is a flowchart showing “variation number fixing processing”. The figure which shows "a 3rd stop symbol fluctuation pattern selection table." The flowchart which shows the example of the fluctuation | variation display based on "fluctuation frequency fixing process". The flowchart which shows another example of the fluctuation | variation display based on "fluctuation frequency fixed process". The flowchart which shows "animation display control processing." The figure which shows the example of the "animation display execution command". The figure which shows an "animation selection table." The flowchart which shows "sqAimmeRnd process."

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... LED display device, 3 ... Liquid crystal display device, 3a ... Display screen, 4 ... Start winning opening, 5 ... Large winning opening, 6a, 6b ... Passing ball gate, 10 ... Game board surface, 12a, 12b: windmill, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f ... general winning opening, 14a, 14b ... board side lamp, 15 ... start winning memory lamp, 16 ... LED operation memory lamp, 30 ... main board, 31 ... design Control board.

Claims (4)

Display means having a screen for displaying images and other images necessary for the game;
A variable winning device that can be converted between an open state advantageous to the player and a closed state disadvantageous;
It is determined whether or not to shift to a special gaming state advantageous to the player based on a predetermined input signal, and when it is determined to shift to the special gaming state, the variable winning device is opened, and in the opened state When a game ball wins a specific winning area within a specific period, the variable winning device is then closed when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and then is controlled to be opened again, and the display means is controlled. Means and
The control means starts the time management process related to the open state after opening the variable winning device, and puts a game ball in the specific winning area during the specific period according to the result of the time management process The game machine is characterized by performing control to display guidance and display the remaining time of the specific period. Display means having a screen for displaying images and other images necessary for the game;
A variable winning device that can be converted between an open state advantageous to the player and a closed state disadvantageous;
It is determined whether or not to shift to a special gaming state advantageous to the player based on a predetermined input signal, and when it is determined to shift to the special gaming state, the variable winning device is opened, and in the opened state When a game ball wins a specific winning area within a specific period, the variable winning device is then closed when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and then is controlled to be opened again, and the display means is controlled. Means and
The control means starts the time management process related to the open state after opening the variable winning device, and according to the result of the time management process, if it is outside the specific period, a game ball is placed in the specific winning area. A gaming machine that performs control to display guidance so as not to enter and to display remaining time outside the specific period.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display means has a screen for displaying symbols and other images necessary for the game, and displays a display mode corresponding to a determination result by the control means. A gaming machine that is controlled.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means guides a game ball to be placed in the specific winning area when the game ball is won in the specific winning area during the specific period. 5. A gaming machine that performs control to switch and display a screen on a screen for notifying a player that a specific condition for bringing the variable prize-winning device into a closed state after being closed is established.

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