JP2006280606A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve advantage for a player and a game saloon by developing a kind of game machine which reduces game stands which few players approaches, so called "free stand". <P>SOLUTION: A table storage means 140 holds a plurality of pattern tables where correspondence of a propriety lottery value and a variation pattern is fixed. A pattern deciding means 144 refers to one of the plurality of pattern tables and selects a variation pattern corresponding to the propriety lottery value. A frequency counting means 146 counts accumulated frequencies which display variation of patterns. The pattern deciding means 144 sets a pattern table according to the accumulated frequencies among a plurality of the pattern tables as a pattern table which has to be referred to for selecting the variation pattern. A correspondence storage means 148 stores the corresponding relation of a plurality of performance modes and the accumulated frequencies. A mode control means 150 selects a performance mode corresponding to the counted accumulated frequencies. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling screen display contents in a ball game machine.

Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine is a game machine that changes a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, the player's expectation can be increased by controlling the specific game such as the probability variation that changes the probability of transition to special games by giving the story to the variation display using characters in the image such as symbols Yes.
JP 2003-230714 A

  Here, in the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine, various reach screens and symbol variation screens are prepared, and the content of the screen affects the popularity of the model. In recent years, generally well-known characters are often used for designs and effect images, and the number of models becoming popular in combination with diversification of effect methods has increased. Therefore, there are not a few players who choose such models and play games in order to see all of the various production screens where such characters appear.

  On the other hand, as a gaming machine maker, not only satisfies the demands of players who like such famous characters, but also aims to build gaming machines that can meet the expectations of the gaming stores where gaming machines are installed. In particular, based on the belief that developing game machines called so-called `` vacant stands '' at game stores that reduce the number of players that are not playing even a little will benefit players and amusement stores, The present inventor has come up with a technology that can solve such problems.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the operating rate of a gaming machine by providing a new gaming property in a ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, A plurality of pattern tables are defined in which the correspondence between the success / failure lottery values acquired in the success / failure lottery and the variation pattern is determined and the correspondence is determined so that the frequency of selection of the variation pattern accompanied by the reach effect is different. A table storage means, a pattern determination means for referring to any one of a plurality of pattern tables, and for selecting a variation pattern corresponding to the success / failure lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery, and a selection Comprising display control means for displaying the variation of the symbols to the symbol display device according to the variation pattern, the number of times counting means for counting the accumulated number of displaying the variation of the symbols after the time when a condition exists, the. The pattern determining means sets a pattern table corresponding to the counted cumulative number among the plurality of pattern tables held by the table storage means as a pattern table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern.

  Here, the “symbol display device” may be the “special symbol display device” in the embodiment, or may be the “effect display device” in the embodiment. The “display control unit” may be the “main display control unit” in the embodiment, or may be the “effect display control unit” in the embodiment. The counting start timing of “the time when a predetermined state is reached”, that is, the “cumulative number” may be, for example, the time of the first fluctuation display after the jackpot is generated, or the time when other predetermined conditions are satisfied It may be.

  According to this aspect, depending on how to determine the correspondence between the cumulative number of variable displays and the pattern table, or how to determine the correspondence between the winning / not-lotting value and the variation pattern in the pattern table, the appearance frequency and appearance time of a specific reach effect Is determined. Therefore, depending on how to define the correspondence relationship, for example, there is a reach screen that does not appear until after a deviation variation display is displayed many times, or the super reach is displayed so that a deviation variation display is displayed many times. It is possible to design a model that is likely to appear, and it is possible to give a special feature of game play every cumulative number of times. In addition, it is expected that a player who knows the playability related to the cumulative number of such outages will be willing to play in the empty space where the cumulative number of outages has reached several hundreds. In addition, it can contribute to the profit of the amusement store by improving the operation rate.

  Corresponding storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between a plurality of effect modes and the cumulative number of times each of which a variation pattern with reach effect is selected is different; a mode control means for selecting an effect mode corresponding to the counted cumulative number; May be further provided. The pattern determining means may set a pattern table corresponding to the effect mode selected according to the cumulative number as a pattern table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern. In this case, which pattern table is to be referenced to select the variation pattern is managed internally in the form of selection or switching of the effect mode. In addition, since the correspondence relationship between the pattern table to be selected and the cumulative number of times is associated with the setting of the effect mode, operations such as effects can be processed in the game machine according to the setting state of which effect mode. For example, mode switching may be performed such that the production mode A is set from 1 to 200 times and the production mode B is set from 201 to 400 times. As a result, game characteristics peculiar to each production mode can be provided, and a player who knows the characteristics of each production mode bothers to use a vacant stand that has accumulated several hundred times. You can also expect to play games, and it can contribute not only to the player's demands, but also to the profits of the game store by improving the operation rate.

  The table storage means may hold a pattern table in which at least one variation pattern unique to the table is associated with at least one of the plurality of pattern tables. In this case, for example, a screen having a rare value can be set such that there is a reach screen that does not appear unless the cumulative rotation is 600 times or more. As a result, a player who knows the characteristics of each cumulative number of times or each production mode can also expect to play with a vacant stand that has accumulated several hundred times. In addition, it can contribute to the profit of the amusement store by improving the operation rate.

  The pattern determining means switches the pattern table to be referred to to another pattern table when the counted cumulative number reaches the cumulative number associated with the pattern table, and the display control means switches the pattern table. Sometimes at least one of a visual effect and an audio effect may be executed. The “visual effect” may be, for example, turning on or off a game effect lamp. The “auditory effect” may be an output of a sound effect, for example. In this case, for example, the table is switched from the pattern table a to the pattern table b when the cumulative number reaches 201 times, and from the pattern table b to the pattern table c when the cumulative number reaches 401 times. May be made. As a result, a player who knows the characteristics of each cumulative number of times or each production mode can also expect to play with a vacant stand that has accumulated several hundred times. In addition, it can contribute to the profit of the amusement store by improving the operation rate.

  The pattern determining means switches the pattern table to be referred to to another pattern table when the counted cumulative number reaches any number within a predetermined range before and after the cumulative number associated with the pattern table. May be. In this case, for example, the rule that the pattern table a is switched to the pattern table b when the cumulative number reaches 201 times is determined in advance. Any number of times may be set as the actual switching timing. As a result, even if the player knows the feature color for each cumulative number of times or each production mode, it is not possible to know how many times it is actually switched, making it difficult to determine exactly when to switch, The player's expectation for switching can be increased.

  The table storage means corresponds to the success / failure lottery value for which the success / failure lottery result is the winning in at least one of the plurality of pattern tables, and the type of the success / failure lottery value corresponding to other variation patterns is A small variation pattern may be defined. In this case, for example, a reach screen in which the jackpot is determined is set only in a range of a specific cumulative number of revolutions, or a reach screen having a high probability of winning a jackpot is set only in a range of a specific cumulative number of revolutions. be able to. As a result, a player who knows the cumulative number of times or the production mode in which the winning is confirmed or the winning is highly likely can also expect to play vacantly with a vacant stand where the cumulative number of misses reaches several hundreds. In addition to the player's request, it can contribute to the profit of the game store by improving the operation rate.

  The plurality of pattern tables held by the table storage means further define a correspondence relationship between at least one effect operation pattern of visual effect and auditory effect as the effect operation other than the variable display and the success / failure lottery value. The display control means may execute the effect operation in a pattern corresponding to the success / failure lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery. In this case, it is possible to produce a special feature for each cumulative number of times or each game mode. In addition, players who know the difference in performance related to the cumulative number of outages are expected to bother to play in empty spaces where the cumulative number of outages reaches several hundreds. In addition to requests, it can also contribute to the profits of amusement stores by improving the operating rate.

  The table storage means may define a variation pattern corresponding only to the winning / losing lottery value other than the winning / failing lottery value for which the winning / failing lottery result is a win in at least one of the plurality of pattern tables. In this case, for example, it is possible to set a reach screen in which a deviation is confirmed when it appears in a range of a specific accumulated rotational speed. It is also possible to set so that the probability of jackpot increases when such a reach-determined reach screen appears in the range of other cumulative rotational speeds. As a result, a player who knows the cumulative number of times and the production mode with a high probability of coming off and winning can also expect to play and enjoy the empty platform where the cumulative number of misses reaches several hundred times. In addition to the player's request, it can contribute to the profit of the game store by improving the operation rate.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the operating rate of the gaming machine by providing new gaming properties.

Example 1
FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a bullet ball gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the normal electric accessory at the start opening. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The inside of the special winning opening 66 is divided into a specific area (so-called V zone) and a general area. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects passage of a game ball through a specific area and a sensor that detects passage of a general area.

  The special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60 provided substantially in the center of the game area 52 display the variation of the special symbol 192 and the variation of the effect image including the decorative symbol 190 linked to the special symbol 192 on each screen. (Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for expanding the start port 62.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning opening 72, the start opening 62, and the big winning opening 66, a winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched.

  The big winning opening 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls are dropped. If at least one game ball falls into a specific area while the big prize opening 66 is open, the big prize opening 66 is opened again. In this way, the opening / closing of the special winning opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, eight times, on condition that at least one game ball falls into the specific area while the special winning opening 66 is opened once.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, a probability variation game is started as a specific game after the special game ends. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%. During the execution of the fluctuation shortening game, the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol is shortened, and the time during which the start port 62 is opened is set relatively long.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center ornament 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. The center decoration 64 is provided with a lottery holding lamp 20 at the upper part thereof and an operation holding lamp 22 at a left side part thereof. The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won in the starting port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. In addition, a game effect lamp 90 is provided in the game area 52 and plays a role of production by blinking or the like. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18 and the game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an opening / closing control. Means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in normal times, and refers to a success / failure table in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determining unit 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery unit 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol, or a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display according to the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 114. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 determines whether or not to continue the unit game, that is, whether or not to start the next unit game, based on the number of continuations of the unit game and the presence / absence of the passage detection of the special winning opening 66 to the specific area. Determine. If the continuation condition for starting the next unit game is not satisfied, or if the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 controls the game in the probability variation state. The specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state after the special game to the probability variation state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be transferred to the specific game. In principle, the probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot occurs, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data as the variation pattern of the effect image including the decorative design. The effect determining unit 132 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol in accordance with the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery unit 112, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  The variation pattern of the effect image defines the variation display mode of the effect image, that is, the effect process from the start of variation of the effect image to the stop of variation. The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 in accordance with the selected variation pattern data based on the result of the success / failure lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the symbol determining unit 114. The symbol determination unit 114 includes a table storage unit 140, a symbol selection unit 142, a pattern determination unit 144, a number counting unit 146, a correspondence storage unit 148, and a mode control unit 150.

  The table storage unit 140 holds a plurality of pattern tables in which the correspondence relationship between the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery unit 112 and the variation pattern is defined. A plurality of pattern tables correspond to each of the plurality of effect modes. The plurality of pattern tables are different in the frequency of selection of the variation pattern accompanied by the reach effect as the tendency of the type of variation pattern selected by the pattern determination unit 144. The table storage unit 140 also stores a pattern table in which a variation pattern unique to the effect mode is associated. Even if the table storage unit 140 holds a pattern table in which a variation pattern corresponding to the success / failure lottery value on which the result of the success / failure lottery is determined and having a smaller type of corresponding lottery value than other variation patterns is determined. Good. A pattern table in which a variation pattern corresponding only to the winning / raising lottery value other than the winning / raising lottery value on which the winning / failing lottery result is win may be held in the table storage unit 140. Each pattern table further defines a correspondence relationship between the winning / failing lottery value and the pattern of the effect operation. The effect operation here is a visual or auditory effect executed through turning on / off of the game effect lamp 90 and outputting a sound effect from the speaker 18. The contents of these effects to be executed are patterned in advance, and each pattern is associated with a winning / raising lottery value.

  The number counting means 146 counts the number of times the variation of the special symbol is displayed as the cumulative number. The cumulative number of times is the total number of times of display when measurement is started after the end of the special game, and is reset every time a special game occurs. The correspondence storage unit 148 stores a correspondence relationship between a plurality of effect modes and the cumulative number of times. The plurality of effect modes are modes in which the probability of selecting the variation pattern accompanied by the reach effect is different, and a state in which any effect mode is always set is maintained. The mode control unit 150 selects an effect mode corresponding to the cumulative number counted by the number counting unit 146. Note that the mode control means 150 switches the effect mode at that time to the next effect mode when the cumulative number reaches the preset number of times of switching. The number of times of switching is set by the mode control means 150 every time the special game ends. The mode control unit 150 sets the number of times of switching with reference to the correspondence relationship between the production mode and the cumulative number stored in the correspondence storage unit 148. For example, when a correspondence relationship is defined such that the pattern table a is switched to the pattern table b when the cumulative number reaches 201 times, the number of times within 20 times before and after the 201st is determined by lottery. It is set as the actual number of switching times. As a result, even if the player knows the feature color for each cumulative number of times or each production mode, it is not possible to know how many times it is actually switched, making it difficult to determine exactly when to switch, The player's expectation for switching can be increased.

  The symbol selection means 142 determines each stop symbol of the special symbol and the normal symbol. When determining a special symbol, the symbol selecting unit 142 refers to a predetermined special symbol table, and determines a stop symbol corresponding to the winning lottery value acquired by the winning lottery unit 112.

  The pattern determining unit 144 refers to any one of the plurality of pattern tables held in the table storage unit 140, and selects a variation pattern and a production operation pattern corresponding to the winning / not-lotting value acquired in the winning / not-winning lottery. The pattern determining unit 144 sets the pattern table corresponding to the current effect mode as a pattern table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern. The pattern determining unit 144 switches the pattern table to be referred to to another pattern table when the counted cumulative number reaches the switching number. When the pattern table is switched, the effect display control means 134 executes effect processing such as lighting of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18. Further, the effect display control means 134 executes effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18 according to the effect operation pattern selected by the pattern determining means 144.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram of a mode table showing the correspondence between the production mode, the pattern table, and the cumulative number. In the mode table 300, the production mode A and the pattern table a are associated with each other when the cumulative number of times of variable display is from 1 to 200 times. The production mode B and the pattern table b are associated with the cumulative number of times from 201 to 400. The production mode C and the pattern table c are associated with the cumulative number of times from 401 to 600. When the cumulative number is 601 to 900, the effect mode D and the pattern table d are associated with each other. For the cumulative number of times from 901 to 1200, the production mode E and the pattern table e are associated. When the cumulative number is 1201 times or more, the production mode F and the pattern table f are associated with each other. If the control is performed as set in the mode table 300, the effect mode and the pattern table are switched when the cumulative number reaches 201 times, 401 times, 601 times, 901 times, and 1201 times. In this embodiment, for example, the number of times within 20 times before and after these times is set as the actual number of times of switching. As a result, even if the player knows the feature color for each cumulative number of times or each production mode, it is not possible to know how many times it is actually switched, making it difficult to determine exactly when to switch, The player's expectation for switching can be increased.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of the pattern table. In the pattern table 302, the pattern table a is associated with variation patterns NR01 to NR30 and SR01 to SR30 as variation patterns at the time of deviation. A variation pattern starting with the symbol “NR” indicates a normal reach variation pattern, and a variation pattern beginning with the symbol “SR” indicates a super reach variation pattern. In the period of the effect mode A in which the pattern table a is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is out, one of the 60 types of reach patterns and the normal out pattern is selected as the variation pattern. The pattern table a is associated with variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR28, SR31, and SR32 as variation patterns at the time of hit. In the period of the production mode A, when the winning / failing lottery is a win, any one of a total of 60 types of reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. Most of the fluctuation patterns at the time of hitting overlap with the fluctuation patterns at the time of loss, but the fluctuation patterns SR31 and SR32 are patterns included only at the time of hitting. Therefore, when the variation patterns SR31 and SR32 appear during the period of the effect mode A, the symbol variation is equivalent to the hitting being determined. On the contrary, when the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of detachment appear, the symbol variation is equal to the determination of detachment.

  In the pattern table b, variation patterns NR01 to NR30 and SR11 to SR30 are associated as variation patterns at the time of detachment. In the production mode B in which the pattern table b is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is missed, any one of a total of 50 types of reach patterns and normal missed patterns is selected as the variation pattern. The production mode B has fewer types of super reach than the production mode A. However, since the appearance frequency of super reach depends not on the number of types of super reach but on the correspondence with the winning / no-go lottery value, the appearance frequency of the super reach is not necessarily lower in the effect mode B than in the effect mode A. . The appearance frequency of reach production including normal reach and super reach is determined by the way of matching with the winning / failing lottery value so as to be different for each production mode. In the pattern table b, variation patterns NR01 to NR30 and SR01 to SR30 are associated as variation patterns for hitting. In the period of the production mode B, when the winning / failing lottery is a win, one of the 60 reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. When the variation patterns SR31 and SR32 included only in the hitting time appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the hitting being determined. On the contrary, when the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of detachment appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the determination of detachment.

  In the pattern table c, variation patterns NR01 to NR30 and SR01 to SR32 are associated as variation patterns at the time of detachment. In the production mode C in which the pattern table c is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is out, any one of 62 types of reach patterns and normal out patterns are selected as the variation pattern. In the pattern table c, variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR28, SR31, and SR32 are associated as variation patterns at the time of hit. In the period of the production mode C, if the winning / failing lottery is a win, any one of a total of 60 types of reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. When the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of departure appear during this period, the symbol variation is equivalent to the determination of the departure.

  In the pattern table d, variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR30, SR33, and SR34 are associated as variation patterns at the time of deviation. In the effect mode D in which the pattern table d is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is missed, any one of 62 types of reach patterns and normal missed patterns is selected as the variation pattern. The super reach SR33 and SR34 are patterns unique to the pattern table d and are not associated with the pattern tables a to c, e, and f other than the pattern table d, and the reach production is performed during other production modes. Does not appear. In the pattern table d, variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR28, SR31, SR32, SR35, and SR36 are associated as variation patterns for hitting. In the period of the production mode D, when the winning / failing lottery is a win, one of the 62 types of reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. When the variation patterns SR31 and SR32 included only in the hitting time appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the hitting being determined. On the contrary, when the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of detachment appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the determination of detachment.

  In the pattern table e, variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR30, SR35, and SR36 are associated as variation patterns at the time of deviation. In the production mode E in which the pattern table e is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is missed, any one of a total of 62 types of reach patterns and normal missed patterns is selected as the variation pattern. The super reach SR 35 and SR 36 are patterns unique to the pattern table e, and are not associated with the pattern tables a to d and f other than the pattern table e, and the reach effect appears in other effect modes. do not do. The pattern table e is associated with variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR28, SR31, SR32, SR35, and SR36 as variation patterns for hitting. In the period of the production mode E, when the winning / failing lottery is a win, one of the 62 types of reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. When the variation patterns SR31 and SR32 included only in the hitting time appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the hitting being determined. On the contrary, when the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of detachment appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the determination of detachment.

  In the pattern table f, variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR30, SR37, and SR38 are associated as variation patterns at the time of deviation. In the effect mode F in which the pattern table f is selected, if the winning / failing lottery is missed, any one of 62 types of reach patterns and normal missed patterns is selected as the variation pattern. The super reach SR37 and SR38 are patterns unique to the pattern table f and are not associated with the pattern tables a to e other than the pattern table f, and the reach effect does not appear in other effect modes. The pattern table f is associated with variation patterns NR01 to NR30, SR01 to SR28, SR31, SR32, SR37, and SR38 as variation patterns for hitting. In the period of the production mode F, when the winning / failing lottery is a win, any one of 62 types of reach patterns is selected as the variation pattern. When the variation patterns SR31 and SR32 included only in the hitting time appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the hitting being determined. On the contrary, when the variation patterns SR29 and SR30 included only at the time of detachment appear during this period, the symbol variation is equal to the determination of detachment.

  As described above, each effect mode includes a variation pattern in which a winning is confirmed and a variation pattern in which a deviation is confirmed. When such a variation pattern is selected, a player who knows the fact of such determination can know the lottery result in the middle of the symbol variation without seeing the stop symbol. In addition, the expectation for such a variation pattern can be set to be different for each production mode. Each production mode includes a unique variation pattern, and as the cumulative number of symbol variations increases, you can see different variation patterns, and as you play longer on the same game stand, you can see more variation patterns. , Players can enjoy a variety of timeless games.

  In this embodiment, depending on the setting of the correspondence between the variation pattern in the pattern table and the lottery value, it is possible to set an effect mode in which a relatively large number of patterns with a long variation time tend to appear, or conversely, the variation time is short. It is also possible to set a production mode in which a relatively large number of patterns tend to appear. For example, it is assumed that the variation times of the variation patterns SR01 to SR30 are all about 30 seconds, and the variation times of the variation patterns SR37 and SR38 included only in the effect mode F are about 5 seconds. In addition, in the production mode F, the setting is made such that the variation patterns SR37 and SR38 are selected with a probability of about ½. In that case, the average time of the change time in the effect mode F is shorter than the change time in the effect mode A in terms of probability. When the average time of the fluctuation time is short, the time for which the lottery result is held is shortened accordingly, so that the number of lotteries per hour is relatively increased. Therefore, in the production mode with a short average fluctuation time, it is possible to expect an improvement in the payout rate and a reduction in time to the big hit like a so-called fluctuation time reduction function. In this way, in this embodiment, the average change time can be changed for each production mode so that the payout rate can be changed, so that the output rate is improved in a period where a big hit does not occur for a long time. The playability can be further improved.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when the game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). The number counting means 146 adds 1 to the cumulative number of fluctuations (S37). If the winning / losing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S37 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 to S37. Processing up to is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the winning / losing lottery means 112 shifts to a special game (S50). When the cumulative number has reached the switching number (Y in S52), the mode control means 150 switches the effect mode ( (S54), the pattern table is switched (S56), and the effect display control means 134 performs effect processing such as lighting of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output of the speaker 18 (S58). In S52, when the cumulative number does not reach the switching number (N in S52), the processing from S54 to S58 is skipped.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol corresponding to the winning / failing lottery value (S60), and determines a variation pattern of the special symbol based on the winning / failing lottery value (S62). The effect determining means 132 determines a decorative symbol in accordance with the determination result and the special symbol (S64), and determines a variation pattern of the effect image in accordance with the random determination value and the variation pattern of the special symbol (S66).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the special winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special winning prize port 66 (S72). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 finishes the special game (S86), the mode control means 150 sets the number of switching of the effect mode (S88), and resets the cumulative number of variable display (S89). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

(Example 2)
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in which these processes are executed on the main board 102 in that the measurement of the cumulative number, the switching of the pattern table, and the switching of the effect mode are processed by the sub board 104. Other configurations are basically the same as those in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the effect determining unit 132. The effect determining unit 132 includes a symbol selecting unit 152, a pattern determining unit 154, a number counting unit 156, a correspondence storage unit 158, and a mode control unit 160. These configurations execute the same processes as the symbol selection unit 142, the pattern determination unit 144, the number counting unit 146, the correspondence storage unit 148, and the mode control unit 150 in the first embodiment. Here, as the variation pattern of the effect image, a pattern having the same variation time as the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the symbol determination unit 114 of the main board 102 is selected. Therefore, in the effect determining unit 132, the pattern table of the effect image is switched in accordance with the switching of the effect mode, but the variation time of the variation pattern of the effect image is the length determined by the symbol determining unit 114 of the main board 102 to the last. Become. In this case, the variation pattern unique to each rendering mode may have characteristics mainly in that the character type and the background image are different.

  In the present embodiment, since the variation time of the variation pattern of the effect image is determined by the main board 102, the effect determination means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image within a range in which the variation time is not changed. In that case, since the average variation time for each effect mode depends solely on the determination in the main board 102, even if the effect mode is switched, a large change in the payout rate due to the change in the average variation time hardly occurs. Therefore, there is no large variation in the appearance rate for each production mode, so a player who does not like a model that has a wave in such appearance rate can enjoy a game for a long time on the same game table with peace of mind. Can do.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structure of a symbol determination means. It is a figure of the mode table which shows the corresponding relationship of production mode, a pattern table, and accumulation frequency. It is a figure which shows the outline of a pattern table. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structure of the production | presentation determination means in Example 2.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 90 game effect lamps, 100 game control devices, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 118 main Display control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 presentation determination means, 134 presentation display control means, 140 table storage means, 142 symbol selection means, 144 pattern determination means, 146 count counting means, 148 correspondence storage means, 150 mode control means, 300 mode table, 302 pattern table.

Claims (8)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for executing the lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening;
A plurality of pattern tables in which the correspondence relationship is determined so that the frequency of selection of the variation pattern with reach effect is different while the correspondence relationship between the success / failure lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery and the variation pattern are determined. Table storage means for holding;
Pattern determining means for referring to any one of the plurality of pattern tables and selecting a variation pattern corresponding to the success / failure lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery;
Display control means for displaying the variation of the symbol on the symbol display device according to the selected variation pattern;
A number counting means for counting the cumulative number of times the change in the symbol is displayed after the time when the predetermined state is reached,
The pattern determination unit sets a pattern table corresponding to the counted cumulative number among the plurality of pattern tables held by the table storage unit as a pattern table to be referred to in the selection of the variation pattern. A ball game machine. A correspondence storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between a plurality of production modes and the cumulative number of times, each of which a variation pattern with a reach production is selected;
Mode control means for selecting an effect mode corresponding to the counted cumulative number,
2. The bullet according to claim 1, wherein the pattern determination unit sets a pattern table corresponding to an effect mode selected according to the cumulative number of times as a pattern table to be referred to in the selection of the variation pattern. Ball game machine.   The table storage unit holds a pattern table in which at least one variation pattern unique to the table is associated as at least one of the plurality of pattern tables. 2. A ball game machine according to 2. The pattern determining means switches the pattern table to be referred to to another pattern table when the counted cumulative number reaches the cumulative number associated with the pattern table,
4. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the display control means executes at least one of a visual effect and an audio effect when the pattern table is switched. .   The pattern determining means determines whether the pattern table to be referred to is changed when the counted cumulative number reaches any number within a predetermined range before and after the cumulative number associated with the pattern table. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is switched to a pattern table.   The table storage means corresponds to a success / failure lottery value corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery in at least one of the plurality of pattern tables, and corresponds to a success / failure lottery value corresponding to other variation patterns. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a variation pattern with a small number of types is defined. The plurality of pattern tables held by the table storage means further include a correspondence relationship between at least one effect operation pattern of the visual effect and the auditory effect as the effect operation other than the variation display and the success / failure lottery value. Has been established,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display control means executes the effect operation in a pattern corresponding to the success / failure lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery.   In the table storage means, a variation pattern corresponding to only a lottery value other than a lottery value other than the lottery value for which the result of the lottery wins is determined in at least one of the plurality of pattern tables. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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