JP2007007086A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of restraining the complication of the display caused by the diversification of the display of the ready-to-win presentation and appropriately performing the ready-to-win presentation display. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko machine has a symbol display device for scroll-displaying a plurality of symbol lines on which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a prescribed order on a display screen. Effective lines L1-L5 are set on the display screen of the symbol display device. If a single ready-to-win state is generated on any one of the effective lines L1-L3, the ready-to-win symbols are moved onto a left-rising line L4, and first symbols other than the ready-to-win symbols on an upper symbol line Z1 and a lower symbol line Z3 are not displayed. As a result, the non-display area of the first symbols can be expanded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, some gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are equipped with a symbol display device that displays multiple types of symbols on a display screen, and a special gaming state advantageous to the player such as a big hit state occurs. In this case, a specific symbol combination such as the same symbol combination is determined and displayed at a preset effective position on the display screen. With the occurrence of a special gaming state, the big prize opening is opened or a big bonus game is entered.

  In such a gaming machine, a so-called reach effect is performed in order to increase a sense of expectation for occurrence of a special gaming state as a stage before a specific symbol combination is determined and displayed. As an example, in a gaming machine in which symbols of three symbol sequences are set as one set and the variable display is started and the symbols of each symbol sequence are sequentially stopped, the same symbols of the two symbol sequences stopped first are Reach is displayed once it stops on the set effective line. Then, after reaching the reach display, various reach effects are performed as appropriate, and when a special gaming state occurs, the same symbol in the final stop symbol sequence is further stopped on the active line that has reached the reach display, and the symbol is determined. Is displayed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As various reach effects that are performed along with changes in the final stop symbol sequence after reaching the reach display, for example, by displaying the action characters in synchronization with the changes in the final stop symbol sequence, the player can enjoy the reach effect. Or the probability that a special gaming state will occur after the change stops. Therefore, by making various reach effects to be displayed on the display screen, it is possible to show various probabilities of occurrence in the special game state and to prevent the player from getting bored of the game.

  However, with the diversification of reach effects displayed on the display screen, the display on the screen may become complicated. That is, in the reach effect in which the effect character is displayed as described above, there is a possibility that the effect character and the pattern are displayed in a greatly overlapping manner. As a result, problems such as a decrease in the visibility of symbols occur. In addition to the reach effect in which the effect character is displayed, for example, the same problem occurs even in the case of performing the reach effect in which the final stop symbol sequence is displayed in an enlarged manner.

In addition, it is conceivable to solve the problem of complicated display due to diversification of reach effect display by increasing the size of the display screen. However, in this case, another problem such as an increase in cost occurs.
JP 2003-305227 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress the complexity of display accompanying diversification of reach effect display and can suitably perform reach effect display.

  Hereinafter, effective means for solving the above-described problems will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Means 1. A plurality of design rows (each design row Z1 to Z3) in which a plurality of types of designs (first design) are arranged in a predetermined order are arranged in parallel on the display unit (display screen G), and the respective designs. A pattern display device (symbol display device 41) that scrolls and displays the patterns in the row in the direction of arrangement;
A variation start determining means (main control device 271) for determining whether a variation start condition for the plurality of patterns is satisfied;
Lottery means (main control device 271) for performing a lottery as to whether or not to generate a special game state (big hit) advantageous to the player based on a determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determination means;
Based on the determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determining means, the change display of the plurality of patterns is started, and when the lottery result of the lottery means is a win, Display control means (display control device 214) for controlling the display of the picture display device to stop at a combination (combination of the same main symbols);
As a step before ending the variable display, there is a possibility that the combination of the specific patterns may be established on one effective line among a plurality of preset effective lines (effective lines L1 to L5) in the display unit. Reach lines (reach lines) are formed by stopping and displaying combinations of reach patterns (reach patterns), and reach variation (reach) is determined by the final stop pattern sequence (middle symbol sequence Z2) in a situation where the reach lines are formed. In a gaming machine configured to be capable of performing fluctuations)
As the plurality of effective lines, at least a first effective line (left line L1, middle line L2, right line L3) that intersects at least perpendicularly with the variation direction of the plurality of picture rows, and a first inclined line that is inclined with respect to the first effective line. After setting two effective lines (upward left line L4) and a third effective line crossing the second effective line (upward right line L5), the second effective line and the third effective line are simultaneously So that the reach line can be formed,
Further, the final stop picture sequence is simultaneously set on the two active lines intersecting by setting the position where the second active line and the third active line intersect so that the picture of the final stop picture sequence passes. The 1 design of
Reservation means (holding ball) that temporarily holds the change display based on the determination result when the determination result indicating that the change start condition for the next game round is satisfied is acquired by the change start determination means during the change of the pattern. Storage area), and
Judgment means for determining whether an elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern has reached a predetermined period (time T) between the start of the change of the pattern and its stop display (first operation performed in the main controller 271) Step S308) of the specific lamp unit control process;
Reservation information setting means (main control) for setting reservation information (holding command) by the reservation means at that timing when it is determined by the determination means that the elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern is the predetermined period Step S309) of the first specific lamp unit control process performed in the device 271;
The display control means includes
Reservation determination means for determining the presence or absence of reservation from the reservation information by the reservation information setting means (step S1506 of disengagement single reach display processing performed in the display control device 214);
Reach line change for controlling the picture display device to change the reach line by moving the reach picture onto the second valid line when the combination of reach pictures is stopped and displayed on the first valid line Means (steps S1508 and S1518 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214);
In accordance with the change of the reach line by the reach line changing means, at least the pattern other than the reach pattern in the pattern row forming the reach line is not visible until at least the variation of the final stop pattern row is stopped and displayed. Visible disabling means (steps S1509 and S1519 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214) for controlling the picture display device to be
When the lottery result of the lottery means is non-winning, and a reach line can be formed by the reach line changing means and the visualizing disabling means, a final stop picture of the final stop picture sequence is determined, and the final stop picture Final stop pattern display means for controlling the pattern display device to display (steps S1511 and S1521 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214);
Picture redisplay means for controlling the picture display device so as to redisplay the picture that has been made invisible by the visual recognition means after the change is stopped (step S1525 of the single reach display process performed in the display control device 214); ,
When it is determined by the reservation determination means that there is a reservation, the picture redisplay by the pattern redisplay means is not permitted, while when the reservation determination means determines that there is no reservation, the pattern redisplay means A pattern re-display determining means for permitting the re-display of the pattern by
The final stop picture display means is a combination of specific pictures on the third valid line in addition to the second valid line on which the reach line is formed when the reserve judging means judges that no reservation exists. A final stop pattern setting means (step S1409 of the variation pattern setting process performed in the display control device 214, steps S1506, S1515, and S1516 of the outlier single reach display process) for setting a pattern that cannot be used as the final stop pattern. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the means 1, when the reach line by the combination of the reach pattern is formed on the first effective line, the reach pattern combination is moved to the second effective line and the reach line is formed on the second effective line. At the same time, the pattern other than the reach pattern of each pattern row forming the reach line is made invisible and the final stop pattern row is variably displayed (hereinafter, this variation is referred to as a line change reach variation).

  The second effective line is set to be inclined with respect to the first effective line. As a result, by changing the reach line from the first effective line to the second effective line, the interval between the pattern of the last stop pattern displayed on the reach line and the reach pattern adjacent to the pattern is widened. Can do. Moreover, in each picture row | line | column which forms a reach line, the area | region (non-display area | region) where a picture is not displayed can be expanded by making invisible pictures other than a reach picture. Thereby, as a reach production, for example, when displaying the pattern of the last stop pattern sequence in an enlarged manner than the reach pattern, by using the expanded non-display area, it overlaps the pattern of each pattern sequence forming the reach line. Can be suppressed. In addition, even when a new effect character is displayed as another reach effect, by using the expanded non-display area, the pattern of each pattern row in which the effect character forms a reach line Can be suppressed from being displayed. Therefore, by adopting a configuration that performs line change reach variation, it is possible to suppress complication of display due to diversification of reach effect display, and it is possible to suitably perform reach effect display.

  Furthermore, by changing the line change reach, the area occupied by the pattern in each pattern row that forms the reach line is greatly reduced. Complications can be suppressed. Thereby, the problem that the cost increases can be solved.

  Further, in this configuration, a reach line can be formed simultaneously on the second effective line and the third effective line. As a result, when a reach line is formed at the same time for two lines, the probability of a specific pattern combination is apparently higher than that when a reach line is formed on one line. The expectation to a game state can be expanded.

  If the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won, and there is a reservation at the timing when the elapsed time from the start of the pattern change becomes a predetermined period in the game times where the line change reach change is performed, after the change stop, The image that was made invisible is not displayed again. Here, if it is the structure which does not re-display the pattern made invisible after the stop display of the line change reach change, and is stopped and displayed as it is, the normal stop display state (predetermined number of patterns, predetermined display mode) and Since they are different, there is a concern that the player may feel uncomfortable. However, in this case, since there is a reserve, after the line change reach change stop display, the next game number change display is started. Thereby, the state after the stop display of the line change reach variation is not continuously displayed as it is, and thus the above problem is solved. In addition, since the image that has been made invisible cannot be displayed again, the processing load on the display control means can be reduced. Furthermore, a game with a good tempo can be provided to the player.

  On the other hand, if the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won, and there is no reservation at the timing when the elapsed time from the start of the pattern change becomes a predetermined period in the game times where the line change reach change is performed, after the change stops Is re-displayed the pattern that was made invisible. If the design of the last stop pattern sequence that cannot simply be a combination of specific patterns on the second effective line in which the reach line is formed is stopped and displayed, the pattern that has been made invisible is displayed again. The combination of specific patterns can be displayed on the third effective line. In this case, the lottery result in the special game state and the stop display state are contradictory, and there is a great possibility that the player will be confused. In this regard, with this configuration, in addition to the second effective line on which the reach line is formed, a pattern that cannot be a combination of specific patterns on the third effective line is the final stop pattern. Thereby, there is no contradiction between the lottery result in the special gaming state as described above and the stop display state. Therefore, it is possible to suitably perform the line change reach fluctuation without causing confusion to the player. In addition, if the configuration is such that the design that was made invisible after the line change reach change stop display is not redisplayed and is stopped and displayed as it is, there is a possibility that the player may feel uncomfortable unlike the case where there is a reservation. is there. In this regard, by adopting this configuration, since the normal stop display state is obtained after the end of the line change reach fluctuation, the player does not feel uncomfortable as described above.

  Furthermore, as described above, in the game times in which the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won and the line change reach variation is performed, depending on whether there is a reservation at the timing when the elapsed period from the start of the pattern variation becomes the predetermined period Then, after the change is stopped, it is determined whether or not the invisible pattern is displayed again. If the design determines whether or not the picture is redisplayed depending on whether or not there is reservation at the start of the change, there is no reservation at the start of the change, and there is a reservation during the change. However, the reservation is not considered. As a result, after the change is stopped, the image which is rendered invisible is displayed again. In this case, it is difficult to obtain effects such as providing the player with a game with a good tempo and reducing the processing load of the display control means. In this regard, in this configuration, the presence / absence of reservation during the change is considered. Thereby, line change reach fluctuation can be suitably performed while obtaining the above-mentioned effect.

  Note that the “unrecognizable” of the picture here means not only transparent display and non-display, but also reduced display that is indistinguishable and does not interfere with reach production, or is not completely transparent display. It also means the case of a substantially transparent display that is indistinguishable and does not hinder reach production. Also, the “stop” of the picture here includes not only the case where it is in a completely stationary state but also a case where it is shaken finely, and broadly means the state in which the picture variation is considered to have stopped. More specifically, when the scrolling of the pattern stops and the pattern swings at the stop position, it is regarded as “stop”.

  Mean 2. In the means 1, the final stop display means, when it is determined by the reservation determination means that there is reservation, simply displays a picture that cannot be a combination of specific pictures on the second effective line on which the reach line is formed. A gaming machine comprising an off-picture setting means for setting as a final stop picture (step S1409 of the variation pattern setting process performed in the display control device 214).

  According to the means 2, when the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won, and there is a reservation at the timing when the elapsed period from the start of the pattern change becomes a predetermined period in the game times in which the line change reach change is performed. The final stop pattern is a pattern that cannot be a combination of specific patterns on the second effective line. As described above, in the case where there is a reservation, after the change is stopped, the image that is made invisible is not displayed again. Therefore, even if a design that cannot be a combination of specific patterns on the second effective line is set as the final stop pattern, the combination of specific patterns is not displayed on the third effective line. Thereby, it can prevent that the variation of the pattern used as the last stop pattern is impaired by line change reach fluctuation | variation.

Means 3. The means 1 or means 2 comprises a main control means (main control apparatus 271) for overall management of games and a sub-control means (display control apparatus 214) that plays an auxiliary role for the main control means. And
The main control means comprises at least the reservation means, the determination means, and the reservation information setting means;
A gaming machine, wherein the sub-control means comprises the display control means.

  According to the means 3, the main control means sets the reservation information at the timing when the elapsed period from the start of the pattern change becomes the predetermined period. Then, in the game times in which the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won and the line change reach change is performed, the display control means as the secondary control means has the reach line formed from the set reservation information. 2 Set the final stop pattern to stop display on the effective line. Therefore, if the main control means simply sets reservation information at a predetermined timing in line change reach fluctuations taking into consideration the presence or absence of reservation during the display of the change in the picture, detailed settings such as setting of the final stop picture are displayed and controlled. Since the processing is performed by the means, the processing load on the main control means can be reduced.

Means 4. In means 3, the display control means comprises:
An elapsed period determining means for determining whether or not the change elapsed period has become the predetermined period from the start of the change of the pattern (step S1503 of the outlier single reach display process performed in the display control device 214);
First fluctuation display means for controlling the picture display device so as to make a first fluctuation display (high-speed fluctuation display) from the start of picture fluctuation until the fluctuation elapsed period is judged as the predetermined period by the elapsed period judgment means;
And a second fluctuation display means for controlling the picture display device so as to make the second fluctuation display from the first fluctuation display by the first fluctuation display means to the stop display of all the picture sequences continuously. To play.

  According to the means 4, the first variation display is performed until the variation elapsed period from the variation start reaches the predetermined period, and the second variation from the first variation display to the stop display of all the pattern rows is performed. Fluctuation is displayed. That is, the predetermined period is the first variable display period. The setting of the reservation information by the main control means is the timing when the display control means ends the first variation display of the picture. Therefore, the display control means obtains the reservation information at the timing when the first variation display of the pattern is completed in the game times in which the special game state lottery is not won and the line change reach variation is performed. Thereby, the display control means can set the final stop picture in the second variable display period. As a result, a period required for the display control means to set the final stop pattern can be ensured.

  Further, the display control unit uniquely determines whether or not the change elapsed period from the start of change is a predetermined period. In other words, the main control means simply determines a predetermined period from the start of fluctuation, sets reservation information at that timing, and grasps the contents of the fluctuation display and switches from the first fluctuation display to the second fluctuation display. There is no need to control the display control means. Thereby, the processing load of the main control means can be further reduced, and the line change reach fluctuation can be suitably performed.

  Means 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the first variation display is a high-speed variation display that makes it difficult to identify the pattern, and the second variation display is a medium / low-speed variation display that allows the pattern to be identified. .

  According to the means 5, in the variation display of the pattern, first, the high-speed variation display that makes it difficult to identify the pattern is performed until the timing at which the variation elapsed period from the start of the variation becomes a predetermined period, and then the pattern identification is performed continuously. The medium / low speed fluctuation display is possible and the display is stopped. Therefore, the main control means sets the reservation information at the timing when the high-speed variation display of the pattern ends. As a result, the display control means sets the final stop picture while the medium / low speed fluctuation display is being performed in the game times in which the special game state lottery is not won and the line change reach fluctuation is performed. . If the predetermined period is a period from the start of the pattern change to the time when the change is about to stop, the final stop pattern set by the display control unit may be unnaturally stopped and displayed. That is, the patterns of the final stop pattern sequence including the final stop pattern are arranged in a predetermined order, and are variably displayed so that the patterns can be identified. If there is almost no period from the setting of the final stop pattern to the stop display, the final stop pattern may be displayed in a stopped state ignoring the arrangement order. In this respect, in this configuration, such a final stop pattern is not unnaturally stopped and displayed, and line change reach fluctuation can be performed in consideration of the presence or absence of the reservation being changed preferably.

  Means 6. A gaming machine according to any one of means 3 to 5, wherein the predetermined period is constituted by one kind.

  According to the means 6, the timing at which the reservation information is set by the main control means is always the same timing in each game, and the processing load of the main control means can be reduced. Further, if this configuration is added to the means 4 or 5, the first variable display period by the display control means is always the same, so that the processing load on the display control means can be reduced.

  Mean 7 In any one of the means 1 to 6, the change of the reach line and the inability to visually recognize a picture other than the reach picture are a lapse of a certain period (reach display time) after the reach line is formed on the first effective line. A gaming machine characterized by being performed later.

  According to the means 7, the line change reach fluctuation is performed after a certain period has elapsed since the reach line was formed on the first effective line. Accordingly, the player can visually recognize that the reach line has been formed on the first active line, and can visually recognize a series of flow of line change reach variation.

Means 8. In any one of the means 1 to 7, the display unit is formed in a rectangular shape,
A plurality of the first effective lines are set, and set along one side of the display unit,
Further, the second effective line is set in the diagonal direction of the display unit,
A gaming machine, wherein the last stop pattern is set to a central pattern among the plurality of patterns.

  In the gaming machine of means 8, the plurality of first active lines are set along one side of the display portion formed in a rectangular shape. Thereby, since the pattern row intersects the first effective line perpendicularly, it is set along the other side of the display unit. The second effective line is set in the diagonal direction of the display unit. Further, the final stop pattern sequence is set as a central pattern sequence among a plurality of pattern sequences. With this configuration, when the picture of the last stop picture sequence on the second effective line on which the reach line is formed is enlarged and displayed as a reach effect at the time of line change reach change, the enlarged display can be suitably performed.

  Means 9. In any one of the means 1 to 8, the display control means determines a pattern of each picture string to be stopped and displayed on one of the plurality of effective lines, and then determines the determined picture and the picture string. A gaming machine characterized in that a picture to be stopped and displayed on another active line is determined from an arrangement in a predetermined order.

  According to the means 9, the pattern of the pattern row that is stopped and displayed on each effective line is determined by the pattern of each pattern row that is stopped and displayed on one effective line among the plurality of effective lines. In other words, since the patterns in the pattern row are arranged in a predetermined order, when the pattern of each pattern row to be stopped and displayed on one active line is determined, the pattern to be stopped and displayed on the remaining effective lines is determined. It becomes. Thereby, the processing load of the display control means can be reduced.

Means 10. Three design rows (each design row Z1 to Z3) in which a plurality of types of designs (first design) are arranged on the display unit (display screen G) are arranged in parallel, and the design row is circulated. A pattern display device (symbol display device 41) that scrolls the display in the arrangement direction,
A variation start determining means (main control device 271) for determining whether a variation start condition for the plurality of patterns is satisfied;
Lottery means (main control device 271) for performing a lottery as to whether or not to generate a special game state (big hit) advantageous to the player based on a determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determination means;
Based on the determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determining means, the change display of the plurality of patterns is started, and when the lottery result of the lottery means is a win, Display control means (display control device 214) for controlling the display of the picture display device to stop at a combination (combination of the same main symbols);
At the stage where the pattern rows located on both sides of the three pattern rows are stopped and displayed, the pattern row is placed on one of the plurality of preset valid lines (valid lines L1 to L5) in the display unit. A reach line (reach line) is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of reach patterns (reach patterns) that may have a specific pattern combination, and the three patterns are formed in a situation where the reach line is formed. In a gaming machine configured to be able to perform reach variation (reach variation) by a pattern of a final stop pattern sequence (middle design sequence Z2) that is a pattern sequence located in the middle of the sequence,
As the plurality of effective lines, at least a first effective line (left line L1, middle line L2, right line L3) that intersects at least perpendicularly with the variation direction of the plurality of picture rows, and a first inclined line that is inclined with respect to the first effective line. After setting two effective lines (upward left line L4) and a third effective line intersecting with the second effective line (upward right line L5), the intersection of the second effective line and the third effective line By setting the position to be passed so that the pattern of the final stop pattern sequence passes, it is possible to simultaneously stop one pattern of the final stop pattern sequence on the intersecting two active lines,
Further, in one of the pattern rows located on both sides, the plurality of types of patterns are arranged in a predetermined order with respect to the variation direction, and in the other pattern row, the plurality of types of patterns are arranged as described above. By arranging in an order opposite to the predetermined order, a reach line based on the combination of reach patterns on the second effective line and a reach line based on the combination of reach patterns on the third effective line are simultaneously formed. With a configuration to get
Reservation means (holding ball) that temporarily holds the change display based on the determination result when the determination result indicating that the change start condition for the next game round is satisfied is acquired by the change start determination means during the change of the pattern. Storage area), and
Judgment means for determining whether an elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern has reached a predetermined period (time T) between the start of the change of the pattern and its stop display (first operation performed in the main controller 271) Step S308) of the specific lamp unit control process;
Reservation information setting means (main control) for setting reservation information (holding command) by the reservation means at that timing when it is determined by the determination means that the elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern is the predetermined period Step S309) of the first specific lamp unit control process performed in the device 271;
The display control means includes
Reservation determination means for determining the presence or absence of reservation from the reservation information by the reservation information setting means (step S1506 of disengagement single reach display processing performed in the display control device 214);
Reach line change for controlling the picture display device to change the reach line by moving the reach picture onto the second valid line when the combination of reach pictures is stopped and displayed on the first valid line Means (steps S1508 and S1518 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214);
In accordance with the change of the reach line by the reach line changing means, at least the pattern other than the reach pattern in the pattern row forming the reach line is not visible until at least the variation of the final stop pattern row is stopped and displayed. Visible disabling means (steps S1509 and S1519 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214) for controlling the picture display device to be
When the lottery result of the lottery means is non-winning, and a reach line can be formed by the reach line changing means and the visualizing disabling means, a final stop picture of the final stop picture sequence is determined, and the final stop picture Final stop pattern display means for controlling the pattern display device to display (steps S1511 and S1521 of the detachment single reach display process performed in the display control device 214);
Picture redisplay means for controlling the picture display device so as to redisplay the picture that has been made invisible by the visual recognition means after the change is stopped (step S1525 of the single reach display process performed in the display control device 214); ,
When it is determined by the reservation determination means that there is a reservation, the picture redisplay by the pattern redisplay means is not permitted, while when the reservation determination means determines that there is no reservation, the pattern redisplay means A pattern re-display determining means for permitting the re-display of the pattern by
The final stop picture display means is a combination of specific pictures on the third valid line in addition to the second valid line on which the reach line is formed when the reserve judging means judges that no reservation exists. A final stop pattern setting means (step S1409 of the variation pattern setting process performed in the display control device 214, steps S1506, S1515, and S1516 of the outlier single reach display process) for setting a pattern that cannot be used as the final stop pattern. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the means 10, when the reach line based on the combination of the reach patterns is formed on the first effective line, the reach pattern combination is moved to the second effective line and the reach line is formed on the second effective line. At the same time, the pattern other than the reach pattern of each pattern sequence forming the reach line is made invisible and the final stop pattern sequence is variably displayed (hereinafter, this variation is referred to as a line change reach variation).

  The second effective line is set to be inclined with respect to the first effective line. As a result, by changing the reach line from the first effective line to the second effective line, the interval between the pattern of the last stop pattern displayed on the reach line and the reach pattern adjacent to the pattern is widened. Can do. Moreover, in each picture row | line | column which forms a reach line, the area | region (non-display area | region) where a picture is not displayed can be expanded by making invisible pictures other than a reach picture. Thereby, as a reach production, for example, when displaying the pattern of the last stop pattern sequence in an enlarged manner than the reach pattern, by using the expanded non-display area, it overlaps the pattern of each pattern sequence forming the reach line. Can be suppressed. In addition, even when a new effect character is displayed as another reach effect, by using the expanded non-display area, the pattern of each pattern row in which the effect character forms a reach line Can be suppressed from being displayed. Therefore, by adopting a configuration that performs line change reach variation, it is possible to suppress complication of display due to diversification of reach effect display, and it is possible to suitably perform reach effect display.

  Furthermore, by changing the line change reach, the area occupied by the pattern in each pattern row that forms the reach line is greatly reduced. Complications can be suppressed. Thereby, the problem that the cost increases can be solved.

  In this configuration, reach lines are formed simultaneously on the second effective line and the third effective line. As a result, when a reach line is formed at the same time for two lines, the probability of a specific pattern combination is apparently higher than that when a reach line is formed on one line. The expectation to a game state can be expanded.

  If the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won, and there is a reservation at the timing when the elapsed time from the start of the pattern change becomes a predetermined period in the game times where the line change reach change is performed, after the change stop, The image that was made invisible is not displayed again. Here, if it is the structure which does not re-display the pattern made invisible after the stop display of the line change reach change, and is stopped and displayed as it is, the normal stop display state (predetermined number of patterns, predetermined display mode) and Since they are different, there is a concern that the player may feel uncomfortable. However, in this case, since there is a reservation, after the line change reach change stop display, the next game number change display is started. As a result, the state after the stop display of the line change reach variation is not continuously displayed as it is, and thus the above problem is solved. In addition, since the image that has been made invisible cannot be displayed again, the processing load on the display control means can be reduced. Furthermore, a game with a good tempo can be provided to the player.

  On the other hand, if the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won, and there is no reservation at the timing when the elapsed time from the start of the pattern change becomes a predetermined period in the game times where the line change reach change is performed, after the change stops Is re-displayed the pattern that was made invisible. If the design of the last stop pattern sequence that cannot simply be a combination of specific patterns on the second effective line in which the reach line is formed is stopped and displayed, the pattern that has been made invisible is displayed again. The combination of specific patterns can be displayed on the third effective line. In this case, the lottery result in the special game state and the stop display state are contradictory, and there is a great possibility that the player will be confused. In this regard, with this configuration, in addition to the second effective line on which the reach line is formed, a pattern that cannot be a combination of specific patterns on the third effective line is the final stop pattern. Thereby, there is no contradiction between the lottery result in the special gaming state as described above and the stop display state. Therefore, it is possible to suitably perform the line change reach fluctuation without causing confusion to the player. In addition, if the configuration is such that the design that was made invisible after the line change reach change stop display is not redisplayed and is stopped and displayed as it is, there is a possibility that the player may feel uncomfortable unlike the case where there is a reservation. is there. In this regard, by adopting this configuration, since the normal stop display state is obtained after the end of the line change reach fluctuation, the player does not feel uncomfortable as described above.

  Furthermore, as described above, in the game times in which the lottery result in the special gaming state is not won and the line change reach variation is performed, depending on whether there is a reservation at the timing when the elapsed period from the start of the pattern variation becomes the predetermined period Then, after the change is stopped, it is determined whether or not the invisible pattern is displayed again. If the design determines whether or not the picture is redisplayed depending on whether or not there is reservation at the start of the change, there is no reservation at the start of the change, and there is a reservation during the change. However, the reservation is not considered. As a result, after the change is stopped, the image which is rendered invisible is displayed again. In this case, it is difficult to obtain effects such as providing the player with a game with a good tempo and reducing the processing load of the display control means. In this regard, in this configuration, the presence / absence of reservation during the change is considered. Thereby, line change reach fluctuation can be suitably performed while obtaining the above-mentioned effect.

  Note that the “unrecognizable” of the picture here means not only transparent display and non-display, but also reduced display that is indistinguishable and does not interfere with reach production, or is not completely transparent display. It also means the case of a substantially transparent display that is indistinguishable and does not hinder reach production. Also, the “stop” of the picture here includes not only the case where it is in a completely stationary state but also a case where it is shaken finely, and broadly means the state in which the picture variation is considered to have stopped. More specifically, when the scrolling of the pattern stops and the pattern swings at the stop position, it is regarded as “stop”.

  Further, the means 2 to 9 may be applied to the means 10.

  The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means can be applied is shown below.

  Ball game machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 18) operated by the player, ball launching means (shot motor 229, etc.) for playing and firing game balls based on the operation of the operation means, and its launch A ball path (ball guide path of the rail unit 50) for guiding the game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game component (general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, operating port 33, variable display) arranged in the gaming area A gaming machine equipped with a unit 35 and the like.

  A ball game machine equipped with a special display unit and a variable display device: operation means (game ball launching handle 18) operated by a player, and ball launching means for playing and firing a game ball based on the operation of the operation means ( Launch motor 229, etc.), a ball passage (ball guide passage of the rail unit 50) for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, an operation port (operation port 33) arranged in the game region, a special display Unit (first specific lamp unit 47), a variable display device (symbol display device 41), and a variable winning device (variable winning device 32), and when a game ball enters the operating port is detected, it is displayed on the special display unit. A game machine that variably displays displayed content and opens the variable winning device in a predetermined manner when the display content at the time of stoppage is specific display content.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an exploded or exploded main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a front structure of a main body frame 12 constituting the pachinko machine 10. is there. 2 and 3, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is left blank for convenience.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility when installed in the game hall. The outer frame 11 is in a state in which wooden plate members are combined in a rectangular frame shape as a whole, and is configured by fixing each plate member with a detachable fastening member such as a small screw. Therefore, compared to the conventional structure in which the plate members are assembled using nails and rivets, the components can be easily reused. In the present embodiment, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm), and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). In addition, you may comprise the outer frame 11 with metals, such as a synthetic resin and aluminum.

  A body frame 12 is supported at one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing axis is set to extend vertically to the left as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the main body frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis serving as the axis. Furthermore, since the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a game ball launching handle 18 on the right side, the main body frame 12 can be opened and closed around the side opposite to the game ball launching handle 18. It can be said. The main body frame 12 is made of synthetic resin, specifically ABS resin. By using the ABS resin, the main body frame 12 having a relatively low cost and high impact resistance can be obtained. The body frame 12 may be made of a metal such as aluminum. In the present embodiment, the outer frame 11 and the main body frame 12 constitute a gaming machine main body. As an alternative to the outer frame 11, an installation frame may be provided in advance on the game hall side, and the main body frame 12 may be assembled to the installation frame when the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. In such a configuration, the main body frame 12 constitutes a gaming machine main body.

  A front plate 14 is provided at a lower position on the front side of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and the width thereof is configured to substantially coincide with the width of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 includes a base portion 15 having a bulging portion 15a that bulges to the near side in a substantially central portion in the width direction, and a ball tray that is provided inside the bulging portion 15a of the base portion 15 and has a dish shape that is recessed downward. And a back wall panel 17 constituting a wall on the back side of the bottom plate 16. Since the base portion 15 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by a fastening member such as a screw, the base portion 15 constitutes an attachment portion for the main body frame 12. A game ball launching handle 18 is provided on the base portion 15 so as to protrude to the right side of the bulging portion 15a. The back wall panel 17 is provided with a ball discharge port 17 a, and the game balls discharged from the ball discharge port 17 a are stored in the lower plate 16.

  A slide-type ball removal lever 19 is provided on the front side of the bulging portion 15 a of the base portion 15. The ball removal lever 19 may be a push type. When the ball removal lever 19 is operated, a closing plate (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate 16 moves integrally or via a link to open the ball removal hole, and the stored balls in the lower plate 16 are moved. It is configured to be discharged downward. The ball removal lever 19 is provided with a biasing member such as a coil spring that biases the ball removal lever 19 toward the side where the ball removal hole is closed, and the biasing force of the biasing member when the operation of the ball removal lever 19 is released. Thus, the closing plate returns to the open position of the ball hole. A speaker cover portion 17b in which a large number of small holes are gathered is formed at a position different from the ball outlet 17a of the back wall panel 17, and the output sound of the speaker 20 installed behind the panel 17 is the speaker cover. It is emitted forward through the part 17b.

  The base part 15 is provided with an ashtray 21 on the left side of the bulging part 15a. The ashtray 21 is attached so as to be able to be reversed to the lower side on the front side so as to easily remove the butts and the like accumulated in the inside, and faces the base portion 15 on the right side surface and the back surface thereof. Although a specific illustration is omitted, a support shaft for cantilevering the ashtray 21 in a rotatable state is provided on the right side surface of the ashtray 21, and the ashtray 21 is disposed on the back as shown in the drawing. A locking portion that is locked to the base portion 15 is provided at a position that is open to the bottom. Most of the front plate 14 is formed of ABS resin in the same manner as the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, but by molding with ABS resin, it is possible to apply plating to appropriate portions of the surface for the purpose of decoration or the like. In addition, since the ashtray 21 is disposed in the vicinity, the portion constituting the lower plate 16 and the back wall panel 17 is made of flame-retardant ABS resin, so that it is difficult to burn even if cigarettes are accidentally placed. It is preferable to configure as described above.

  A front door frame 13 as a front door is provided in a range excluding the front plate 14 on the front side of the main body frame 12 so as to cover the main body frame 12. Accordingly, the entire front side of the main body frame 12 is covered by the front plate 14 and the front door frame 13. The front door frame 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the main body frame 12, the front door frame 13 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It is like that. The front door frame 13 is formed of ABS resin, like the front plate 14. The front door frame 13 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, but by molding it with ABS resin, it is possible to plate appropriate portions of the surface for the purpose of decoration or the like.

  A lower portion of the front door frame 13 is provided with a bulging portion 22 that bulges to the near side above the lower plate 16, and an upper plate 23 that opens upward is provided inside the bulging portion 22. . The upper plate 23 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device, which will be described later, and guiding them to the game ball launching device side while aligning them in a row. A ball removal lever 24 for the upper plate 23 is provided on the front surface side of the bulging portion 22, and when this ball removal lever 24 is operated, a ball removal passage (not shown) provided near the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23. Is opened, and the stored balls in the upper plate 23 are discharged to the lower plate 16. In addition, the upper plate 23 can also be comprised with a flame-retardant ABS resin similarly to the lower plate 16 grade | etc.,.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a glass door frame and a front decoration frame are individually provided, and these can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame (corresponding to the main body frame of the present embodiment), and an upper plate is provided on the front decoration frame. Unlike the conventional configuration, the glass door frame and the front decoration frame are integrated into a front door frame 13, and the upper plate 23 is provided integrally with the front door frame 13. In this case, since the glass door frame and the front decoration frame are integrated into the front door frame 13, the strength of the glass support structure can be improved in the front door frame 13. That is, in this pachinko machine 10, for the purpose of expanding the game area, a large glass 137 is mounted on the front door frame 13 along with the expansion of the game area. Therefore, although the frame portion around the glass becomes narrow and there is a concern about the problem of strength reduction, sufficient strength of the glass support structure can be ensured by providing a frame portion integrated with the upper plate below the glass. The vertical and horizontal dimensions of the glass 137 are generally 405 mm × 405 mm, whereas the pachinko machine 10 has a size of 453 mm × 434 mm.

  The front door frame 13 is extended downward so as not to interfere with the game ball launching handle 18 at least when opening and closing the front door frame 13. Specifically, the dimension La from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the lower end of the front door frame 13 is, for example, about 201 mm in one existing model, whereas in this pachinko machine 10, it is about 30 mm smaller, about 172 mm. It has become. Along with this, the dimension Lb from the lower end of the pachinko machine to the upper end of the upper plate 23 is also reduced, which is about 298 mm in the existing model, for example, about 261 mm in the present pachinko machine 10. Here, by lowering the position of the upper plate 23, the vertical distance from the tip of the nozzle of the ball lending device arranged side by side on the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall is increased, and there is a concern that the lending of the lending ball may be lost. However, in the present embodiment, the rising portion 22a in which the wall surface of the bulging portion 22 is higher than the other wall surface is formed in the left side portion that is the rental ball discharge portion from the nozzle. Thereby, even if it has the structure which lowered the position of the top plate 23, inconveniences, such as spilling of a rental ball, are eliminated. The height of the raised portion 22a may be any as long as it matches the lowered size of the upper plate 23, and the maximum height is 25 mm in the present embodiment.

  In the front door frame 13, the bulging portion 22 for forming the upper plate is provided so as to bulge greatly toward the front side, but other portions above the upper plate 23 (annular electric decoration portion 102 and the like to be described later) ) Is restricted to bulge to the near side to avoid interference with the nozzle of the ball lending device. Specifically, the dimension from the outer frame 11 toward the front side is limited to 45 to 50 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 25 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially circular window hole 26 is formed at the center of the resin base 25. Is formed. A game board 30 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the resin base 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 is made of a substantially square plywood, and is attached in a state where the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the resin base 25. That is, the game board 30 is attached from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and only the substantially central portion of the front part of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the main body frame 12 through the window hole 26 of the resin base 25. Note that the gaming board 30 has a length in the vertical direction of 476 mm and a length in the horizontal direction of 452 mm, as in the prior art.

  Next, the structure of the game board 30 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 30 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, an operating port 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, and the like. Actually, the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the operating port 33, the through gate 34, and the variable display unit 35 are attached to the surface of the game board by wood screws or the like. In the present embodiment, the variable display unit 35 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 30, the operation port 33 is disposed below the variable display unit 35, and the variable winning device 32 is disposed further below. Further, through gates 34 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35, and a plurality of general winning holes 31 are arranged on both sides of the lower part of the game board 30. The operating port 33 is additionally provided with an electric accessory that is activated (opened) under a predetermined condition. When a game ball enters the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operating port 33, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and based on the detection result, the upper plate 23 (in some cases, the lower plate 16) is detected. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 30 so that game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are guided through the out port 36 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). It has become. The out port 36 is formed by cutting out the substantially lower center of the game board 30 in an inverted U shape. Therefore, compared to the conventional configuration in which the out port is formed in a hole shape, the out port can be easily formed (however, in FIG. 4, the rail unit 50 is provided on the front side so that the out port 36 is closed. Is shown). The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (functions) such as a windmill 37 are disposed.

  Notches 38 as recesses are formed at a plurality of locations on the left and right sides of the game board 30 so as to avoid interference with the protruding areas from the left and right sides of the body frame 12 that is the assembly partner.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the position of the upper plate 23 is lowered, and accordingly, the position of the game ball intake port provided in the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23 is also lowered. In this case, in the conventional configuration in which the game ball inlet is at a relatively high position, the game ball inlet and the game board 30 overlap each other, and the game board 30 has a notch corresponding to the game ball inlet. In this pachinko machine 10, the game ball intake port and the game board 30 do not overlap each other by lowering the game ball intake port. No formation is necessary. Therefore, it becomes an advantageous configuration in the manufacturing process of the game board 30.

  The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 for variably displaying the first symbol (special symbol) with a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger. A center frame 43 is disposed in the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The center frame 43 has an upper portion extending forward of the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the game ball is prevented from dropping in front of the display screen of the symbol display device 41, and the inconvenience that the visibility of the display screen is lowered due to the fall of the game ball does not occur. . In the upper center of the center frame 43, a first specific lamp portion 47 and a second specific lamp portion 48 are provided side by side. In addition, a holding lamp 44 corresponding to the first specific lamp section 47 and the symbol display device 41 is provided so as to sandwich the area where both the specific lamp sections 47 and 48 are disposed. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the operating port 33 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the holding number is displayed by turning on the holding lamp 44. Note that the hold lamp 44 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41. As described above, since the upper part of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the holding lamp 44, the first specific lamp unit 47, and the second specific lamp unit 48 is hindered by the fall of the game ball. It is the composition which is not done. A holding lamp 46 corresponding to the second specific lamp portion 48 is provided below the center frame 43. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the holding number is displayed by turning on the holding lamp 46. Note that the hold lamp 46 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41, similarly to the hold lamp 44.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including an 8-inch size liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, the first symbols are displayed side by side in the top, middle and bottom, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. This symbol variation display will be described in detail later. In addition to the liquid crystal display device, the symbol display device 41 may have a display screen made up of other types such as a CRT, a dot matrix, and 7 segments.

  The first specific lamp portion 47 is provided with a red, green, and blue three-color light emission type LED lamp. Then, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger. Specifically, red light is turned on with a winning at the operation port 33 as a trigger, and the emission color is switched to green light when a predetermined time elapses in that state. Then, when the predetermined time elapses with the green light turned on, the emission color is switched to blue light. Thereafter, the emission color is repeatedly switched in the order of red, green, and blue until the emission color switching stop time comes. Accordingly, red, green, and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order on the first specific lamp unit 47. And finally, when red or green is stopped and displayed, a jackpot is generated, and when blue is stopped and displayed, no jackpot is generated. In addition, the type of jackpot is different between the case where the stop is finally displayed in red and the case where the stop is finally displayed in green, and the former is a jackpot that is advantageous to the player. The switching of the emission color will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, the second specific lamp portion 48 is provided with a red and green two-color light emitting type LED lamp inside thereof. In the second specific lamp unit 48, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order with the passage of the through gate 34 as a trigger. Specifically, when the game ball passes through the through gate 34, lighting of red light and lighting of green light are alternately performed. Thus, red and green are alternately displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48. And when red is stopped and displayed, it is comprised so that the electrically-driven accessory which accompanies the operating port 33 will be in an open state only for the predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win. More specifically, when the jackpot is generated, the variable winning device 32 is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is easily won. As an opening mode of the variable prize winning device 32, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, ten) of winnings is defined as one round, and the following is performed on condition that a winning is made to a continuous prize opening in the variable prize winning device 32. In general, it is assumed that the condition for shifting to a round is satisfied, and the variable prize-winning device 32 is repeatedly opened with a maximum of a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds).

  A rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30 as a rail member for guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launching device to the upper part of the game board 30. The launched game ball is guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 is formed of a ring-shaped resin molded product, and more specifically, a fluorine-containing polycarbonate resin is used to reduce frictional resistance. The rail unit 50 includes an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 that are provided in an inner and outer double. The inner rail portion 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper portion, and the outer rail portion 52 surrounds the upper open area of the inner rail portion 51 and is parallel to the left side portion of the inner rail 51. Are formed in a substantially semi-annular shape.

  The inner rail portion 51 is integrally formed with other resin portions, and is provided upright substantially vertically on the surface of the game board 30. Further, the outer rail portion 52 has a support portion 52a that is integrally molded with other resin portions in the same manner as the inner rail portion 51, and is provided substantially upright on the surface of the game board 30. A sliding plate 52b is attached to the inner surface of 52a to make the flight of the game ball smoother. The sliding plate 52b is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, and is supported by the support portion 52a at a plurality of locations. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52, and a ball guide passage is formed by a portion where these rail portions 51 and 52 face each other with a predetermined interval. In addition, in the site | part which the inner and outer rail parts 51 and 52 oppose, each rail part 51 and 52 is connected by the contact part 53 with the game board 30, and a ball | bowl guide path is formed in the groove shape open | released to the near side. Has been.

  In the rail unit 50, a return ball prevention member 54 is attached to a portion (left upper portion in FIG. 4) from which the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage, and a portion corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the jumped game ball (FIG. 4). In the upper right part), a return rubber 55 is attached. The return ball preventing member 54 prevents a situation in which a game ball that has once jumped from the ball guide path to the upper part of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide path. In addition, the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 55 and is rebounded toward the center of the game area.

  An arc-shaped flange 56 projecting outward is formed on the outer periphery of the rail unit 50. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30. Here, the upper and lower and left and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed in a substantially linear shape. That is, the flanges 56 are cut off at the upper and lower and left and right ends of the rail unit 50 so that the rail diameter can be expanded in a finite area in the pachinko machine 10, that is, the game area on the game board 30 can be expanded. It has become. The rail unit 50 is arranged such that the position of the gaming area on the gaming board 30 that is the maximum width reaches the left and right end positions of the gaming board 30. Among the parts corresponding to the ball guide passages of the rail unit 50, particularly with respect to the game ball receiving part, the corresponding flange 56 is provided from others in order to firmly attach the rail unit 50 and stabilize the flight of the game ball. There are also many screws (three in this embodiment, two in the other).

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is formed so as to extend downward from the outer peripheral portion of the inner rail portion 51, and has a function of guiding a foul ball that does not reach the game area and flows backward in the ball guide passage to the foul ball passage 76 (see FIG. 3). Have The lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces (Sa, Sb in the figure) for sticking seals and plates such as certificate stamps, and in order to secure this attachment space, the flange 56 Notches 58a and 58b are formed in the upper and lower portions. By adopting a configuration in which a sticker such as a stamp is directly pasted on the game board 30, it is difficult to improperly paste the stamp or the like.

  In the game board 30, a relay terminal hole 59 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided in the upper left portion outside the rail unit 50, and through this relay terminal hole 59, a connector for connecting a relay terminal plate installed on the back of the game board 60 is exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10.

  Next, the game area will be described. The board surface of the game board 30 is divided into inner and outer areas by rail units 50 (inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52), and an inner area divided into a substantially circular shape is a game area. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game area partitioned on the board surface of the game board 30 is configured to be much larger than before. In the present embodiment, the distance from the uppermost point of the outer rail portion 52 to the lower part of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and the extreme left position of the outer rail portion 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51. The distance between them is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail portion 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail portion 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the game area is an area of a ball guide passage that is an opposite part of the inner and outer rail parts 51 and 52 among the areas surrounded by the inner rail part 51 and the outer rail part 52 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It demonstrates as an area | region which excluded. That is, since the game area does not include the ball guide passage portion, the left limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail portion 51 instead of the outer rail portion 52. Further, the right limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail portion 51, the lower limit position of the game area is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30 in which the out port 36 is formed, and the upper limit position of the game area. Is specified by the outer rail portion 52. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width of the game area (maximum width in the left-right direction) is 418 mm, and the height of the game area (maximum width in the vertical direction) is 445 mm.

  Here, the width of the gaming area is preferably at least 380 mm. More preferably, it is 400 mm or more, 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and further 460 mm or more. That is, the width dimension of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of game area expansion. The height of the game area is preferably at least 400 mm. More preferably, it is 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and more preferably 460 mm or more. Of course, it is good also as 470 mm or more or 480 mm or more. In other words, the height of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of game area expansion. In addition, about the combination of the said width | variety and height, it can be set as what combined the said numerical value arbitrarily. If the width or height of the game area exceeds a certain value, a part of the game area may exceed the board surface of the game board 30, but other members may be placed along the game board surface in the area beyond the game area. What is necessary is just to supplement by providing.

  In the present embodiment, the ratio of the area of the game area to the surface of the game board 30 is about 70%, which is much larger than the conventional area ratio. Note that the area ratio of the game area to the surface of the game board 30 has been only about 50% in the related art, so that the game board 30 having the same size as the conventional one is used as in the present embodiment. So, it can be said that the game area is considerably expanded. It should be noted that the external shape of the pachinko machine 10 is almost uniform among manufacturers for the convenience of installation in the game hall, and in the situation where the size of the game board 30 has to be the same, the surface of the game board 30 as described above. Increasing the ratio of the area of the gaming area to about 20% is very significant from the viewpoint of expanding the gaming area. Here, the ratio is preferably at least 60% or more. More preferably, it is 65% or more, More preferably, it is 70% or more. Further, if it is 75% or more exceeding the case of this embodiment, it is more desirable. Furthermore, it may be 80% or more. In order to secure 80% or more, it is difficult to make the shape of the game area into a substantially circular shape. Therefore, it is preferable to have a shape in which the corner (for example, the lower right corner or the upper right corner) is expanded. .

  Further, the ratio of the area of the game area to the area of the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is about 40%, which is a much larger area ratio than before. The area ratio of the game area to the area of the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is desirably 35% or more. Of course, it may be 40% or more, 45% or more, or 50% or more.

  In connection with the expansion of the game area, the through gates 34 located on both sides of the variable display unit 35 have a guide mechanism that allows the game balls that have passed through the gate 34 to be moved toward the center. As a result, even when the game area is expanded in the left-right direction, the game ball can be guided toward the central operation port 33 and the variable prize-winning device 32, and thus the game area is expanded. As a result, a decrease in interest due to the difficulty of winning a game ball is suppressed. Further, since the game area is expanded in the left-right direction, even if a relatively large variable display unit 35 is provided at the center of the game area, the through-gate 34, the windmill 37, and a plurality of nails are provided on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35. (Guide nails such as a triangular nail for guiding the game ball to the center) and other objects can be provided with a margin, and the flow of the game ball in the game areas on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35 It is not monotonous and you can fully enjoy the behavior of the game ball.

  Notches 38 are formed on both the left and right sides of the game board 30 to avoid interference with the protruding areas from the left and right sides of the main body frame 12, and the maximum width of the game area on the game board 30 in the rail unit 50 It has already been described that the position reaches the left and right end positions of the game board 30, but as will be described later, reinforcing members (bearing brackets 235: FIG. 9) provided on the left and right side portions of the main body frame 12. The game board 30 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to have a width that leaves an area for arranging the locking device (the base frame 247, the interlocking rod 248, etc .: see FIG. 9). For these reasons, the game area is being expanded.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, in the resin base 25, below the window hole 26 (game board 30), a launch rail 61 for guiding the game ball immediately after being launched from the game ball launcher is attached. Yes. The firing rail 61 is fixedly attached to the resin base 25 via a metal plate 62 behind the firing rail 61, and is configured to extend linearly at a predetermined firing angle (launch angle). Accordingly, the game ball that is launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18 is first launched obliquely upward along the launch rail 61 and then guided to the game area through the ball guide path. As described above, since the curvature of the ball guide passage is reduced by greatly expanding the game area as compared with the conventional game area, a device for stabilizing the launch ball is required. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the launch position of the game ball is lowered so that the inclination angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 61 is somewhat larger than the existing one (that is, the launch rail 61 is raised), and By forming the launch rail 61 so as to extend from the launch position of the game ball launcher to a position beyond the center position (out port 36) of the game area, the launch rail 61 is made longer than the existing one and sufficiently long. The ball guide distance is secured. Thereby, the game ball launched from the game ball launching device can be guided to the ball guide passage in a more stable state. Further, in order to stabilize the launch ball, the metal plate 62 provided with the launch rail 61 is enlarged, and the metal plate 62 is screwed at a number of locations (15 to 20 in this embodiment). Thus, the launch rail 61 is firmly positioned with respect to the game board 30.

  There is a predetermined gap between the firing rail 61 and the ball guide passage, and a foul ball passage 76 is provided below the gap. Therefore, if the game ball launched from the game ball launching device does not reach the return ball prevention member 54 and returns as a foul ball in the ball guide passage, the foul ball passes through the foul ball passage 76 to the lower plate 16. To be discharged. Incidentally, in the case of the present embodiment, the length of the firing rail 61 is about 240 mm, and the length of the gap (the length on the extension line of the firing rail 61) leading to the foul ball passage 76 at the tip of the firing rail is about 40 mm. .

  When the foul balls flow backward in the ball guide passage, most of them flow along the outer rail portion 52 and fall downward when reaching the lower end portion of the outer rail portion 52. There is also a rampage in the ball guide path that jumps to the inner rail portion 51 side. At this time, the splashed foul ball hits the convex portion 57 at the entrance of the ball guide passage and is guided to the foul ball passage 76. Thereby, all of the foul balls are reliably guided to the foul ball passage 76, and interference between the foul balls and the game balls to be fired next is suppressed.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, one game ball is supplied to the game ball launching device one by one from the ball outlet on the front door frame 13 side (ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 23). At this time, since the launch position of the game ball is lowered in this embodiment, the drop from the exit of the ball on the front door frame 13 side to the launch position becomes large, Guide members 63 and 64 are installed on the front side. Thereby, the game ball supplied from the ball exit on the front door frame 13 side is always set at a predetermined launch position, and a stable launch operation can be realized. In addition, the game ball launching device is provided with a ball striking rod that is supported so as to be rotatable about the base end portion, and a game ball is launched along with the rotation of the ball striking ball. It is rare. Therefore, while aiming to reduce the weight of the hitting ball by changing the material to a light metal such as aluminum and reducing the size of the hitting shaft, the head portion of the hitting ball (opposite to the base end) is required to ensure sufficient firing force A weight is provided at the tip of the side. Thereby, sufficient and stable launch of the game ball can be realized. By providing the weight portion of the hitting ball projecting upward, the hitting ball can be easily picked or caught, and the effect of facilitating adjustment of the hitting strength of the hitting tip can be obtained.

  A pair of left and right discharge ports 66, 67 are formed on the left side of the launch rail 61 on the front surface of the main body frame 12, and the game balls discharged from the discharge ports 66, 67 are placed in front of the upper plate 23 or A game ball guide unit 70 for guiding one of the lower dishes 16 is attached. For convenience, in the following description, the discharge port 66 is also referred to as a first discharge port, and the discharge port 67 is also referred to as a second discharge port. These discharge ports 66 and 67 communicate with a game ball distribution unit 245 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12, and game balls are basically discharged from the first discharge port 66. When the passage leading to the upper plate 23 including the first outlet 66 is filled with game balls, the game balls are discharged from the second outlet 67 instead of the first outlet 66.

  The game ball guide unit 70 is configured to be visible with a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate resin, and between the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 with the front door frame 13 closed with respect to the main body frame 12. It is formed so that the thickness is comparatively thin so that it can be accommodated. The game ball guide unit 70 is integrally formed with the foul ball passage 76 described above. The game ball guide unit 70 is formed with a ball discharge passage 71 for communicating the discharge ports 66 and 67 with the lower plate 16. In the game ball guide unit 70, a communication port 72 communicating with the upper plate 23 is formed on the front side of the first discharge port 66 of the main body frame 12, and an opening / closing plate 73 is attached so as to close the communication port 72. ing. The opening / closing plate 73 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 74 and is always urged to a position where the communication port 72 is closed by a spring 75 as urging means.

  According to the above configuration of the game ball guide unit 70, the open / close plate 73 rises as shown in the figure by the urging force of the spring 75 when the front door frame 13 is opened, and the communication port 72 is closed. In this state, the game ball discharged from the first discharge port 66 is guided to the lower plate 16 through the ball discharge passage 71. Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is opened in a state where game balls are stored upstream of the communication port 72, the stored balls flow down to the lower plate 16 through the ball discharge passage 71 without spilling from the communication port 72. To do. That is, even in the present pachinko machine 10 in which the front decorative frame is omitted and the upper plate 23 is directly provided on the front door frame 13, the game on the upstream side of the communication port 72 when the front door frame 13 is opened. The inconvenience of spilling a ball can be prevented. On the other hand, in the state where the front door frame 13 is closed, the opening / closing plate 73 is pushed open against the biasing force of the spring 75 by the ball passage rod 138 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 13. . In this state, the game ball discharged from the first discharge port 66 is guided to the upper plate 23 through the communication port 72. Accordingly, the game ball upstream of the communication port 72 is paid out to the upper plate 23. A lower plate full tank switch for detecting that the game ball discharged to the lower plate 16 is full (full tank) is attached to the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 71 of the game ball guide unit 70.

  The resin base 25 is provided with a substantially rectangular small window 78 at the lower right portion of the window hole 26. Accordingly, the stamp or the like attached to the lower right corner space (Sa in FIG. 4) of the game board 30 can be viewed through the small window 78. It is also possible to directly paste a stamp or the like on the game board 30 from the small window 78.

  A small window 79 is also provided in the resin base 25 at the upper left portion of the window hole 26. The small window 79 is provided in the position corresponding to the relay terminal hole 59 of the game board 30 described in FIG. 4 in substantially the same shape as that, and through the relay terminal hole 59 and the small window 79, the relay installed on the back of the game board The connection connector 60 of the terminal board is exposed on the front side of the main body frame 12. In such a configuration, various lamps provided on the front door frame 13 side are electrically connected via the connection connector 60 exposed from the small window 79 of the main body frame 12 (resin base 25). A front door frame opening switch 27 for detecting the open state of the front door frame 13 is provided on the top of the resin base 25. The front door frame opening switch 27 has a pin that can be projected and retracted on the front surface of the resin base 25. When the front door frame 13 is opened with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin returns to the protruding position and the opening of the front door frame 13 is detected. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the resin base 25 comes into contact with metal fittings (reinforcing plates 131 to 134 shown in FIG. 5) on the back of the front door frame 13, and Metal pieces 28a and 28b are attached for conducting the metal fittings to the main body frame 12 side and grounding them. Accordingly, the metal fittings on the back of the front door frame 13 are conducted to the locking device and the hinge fitting on the main body frame 12 side through the metal pieces 28a and 28b, and are grounded together with the locking device and the hinge fitting.

  A pair of upper and lower support brackets 81 and 82 are attached to the left end side (opening / closing axis line side) of the main body frame 12 as a support mechanism for supporting the front door frame 13 so that it can be opened and closed. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a protruding shaft 84 protruding upward. The specific configuration of the front door frame 13 supported by the support fittings 81 and 82 will be described later. Further, a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 155 and 156 (see FIG. 2) provided on the open end side on the back side of the front door frame 13 is inserted into the right end side (opposite to the opening / closing axis) of the main body frame 12. Insertion holes 87 and 88 are provided, respectively. The pachinko machine 10 is configured such that a locking device for locking the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 is hidden behind the main body frame 12. Therefore, the front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so that it cannot be opened by locking the metal fittings 155 and 156 to the locking device via the insertion holes 87 and 88.

  A cylinder lock 91 as a key member for locking and unlocking the main frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 with respect to the main frame 12 is installed at the lower right corner of the main frame 12. Has been. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the locking device, and only the cylinder lock 91 of the locking device is provided in a state of protruding in front of the main body frame 12. In this case, the cylinder lock 91 is provided at a position different from the position that is the maximum width of the game area. The cylinder lock 91 has a function to cover both the locking and unlocking of the main body frame 12 and the locking and unlocking of the front door frame 13, and when the key inserted into the key hole is turned counterclockwise (counterclockwise direction) When the key is unlocked and the key is turned to the right (clockwise direction), the front door frame 13 is unlocked.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a vertically long cover member 92 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to surround the cylinder lock 91. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the cover member 92 has locking portions (hooks) formed at the upper end portion and the lower end portion thereof. Therefore, the cover member 92 is attached to the main body frame 12 by locking the upper locking portion to the main body frame 12 side and sandwiching the lower locking portion between the main body frame 12 and the front plate 14. . The front door frame 13 is formed with a notch 145 corresponding to the shape of the cover member 92. When the front door frame 13 is closed, the cover member 92 together with the front door frame 13 constitutes the front portion of the pachinko machine. . When the front door frame 13 is closed, the flange formed on the cover member 92 is pressed by the front door frame 13 to prevent the cover member 92 from rattling.

  Next, the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 13.

  The front door frame 13 is formed with a window portion 101 as a viewing window so that almost the entire game area can be viewed from the front. The window portion 101 has a substantially oval shape that is nearly circular, and more specifically, a substantially central portion on the left and right sides of the window portion 101 is gently curved as compared to the upper and lower sides. The substantially central portion may have a linear shape. Above the window part 101 of the front door frame 13, the frame width of the narrowest part is about 61 mm. The frame width dimension in the present embodiment is substantially the same as the distance between the uppermost part of the outer rail portion 52 (the upper end of the game area) and the upper end of the main body frame 12 in the main body frame 12, and is 85 mm to This is significantly shorter than the conventional model having the frame width of about 95 mm. Thereby, the visibility of the upper area in the game area can be easily ensured, and the large variable display unit 35 can also be arranged relatively upward. The dimension of the frame width (narrowest part) above the window 101 is desirably 80 mm or less, more desirably 70 mm or less, and further desirably 60 mm or less. Of course, as long as a predetermined strength can be secured, the thickness may be 50 mm or less.

  The left and right frame portions of the front door frame 13 are restricted in reducing the frame width, and need a sufficient width dimension to ensure the strength of the front door frame 13 itself and the glass support strength. In the present embodiment, the narrowest part of the left and right frame parts has a frame width of about 44 mm. In this case, since the game area is greatly expanded in the pachinko machine 10, the frame width of the front door frame 13 is about 44 mm as described above on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, that is, on the opening / closing axis side. On the other hand, the distance between the left end position of the outer rail portion 52 of the rail unit 50 and the left end position of the main body frame 12 is about 21 mm, and the latter dimension is considerably small. That is, in this configuration, in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed, a part of the ball guide passage overlaps and is covered with the left frame portion of the front door frame 13. However, even if it becomes difficult to visually recognize the game ball in the ball guide passage, the ball guide passage is only a passing area until the game ball is guided to the game area, and the game where the player mainly enjoys the game. The game ball is not difficult to see in the area. Therefore, there is no trouble in actual game. As described above, it is possible to expand the game area without causing any trouble to the game, while ensuring sufficient strength and glass support strength of the front door frame 13.

  Small windows 107 to which a transparent resin is attached are provided on both the left and right sides of the lower end portion of the front door frame 13 so that a part of the surface of the main body frame 12 and the surface of the game board 30 (including certificate paper) can be visually recognized. The transparent resin attached to the small window 107 is formed in a flat shape so that the inside certificate paper or the like can be easily read by a machine or the like. However, a magnifying lens portion can be provided on the small window 107 so that the hall operator or the like can easily see the internal certificate paper or the like.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, an annular illumination part 102 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs is provided symmetrically along the periphery of the window part 101, and an LED or the like is provided at the center of the annular illumination part 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. There is provided a central illumination unit 103 incorporating the light emitting means. In the pachinko machine 10, the central lighting unit 103 functions as a jackpot lamp and notifies that the jackpot is being hit by performing lighting or blinking in the jackpot state. Further, around the upper plate 23, there is also provided an upper plate illumination unit 104 that also incorporates light emitting means such as LEDs. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination unit 103, there are respectively provided a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during award ball payout and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. The annular illumination part 102 includes an inner and outer double resin cover layer and a light emitting body (LED) with a launch plate accommodated inside the resin cover layer, and intersects the inner side surface of each resin cover layer vertically and horizontally in each layer. A protrusion (or a wavy protrusion) is provided in the direction of the protrusion. The outer resin cover layer is transparent, and the inner resin cover layer is colored. Therefore, if the annular illumination part 102 is caused to emit light, it is possible to realize the illumination in a state of being dispersed in a large number or in a state accompanied with a stereoscopic effect. A resin material containing glass powder may be used for the resin cover layer. Such a configuration of the resin cover layer can also be applied to other electric decoration parts (for example, the central electric decoration part 103 and the prize ball lamp 105).

  The front door frame 13 is provided with a ball rental operation portion 120 at a position below the window portion 101. The ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. A ball lending operation, a card return operation, and a card frequency check can be performed by the lending operation unit 120 in a state where a bill or a card is inserted into a card unit (a ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10. it can. That is, the ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is paid out as long as the remaining amount exists on the card or the like. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays remaining amount information such as a card. In a pachinko machine (so-called cash machine) in which game balls are rented directly from a ball lending device or the like to a top plate without using a card unit, the ball lending operation unit 120 is unnecessary. A decorative sticker or the like is attached to 120 installation portions. Thereby, in the configuration of the present pachinko machine 10 provided with the lending operation unit 120, the pachinko machine using a card unit (so-called CR machine) and the cash machine can be shared.

  On the back side of the front door frame 13, various metal reinforcing members are provided so as to surround the window portion 101. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, reinforcement plates 131, 132, 133, and 134 are respectively attached to the back side of the front door frame 13 and on the left and right and upper and lower outer sides of the window portion 101. These reinforcing plates 131 to 134 are connected in contact with each other, but resin parts 135 for avoiding direct contact are interposed at the connecting portions of the left and upper reinforcing plates 132 and 133 in the drawing. Thereby, the closed loop of the electric path by the reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is cut, and the generation of a magnetic field causing noise is prevented.

  Assembling mechanisms for the main body frame 12 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the reinforcing plate 131 on the opening / closing axis line on the right side of FIG. Then, the mounting brackets 151 and 152 on the front door frame 13 side are attached to the support brackets 81 and 82 (see FIG. 3) on the main body frame 12 side. That is, a shaft hole that opens to the lower surface is formed in the lower mounting bracket 152, and the protruding shaft 84 of the lower support bracket 82 is inserted into the shaft hole, while the upper mounting bracket 151 By inserting the shaft portion into the support hole 83 of the upper support fitting 81, the front door frame 13 is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 12. Further, the reinforcing plate 131 is provided with an engaging claw 131a having a hook shape at an intermediate position thereof, and the engaging claw 131a is formed in the hole 12a ( (See FIG. 3). Thereby, even in the pachinko machine 10 in which the front door frame 13 is configured in a form including the upper plate 23 and the upper and lower shaft support intervals thereof are increased, the front door frame 13 can be prevented from being lifted at the intermediate position. Therefore, an illegal act or the like floating the front door frame 13 is suppressed.

  A pair of upper and lower hook metal fittings 155 and 156 having a hook shape are attached to the reinforcing plate 132 on the opposite side to the open / close axis on the left side of FIG. These metal fittings 155 and 156 extend rearward and are provided so as to correspond to the insertion holes 87 and 88 (see FIG. 3) provided in the main body frame 12. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the metal fittings 155 and 156 are inserted into the insertion holes 87 and 88 on the main body frame 12 side, and are locked by the locking device.

  A resin case 136 is attached to the lower reinforcing plate 134 at a position facing the firing rail 61. The resin case 136 accommodates a circuit board for the ball rental operation unit 120. The back surface of the resin case 136 (the surface visible in FIG. 5) is flat, and constitutes the side wall of the firing rail 61 when the front door frame 13 is closed. Therefore, the game ball is prevented from spilling forward from the launch rail 61.

  A ball passage rod 138 is installed at a part of the lower reinforcing plate 134 cut out toward the back of the pachinko machine 10, and at least above the ball passage rod 138, also at the back of the pachinko machine 10. An eaves portion 139 extending toward the surface is provided. In this case, in a state where the front door frame 13 is closed on the main body frame 12 side, a ridge extending along the upper side of the communication port 72 on the main body frame 12 side enters between the ball passage rod 138 and the collar portion 139. Arranged. Therefore, even if a wire, a film, or the like is invaded from the ball passage rod 138 and an illegal act is attempted, it is very difficult to infiltrate the wire, the film, or the like into the game area. As a result, fraudulent acts performed using a wire, a film, or the like can be prevented.

  The reinforcing plates 131 to 134 described above also have a function as a metal frame for supporting the glass, and the inside of these reinforcing plates 131 to 134 is folded back to form a glass holding groove. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows on the front and rear sides, and a pair of front and rear glasses 137 having a rectangular shape are held in each glass holding groove. Thereby, the two glass 137 is attached to the front and back at a predetermined interval.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is designed to expand the game area. Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the ball guide formed between the inner and outer rail portions 51 and 52 is used. A part of the passage is covered with the front door frame 13. Therefore, in the ball guide passage, a portion where the opening portion on the near side cannot be covered with the glass 137 is formed. In such a case, for example, when the game ball launched from the game ball launching device returns without reaching the return ball prevention member 54, the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage or between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137. There is a risk of getting caught in a gap that can be made. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a rail cover 140 is attached to the front door frame 13 so as to cover the front side opening portion of the ball guide passage. The rail cover 140 is a plate having a substantially arc shape, and is formed of a transparent resin. The rail cover 140 has an arc shape corresponding to the shape of the spherical guide passage, and covers the section from the base end portion of the spherical guide passage to the vicinity of the distal end portion along the peripheral edge portion of the window portion 101. ing. In particular, the size and shape of the rail cover 140 on the inner diameter side substantially match those of the inner rail portion 51. Further, at the right end portion of the rail cover 140 (that is, the portion that becomes the right end in the state of FIG. 5 where the rail cover 140 is attached to the front door frame 13), the portion where the ball guide passage protrudes from the side edge portion of the glass 137 A covering portion 141 for covering the surface is provided. With the above-described configuration of the rail cover 140, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the back surface of the rail cover 140 covers almost the entire area of the ball guide passage, so that the game ball jumps out of the ball guide passage. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem such as being caught in a gap formed between the outer rail portion 52 and the glass 137.

  Further, on the lower back side of the rail cover 140, a ridge 142 extending in an arc shape along the inner edge and protruding rearward is formed. The protrusion 142 is disposed so as to overlap the inner rail portion 51 in a state of entering the ball guide passage when the front door frame 13 is closed. Therefore, for example, even if an attempt is made to cheat by inserting a wire or film from the gap between the front door frame 13 and the main body frame 12, the wire or film is allowed to enter the game area inside the ball guide passage. Becomes very difficult. As a result, fraudulent acts performed using a wire, a film, or the like can be prevented. The protrusion 142 may be formed in a wider range, for example, along the entire area of the inner edge of the rail cover 140. According to such a configuration, it becomes difficult to infiltrate a wire, a film, or the like in a wider range, It is possible to more reliably prevent fraudulent acts that are performed using wires or films.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 10 for each major part.

  First, an overall outline of the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged so as to be lined up and down, left and right, or overlapped in the front and rear, and a game ball supply device for supplying game balls (Discharge mechanism), a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In the present embodiment, the various control devices are separately mounted on two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the main body frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 271 (main board) and the audio lamp controller 272 (audio lamp control board) are mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and the payout controller 311 (payout control board) and launch control. A device 312 (launch control board) and a power supply device 313 (power supply board) are mounted on the other mounting base to form a unit. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the former unit is referred to as a “first control board unit 201” and the latter unit is referred to as a “second control board unit 202”. Further, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, this unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” herein. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured to be detachable without using any tools or the like in units of units, and are provided with a support shaft part in a part to provide the main body frame 12. Or it has the composition which can be developed to the back of game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden portion when the units 201 to 203 and other components are arranged one behind the other. Actually, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 8, the first control board unit 201 having a substantially L-shape is arranged at substantially the center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 is arranged therebelow. Yes. Further, the back pack unit 203 is disposed in a region partially overlapping with the first control board unit 201.

  The first control board unit 201 is provided with a support shaft part M1 at the left end portion when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 201 can be rotated around an axis A by the support shaft part M1. ing. Further, the first control board unit 201 is provided with a fastening portion M2 made of Nylatch (registered trademark) on the right end portion thereof, that is, on the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M1, and with a locking claw at the upper end portion. A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 201 is held along the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 10 by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft part M4 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 can be rotated around the axis B by the support shaft part M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4, and the second control board unit 202 performs the second control. The substrate unit 202 is held in a state along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body. Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft part M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 203 is rotatable about an axis C by the support shaft part M6. . Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 made of a ny latch or the like on the left end portion thereof, that is, on the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and at the upper end portion and the lower end portion, respectively, a rotating engagement member. Stop portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 203 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portions M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9.

  The support shafts M1, M4, and M6 that rotatably support the units 201 to 203 have a hinge structure that can be easily removed while the units 201 to 203 are opened from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10. Briefly, the first control board unit 201 is developed by releasing the fastening of the fastening part M2 and the locking claw part M3 and rotating the unit 201 around the axis A, Lift in condition. Thereby, if there is no back pack unit 203, the first control board unit 201 can be removed. Further, with respect to the second control board unit 202, the fastening of the fastening portion M5 is released, the unit 202 is rotated about the axis B, is unfolded, and is lifted in that state. Thereby, the 2nd control board unit 202 can be removed. Further, with respect to the back pack unit 203, the fastening portion M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9 are unlocked, and the unit 203 is unfolded by rotating around the axis C and lifted in that state. Thereby, the back pack unit 203 can be removed.

  Here, the unfolding directions of the units 201 to 203 are not the same, and the first control board unit 201 opens to the left when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, whereas the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit. 203 is configured to open to the right. In this case, since the first control board unit 201 is partially overlapped with the back pack unit 203, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201 without opening the back pack unit 203. Furthermore, since the first control board unit 201 and the back pack unit 203 are configured to expand in opposite directions, the back pack unit 203 must be opened largely beyond a predetermined angle or the unit 203 must be removed. For example, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201. Accordingly, when attention is paid to removing the first control board unit 201, it is difficult to remove compared to the other units 202 and 203. Furthermore, since the back pack unit 203 cannot be opened unless the main body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 by key operation of the locking device, the first control board unit 201 is further removed. Has become difficult. A more specific configuration will be described later.

  Next, the back surface structure of the main body frame 12 and the game board 30 is demonstrated. 9 is a rear view showing a configuration in a state in which the game board 30 is assembled to the main body frame 12 and the units 201 to 203 are removed. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the main body frame 12 as viewed from the rear. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the game board 30 as viewed from the rear.

  The game board 30 is installed in a square frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 25 from the back side, and a plurality (four in this embodiment) of locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the main body frame 12. It is fixed so as not to fall backward. The locking fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlock position). FIG. 9 shows a locked state. The left and right three locking fixtures 211 are L-shaped metal fittings formed by bending metal pieces, and are configured not to protrude outward from the main body frame 12 when the game board 30 is fixed. Note that the locking fixture 212 at one lower portion is an I-shaped fastener made of synthetic resin.

  The variable display unit 35 disposed at the center of the game board 30 is provided with a synthetic resin frame cover 213 that covers the center frame 43 (see FIG. 4) from the rear side. A symbol display device 41 and a display control device 214 as display control means are detachably attached to the rear end in a state where they are overlapped in the front-rear direction. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving LEDs and the like built in the center frame 43 are disposed.

  A collective board unit 215 is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 so as to surround the variable display unit 35. The collective plate unit 215 has a base formed of a synthetic resin such as ABS resin as a thin plate-like frame body, and is attached so that the base surface is in contact with the back surface of the game board 30. The collective board unit 215 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won at various winning ports, a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of game balls at various winning ports, and the like. .

  The game ball collecting mechanism will be described. Below the collective plate unit 215, a collecting passage corresponding to the game board opening of the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operating port 33 and collecting at one place on the downstream side. 216 is formed. Further, a discharge passage board 217 made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin is attached to the main body frame 12 below the game board 30, and the discharge ball is placed on the discharge passage board 217, for example, in a game hall outside the pachinko machine 10. A discharge passage 218 is formed to guide the island facility or the like. Therefore, as illustrated in phantom lines in FIG. 9, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 31 and the like gather through the collecting passage 216 of the collecting plate unit 215, and further, the discharging passage 218 of the discharging passage board 217 Through the pachinko machine 10. Similarly, the out port 36 leads to the discharge passage 218, and the game ball that has not won any prize opening is also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 218. In the above configuration, with the lower end surface of the game board 30 as a boundary, the collective plate unit 215 (collection passage 216) is provided above, and the discharge passage board 217 (discharge passage 218) is provided below. There is no overlap in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board 30. Therefore, when the game board 30 is removed from the main body frame 12, there is no inconvenience that the discharge passage board 17 prevents the game board from being removed.

  The discharge passage board 217 is disposed on the back side of the upper plate 23 in front of the pachinko machine 10, and a wire, a film, or the like is inserted from a ball discharge port (ball passage rod 138 in FIG. 2) leading to the upper plate 23. An illegal act such as allowing the wire, film, or the like to enter the game area side through the gap between the main body frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217 can be considered. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 10, the discharge passage board 217 has a height position corresponding to the upper position of the ball passage rod 138 so as to overlap the main body frame 12 and in front of the pachinko machine 10. An extending plate 219 was provided. Therefore, even if it tries to infiltrate a wire, a film, etc. from the clearance gap between the main body frame 12 and the discharge passage board 217, it will be obstructed by the plate 219, and it will be very difficult to infiltrate a wire, a film, etc. to a game area. Become. As a result, an illegal act such as forcibly opening the variable winning device 32 using a wire, a film, or the like can be prevented.

  Explaining the winning detection mechanism, the collective board unit 215 is provided with a winning port switch 221 at a position corresponding to the general winning port 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and a specific area switch 222 and a position corresponding to the variable winning device 32. A count switch 223 is provided. The specific area switch 222 is a switch that determines that a game ball that has won the variable winning device 32 during the jackpot has entered a specific area. The specific area is an area for determining whether or not a round can be updated, and is also referred to as a V zone. The count switch 223 is a switch that counts the number of game balls won in the variable winning device 32. In addition, an operation port switch 224 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the operation port 33 is provided at a position corresponding to the operation port 33, and a passage of the game ball of the through gate 34 is detected at a position corresponding to the through gate 34. A gate switch 225 is provided. The prize opening switch 221 and the gate switch 225 are connected to the board relay board 226 through electric wiring, and the specific area switch 222 and the count switch 223 are connected to the big prize opening relay board 227. The board surface relay board 226 and the special winning opening relay board 227 are connected to the main controller 271. The operation port switch 224 is directly connected to the main controller 271 without using a relay board. Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is driven with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the opening / closing door of the large winning opening and a distribution plate for distributing the winning balls to a specific area or other areas. A winning ball sorting plate solenoid is provided, and the operating port 33 is provided with an operating port solenoid for opening the electric accessory attached thereto.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into the main control device 271, and a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) corresponding to the winning situation at each time is sent from the main control device 271 to the payout control device 311. Sent. The payout of the predetermined number of game balls is executed by the output of the payout control device 311. Here, in the conventional so-called proof ball system, the game balls won in various winning openings are once collected in a winning ball processing device, and the winning ball processing device confirms the presence of the winning balls one by one and then pays out. However, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a lot of game balls are paid out because the winning of the game balls is electrically detected and paid out immediately for each winning opening. In this case, the payout can be performed promptly, and a winning ball processing apparatus is not required.

  The collective board unit 215 is provided with a board external terminal board 230 at the upper right part thereof. The panel external terminal board 230 is provided with an output terminal for outputting a signal every time the variation of the first symbol is stopped (final stop) and an output terminal for outputting a signal during a big hit. And, through these output terminals, a signal relating to the game (the state on the game board 30 side) is output to the management control device on the game hall side. The board external terminal board 230 is attached to the assembly board unit 215 in an easily removable state. As shown in FIG. 9, a set handle 228 and a firing motor 229 including a hitting ball basket are provided on the lower left side on the back side of the main body frame 12.

  The assembly plate unit 215 is provided with an attachment mechanism for attaching the first control board unit 201. Specifically, as this mounting mechanism, a bearing bracket 231 extending in the vertical direction is provided in the lower left corner portion when viewed from the back surface of the game board 30, and the bearing bracket 231 has a pair of upper and lower bearing holes 231 a on the same axis. Is formed. In the game board 30, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, a mounting hole for a ny latch) 232 is provided on the right side of the bearing fitting 231, and a locking claw piece 233 is provided above the bearing fitting 231. It has been.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12. Specifically, a long bearing fitting 235 is attached to the right end of the main body frame 12. The bearing fitting 235 also functions as a reinforcing member. As shown in FIG. 12, the bearing fitting 235 has a long plate-like fitting main body 236 extending downward from the game board 30, and the second lower portion is set up at two lower portions so as to stand up backward from the fitting main body 236. Bearing portions 237 for the control board unit 202 are formed, and bearing portions 238 for the back pack unit 203 are formed at two upper portions. Coaxial bearing holes are formed in the bearing portions 237 and 238, respectively. Note that the bearing portion 237 for the second control board unit 202 and the bearing portion 238 for the back pack unit 203 may be configured by individual bearing fittings. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the main body frame 12 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for the ny latch) 239 at the left end below the game board 30 installation area. Is provided. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the main body frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for a ny latch) 240 at the left end of the game board 30 installation area. . Rotating fixtures 241, 242 for sandwiching and supporting the back pack unit 203 between the game board 30 at positions on the upper left, upper right and lower right of the game board 30 in the main body frame 12. 243 is provided. Since the back pack unit 203 stores a large amount of game balls in its upper part, the fixtures 241 and 242 for supporting the upper part of the back pack unit 203 have a particularly strong strength. Desirably, a rotating fixture is used in the present embodiment.

  As described above, a long bearing fitting 235 is provided on the left and right side portions (right side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12, while the left and right other side portions (left side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12 are locked. A device is provided. The locking device includes a base frame 247 that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the main body frame 12, and a long interlocking rod 248 that is assembled to the base frame 247 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated in the lower part of the cylinder. The interlocking rod 248 moves in either the up or down direction by operating the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking bar 248 is provided with a pair of upper and lower bar brackets 249 having a hook shape. When the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 249 is attached to the support bracket ( (Not shown) and locked by a locking device. In this case, when the interlocking rod 248 moves upward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released. On the contrary, when the interlocking rod 248 moves downward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the front door frame 13 with respect to the main body frame 12 is released.

  In the above-described configuration in which the bearing bracket 235 and the locking device (base frame 247, interlocking rod 248, etc.) are distributed to the left and right sides of the main body frame 12, the bearing bracket 235 and the locking device (base frame 247, interlocking rod 248, etc.) are arranged. The game board 30 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to have a width that leaves an area for placing a). As described above, the game area is also expanded by this.

  In the lower right portion of the game board 30 on the back surface of the main body frame 12, a game ball distribution unit 245 for distributing game balls paid out by a payout mechanism, which will be described later, to any of the upper plate 23, the lower plate 16 or the discharge passage 218 is provided. It has been. The game ball distribution unit 245 has a left opening 245a that communicates with the upper plate 23 through the first discharge port 66, and a central opening 245b that communicates with the lower plate 16 through the second discharge port 67, and the right opening. Each passage is formed so that the portion 245c communicates with the discharge passage 218. The game ball distribution unit 245 is firmly attached to the main body frame 12 with screws or the like. Therefore, the floating at the installation site of the game ball distributing unit 245 is prevented, and an illegal act caused by entering a wire, a film, or the like from the gap can be prevented. Note that a synthetic resin speaker box 246 is attached to the lower end portion of the main body frame 12 to surround the back of the speaker 20 installed on the back side of the back wall panel 17, and the speaker box 246 transmits the speaker sound to the rear. The sound quality in the low frequency range is improved by functioning so as not to miss.

  Next, the configuration of the first control board unit 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the unit 201, FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201, and FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 201 viewed from the back. .

  The first control board unit 201 has a mounting base 251 having a substantially L shape, and the main control device 271 and the sound lamp control device 272 are mounted on the mounting base 251. The main control device 271 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port for communicating with various devices, and a random number used in various lotteries. A main substrate including a generator, a clock pulse generation circuit used for time counting and synchronization, etc. is provided, and the main substrate is accommodated in a substrate box 273 as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like. Configured. The substrate box 273 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be unsealed by a sealing unit 274 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 273 is sealed.

  As long as the sealing unit 274 is configured to connect the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be opened, any configuration can be applied. Here, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, five sealing members are connected. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be opened by inserting a locking claw into the long hole of the sealing member. Sealing processing by the sealing unit 274 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation quickly and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after it has been performed. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one sealing member among the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit 274. When the substrate box 273 is opened, such as when a failure occurs in the accommodated main substrate or when the main substrate is inspected, the connection between the sealing member into which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing member is disconnected. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing members. If the history of opening the substrate box 273 is left in the substrate box 273, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 273.

  The sound lamp control device 272 includes a CPU for controlling sound and lamp display in accordance with instructions from the main control device 271 or the display control device 214, and a sound lamp control board including other ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The sound lamp control board is housed in a board box 275 made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board 276 is mounted on the sound lamp control device 272, and the power of the power supply device 313 is supplied to the display control device 214 and the sound lamp control device 272 via the power relay board 276. .

  The mounting base 251 is made of a synthetic resin such as a polycarbonate resin, and is colored opaque, for example, green or blue. However, the mounting base 251 may be colorless and transparent or translucent. Two flat substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are formed on the surface of the mounting base 251. These substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in a direction orthogonal to the length and breadth and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. Standing portions 254 erected from the substrate mounting surface 252 are integrally formed on the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion of the substrate mounting surface 252, respectively. The main control device 271 is disposed on the horizontally long substrate mounting surface 252 and the sound lamp control device 272 is disposed on the vertically long substrate mounting surface 253. At this time, the upper and lower sides of main controller 271 are supported by upright portions 254. The sound lamp control device 172 is fixed to the board mounting surface 253 with screws or the like at a plurality of locations.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the substrate mounting surface 252 is formed with horizontally elongated through holes 256 at two places on the left and right. On the other hand, the substrate box 273 of the main control device 271 is provided with rotationally operable fixtures 277 at two places on the left and right sides of the back surface thereof. When the main controller 271 is mounted on the board mounting surface 252, the main controller 271 is placed so that the fixing tool 277 is inserted into the through hole 256 of the board mounting surface 252, and the fixing tool 277 is placed in this state. The main control device 271 is locked by the turning operation. Accordingly, since the main control device 271 cannot be removed unless the lock 277 is unlocked from the back side of the first control board unit 201, a deterrent effect such as board removal can be obtained.

  In addition, in the mount 251, a shielding part 257 for shielding an opening leading to the back space of the substrate mounting surface 252 is provided below the main substrate mounting surface 252. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a hand or the like from being inserted into the back surface of the mounting base 251 from below the substrate mounting surface 252 so that the locked state of the fixture 277 cannot be illegally released. Further, when the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, the upper portion of the unit 201 is covered with the back pack unit 203, so that it is also prevented that a hand or the like is inserted into the back surface of the mounting base 251. The locked state of the fixture 277 cannot be illegally released.

  As described above, the first control board unit 201 cannot be removed unless the back pack unit 203 is opened at a predetermined angle or larger, or the unit 203 is not removed. The back pack unit 203 cannot be opened unless the main body frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 by key operation. That is, if the main body frame 12 cannot be opened, the first control board unit 201 cannot be rotated or removed as a result, and the main controller 271 cannot be removed. Therefore, unauthorized replacement or theft of the main controller 271 can be effectively prevented.

  The main control device 271 is arranged on the near side when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the sound lamp control device 272 is arranged on the back side. In this case, since the substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are formed with steps in the front-rear direction, the control devices 271 and 272 are mounted in a state where the main controller 271 and the sound lamp controller 272 are mounted on the substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253. Are arranged with part of them stacked one after the other. That is, as can be seen in FIG. 14 and the like, the main controller 271 is arranged in a state in which a part thereof (about 1/3 in the present embodiment) is floated. Therefore, it is possible to extend the sound lamp control device 272 to a region overlapping with the main control device 271, and, from another viewpoint, it is possible to extend the main control device 271 to a region overlapping with the sound lamp control device 272. Even within the limited size of the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to satisfactorily cope with the increase in size of the control boards 271 and 272, and the control devices 271 and 272 can be installed efficiently. Further, in a state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the game board 30, a space is secured behind the board mounting surface 252, and the variable winning device 32 and its electric wiring can be installed without difficulty. Note that lattice-like ribs 258 are provided on the back surface of the substrate mounting surface 252 to enhance the support strength of the main controller 271.

  A pair of upper and lower retaining pins 261 are provided on the left end surface of the mounting base 251, and the first control board unit 201 is rotated with respect to the game board 30 by attaching the retaining pins 261 to the bearing fitting 231. Cantilevered so that it can move. A pair of upper and lower nai latches 262 are provided at the right end of the mounting base 251 as fasteners to be fitted into the fastening holes 232. A long hole 263 in which the locking claw piece 233 is locked is provided at the upper end portion of the mounting base 251. Therefore, the first control board unit 201 is fixed to the game board 30 by fitting the nai latch 262 into the fastening hole 232 and locking the locking claw piece 233 in the long hole 263. It should be noted that the bearing fitting 231 and the latch pin 261 are in the support shaft portion M1, the fastened hole 232 and the ny latch 262 are in the fastening portion M2, and the locking claw piece 233 and the long hole 263 are in the locking claw portion M3. Each corresponds.

  Next, the configuration of the second control board unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the unit 202, and FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 202.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base 301 on which a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313 and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted. The payout control device 311 and the launch control device 312 are provided with a control board including a central control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various ports, and the like. The payout control board of the payout control device 311 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls. The launch motor 229 is controlled by the launch control board of the launch controller 312 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. In addition, a predetermined power supply voltage required by various control devices or the like is generated and output by the power supply board of the power supply device 313. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown). It is. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is not necessary in a cash machine in which game balls are rented directly from the ball lending device or the like to the upper plate without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection substrate 314 are respectively configured to be accommodated in substrate boxes 315, 316, 317, and 318 made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the payout control device 311, as with the main control device 271, the substrate box 315 constituting the enclosing means includes a box base and a box cover, and these are connected so as not to be opened by a sealing unit 319 as a sealing means, Thereby, the substrate box 315 is sealed. The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball clogging of a payout motor, which will be described later, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse so that the ball clogging is eliminated (return to the normal state). It has become. The power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure, and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from the power failure (power recovery). It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. However, if the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323, the RAM data is initialized. It is like that.

  The mounting base 301 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and a flat board mounting surface 302 is provided on the surface thereof. On the board mounting surface 302, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are mounted side by side and fixed with screws or the like. A substantially flat pedestal plate 303 is placed on the substrate box 317 of the power supply device 313, and a payout control device 311 is mounted on the pedestal plate 303 and fixed with screws or the like. Since the pedestal plate 303 is interposed between the payout control device 311 and the power supply device 313, for example, in order to install a metal plate for noise removal, the metal plate or the like may be attached to the pedestal plate 303, and noise countermeasures are simple. Can be realized.

  The mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 305 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit is inserted into the bearing portion 237 from above. 202 is cantilevered so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body frame 12. A pair of upper and lower nail latches 306 are provided as fasteners at the left end of the mounting base 301, and the second control board unit 202 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by fitting the nail latch 306 into the tightened hole 239. The bearing portion 237 and the latch pin 305 correspond to the support shaft portion M4, and the fastened hole 239 and the ny latch 306 correspond to the fastening portion M5, respectively.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 is a front view of the back pack unit 203, and FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 203. FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the tank rail.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured by integrating a back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism 352. The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and includes a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 35. However, in this embodiment, the above-described sound lamp control device 272 is also enclosed. A large number of ventilation holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. The vent holes 354a are each formed in a long hole shape, and are provided so that the respective vent holes 354a are adjacent to each other at relatively close positions. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent vent holes 354a. That is, a predetermined test or the like can be easily performed by cutting the resin portion between the vent holes 354a and exposing the display control device 214 and the like inside thereof.

  On the base portion 353 of the back pack 351, a payout mechanism portion 352 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 351, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two rows (two rows) of ball passages in the horizontal direction and gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. The tank rail 356 extends in the vertical direction on the downstream side. A case rail 357 is connected. The payout device 358 is provided in the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and the payout motor 358a is driven by the control of the payout control device 311 so that a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 23 and the like through the payout passage 359 and the like. Although not shown in the figure, a tank ball absence sensor that detects the presence or absence of a game ball supplied from the tank 355 or the tank rail 356 is provided upstream of the case rail 357. The payout device 358 is provided with a payout rotation sensor that detects the rotation of the payout motor 358a and a payout count switch that counts the number of game balls to be paid out.

  A vibrator 360 for attaching vibration to the tank rail 356 is attached to the tank rail 356. Vibrator 360 is unitized by a vibrator motor and a synthetic resin case that accommodates the vibrator motor, and is attached to tank rail 356 by two legs 360a. Therefore, if a clogged ball occurs near the tank rail 356, the clogged ball is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

  The structure of the tank rail 356 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 22, the tank rail 356 has a rail body 361 having a long bowl shape opened upward. A spherical ball receiving portion 362 is formed in the upstream portion of the rail main body 361 so that the game ball dropped from the tank 355 by the ball receiving portion 362 is smoothly taken into the rail main body 361. The rail body 361 is provided with a partition wall 363 extending in the longitudinal direction, and the game balls are divided into two hands by the partition wall 363. The two ball passages partitioned by the partition wall 363 are slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball. On the bottom surface of each spherical passage partitioned by the partition wall 363, one or two ridges 364 are provided, and an opening 365 for dropping dust is provided on the side of the ridge 364. Yes. The rail body 361 is provided with a rectifying plate 367 so as to cover the ceiling portion of the downstream half. The rectifying plate 367 has a bow shape so as to limit the height of the ball passage in the tank rail 356 toward the downstream side, and a convex portion 368 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the lower surface thereof. Thereby, each game ball flowing in the tank rail 356 finally flows out downstream without being stacked up and down. Therefore, even if a large amount of game balls flow into the tank rail 356, the game balls are prevented from being bitten and the ball clogging in the tank rail 356 is difficult to occur. The rail main body 361 is formed of a black conductive polycarbonate resin to prevent electrification, while the rectifying plate 367 is formed of a transparent polycarbonate resin so that a clogging of a ball can be visually confirmed. The rectifying plate 367 is detachably provided. By removing the rectifying plate 367, maintenance in the tank rail 356 can be easily performed. A manual stopper 369 for preventing the game ball from flowing down is attached to the current plate 367.

  Returning to the description of FIGS. 20 and 21, the payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 that relays a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and takes in the main power from the outside. A power switch board 382 is installed. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24 volt main power supply via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

  The discharge mechanism 352 from the tank 355 to the discharge passage 359 is formed of a conductive synthetic resin material such as a conductive polycarbonate resin, and is grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a frame external terminal plate 390 on the upper right portion thereof. The frame external terminal plate 390 has an output terminal for outputting a signal when there is a shortage of game balls in the tank 355 or the tank rail 356, an output terminal for outputting a signal every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a number of game balls are lent, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the main body frame 12 is opened, and an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 13 is opened are provided. . And the signal regarding the state of a frame side is output with respect to the management control apparatus of the game hall side through these output terminals. Note that an output terminal for outputting a signal every time a predetermined number of game balls are lent out is not necessary in a so-called cash machine.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a substantially rectangular window 391 adjacent to the frame external terminal plate 390. Therefore, in a state where the back pack unit 103 is attached to the main body frame 12, the board external terminal plate 230 on the back surface of the game board 30 is exposed through the window 391, and the board external terminal plate 230 remains attached with the back pack unit 103 attached. Can be operated. As described above, since the board external terminal plate 230 is attached to the collective board unit 215 in an easily removable state, the board external terminal board 230 is connected to the board via the window portion 391 while being connected. The external terminal plate 230 can be taken out. A main body frame opening switch 392 for detecting the open state of the main body frame 12 is provided at the upper right portion of the back pack 351. When the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal of the switch 392 is provided. The contact is closed and the closing of the main body frame 12 is detected. When the main body frame 12 is opened relative to the outer frame 11, the metal contact is opened and the opening of the main body frame 12 is detected.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 385 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10. By inserting the latch pins 385 into the bearing portion 238 from above, the back pack unit 203 is mounted. The body frame 12 is cantilevered so as to be rotatable. The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 386 as fasteners at the left end portion, and is provided with a locking hole 387 at the upper end portion. The nai latch 386 is fitted into the tightened hole 240 and the locking hole. The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by rotating the fixing tool 242 after inserting the fixing tool 242 into 387. Further, the back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the main body frame 12 by the fixtures 241 and 243. The bearing portion 238 and the latch pin 385 correspond to the support shaft portion M6, the fastened hole 240 and the ny latch 386 correspond to the fastening portion M7, and the fixture 242 and the locking hole 387 correspond to the locking portion M8, respectively. To do. Further, the fixture 243 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main controller 271 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. In addition to the memory and area for this purpose, a backup area 503a is provided.

  The backup area 503a stores values such as a stack pointer, each register, and I / O when the power is shut down (including when a power failure occurs, the same applies hereinafter) when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The area of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power cut-off based on the information in the backup area 503a when the power is turned on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation). Yes. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 33), and restoration of each value written in the backup area 503a is executed in the main process (see FIG. 27) when the power is turned on. Note that the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The NMI interrupt process as a process is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311 (to be described later), a switch group (not shown), and the like are connected to the input side of the main control device 271. On the other hand, a payout control device 311 and a display control device 214 are connected to the output side of the main control device 271. In addition, an LED lamp switch disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 and an LED lamp switch disposed in the second specific lamp unit 48 are also connected. Accordingly, the first specific lamp unit 47 and the second specific lamp unit 48 are directly controlled by the main controller 271.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 271. The RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513a in addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The backup area 513a is an area for storing the stack pointer, registers, I / O, and other values when the power is cut off when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like. Based on the information in the backup area 513a, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is shut off. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt processing, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. As with the CPU 501 of the main controller 271, the power failure signal SG1 is input from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The NMI interrupt process is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main control device 271, a firing control device 312, a payout motor 358a, and the like are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch motor 229, and the launch motor 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control signal is output from the payout control device 311, the player is detecting that the player is touching the game ball launch handle 18, and the launch for stopping the launch. On condition that the stop switch is not operated, the launch motor 229 is driven, and the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the game ball launch handle 18.

  The display control device 214 controls the variable display of the first symbol (special symbol) on the symbol display device 41. The display control device 214 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, two output ports 528 and 529, and a bus line. 530 and 531. The input side of the input port 527 is connected to the output side of the main controller 271, and the output side of the input port 527 is connected to the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, image controller 526, and output port via the bus line 530. 528 is connected. An audio lamp control device 272 is connected to the output side of the output port 528. An output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a symbol display device 41 is connected to the output side of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 based on the symbol display command transmitted from the main control device 271. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 is for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. Memory.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display contents of the symbol display device 41 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing to display a symbol. It is displayed on the device 41.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 271 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power shutdown) occurs when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The power failure signal SG1 is output to the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311. By the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. The power supply unit 541 outputs the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, to a normal value for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Configured to maintain. Therefore, the main control device 271 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 receives a switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323, and outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data of the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. It is. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 to the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311. Thereby, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the respective backup areas 503a and 513a is cleared in the main controller 271 and the payout controller 311.

  Here, the 1st symbol displayed on the symbol display apparatus 41 and the display content in the symbol display apparatus 41 are demonstrated based on FIG. 24, FIG. FIG. 24 is a drawing individually showing a plurality of symbols as the first symbol. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display screen G of the symbol display device 41. FIG. 25A shows an effective line setting in the display screen G, and FIG. 25B shows an example of display contents in which symbols are inserted.

  As shown in (a) to (k) of FIG. 24, the first symbol is composed of 10 types of main symbols with numbers “1” to “9”, respectively, and a sub-pattern consisting of shell-shaped picture symbols. It is comprised by. Specifically, in each main symbol, numbers “1” to “9” are attached to the right side of the rear symbol composed of nine types of characters to which different features are assigned. However, there are two main symbols to which the number “4” is attached, and the characters that are the rear symbols of the main symbol are of the same type, but the colors of the numbers to which they are attached are different. In this case, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to “high probability symbols”, and when the high probability symbols are aligned, the big game state that is a special gaming state is entered. After that, the state shifts to a state with a high probability. The main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) correspond to “low-probability symbols”. When the low-probability symbols are aligned, the game shifts to a jackpot state. Does not transition to the time state. The high probability means a state in which the combination of the first symbol is a big hit by a predetermined combination of probability variation symbols, and the subsequent big hit probability is increased as added value, that is, a so-called probable change. (When probability) means the time when it is not such a probable state. Moreover, in the 1st specific lamp part 47, red is displayed at the time of the big hit which becomes a probability change state, and green is displayed at the big hit which becomes a normal state.

  Next, the display screen G of the symbol display device 41 will be described. As shown in (a) of FIG. 25, the display screen G of the symbol display device 41 has three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of upper, middle, and lower, and each symbol row Z1 to Z3 includes: The first symbols described above are displayed in a prescribed order. Specifically, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in the descending order of numbers in the upper symbol row Z1, and one sub symbol is alternately arranged between the main symbols. In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is alternately arranged between the main symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and further, a main symbol of “9” and a main symbol of “1” are arranged. A main symbol of “4” is arranged between them. That is, only the middle symbol row Z2 has two main symbols “4” arranged, and there are ten main symbols. Note that, as described above, the main symbol of “4” that is arranged in two has the same type of character as the rear symbol, but the color of the attached number is different, so the main symbol of “3” It is possible to distinguish between the main symbol of “4” between the main symbol of “9” and the main symbol of “1” between the main symbol of “9” and the main symbol of “5” It has become. Further, the sub symbols arranged in the middle symbol row Z2 are arranged between the main symbols as in the symbol rows Z1 and Z3. On the display screen G, the plurality of first symbols arranged in the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are displayed in a variable manner so as to scroll from right to left with periodicity. In addition, on the display screen G, the first symbols are displayed in the left, middle and right columns in each of the symbol columns Z1 to Z3, and as a result, a total of nine first symbols of 3 columns × 3 columns are displayed. It is like that. Actually, as shown in FIG. 25B, a total of nine main symbols and sub-designs of the first symbol are displayed on the display screen G.

  On the display screen G, a first effective line that intersects each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 perpendicularly on the screen, and a second effective line and a third effective line that intersect with each other are set. Specifically, the left effective line L1, the middle line L2, and the right line L3 are set as the first effective line, the left upward line L4 is set as the second effective line, and the right upward line L5 is set as the third effective line. Has been. In each game, the variable display of the first symbol is stopped in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and when the symbol is determined, the first symbol is a big hit on any active line. If a combination of symbols (in this embodiment, the same combination of main symbols) is arranged, a jackpot moving image is displayed as a jackpot. The state in which the change display of the first symbol is stopped in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3, and a symbol that can be a combination of jackpot symbols on the effective lines L1 to L5 is referred to as reach, and reach occurs. The active lines L1 to L5 are also called reach lines. In the present embodiment, as described above, the upper symbol row Z1 has nine main symbols arranged in descending order, and the lower symbol row Z3 has nine main symbols arranged in ascending order. On L3, two or more effective lines do not become reach lines at the same time, and the reach is referred to as single reach. On the other hand, when a reach occurs on the left rising line L4, another reach occurs simultaneously on the right rising line L5. Therefore, the reach is referred to as a double reach. When double reach occurs, the probability that it will be a combination of an apparent jackpot symbol is doubled compared with the case of single reach, and it is possible to improve the game entertainment.

  In addition, the variation display of the game every time is from the variation start of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 to the stop display of all symbol rows Z1 to Z3, that is, from the stop display of the middle symbol row Z2, that time is the variation time. ing. Furthermore, the variation display in the present embodiment includes a first variation display and a second variation display. The first variation display is a high-speed variation display that makes it difficult to identify the symbol, from the variation start of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 to the stop display of at least one symbol row of each symbol row Z1 to Z3. The time is a high-speed fluctuation time. The second variation display is a medium / low-speed variation display in which a symbol can be identified, and is a variation display from the end of the high-speed variation display to the stop display of the middle symbol row Z2.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 501 in the main control device 271 uses various counter information during the game to perform jackpot lottery, setting the symbol display of the first symbol display device 41, and the like. Specifically, As shown in FIG. 26, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, the random number initial value counter CINI used for setting the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and the switching of the colors displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 The first variation type counter CS1 that determines the period from the start to the end of switching is used.

  Each of these counters C1, CINI, CS1 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503. The RAM 503 is provided with a holding ball storage area composed of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). In each of these areas, a game ball to the operation port 33 is provided. The value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in time series in accordance with the winning history.

  For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that, for example, 1 is sequentially added within a range of 0 to 676, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 676), it returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 676), and is updated once for each timer interruption and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of normal processing. The jackpot random number counter C1 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment) and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the operating port 33. The number of random number values that are jackpots is set at low probability and high probability, and the number of random numbers that are jackpots at low probability is 2, and the values are “337,673”. There are 10 random numbers that are big hits at high probability, and the values are “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523, 601, 661”. In the present embodiment, if the random value “337” is stored in the reserved ball storage area at the low probability, a high probability state is reached after the big hit, and any of the random values “67, 131, 199, 269, 337” is at the high probability. If it is stored in the reserved ball storage area, the high probability state continues even after the big hit.

  For example, the first variation type counter CS1 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 240, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 240) and then returns to 0. The switching display time as a period for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is determined by the first variation type counter CS1. The switching display time corresponds to the symbol variation time of the symbol display device 41. The first variation type counter CS1 is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the first variation type counter CS1 is acquired at the start of switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 and when the symbol display device 41 sets the first symbol variation display.

  The sizes and ranges of each jackpot random number counter C1 and first variation type counter CS1 are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed. However, if importance is attached to irregularity, it is desirable that the sizes of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the first variation type counter CS1 are different prime numbers and are not synchronized in any case. Although not shown, the second specific lamp random number counter C2 is used for the lottery of the second specific lamp unit 48. The second symbol random number counter C2 is configured, for example, as a loop counter that is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 250 and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The second specific lamp counter C2 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment), and is acquired when it is detected that the game ball has passed through either the left or right through gate 34. The number of random number values to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 in the main controller 271 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 501 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and power failure to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There is NMI interrupt processing activated by signal input. For convenience of explanation, first, timer interrupt processing and NMI interrupt processing will be described, and then main processing will be described.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. This process is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 271 every 2 msec, for example.

  In FIG. 31, in step S501, various winning switch reading processes are executed. That is, the state of various switches (except for the RAM erase switch 323) connected to the main controller 271 is read, and the state of the switch is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored.

  Thereafter, in step S502, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. In subsequent step S503, the big hit random number counter C1 is updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Thereafter, in step S504, a start winning process associated with winning in the operating port 33 is executed. This start winning process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 32. In step S601, whether or not the game ball has won the start opening 33 (start winning prize) is determined based on the detection information of the operation opening switch 224. If it is determined that the game ball has won the operating port 33, in the subsequent step S602, the number N of active reserved balls of the first specific lamp unit 47 and the symbol display device 41 is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). It is determined whether or not there is. The process proceeds to step S603 on the condition that there is a winning at the operation port 33 and the number N of activated balls is <4, and the number N of activated balls is incremented by one. In subsequent step S604, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 updated in step S503 is stored in the first area of the free storage areas of the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503. Then, after the start winning process, the CPU 501 once ends the timer interrupt process.

  When the game ball wins the operating opening 33 (starting winning), the display of the first symbol on the symbol display device 41 starts accordingly. There is a restriction that a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) must elapse before stopping. Therefore, in the start winning process, when the start winning is confirmed, a timer for measuring the elapsed time after the start winning is set after the process of storing the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 (step S604). Specifically, since the start winning process is executed at a cycle of 2 msec, for example, in order to measure an elapsed time of 5 seconds, a numerical value “2500” is set in the timer, and the timer value is incremented by 1 for each start winning process. Subtract. This timer value is stored and managed in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 503 together with the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time. Then, when setting the variation pattern of the first symbol, which will be described later, the timer value is referred to, and the variation pattern is set according to the remaining time (so that the symbol variation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed). .

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. This process is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 271 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interruption, the state of the main controller 271 at the time of power-off is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501 in the main controller 271 and the CPU 501 interrupts the control being executed. To start NMI interrupt processing. The NMI interrupt processing program in FIG. 33 is stored in the ROM 502 of the main controller 271. For a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the main controller 271 can be executed, and the NMI interrupt processing is executed within the predetermined time.

  In the NMI interrupt processing, in step S701, the used register is saved in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503, and in the subsequent step S702, the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 503a. Further, in step S703, information on the occurrence of power interruption is set in the backup area 503a, and in step S704, a power interruption notification command indicating that the power has been interrupted is transmitted to another control device. In step S705, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 503a. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. In step S706, RAM access is prohibited. After that, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the case where the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed.

  The above NMI interrupt processing is executed in the same manner in the payout control device 311, and the state of the payout control device 311 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 by the NMI interrupt. Similarly, power is supplied from the power supply unit 541 so that the processing of the payout control device 311 can be executed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 and the CPU 511 interrupts the control being executed. The NMI interrupt process of FIG. 33 is started. The contents are the same as described above, except that the power-off notification command is not transmitted in step S704.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of a main process executed by the CPU 501 in the main controller 271. This main process is started upon reset when the power is turned on.

  In the main process, in step S101, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control devices (audio lamp control device 272, payout control device 311, etc.) to become operable, for example, Wait processing is performed for about 1 second. In step S102, a payout permission command is transmitted to the payout control device 311. In subsequent step S103, RAM access is permitted.

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 503 in the CPU 501. That is, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed, and in subsequent step S105, it is determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power shutdown is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. To do. In step S106, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S107, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the backup. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 503, for example. Note that it is possible to determine the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 are correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the process proceeds to the RAM initialization process (steps S114 to S116). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 503 (steps S114 to S116). . That is, in step S114, the used area of the RAM 503 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S115, initialization processing of the RAM 503 is executed. In step S116, interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 has not been pressed, the power-off occurrence information is set, and the RAM judgment value (checksum value, etc.) is normal, the condition at the time of power recovery Execute the process (process when the power supply is restored). That is, in step S108, the stack pointer before power-off is restored, and in step S109, information on occurrence of power-off is cleared. In step S110, a command for returning the sub-side control device to the gaming state at the time of power-off is transmitted, and in step S111, the used register is returned from the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. In steps S112 and S113, the interrupt permission / non-permission is returned to the state before the power shutdown, and then the address before the power shutdown is returned.

  Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, the processing of steps S201 to S206 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S208 and S209 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S201, output data such as a command updated in the previous process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence / absence of winning detection information is determined, and if there is winning detection information, a winning ball payout command corresponding to the number of acquired game balls is transmitted to the payout control device 311. In addition, a change time command, a change type command, a hold command, a final stop command, and the like are transmitted to the display control device 214 for the change display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 41. Each of these commands is transmitted one by one for each normal process (that is, one command every 4 msec) in the order of variable time command → variable type command. A hold command is transmitted at a timing when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of variation of the first symbol, and a final stop command is transmitted at a timing when the variation time has elapsed.

  Next, in step S202, the first variation type counter CS1 is updated. Specifically, the first variation type counter CS1 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (240 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the first variation type counter CS1 is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. In the subsequent step S203, the winning ball counting signal and the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 311 are read. Thereafter, in step S204, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is executed. By the first specific lamp unit control process, the big hit determination, the on / off control of the light source switch of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47, and the like are performed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, the symbol display device 41 also sets the first symbol variation display. However, details of the first specific lamp unit control process will be described later.

  After that, in step S205, a big prize opening / closing process for opening or closing the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 35 in the case of the big win state is executed. That is, it is determined whether the big winning opening is opened for each round in the big win state, and whether the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has passed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the big winning opening. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the special winning opening is closed. At this time, the continuous winning opening is allowed on condition that the game ball has passed the specific area, and this is repeatedly executed for a predetermined number of rounds.

  In step S206, a second specific lamp unit control process for performing a process of switching the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48 is executed. Briefly, on the condition that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34, the value of the second specific lamp counter C2 is acquired and the color switching process displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48 is performed each time. To be implemented. Then, when the lottery of the color displayed by the value of the second specific lamp random number counter C2 is performed and red is selected, the electric accessory attached to the operation port 33 is released for a predetermined time. Although the description is omitted, the second specific lamp counter C2 is also updated by the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 31, like the big hit random number counter C1.

  Thereafter, in step S207, it is determined whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous normal process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the first variation type counter CS1 are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing is reached (steps S208 and S209). That is, in step S208, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503. In step S209, the first variation type counter CS1 is updated. Specifically, the first variation type counter CS1 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (240 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the first variation type counter CS1 is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S206 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the next normal process execution timing is not constant and varies. Therefore, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) can be updated at random by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time.

  Next, the first specific lamp unit control process of step S204 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the first specific lamp unit control process, in step S301, it is determined whether or not a big hit is currently being made. The jackpot includes a jackpot game displayed on the symbol display device 41 when the jackpot is won and a predetermined time after the jackpot game ends. During this time, red or green continues to be displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. In a succeeding step S302, it is determined whether or not the first specific lamp unit 47 is being switched and displayed. If the first specific lamp unit 47 is not in the switching display and the jackpot is not being hit, the process proceeds to step S303, and whether or not the number N of the operation reserved balls of the first specific lamp unit 47 and the symbol display device 41 is greater than zero. Is determined. Then, when the jackpot is being hit or the number N of the operation-reserved balls is 0, the present process is terminated as it is.

  If neither the big hit or the first specific lamp unit 47 is being switched and displayed, and if the number of operation-pending balls N> 0, the process proceeds to step S304. In step S304, 1 is subtracted from the number N of pending operation balls. In step S305, a process for shifting the data stored in the reserved ball storage area is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the reserved first to fourth areas of the reserved ball storage area to the execution area side. The reserved first area → the execution area, the reserved second area → The data in each area is shifted such as the first hold area, the third hold area → the second hold area, the fourth hold area → the third hold area.

  Thereafter, in step S306, a switching start process for starting switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is executed. Specifically, the timer is reset in order to determine the switching time of the displayed color, and the switch of the light source currently turned on of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 is turned off. Above, the switch of the red light source is turned on. Accordingly, red is displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. If it is not after the big hit, the blue light source is turned on before the start of the switching display, and if it is after the big hit, the red light source or the green light source is turned on. In this switching start process, the above process is performed, the value of the first variation type counter CS1 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 is confirmed, and the first variation type counter CS1 is used to determine the first variation type counter CS1. 1 The switching display time of the color displayed on the specific lamp unit 47 is determined. It should be noted that the relationship between the numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the displayed switching time of the color is defined in advance by a table or the like.

  Thereafter, in step S307, the first symbol variation start process is executed. Here, the details of the variation start processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 30. In step S401, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area. To do. Whether or not the jackpot is determined is based on the relationship between the jackpot random number counter value and the mode at that time. As described above, “337,673” is a winning value among the numerical values 0 to 676 of the jackpot random number counter C1 at the normal low probability, and “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523” at the high probability. "601, 661" is the winning value.

  If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot, in step S402, a jackpot command is set as a variation type command indicating whether the jackpot is a probabilistic jackpot that shifts to a high probability state or a non-probability jackpot that does not transition to a high probability state. . On the other hand, if it is determined in step S401 that the jackpot is not a big hit, the process proceeds to step S403, and an outlier command is set as a variation type command indicating other than the big hit.

  After setting the variation type command in step S402 or step S403, in step S404, the value of the first variation type counter CS1 stored in the counter buffer of the work RAM 503 is confirmed and set to the value of the first variation type counter CS1. Based on this, the variation time of the first symbol is determined, and the variation time is set in the variation time command. The relationship between the first variation type counter CS1 and the variation time is defined in advance by a table or the like. However, as described above, the switching display time of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is determined by the value of the first variation type counter CS1. Therefore, the table defining the relationship between the numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the variation time shows the relationship between the numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the color switching display time displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. Corresponds to the table to be defined. Further, as described above, the fluctuation time includes the high-speed fluctuation time. In the present embodiment, this high-speed fluctuation time is set as one type. That is, even when the variation time varies, the timing at which the high-speed variation display ends from the beginning of variation is the same.

  As described above, when the setting of the variation type command and the variation time command is completed, this processing is terminated.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 29, if step S302 is YES, that is, if the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is being displayed, the process proceeds to step S308. In step S308, it is determined whether or not an elapsed time tA from the start of the switching display of the first specific lamp unit has reached a preset time T. This time T is set smaller than the switching display time. That is, for example, if the switching display time is 6 s, the time T is set to 3 s. When the elapsed time tA from the start of the switching display of the first specific lamp unit becomes the time T, an affirmative determination is made in step S308, and the process proceeds to step S309. In step S309, a hold command indicating whether or not the number N of active hold balls at the time T is 0 is set. When this hold command is set, it is transmitted to the display control device 214 each time. In step S310, display color switching processing is executed. By this display color switching process, the switch of each light source is on / off controlled, and the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is switched. Specifically, it is determined whether the timer reset in the switching start process has passed a predetermined time (for example, 1 sec). If the predetermined time has passed, the light source switch that is currently turned on is turned off. After the control, a preset flag is confirmed, a predetermined light source is turned on based on the flag, and a flag is set and erased. Two types of flags, such as a first flag and a second flag, are set. The light source to be turned on next is determined by the states of these two types of flags. For example, when the first flag is 0 and the second flag is 1, the green light source switch is turned on, and the second flag is erased (both flags are in a 0 state). When both flags are 0, the blue light source switch is turned on, and the first flag is set (the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0). When the first flag is 1 and the second flag is 0, the red light source switch is turned on, the first flag is erased, and the second flag is set (the first flag is 0, The second flag becomes 1). In the variation start process, the first flag is set to 0 and the second flag is set to 1 after the switch of the red light source is turned on. As a result, the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is changed in the order of red, green, and blue, and the switching of the colors in the order is repeated. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process is terminated without performing on / off control of the light source switch.

  In the case of negative determination in step S308, there are a case where the elapsed time tA is not the time T from the start of the switching display, that is, the elapsed time tA is less than the time T and the time T is exceeded. In this case, the process proceeds to step S311 to determine whether or not the switching display time has elapsed. When the elapsed time tA is less than the time T and when the time T has been exceeded but the switching display time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S314, and the display switching process similar to the above-described step S310 is executed.

  If it is determined in step S311 that the switching display time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S312 to execute a switching end process. This switching end process is a process for determining in which color the switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is finally stopped and turning on the light source of the determined color. Specifically, first, the switch of the light source that is currently turned on is turned off. Thereafter, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503 is confirmed. If a jackpot that becomes a probable change state occurs in the game time, the switch of the red light source is controlled to be turned on. In the case where a big hit that becomes a normal state occurs, the switch of the green light source is turned on, and when the big hit does not occur in the game time, the switch of the blue light source is turned on. Thereby, the color according to each game result will be displayed on the 1st specific lamp part 47. FIG. Note that. The display color set here is maintained until the next switching start process. After this switching end processing is performed, in S313, a final stop command set for the final stop of the stop symbol is set.

  Note that the variation type command, the variation time command, the hold command, and the final stop command set in the first specific lamp unit control process are output to the display control device 214. Based on these commands, the display control device 214 determines detailed display contents such as a symbol variation mode and directly controls display of the symbol display device 41. Thereby, the change display of a symbol is performed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41.

  Here, the manner of switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 will be described below with reference to FIG. 34 in association with the symbol variation display on the symbol display device 41. FIG. 34A shows the display status of the upper, middle, and lower symbols of the symbol display device 41 and the status of whether or not the display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is being performed. 34 (b) shows the detailed status of the color switching control displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. Note that FIG. 34 shows a pattern in which a jackpot that is likely to change in the current game round is generated in the previous game round, but the color displayed at the beginning and end is the other pattern. The basic aspects are the same except for the differences.

  First, at the timing of t1, the main control device 271 starts switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 by performing on / off control of the switch of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47. At the same time, a display command is output to the display control device 214. Then, the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so as to immediately start the variable display of the upper, middle and lower symbols on the display screen based on the display command. As a result, the change of the upper / middle / lower symbols and the switching display of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 are started simultaneously. Further, at the timing of t1, the main controller 271 determines the color switching display time displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1. This switching display time corresponds to the time from t1 to t4 in FIG. Thereafter, when the display control device 214 independently controls the display of the symbol display device 41, the variation display of the upper symbol is stopped at the timing t2, the variation display of the lower symbol is stopped at a predetermined interval, and further t3 At this timing, the change display of the middle symbols is stopped. During this time, the main control device 271 continues the switching control of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 by turning on and off the switches of the respective light sources of the LED lamps arranged in the first specific lamp unit 47. Is going. Specifically, the first specific lamp unit 47 displays each color for a predetermined time in the order of red, green, and blue, and the color displayed in that order is repeatedly switched. Then, at the timing of t4, the main controller 271 determines that the switching display time has elapsed, and controls to turn off the green light source switch of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47, and further to the red light source By turning on the switch, the process of ending the switching of the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 is performed, and a final stop command is output to the display control device 214. By inputting this final stop command, the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the symbols of the upper, middle, and lower symbols are finally stopped. As a result, the symbol variation display on the display screen of the symbol display device 41 and the color switching display displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47 are completed simultaneously at the timing t4. At the timing t4, a predetermined time has not elapsed since green is displayed on the first specific lamp unit 47. However, since the switching display time has elapsed, the switch of the green light source is turned off without being restricted thereby. The switch of the red light source is turned on. The on state of the switch of the red light source is continued until the next game time.

  Next, payout control executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described. FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the main process of the payout control apparatus 311. This main process is started upon reset when the power is turned on.

  First, in step S801, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. In step S802, the process waits until a payout permission command transmitted from main controller 271 is received. When the payout permission command is received, the process advances to step S803 to permit RAM access, and in step S804, an external interrupt vector is set.

  Thereafter, a data backup process is executed for the RAM 513 in the CPU 511. That is, in step S805, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed, and in the subsequent step S806, it is determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power shutdown is set in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. To do. In step S807, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S808, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the backup. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 513. Note that it is possible to determine the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 are correctly stored.

  If the RAM erase switch 323 has been pressed, the process proceeds to a RAM initialization process (steps S815 to S818). Similarly, when the occurrence information of the power shutdown is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 513 (steps S815 to S818). . That is, in step S815, the entire area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S816, initialization processing of the RAM 513 is executed. In step S817, the CPU peripheral device is initialized, and in step S818, interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to a payout control process described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 has not been pressed, the power-off occurrence information is set, and the RAM judgment value (checksum value, etc.) is normal, the condition at the time of power recovery Execute the process (process when the power supply is restored). That is, in step S809, the stack pointer prior to power shutdown is restored, and in step S810, information on occurrence of power shutdown is cleared. In step S811, the CPU peripheral device is initialized. In step S812, the register used is restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Further, in steps S813 and S814, the interruption permission / non-permission is returned to the state before the power interruption, and then the address before the power interruption is returned.

  Next, the flow of the payout control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 36, in step S901, a command from the main control device 271 is acquired, and the total number of prize balls is stored. In step S <b> 902, launch permission is set for the launch control apparatus 312. In step S903, the state return switch 321 is checked, and if it is determined that the state return operation starts, the state return operation is executed.

  Thereafter, in step S904, setting of the lower plate full state or the lower plate full state is performed according to the change in the state of the lower plate 16. That is, when the lower pan 16 is detected based on the detection signal of the lower pan full switch, when the lower pan is full, the lower pan full state is set, and when the lower pan is full, , Set the lower pan full release state. In step S905, setting of a tank ball absence state or a tank ball absence release state is executed in accordance with a change in the state of the tank ball. In other words, the tank ball no switch state is determined based on the detection signal of the tank ball no switch, and when there is no tank ball, the setting of the tank ball no state is executed. Perform configuration.

  Thereafter, in step S906, the presence / absence of the state to be notified is determined.

  In steps S907 to S909, prize ball payout processing is executed. In this case, if the prize ball is not in a payout-disabled state and the total number of prize balls stored in step S901 is not 0 (both NO in steps S907 and S908), the process proceeds to step S909, and a prize to be described later shown in FIG. Start the ball control process. Further, if the prize ball is not paid out or the total number of prize balls is 0 (YES in any of steps S907 and S908), the process proceeds to the rental payout process in steps S910 to S912.

  In the lending process, if the lending is not disabled and a lending request is received from the card unit (NO in step S910, YES in S911), the process proceeds to step S912, and is shown in FIG. The ball rental control process described later is started. Further, if a rental ball cannot be dispensed or a rental ball dispensing request has not been received (YES in step S910 or NO in S911), the subsequent ball removal process is executed.

  In step S913, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the ball removal process on the condition that the state return switch 321 is checked and the ball removal disabled state is not set and the ball removal operation is not started. In the subsequent step S914, the control of the vibrator 360 (vibration motor control) is executed on condition that the ball is clogged. Thereafter, the process returns to the top of the payout control process.

  Here, in the winning ball control process shown in FIG. 37, in step S1001, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute payout of the winning ball. In subsequent step S1002, it is determined from the detection result of the dispensing rotation sensor whether the rotation of the dispensing motor 358a is normal. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process advances to step S1003 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then return to the payout control process in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1004 to determine whether or not the game ball is normally counted based on the detection result of the payout count switch. If the game ball count is not normal, the process advances to step S1005 to drive the payout motor 358a to execute a retry process and execute a stop process of the payout motor 358a, and then returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the game ball count is normal, the process advances to step S1006 to determine whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached the total number of winning balls and the payout has been completed. If the payout has been completed, a stop process for the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1007, and then the process returns to the payout control process in FIG.

  In the ball lending control process shown in FIG. 38, in step S1101, the payout motor 358a is driven to pay out a lending ball. In subsequent step S1102, whether the rotation of the dispensing motor 358a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the dispensing rotation sensor. If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1103, where the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process, and a stop process of the payout motor 358a is executed. Thereafter, the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 358a is normal, the process proceeds to step S1104, and whether or not the game ball is normally counted is determined based on the detection result of the payout count switch. If the game ball count is not normal, the process proceeds to step S1105, where the payout motor 358a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 358a is stopped, and then the process returns to the payout control process of FIG.

  Further, if the game ball count is normal, the process proceeds to step S1106, where it is determined whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached a predetermined number of rented balls (25) and the payout is completed. If the payout has been completed, a stop process for the payout motor 358a is executed in step S1107, and then the process returns to the payout control process in FIG.

  Next, a specific procedure of display control by the display control device 214 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 521 in the display control device 214 sets the variation pattern of the first symbol, etc., using various counter information in the same manner as the CPU 501 in the main control device 271. Specifically, the variation type counter HC used for selecting the variation pattern of the first symbol and the upper, middle and lower stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, HCB used for setting the stop display symbol of each symbol row And to use.

  For example, counter values of 0 to 198 are prepared for the variation type counter HC. Then, the variation type counter HC is configured to be incremented by 1 within a range of the counter value at a short time interval (for example, 20 msec) and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value of the counter value (198). The updated value is appropriately stored in a variation type counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the work RAM 523.

  Counter values are also prepared for the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB, respectively. In the first symbol of the upper row and the first symbol of the lower row, any one of the 18 first symbols including the main symbol and the sub symbol is displayed. Therefore, the stop symbol counters HCU and HCB each have 18 symbols (0 to 0). The counter value 17) is prepared. On the other hand, in the 1st symbol in the middle row, any one of the 20 1st symbols including the main symbol and the sub symbol is displayed, so 20 counter values (0 to 19) are prepared in the stop symbol counter HCM. ing. The first symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the upper symbol row Z1 is determined by the stop symbol counter HCU, and the first symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the middle symbol row Z2 is determined by the stop symbol counter HCM. The first symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the lower symbol row Z3 is determined by the stop symbol counter HCB. Each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is stopped and displayed on the left line L1 because the first symbol is arranged in a prescribed order (upper symbol row Z1 is descending order, middle symbol row Z2 and lower symbol row Z3 is ascending order). By determining the first symbols to be performed, the remaining first symbols (the first symbols displayed on the middle line L2 and the right line L3) are determined. In other words, taking the upper symbol row Z1 as an example, when a shrimp character with the numeral number 5 is determined as the first symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1, the sub-design is displayed on the middle line L2. A shark character with the numeral 4 is displayed on the right shell L3.

  In this embodiment, the counter values of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB are also updated at random within the range of the counter values at short time intervals (for example, 20 msec), like the variation type counter HC. Each stop symbol counter HCU, HCM, HCB is updated so that the update timings do not overlap. Is stored in any of the single reach symbol buffer, the double double symbol buffer, and the complete symbol buffer.

  Here, the updating process of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, HCB performed in the CPU 521 of the display control device 214 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the updating process of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, HCB.

  First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not it is time to update the stop symbol counter HCU for the upper symbol row, and in step S1202, it is determined whether or not it is time to update the stop symbol counter HCM for the middle symbol row. If it is time to update the upper symbol sequence (YES in step S1201), the process advances to step S1203 to update the stop symbol counter HCU of the upper symbol sequence. If the update timing of the middle symbol sequence (step S1201 is NO, step S1202 is YES), the process proceeds to step S1204, and the middle symbol sequence stop symbol counter HCM is updated. Further, if the lower symbol sequence is updated (NO in steps S1201 and S1202), the process advances to step S1205 to update the lower symbol sequence stop symbol counter HCB. According to the updating process of the HCU, HCM, and HCB, the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB of the upper symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the lower symbol row are updated one by one at short intervals (for example, 20 msec). The update times of the counter values do not overlap.

  After that, in step S1206, it is determined whether or not the combination of jackpot symbols is a combination of the updated stop symbol counters HCU, HCM and HCB. If it is a jackpot symbol combination, the process advances to step S1207, the combination of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB at that time is stored in the jackpot symbol buffer of the work RAM 523, and this process is temporarily terminated. If it is not a jackpot symbol combination, the process advances to step S1208 to determine whether or not the combination is a reach symbol combination. The combination of each value of each stop symbol counter HCU, HCM, HCB determines the first symbol combination of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1, and each combination on the left line L1. From the 1st symbol, the 1st symbol to be stopped and displayed on the right lines L2 and L3 is determined. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the combination of reach symbols is a combination of reach symbols on any of the effective lines L1 to L5. If the combination is a reach symbol combination, the process advances to step S1209 to determine whether the combination is a single reach combination. If it is a single reach combination, the process proceeds to step S1210, the combination of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB at that time is removed from the work RAM 523 and stored in the single reach symbol buffer, and this process is temporarily terminated. If it is a reach symbol combination, but the reach symbol combination is other than single reach (step S1208 is YES, step S1209 is NO), the reach is double reach, so the process proceeds to step S1211 and stops at that time The combination of the symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB is stored in the double reach symbol buffer out of the work RAM 523, and this process is temporarily terminated. If it is neither a jackpot symbol combination nor a reach symbol combination (NO in steps S1206 and S1208), it is completely out of control, so the process proceeds to step S1212 and the combination of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM and HCB at that time is set as a work piece. The data is stored in the completely out symbol buffer of the RAM 523, and this processing is temporarily terminated.

  Next, display control processing executed by the CPU 521 in the display control device 214 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. The CPU 521 executes various command processes provided from the main controller 271 according to the procedure shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 40, first, in step S1301, it is determined whether or not either a variation type command or a variation time command is received from the main controller 271. If any of the variation type command or the variation time command has been received, the process proceeds to step S1302, and information indicated by the command is stored in the work RAM 523. In step S1303, it is determined whether or not both of the variation type command and the variation time command have been received. If the process from step S1301 to step S1303 is repeated to receive both the variation type command and the variation time command, step S1303 is positively determined, and the process proceeds to step S1304 to perform variation pattern setting processing.

  Here, the variation pattern setting process will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made based on the information indicated by the variation type command stored in the work RAM 523 in step S1302 of the display control process. In this case, if a jackpot command is received as a variation type command from the main controller 271, it is a jackpot, so the process proceeds to step S1402 and a jackpot variation pattern is determined based on the information indicated by the variation time command stored in the work RAM 523. To do. At this time, the value of the variation type counter HC is confirmed, and the variation pattern at the jackpot time is determined by referring to the jackpot variation pattern table set for each variation time based on the value. As a result, various variation patterns can be set even with the same variation time. In the subsequent step S1403, a jackpot symbol is determined as a stop symbol from the values of the upper, middle and lower stop symbol counters HCU, HCM and HCB stored in the jackpot symbol buffer of the work RAM 523.

  If an out command is received as a variation type command from the main controller 271, a negative determination is made in step S1401, and the flow proceeds to step S1404. In step S1404, the deviation variation pattern is determined based on the variation time command information stored in the work RAM 523. As the deviation variation pattern, there are a single reach that reaches one of the effective lines L1 to L3, a double reach that simultaneously reaches the effective lines L4 and L5, and a complete deviation that does not become the two reach. In the determination of these deviation variation patterns, the value of the variation type counter HC is confirmed in the same manner as the determination of the jackpot variation pattern described above, and the variation pattern table at the time of deviation is set based on the value. Determined by. When the deviation variation pattern is determined, it is determined in the subsequent step S1405 whether or not the variation pattern is reach. If it is not reach, in step S1406, a complete out symbol is determined as a stop symbol from the values of the upper, middle, and lower stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB stored in the complete out symbol buffer of the work RAM 523.

  When the deviation variation pattern determined in step S1404 is reach (step S1405 is YES), the process proceeds to step S1407, and it is determined whether or not the reach is single reach. If it is not single reach, it is double reach, so the process proceeds to step S1408, and the stop symbols are determined from the values of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, HCB stored in the out-of-work double reach symbol buffer of the work RAM 523. Decide the double reach design.

  If it is determined in step S1407 that it is a single reach, the process proceeds to step S1409, and the values of the upper, middle, and lower stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB stored in the single reach symbol buffer out of the work RAM 523 are determined. A single reach symbol is determined as a stop symbol.

  Returning to FIG. 40, when the processing from step S1301 to S1304 is completed, it is determined in step S1305 whether or not a hold command is received from the main controller 271. When the hold command is received, the process proceeds to step S1306, and the hold information indicated by the hold command is stored in the work RAM 523. When the variation type command, the variation time command, and the hold command are received as described above (when the processing from step S1301 to S1306 is completed), in step S1307, it is determined whether or not the final stop command has been received from the main controller 271. To do. When the final stop command is received, the process proceeds to step S1308, the final stop information indicated by the final stop command is stored in the work RAM 523, and this process is temporarily ended.

  Here, a symbol display process performed to display an image such as a variation pattern determined by the display control device 214 will be described. The CPU 521 of the display control device 214 starts various arithmetic processes such as generating an internal command for the image controller 526 based on the determined variation pattern. The internal command is a command for designating a series of display effects from the start to the end of the fluctuation display, and a necessary internal command is generated each time based on the decided fluctuation pattern or the like. As a result, the image controller 526 performs a drawing process in response to a command (internal command) from the CPU 521 and starts a variable display of symbols on the symbol display device 41. At this time, the CPU 521 transmits a control command for driving the voices and the lamps to the voice lamp control device 272 in synchronization with the display effect at each time. Thereby, the sound lamp control device 272 drives sounds and lamps in accordance with the control command from the CPU 521.

  Next, in the above-described symbol display process, a display process in the case where the variation pattern is deviated and determined as single reach by the variation pattern setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing the detachment single reach display process. As described above, the single reach means that the same main symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 stops on any one of the effective lines L1 to L3 and the middle symbol row Z2 It means a state where the (final stop symbol sequence) is fluctuating. In this case, the display control device 214 stops the fluctuation of the upper symbol row Z1 for each of the fluctuating symbol rows Z1 to Z3 as the high-speed fluctuation time elapses, and then stops the fluctuation of the lower symbol row Z3. Is generated.

  First, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not the symbol is changing. If not changing, the process proceeds to step S1502 to start high-speed symbol change. If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S1503, and it is determined whether or not the change elapsed time tB from the start of change of the symbol has become time T. This time T is a high-speed fluctuation time of the symbol and is the same time as the time determined in step S308 of the first specific lamp unit control process performed in the main controller 271 described above. When the fluctuation elapsed time tB is time T, the process proceeds to step S1504 and the reach line forming process is executed. The fact that the fluctuation elapsed time tB is the time T means the end of the high-speed fluctuation. Therefore, in the reach line forming process, the upper symbol row Z1 is first stopped and displayed. Subsequently, the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped and displayed, and a reach line is formed on one of the effective lines L1 to L3. Note that the reach symbol forming the reach line here is an outlier single reach symbol determined in the variation pattern setting process. In subsequent step S1505, it is determined whether or not the hold information is stored in the work RAM 523. When the hold information is not stored, it waits until the hold command is received from the main control device 271 and the hold information is stored in the work RAM 523. If the hold information is stored in the work RAM 523, the process proceeds to step S1506, and it is determined whether or not the number N of active hold balls is 0 based on the hold information. If the number N of active suspension balls is not 0, the process proceeds to step S1507. In step S1507, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (also referred to as reach display time, for example, 2 s) has elapsed since the reach line was formed on any of the effective lines L1 to L3. If the reach display time has not elapsed, it waits until it has elapsed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reach display time has elapsed, the process advances to step S1508 to perform reach line change processing. In the reach line changing process, the reach symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 forming the reach line on one of the effective lines L1 to L3 are displayed on the left-up line L4 to reach the reach line. Make line changes. In subsequent step S1509, non-reach processing other than reach symbols is performed. In the non-reach symbol non-display process, a process of hiding symbols other than the reach symbols in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 is performed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1510, and it is determined whether or not the middle symbol (final stop symbol) of the outlier single reach symbol is located at the stop position (left line L1). If the final stop symbol is not located at the stop position, the middle symbol row Z2 is continuously scrolled. If the final stop symbol is located at the stop position, the process advances to step S1511 to stop and display the final stop symbol at the stop position. Thereby, on the display screen G, the scroll fluctuation of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is temporarily stopped. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1512, and it is determined whether or not final stop information is stored in the work RAM 523. When the final stop information is not stored, that is, when the final stop command has not been received from the main control unit 271, the process waits until the final stop command is received from the main control unit 271 and stored in the work RAM 523. . When the final stop information is stored in the work RAM 523, the process proceeds to step S1513, and the final stop display is performed for each symbol temporarily stopped and displayed in step S1511. In step S1514, the information stored in the work RAM 523 in the display control process (specifically, the information indicated by the change type command, the change time command, the hold command, and the final stop command) is deleted, and this process is temporarily ended. To do. After that, since the number N of operation-pending balls is not 0, on the display screen G, the next game time variable display is started.

  If it is determined in step S1506 that the number N of activated balls is 0, the process proceeds to step S1515. In step S1515, it is determined whether or not the middle symbol that is stopped and displayed on the reach line in the outlier single reach symbol is a number in descending order based on the number number of the reach symbol. As a specific example, if the reach symbol is a Harrison Bon character with a numeral number 2, it is determined whether or not the middle symbol on the reach line is an octopus character with a numeral number 1. However, when the reach symbol is an octopus character with a numeral number 1, the descending symbol here is a crab character with a numeral number 9 and attached. If the middle symbol is in descending order, the process advances to step S1516 to perform middle symbol change processing. In the middle symbol change process, the middle symbol is changed to a symbol other than the symbol with the same numeric number as the reach symbol and the symbol with the descending number number based on the numeric number of the reach symbol. Do. As a result, the single reach fluctuation in the game times is displayed without being stopped and displayed on the reach line with the symbols assigned with the descending numbers of the reach symbols in descending order.

  If the middle symbol on the reach line is not a symbol numbered in descending order with reference to the reach symbol (NO in step S1515), or if the middle symbol changing process is performed (step S1516), step The process proceeds to S1517. The process from step S1517 to S1524 is the same as the process from step S1507 to S1514 described above. In step S1520 when the middle symbol change process is executed in step S1516, it is determined whether or not the final stop symbol after the change is the stop position. After erasing the RAM 523 in step S1524, the process proceeds to step S1525 to perform symbol redisplay processing. In the symbol re-display process, a symbol re-display process for displaying symbols other than the reach symbols in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 which are not displayed in step S1519 is performed. Thereby, a predetermined number of symbols (9 first symbols in the present embodiment) are displayed on the display screen G. And after performing a symbol re-display process, this process is once complete | finished.

  Next, in the display control by the display control device 214, what kind of display is actually performed on the display screen G when the above-described detachment single reach occurs will be described with a specific example. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the above-described main symbols will be described by numerical numbers assigned to them. Specifically, “1” symbol, “2” symbol, “3” symbol,... “9”, respectively. Describe as a design.

  FIG. 43 shows the game times in which a single reach is lost when the number N of active balls at the timing when the high-speed fluctuation display of the first symbol ends (the timing when the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped and displayed) is greater than zero. The fluctuation | variation aspect about is shown. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is variably displayed in the left-right direction (specifically, the direction from the right side to the left side when the display screen G is viewed from the front), and the variation display is also referred to as scroll variation. In (a), on the display screen G, the first symbol of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is displayed with high-speed fluctuation, and at the timing when the high-speed fluctuation display is finished, the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped and displayed, and then the lower symbol row. For example, Z3 is temporarily stopped and a single reach of the symbol “1” is generated on the right line L3. When a single reach occurs as shown in (a) and the reach display time has elapsed, as shown in (b), the “1” symbol, which is the reach symbol of the upper symbol row Z1, is moved onto the left-up line L4 (disengagement). The reach line changing process performed in step S1508 of the single reach display process), and further, the first symbol other than the “1” symbol in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 (in this case, the “9” symbol and the sub symbol) ) Is not displayed (non-reach symbol non-display process performed in step S1509 of the single reach display process). In this way, a change in which the reach line of single reach is changed (a change in which (a) → (b)) is hereinafter referred to as a line change reach change. By performing line change reach variation, the interval between the first symbol of the last stop symbol sequence displayed on the reach line and the reach symbol adjacent to the first symbol (in this case, “1” symbol) is widened. In addition, an area (non-display area) where the first symbol is not displayed can be expanded. Therefore, as shown in (c), when each symbol of the final stop symbol sequence is displayed in an enlarged manner than the reach symbol as a reach effect, each symbol of the final stop symbol sequence is displayed by using the expanded non-display area. It is possible to suppress display overlapping the reach symbol. In the case of the stop display of the final stop symbol row, the number N of activated balls is not 0, and the line change reach fluctuation at the time of departure is “1” on the left-up line L4 where the reach line is formed. The first symbols other than the symbols are stopped and displayed. (D) shows a figure in which the symbol “9” is stopped and displayed on the reach line. Then, after the stop display, since the number N of active suspension balls is not 0, the scroll variation display of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is started to the next game round. In this case, since each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is fluctuated at high speed, even if the first symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 that are not displayed are not displayed, the player does not feel uncomfortable. Further, since the first symbol that is not displayed is not displayed, the processing load on the display control device 214 can be reduced.

  FIG. 44 shows a variation mode for a game number in which a single reach is lost when the number N of active balls at the timing when the high-speed variation display of the first symbol is completed is zero. (A) shows the state of line change reach fluctuation. That is, for example, a single reach of “1” symbol occurs on the right line L3, and after reaching the reach display time, the “1” symbol that is the reach symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 moves to the left, and the upper symbol row Z1 and The “9” symbol and the sub symbol in the lower symbol row Z3 are not displayed. And (b) shows the state which enlargedly displayed the 1st symbol of the last stop symbol row | line | column as a reach effect like FIG.43 (c) rather than a reach symbol. In the case of the stop display of the final stop symbol row, the number N of the operation suspension balls is 0, and the line change reach fluctuation at the time of detachment, the “1” symbol is displayed on the left rising line L4 where the reach line is formed. Stop is not displayed. Further, the “9” symbol which is the descending order of the “1” symbol is not stopped and displayed on the left-up line L4. (C) shows a figure in which “8” symbols are stopped and displayed on the reach line. Then, after the stop display of the last stop symbol row, as shown in (d), the first symbol ("9" symbol and sub-symbols) of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 that are not displayed when the line change reach changes. ) Is displayed.

  43 and 44, the case where a single reach occurs on the right line L3 has been described as an example. However, the line change reach variation similarly occurs when a single reach occurs on the left line L1 or the middle line L2. Is done. When a single reach occurs on the left line L1, the reach symbol of the lower symbol row Z3 is moved to the upper left line L4 after the reach display time has elapsed, and the reach symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3. The first symbols other than are not displayed. When the single reach occurs on the middle line L2, the reach symbols in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are moved to the left upward line L4 after the reach display time has elapsed, and the upper symbol row Z1. In addition, the first symbols other than the reach symbols in the lower symbol row Z3 are not displayed.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  When the jackpot lottery is not won and a reach line is formed on any of the active lines L1 to L3 and a single reach occurs, the reach symbol is moved to the left-up line L4 and the upper symbol row Z1 and Line change reach variation is performed in which symbols other than the reach symbol in the lower symbol row Z3 are not displayed. When the reach line is moved from any of the effective lines L1 to L3 to the left rising line L4, the first symbol of the last stop symbol row displayed on the reach line and the reach symbol adjacent to the first symbol Can be widened. Further, the first symbol other than the reach symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 is hidden, so that a region where the first symbol is not displayed (non-display region) can be expanded. As a result, when the symbol of the last stop symbol sequence is displayed in an enlarged manner as a reach effect, the first symbol of the upper symbol sequence Z1 and the lower symbol sequence Z3 is overlapped by using the expanded non-display area. The display can be suppressed. Accordingly, display complexity associated with diversification of reach effect display can be suppressed, and reach effect display can be suitably performed.

  Furthermore, by adopting a configuration that changes the line change reach, the number of the first symbols in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 and the area occupied by the first symbol are greatly reduced, so that the display screen is enlarged. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the complication of display due to the diversification of reach production display. Thereby, the problem that the cost increases can be solved.

  Further, the number N of the operation holding balls is 0, and the first symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 that are not displayed after the change is stopped is displayed in the line change reach fluctuation at the time of the single reach out. . If the first symbol that is not displayed after the stop display of the line change reach fluctuation is not displayed and the screen is stopped and displayed as it is, the number of the first symbols displayed on the display screen G is small. The player feels uncomfortable because of nothing, and the player may think that, for example, a defect has occurred in the display screen G. In this regard, by adopting the above configuration, a predetermined number of first symbols (9 symbols in the present embodiment) are displayed on the display screen G, so that the player feels uncomfortable as described above, and the display screen G I don't think there was a problem.

  In addition, after each line change reach change is stopped and displayed, each non-displayed symbol is displayed, and a reach line is formed on the right-up line L5. If the configuration is such that a symbol that cannot be a combination of jackpot symbols on the left-up line L4 where the reach line is simply formed due to line change reach fluctuation at the time of detachment is stopped and displayed on the right-up line L5 after the change is stopped. Can be displayed as a combination of jackpot symbols. This may cause the player to feel uncomfortable and cause a decrease in gaming interest. In this regard, in the present embodiment, not only a jackpot symbol combination cannot be made on the left rising line L4 but also a jackpot symbol combination cannot be made on the right rising line L5. Thereby, the above problems can be solved.

  In addition, in the line change reach variation at the time of single-reach outage when the number N of activated balls is not 0, unlike the case where the number N of activated balls is 0, there is a symbol that can be a combination of jackpot symbols on the right-up line L5. It may be the final stop symbol. Thereby, it can prevent that the variation of the last stop symbol is impaired by line change reach fluctuation. In this case, after the change is stopped, the symbols that are not displayed are not displayed again. Thereby, the jackpot symbol combination is not displayed on the right-up line L5. Furthermore, in a state where the display is not redisplayed, there is a possibility that the player may feel uncomfortable as described in the case where the number N of active balls is 0. In this respect, since the number N of operation-pending balls is not 0, the display does not remain in a non-display state, and the change display of the next game time is started, so that the above problem can be solved. Further, the processing load on the display control device 214 can be reduced in that the symbols are not redisplayed.

  In addition, in the line change reach fluctuation at the time of single-reach out, the final stop pattern varies depending on the presence / absence of the operation-reserved ball number N as described above. Then, the timing at which the presence / absence of the number N of operation-reserved balls is determined is determined to be during the change of the symbol. Here, a configuration is considered in which the final stop symbol is determined depending on the presence or absence of the operation holding ball number N at the start of fluctuation. In the case of this configuration, if the number of pending action balls N is 0 at the start of fluctuation, even if the number of pending action balls N is not 0 during the fluctuation, the final stop symbols are the left rising line L4 and the right rising line L5. A symbol that cannot be a combination of jackpot symbols is set. In this regard, this configuration is a configuration in which the number N of active suspended balls that are fluctuating is taken into account when setting the final stop symbol, so that the variation of the final stop symbol is suppressed, and the line change reach fluctuation is preferably reduced. It can be carried out.

  Further, main controller 271 that determines the presence or absence of the number N of active pending balls during the change simply determines the timing at which the elapsed time from the start of the fluctuation becomes time T, and the presence or absence of the number N of active pending balls at that timing. The hold command indicating that is sent to the display control device 214. The display control device 214 that has received the hold command determines the final stop symbol based on the information indicated by the hold command. With this configuration, the processing content of the main controller 271 can be simplified, and line change reach fluctuation can be performed while reducing the processing load of the main controller 271.

  Further, the display control device 214 is configured to uniquely determine the timing at which the variation elapsed time from the start of the symbol variation becomes the time T. Then, the high-speed fluctuation display that is the first fluctuation display is performed from the start of the fluctuation to the timing thereof, and the medium-low speed fluctuation display as the second fluctuation display is performed from the timing to the stop display. Thereby, the timing for receiving the hold command from the main control device 271 is the end timing of the high-speed fluctuation display. If the timing for receiving the hold command is close to the stop display, that is, if the stop display is displayed immediately after the high-speed fluctuation display, the processing time for the display control device 214 to determine the final stop symbol based on the hold command information Is not secured. Even if the final stop symbol is determined, since the symbols in the symbol sequence are arranged in a predetermined order, the determined final stop symbol is unnaturally stopped and displayed. In this regard, with this configuration, the display control device 214 can determine the final stop symbol with a margin during the middle / low speed fluctuation display, and the determined final stop symbol is unnaturally stopped and displayed. Can be prevented.

  The time T as the predetermined time is configured as one type. Thereby, even if there are a plurality of types of variation patterns, the main control device 271 may always set the hold command at the same timing from the start of variation, and the display control device 214 always performs high-speed variation at the same timing from the start of variation. The display may be terminated. Thereby, the processing load of the main controller 271 and the display controller 214 can be reduced.

  In addition, the line change reach variation is performed after the reach display time has elapsed after the reach line is formed on any of the effective lines L1 to L3. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the single reach on the effective lines L1 to L3, which is the previous stage of the line change reach change, and can visually recognize a series of flow of the line change reach change.

  In the display control device 214, the first symbol of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of the active line is determined by the combination of the updated values of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB. With the determined first symbol as a reference, the remaining first symbols to be stopped and displayed are determined from the arrangement order of the first symbols. Thereby, since it is not necessary to individually determine all of the first symbols that are stopped and displayed in the display screen G, the processing load of the display control device 214 can be reduced.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, nine types of main symbols are arranged in descending order of numbers in the upper symbol row Z1, and nine types of main symbols are arranged in ascending order of numbers in the lower symbol row Z3. Although the reach line is formed simultaneously on the rising line L4 and the rising line L5, this may be changed. For example, while the main symbols are irregularly arranged in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3, the left rising line L4 and the right rising line L5 can simultaneously form a reach line for a part of each symbol row. The arrangement may be an array. In this case, the first symbol of the middle symbol row Z2 that is stopped and displayed on the left rising line L4 on which the reach line is formed at the time of the line change reach change is changed to the left rising line L4 and the right rising line. It is necessary to set the first symbol that cannot be a jackpot symbol combination at L5.

  (B) In the above embodiment, in the line change reach variation, the reach line formed on any of the effective lines L1 to L3 is moved to the left rising line L4. You may change to the structure to move. The point which changes from the said embodiment in setting it as this structure is demonstrated. In the above-described embodiment, in the detachment single reach display process (see FIG. 42) performed in the CPU 521 of the display control device 214, when the number of operation suspension balls N is 0 (YES in step S1514), It has been determined whether or not the symbol is in descending order of the reach symbol, but this is changed to a configuration for determining whether or not it is in ascending order. If the order is not ascending, steps S1517 to S1525 are performed as in the present embodiment. On the other hand, if the order is ascending, middle symbol change processing is performed (step S1515). In this process, the medium symbol is changed to a symbol other than the current symbol (the symbol in ascending order) and the symbol that can be a combination of the reach symbol and the jackpot symbol (the symbol with the same number as the reach symbol). Thereafter, the processes of steps S1517 to S1525 are performed. By changing in this way, in the case of the reach fluctuation changing from the single reach formed on any of the effective lines L1 to L3 to the right rising line L5, the jackpot symbol is displayed on the left rising line L4 which is not displayed. It cannot be a combination, and the same effect as the above-described embodiment is achieved.

  (C) In the above embodiment, the timing at which the main controller 271 sets the hold command during the fluctuation of the first symbol is the timing when the elapsed time from the start of the fluctuation becomes the time T, and the display controller 214 Although the timing at which the high-speed fluctuation display of the first symbol is finished is the timing when the fluctuation elapsed time from the fluctuation start becomes the time T, and the time T is constituted by one kind, it may be changed. In main controller 271, the timing for setting a hold command for each change is set to 1 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and time T is set to time T1, T2, T3. It is set as the structure to provide. In response to this, the display control device 214 is also configured to provide a plurality of types of elapsed time T1, T2, T3,... Even in this configuration, the timing at which the main control device 271 sets the hold command is the timing at which the high-speed fluctuation display by the display control device 214 is completed. It is possible to suitably perform line change reach fluctuations that take into account the presence or absence of the above.

  (D) In the above embodiment, when the jackpot lottery is not won and the line change reach change is performed, the display control device 214 moves the RAM 523 out of the upper, middle and lower stored in the single reach symbol buffer. Based on the first symbol, when the number N of active balls is 0, it is determined whether or not the middle symbol is in descending order of the reach symbol (step S1515 of the outlier single reach display process). When the middle symbol is in descending order of the reach symbol, the middle symbol changing process is performed so that the one descending symbol is not stopped and displayed on the reach line. This may be changed as follows. When the combination of the stop symbol counter of each updated symbol sequence is a single reach symbol in the update process of the stop symbol counter performed in the display control device 214, the combination of the stop symbol counters HCU and HCB of the upper symbol and the lower symbol at that time The work RAM 523 is stored in the single reach symbol buffer and the middle symbol stop symbol counter HCM is not stored. Further, in the variation pattern setting process, if the variation pattern is out of single reach (YES in step S1407), the upper and lower stop symbol counters HCU and HCB stored in the out of single reach symbol buffer of the work RAM 523 are displayed. A single reach design that is out of the range is determined. In the detachment single reach display process, the stop symbol of the middle symbol row Z2 that has not yet been determined based on whether or not the number N of operating balls is 0 is determined from the hold information. If the number N of activated balls is not 0 (NO in step S1506), the first symbol other than the first symbol with the same number as the reach symbol is simply displayed on the reach line in a stopped manner. The stop symbol of the symbol row Z2 is determined. When the stop symbol of the middle symbol row Z2 is determined, the processing in steps S1507 to S1514 is executed as in the present embodiment. On the other hand, when the number N of active balls is 0 (NO in step S1506), 1 descending order based on the first symbol and the reach symbol number assigned the same number number as the reach symbol on the reach line. The stop symbol of the middle symbol row Z2 is determined so that the first symbols other than the first symbol to which the numeral number is attached are stopped and displayed. When the stop symbol of the middle symbol row Z2 is determined, the processing of steps S1517 to S1525 is executed as in the present embodiment. By configuring in this way, the same effect as the present embodiment can be obtained without performing the middle symbol changing process (step S1516).

  (E) In the above embodiment, the display from the start of the change of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 to the stop of the upper symbol row Z1 is the high-speed change display, but this may be changed. For example, the display from the start of the fluctuation of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 until the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped and then the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped and displayed may be the high-speed fluctuation display. In this case, the display control device 214 may stop and display the lower symbol row Z3 at the timing when the variation elapsed time tB from the variation start of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 becomes the time T. Further, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 that are displayed in a variable manner are stopped and displayed at the same time, and the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are stopped and displayed from the start of the fluctuation of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. It is good also as a display.

  (F) In the above embodiment, when a single reach occurs, the reach line is changed, and line change reach variation is performed in which the symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 excluding the reach symbol are not displayed. However, a configuration in which two types of cases where line change reach variation is performed and not performed in single reach may be provided. As the configuration, for example, when the reach line is formed on the right line L3, the line change reach variation is performed, and when the reach line is formed by the left and middle lines L1 and L2, the line change reach is performed. The configuration is such that no change is made. With this configuration, it is possible to widen the display mode at the time of reach, and to improve the game entertainment.

  (G) In the above embodiment, in the case of line change reach fluctuation, the first symbol other than the reach symbol of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 is not displayed, but it is configured to display transparently. There may be. Even in this case, the area where the first symbol is not displayed (non-display area) can be expanded due to the line change reach variation. Further, the first symbol other than the reach symbols of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 may be displayed substantially transparently or reduced. However, in this case, the player needs to be substantially transparent or reduced to such an extent that the player cannot visually recognize the first symbol.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the CPU 521 of the display control device 214 is configured to determine the stop symbol of each symbol row using the values of the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB. Specifically, the first symbol to be stopped and displayed on the left line L1 of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is determined by the stop symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB. A configuration may be adopted in which the first symbol that is stopped and displayed on the middle line L2 or the right line L3 of each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is determined by changing the symbol counters HCU, HCM, and HCB. Since the first symbols in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are arranged in a predetermined order, the symbols are determined if the first symbol to be stopped and displayed on any one of the effective lines is determined. It becomes.

  (I) In the above embodiment, when the line change reach variation is performed, the main symbol of the final stop symbol sequence is enlarged and displayed more than the reach symbol as the reach effect. The structure to display may be sufficient. As the configuration, for example, when a line change reach change is performed, a new effect character is displayed, and the effect character is displayed in synchronization with the change of the final stop symbol sequence. In this case, the effect character is displayed at least in the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 by displaying the effect character in a non-display region (region where the first symbol is not displayed) expanded by the line change reach variation. Can be suppressed from being displayed. As a result, it becomes easy to visually recognize the effect character.

  (J) In the above embodiment, in the line change reach fluctuation, the change display of the reach line and the non-display of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 other than the reach symbol are almost simultaneously performed. A configuration in which non-reach other than the reach symbol is displayed after the change display is performed, or a reach line change display is performed after the non-reach symbol other than the display is performed.

  (K) In the above embodiment, whether or not the big hit is determined by the value of the big hit random number counter C1, and in the case of the big hit, the probability variation big hit or the non-probable big hit is determined by the value. A jackpot type counter C2 is provided in addition to the counter C1, and it is determined whether the jackpot counter C1 is a big hit or not, and the jackpot type counter C2 is determined to determine whether the jackpot is a positive or negative jackpot depending on the value You may do it.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands or shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the front structure of the main body frame which comprises a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the back surface structure of a pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit in the back surface of a pachinko machine, a 2nd control board unit, and a back pack unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame and a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a bearing metal fitting. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a tank rail. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is drawing which shows a 1st design individually. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the various counters used for game control. It is a flowchart which shows the main process by the main controller. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st specific lamp part control process. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a start winning process. It is a flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. It is a time chart which shows the correlation with the switching display of the color displayed on a 1st specific lamp part, and the fluctuation display of the symbol in a symbol display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process by the payout control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows payout control processing. It is a flowchart which shows a prize ball control process. It is a flowchart which shows a ball rental control process. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of a stop symbol counter. It is a flowchart which shows a display control process. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation pattern setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a detached single reach display process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a reach pattern when there exists holding | maintenance. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a reach pattern when there is no holding | maintenance.

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  41 ... Symbol display device as a picture display device, 214 ... Display control device as a display control means, 271 ... Main control device as a lottery means.

Claims (1)

A pattern display device that arranges a plurality of patterns arranged in a predetermined order on a display unit so as to be parallel to each other, and scrolls and displays the patterns of each pattern in the arrangement direction so as to circulate ,
Variation start determining means for determining whether a variation start condition for the plurality of patterns is satisfied;
Lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to generate a special gaming state advantageous to the player based on a determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determination means;
Based on the determination result indicating that the change start condition is established by the change start determining means, the change display of the plurality of patterns is started, and when the lottery result of the lottery means is a win, Display control means for controlling the display of the picture display device to stop in combination,
As a step before ending the variable display, a combination of reach patterns that may cause the combination of the specific patterns on one of the preset effective lines in the display unit is stopped and displayed. In the gaming machine configured to be able to change reach by the final stop pattern sequence under the situation where the reach line is formed,
As the plurality of effective lines, at least a first effective line that intersects perpendicularly with the direction of variation of the plurality of picture rows, a second effective line that is inclined with respect to the first effective line, and the second effective line After setting a third effective line, the second effective line and the third effective line can simultaneously form the reach line,
Further, the final stop picture sequence is simultaneously set on the two active lines intersecting by setting the position where the second active line and the third active line intersect so that the picture of the final stop picture sequence passes. The 1 design of
Reservation means for temporarily retaining a variation display based on the determination result when the determination result indicating that the change start condition is established for the next game time is acquired by the change start determination means during the change of the pattern;
Judgment means for judging whether or not an elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern has become a predetermined period between the start of the change of the pattern and its stop display;
Reservation information setting means for setting reservation information by the reservation means at the timing when it is determined by the determination means that the elapsed period from the start of the change of the pattern is the predetermined period,
The display control means includes
Reservation determination means for determining the presence or absence of reservation from the reservation information by the reservation information setting means;
Reach line change for controlling the picture display device to change the reach line by moving the reach picture onto the second valid line when the combination of reach pictures is stopped and displayed on the first valid line Means,
In accordance with the change of the reach line by the reach line changing means, at least the pattern other than the reach pattern in the pattern row forming the reach line is not visible until at least the variation of the final stop pattern row is stopped and displayed. Visible disabling means for controlling the picture display device to
When the lottery result of the lottery means is non-winning, and a reach line can be formed by the reach line changing means and the visualizing disabling means, a final stop picture of the final stop picture sequence is determined, and the final stop picture A final stop picture display means for controlling the picture display device to display
A pattern redisplay means for controlling the pattern display device so as to redisplay the pattern that has been made invisible by the non-viewable means after the suspension of the change;
When it is determined by the reservation determination means that there is a reservation, the picture redisplay by the pattern redisplay means is not permitted, while when the reservation determination means determines that there is no reservation, the pattern redisplay means A pattern re-display determining means for permitting the re-display of the pattern by
The final stop picture display means is a combination of specific pictures on the third valid line in addition to the second valid line on which the reach line is formed when the reserve judging means judges that no reservation exists. A gaming machine comprising a final stop pattern setting means for setting a pattern that cannot be used as the final stop pattern.

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