JP2007014824A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of appealing diversity due to two or more kinds of display forms to a player and utilizing the selective display as an additional game value. <P>SOLUTION: When special patterns are turned to a ready-to-win state, a sub game selection image 65 is displayed at a character image display part 60 in response to that, and a sub game which is one of a race game, a lot game and a gun shooting game is selected. Then, the display result of a selected sub game image is provided corresponding to the result of winning/losing of the special patterns. Thus, the diversity due to two or more kinds of display forms provided as the sub game is appealed to a player, and a savor of a game is improved by utilizing the selective display as the additional game value further. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention may confer a predetermined game value to the player based on the display result of the sub game image displayed on the image display device has become a particular display results determined in advance based on the control of the display control unit It relates to a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, in general, an image display device provided in a pachinko gaming machine as a ball game machine variably displays identification information (symbols) on a plurality of rows of variable display units, and display results of each variable display unit are predetermined combinations. When a result (winning symbol) is obtained, a specific game value such as a specific game state or a right generation state is given. In addition, as an image display device that can give a specific game value according to such a display result, a character image based on moving image data is displayed instead of the display of each symbol row described above, and the character image is determined in advance. A specific game value that can be given a specific display result has been proposed. In addition, some of these symbol displays or character image displays have a plurality of types of display modes, leading to diversification of game play and visual effects.

  However, in any of the display forms of character display or character image display having a plurality of types of display modes as in the prior art, there is no indication that one type of mode is selected from the plurality of types of modes. That is, the display mode automatically selected on the gaming machine side is directly displayed on the image display device. For this reason, even if a plurality of types of display modes are provided, it is impossible to appeal to the player the diversity resulting from the display modes, or to use the selection of the display mode as an additional game value. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to select one type from among a plurality of types in an image display apparatus having a plurality of types of display. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of appealing to the player the diversity resulting from the display mode and utilizing the selection display as an additional game value.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention,
A ball and ball game machine capable of giving a predetermined game value to a player based on a display result of a sub game image displayed on the image display device based on the control of the display control means being a predetermined specific display result In
The display control means includes
Identification information display control means for variable display control of a plurality of identification information in a plurality of columns;
Sub game image selection means for selecting any one of the sub game images selected from a plurality of types;
By the sub game image selection means from when the display of the identification information by the identification information display control means reaches the reach state until the display of the sub game image selected by the sub game image selection means is started. Sub-game image selection process image display control means for controlling display of an image in the selection process of the selected sub-game image;
Sub game image display control means for controlling display of the sub game image selected by the sub game image selection means without display control of variable display of the identification information ;
The is characterized in that it comprises.

In addition, the selection of image information can be performed by setting different expectations for the display result of the sub game image to be the specific display result among at least two types of sub game images of the plurality of types of sub game images. This is advantageous in that the degree of attention to display can be improved.

The display control means includes identification information display control means for variable display control of a plurality of identification information in a plurality of columns, a sub game image selection means for selecting any one sub game image selected from a plurality of types, By the sub game image selection means from when the display of the identification information by the identification information display control means reaches the reach state until the display of the sub game image selected by the sub game image selection means is started. Sub-game image selection process image display control means for controlling display of an image in the selection process of the selected sub-game image, and a sub-game selected by the sub-game image selection means without display control of variable display of the identification information a sub game image display control means for displaying control images, so with a, Yu diversity due to multiple types of sub game image Rutotomoni can appeal, is displayed by the identification information display control unit can run an image selection process of a sub game image by the sub game image selection process the image display control unit only when it becomes reach persons, The fun of gaming can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the game board 1 of the ball game machine (the pachinko game machine in the drawing) according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the game board 1. In FIG. 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding the shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape on the surface of the game board 1, and a region partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game region 3. ing. A special variable display device as an image display device that enables variable display (hereinafter also referred to as “variation”) of identification information (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol”) in a character image display unit 60 (to be described later) is provided at the approximate center of the game area 3. 30 is arranged. The detailed configuration of the special variable display device 30 will be described in detail later.

  Below the special variable display device 30, there is provided a mounting substrate 4 for mounting various components such as the normal variable winning ball device 5 and the special variable winning ball device 9 to the game board 1. An ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 5 having a starting function that allows the variation of the special symbol is disposed at the upper center end portion of the mounting substrate 4. This normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 has a pair of movable wing pieces 7a and 7b that are controlled to move between a vertical (normally open) position and a tilted (expanded open) position by a solenoid 6, and a so-called tulip type role. The normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 is provided with a starting ball detector 8 for detecting a hit ball that has won a prize. Even when the movable blade pieces 7a and 7b are in the vertical (normally open) position, the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 can be awarded. Further, the variation of the special symbol based on the winning to the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 is stored a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, four times) except during the variation, and this is displayed by a special symbol memory display LED 36 described later. It has come to be.

  A special variable winning ball apparatus 9 is disposed at the center of the mounting substrate 4, and the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 includes an opening / closing plate 11 that controls opening / closing of the winning area 14. In other words, the opening / closing plate 11 can be varied between the tilting position and the vertical position based on the driving of the solenoid 10 disposed on the back surface of the game board 1. When the solenoid 10 is turned on, the winning area 14 is defined. On the other hand, when the solenoid 10 is turned off, the winning area 14 is closed when the solenoid 10 is turned off. In the winning area 14, a specific ball detector 12 and a winning ball detector 13 for detecting a winning ball are provided. The specific ball detector 12 is allowed to establish a continuation right described later by detecting a winning ball.

  A projecting member 16 having a passing ball detector 15 is provided below the special variable winning ball apparatus 9. Note that a passage port 16 a for allowing the hit ball to pass through the passing ball detector 15 is formed in the left side portion of the protruding member 16. And when the passing ball detector 15 detects the passing ball, the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display 34 to be described later is allowed to change. The normal symbol display 34 controls the opening of the movable wing pieces 7a and 7b of the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 until a predetermined time elapses when the normal symbol becomes a winning symbol, which will be described later. When a probability change (a gaming state in which the jackpot determination probability is changed to a high probability different from the normal time) occurs, the opening time is set to be long. Further, the variation of the normal symbol is stored a predetermined number of times (in the present embodiment, four times) except during the variation, and the fact is displayed by the normal symbol storage display LED 35 described later, and the variation time. Is shortened as compared with the normal time when the probability is changed and when the change is shortened due to the establishment of a predetermined condition described later. In addition, it is not always necessary to set such a normal symbol variation memory to be constant (for example, 4 times). For example, the normal symbol variation memory may be set to 1 time in normal times, but may be set to 4 times in the probability variation described later. It is. In addition, at the left and right end portions of the mounting substrate 4, winning holes 18 each having a decoration LED 17 are provided. A V winning display LED 19 is provided on the inner wall of the winning area 14 of the special variable winning ball apparatus 9.

  Thus, the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 configured as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hitting ball wins the normal variable winning ball device 5 and the start ball detector 8 is turned on, the special variable display device 30 starts to fluctuate, and when a certain time elapses, for example, in the order of left / right / middle. When a special symbol is determined and the combination of the determined symbols becomes a predetermined jackpot combination (same eye of the same symbol), a specific gaming state (also referred to as a jackpot gaming state) is entered. In this specific gaming state, the opening / closing plate 11 of the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 is opened (opening cycle) until a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated. The ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received while it is open. Then, when the hit ball received turns on the specific ball detector 12, the above-described release cycle is repeated again, and each time the specific ball detector 12 is turned on, a continuation right is established and the release cycle may be repeated up to 16 times. It can be done.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the surface of the game board 1 including the game area 3 includes a windmill 20 with a built-in windmill lamp 20a, a pair of left and right decorative lamps 21a and 21b, a winning opening 22 with a built-in sleeve lamp 22a, A side lamp decoration 23 incorporating a side lamp 23a, an out port 24, a back ball prevention member 25, and the like are provided. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine is provided with a game effect lamp and a game effect LED (both not shown) that are lit or blinking in a specific game state or when it changes, and a speaker 26 that generates a sound effect (not shown). 3 only) is provided.

  Next, the configuration of the special variable display device 30 constituting the main part of the present embodiment will be described. The special variable display device 30 has an attachment board 31 attached to the surface of the game board 1, and a rectangular window frame portion 32 is formed on the attachment board 31. An LCD display 33 having a character image display unit 60 capable of variably displaying left, middle and right special symbols, which will be described later, is provided behind the window frame portion 32. Above the window frame 32, a normal symbol display 34 for determining the presence or absence of probability variation, a normal symbol memory display LED 35, a special symbol memory display LED 36, and a decoration LED 37 are provided. On the side, the decoration LEDs 38 and 39 are provided. On the other hand, below the window frame part 32, each decoration LED40 * 41 is provided. The normal symbol changing operation of the normal symbol display 34 and the operations of various components related thereto will be described in detail later.

  The left special symbol displayed on the character image display unit 60 of the LCD display 33 is “X · 0 · G · 3 to 5,7,6,1,8, R, It consists of 15 types in the order of “9 ・ F ・ 2 ・ P”, and each special symbol on the middle and right is from 15 types in the order of “X ・ 0 ・ 2-9 ・ F ・ 1 ・ G ・ P ・ R”. It is configured. Each of the left, middle, and right symbols is provided with a corresponding random number of WCRND_L · C · R (see FIG. 5) described later. Of these special symbols, the probability variation symbol “1, 3, 5, 7, 9” described later has a red symbol color, and the other special symbols have a green color. This makes it possible to clearly notify the player of the difference in game value (presence or absence of certainty change) at the time of big hit. The jackpot symbol combination is a combination of left, middle, and right symbols in the same symbol, and this combination is determined based on the random number of WCRND_L.

  The configuration of the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine including the special variable display device 30 has been described above, but these gaming devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are circuit diagrams showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic circuit 42 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. The basic circuit 42 receives the detection signals from the passing ball detector 15, the starting ball detector 8, the specific ball detector 12, and the winning ball detector 13 through the input circuit 43, and the address decoding circuit 44. A chip select signal is applied to the basic circuit 42. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 45 to the basic circuit 42, and a regular reset signal is given from the regular reset circuit 46 to the basic circuit 42 every predetermined time.

  On the other hand, the basic circuit 40 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, a display control signal is given to the special variable display device 30 (described as LCD display device in FIG. 2) through the LCD circuit 47, and the normal symbol display 34, special symbol memory display through the LED circuit 48. A display drive signal is given to the LED 36, the normal symbol memory display LED 35, the V prize display LED 19, and the decoration LEDs 17, 37 to 41. A drive signal is given to the solenoids 6, 10 via the solenoid circuit 49, and the lamp circuit 50. A display control signal is given to the windmill lamp 20a, the side lamp 23a, and the sleeve lamp 22a via the voice signal, and a voice signal is given to the speaker 26 via the voice synthesis circuit 51 and the volume amplification circuit 52. The lamp circuit 50 outputs various types of lamp control data, thereby controlling display of lamps other than the above-described components. Further, the basic circuit 42 outputs effective start information, jackpot information, and probability variation information to the outside (a hall computer, a call lamp, etc.) via the information output circuit 53, and also via a prize ball number signal output circuit 54. Various prize ball number signals are output to the outside. Note that power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 55 to the devices and circuits described above.

  Next, the special symbol changing operation by the special variable display device 30 will be described with reference to time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. First, the random number used for the variable operation of the special variable display device 30 will be described. In the special variable display device 30, six types of random numbers as shown in FIG. 6 are used, and these random numbers are determined as WCRND1 for jackpot determination, WCRND_L for left symbol display, and medium symbol display. WCRND_C, right design WCRND_R, reach operation designation WCRND_ACT, and sub game selection WCRND_K. WCRND1 is changed by adding 371 numerical values of “0 to 370” by 1 every 0.002 seconds, and WCRND_L is 15 numerical values of “0 to 14”. Is changed by adding 1 every 0.002 seconds. WCRND_C is obtained by adding 15 values of “0 to 14” by 1 to the remaining time of interrupt processing. WCRND_R is changed by adding 15 values of “0 to 14” one by one at the time of carry of WCRND_C, and WCRND_ACT is “0 to 127”. The 128 values change one by one by adding one to the remaining interrupt processing time, and WCRND_K has 12 values of “0 to 11” every 0.002 seconds. In which each ever-changing by being added.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the value extracted from WCRND1 is “3” and it is determined to be a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined by the data of WCRND_L (0 to 14), and this big hit symbol is special. It is displayed on the LCD display 33 of the variable display device 30. On the other hand, if a value other than “3” is extracted by WCRND1 and it is determined that the value is out of position, the symbol corresponding to each extracted value from WCRND_L · C · R is displayed as an out symbol on the LCD display 33 of the special variable display device 30. Is displayed. When each extracted value from WCRND__L · C · R coincides with the jackpot symbol by chance, “1” is added to the data of WCRND_C to display it as an off symbol. In this embodiment, the probability of jackpot is also changed in the special symbol as in the case of the normal symbol. When this probability change (high probability), “3 · 67 · 173 · 251 · in the WCRND1 The value of “331” is a random number for determining the big hit.

  If the special symbol determined by the above extraction of WCRND1 and WCRND_L · C · R includes the reach state, then the sub game is selected based on the extraction of WCRND_K. In other words, the special variable display device 30 selects and executes one type of sub-game from a plurality of types (three types in the present embodiment) corresponding to the reach variation when there is a reach in the special symbol variation operation. It has become. These three types of sub games consist of a racing game, an amid lottery game, and a gun shooting game. As shown in FIG. 7, when the display result of the special symbol is out, the race game is selected when the extracted value of WCRND_K is “0 · 1”, and the extracted value of WCRND_K is “2 to 2”. When either of “5” is selected, the Amid lottery game is selected and when the extracted value of WCRND_K is “6 to 11”, the gun shooting game is selected and executed. On the other hand, when the display result of the special symbol is a win, the race game is played when the extracted value of WCRND_K is “0-5”, and the amida is displayed when the extracted value of WCRND_K is “6-9”. A lottery game is selected and executed when the extracted value of WCRND_K is any one of “10 · 11”. In addition, in such sub-game selection execution, the expectation level is set differently for each game by distributing the random number of WCRND_K when the special symbol is won or missed. In other words, in the race game, the random number when the game is missed is a total of 12 ("0 to 11"), and only 2 of "0. Of the total 12, there are 6 numbers “0 to 5”. For this reason, the appearance rate of the racing game is set low when the special symbol is off, while the appearance rate of the racing game is set high when the special symbol is hit, and the expectation of the racing game is high. The degree is getting higher. Similarly, the expectation level of the Amid lottery game is set to a medium level and the expectation level of the gun shooting game is set to a low level by assigning a random number of WCRND_K when the special symbol is hit or missed. In this embodiment, the degree of expectation is set differently for each of the various sub games. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the degree of expectation of the various sub games may be set uniformly.

  The variation of the special symbol is as shown in the time charts of FIGS. Note that the variation of each of the left, middle, and right symbol sequences is performed based on the pattern shown in the list diagram of FIG. The fluctuation pattern A is a pattern that fluctuates at a constant speed (one symbol fluctuation in 16.7 ms), the fluctuation pattern B is a pattern that gradually decelerates and stops (three symbol fluctuations), and the fluctuation pattern C is The pattern gradually decelerates (three symbol variations), the variation pattern D is a pattern that varies at a constant speed (one symbol variation in 333.3 ms, one cycle of 5.000 seconds), and the variation pattern E gradually Is a pattern that decelerates and stops (one symbol variation), variation pattern F is a pattern that gradually decelerates and stops (one symbol variation), and variation pattern G gradually decelerates (one symbol variation). The variation pattern H is a pattern that gradually accelerates and decelerates to stop, the variation pattern I is a pattern that gradually decelerates and stops, and the variation pattern J gradually accelerates. A pattern for decelerating (4.875 symbol). Further, the conditions 1 to 3, *, and * 1 to 6 described in the time charts of FIGS. 10 to 13 are shown in the respective charts of FIGS. 8B and 9.

  First, in the changing operation of the special variable display device 30, the change in the symbol sequence when it comes off without reaching or goes out after reaching will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. 10 and 11. In FIG. 11, when a hit ball is won in the normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 and the start ball detector 8 derives a start signal, numerical values are extracted from WCRND1, WCRND_L, and WCRND_K and stored when the start signal rises. To do. Thereafter, after 0.002 seconds from the rise of the start signal, a numerical value is extracted from WCRND_C · R, and the stored WCRND1 is read and determined. At this time, if reach is reached, a numerical value is extracted from WCRND_ACT. Then, after 0.004 seconds from the rise of the start signal, all the left, middle, and right symbol sequences are changed in the change pattern A. After that, the left symbol row is changed in the fluctuation pattern A for 4.600 seconds, and then changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 1.250 seconds, and is stopped and displayed. Also, the right symbol row is changed in the fluctuation pattern A for 5.850 seconds, then changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 1.250 seconds, and is stopped and displayed. In the variation pattern A of each of the left and right symbols, when the time is * 4, that is, when there are 3 or more memories due to the start opening prize, the variation times are 3.100 seconds and 4.350 seconds, respectively. In the case of * 5, that is, when there are two or more memories due to the start opening prize at the high probability, the variation time is shortened to 1.000 seconds and 2.250 seconds, respectively.

  On the other hand, the middle symbol is changed in the fluctuation pattern A for 7.100 seconds and is changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 0.850 seconds, and is stopped and displayed, except for the reach. In the middle symbol variation pattern A other than the reach, when * 4, the variation time is shortened to 5.600 seconds, and when * 5, the variation time is shortened to 3.500 seconds. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the middle symbol in Reach 1 has a variation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and a variation of 5.664 to 10.340 seconds after a variation of 7.100 seconds in the variation pattern A. It is changed by the pattern D, and then is changed to the change pattern E for 1.184 seconds, and then stopped and displayed. The middle symbols in Reach 2 and 3 are changed by the fluctuation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and the fluctuation pattern D of 14.675-15.340 seconds after the fluctuation of 7.100 seconds in the fluctuation pattern A, After that, the change pattern E is changed for 1.184 seconds and then stopped. The middle symbol in Reach 4 is changed with the fluctuation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and the fluctuation pattern D of 14.672 seconds after the fluctuation of 7.100 seconds in the fluctuation pattern A, and then fluctuations for 2.660 seconds. After being changed in the pattern F, the display is stopped. The middle symbol in reach 5 is changed in the fluctuation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and the fluctuation pattern D of 13.670 seconds after the fluctuation of 7.100 seconds in the fluctuation pattern A, and then 2.354-3. .It is stopped and displayed after changing in the fluctuation pattern H for 390 seconds.

In the above-described middle symbol variation pattern A in reach 1 to 5, in the case of * 3, that is, when spinning during the variation of the drawing, the variation time is 9.290 seconds, and in the case of * 4, the variation time is Is shortened to 5.690 seconds, and in the case of * 7, that is, * 4, and when spinning is performed during the fluctuation of the drawing, the fluctuation time becomes 7.790 seconds. In addition, the selection of reach 1 to 5 at the time of detachment and the determination of whether or not to spin during drawing fluctuation are performed based on the conditions of conditions 1 to 3 and * 6. For example, stop (condition 1) just before the symbol of the jackpot symbol and WCRND_
If the extracted value of ACT is any of “0-18”, reach 1 is selected and spun during drawing variation. In addition, when the jackpot symbol is stopped after one symbol (condition 2) and the extracted value of WCRND_ACT is any one of “124 to 127”, the reach 5 is selected and the spin is not performed during the drawing variation.

  Next, in the variation operation of the special variable display device 30, the variation of the symbol sequence in the case of a big hit will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. In FIG. 12, when a hitting ball is won in the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 and the start ball detector 8 derives a start signal, a numerical value is extracted from WCRND1, WCRND_L, and WCRND_K and stored when the start signal rises. To do. Thereafter, after 0.002 seconds from the rise of the start signal, the stored WCRND1 is read and determined, and a numerical value is extracted from WCRND_ACT. Then, after 0.004 seconds from the rise of the start signal, all the left, middle, and right symbol sequences are changed by the change pattern A. After that, the left symbol row is changed in the fluctuation pattern A for 4.600 seconds, and then changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 1.250 seconds, and is stopped and displayed. Also, the right symbol row is changed in the fluctuation pattern A for 5.850 seconds, then changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 1.250 seconds, and is stopped and displayed. In the variation pattern A of each of the left and right symbols, when * 4, the variation time is shortened to 3.100 seconds and 4.350 seconds, respectively. When * 5, the variation time is 1. Reduced to 000 seconds and 2.250 seconds.

  On the other hand, in the case of reach 1, the middle symbol is changed to a variation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and a variation pattern D of 10.06 seconds after a variation of 7.100 seconds in the variation pattern A as shown in FIG. After that, after being changed in the change pattern E for 1.184 seconds, it is stopped and displayed. The middle symbols in reach 2 and 3 are changed with the fluctuation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and the fluctuation pattern D of 15.050 seconds after the fluctuation of 7.100 seconds in the fluctuation pattern A, and then 1.184. After being changed by the second change pattern E, the display is stopped. The medium symbol in Reach 4 is changed with the fluctuation pattern C of 0.420 seconds and the fluctuation pattern D of 14.672 seconds after the fluctuation of 7.100 seconds in the fluctuation pattern A, and then fluctuations for 2.660 seconds. After being changed in pattern I, it is stopped and displayed. The middle symbol in reach 5 is changed to a variation pattern C of 0.420 seconds, a variation pattern D of 13.670 seconds, and a variation pattern G of 0.384 seconds after a variation of 7.100 seconds in the variation pattern A. Then, after the fluctuation pattern H is changed for 2.354 to 3.390 seconds, the display is stopped. The middle symbol in reach 6 is changed to fluctuation pattern C for 0.420 seconds, fluctuation pattern D for 13.670 seconds, and fluctuation pattern G for 0.384 seconds after fluctuation for 7.100 seconds in fluctuation pattern A. Then, after changing in the fluctuation pattern J for 2.306 seconds, it is reversely rotated for 1.234 seconds (0.875 symbols) and stopped.

  In the middle symbol variation pattern A in the above reach 1 to 6, when * 3, the variation time is 9.290 seconds, and when * 4, the variation time is shortened to 5.690 seconds. Sometimes the variation time is 7.790 seconds. In addition, the selection of reach 1 to 6 in the case of a big hit and the determination of whether or not to spin during drawing variation are performed based on the extracted value from WCRND_ACT. For example, if the extracted value of WCRND_ACT is any one of “0 to 7”, reach 1 is selected and is spun during drawing variation. Further, when the extracted value of WCRND_ACT is any one of “121 to 127”, the reach 6 is selected and the spin is not performed during the drawing change.

  Next, a specific symbol variation image displayed on the character image display unit 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the character image displayed on the character image display unit 60 is also based on the “car race” adopted in the game concept. That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, the racing car 61 becomes a player character image, while the three racing cars 62 to 64 displayed in front of the racing car 61 become opponent character images. These four racing cars 61 to 64 are displayed on the display screen as if performing a car race. Further, on the racing cars 62 to 64, left, middle and right special symbol display portions 62a, 63a and 64a are provided, respectively. In these special symbol display portions 62a, 63a and 64a, left and middle・ Each special symbol on the right is variably displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 14B, the racing car 61 first hits the left-side racing car 62 while the symbols change in the special symbol display portions 62a, 63a, and 64a. As a result, the fluctuation of the left special symbol display section 62a is stopped, and the left symbol whose fluctuation is stopped is displayed as the left fixed symbol 62b on the upper left side of the display screen (see FIG. 14C). After that, similarly, the racing car 61 sequentially hits the right and middle racing cars 64 and 63 so that the right and middle symbols are displayed on the right and middle of the display screen. Displayed as fixed symbols 64b and 63b (see FIG. 15A). FIG. 15A shows a display image in a case where disconnection is confirmed without reaching.

  Next, display of a character image in each reach variation will be described. At the time of reach change, the racing car 61 is spin-displayed once as shown in FIG. 15B according to the extracted value of WCRND_ACT. In the reach variation, the left and right determined symbols 62b and 64b are displayed in the same alignment while performing the same symbol variation as in the case where the reach is not performed (see FIG. 15C), and then FIG. The display is changed to the sub game selection image 65 shown in FIG. The sub game selection image 65 includes a special symbol display unit 66 at the upper left portion of the character image display unit 60. The special symbol display unit 66 has a variation with each of the left and right confirmed symbols 66a and 66c arranged in the same symbol. The middle symbol 66b is displayed. Note that the fluctuation of the middle symbol 66b is based on the reach fluctuation of any one of the various reach 1 to 6 described above. On the other hand, in the sub game selection image 65 other than the special symbol display section 66, a racing car 67 with a letter “R”, a racing car 68 with a letter “A”, and a letter “G” are written. The racing cars 69 are aligned in a horizontal line, and each of the racing cars 67 to 69 races toward the goal gate 90 ahead, so that a sub game is selected on the display screen. That is, each of the racing cars 67 to 69 corresponds to the racing game (R), the Amid lottery game (A), and the gun shooting game (G). The selected subgame image is displayed. The sub game selection display by the racing cars 67 to 69 is performed based on the extracted value of WCRND_K described above.

  Next, display images (image information) of various sub-games that ultimately determine the special symbol hit on the display will be described. Note that the special symbol display unit 66 is continuously displayed on the upper left side of the character image display unit 60 in the sub game image, and the middle symbol 66b variably displayed on the special symbol display unit 66 is a sub-screen shown below. At the time of hit / decision determination in the game, the winning / losing symbol is stopped and displayed at the same time. First, as shown in FIG. 16B, the image of the racing game is a display in which a total of three boats 91 and 92 arranged at the left end of the screen race toward the goal at the right end of the screen. A big hit is made when the boat 92 marked with “★” is the first goal among the boats 91 and 92 of the kites. As shown in FIG. 17A, the image of the amid lottery game displays a total of 5 amidas 93 consisting of one hit and four skirts (off). One of the Amidas 93 is selected with a “★” mark, and when the Amida 93 with the “★” mark reaches a “Hit”, it is a big hit. In the gun shooting game image, as shown in FIG. 17 (B), a character 94 holding a gun 94a is displayed at the lower left of the screen, while a total of seven targets 95. 96 is revolved in a circular arrangement, and when a single ball 94b automatically fired from the gun 94a hits the target 96 marked "★", it hits a big hit It is like that. Note that such a winning / deciding determination display based on the sub game image is performed based on the extracted value of WCRND1 described above. In the present embodiment, while the sub game is being performed, the special symbol variation is continuously performed in a reduced display on the upper left side of the character image display unit 60. However, such a special symbol variation display during the sub game is being performed. Is not necessarily performed, and the presence or absence of a big hit may be determined based on the display result of only the sub game.

  Next, the operation after the end of the change of the special variable display device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in the case of a big hit gaming state as a result of the fluctuation, as shown in FIG. 18, after the fluctuation of the middle symbol sequence is stopped, the big hit judgment is performed when a minute time (0.800 seconds) elapses. Thereafter, when a predetermined time (7.300 seconds) elapses, the solenoid 10 is turned on for a predetermined time (29.500 seconds) to open the opening / closing plate 11 of the special variable winning ball apparatus 9. A predetermined time (2.000 seconds) after the opening / closing of the opening / closing plate 11 is set as an effective operation time of the accessory continuous operation device, and if the specific ball detector 12 is turned on within that time, the right to continue is established. Controlled. Thereafter, if there is a start winning memory when the final opening operation of the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 is completed, as shown in FIG. 19, a predetermined time (13.002) from the closing of the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 is obtained. Seconds), WCRND1 is read out and determined, and then the variation of all symbol sequences is started after a predetermined time (13.004 seconds) after the special variable winning ball apparatus 9 is closed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, when there is a start winning memory after the change of the middle symbol sequence stops and comes off, the judgment of losing is performed when a predetermined time (0.800 seconds) elapses. Then, after a predetermined time (0.002 seconds), WCRND1 is read and determined, and after a predetermined time (0.804 seconds) from the stop of the fluctuation of the middle symbol row, the variation of all symbol rows is started.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the display image of the special variable display device 30 in the big hit gaming state displays a big hit symbol 97 on the upper left side of the character image display unit 60, and the continuation right is established on the upper right side. The number of rounds 98 of the open cycle associated with is displayed. Further, the display image shown in FIG. 21 is the one when a big hit is made after the race game is selected as the sub game. In this display image, the boat 99 marked with “★” is the special variable winning ball apparatus 9. Each time a prize is won, the gate 100 indicating the number of winning balls is sequentially passed, and the color of the already passed gate 100 is changed so that the presence or absence of a prize can be easily determined. Thus, in this embodiment, the characters for each subgame are used for displaying each jackpot. When a big hit is made after the racing game, a big hit display (1R to 16R) using a racing game character as shown in FIG. 22 (A) is performed, and when a big hit is made after the Amid lottery game, it is shown in FIG. 22 (B). When a jackpot display (1A to 16A) using such a character of the Amid lottery game is performed and a jackpot is displayed after the gun shooting game, a jackpot display (1G using a gun shooting game character as shown in FIG. 22C) is performed. ~ 16G). Thus, since the display from the reach occurrence time to the end of the big hit can have a consistent story, it is possible to continuously concentrate on the game without diverting attention to the game.

  Next, the normal symbols displayed on the normal symbol display 34 will be described. As shown in FIG. 23, there are six types of normal symbols, “0, 2, 4, 6, 8, F”, and one cycle (0.240 seconds) where the display time of one symbol is 0.040 seconds. The display is variable. Also, for these normal symbols, as shown in FIG. 24, WCRND2 (3 to 13) for hit determination that is incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds and 1 by 0.002 seconds are added. And WCRND_F (0 to 5) for normal symbol display which is incremented by one for the remaining interrupt processing time. Each random number of WCRND_F (0 to 5) is provided corresponding to each normal symbol of “0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and F”, as shown in FIG. Also, in the extraction of random numbers from WCRND2 (3 to 13), as shown in FIG. 26, when the value of “3” is extracted and it is determined to be a hit, the normal symbol display 34 displays “5” of the WCRND_F data. The winning symbol “F” corresponding to “” is displayed and the normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 is opened for a predetermined time (the winning opening is enlarged). On the other hand, if a value other than “3” is extracted in WCRND2, and it is determined that the value is out of the range, the value of WCRND_F data is extracted, and the out symbol corresponding to this value is displayed on the normal symbol display 34. Note that if the value extracted by WCRND_F happens to be a symbol by chance even though it is determined that it has been deviated by WCRND2, a deviating symbol of “0” is selected and displayed on the normal symbol display 34. To do. The determination of the data extracted from the WCRND2 is when the hit probability is normal, and when the probability is high, the value extracted from the WCRND2 is determined to be hit with any value of “3 to 12”. The other “13” values are determined to be out of place.

  Next, the normal symbol changing operation in the normal symbol display 34 will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. First, in FIG. 27, when the passing ball detector 15 (described as a starting ball detector in FIG. 27) is turned on, WCRND2 and WCRND_F are extracted and stored simultaneously. Thereafter, when a predetermined time (0.002 seconds) elapses after the passing ball detector 15 is turned on, the stored WCRND2 is read out and determined, and the fluctuation of the normal symbol is started after 0.002 seconds. Then, the fluctuation is stopped after a predetermined time (29.500 seconds) since the passing ball detector 15 is turned on. When the probability variation which is condition 1 shown in FIG. 27 is performed, the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened to 5.000 seconds, and there are three or more normal symbol start memories at the time of probability variation which is condition 2 shown in FIG. The normal symbol variation time is shortened to 2.000 seconds. When the normal symbol stopped and displayed at the normal probability is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 28, the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 is set to 0. 0 after a predetermined time (0.500 seconds) after the normal symbol stops. Open for 500 seconds. After that, when there is a passing memory to the passing ball detector 15, the stored WCRND2 is read and judged 0.002 seconds after the normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 is closed, and again normal after 0.002 seconds. Start changing symbols. It should be noted that the normal variable winning ball apparatus 5 at this time is opened for 0.500 seconds, but if one winning ball is entered, the opening is completed at that point even if the time is not reached.

  Also, when the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed when the probability changes (when the probability is high) is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 29, the normal symbol is variable when a predetermined time (0.500 seconds) elapses after the normal symbol stops. The winning ball apparatus 5 is opened for 2.900 seconds, and after an interval of 2.000 seconds, it is opened again for 2.900 seconds. After that, when there is a passing memory to the passing ball detector 15, the stored WCRND2 is read and judged 0.002 seconds after the normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 is closed, and again normal after 0.002 seconds. Start changing symbols. On the other hand, if there is a passing memory to the passing ball detector 15 after the stop-displayed normal symbol has been removed and becomes a symbol, as shown in FIG. 30, a predetermined time (1.002) has passed since the normal symbol stopped. Second), the stored WCRND2 is read out and determined, and after 0.002 seconds, the variation of the normal symbol is started again. The opening operation of the normally variable winning ball apparatus 5 at this time repeats 2.900 seconds twice, but if each of the three winning balls is inserted, the opening is completed at that point even if the time is not reached. It ends.

  By the way, the probability variation of the special symbol and the normal symbol described above is the same as any one of “3”, “5”, “7”, “9” and “1” in the special variable display device 30 at the time of big hit, as shown in FIG. This is performed under the condition that the symbol of the symbol (a jackpot symbol and a probable variation symbol) is stopped and displayed to be a jackpot gaming state, and then repeated unconditionally twice. Note that this probability variation is the probability of normal times triggered by the occurrence of a specific gaming state other than the probability variation symbol after a high probability of variation with the end of the occurrence of a specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) in the probability variation symbol Return to. Further, when a big hit is again made with a probability variation symbol at the time of probability variation, the probability variation is repeated twice from that point.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the special symbol (identification information) is reached, the sub game selection image 65 is displayed on the character image display unit 60 and the sub game is selected on the display screen. In addition, the display result of the selected sub game image (image information) is made to correspond to the result of the special symbol hit. For this reason, it is possible to appeal to the player the diversity resulting from the multiple types of display modes provided in the sub-game (in this example, three types of race, amid lottery, and gun shooting), and further selection thereof The entertainment of the game is improved by utilizing the display as an additional game value. In addition, since the degree of expectation is set differently for each of the sub games as described above, the degree of attention to the selection display of the sub game is further increased.

  In this embodiment, image information having a plurality of types of display modes is provided as a sub game when the identification information (special symbol) is reached, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. For example, the special variable display device 30 directly displays and displays a plurality of types of image information in accordance with the winning ball detection operation of the starting ball detector 8, and then the specific game according to the display result of the selected image information. The presence or absence of a state occurrence may be determined. The definition of “image information” is not limited to the character image based on the moving image data described in the present embodiment, but includes identification information such as a special symbol described in the present embodiment. Also, in this embodiment, the degree of expectation set differently for each of the various sub-games is consistent from start to finish. However, such a degree of expectation can be changed as a predetermined condition is satisfied. It is also possible to diversify the gameplay and further enhance the interest of the game, and by changing this expectation level in the process of displaying the image information, appeal to the player the diversification of gameplay be able to.

  Next, a configuration in which the degree of expectation is changed in the image information display process in accordance with the establishment of the predetermined condition will be described as a second embodiment. First, specific sub game images (image information) in the second embodiment will be described. Note that the sub game image of the second embodiment is provided with an expectation level display unit 101 that displays an expectation level on the upper right side of the character image display unit 60, and any of a race game, an amid lottery game, and a gun shooting game, It is assumed that the degree of expectation is initially set to 25%. As shown in FIGS. 32 (A) and 32 (B), in the image of the racing game, “★” is marked on one boat 92 out of a total of four boats 91 and 92 immediately after the start. As the game (race) progresses, the “★” mark is also marked on the other two boats 91, and the boat 92 marked with the “★” mark is changed to 3km. At this time, the expectation level display unit 101 rewrites the display content from “expectation level 25%” to “expectation level 75%”. As shown in FIGS. 32 (C) and 32 (D), the image of the Amid lottery game is that one of the total four Amidas 93 is a hit and the remaining three are scat (disconnected) immediately after the start of Amida. However, as the sub-game (Amida) progresses, one ska is rewritten and the winning Amida 93 is changed to two. At this time, the expectation level display unit 101 rewrites the display content from “expectation level 25%” to “expectation level 50%”. In the gun shooting game image, as shown in FIGS. 32 (E) and 32 (F), “★” mark is marked on one target 96 out of a total of four targets 95 and 96 until immediately before gun firing. However, as the sub-game (gun firing) progresses, the “★” mark is erased from the target 96 and is changed to a target 95 that does not have any “★” mark. At this time, the expectation level display unit 101 rewrites the display content from “expectation level 25%” to “expectation level 0%”.

  As described above, in the second embodiment in which the degree of expectation is changed in the game progress process (image information display process) in accordance with the establishment of the predetermined condition, the degree of expectation to be changed is set differently for each sub-game. ing. Therefore, as an effect that the second embodiment can achieve, in addition to the diversification of the gameability described above, it is possible to make the player have different expectations for each of the various subgames as in the first embodiment. It is. Incidentally, the numerical value of the expectation displayed on the expectation display unit 101 is the probability that a big hit will occur from the display state of the sub game image. The determination flow of whether or not this is a big hit has already been shown in FIG. It is done based on. In this determination flow, unlike the determination flow of FIG. 6, the random number of WCRND1 for determining the hit is 225 of “0 to 224”, and the extraction of WCRND_K is performed after the extraction of WCRND1. not going. That is, in the second embodiment, the sub game is selected based on the extracted value of the WCRND_ACT, instead of selecting the sub game by extracting the WCRND_K.

  The sub game selection process in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 34: Big hit, condition 1 (when reach is stopped before 1 symbol of big hit symbol), condition 2 (when reach is stopped after one symbol of big hit symbol), condition 3 (other than before and after big hit symbol with reach) This is a distribution table of the extracted values of WCRND_ACT extracted for each loss other than reach, and determination values A (1 to 5) and determination values B (A · B) are determined based on this distribution table. Is done. Specifically, first, the display result of any one of condition 1, condition 2, condition 3 or out of reach other than the reach is determined based on the extracted values of WCRND1 (0 to 224) and WCRND_L · C · R shown in FIG. Is determined. Then, the determination values A and B are determined from the sorting table of FIG. 34 based on the determined display result and the extracted value of WCRND_ACT. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 34, there is a case where the sub game is not performed even when the special symbol is reached (when the determination value A is “4”). The determination value A is a value that determines the presence / absence of the sub game and the type of the sub game, and the determination value B is determined as normal reach (no change in the expected level) or super reach (with an intermediate change in the expected level). The value to be

  Next, a process of selecting a sub game based on the determination values A and B determined by the above-described distribution table of FIG. 34 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 35, first, it is determined whether or not the sub game is to be executed by determining whether the determination value A is any one of “1-3” or any one of “4 · 5”. (S1). When the determination value A is any one of “4 · 5”, the sub game is not executed. When the determination value A is “4” at this time, the change display of the symbol that is out of reach with the reach according to the condition 3 is performed (S2). Further, when the determination value A is “5”, the change display of the symbols that are out of reach without reach is performed (S3).

  On the other hand, when the determination value A is any one of “1 to 3” in the determination of S1, the sub game selection image 65 of FIG. 16A is displayed and the sub game is selected on the display screen ( S4). The display result of the sub game selection image 65 at this time is determined by the value of the determination value A. That is, when the determination value A is “1”, the racing car 67 of “R” is scored first to select the racing game, and the process proceeds to S5 described later. When the determination value A is "2", the racing car 68 of "A" is scored in first to select the Amid lottery game, and the process proceeds to S8 described later. When the determination value A is “3”, the “G” racing car 69 is scored first in order to select the gun shooting game, and the process proceeds to S11 described later.

  In S5 when the race game is selected, it is determined whether the determination value B is “A” or “B”. When the determination value B is “A”, a normal reach racing game image with an expectation of 25% is displayed. (S6). On the other hand, when the determination value B is “B”, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a super-reach racing game image for changing the expectation from 25% to 75% is displayed (S7). Further, in S8 when the Amid lottery game is selected, it is determined whether the determination value B is “A” or “B”. When the determination value B is “A”, a normal reach Amid lottery game image of 25% is obtained. Display (S9). On the other hand, when the determination value B is “B”, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a super reach amida lottery game image that changes the expected degree from 25% to 50% is displayed (S10). Further, in S11 when the gun shooting game is selected, it is determined whether the determination value B is “A” or “B”. It is displayed (S12). On the other hand, when the determination value B is “B”, it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a super-reach gun shooting game image for changing the expectation level from 25% to 0% is displayed (S13). In the second embodiment, at the time of super reach, the expectation level in the sub game is changed to match the actual jackpot reliability, but this is not the only case. Also good. In the second embodiment, the change in expectation by super reach is performed with the progress of the sub game. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Also good.

  The first and second embodiments do not limit the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the special variable display device 30 is configured by the LCD display 33, but is not particularly limited thereto, and may be configured by CRT, LED, VFD, EL, or plasma. It is. Further, as the configuration of the gaming machine, the variation of the identification information in the special variable display device 30 is started in accordance with the detection of the winning ball of the start ball detector 8, and when the identification information becomes a predetermined display result, the specific gaming state is changed. Although a gaming machine that is generated and opens the special variable winning ball device 9 (this is commonly referred to as the first type) is illustrated, it is not particularly limited to this, and it is used for detecting a winning ball of the starting ball detector. Along with this, the change of the identification information on the variable display device is started, and when the identification information becomes a predetermined display result, a right generation state is entered. This is commonly referred to as the third type). Furthermore, the entire gaming machine is configured by a display device such as an LCD display, that is, the gaming machine is configured by displaying on the display a pseudo component such as “hit ball” or “variable winning ball device”. It is also possible. In this case, the payout of prize balls may be substituted with a score or the like. In this embodiment, the special symbol and the normal symbol are displayed on separate symbol displays. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The special symbol and the normal symbol are the same symbol indicator. It is good also as a structure displayed by.

It is a front view which shows the game board in one Example of this invention. It is a part of block diagram which shows the control circuit which controls game operation | movement. It is a part of block diagram which shows the control circuit which controls game operation | movement. It is a table | surface figure which shows the kind of special symbol. It is a table | surface figure of the various random numbers used for the fluctuation | variation of a special symbol. FIG. 5 is a simple flowchart for explaining an operation of determining whether or not a special symbol is missed according to a selected random number, and determining the type of sub-game when reaching a reach. It is a list figure which shows the expectation degree of various sub games. FIG. 4A is a list chart showing the variation pattern of the special symbol, and FIG. 4B is a list chart showing the variation condition of the special symbol. It is a table | surface figure which shows the notes in the fluctuation | variation of a special symbol. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of each symbol sequence of the left, the middle, and the right in the case of detaching without reaching or detaching after reaching. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of the right symbol row | line | column in the case where it remove | deviates without reaching or it reaches | attains after reaching. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of each symbol sequence of left, middle, and right in the case of a big hit. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of the right symbol row | line | column in the case of a big hit. FIGS. 9A to 9C are explanatory diagrams showing specific display images in the symbol variation. FIGS. 9A to 9C are explanatory diagrams showing specific display images in the symbol variation. FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing a specific display image in sub game selection, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing a display image of a racing game. FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing a display image of the Amid lottery game, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing a display image of the gun shooting game. It is a time chart which shows the operation | movement which a variable winning ball apparatus open | releases by generation | occurrence | production of the specific game state accompanying the combination of jackpot symbols. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of a variable display apparatus in case there exists memory | storage in memory | storage display LED after completion | finish of a specific game state. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of a variable display apparatus when it becomes a combination of an off symbol and there exists memory | storage in memory | storage display LED. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image of the concrete round display by the jackpot in a race game. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing each round display by a big hit in the racing game, and (B) is an explanatory diagram showing each round display by a big hit in the Amid lottery game. (C) is explanatory drawing which shows each round display by jackpot in a gun shooting game. It is a table | surface figure which shows the kind of normal symbol. It is a table | surface figure of the various random numbers used for the fluctuation | variation of a normal symbol. It is a table | surface figure which shows the relationship between a normal symbol and WCRND_F. It is a simple flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which determines the hit of a normal symbol by the selected random number. It is a time chart which shows the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of a normal symbol accompanying the passage detection in a passage ball detector. It is a time chart which shows the open | release operation | movement of a normal variable winning ball apparatus when a normal symbol hits in normal time. It is a time chart which shows the releasing operation | movement of a normal variable winning ball apparatus when a normal symbol is a hit at the time of high probability. It is a time chart which shows the operation | movement from which a normal symbol fluctuates again by passing memory after a normal symbol remove | deviates. It is a time chart which shows the operation | movement in which a special symbol and a normal symbol change reliably with the action | operation of a condition apparatus. FIGS. 9A to 9F show other embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 9A and 9B are explanatory diagrams showing a state in which the degree of expectation changes in the display image of the racing game. FIGS. 7C and 7D are explanatory diagrams showing a state in which the degree of expectation changes in the display image of the Amid lottery game, and FIGS. 8E and 8F are the display images of the gun shooting game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state from which a degree changes. It is a simple flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which determines the hitting of the special symbol by the random number selected in the other Example of this invention. It is a table | surface figure which shows allocation of WCRND_ACT for determining the determination value for subgame selection in the other Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the selection process of the sub game in the other Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3 Game area 5 Normal variable winning ball apparatus 8 Starting ball detector 9 Special variable winning ball apparatus 11 Opening and closing board 12 Specific ball detector 13 Winning ball detector 15 Passing ball detector 19 Specific ball winning display LED
30 Special variable display device (image display device)
33 LCD display 34 Normal symbol display 35 Normal symbol memory display LED
36 Special symbol memory display LED
42 Basic circuit (display control means)
60 Character image display unit 62a / 63a / 64a Special symbol display unit 62b / 63b / 64b Final symbol 65 Sub-game selection image 66 Special symbol display unit 97 Big hit symbol 98 Number of rounds 101 Expectation level display unit

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine capable of giving a predetermined game value to a player based on the fact that image information displayed on the image display device based on the control of the display control means is a predetermined specific display result,
The display control means includes
Game image display control means for controlling display of the image information in any one of a plurality of modes;
A selection image display control means for performing display control to select from among a plurality of types of image information modes to be controlled by the game image display control means;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising: