JP2007050035A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of accurately transmitting the game state of each game machine to the outside. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a lottery means for executing a lottery based on the entrance into a starting hole, an outside output means 526 for outputting a lottery result signal related to the lottery means to the outside, a monitoring means 524 for monitoring whether the output timing of a plurality of lottery result signals coincides with each other or not, and an output delaying means 525 for outputting another lottery result signal after the output of one lottery result signal is terminated if the coincidence of the output timing is detected by the monitoring means 524. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a revolving type gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”), in particular, using a display means, The present invention relates to a gaming machine that displays effects related to a lottery such as a variation of a decorative symbol sequence.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine that includes a variable display device on a game board and displays a lottery result as a special symbol is known. In this type of gaming machine, the special symbol displayed on the variable display device fluctuates based on the winning of the game medium at the start opening, and the variation is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery result. It is like that. That is, the presence / absence of occurrence of an advantageous gaming state (for example, big hit) is displayed by a combination of stop symbols. In addition, these gaming machines are configured so that various gaming states, for example, the gaming state for each gaming machine such as the number of occurrences of lottery lottery and the number of times of special symbol sequences can be viewed in real time through an external device such as a number lamp. Sometimes it is.

In addition, the applicant of the present application has previously proposed a new gaming machine that has two start openings and can individually win a lottery based on the winnings of the respective start openings (Patent Document 2). Specifically, two types of special symbols are used to display the production state according to each lottery result, and two lotteries can be performed in parallel. As a result, even if one lottery is missed, the player's expectation can be aroused with respect to the other lottery result, so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest in the lottery.
JP 2001-218898 A Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-186337

  However, in the above gaming machine, two types of lottery may be performed in parallel, and as a result, there is a possibility that two types of lottery results will be determined almost simultaneously. In this case, there is a possibility that information regarding the two lottery results is duplicated and transmitted to the external device and is not displayed in a visible state on a number lamp or the like. Specifically, the display related to one lottery result (the first display) is displayed too early for the other lottery result (the next display). There was a risk of being displayed. As a result, not only is there a concern that invites players to feel uneasy as if the number lamp is broken, but it is difficult to impress that two lotteries are performed in parallel, In some cases, it would be difficult to significantly increase the expectation of.

  Accordingly, in view of the above situation, the present invention has an object to provide a gaming machine that can accurately transmit the gaming state of each gaming machine to the outside and does not reduce the expectation regarding a plurality of lottery results. To do.

Means 1: “First display means and second display means for displaying effects associated with the game;
A first start port that is arranged in the game area and in which a game medium can be won;
First winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the first starting port;
First lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game medium by the first winning state detecting means;
A first display control means for determining a display mode relating to the lottery based on the lottery result of the first lottery unit, and for deriving the display mode to the first display unit;
A second start port arranged in the game area and allowing the game medium to be won;
Second winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the second starting port;
Second lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game medium by the second winning state detecting means;
A second display control means for determining a display mode relating to the lottery based on the lottery result of the second lottery unit, and for deriving the display mode to the second display unit;
If the lottery result of the first lottery means or the second lottery means that can be performed in parallel is a predetermined result, advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player;
An external output means capable of outputting a lottery result signal based on a lottery result by the first lottery means and the second lottery means;
Monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the two lottery result signals;
And an output delay means for outputting the other lottery result signal after the output of one of the lottery result signals is completed when the monitoring means determines that the output timings of the two lottery result signals overlap. It is characterized by that.

  Here, the “first display unit” and the “second display unit” may be a common display unit, or may be separate display units. Examples of the configuration include a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, an inorganic EL display device, a plasma display device, a VFD (fluorescent display tube) panel, a field emission display, or a CRT. The display modes derived by the “first display control unit” and the “second display control unit” may be the same mode or different modes. Furthermore, examples of the “display mode” include changes in special symbols, variations in decorative symbol sequences, special effects, and the like.

  The “advantageous game state” means a state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, and various states can be exemplified as follows.

(1) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, “a lot of gaming balls can be opened and closed by repeatedly opening and closing a predetermined number of times, or continuously opening for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are won. In a state where it is easy to win a winning opening ”(so-called“ big hit state ”).

(2) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit state is higher than usual, a so-called “probability fluctuation state”.

(3) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a lottery entrance device for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a big hit state is generated by winning or passing a game ball is set to a state in which a game ball is easier to enter than usual. A state in which the lottery lottery is performed more frequently than usual, a so-called “time reduction state”.

(4) In a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine, a state in which the drum is easily stopped with a pattern for paying out a medal as a game medium during a predetermined game, a so-called “bonus game state”.

(5) In a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine, a state in which the drum can be stopped with a bonus pattern that is a condition for making the next game state a bonus game state, a so-called “bonus establishment state”.

(6) In a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine, a state that assists in the formation of a combination by guiding a stop sequence and symbols for establishing a combination for a predetermined number of games, so-called “assist game state” .

(7) In a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine, a so-called “probability fluctuation state” in which the probability that a bonus state such as a bonus game state, a bonus establishment state, or an assist game state occurs is higher than usual.

  In addition, the “lottery result signal” can be exemplified by a case where the result of counting the number of occurrences of the jackpot state or the probability variation state, the number of occurrences of the short-time state, and the number of times of opening the electric open / close prize winning device is detected as a signal.

  According to the configuration of the means 1, at least the first start port and the second start port are provided in the game area, and when it is detected that the game medium has won the first start port, A lottery is performed by one lottery means. In addition, when it is detected that a game medium has been won at the second starting port, a lottery is performed by the second lottery means based on the winning. When the lottery result of the first lottery means or the lottery result of the second lottery means is a predetermined result, an advantageous gaming state (big hit state) advantageous to the player occurs.

  On the other hand, there are provided first display means and second display means for displaying effects associated with the game, and the first display control means determines the display mode related to the lottery based on the lottery result of the first lottery means. The display mode is derived to the first display means. The second display control means determines a display mode related to the lottery based on the lottery result of the second lottery means, and derives the display mode to the second display means. That is, when a game medium wins at one of the start openings, a predetermined display mode is derived in the display means corresponding to the start opening, and when a game medium wins at both start openings, Two display modes are derived in parallel.

  In particular, according to the present invention, the first start port and the second start port are provided, and lottery result signals relating to the lottery between the first lottery means and the second lottery means are duplicated to an external device such as a number lamp. Although there is a risk of being output, the overlap of the output of the lottery result signal is detected by providing the monitoring means and the output delay means, and in the case of overlapping, either one of the lottery result signals The other lottery result signals are output with a delay. Therefore, the gaming state of each gaming machine can be accurately transmitted to the outside.

  Means 2: In the constitution of means 1, “the two lottery result signals are the first confirmation signal based on the end of the change of the display mode by the first display control means, and the second display control means It is comprised with the 2nd decision signal based on the completion | finish of the change of a display mode "being a game machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the configuration of the means 2, in the configuration of the means 1, the external output means is configured such that the first confirmation signal based on the end of the change in the display mode by the first display control unit and the display mode by the second display control unit. A second definite signal based on the end of the fluctuation is output as a definite signal to the outside. Here, the monitoring means and the output delay means are provided, so that even if the lottery results of the first lottery means and the second lottery means are determined at almost the same time, one (for example, the first confirmation) The other (for example, the second definite signal) is output with a delay with respect to the signal. As a result, information related to the confirmation signal, for example, the number of times of confirmation can be confirmed through the external device without duplication, and it is possible to easily recognize that two lotteries are being performed. In addition, since the two lottery results can be recognized, the player's expectation for the lottery result by the other lottery means can be maintained even after one lottery is completed, greatly increasing the expectation for the lottery. Can be increased to

Means 3: “First display means and second display means for displaying effects associated with the game;
A launching device for launching a game ball to the game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle;
An obstacle member disposed in the game area and changing a rolling direction of the game ball;
A first start port arranged in the game area and into which the game ball can enter;
First winning state detection means for detecting that the game ball has won at the first starting port;
First lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game ball by the first winning state detection means;
A first display control means for determining a display mode relating to the lottery based on the lottery result of the first lottery unit, and for deriving the display mode to the first display unit;
A second starting port arranged in the gaming area and capable of winning a game ball;
Gaming state determination means for determining whether or not a specific gaming state;
When it is determined by the gaming state determination means that the specific gaming state has been reached, the opening / closing state of the second starting port is controlled, and the second starting port is brought into a state in which the game ball can be won. Winning rate changing means to change,
Second winning state detection means for detecting that the game ball has won the second starting opening;
Second lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game balls by the second gaming state detection means;
A second effect display control means for determining an effect content related to the lottery based on the lottery result of the second lottery means, and for deriving the effect content to the second display means;
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game balls in response to detection of game balls by the first winning state detection means or the second winning state detection means;
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player when the lottery result of either the first lottery means or the second lottery means that can be performed in parallel is a predetermined result;
An external output means capable of outputting a lottery result signal relating to the first lottery means and the second lottery means to the outside;
Monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the two lottery result signals;
When it is determined by the monitoring means that the output timings of the plurality of lottery result signals overlap, an output delay means for delaying the other lottery result signal after the output of one of the lottery result signals is completed. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  Here, as the “specific game state”, a so-called probability variation game state or a short-time game state can be exemplified, but even in other game states, if the game state is advantageous for the player, It can be applied as a specific gaming state.

  According to the configuration of the means 3, when the game ball is launched from the launching device in response to the operation of the operation handle, the game ball is divided into a number of obstacle members, a first start port, a second start port, and a first display unit. , And the second display means and the like are led to the game area. Then, when it is detected that a game ball has won at the first starting port, a lottery is performed by the first lottery means based on that, and when it is detected that a game ball has won at the second starting port. Based on this, the lottery by the second lottery means is performed. When the lottery result of the first lottery means or the lottery result of the second lottery means is a predetermined result, an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is generated. For example, a large winning opening that is opened and closed is repeatedly opened and closed a predetermined number of times, or is continuously opened for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of gaming balls are won, so that a large amount of gaming balls can easily enter the large winning opening. . When the game balls enter the start opening or the big winning opening, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls by the payout device.

  Further, when the lottery is performed by the first lottery means, the display mode related to the lottery is determined based on the lottery result, and is derived to the first display means. In addition, when the lottery is performed by the second lottery means, the display mode related to the lottery is determined based on the lottery result, and is derived to the second display means. That is, when a game medium is won at both start ports, the respective display modes are derived in parallel in each display means.

  By the way, in recent years, a gaming machine equipped with a time saving function is also known. With this type of gaming machine, after the big hit state is over, the special symbol will be changed for a predetermined number of times, and the time for changing the special symbol will be reduced. , To generate a specific short-time gaming state. These gaming machines are equipped with an electric opening / closing prize device at the start opening and a passing gate through which gaming media can pass, and lottery is performed based on the passing of gaming media through the passing gate, When the lottery result is a win, the electric open / close winning device is opened for a short time. In the probability variation gaming state and the short-time gaming state, by increasing the probability that the lottery result is a win, that is, the probability that the electric open / close prize winning device is opened, or by increasing the opening time of the electric open / close prize winning device. The ease of winning a prize at the starting port is increased compared to the normal time.

  However, in gaming machines such as those described above, when it is difficult to enter a game medium at a passing gate or the like, the frequency of opening the electric open / close winning device cannot be increased significantly. It becomes difficult to increase the ease of winning a prize, and as a result, there is a fear that the advantage in the probability variation gaming state and the short-time gaming state cannot be sufficiently increased. In addition, even in the case where the game medium is set so that it is difficult for the game medium to be close to the electric opening / closing prize winning device (starting port) even when the ball is adjusted so that it is easy to enter the barge passing gate or the like, the electric opening / closing prize winning device is Despite frequent opening, it was not possible to win the starting opening, and there was concern about causing irritation to the player. In addition, even if a specific gaming state such as a probable gaming state or a short-time gaming state, the content of the game itself is not different from the normal time, so it may be difficult to greatly improve the interest in the specific gaming state. there were.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, when it is determined by the gaming state determination means that a specific gaming state has been reached, the opening / closing state of the second starting port can be controlled, and a game medium can be won at the second starting port. Change to state. In other words, during normal times, it becomes extremely difficult to win a game medium with respect to the second starting port, and only the first starting port is substantially effective, so as with the conventional gaming machine, A lottery is performed based on the winning, and a display mode related to one type of lottery is derived to the first display means. On the other hand, when a specific gaming state is reached, it is possible to win a gaming medium for the second starting port. For this reason, the opportunity that the lottery by the 1st lottery means and the lottery by the 2nd lottery means are performed in parallel increases, and the advantage in a specific gaming state improves. In other words, since the lottery means increase in a specific gaming state, the lottery can be performed frequently, and the enjoyment by the new lottery means executed when a winning to another starting point is triggered Because it is added, it is possible to greatly enhance the interest.

  Furthermore, since the monitoring means and the output delay means are provided, even if a plurality of lottery result signals are detected in duplicate, any one lottery result signal and other lottery result signals are separated from each other. Therefore, it is possible to transmit an accurate gaming state to the outside.

Means 4: In the constitution of means 1 to means 3, “the advantageous gaming state includes a normal big hit and a probability fluctuation big hit in which the probability of the next big hit occurring after the big hit is set higher than the normal time is included. And
The gaming state after the big hit of the probability variation is set as the specific gaming state ”.

  According to the configuration of the means 4, processing is performed with the gaming state after the probability variation jackpot, that is, “at least the probability variation gaming state in which the probability that the next jackpot will occur is set higher than normal” as the specific gaming state. . Therefore, in the probability variation gaming state, lottery using both the first lottery means and the second lottery means is frequently performed, and it is possible to further shorten the time until the next big hit occurs. That is, it is possible to further increase the advantage in the probability variation gaming state and improve the game motivation.

  In addition, when the lottery is frequently performed in combination with the first lottery means and the second lottery means in the probability variation gaming state, the chance that the respective lottery results are output to the outside increases, and the player However, according to the present invention, since the monitoring means and the output delay means are provided, the lottery result signal based on the respective lottery results can be obtained. Sent outside without duplication. Therefore, the lottery results based on the first lottery means and the second lottery means can be surely confirmed without confusion, and the game motivation can be further improved.

Means 5: In any one configuration of Means 1 to 4, “The second starting port is provided in the electric opening / closing prize winning device,
A passing gate through which game media can pass;
A third lottery means for drawing a lot every time the game medium passes through the passing gate;
When the lottery result of the third lottery means is a win, it further comprises an opening control means for opening the electric open / close prize winning device for a predetermined time,
The winning rate changing means improves the ease of winning a game medium in the electric open / close winning device by making the winning probability of the third lottery means in the specific gaming state higher than usual. Features.

  According to the configuration of the means 5, the configuration of the winning rate changing means can be realized. When the game medium passes through the passing gate, the lottery is performed by the third lottery means, and when the result of the lottery is a hit, the start opening is opened for a predetermined time by the electric opening / closing prize winning device, and the game medium is opened at the start opening. Can be awarded. And the probability that the lottery result of the third lottery means is won is set to be higher in a specific gaming state than in normal times. That is, by changing the winning probability of the third lottery means, the second starting port (electrical open / close winning device) is changed from a state of hardly opening to a state of frequently opening, and winning of game media is extremely difficult. It becomes possible to change from a state to an easy state.

Means 6: “A first start port arranged in the game area and capable of winning a game medium;
A second start port arranged in the game area and capable of winning a game medium;
First winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the first starting port;
Second winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the second starting port;
A first special symbol indicator for displaying the first special symbol;
A second special symbol indicator for displaying a second special symbol;
First lottery means for performing a lottery based on detection of the game medium by the first winning state detecting means;
First special symbol variation control means for changing the first special symbol on the first special symbol indicator and stopping the first special symbol at a predetermined symbol based on the lottery result of the first lottery means,
Gaming state determination means for determining whether or not a specific gaming state;
When it is determined by the gaming state determination means that the specific gaming state has been reached, the opening / closing state of the second starting port is controlled, and the second starting port is brought into a state in which the game medium can be won. Winning rate changing means to change,
Second lottery means for performing lottery based on the detection of the game medium by the second winning state detecting means;
Second special symbol variation control means for changing the second special symbol on the second special symbol indicator and stopping the second special symbol at a predetermined symbol based on the lottery result of the second lottery means;
And, when the lottery result of the first lottery means is a predetermined result, after the first special symbol is stopped, an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is generated, while the lottery of the second lottery means If the result is a predetermined result, a main board having advantageous game state generating means for generating the advantageous game state after stopping the second special symbol;
A first display means and a second display means for displaying a first decorative symbol row and a second decorative symbol row, respectively;
The first display means is made to change the plurality of first decorative symbol sequences, and the first decorative symbol sequences are sequentially arranged in a predetermined stop design based on the lottery result of the first lottery means transmitted from the main board. First decorative design variation control means to stop,
The plurality of second decorative symbol sequences are changed on the second display means, and the second decorative symbol sequences are sequentially displayed in a predetermined stop symbol pattern based on the lottery result of the second lottery means transmitted from the main board. Second decorative design variation control means to stop,
And, if the lottery result of either the first lottery means or the second lottery means that can be performed in parallel is a predetermined result, it is a big hit after displaying the decorative symbol sequence related to the lottery means Peripheral board having a jackpot display means for displaying,
An external output terminal board having external output means capable of outputting to the outside as a confirmation signal that the first special symbol variation control means and the second special symbol variation control means have been stopped at the predetermined stop symbol. ,
Monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the two determination signals;
And, when the monitoring means determines that the output timings of the two confirmation signals overlap, it further includes an output delay means for outputting the other confirmation signal after the output of one of the confirmation signals is completed. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the configuration of the means 6, the content of the control is shared between the main board, the peripheral board and the external output terminal board, and the main board performs a predetermined lottery based on the game state and is specially displayed on the special symbol display A process of changing the symbol and stopping the variation of the special symbol based on the lottery result is executed. That is, at least a special symbol is derived as the contents of the effect relating to each lottery means, and the variation display of the special symbol is performed. Specifically, the first special symbol variation control means changes the first special symbol on the first special symbol display, and stops the first special symbol at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery result of the first lottery means. Let The second special symbol variation control means changes the second special symbol on the second special symbol display, and stops the second special symbol at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery result of the second lottery means. That is, when a game medium wins at the first start port and the second start port, the special symbol change display is performed in parallel on each special symbol display.

  Further, the second start port is changed to a state in which a game medium can be won when the game state becomes a specific game state. For this reason, during normal times, as with conventional gaming machines, lottery will be performed based on winning at the first starting port, and only the first special symbol will be variably displayed, while in the specific gaming state Then, since both the first start port and the second start port are valid, the first special symbol and the second special symbol are displayed in parallel. In other words, when a specific gaming state is reached, a special symbol change related to a new lottery means that is executed upon winning a prize at the second starting port is added, so it is possible to suppress a decrease in expectation for the lottery. Become. In addition, when the lottery result by the first lottery means or the second lottery means is a predetermined result, processing for generating an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is also performed.

  On the other hand, on the peripheral board, the first decorative symbol row and / or the second decorative symbol row are displayed in a variable manner based on the winning state at each starting port, and the first decorative symbol row is displayed based on the control command transmitted from the main board. The lottery results of the lottery means and the second lottery means are received, and the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence are stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery results. Further, when the lottery result of the first lottery means or the second lottery means is “big hit”, for example, after the decorative symbol sequence is stopped, it is displayed that it is a big hit. As described above, by causing the variation table of the two types of decorative symbol sequences to be performed on the peripheral board, it is possible to easily realize various effects without increasing the burden on the main board.

  On the other hand, the external terminal output board receives the execution result of the process of stopping the fluctuation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol based on the control command transmitted from the main board as a final signal, and these final signals are externally received. Output to the outside by output means. If two confirmation signals are detected in duplicate, the other confirmation signal is output after the output of one confirmation signal is completed. Thereby, the generation state of the definite signal can be reliably transmitted to the outside.

Means 7: “A first start opening arranged in the game area and allowing a game medium to win,
A second start port arranged in the game area and capable of winning a game medium;
A first special symbol indicator for displaying the first special symbol;
A second special symbol indicator for displaying a second special symbol;
First winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the first starting port;
Second winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the second starting port;
Gaming state determination means for determining whether or not a specific gaming state;
When it is determined by the gaming state determination means that the specific gaming state has been reached, the opening / closing state of the second starting port is controlled, and the second starting port is brought into a state in which the game medium can be won. Winning rate changing means to change,
First jackpot determination random number extraction means for extracting a first jackpot determination random number based on the winning state detected by the first winning state detection means;
A second jackpot determination random number extraction means for extracting a second jackpot determination random number based on the winning state detected by the second winning state detection means;
A first jackpot symbol random number extracting means for extracting a first jackpot symbol random number based on the winning state detected by the first winning state detector;
A second jackpot symbol random number extracting means for extracting a second jackpot symbol random number based on the winning state detected by the second prize winning state detector;
First variation time random number extraction means for extracting a first variation time random number based on the first jackpot determination random number and the first big hit symbol random number;
Second variation time random number extraction means for extracting a second variation time random number based on the second jackpot determination random number and the second jackpot design random number;
A first jackpot determination table showing a relationship between the extracted random number for determining the first jackpot and the success or failure of the jackpot,
A second jackpot determination table showing a relationship between the extracted random number for determining the second jackpot and the success / failure of the jackpot,
A first jackpot symbol table showing a relationship between the first big hit symbol random number extracted and the first variation stop symbol that is fluctuated and stopped as a lottery result in the first special symbol indicator;
A second jackpot symbol table showing a relationship between the extracted second big hit symbol random number and the second variation stop symbol that is fluctuated and stopped as a lottery result in the second special symbol indicator;
A first variable time variable time table that indicates the relationship between the first random time random number to be extracted and extracted and the variable time of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display, which is used in the case of the big hit;
A second variation time varying time variable table used in the case of the big hit and showing the relationship between the second random time random number to be extracted and the variation time of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display;
A first variation time variable time variable table used to indicate the relationship between the first variation time random number to be extracted and the first special symbol variation time in the first special symbol display;
A second variable time variable time table that indicates the relationship between the random number for the second variable time that is used and extracted and the variable time of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display;
When the first jackpot determination random number is extracted, first hit determination means for determining whether or not the big hit from the first jackpot determination random number and the first jackpot determination table;
When the second jackpot determination random number is extracted, second hit determination means for determining whether or not the big hit from the second jackpot determination random number and the second jackpot determination table;
When the first big hit symbol random number is extracted, first stop symbol determining means for determining a variable stop symbol in the first special symbol indicator from the first big hit symbol random number and the first big hit symbol table ,
When the second jackpot symbol is extracted, a second stop symbol for determining a second variation stop symbol in the second special symbol indicator from the second jackpot symbol and the second jackpot symbol table Decision means,
When the first variation time random number is extracted and determined to be a big hit by the first success / failure determination means, the first variation time random number and the first variation time variation time variable table When determining the variation time of the first special symbol, on the other hand, when the first variation time random number is extracted and determined to be out of place by the first hit / fail determination means, the first variation time random number and A first variation time determining means for determining a variation time of the first special symbol from the first deviation time variable table;
When the second variation time random number is extracted and determined to be a big hit by the second success / failure determination means, the second variation time random number and the second variation time variation time variable table When the variation time of the second special symbol is determined, on the other hand, when the second variation time random number is extracted and determined to be out by the second success / failure determination means, the second variation time random number and Second variation time determining means for determining the variation time of the second special symbol from the second outlier variation time variable table;
The first special symbol display starts the first special symbol variation, and after the first variation time has been determined by the first variation time determination unit, is determined by the first stop symbol determination unit. The first special symbol variation control means for stopping the variation with the first variation stop symbol,
The second special symbol display starts the second special symbol variation and is determined by the second stop symbol determination unit after the second variation time determined by the second variation time determination unit elapses. And second special symbol variation control means for stopping variation with the second variation stop symbol,
When the first winning / deciding means or the second winning / deciding means determines that a big hit is made, after the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped, an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is generated. Advantageous gaming state generating means,
And main control means having command sending means for sending a control command including at least a success / failure command relating to the presence / absence of a big hit, a variation display command corresponding to a variation mode (variation time) of the first special symbol or the second special symbol; ,
A first display means and a second display means for displaying a first decorative symbol row and a second decorative symbol row, respectively;
A plurality of first decorative symbol sequences are changed on the first display means, a control command transmitted from the main control device is received, and the first decorative symbol sequence is stopped at a predetermined symbol based on the control commands. First decorative design variation control means,
A plurality of second decorative symbol sequences are changed on the second display means, a control command transmitted from the main control device is received, and the second decorative symbol sequence is stopped at a predetermined symbol based on the control commands. Second decorative design variation control means,
And, when the determination result of any one of the first winning / deciding means or the second winning / deciding decision that can be performed in parallel is a big hit, after displaying the decorative symbol sequence for the lottery means, Sub-control means having a jackpot display means for displaying that it is a big hit;
A first confirmation signal relating to a change stop at the first change stop symbol by the first special symbol change control means and a second decision signal relating to a change stop at a second change stop symbol by the second special symbol change control means. And external output control means having external output means capable of outputting to the outside as a confirmation signal,
The main control means is a monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal,
And when the monitoring means determines that the output timings of the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal overlap, after the predetermined period has elapsed from the stop of the output of one of the confirmation signals, It further comprises output delay means for outputting the definite signal ".

  According to the configuration of the means 7, the main control means extracts the first big hit determination random number and the first big hit symbol random number based on the gaming state detected by the first winning state detection means, Extract random numbers for first variation time based on random numbers. Thereafter, whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined from the first jackpot determination random number and the first jackpot determination table. Further, the first fluctuation stop symbol in the first special symbol display is determined from the first jackpot symbol random number and the first jackpot symbol table. In addition, when it is determined that it is a big hit, the variation time of the first special symbol is determined from the first variation time random number and the first variation time variable time table, and on the other hand, If determined, the variation time of the first special symbol is determined from the first variation time random number and the first deviation time variation time variable table. Then, the first special symbol display starts the variation of the first special symbol, and after the lapse of the variation time determined using the first variation time variable table, the first special symbol display determined using the first jackpot symbol table Fluctuate and stop with one variable stop symbol. If it is further determined that the game is a big hit, an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is generated after the fluctuation of the first special symbol is stopped.

  Similarly, the main control means extracts the second big hit determination random number and the second big hit symbol random number based on the gaming state detected by the second winning state detection means, and based on these random numbers. Extract random numbers for second variation time. Thereafter, whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined from the second jackpot determination random number and the second jackpot determination table. Further, the second variation stop symbol in the second special symbol display is determined from the second jackpot symbol random number and the second jackpot symbol table. In addition, when it is determined that it is a big hit, the variation time of the second special symbol is determined from the random number for the second variation time and the second variation time variation time table, and on the other hand, If determined, the variation time of the second special symbol is determined from the second random time random number and the second out-of-variation variation time variable table. Then, the second special symbol display starts the variation of the second special symbol, and after the lapse of the variation time determined using the second variation time variable table, the second special symbol display is determined using the second jackpot symbol table. Fluctuation is stopped with the two-variable stop symbol. If it is further determined that the game is a big hit, an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player is generated, for example, after the second special symbol has stopped changing.

  By the way, in the main control means, at the start of the fluctuation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, it includes at least a success / failure command relating to the presence / absence of a big hit in both lottery means, and a variation display command corresponding to the variation mode of these special symbols. Send a control command. Then, the sub-control means receives these control commands and performs processing according to the control commands. That is, the first decorative symbol sequence and / or the second decorative symbol sequence are displayed in a variable manner based on the winning state at each starting port, and the first lottery means and the second decorative symbol sequence are selected based on the control command transmitted from the main board. The lottery result of the two lottery means is received, and the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence are stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery results. Further, when the determination result of the first win / fail determination means or the second win / fail determination means is “big hit”, after the decorative symbol sequence is stopped, “big hit” is displayed. As described above, according to this configuration, it is possible to process complicated control relatively easily by using a plurality of tables. A common table may be used as the various first tables used as the first lottery means and the various second tables used as the second lottery means. According to this, the probability of a jackpot that occurs when winning at the first starting port and the probability of a jackpot that occurs when winning at the second starting port are equal to each other.

  Further, when the first special symbol and the second special symbol are stopped at a predetermined stop symbol, the main control means generates a control command including a confirmation command related to the stop. That is, when the monitoring means monitors the output timings of the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal, and as a result, the output timing overlap between the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal is detected, the output delay After the output of either one (for example, the first confirmation signal) is terminated by the means, the other confirmation signal (for example, the second confirmation signal) is delayed, and a control command related to the confirmation signal is transmitted. Then, the external output control means receives these control commands and performs processing according to the control commands. That is, the first confirmation signal is transmitted to the outside (for example, a number lamp) by the external output means, and the second confirmation signal is transmitted to the outside after the transmission is completed. As described above, according to this configuration, since the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal are not output redundantly, the generation state of the confirmation signal can be accurately output to the outside. In addition, since a plurality of definite signals can be transmitted to the outside using one external output means without using a plurality of external output means, it is economical because it is not necessary to provide a plurality of external output means.

Means 8: In the configuration of means 7, “the external output means includes a counting means for detecting the confirmation signal output by the external output means and counting the number of occurrences of the confirmation signal; A confirmation number display means comprising a third display means for displaying the number of occurrences of the confirmed signal as a number,
The predetermined period is a period in which the number of occurrences of the confirmation signal displayed by the confirmation number display means is displayed in a visually recognizable manner.

  By the way, as a system for receiving a confirmation signal output from the external output means, a so-called number lamp that displays game data (hit or number of decisions) in addition to the hall side computer, tester, etc. can be exemplified. The player can check the gaming state of the gaming machine in real time by referring to the data displayed on the number lamp in addition to the various symbols displayed on the first display means and the second display means. Is maintained at a high level. However, if the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal overlap or occur at a relatively close timing, the number of confirmations displayed on the number lamp is abruptly counted (or at once) and confirmed. There was a possibility that the number of signal generations could not be visually confirmed. As a result, not only is there a concern that invites the player to feel uneasy as if the number lamp is broken, but it is difficult to impress that two lotteries are being performed in parallel. In some cases, it would be difficult to significantly increase the expectation of.

  On the other hand, according to the configuration of the means 8, the output delay means, when the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal are detected in an overlapping manner, one of the confirmation signals (for example, the first confirmation signal) In this configuration, the other determination signal (for example, the second determination signal) is output after a predetermined period has elapsed since the output was stopped. More specifically, first, when the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal are detected in duplicate by the monitoring means, the generation of the first confirmation signal is output to the outside by the external output means, and is counted by the counting means. The generation of the confirmation signal is counted up. Then, the count result is displayed by the third display means. After that, after the output of the first confirmation signal is stopped by the output delay means, an external output is performed after a sufficient period (for example, 0.5 seconds or more) has elapsed in which the count result based on the first confirmation signal is visible. A second confirmation signal is output to the outside through the means. The counting means detects a confirmation signal based on the second confirmation signal output by the external output means, and further counts up the number of occurrences of the confirmation signal. Then, the count result is displayed by the third display means. In other words, even when two definite signals are generated at the same time, the first deterministic signal and the second deterministic signal are not detected in duplicate, and the number of deterministic signal occurrences can be accurately grasped from the outside. The generation state of the confirmation signal can be visually recognized through the third display means. This makes it easy to recognize that two lotteries are being performed in parallel without losing the player's interest in the gaming state (such as a big hit) related to the occurrence of a confirmation signal, and expecting the lottery It becomes possible to greatly increase.

  Means 9: In any one of the means 1 to 8, the game machine is a pachinko machine. A pachinko machine is a gaming machine in which an input medium that is a medium that a player inputs into the gaming machine and a game medium that is a medium that is used for a substantial game performed by the player are the same. For example, it is a type of gaming machine in which a game is played using a medium such as a game ball. Specifically, “a launching device that launches a game ball in response to the operation of the operation handle, and appropriate equipment such as a number of obstacle nails, center objects, display means, etc. A game area provided with an appropriate entrance for a game ball such as a mouth, a passage opening, an arrival opening, etc., a rail for guiding the game ball from the launcher to the game area, and a game ball guided to the game area It is provided with a payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls according to the entrance to the entrance and according to the entrance mode of the game balls to a plurality of entrances.

  In addition, there are various types of pachinko machines, and “typical state detection means for detecting the state of entrance to the entrance (typically, game state detection) represented by what is generally called“ digipachi ” Means), a lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery when the entry is detected by the entrance state detecting means, and a special symbol display means for changing the special symbol according to the lottery result of the lottery means and stopping the fluctuation. "In addition, what further includes an effect display means for causing a decorative symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of decorative symbols to change and display characters etc. at a predetermined timing while the special symbols are changing", “Represented by what is generally called“ Honey ”” “Represented by those having lottery means for performing lottery by distributing game balls in the game”, generally represented by “Alepati” For example, one game is played with a predetermined number of game balls such as 16, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out in accordance with the manner of entering the game balls into a plurality of entrances in one game. can do.

  According to the means 9, in the pachinko machine, any one of the effects from the means 1 to the means 8 can be achieved.

  Means 10: In any one of the constitutions of means 1 to 8, “the gaming machine is a pachislot machine”. A pachislot machine is used to insert a medal, which is a game medium, and after a medal is inserted, a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is displayed in a variable manner in accordance with the operation of a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever), and then a stop This is a slot machine with a stop operation function that performs a substantial game of stopping the fluctuation of the symbol sequence in accordance with the operation of an operation means (for example, a stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. And, when the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variation of the symbol row satisfies a specific condition, a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the satisfied condition, or the player can acquire a large amount of medals. In addition, a special advantageous state advantageous to the player is generated.

  According to the means 10, in the pachi-slot machine, any of the operational effects from means 1 to means 8 can be achieved.

  Means 11: The structure of any one of Means 1 to 8 is characterized in that “the gaming machine is a gaming machine formed by combining a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine”. Here, “a game machine in which a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine are fused” means that a plurality of (for example, five) game balls are used as one unit of input medium, and after the input medium has been input, the starting operation means A symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed in response to an operation of the operation lever (for example, an operation lever), and thereafter, the variation of the symbol string is stopped in response to an operation of a stop operation means (for example, a stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. And, when the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variation of the symbol row satisfies a specific condition, a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the satisfied condition, or the player can acquire a large amount of medals. In addition, a special advantageous state advantageous to the player is generated.

  According to the means 11, in the gaming machine formed by fusing the pachinko machine and the pachislot machine, any of the operational effects from the means 1 to the means 8 can be achieved.

  At first glance, there is a game medium in a game machine that does not perform a substantial game depending on the medium to be inserted, such as a pachislot machine exemplified above or a game machine in which a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine are fused. However, even with such a gaming machine, it can be assumed that a game played using a game ball or other appropriate article is included in the entire game content. Therefore, even such a gaming machine can be a target of a gaming machine in which a game is played using a gaming medium.

  As described above, in the present invention, it is monitored whether or not the output timings of the lottery result signals are overlapped. If they are overlapped, any one output is delayed from the other and output. For this reason, the gaming state of each gaming machine can be accurately transmitted to the outside.

Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Overall Configuration of Pachinko Machine] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of a pachinko machine and a front frame is opened on one side of the main body frame. Note that FIG. 1 shows a view in which the decorative member in the game area is omitted.
The pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 4, a game board 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed into a vertically long rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left, and right wooden frame members, and has a lower receiving plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the front lower portion of the outer frame 2. On one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 is attached by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The outer frame 2 may be formed of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 4.
2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 and the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 separated obliquely from the upper right front.
The main body frame 3 is configured by integrally molding the front frame body 11, the game board mounting frame 12, and the mechanism mounting body 13 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2 (see FIG. 1). A main body frame side hinge device 15 is fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the front frame body 11, and a hinge pin and a hinge are connected to the outer frame side hinge device 14 fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the outer frame 2. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed by a hole. That is, the hinge mechanism 7 is configured by the outer frame side hinge tool 14, the main body frame side hinge tool 15, the hinge pin, and the hinge hole.

  On the front side of the front frame body 11, a speaker box portion 16 is integrally formed in the front lower left area of the front frame body 11 positioned below the game board mounting frame 12, and is formed in the front opening portion of the speaker box portion 16. The speaker mounting plate 17 is mounted so as to close the opening. A speaker 18 is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 17. In addition, in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 11, a firing rail 19 is attached to the upper half of the front frame 11 in an inclined manner. A lower front plate 30 is mounted on the lower half of the lower area of the front surface of the front frame 11. A lower tray 31 capable of storing game balls is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 30, an operation handle 32 is provided on the right side, and an ashtray 33 is provided on the left side. . The lower plate 31 is provided with a ball discharge lever 34 for discharging the game ball downward.

[Configuration of Front Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 2.
The front frame 4 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the front frame body 11 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 11 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 30 so as to be opened and closed forward by a hinge mechanism 36. Yes. In addition, a substantially circular opening window 38 through which the game area 37 of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 4. Further, a window frame 39 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 38 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 50 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is mounted on the window frame 39. . Further, substantially the entire front surface of the front frame 4 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided, and an upper plate 51 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 4. Specifically, around the opening window 38, a side decoration device 52 is mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 51 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 53 is mounted on the upper portion. The side decoration device 52 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 54 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-like opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 54 in the vertical direction, and a lens 55 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole. The acoustic illumination device 53 includes a transparent cover body 56, a speaker 57, a speaker cover 58, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit.

[Configuration of Locking Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 4.
A function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 and a function of locking the front frame 4 with respect to the main body frame 3 on the rear side of the free end side opposite to the hinge mechanism 36 of the front frame body 11 The locking device 70 having both of the above is mounted. That is, in this embodiment, the locking device 70 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72 that detachably engage with a closing tool 71 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the body frame 3 in a closed state, From the front of the pachinko machine 1, a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74 that detachably engage with a closing tool 73 provided on the rear side of the front end of the front frame 4 to lock the front frame 4 in a closed state. And a cylinder lock 75 that is exposed through the front frame 11 and the lower front plate 30 so that the key can be inserted and unlocked. Then, a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 72 and the closing tool 71 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. By rotating in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 74 and the closing tool 73 of the front frame 4 is released and the front frame 4 is unlocked.

[Configuration of Game Board Mounting Frame and Game Board] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the game area 37, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 11, and the game board 5 is mounted so as to be attachable / detachable from the front. . The game board 5 is formed in a substantially square plate shape having a size to be fitted from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 (see FIG. 11). A guide rail 78 including an outer rail 76 and an inner rail 77 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 5, and a game area 37 is defined inside the guide rail 78. A predetermined gap is provided between the launch rail 19 and the guide rail 78, and when the launched game ball returns to the guide rail 78, the game ball is discharged from the gap. It is configured to be guided to the lower plate 31. Further, a front structural member 79 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 in the outer region of the guide rail 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game area 37, a number of obstacle nails (without reference numerals) are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a windmill 90 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle thereof. A center accessory 91 is disposed at a substantially central position of the game area 37. The design of the center accessory 91 characterizes the model of the pachinko machine 1, the game concept, and the like.

  The center accessory 91 is composed of a frame-like decorative body as a whole, and a character body 92, which is a head of the character, is integrally attached to the upper edge of the center accessory 91. The character body 92 functions as a movable object that can turn.

  In addition, a warp passage is formed along with a warp entrance (not shown) at the upper edge or the left and right side edges of the center accessory 91, and when a game ball flowing down along the game board surface enters the warp entrance, the warp passage passes through the warp passage. It is adapted to be taken inside the center accessory 91.

  A ball receiving shelf 94 (also referred to as a stage) is formed at the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and the ball receiving shelf 94 has a certain depth in the front-rear direction. The game ball taken in through the warp passage is released to the inside of the center accessory 91 and guided to the ball receiving shelf 94. The ball receiving shelf 94 rolls a game ball on its upper surface, and gives various changes to its movement to add interest to the game.

  In addition, a ball guiding path 95 is formed at the center of the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and an entrance (not shown) to the ball guiding path 95 is formed on the upper surface of the ball receiving shelf 94. Yes. The game ball that has dropped from the ball receiving shelf 94 to the entrance of the ball guide path 95 is guided downward through the ball guide path 95 as it is.

  On the other hand, the exit of the ball guide path 95 is open toward the front, and the game ball released from the exit falls almost downward. In the game area 37, a first start port 64 is disposed immediately below the ball guide path 95. When a game ball enters the first start port 64, a start winning in a first big hit lottery (described later) is made. It becomes. Therefore, the game ball released from the ball guiding path 95 can be awarded with a very high probability. The first start port 64 is a pocket-type start port with a fixed opening degree, and can always be won without changing the ease of winning according to the gaming state. An electric open / close winning device 69 having a second start port 65 is disposed below the first start port 64. When a game ball wins the second start port 65, a second big hit lottery (described later) is performed. Will be the starting prize. The electric open / close winning device 69 has a pair of left and right movable pieces 68, and can spread a game ball at the second start port 65 by expanding left and right. In other words, since the first start port 64 is provided above the electric open / close winning device 69, the game ball does not win the second start port 65 when the pair of left and right movable pieces 68 are closed. It has become. Here, the first start port 64 and the second start port 65 correspond to the start port of the present invention.

  In the game area 37, an attacker device 98 is disposed further below the electric open / close winning device 69. The attacker device 98 opens and closes the opening / closing member 99 in the front-rear direction to open a big prize opening. Open and close. In addition, a passing gate 62 is provided on the left side of the center accessory 91, and when a game ball enters the passing gate 62, it becomes a start winning in a normal lottery (described later). In addition, a shielding member 66 is provided in front of the electric open / close winning device 69 as shown by a two-dot chain line to make it difficult to see the appearance of the electric open / close winning device 69.

  Further, on the lower edge of the center accessory 91, four LEDs 110a functioning as a first special symbol display (details will be described later), four LEDs 110b functioning as a second special symbol display, and a first big hit Four LEDs (holding ball lamps) 111a indicating the lottery hold state and four LEDs 111b indicating the second big hit lottery hold state are provided. Further, a normal symbol display 428 for displaying a normal symbol display for displaying a lottery result (that is, a lottery result in the normal lottery) due to the passing of the game ball to the passing gate 62 is also provided at the lower edge of the center accessory 91. Is provided. Here, the respective holding ball lamps 111a and 111b are turned on for the number of holding balls (up to four times) in the “first big hit lottery” and the “second big hit lottery”.

  In addition, the game area 37 is provided with a general winning opening 114 and the like. In addition, an effect display device 115 is disposed inside the center accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 displays an effect such as an image such as a moving image or a video, or an operation of a movable member. Examples of the effect display device 115 include a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, an inorganic EL display device, a plasma display device, a VFD (fluorescent display tube) panel, a field emission display, or a CRT. The display surface of the effect display device 115 is mounted on the rear side of the center accessory 91 so as to face the opening window, and the center accessory 91 is fitted into an assembly hole penetrating in the center of the game board 5. Rarely, the display device control board box 117 having the display device control board 116 (see FIG. 10) of the rear part of the center accessory 91 and the effect display device 115 is disposed so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 5.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, at the lower rear side of the game board 5, as a collective bag for receiving the game balls flowing into various winning devices and guiding the game balls to a predetermined position in a portion extending from the center portion to the lower portion. A box mounting base 118 having both the above function and the function as a box mounting portion is provided. The box mounting base 118 is mounted with a sub control board box 130 in which a sub control board 119 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed, and is superposed on the rear side of the sub control board box 130. A main control board box 132 containing the main control board 131 is mounted. Further, in a state where the box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130 and the main control board box 132 are respectively mounted on the rear side of the game board 5, the game board 5 is moved from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3. The box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130, and the main control board box 132 are arranged so as not to protrude outward from the outline of the game board 5 so as to be fitted and installed.

[Configuration of External Output Terminal Board] A description will be given based on FIGS. 5 and 36.
FIG. 36 is an enlarged perspective view of the periphery of the external output terminal board 500 disposed on the upper rear side of the game board, and is shown obliquely from the upper right rear.
The external output terminal board 500 is disposed so as to be exposed on the upper rear side of the game board, and has a function of outputting the game state of each gaming machine to the outside in real time. Specifically, it has a game information external output connector 511, a frame information external output connector 512, an input connector 510, and an external output means 526. The game information external output connector 511 is an output port for outputting various control commands transmitted from the main board 310 (details will be described later) to the outside. The big hit state output connector 501, the probability variation state output connector 502, the normal A symbol fixed output connector 503 and a special symbol fixed output connector 504 are provided. The output connectors 501 to 504 are electrically connected to external devices such as the hall computer 520 and the number lamp 521 (see FIG. 12). The jackpot state output connector 501 is an output port that outputs to the outside that a game is being hit, and the probability variation state output connector 502 is an output port that communicates to the outside that the game is in a probability variation. It is. The normal symbol fixed output connector 503 is an output port for outputting a signal for which the normal symbol is fixed to the outside, and the special symbol fixed output connector 504 is an output for outputting a signal (the fixed signal) for which the special symbol is fixed to the outside. Port. The frame information external output connector 512 is an output port for outputting frame information of the pachinko machine 1 to the outside based on detection signals of various sensors. The door open connector 507, the inner frame open connector 508, and the prize ball connector 509 are output. Is provided. The door opening connector 507 is an output port that outputs an open / closed state of the front frame 4 to the outside based on a detection signal of a contact switch disposed on the front frame 4. The inner frame opening connector 508 is an output port that outputs an open / closed state of the main body frame 3 to the outside based on a detection signal of a contact switch disposed on the main body frame 3. The prize ball connector 509 is an output port that outputs the number of game balls paid out to the outside based on a detection signal of a ball payout counting switch disposed in the ball payout device 170. The input connector 510 is connected to the main board 310 and is an input port through which signals relating to the gaming state and frame information of the pachinko machine 1 are input. The external output means 526 is an electronic component composed of a photo MOSFET or the like, and is a member that functions as a switch circuit that performs ON / OFF control when transmitting a determination signal sent from the main board 310 to the outside.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame Mechanism Mounted Body, Ball Tank, and Tank Rail] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 from obliquely upper right rear, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 alone from obliquely upper right rear.
The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is formed with a tank mounting portion 133, a rail mounting portion 134, a dispensing device mounting portion 135, and the like, and a ball tank 136 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 133. The ball tank 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed in a box shape opening upward so that a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility can be stored. The storage state of the game balls in the ball tank 136 is visible through the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In addition, a discharge port 138 for discharging a game ball is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 137 of the ball tank 136, and the bottom plate portion 137 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 138. .

  The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is integrally formed with a rail mounting portion 134 so as to approach the tank mounting portion 133 downward, and the rail component 139 is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 so that the tank rail 150 is configured. That is, in this embodiment, the rail mounting portion 134 is formed in a state in which the upper lateral portion of the main body frame 3 is recessed by a predetermined depth, and the rear side wall of the recess is used as the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150. An inclined rail shelf 155 is formed along the lower edge of the concave portion so as to incline downward from one end (left end toward FIG. 9) to the other end (right end toward FIG. 9). An upward surface extending in the lateral direction of the rail shelf 155 is a rail receiving portion 158.

  The rail constituting member 139 that is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 and constitutes the tank rail 150 includes a rear wall portion 152 that forms a rail passage between the rail mounting portion 134 and the front wall portion 151, and an inclined lower plate And a partition wall (both not shown) that project along the center in the front-rear direction of the upper surface of the lower plate part and divide the rail passage into front and rear rows (in this embodiment, front and rear rows). It is formed in preparation. The rail constituting member 139 is attached to the rail attaching portion 134 by an appropriate attachment means, thereby forming a tank rail 150 having a plurality of front and rear rows of rail passages. Then, after the game balls discharged from the discharge port 138 of the ball tank 136 (dropped by its own weight) are received at one end of the rail passages in the front and rear rows of the tank rail 150, the game balls are moved along the rail passage by their own weight. And rolling toward the other end of the rail passage. Further, in this embodiment, the rail component member 139 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, whereby the flow state of the game balls in the rail passage is visually recognized through the rear wall portion 152 of the rail component member 139. It is possible.

  The front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150 (rail mounting portion 134) has a first space portion to avoid interference with the upper end portion of the rear portion of the equipment (for example, the center accessory 91) protruding rearward of the game board 5. It is provided in a separated state. In this embodiment, the rear end of the rail shelf 155 serving as the rear end portion of the main body frame 3 and the rear wall portion of the tank rail 150 are substantially flush with the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In other words, the tank rail 150 is arranged rearwardly from the rear surface of the game board 5 until the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136 is substantially flush with the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136. Accordingly, a first space portion for avoiding interference with the rear portion of the center accessory 91 is provided between the rear side of the game board 5 and the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150.

  Above the tank rail 150, a rectifying body 156 for aligning the game balls flowing in the rail passage without overlapping each other is mounted on the upper portion thereof so as to be swingable about the shaft 157. The rectifier 156 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.

[Configurations of Dispensing Device Mounting Unit and Ball Dispensing Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
A vertically long paying device mounting portion 135 corresponding to a ball paying device (ball paying unit) 170 described below is formed in the vertical direction of one side of the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. The dispensing device mounting portion 135 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side. In addition, an opening 173 through which a payout motor 172 (see FIG. 4) of the ball payout device 170 can project is formed at a predetermined position on a back wall portion (not shown) having a stepped shape of the payout device mounting portion 135. Yes.

  In a state where the ball paying device 170 is mounted in the recess of the paying device mounting portion 135, a second space portion is provided between the game board 5 and the first space portion, which is at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. . Thus, the rail passage and the ball passage are arranged at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. Further, the rear end of the body frame 3, that is, the rear end of the peripheral wall portion of the dispensing device mounting portion 135, the rear end of the rail shelf 155, the rear surfaces of the ball tank 136, the tank rail 150, and the ball dispensing device 170 are substantially the same surface. ing.

  The ball payout device 170 has a vertically long box shape that is substantially the same size as the recess of the payout device mounting portion 135, and is unitized by mounting various parts related to payout. Note that the ball payout device 170 is fitted from the rear opening of the recess of the payout device mounting portion 135 and is mounted by appropriate mounting means (for example, mounting means such as an elastic clip, a locking claw, and a screw). It has become.

  Although not shown, the ball dispensing device 170 is formed by dividing the ball passages having inflow ports respectively communicating with the outlets of the rail passages in the tank rail 150 into a plurality of front and rear rows (for example, front and rear rows). Also, the downstream portions of the front and rear rows of ball passages formed in the interior are bifurcated to form front and rear rows of prize balls, a ball rental ball passage and a ball removal ball passage. In addition, a payout member (not shown) made of a rotating body for distributing and paying out game balls to any of the passages is rotated in the forward and reverse directions at a branch portion between the winning ball and the ball passage for lending and the ball passage for ball removal. It is arranged to be possible.

[Equipment on the lower rear side of the main body frame] A description will be given based on Figs.
On the rear side of the front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3, one side (left side in FIG. 5) of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11 located below the game board mounting frame 12 is below the launch rail 19. A launching device unit 194 in which a launching hammer (not shown) for launching a game ball sent to the launching position of the tilted end, a launching motor 192 for operating the launching hammer, etc. are assembled to the mounting substrate 193 and unitized. Is installed. In addition, a power supply board box 196 that houses a power supply board 195 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11, and the dispensing control board 197 is placed in a state of being superimposed on the rear side of the power supply board box 196. A payout control board box 198 is mounted. The payout control board 197 includes a RAM for storing the number of game balls to be paid out, and transmits a control signal for paying out game balls in accordance with a payout signal transmitted from the main control board 131 to a relay circuit board (not shown). Thus, the operation of the payout motor 172 is controlled.

[Configuration of Rear Cover Body] A description will be given based on FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1 from the upper right rear.
The rear end portions of the display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 11) and the main control board box 132 arranged on the rear surface of the game board 5 protrude toward the window opening portion opened in the center portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. . And between the side wall part which comprises one side wall of the window opening part of the mechanism mounting body 13, and the one side wall of the dispensing device mounting part 135 which comprises the other side wall, a substantially square box shape is formed by an opaque synthetic resin material. The formed rear cover body 210 is detachably mounted by a cover hinge mechanism 211.

  The rear cover body 210 is configured integrally with a substantially rectangular rear wall portion 212 and a peripheral wall portion 213 protruding forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion 212. Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the wall portion 213 a on one side is attached and detached from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 formed at a total of three locations above and below the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. A hinge body 216 having a hinge pin 215 that can be fitted downward is integrally formed. Further, of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the other wall portion 213 b has a locking claw that can be elastically engaged with a locking hole formed in one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. An elastic closing body 217 is integrally formed.

  That is, in the rear cover body 210, the hinge pins 215 of the upper and lower and intermediate hinge bodies 216 are fitted from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 on the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. In this state, the rear cover body 210 is rotated toward the other side of the mechanism mounting body 13 around the hinge pin 215, and the elastic closing body 217 is inserted into the locking hole on one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. The rear cover body 210 is held in a closed state on the rear side of the mechanism mounting body 13 by being elastically engaged. Then, the rear cover body 210 covers the entire display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 11) on the rear surface of the game board 5 and a portion extending from the substantially middle portion to the upper end of the main control board box 132 by the rear cover body 210. ing. As a result, the board connector (mainly the board connector for connecting to the display apparatus control board 116) of the main control board 131 exposed at the upper part of the main control board box 132 is hidden from view from behind.

  Further, a portion from the substantially middle portion to the lower end of the main control board box 132 is exposed without being covered by the rear cover body 210. An inspection connector 218 disposed on the main control board 131 is exposed below the main control board box 132, and the inspection connector on the main control board 131 is closed with the rear cover body 210 closed. A board inspection device (not shown) can be connected to the connector 218 for inspection.

  A large number of heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233 are provided in the rear cover body 210, and internal heat is released from these many heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233. . In this embodiment, the rear cover body 210 is provided with a number of slit-like heat radiation holes 230 extending from the peripheral wall portion 213 to the rear wall portion 212, and from the substantially middle height position of the rear wall portion 212 to the upper portion. A large number of elliptical, elliptical and other heat radiation holes 231 pass through, and a large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 232 and a predetermined number of horizontally elongated rectangular heat radiation holes 233 penetrate the lower portion of the rear wall 212. It is installed.

  In addition, the horizontally long rectangular heat radiation holes 233 have a size corresponding to the size and arrangement position of the plurality of parallel seal portions 235 sealed by the seal screws (sealing members) of the main control board box 132. It penetrates the position. As a result, even when the opaque rear cover body 210 is closed, the plurality of parallel seal portions 235 of the main control board box 132 are exposed so as to be visible at the portion of the heat radiation hole 233. For this reason, even when the rear cover body 210 is closed, the sealing state of the sealing portion 235 of the main control board box 132 can be easily visually confirmed. In addition, since the opaque synthetic resin material can be easily used as a synthetic resin material that is recycled compared to the transparent synthetic resin material, the rear cover body 210 can be manufactured at low cost.

  Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, a predetermined position (two places on the left and right in this embodiment) of the upper wall portion 213C is substantially C-shaped to hold a power cord (not shown) in an appropriately folded state. An elastically deformable cord holder 237 extends toward the rear wall surface of the upper tank rail 150 (the rear wall surface of the rail component 139). A knob for removing the power cord by elastically deforming the cord holder 237 is formed at the tip of the cord holder 237.

  One end of the power cord is detachably connected to the board connector 239 of the distribution board 238, and the power plug at the other end is inserted into a power outlet. As described above, the cord holding body 237 is formed integrally with the rear cover body 210 to hold the power cord, so that the power cord hangs and gets caught by foreign objects when the pachinko machine is transported and stored. Problems can be prevented.

[Configuration of Sphere Derivative for Lower Dish, etc. at Rear Lower Part of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear cover 210 and various control boards are removed from the perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
A lower dish ball derivative 253 is attached to the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the main body frame 3 in the recessed portion of the rear step portion of the speaker box portion 16. The lower tray ball derivative 253 is used when the game balls paid out to the upper plate 51 through the upper plate connection path (not shown) from the award and rental ball passages of the ball dispensing device 170 are full. The game ball on the upper plate communication path is for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 31.

  In this embodiment, a board box 254 that houses the interface board 252 is mounted on the outer surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 253. The interface board 252 is interposed between the ball lending machine installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 and the payout control board 197, and transmits / receives a signal related to ball lending between the ball lending machine and the payout control board 197. Electrical connection is possible.

[Configuration of Special Symbol Display] This will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, four LEDs 110a and 110b are arranged on the left and right sides of the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and the arrangement of these LEDs 110a and 110b is the first special symbol display 332a (see FIG. 30) and It functions as the second special symbol display 332b (see FIG. 31). In addition, the arrangement of the four LEDs 111a and 111b on the lower side of each is a holding ball lamp for the first big hit lottery and a holding number lamp for the second big hit lottery.

  For example, the function of the first special symbol display 332a can be realized by turning on / off the LED 110a. Specifically, the four symbols 110a are blinked in various patterns with the start winning as an opportunity to display the variation state of the special symbol in the first big hit lottery. Then, when a certain fluctuation time is over, the stop state in which the special symbol is determined is displayed by the turn-on / off display pattern of the four LEDs 110a. Thereby, when the lottery is performed, the result information is notified by turning on / off the LED 110a. The main control board 131 controls the change display and stop display of the first special symbol by turning on / off the LED 110a.

  More specifically, each LED 110a is a light emission type of one color (for example, red), and each LED 110a can switch a display pattern in two ways of “off” and “on”. Therefore, a total of 16 patterns (24 = 16) of lighting / light-off display patterns when four LEDs 110a are arranged can be prepared. Although only one color is shown here for convenience of explanation, the lighting color of the LED 110a may be two or more colors. Further, the LEDs 110a need not be arranged in one place, may be arranged separately, and need not be arranged particularly on the board surface. Or a special symbol may be displayed by five or more LEDs, and may be displayed using 7 segment LED. The function of the second special symbol display 332b can be realized by turning on / off the LED 110b as in the first special symbol display 332a.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment has two types of jackpot lottery (“first jackpot lottery” and “second jackpot lottery”), and each jackpot lottery has a profit for the player. Two big hit modes are prepared as given modes, and these are classified into (1) “normal (non-probable change) big hit” and (2) “probable big hit”.
(1) “Normal (non-probable change) big hit” is, for example, a round operation that opens and closes the attacker device 98 in a constant pattern for up to 30 seconds, and repeats up to 15 rounds. It is called. The player can win a lot of prize balls by winning the game balls in the big prize opening during the big hit game. Note that each round operation ends when either 30 seconds elapses or 10 winning balls are counted. The big hit game ends when the round operation is completed 15 times.

  (2) The “probable big hit” is to enable a big hit game similar to the above (1), but after the big hit game is finished, the next lottery probability is set higher than usual (for example, the normal big win) When the jackpot probability is 1/320, a privilege of changing 5 times to 1/64) is added. For this reason, when the player wins a promising big hit, the probability of the next big hit becomes high and it becomes possible to continuously win the big hit (so-called consecutive resort).

  In addition, the specific numerical values referred to in the above (1) and (2) are the best in the practice of the present invention. In addition, these numerical values can be variously changed and are not limited by the best numerical values.

  Further, when the probability variation state (high probability state) is caused by the “probability big hit” in the above (2), the random variation maintenance lottery (falling lottery) may be performed every time the start winning prize is triggered. The maintenance lottery is performed with a certain probability, and when the lottery is lost with this maintenance lottery, a process of internally returning from the high probability state to the low probability state (normal probability) is performed.

[Functional Configuration of Main Substrate and Peripheral Substrate] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration.
The control of the pachinko machine 1 is broadly divided into a group of the main board 310 and a group of the peripheral boards 311, and among these, the group of the main board 310 plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, awards, etc.). Sphere payout etc.), and a group of peripheral boards 311 controls production operations (light emitting decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.).

  The main board 310 includes a main control board 131 and a payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 as a central processing unit, a ROM 315 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 316 as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 314 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 315, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 311 and the payout control board 197. The RAM 316 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 131 and information such as input signals. Detection signals from the gate sensor 317, the two start port sensors 318, the count sensor 319, the V winning sensor 330, and the like are input to the main control board 131. On the other hand, the main control board 131 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 331, the two special symbol displays 332, the normal symbol display 428, and the like. The payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 as a central processing unit, a ROM 334 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 335 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 197 processes the command signal input from the main control board 131 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 170. Thereby, the ball payout device 170 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal.

  Bidirectional communication is performed between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 via respective input / output interfaces. For example, when the main control board 131 transmits a prize ball command, payout control is performed in response thereto. An ACK signal is returned from the board 197 to the main control board 131.

  Further, the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 output a drive signal to the external output terminal board 500 (corresponding to the external output control means). Communication between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 and the external output terminal board 500 is performed in only one direction between the input / output interface and the input interface. Even if a command is transmitted from the control board 197 to the external output terminal board 500, the reverse is not performed. The external terminal output board 500 includes external output means 526 and various connector parts (game information external output connector 511, frame information external output connector 512, and input connector 510: see FIG. 36), and outputs from the main board 310. The game state etc. of the pachinko machine 1 to be output is output to the outside. Here, “external” includes, for example, the hall-side computer 520 and the number lamp 521. The number lamp 521 is a device that is installed on the pachinko machine 1 or the upper part of the island and displays various information relating to the game such as the jackpot and the number of times of determination, and has a counter 522 and a number display 523. The counter 522 receives a big hit state output signal indicating the big hit state through the game information external output connector 511, and counts the number of big hits. In addition, the counter 522 in this example, a confirmation signal indicating the confirmation of the special symbol can be received through the game information external output connector 511, and the number of determinations can be counted. Then, the number display unit 523 displays the counted number of each signal as an arbitrary number or symbol. Here, the number lamp 521, the counter 522, and the number display unit 523 correspond to the “determined number display unit”, the “count unit”, and the “third display unit” of the present invention, respectively.

  On the other hand, the peripheral board 311 includes, for example, a plurality of illumination control boards 337 and 338, a waveform control board 339 and the like in addition to the sub-integrated board 336. Between the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336, communication in only one direction is performed between each input / output interface and the input interface. The command is sent, but not the other way around.

  The sub-integrated board 336 also includes electronic components such as the CPU 350, the ROM 351, the RAM 352, and the like, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components. Bidirectional communication is performed between the sub-integrated board 336 and the other illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 with each input / output interface. The first illumination control board 337 is mainly connected with the holding ball lamp 111 (111a, 111b) and the decoration lamp 353 including the side decoration device 52 and the like. When the lighting signal of the holding ball lamp 111 or the decoration lamp 353 is transmitted to the 337, the lighting control board 337 performs processing for lighting the lamps 111 and 353 in response to the signal. An effect lamp 354 is connected to the second illumination control board 338 together with the effect display device 115. For example, when a display command for the effect display device 115 is transmitted from the sub-integrated substrate 336 to the illumination control board 338, the illumination control board 338 performs processing for actually operating the effect display device 115. In addition, although not shown, a driving member such as a motor or a solenoid for driving a movable body such as the character body 62 is connected to the electrical decoration control boards 337 and 338, for example.

  The waveform control board 339 performs processing for generating and transmitting / receiving waveform signals such as inaudible ultrasonic waves as well as audible sound waves as acoustic outputs. For example, when an acoustic output command is transmitted from the sub-integrated board 336 to the waveform control board 339, the waveform control board 339 receives this and performs processing for driving the speakers 18 and 57 described above. In addition, an ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 is connected to the waveform control board 339, and the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 enables ultrasonic communication between a plurality of platforms. Normally, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are installed side by side in the island facility of the hall, but between the pachinko machines 1 equipped with the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356, mutual ultrasonic communication is possible. By using this communication function, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 can synchronize the effect operation or exchange game information between specific stands.

  The illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 are also CPUs 357, 358, and 359 as central processing units, ROMs 370, 371, and 372 as read-only memories, and RAMs 373 and 374 as read / write memories, respectively. , 375.

  Next, an example of control processing executed by the main control board 131 (especially the CPU 314) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of main processing executed by the CPU 314 mounted on the main control board 131. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at the occurrence of power interruption. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. FIG. 16 is a list showing random numbers updated on the main control board 131. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the variation start process. 19 and 20 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the big hit determination process. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variable display pattern setting process. FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the changing process. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit game process. FIG. 24 is a table showing a relationship between a jackpot start command, a jackpot probability, and a jackpot continuation rate. The timer interrupt process is executed at a predetermined timing (every 4 ms in this embodiment) by the CPU 314 mounted on the main control board 131.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the supply of power to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the CPU 314 executes a power-on process (step S1). In this power-on process, it is determined whether or not the backup data stored in the RAM 315 is normal (is a set value when a power failure occurs). If normal, the backup data stored in the RAM 315 is used. Executes processing to restore the power outage (power recovery processing), and if the backup data is abnormal, clears RAM 315 and performs CPU peripheral device settings (normal initial settings: interrupt timing settings, etc.) . If the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped during the game, the current game state is stored in the RAM 315 as backup data. If the RAM erase switch that instructs to clear the backup data stored in the RAM 315 is turned on in the power-on process, the RAM 315 is cleared and normal initialization is performed. If backup data is not stored in the RAM 315 mounted on the main control board 131 in the power-on process, the RAM 315 is cleared and normal initial setting is performed. In the power-on process, a process of setting a power-on command indicating that the main control board 131 is activated to the sub-integrated board 336 when normal initial setting is executed is also executed. The power-on command notifies the sub integrated board 336 that the main control board 131 is activated. Note that the backup data is also stored in the RAM 315 when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped (when the power is turned off) when the amusement store is closed, etc., and the power is supplied when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started again. Processing at the time of execution is executed.

  When the power-on process ends, the CPU 314 starts a loop process that repeatedly executes each process for gaming. At the start of this loop process, the CPU 314 first determines whether or not a power failure notice signal has been detected (step S2). In this embodiment, the power supply voltage used in the pachinko machine 1 is generated by a power supply board (not shown). That is, since the plurality of types of devices mounted on the pachinko machine 1 operate with different power supply voltages, the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is converted into a predetermined power supply voltage on the power supply board, Supplying to the device. Therefore, when a power failure occurs and the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the power supply board is equal to or lower than the predetermined power supply voltage, a power failure notice signal indicating that the supply of the power supply voltage from the power supply board to the main control board 131 is stopped. Sent. Then, when a power failure notice signal is detected by the CPU 314 mounted on the main control board 131 in step S2, a process at the time of occurrence of power interruption is executed (step S4). When the power interruption occurs, the operation of the gaming machine is in a state before the power failure when the power supply voltage supplied to the power supply board after the power failure is restored (24V in this embodiment) (hereinafter referred to as power recovery). This is a process of storing the state at the time of occurrence of a power failure as backup data in the RAM 315 in order to start from the beginning. Although the processing content will be described later, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the power failure occurrence processing is not interrupt processing, but as branch processing that is executed immediately after the start of the loop depending on whether or not a power failure warning signal is detected. It is incorporated in the main process (main control process).

  When the power failure warning signal is not detected in step S2, that is, when the power from the external power supply is normally supplied, random number update processing 2 for updating various random numbers used in the game is performed (step S3). . The random number updated in the random number update process 2 will be described later.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the process when the power interruption occurs (step S4). As described above, the power-off occurrence process is a process executed when a power failure warning signal is detected in the main process. First, the CPU 314 performs an interrupt prohibition setting so that the interrupt process is not executed (step S4a). Then, the checksum of the RAM 315 is calculated and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 315 (step S4b). This checksum is used to check whether or not the contents of the RAM 315 prior to the power failure are retained at the time of power recovery.

  Next, the CPU 314 sets a specified value indicating that the process at the time of power-off occurrence has been performed in a backup flag provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 315 (step S4c). When the above processing is completed, the CPU 314 prohibits access to the RAM 315 (step S4d) and enters an infinite loop to prepare for the stop of power supply. In this process, if the power supply voltage becomes unstable due to a very short power failure or the like (hereinafter referred to as “instantaneous power outage”), the process at the time of power-off occurrence is actually started. Since the power supply voltage is not stopped, there is a possibility that the process described above cannot return from the infinite loop. In order to avoid such adverse effects, the CPU 314 of this embodiment is provided with a watchdog timer, and is configured to be reset if the watchdog timer is not updated for a predetermined time. The watchdog timer is periodically updated while the process is normally performed. However, the watchdog timer enters the process when the power is cut off and is not updated. As a result, even when the power interruption occurs due to a momentary power failure and the infinite loop of FIG. 14 is entered, a reset is applied after a predetermined period of time, and the CPU 314 is activated in the same process as when the power is turned on.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. As described above, in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process is executed every 4 ms by the CPU 314 mounted on the main control board 131 during the execution of the main process. In the timer interrupt process, the CPU 314 executes the process of steps S11 to S19 after executing the register saving process (step S10). In the switch input process in step S11, a process for monitoring detection signals of the above-described switches (gate switch 74a, start port sensor 318, count sensor 319, general winning switch, etc. is executed. In the payout operation process in step S12, switch input is performed. Based on the signal detected in the process (step S11), a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball is set on the payout control board 197. In the random number update process 1 in step S13, various random numbers used in the game are updated. In this embodiment, the random number updated in the random number update process 1 is different from the random number updated in the random number update process 2. The random number will be described later. The random number updated in the random number update process 2 may also be updated in the random number update process 1.

  Moreover, in the game process of step S14, the process which controls the pachinko machine 1 according to the progress state of a game is performed. In the normal symbol game of step S15, control processing related to the normal symbol display 428 is executed. In the ordinary electric game at step S16, a process for opening and closing a movable piece (not shown) is executed. In the special symbol game in step S17, control is performed to display the first special symbol display 332a and the second special symbol display 332b in a variable manner based on the result of the game process (step S14). In the special electric accessory game in step S18, the solenoid is moved and controlled to open and close the front door (not shown). In the command transmission output process of step S19, a process of transmitting the effect command set in the game process (step S14) to the sub integrated board 336 is executed. In the command transmission output process (step S19), a process for transmitting the power-on command set in the power-on process (step S1) to the sub-integrated board 336 when power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started. Done. In the I / O port output process in step S20, a process for outputting a state signal indicating a gaming state to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, the hall computer 520), a drive signal is sent to a special-purpose start memory lamp (not shown). A process of outputting, a process of outputting a drive signal to the solenoid, and the like are executed (details will be described later). When the processing from step S11 to step S20 is executed, the register restoration processing (step S21) is executed, and the processing is terminated.

  Here, various random numbers that are updated by the CPU 314 mounted on the main control board 131 in the random number update process 1 (step S13) and the random number update process 2 (step S3) described above will be described. In this embodiment, as the various random numbers used in the game, it is determined that the big hit determination random number used for determining whether or not the big hit gaming state is generated (hit determination), the big hit gaming state is generated in the big hit determination. Jackpot symbol random number used to determine whether or not to make a promiscuous big hit (probable change judgment), whether or not to make a comet with reach when it is determined that no big hit gaming state will occur in the big hit judgment Reach determination random number used for determination (reach determination), variable display pattern random number used to determine the variable display pattern of the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 332a and the second special symbol display 332b The normal hit judging disturbance used for judging whether or not the movable piece 68 of the electric open / close prize winning device 69 is controlled to be in the open state (judgment per ordinary lottery) , And the like. In addition, the variable display pattern of the special symbol may be determined using the reach determination random number, and the variable display pattern of the decorative symbol controlled by the effect display device 115 may be determined.

  Among these random numbers, the random number update processing 1 relates to whether or not to control the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol random number related to the occurrence of the jackpot gaming state, and the movable piece 68 of the electric opening / closing prize winning device 69 to the open state. Update the random number per symbol determination. That is, the random number used for the determination relating to the occurrence of the big hit gaming state and whether to control the movable piece 68 of the electric open / close prize winning device 69 to the open state is updated every 4 ms as a predetermined timing. By doing so, the probability (probability to determine that the big hit gaming state is generated, probability to determine to control the movable piece 68 of the electric open / close winning device 69 to the open state) in each random number in a predetermined period is made constant. It is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged. On the other hand, in the random number update process 2, the reach determination random number and the variable display pattern random number are updated regardless of the occurrence of the big hit gaming state and the display result of the normal symbol. Note that the random numbers updated by the main control board 131 are not limited to those described above. In the random number update processing 2, the big hit determination random number that starts counting next when the counter for updating the big hit determination random number makes one round. The initial value determining random number for determining the initial value is also updated.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process (step S14). In the game control process, the CPU 314 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 64 (step S30). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a detection signal is output from the first winning state detection means 318a configured by the start port sensor 318, and when the detection signal is output from the first winning state detection means 318a. Then, it is determined that the game ball has won the first starting port 64 (YES in step S30), and if the detection signal from the first winning state detection means 318a is not output, the game ball has won the first starting port 64. It is determined that it is not (NO in step S30). When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the first starting port 64, various random numbers for the first big hit lottery (random numbers for big hit determination, random numbers for big hit symbols, etc.) are acquired and provided in the RAM 315. It is determined whether or not the value of the first reserved ball number counter is less than 4 which is the upper limit value (step S31). If the first reserved ball number counter is less than 4 in step S31, a first start storage storage process is performed (step S32). When the value of the first reserved ball number counter is 4 in step S31, the first start storage storage process is not executed.

  On the other hand, if the detection signal from the first winning state detection means 318a is not output in step S30, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the second starting port 65 (step S33). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a detection signal is output from the second winning state detection means 318b configured by the start port sensor 318. When it is determined in step S33 that the game ball has won the second starting port 65 (YES), various random numbers for the second big hit lottery are obtained, and the value of the second reserved ball number counter provided in the RAM 315 is obtained. It is determined whether or not the upper limit is less than 4 (step S34). If the second reserved ball number counter is less than 4 in step S34, a second start storage storage process is performed (step S35). If the value of the second reserved ball number counter is 4 in step S34, the second start storage storage process is not executed. Thereafter, the CPU 314 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game and performs any one of steps S40 to S44.

  In the first start memory storing process, a process of adding “1” to the first reserved ball number counter, and a lighting display mode (lighting) of a special figure start memory lamp (not shown) with the addition of the first reserved ball number counter The number of lamps to be displayed) and the obtained random number value (in this embodiment, the big hit determination random number and the big hit symbol random number) are stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 315 in the first reserved ball count. And storing in correspondence with the count value of the counter. If the value of the first reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S31, the random value acquired in step S30 is discarded. When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the first starting port 64, various random numbers may be acquired between step S30 and step S32. For example, without acquiring various random numbers in step S30, After determining that the first reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value in step S31, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the first start storage storage process (step S32).

  Similarly, in the second start memory storing process, a process of adding “1” to the second reserved ball number counter, and a special display start memory lamp (not shown) being turned on in accordance with the addition of the second reserved ball number counter. A process of changing the mode and a process of storing the acquired random number value in the storage area of the start memory provided in the RAM 315 in correspondence with the count value of the second reserved ball number counter are performed. If the value of the second reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S34, the random value acquired in step S33 is discarded. When it is determined in step S33 that a game ball has won the second starting port 65, various random numbers may be acquired between step S33 and step S35. For example, without acquiring various random numbers in step S33, After determining that the second reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value in step S34, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the second start storage storage process (step S35).

  In the variation start process (step S40) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, the number of starting memories in each big hit lottery is confirmed. If the number of starting memories is not zero, the corresponding special symbol variation Make settings to start display. As will be described in detail later, specifically, it is determined whether or not a big hit gaming state is to be generated, and if a big hit gaming state is to be generated, it is determined whether or not to be a promising big hit. In the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, settings related to the variable display of each special symbol and each decorative symbol are performed. More specifically, as will be described later, specifically, a variable display pattern of each special symbol is determined, and a variable time (first special symbol display 332a and second special symbol display) set corresponding to the variable display pattern. In 332b, the time from the start of the special symbol change display to the stop display is set in the timer. In the changing process (step S42) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, the timer set with the changing time in the changing display pattern setting process (step S41) is monitored, and the timer has timed out. Then, a process for stopping the special symbol variation display on the first special symbol display 332a and the second special symbol display 332b is performed. At this time, if it is determined in any one of the big hit lotteries in the variation start process (step S40), the processing selection flag is updated to “3”, and it is determined that the big hit gaming state is set. If not, the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  Further, in the big hit game start process (step S43) executed when the process selection flag is “3”, a setting for starting the big hit game state is performed. More specifically, the number of times the attacker device 98 is opened is set. In the big hit game processing (step S44) executed when the process selection flag is “4”, the number of game balls detected by the count switch 319 is determined, and a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) is determined. When the game ball is won in the big winning opening, or when a predetermined period (30 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed, a process for closing the attacker device 98 is performed. If the number of rounds in the jackpot gaming state has not reached the predetermined number (15 in this embodiment), the process for opening the attacker device 98 is performed again, and the number of rounds in the jackpot gaming state is When the predetermined number of times is reached, the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the change start process (step S40). In the variation start process, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the internal condition device is operating (step S401). When it is determined in step S401 that the condition device is in operation (YES in step S401), the variation start process is terminated without newly starting the variation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S401 that the condition device is not operating (NO in step S401), it is determined in the first special symbol display 332a whether or not the first special symbol is changing (step S402). If the first special symbol is not changing (NO in step S402), it is determined whether or not the value of the first reserved ball number counter corresponding to the first special symbol display 332a is “0”. (Step S403). As described above, since the value of the first reserved ball number counter indicates the number of random numbers stored in the storage area of the start memory, if the value of the first reserved ball number counter is 0 in step S403. For example, it is determined that the start condition relating to the first big hit lottery is not satisfied, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the value of the first reserved ball number counter is not 0 in step S403, the first start memory transfer process is executed (step S404). In the first start memory transfer process, after the process of subtracting 1 from the first reserved ball number counter and the various random numbers stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 315 are shifted, A process of reading out various random numbers (such as jackpot determination random numbers) stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the one-holding ball number counter is performed. Specifically, various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) of the first reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the start memory are stored in the storage area of the start memory. It is stored in a storage area corresponding to n-1 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) of the first reserved ball number counter.

  Next, in step S405, it is determined whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state using the big hit determination random number read from the storage area corresponding to 0 of the first reserved ball number counter among the storage areas of the reserved storage. In the case of generating a gaming state, after performing a big hit determination process for determining whether or not to make a promising big hit, the first process selection flag is updated to “1” (step S406). By updating the first process selection flag to “1”, the timer interrupt process occurs next, and when the game process (step S14) is executed, the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) can be executed. Become.

  By the way, when it is determined in step S402 that the first special symbol is changing (YES), the second special symbol display 332b determines whether or not the second special symbol is changing (step S407). . If the second special symbol is not changing (NO in step S407), it is determined whether or not the value of the second reserved ball number counter corresponding to the second special symbol display 332b is “0”. (Step S408). As described above, since the value of the second reserved ball number counter indicates the number of random numbers stored in the storage area of the start memory, if the value of the second reserved ball number counter is 0 in step S408. If it is determined that the start for the second big hit lottery has not been established, the process is terminated. If it is determined in step S407 that the second special symbol is also changing (YES), the change start process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the value of the second reserved ball number counter is not 0 in step S408, the second start memory transfer process is executed (step S409). In the second start memory transfer process, after the process of subtracting 1 from the second reserved ball number counter and various random numbers stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 315, the first start memory storage area And a process of reading various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the two reserved ball number counter. Specifically, various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) of the second reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the start memory are stored in the storage area of the start memory. It is stored in the storage area corresponding to n-1 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) of the second reserved ball number counter.

  Next, in step S410, it is determined whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state using the big hit determination random number read from the storage area corresponding to 0 of the second reserved ball number counter among the storage areas of the reserved storage. In the case of generating a gaming state, after performing a big hit determination process for determining whether or not the probability variation big hit is made, the second process selection flag is updated to “1” (step S411). By updating the second process selection flag to “1”, the timer interrupt process occurs next, and the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) can be executed when the game process (step S14) is executed. Become.

  As described above, in the variation start process, when either the first big hit lottery or the second big hit lottery is in the big hit state (that is, when the big hit lottery is being played), or the special symbol corresponding to each big hit lottery changes. If it is in the middle, the variation start process is terminated without newly starting the variation of the special symbol.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the first big hit determination process (step S405). In the first jackpot determination process, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the high-probability gaming flag set in step S57, which will be described later, is in an ON state (set) (step S51). If the high probability game flag is ON, the jackpot determination table (see FIG. 16A) when the probability variation function is activated (at the time of high probability) is selected to enable determination of success / failure in the first jackpot lottery. (Step S52) On the other hand, if the high-probability gaming flag is not in the ON state (if it is in the OFF state), the jackpot determination table (see FIG. 16A) when the probability variation function is not activated (normal time) is selected. Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not the first big hit lottery is won (step S53). FIG. 16 (a) shows an example. In the jackpot determination table at a high probability, a jackpot determination in which it is determined to generate a jackpot gaming state among 977 jackpot determination random numbers from 0 to 976. 14 values are set, and the jackpot probability, which is the probability of jackpot, is 14/977. On the other hand, in the normal big hit determination table, two big hit determination values are set out of 977 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 976, and the big hit probability is 2/977.

  Then, the determination value set in the high probability jackpot determination table selected in Steps S52 and S53 or the normal jackpot determination table and the jackpot determination random number read in the first start storage transition process in Step S404 It is determined whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state depending on whether or not the values match (step S54). The determination value set in the high probability jackpot determination table selected in steps S52 and S53, or the normal jackpot determination table, and the value of the jackpot determination random number read in the first start memory transition process in step S404 ( When it is determined that a jackpot gaming state is to be generated based on a match with the value of the jackpot determination random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the first reserved ball number counter, the first jackpot flag is turned ON. The state (set) is set (step S55), and then it is determined whether or not the probability variation big hit is made based on the probability variation determination table (big hit symbol table) in which a predetermined determination value is set (step S56). Specifically, the value of the jackpot symbol random number read in the first start memory transition process of step S404 (the value of the jackpot symbol random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the first reserved ball number counter), It is determined whether or not the probability variation big hit is made based on whether or not the determination value set in the probability variation determination table matches. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the probability variation rush rate (the ratio of the probability variation as the probability variation big hit) is 7/10, that is, 10 big hit symbols from 0 to 9. Among the random numbers for use, seven decision values (0 to 6) determined to be probable big hits are set in the probability variation judgment table.

  When it is determined in step S56 that the probability value big hit is determined based on the fact that the judgment value set in the probability variation judgment table matches the value of the jackpot symbol random number read out in the first startup storage transition process in step S404 Then, the high probability gaming flag is turned on (set) (step S57). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S54 that a big hit is not made (deemed out), or in step S56 it is decided that a probability variation big hit is not made (non-probable variable big hit is made), the high probability gaming flag is set. An OFF state (reset) is set (step S58). Note that the ON / OFF state (set state, reset state) of the first big hit flag and the high probability game flag is stored in the RAM 315. The OFF state (reset state) of the big hit flag and the high probability game flag means that a value of “0” is set. The ON state (set state) of the big hit flag and the high probability game flag means that “ A value of “1” is set.

  The high probability gaming flag is a flag indicating the transition control to the probability variation state after the big hit gaming state is completed, and the high probability gaming flag is used when the big hit gaming state is ended in the big hit gaming process (step S44). If is set, a process of resetting the high probability gaming flag and setting a probability change flag indicating a probability change state is executed. In the state in which the probability variation flag is set, the probability variation state is controlled as described above. For example, the high-probability jackpot determination table in step S52 described above is selected and the state other than the probability variation state (normal state, time-short state). The probability of determining that a big hit gaming state is to be generated is increased. If the probability variation flag is set in the big hit game start processing (step S43), processing for resetting the probability variation flag is executed.

  In this way, in the first jackpot determination process, based on the state of the high probability gaming flag, either the high probability jackpot determination table or the normal jackpot determination table is selected, and based on the determination table , Whether or not the first big hit lottery is determined. Further, the probability variation jackpot is determined based on the fact that the determination value set in the probability variation determination table matches the value of the jackpot symbol random number.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the second jackpot determination process (step S405). In the second jackpot determination process, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the high-probability gaming flag set in step S67 described later is in an ON state (step S61). If the high probability gaming flag is ON, a jackpot determination table (not shown) when the probability variation function is activated (at the time of high probability) is selected, and it is possible to determine whether or not the second jackpot lottery is successful (step S62). If the high probability game flag is not in the ON state, a big hit determination table (not shown) when the probability variation function is not activated (normal time) is selected to enable determination of success / failure in the second big win lottery (step S63). . As shown in FIG. 16 (a), as in the first big hit determination process, in the big hit determination table at the time of high probability, a big hit gaming state is generated among 977 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 976. 14 jackpot determination values are determined, and the jackpot probability that is the probability of a jackpot is 14/977. On the other hand, in the normal big hit determination table, two big hit determination values are set out of 977 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 976, and the big hit probability is 2/977. However, in the first jackpot lottery and the second jackpot lottery, the jackpot determination values determined to generate the jackpot gaming state are set differently.

  Then, the determination value set in the high-probability jackpot determination table selected in steps S62 and S63, or the normal jackpot determination table, and the value of the random number for the jackpot determination read in the second start storage transition process in step S409 And whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state is determined (step S64). The determination value set in the jackpot determination table at the time of high probability selected in Steps S62 and S63 or the normal jackpot determination table, and the value of the random number for the jackpot determination read out in the second start storage transition process in Step S409 Are determined to generate a jackpot gaming state based on the match, the second jackpot flag is turned on (set) (step S65), and then a probability variation determination table (set with a predetermined determination value) ( Based on the jackpot symbol determination table), it is determined whether or not the probability variation jackpot is set (step S66). Specifically, the value of the jackpot symbol random number (the value of the jackpot symbol random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the second reserved ball number counter) read out in the second start memory transition process of step S409, It is determined whether or not the probability variation big hit is made based on whether or not the determination value set in the probability variation determination table matches. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the probability variation entry rate (the ratio of the probability variation to the probability variation big hit) is 70/100, that is, 100 big hit symbols from 0 to 99. Of the random numbers for use, 70 decision values (0 to 69) determined to be probable big hits are set in the probability change decision table.

  When it is determined in step S66 that the probability value big hit is determined based on the fact that the judgment value set in the probability variation judgment table matches the value of the big hit symbol random number read out in the second start memory transition process in step S409 Then, the high probability gaming flag is turned on (set) (step S67). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S64 that a big hit is not made (dismissed) or in step S66 it is decided not to be a probable big hit (non-probable big hit), a high probability gaming flag is set. An OFF state (reset) is set (step S68).

  In this way, in the second jackpot determination process, based on the state of the high probability gaming flag, either the high probability jackpot determination table or the normal jackpot determination table is selected, and based on the determination table. , Whether or not the second big hit lottery is determined. Further, the probability variation jackpot is determined based on the fact that the determination value set in the probability variation determination table matches the value of the jackpot symbol random number. In the probability change determination table in the second big hit lottery, more random numbers for big hit symbols are used than in the probability change determination table in the first big hit lottery, but the probability of being determined as the probability big hit is the same for both lotteries. Is set to a value.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variable display pattern setting process (step S41). In the variation display pattern setting process, the CPU 314 first determines whether or not the first process selection flag is set to “1” in step S406 in the variation start process (step S410). When the first process selection flag is set to “1”, that is, when the first big hit determination process (step S405) is performed (YES in step S410), the first special symbol display 332a changes. As a result of the display, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made, that is, whether or not a big hit flag is set (step S411). If the big hit flag is set (if it is in the ON state), the big hit hour fluctuation display pattern table in which the fluctuation display pattern showing the mode for deriving the big hit symbol is set is selected (step S412). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not set (if it is in the OFF state), an out-of-run variation display pattern table in which a variation display pattern in which an out symbol is derived is selected (step S413). Then, the first process selection flag is updated to “2” (step S414).

  Thereafter, or when the first process selection flag is not set to “1” in step S410, the process proceeds to step S415, and the second process selection flag is set to “1” in step S411 in the variation start process. It is determined whether or not (step S415). When the second process selection flag is set to “1”, that is, when the second big hit determination process (step S410) is performed (YES in step S415), the second special symbol display 332b changes. As a result of the display, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made, that is, whether or not a big hit flag is set (step S416). If the big hit flag is set (if it is in the ON state), the big hit hour fluctuation display pattern table in which the fluctuation display pattern showing the mode for deriving the big hit symbol is set is selected (step S417). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not set (if it is in the OFF state), an out-of-run variation display pattern table in which a variation display pattern showing a manner of deriving the out symbol is set is selected (step S418). Then, the second process selection flag is updated to “2” (step S419).

  After execution of the process of step S419 or when the second process selection flag is not set to “1” in step S415, the variable display pattern random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 315, and The determination value set in any one of the variation display pattern table of the big hit variation display pattern table or the variation variation display pattern table at the time of selection selected in steps S412, S413, S417, and S418, and the acquired variation display pattern The variable display pattern is determined so that the random number value matches (step S420).

  Next, a variation display pattern command is set as an effect command for designating the variation display pattern determined in step S420 (step S421), and a variation time corresponding to the variation display pattern is provided in the RAM 315 mounted on the main control board 131. Is set to a timer (in this embodiment, a valid period timer) (step S422). In step S422, the variation time set in the variation display pattern determined in step S420 is set in the effective period timer. Note that the variable display pattern command set in step S421 is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 336 in the command transmission output process (step S19). Further, when the variable display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 336 by the command transmission output process, a drive signal is output to the first special symbol display 332a and the second special symbol display 332b in the special symbol game, and the special symbol is displayed. Start to display the fluctuation.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the changing process (step S42). In the changing process, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the big hit game is being played (step S421). If the big hit game is in progress, the changing process is terminated. If the big hit game is not in progress (NO), whether or not the first process selection flag is set to “2” in step S414 of the variable display pattern setting process is determined. A determination is made (step S422). When the first process selection flag is set to “2”, it is determined whether or not the variation time (first variation time) of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 332a has timed up. If the time is up (YES in step S423), it is determined whether or not a big hit is made as a result of the fluctuation display of the first special symbol display 332a, that is, whether or not the big hit flag is set. A determination is made (step S424). If the big hit flag is set, the first process selection flag is updated to “3” (step S425). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not set, the first process selection flag is set to “3”. It is updated to “0” (step S426). Thereafter, the variation of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display 332a is determined according to the symbol corresponding to the winning and stopped (step S427), and a confirmation command to be transmitted to the sub integrated board 336 is set (step S428). ), The process proceeds to step S429. Note that the confirmation command set in step S428 is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 336 in the command transmission output process (step S19), similarly to the variable display pattern command. As a result, the integrated CPU 350 mounted on the sub-integrated board 336 can recognize the stop timing in the current variation. If “2” is not set in the first process selection flag in step S422 (NO), or if the variation time of the first special symbol is not up in step S423 (NO), The process proceeds to step S429 without performing the processes in steps S424 to S428.

  On the other hand, in step S429, it is determined whether or not the second process selection flag is set to “2” in step S419 of the variable display pattern setting process. If the second process selection flag is set to “2”, it is determined whether or not the variation time (second variation time) of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 332b is up. If the time is up (YES in step S4290), whether or not a big hit is set as a result of the variable display on the second special symbol display 332b, that is, whether or not the big hit flag is set is determined. It is determined (step S4291). If the big hit flag is set, the second process selection flag is updated to “3” (step S 4292). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not set, the second process selection flag is set to “3”. It is updated to “0” (step S4293). Thereafter, the change of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display 332b is determined according to the symbol corresponding to the winning and stopped (step S4294), and a confirmation command to be transmitted to the sub integrated board 336 is set (step S4295). ), The process during change is terminated. If “2” is not set in the second process selection flag in step S429 (NO), or if the variation time of the second special symbol is not up in step S4290 (NO), The in-fluctuation process is terminated without performing the processes of steps S4291 to S4295.

  Note that the first special symbol and second special symbol variation times (normal variation time and shortened variation time) described above are approximately the same as the decoration symbol variation time specified by the variation display pattern command transmitted to the sub-integrated board 336. In step S420, the variable display pattern is determined to have a decorative symbol variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation time. That is, the variation time of the first special symbol and the variation time of the first decorative symbol, and the variation time of the second special symbol and the variation time of the second decorative symbol may not completely match. The effective period timer set with the variation time in step S422 starts when the variation display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 336 in the command transmission output processing (step S19), and in the variation processing (step S42). When the validity period timer times out, the CPU 314 controls the CPU 314 to stop the fluctuation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol by outputting a drive signal to the first special symbol display 332a and the second special symbol display 332b. A confirmation command (variation stop command) for instructing the sub-integrated board 336 to stop changing the decorative symbol display is transmitted. The sub-integrated board 336 performs control for confirming and displaying the stop of the decorative symbol based on the reception of the change stop command.

  In this way, in the changing process, when either the first big hit lottery or the second big hit lottery is a big hit and the big hit game is being played, the other confirmed symbol in the change is stopped until the big hit game ends. Without changing, keep the state of change. In other words, for the other lottery that is not a big hit, the lottery confirmation display is not performed until the big hit game ends. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the two big hit lotteries from simultaneously becoming “big hit”, and it is possible to prevent the complexity of the production contents and the unnaturalness of the game due to the fact that the big hit states are executed in an overlapping manner.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of a big hit game process (a big hit game start process (step S43) and a big hit game process (step S44)). In the jackpot game process, the CPU 314 determines whether or not it is time to start the jackpot game (step S430). If it is time to start the big hit game, a big hit start command is set (step S431). The big hit start command is also referred to as an opening command, and is a command for instructing the effect display device 115 to display “hit a big hit”. In particular, in this example, as shown in FIG. 24, a plurality of jackpot start commands (2001H to 2001H to be different from each other) for the combination of the probability of jackpot occurrence (hereinafter referred to as jackpot probability) and the jackpot continuation rate. 2009H) is allocated. For example, in a pachinko machine having a jackpot probability of “1/495” and a jackpot continuation rate of “68%”, “2003H” is set as a jackpot start command. The “big hit continuation rate” is the rate at which the probability variation state flag is set in the case of “big hit”, that is, the rate at which “probability big hit” is set.

  The jackpot start command is data of 2 bytes, and the jackpot start command includes a reference number compared with the number of continuations of the jackpot when determining whether or not the BGM is changed, and the maximum number of rounds in the jackpot. Data for specifying each is included. Specifically, the first byte data of the jackpot start command indicates that the production command is a jackpot start command, and the second byte data is data for specifying the reference count and the maximum number of rounds. It has become.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 23, when it is not time to start the big hit game, it is determined whether it is time to end the big hit game (step S432). If it is time to end the big hit game, a big hit end command is set (step S433). The big hit end command is also called an ending command, and is a command for instructing the effect display device 115 to display “a big hit is finished”.

  If it is not the timing to end the jackpot game, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is in progress (step S434). If it is during the big hit game, a command during the big hit game is set (step S435). The jackpot game command includes a round number command transmitted at the start of each round and a count command transmitted when a game ball is won in the big winning opening during the round and is detected by the count switch 319. Yes. The round number command is a command for causing the effect display device 115 to display that the special winning opening has been opened, and a plurality of types (for example, 16 types) of commands corresponding to the number of rounds are used. Further, the count command is a command for causing the effect display device 115 to display the number of game balls (count value) won in the big winning opening in each round. For example, 10 types of commands are used according to the count value. ing.

  The jackpot game process will be described in more detail. When the condition device is operated internally and the big hit process is executed, first, a predetermined round counter is initialized. This round counter is secured in the RAM 316, for example, and the value of the round counter is reset with this initialization. The round counter is for counting the number of rounds in the big hit game, and when the value reaches the set maximum number of times, the big hit process ends.

  After the above round counter is initialized, “0” is set to a predetermined winning ball counter, and then the big winning opening (attacker device 98) is opened. Then, it is determined whether or not the opening period of the special winning opening is within a set maximum period (for example, 30 seconds). If the opening period is within the set maximum period, it is next determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10. At this time, if the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10, it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the count sensor corresponding to the big winning opening is ON. When the count sensor is turned on due to winning in the big winning opening, “1” is added to the winning ball counter.

  In the case of “ordinary big hit” or “probable big hit”, one round ends when either the set maximum period of 30 seconds elapses or the winning ball reaches 10 counts. . When either of these two conditions is met, the big prize opening is closed to end the round. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter has reached a set maximum number of continuations (for example, 15 rounds). If the value of the round counter has not reached the set maximum number of continuations (15 rounds), then “1” is added to the value of the round counter and the winning ball counter is reset to “0”.

  The above processing is the content corresponding to the processing of the first round in the “normal big hit” or “probability big hit”. Thereafter, when the round operation is repeated and it is determined that the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum number of continuations (15 rounds), the jackpot processing is ended there.

  Next, processing executed by the integrated CPU 350 mounted on the sub integrated board 336 will be described. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of sub-main processing, and FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of 16 ms steady processing.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the integrated CPU 350 performs an initial setting process (step S71). In this initial setting process, a process of clearing the integrated RAM 352 mounted on the sub-integrated board 336 is performed. Note that interrupts are prohibited during this initial setting process, and interrupts are permitted after the initial setting process. When the initial setting process (step S71) ends, a loop process for monitoring whether or not the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set is started (step S72).

  In this embodiment, the integrated CPU 350 generates an interrupt every 2 ms and executes a 2 ms steady process. In the 2 ms steady process, a process of counting up the 16 ms progress monitoring counter (adding 1 to the 16 ms progress monitoring counter) is executed, and when the value of the 16 ms progress monitoring counter reaches 8, that is, 16 ms elapses. While the flag T is set, a 16 ms progress monitoring counter is reset (set to 0). In this way, the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set (set) to “1” every 16 ms in the 2 ms steady process, and is normally set (reset) to “0”. If the 16 ms elapsed flag is set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “1”), the 16 ms elapsed flag is reset (step S73), and then the 16 ms steady process is performed (step S74).

  In the 16 ms steady process, a process for controlling the effect display device 115, the frame lamp, the game board lamp, the speaker, and the like based on the effect command received from the main control board 131 is executed. When the 16 ms steady process ends, the process returns to step S72 again, and every time the 16 ms elapse flag T is set, that is, every 16 ms, the above steps S73 to S74 are repeated. On the other hand, if the 16 ms elapsed flag T is not set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “0”), the loop processing is performed until the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a 16 ms steady process executed every 16 ms in the sub main process. In the 16 ms steady process, the sub-integrated CPU 350 executes the processes of steps S91 to S95. In the command analysis process of step S91, the effect command received from the main control board 131 is analyzed. In the effect control process in step S92, a control process related to the effect display device 115 is executed based on the variable display pattern command. Specifically, setting of a notice effect, determination of a stop symbol of a decorative symbol, and the like are performed.

  Moreover, in the sound control process of step S93, the control process regarding a speaker for generating the sound effect (for example, BGM) which promotes a production effect is performed. In the lamp control process in step S94, control processes related to the game board lamp and the frame lamp are executed. In the information output process of step S95, the lamp effect command is transmitted to the illumination control board 337 and the display command is transmitted to the illumination control board 338. In the random number update process of step S96, a process of updating random numbers used for various settings in the effect control process (step S92) is executed.

  In addition, the process of step S91-step S96 in a 16 ms regular process is complete | finished within 16 ms. Even if it takes 16 ms or more from the start of the 16 ms steady processing to the end of the 16 ms steady processing, the 16 ms steady processing is started from the beginning immediately after the 16 ms has elapsed since the start of the 16 ms steady processing (step S91 described later). Do not execute) That is, when 16 ms elapses during execution of the 16 ms steady process, only the 16 ms elapse flag is set, and when it is determined in step S72 that the 16 ms elapse flag is set after the end of the 16 ms steady process, the 16 ms steady process is performed. To start.

  In this embodiment, the random number update process (step S96) is executed in the 16 ms steady process to update various random numbers. However, the timing (timing) for updating the various random numbers is limited to this. It is not something that can be done. For example, various random numbers may be updated in one or both of the loop processing in the sub-main processing and the 16 ms steady processing.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating an example of command analysis processing (step S91). In the command analysis process, the integrated CPU 350 first determines whether or not an effect command has been received from the main control board 131 (step S601). In this embodiment, when an effect command is received from the main control board 131, other processes such as a 16 ms steady process are interrupted to generate a command reception interrupt process, and the received command is mounted on the sub-integrated board 336. Are stored in the received command storage area in the integrated RAM 352. The reception command storage area is provided with a plurality of areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands, and in the command reception interrupt process, the reception command storage areas are stored in the respective areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands. In step S601, the contents of the reception command storage area are confirmed, and if the effect command is stored, the effect command in the reception order of the reception command storage area is read out (step S602).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (step S603). If the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (YES in step S603), a variable display pattern reception flag is set. Then, it is stored in the variable display pattern storage area in the integrated RAM 352 mounted on the sub-integrated board 336 (step S604).

  On the other hand, if the read effect command is not a variation display pattern command (NO in step S603), it is determined whether the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command (step S605), and if the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command. If (YES in step S605), a probability variation jackpot flag is set (step S606). If the read effect command is not a probability change big hit command (NO in step S605), a flag corresponding to the received effect command is set (step S607).

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the effect control process (step S92). In the effect control process, the integrated CPU 350 performs one of steps S700 to S702 with reference to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress state of the game.

  In the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, a setting for starting the decorative symbol variation display is performed if a variation display pattern command is received. Specifically, the decorative symbol stop symbol is determined according to the variable display pattern command and the probability variation jackpot command, and a notice effect is set.

  In the decorative symbol variation process (step S701) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, when the variation stop command is received, a display command is transmitted to the electrical control board 338 to stop the variation display of the decorative symbol. To control.

  In the jackpot display process (step S702) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, an indication indicating the start of the jackpot gaming state is displayed on the effect display device 115 according to the jackpot start command transmitted from the main control board 131. Control is performed to display during the big hit gaming state (for example, round display).

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the decorative symbol variation start process, the integrated CPU 350 first determines whether or not the variation display pattern reception flag is set (step S710). The variation display pattern reception flag is a flag that is set in step S604 of the command analysis process (step S91) described above and indicates that a variation display pattern command has been received from the main control board 131. If the variable display pattern reception flag is not set in step S710 (NO in step S710), it is determined that a variable display pattern command has not been received, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the variable display pattern reception flag is set (YES in step S710), the variable display pattern reception flag is reset (step S711), and the variable display pattern based on the received variable display pattern command generates a big hit. It is determined whether it is a variable display pattern (whether it is a hit pattern) (step S712). Whether or not the pattern is a hit pattern can be confirmed by referring to the second byte data of the variable display pattern command.

  If the variation display pattern is not a winning pattern (NO in step S712), a stop symbol of the off symbol is determined (step S713). If the variation display pattern is a hit pattern (YES in step S712), it is determined whether the probability variation big hit flag is set (step S714). If the probability change big hit flag is set (YES in step S714). Then, the stop symbol of the probability variable big hit symbol is determined (step S715). If the probability variable big hit flag is not set (NO in step S714), the stop symbol of the non-probable big hit symbol is determined (step S716). Further, the probability variation big hit flag is reset when the big hit gaming state is started in the big hit display processing (step S702). The time when the probability variation jackpot flag is reset is not limited to this. For example, when the variation display of the decorative symbol is stopped in the decorative symbol variation processing (step S701), specifically, when the variation stop command is received. It may be reset, or may be reset when the jackpot gaming state is ended in the jackpot display process (step S702).

  In this embodiment, one of the combinations of the same odd number of symbols as the probability variation jackpot symbol of the first decorative symbol is determined as a stop symbol, and the combination of the same even symbol as the non-probable variation jackpot symbol of the decoration symbol Any combination of symbols is determined as a stop symbol (in the case of the second decorative symbol sequence, the opposite combination). In addition, when determining the stop symbol of the off symbol in step S713, it is determined whether it is a variable display pattern with a reach mode, and if it is a variable display pattern with a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are displayed. Among them, the left and right decorative symbols are the same symbol, and the middle decorative symbol is determined as a stop symbol that is different from the left and right decorative symbols. On the other hand, if it is a variable display pattern not accompanied by a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are determined as stop symbols that are different from each other.

  Next, the integrated CPU 350 performs a notice selection process for determining whether or not to execute a notice effect based on the notice determination random number (step S717), and then stores the change display pattern and a notice type storage area described later. A display command is set according to the notice pattern and the decorative symbol stop symbol determined in steps S713, S715, and S716 (step S718). Then, the process selection flag is updated to “1” and the process ends (step S719). The display command set in step S718 is transmitted to the illumination control board 338 in the information output process (step S95), and the display CPU 358 mounted on the illumination control board 338 receives the display command. Based on this, the effect display device 115 starts executing the variation display of the decorative symbols. When the notice pattern stored in the notice type storage area is read in step S718, the contents of the notice type storage area are cleared after reading the notice pattern. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the notice effect based on the notice pattern determined when the change display of the previous decoration symbol is erroneously started in the next decoration pattern change display from being executed.

  Next, a functional configuration related to the effect display including special symbols and decorative symbols will be described based on the block diagrams of FIGS. 30 shows a functional configuration related to the first big hit lottery on the main control board 131, FIG. 31 shows a functional configuration related to the second big hit lottery on the main control board 131, and FIG. FIG. 33 shows a functional configuration related to the first effect and the second effect on the peripheral board 311 (mainly the sub-integrated board 36 and the illumination control board 338).

  As shown in FIG. 30, the main control board 131 includes a first big hit determination table 411a, a first big hit symbol table 412a, a first hit variable time varying table 413a, The first off time variable time variable table 414a is stored in advance. Based on these tables 411a to 414a, whether or not the lottery is determined in the first big hit lottery, the stop symbol in the first special symbol display 332a, and the variable time Is determined. As described above with reference to FIG. 16 (a), the first jackpot determination table 411a shows the relationship between the random number for jackpot determination and the success or failure of the jackpot. The proportions that are different. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 16 (b), the first jackpot symbol table 412a shows the relationship between the random symbol value for jackpot symbol and the stop symbol in the first special symbol indicator 332a. Correspondence is made between the respective ranges obtained by dividing the design random number values into a plurality of groups and the lighting states of the four LEDs 110a. The first hit time variable time table 413a is used when the result of the first big hit lottery is a big win, and the first random time random number to be extracted and the first special symbol display 332a. This shows the relationship with the variation time of the special symbol, and the first variation time variable table 414a is used when the result of the winning in the first big hit lottery is out, and is extracted for the first variation time The relationship between the random number and the variation time of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display 332a is shown. The first lottery probability selection means 420a performs processing for selecting one of the normal table and the high probability table based on the gaming state.

  The main control board 131 also has a jackpot determination for extracting a jackpot determination random number from a random counter (random number generation means) when the first winning state detection means 318a detects a winning at the first start port 64. Random number extraction means 416 and first big hit symbol random number extraction means 417a for extracting big hit symbol random numbers are provided. Further, first variation time random number extraction means 418a for extracting variation time random numbers based on the determination random number and jackpot symbol random number is provided. Also, when the big hit determination random number extraction means 416 extracts the big hit determination random number, the first big hit determination means 430a for determining whether or not the big hit is determined using the first big hit determination table 411a, and the first big hit symbol random number When the big hit symbol random number is extracted by the extraction means 417a, a first stop symbol determination unit 431a is provided that determines a stop symbol in the first special symbol indicator 332a using the first jackpot symbol table 412a. Further, when the fluctuation time random number is extracted by the first fluctuation time random number extraction means 418a and the big hit determination is determined by the first hit / fail determination means 430a, the first fluctuation time variable time table 413a is used. When the variation time of the first special symbol is determined and the random number for the variation time is extracted and determined to be out of the range by the first success / failure determination means 430a, the variation time variable table 414a for the first outage is determined. The first variation time determining means 432a is provided for determining the variation time of the first special symbol using.

  Further, the main control board 131 starts the first special symbol change in the first special symbol display 332a and determines the first stop symbol after the variation time determined by the first variation time determination means 432a elapses. When the first special symbol variation control means 434a for stopping the variation with the stop symbol determined by the means 431a and the first win / fail determining unit 430a determine that the big hit is made, Advantageous gaming state generating means 433 for generating a gaming state advantageous to the game, a winning / missing command relating to the presence / absence of a big hit determined by the first winning / decision determining means 430a, and a change of the first special symbol before the start of the change of the first special symbol Command transmission means 435 for transmitting a control command including a variable display command corresponding to an aspect (time) is provided. Further, the main control board 131 has a certain number of balls (four times) as an upper limit when the first winning state detection means 318a detects a winning to the first starting port 64 during the variation of the first special symbol. A first holding digest means 422a is provided that counts and stores the number of holds, and repeatedly displays the first special symbol as many times as the number of holds. Here, the combination of the jackpot determination random number extraction means 416, the first variation time random number extraction means 418a, the first winning / failing determination means 430a, the first stop symbol determination means 431a, etc. is the first lottery means of the present invention. Equivalent to. The first special symbol variation control means 434a corresponds to the display control means of the present invention.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 31, the main control board 131 includes a second big hit determination table 411b, a second big hit symbol table 412b, and a second hit variable time varying table 413b as configurations relating to the second big hit lottery. , And the second off-time variable time variable table 414b are stored in advance. Based on these tables 411b to 414b, whether or not the lottery is selected in the second big hit lottery, the stop symbol in the second special symbol display 332b, and The variation time is determined. Since the configuration of each table is the same as the configuration of each table in the first big hit lottery, detailed description is omitted here.

  Further, the big hit determination random number extracting means 416 of the main control board 131 is used for determining the big hit from a random counter (not shown) even when the second winning state detecting means 318b detects a winning at the second starting port 65. Random numbers are extracted. Further, the main control board 131 extracts a random number for the big hit symbol based on the second big hit symbol random number extracting means 417b for extracting the big hit symbol random number for the second big hit lottery and the determination random number and the big hit symbol random number. Second fluctuation time random number extraction means 418b is provided. When the big hit determination random number extracting means 416 extracts the big hit determination random number, the second big hit determination means 430b for determining whether or not the big hit is determined using the second big hit determination table 411b, and the second big hit symbol random number When the big hit symbol random number is extracted by the extraction means 417b, a second stop symbol determination means 431b is provided for determining a stop symbol in the second special symbol indicator 332b using the second jackpot symbol table 412b. Furthermore, when the random number for fluctuation time is extracted by the second random number extraction means for variation time 418b and the big hit determination is determined by the second success / failure determination means 430b, the variable time variable table for second hit 413b is used. When the variation time of the second special symbol is determined, and when the variation time random number is extracted and it is determined that the variation is out of time by the second success / failure determination means 430b, the variation time variable table 414b for the second out-of-range time is determined. The second variation time determining means 432b is provided for determining the variation time of the second special symbol using the.

  Further, the main control board 131 starts the second special symbol change in the second special symbol display 332b, and after the variation time determined by the second variation time determination means 432b has elapsed, the second stop symbol determination is performed. A second special symbol variation control means 434b is provided for variably stopping at the stop symbol determined by the means 431b. The advantageous game state generating means 433 generates a game state advantageous to the player after the second special symbol variation stop even after the second winning / decision determining means 430b determines that it is a big hit, and transmits a command. The means 435 includes a winning / notifying command related to the presence / absence of the big hit determined by the second winning / failing determining means 430b and a variation display command corresponding to the variation mode (time) of the second special symbol before the second special symbol variation starts. Send a control command. Further, the main control board 131 has a fixed number of balls (four times) as an upper limit when a winning to the second starting port 65 is detected by the second winning state detection means 318b during the variation of the second special symbol. A second reservation digesting means 422b is provided that counts and stores the number of reservations, and repeatedly displays the variation of the second special symbol by the number of reservations. Here, the combination of the jackpot determination random number extraction means 416, the second variation time random number extraction means 418b, the second winning / failing determination means 430b, the second stop symbol determination means 431b, etc. is the second lottery means of the present invention. Equivalent to. The second special symbol variation control means 434b corresponds to the second display control means of the present invention.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 32, the main control board 131 has a normal winning determination random number extraction means 424 as a configuration related to a normal lottery (a lottery for increasing the ease of winning a prize at the second start port 65). A normal hit determination table 426 and a normal hit determination unit 425 are provided. The normal hit determination random number extraction means 424 receives a normal hit determination random number from a random counter (random number generation means) when the entrance to the passing gate 62 is detected by the entrance state detection means 61 (gate sensor 317). To extract. Further, as shown in FIG. 16C, the normal hit determination table 426 is divided into a table with a high probability and a table with a normal probability. Of the 250 normal hit determination random numbers, 249 normal hit determination values determined to generate a normal hit are set, and the probability of a normal hit is 249/250. On the other hand, in the normal hit determination table at normal time, five normal hit determination values are set out of 250 normal hit determination random numbers from 0 to 249, and the normal hit probability is 5/250. In the normal lottery at the time of high probability, the variation time of the normal symbol is set to 1 second, while in the normal lottery at the normal time, the variation time of the normal symbol is set to 30 seconds.

  Further, when the normal hit determination random number extraction unit 424 extracts the normal hit determination random number, the normal hit determination unit 425 extracts the extracted random number and the normal hit determination value stored in the normal hit determination table 426. Are determined to be normal hits if they match. At this time, the gaming state is determined by the gaming state determination means 423, that is, the gaming state is a specific gaming state, that is, a gaming state (probability variation state) after the probability variation big hit or a gaming state in a certain period after the big hit (for example, normal big hit). In the case of a specific gaming state, a table with a high probability is selected, and when not in a specific gaming state, a normal table is selected.

  In addition, when the normal lottery determination unit 425 determines whether or not the normal lottery is successful, the normal symbol is displayed in the normal symbol display unit 428 in a variable manner, and the fluctuation time (4 seconds or 1 second) has elapsed. Thereafter, a normal symbol variation control means 427 for displaying the result of the success / failure is provided. Further, when the normal hit is determined as a result of the determination by the normal success / failure determination means 425, after the normal symbol fluctuation is stopped, the electric open / close prize winning device 69 having the second start port 65 is opened, and the game ball is moved to the second start port 65. An opening control means 429 is provided to facilitate winning a prize.

  Next, a configuration relating to effects in the peripheral board 311 including the sub-integrated board 336 will be described with reference to FIG. In the effect image displayed on the effect display device 115 of this example, a plurality of images are displayed step by step according to a predetermined order while the decorative symbol is displayed in a cyclic manner and the decorative symbol is changing (before the reach state). Step effects that can be developed and displayed, development effects that can be displayed after the reach is established, and the like are included. Hereinafter, the decorative design and the step effect will be described in detail.

(About decorative designs)
In this example, for example, three decorative symbol sequences of left, middle, and right are set as the decorative symbols, and are variably displayed for each decorative symbol sequence. A series of decorative symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol with numbers “0” to “9” and sub-decorative symbols made up of pictures. The main decorative symbols are displayed in ascending or descending numerical order. In addition, a sub-decoration pattern is arranged between the main decoration symbols to form a series of decoration symbol sequences. The main decorative design and the secondary decorative design are displayed in a variable manner from top to bottom with periodicity, and the display is changed in the order of left decorative design sequence → right decorative design sequence → middle decorative design sequence. When the game stops and the three decorative symbols are aligned with a combination of jackpot decorative symbols (for example, “7”, “7”, “7”), the special game animation is displayed as a jackpot. In particular, two decorative symbols that have already stopped on the active line (the left decorative symbol and the left decorative symbol) at the stage before the final stop symbol sequence (the middle decorative symbol sequence) that is stopped last among the three decorative symbol sequences is stopped. When the right decorative symbols are the same as each other, the reach state is established with these decorative symbols as the first reach forming symbols. In addition, the main decorative symbol consists of a plurality of normal symbols indicating “normal jackpot” and a plurality of probability variable symbols indicating “probable big hit”. When a jackpot combination is established with the probability variation symbol, a “probability variation jackpot” is generated. Further, in this example, two types of decorative symbol sequences, that is, a first decorative symbol sequence corresponding to the first big hit lottery and a second decorative symbol sequence corresponding to the second big hit lottery are provided. In other words, the first decorative symbol sequence is variably displayed together with the first special symbol based on the winning of the game ball at the first starting port 64, while the second decorative symbol sequence is displayed on the second starting port 65. Based on the winning of the game ball, it varies with the second special symbol. In the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence, the same type of decorative symbol (for example, an odd symbol) may be set as a probable variable symbol. The probability variation symbol in is an odd symbol, and the probability variation symbol in the other decorative symbol sequence is an even symbol. According to this, when two decorative symbol sequences are variably displayed in parallel, the user wishes to stop at that symbol while paying attention to different advantageous symbols. Accordingly, it is possible to realize that the first big hit lottery and the second big hit lottery are independent of each other and to fully enjoy the two types of lottery.

(Step production)
In the step effect, the period from the first step to the last step is divided in time series, and different images (moving images) are defined for each step. A plurality of effect patterns are set so that the number of steps developed and displayed in stages is different from each other. In other words, a plurality of effect patterns having different numbers of steps are stored in the effect pattern storage means (not shown) as step effects. For example, when an effect pattern with one step is selected, the first step When only the effect image is displayed and an effect pattern having four steps is selected, the images in the first step to the fourth step can be developed and displayed step by step. Further, this step effect can be derived as a jackpot notice display within a predetermined period from the start of fluctuation of each decorative symbol sequence in the effect display device 115 until it reaches a reach state, and is stepwise. As the number of steps displayed on the screen increases, the appearance rate is distributed so that the reliability of the jackpot increases. The jackpot reliability is generated depending on the selection ratio when there are a plurality of effects having different probabilities of being selected as effects at the time of losing. For example, a performance with a lower selection rate has higher reliability for a big hit and an expected value becomes higher.

  As shown in FIG. 33, when a control information command transmitted from the main board 310 (corresponding to the main control means) is received by the command receiving means 451, the peripheral board 311 (corresponding to the sub control means) receives the control information command. Various functions for controlling the effect display device 115 are provided.

  That is, as the effect table corresponding to the first big hit lottery, the first hit effect mode table 452a and the first off-time effect mode table 453a are stored in advance, and based on these tables 452a and 453a, An effect mode in a step effect or the like is determined.

  First, the production mode tables 452a and 453a will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 34 (a), the first hit effect mode table 452a is used in the case of a big hit, and includes an effect determination random number (described later) and an effect mode (in this case, an effect pattern in a step effect). It shows the relationship. The first off-time effect mode table 453a is a table used in the case of a loss, and shows the relationship between the effect determination random number and the effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 34 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 33, on the peripheral board 331, first effect random number extracting means 457a for extracting a random number for step effect determination from a random counter (not shown), and a first effect mode for determining the effect pattern of the step effect. Determination means 458a is provided. When receiving the control command via the command receiving means 451, the first effect mode determining means 458a extracts the effect random number by the first effect random number extracting means 457a, and the success / failure command included in the control command indicates a big hit. If it is, the effect pattern is determined from the effect random number extracted by the first effect random number extraction means 457a and the first hit effect mode table 452a, while the success / failure command indicates failure. In some cases, the effect pattern is determined from the effect random number extracted by the first effect random number extraction means 457a and the first off-time effect mode table 453a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 34, when the success / failure command indicates a big hit and the extracted effect random number is included in the range of “0” to “55”, the first step Through the fourth step, the production pattern 1 (PT1) is selected, and in the case of the same condition (the received control command is the same), the extracted production random numbers are within the range of “56” to “96”. If included, the effect pattern 2 (PT2) including the first step to the third step is selected, and the extracted step effect random numbers are included in the range of “97” to “119”. In this case, when the production pattern 3 (PT3) including the first step and the second step is selected and the extracted production random numbers are included in the range of “120” to “127”, Consists of only one step Out pattern 4 (PT4) is selected. On the other hand, when the success / failure command indicates a failure, the effect pattern 1 (PT1) is selected when the extracted step effect random numbers are included in the range of “0” to “7”. If the extracted effect random numbers are included in the range of “8” to “39”, the effect pattern 2 (PT2) is selected and the extracted effect random numbers are “40” to “39”. When it is included in the range of “79”, the effect pattern 3 (PT3) is selected, and when the extracted effect random number is included in the range of “80” to “127” Production pattern 4 (PT4) is selected.

  At the time of hitting, the distribution rate (for example, 44%) of the production pattern 1 (PT1) is the highest, and then the distribution rate (for example, 32%) of the production pattern 2 (PT2) is set to be high. Yes. On the other hand, at the time of departure, the distribution rate (for example, 38%) of the production pattern 4 (PT4) is the highest, and then the distribution rate (for example, 31%) of the production pattern 3 (PT3) is set to be the highest. Has been. That is, at the time of hitting, it is easier to derive an effect pattern 1 having effects from the first step to the fourth step than at the time of disconnection. That is, an image that can appear in the second half is likely to be displayed at the time of a big hit.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 33, the effect pattern of the step effect determined by the first effect mode determining means 458a is extracted from the effect pattern storage means (not shown) and sent to the first effect display control means 475a. It is done. The first effect display control means 475a derives these effect images from the image storage means (not shown) to the effect display device 115. Here, the first effect display control means 475a corresponds to the display control means of the present invention.

  On the other hand, a first decorative symbol variation control means 476a is provided as a functional configuration related to the production of the first decorative symbol sequence. Based on the control command received by the command receiving unit 451, the first decorative symbol variation control unit 476a reads and fluctuates three decorative symbol sequences including the character from the first decorative symbol storage unit 460a, and uses the control command as a control command. The decorative symbol sequence is sequentially stopped based on the included variation time, the success / failure command, etc. (that is, the lottery result). In particular, a combination of decorative symbols (stopped symbols) that have already stopped on the active line at the stage before the final stopped symbol sequence that is stopped last among a plurality of decorative symbol sequences is a specific decorative symbol. When the combination is satisfied, the reach state is established with the already-decorated decorative symbol as the first reach formation symbol. Here, the first decorative symbol variation control means 476a corresponds to the first display control means of the present invention.

  In the above description, the effects related to the first big hit lottery have been described, but the peripheral board 331 is also provided with a functional configuration for performing effects related to the second big hit lottery. Specifically, a second winning effect mode table 452b and a second off-time effect mode table 453b are stored in advance as performance tables corresponding to the second big hit lottery, and these tables 452b and 453b are stored in advance. Based on this, an effect mode in a step effect or the like is determined. The production mode tables 452b and 453b have the same configuration as the production mode tables 452a and 453a corresponding to the first big hit lottery, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In addition, on the peripheral board 331, corresponding to the second big hit lottery, the second effect random number extraction means 457b, the second effect mode determination means 458b, the second effect display control means 475b, and the second decorative symbol variation control means. Although 476b is provided, these configurations also have the same function as the functional configuration corresponding to the first big hit lottery, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. Here, the second effect display control means 475b and the second decorative symbol variation control means 476b correspond to the second display control means of the present invention.

  By the way, the effect display device 115 functions as the first display means and the second display means of the present invention. That is, as shown in a specific effect example in FIG. 35, the first display means and the second display means are configured by a common effect display device 115, and the first big hit lottery effect or the second big hit lottery drawing. When only one of the effects is to be derived, the entire display screen D of the effect display device 115 is displayed as shown in (a), but the first big hit lottery effect and the second big hit lottery effect are displayed. When both are derived, as shown in (b), the display screen of the effect display device 115 is the first display screen D1 (corresponding to the first display means) and the second display screen D2 (corresponding to the second display means). Each effect is distributed and displayed in each area. This division processing is realized by the division display means 464 provided on the peripheral board 311.

  The first decorative symbol storage unit 460a is provided with a character dividing unit 461a, which selectively displays a character before division and a character after division as characters included in the first decorative symbol row. Is possible. Specifically, the first decorative symbol sequence derived in the normal gaming state is composed of the first character K1, the second character K2, and the numerical symbol S as shown in FIG. When it is determined that a specific gaming state has been reached, a symbol sequence in which the second character K2 is deleted from the first decorative symbol sequence is displayed as shown in FIG. 35 (b) (that is, the first character K1). And a decorative symbol sequence composed of the numerical symbol S is displayed), and a second decorative symbol sequence having the second character K2 can be derived. In other words, in the normal gaming state, the first decorative symbol sequence is mainly displayed. In this case, the first variable symbol sequence having the first character K1 and the second character K2 is displayed in a variable manner. In a specific gaming state, there is a high possibility that both the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence are displayed. In this case, the second character K2 is erased from the first decorative symbol sequence. At the same time, since the second decorative symbol sequence having the second character K2 can be derived, the two decorative symbol sequences are split. For this reason, it becomes possible to impress the feeling that the lottery means proliferated more strongly. In particular, the first character K1 employs a picture representing the parent of a fish, and the second character K2 employs a picture representing the child, so that the child appears to stand alone away from the parent. It is possible to promote the player's sense of accomplishment by repeating the fact that the player has entered a specific gaming state.

  Next, a functional configuration related to external output control will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 37 shows a functional configuration related to external output control on the main control board 131 and the external output terminal board 500.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the main control board 131 is provided with a monitoring unit 524 and an output delay unit 525 as a configuration relating to external output control. The monitoring means 524 monitors whether or not the confirmation signals related to the stop of fluctuation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol overlap. Specifically, first, when the variation of the first special symbol is stopped at a predetermined symbol by the first special symbol variation control means 434a, an external output command for outputting the stop state to the outside as a first confirmation signal is transmitted. The On the other hand, when the second special symbol variation control means 434b stops the variation of the second special symbol at a predetermined symbol, an external output command is output to output the stop state to the outside as a second confirmation signal. The monitoring unit 524 receives the external output command related to the first confirmation signal and the second confirmation signal, and determines whether or not the outputs of the two confirmation signals overlap. When the monitoring unit 524 determines that the outputs of the two confirmation signals overlap each other, the output delay unit 525 delays the output of any one of the confirmation signals.

  For example, when an external output command related to the second finalized signal is generated by the second special symbol variation control unit 434b while the finalized signal related to the first finalized signal is being output to the outside by the external output unit 526, The monitoring unit 524 determines that the external outputs related to the two confirmation signals overlap. Based on the determination of the monitoring unit 524, the output delay unit 525 waits without outputting the determination signal related to the second determination signal. Then, after 500 ms has elapsed since the stop of the output of the confirmation signal related to the first confirmation signal, an external output command of the confirmation signal related to the second confirmation signal is transmitted. The external output means 526 controls ON of a built-in switch circuit (not shown) based on the external output command transmitted from the output delay means 525, and outputs a confirmation signal to the outside. If the monitoring unit 524 determines that the two determination signals do not overlap and the output stop period of the determination signal related to the determination signal is 500 ms or longer, the output delay unit 525 outputs the external output without delaying. Send a command. On the other hand, when the two confirmation signals do not overlap and the output stop period of the confirmation signal related to the confirmation signal is less than 500 ms, the output delay means 525 outputs the external output command until the output stop period reaches 500 ms or more. Delay outgoing calls. The external output means 526 controls the switch circuit to be ON based on the external output command, and outputs a confirmation signal to the outside (number lamp 521 and the like) from the special symbol confirmation output connector 504. As described above, since the determination signals related to the first determination signal and the second determination signal are not output redundantly and are output in a state in which a stop period of at least 500 ms is provided, respectively, It becomes possible to grasp the generation state of the definite signal with certainty. Here, the “first confirmation signal” and the “second confirmation signal” correspond to the “lottery result signal” of the present invention.

  Next, an example of control processing relating to external output executed by the main control board 131 (especially the CPU 314) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the I / O port output process (S20). 39 and 40 are flowcharts showing an example of the special symbol confirmation output process.

  The I / O port output process is a process for executing a game state signal output to the outside of the pachinko machine 1. When the variable display pattern command is transmitted to the sub integrated board 336 in step S19, as shown in FIG. 38, the CPU 314 is playing a big hit game based on the internal condition device, the value of the round counter, and the value of the winning ball counter. It is determined whether or not. If a big hit game is in progress (YES in step S80), a big hit state output signal is transmitted to the outside through the big hit state output connector 501 (step S81), and the process proceeds to step S82. On the other hand, if it is not during the big hit game (NO in step S80), the process of step S81 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S82. In step S82, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the probability is changing. If it is determined that the probability is changing (YES in step S82), the probability changing state output signal is output through the probability changing state output connector 502. Is transmitted to the outside (step S83), and the process proceeds to step S84. On the other hand, if the probability is not changing (NO in step S82), the process of step S83 is skipped, and the process proceeds to step S84. In step S84, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the display of the normal symbol due to whether or not the normal lottery is successful has been determined. If the normal symbol has been determined (YES in step S84), the normal symbol determination output is performed. A normal symbol determination signal is transmitted to the outside through the connector 503 (step S85). Then, the process proceeds to step S86. On the other hand, if the normal symbol is not fixed (NO in step S84), the process of step S85 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S86. In step S86, a process of outputting a confirmation signal relating to the confirmation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol to the outside is performed.

  39 and 40 are flowcharts showing an example of the special symbol confirmation output process. In the special symbol determination process, the CPU 314 first determines the ON state of the first determination flag as a state flag indicating whether or not the first determination signal has already been generated by the first special symbol variation control means 434a (step S1). S800). If the first confirmation flag is not in the ON state (if it is in the OFF state: NO in step S800), it is subsequently determined whether or not the first confirmation signal is in the ON state (step S801). If it is determined in step S801 that the first confirmation signal is in the ON state (YES in step S801), the first confirmation flag is turned on (step S802). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S800 that the first confirmation flag is in the ON state (YES in step S800), the processes in steps S801 to S802 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S803.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S801 that the first confirmation signal is not ON (is in an OFF state) (NO in step S801), the processes in steps S802 to S816 are skipped, and the process in step S817 is performed. Transition. The process of step S817 will be described later.

  In step S803, the CPU 314 refers to the first sending flag and determines whether or not the first confirmation signal has already been sent to the outside. If it is determined that the first sending flag is ON (the first confirmation signal has already been sent) (YES in step S803), the processing in subsequent steps S804 to S808 is skipped. The process proceeds to step S809. The process of step S809 will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S803 that the first sending flag is OFF (the first confirmation signal is not being sent) (NO in step S803), the process proceeds to step S804. Whether or not the flag is ON is determined with reference to the first output prohibition flag that prohibits external transmission of the confirmation signal. If it is determined that the first output prohibition flag is ON (YES in step S804), the processes in steps S805 to S816 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S817 (described later).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the first output prohibition flag is not ON (OFF) (NO in step S804), the first timer for measuring the ON duration of the confirmation signal is started (step S805), External transmission of the first confirmation signal is started (step S806). More specifically, the switch circuit of the external output means 526 is ON-controlled, and the first confirmation signal is transmitted to the outside (the hall computer 520 or the like) through the special symbol confirmation output connector 504. Then, simultaneously with the start of external transmission, the first sending flag is turned ON (step S807), and the second output prohibition flag that prohibits the output of the second confirmation signal is turned ON (step S808).

  Subsequently, in step S809, the CPU 314 refers to the first timer and determines whether or not the measurement time is 128 ms or more (whether the ON duration of the confirmation signal related to the first confirmation signal is 128 ms or more). (Step S809). If it is determined that the measurement time is less than 128 ms (NO in step S809), the process of steps S810 to S816 is skipped, and the process proceeds to step S817 (described later). On the other hand, if it is determined that the measurement time is 128 ms or longer (YES in step S809), external transmission of the first confirmation signal is stopped (step S810) and the first sending flag is turned OFF (step S811). .

  Next, the CPU 314 determines whether or not the second timer that measures the OFF measurement time of the confirmation signal is being measured (step S812). If it is determined that the second timer is not measuring (NO in step S812), measurement of the second timer is started (step S813), and the process proceeds to step S814. On the other hand, if it is determined that measurement is being performed (YES in step S812), the process of step S813 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S814. In step S814, the CPU 314 refers to the value of the second timer, and if it is determined that the measurement time is 500 ms or longer (external transmission stop time of the confirmation signal is 500 ms or longer) (YES in step S814), The one determination flag is turned off (step S815), and the second output prohibition flag is turned off (step S816). On the other hand, when the measurement time of the second timer is less than 500 ms (NO in step S814), the processes in steps S815 and S816 are skipped (that is, the first confirmation flag and the second output prohibition flag are in the ON state). The process proceeds to step S817.

  In step S817, the CPU 314 determines the ON state of the second confirmation flag as a state flag indicating whether or not the second confirmation signal has already been generated by the second special symbol variation control means 434b (step S817). If it is determined that the second confirmation flag is not in the ON state (OFF state) (NO in step S817), the process proceeds to step S818 to determine whether or not the second confirmation signal is in the ON state. . If it is determined that the second confirmation signal is in the ON state (YES in step S818), the second confirmation flag is turned on (step S819), while the second confirmation signal is in the ON state. If it is determined, the subsequent steps S819 to S833 are skipped, and the special symbol confirmation output process is terminated. If the second confirmation flag is turned on in step S819, the CPU 314 then determines whether or not the second confirmation signal is being externally transmitted (step S820). If it is determined in step S817 that the second confirmation flag is ON (YES in step S817), the process of steps S818 to S819 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S820. If it is determined in step S820 that the confirmation signal related to the second confirmation signal is not being externally transmitted (the second sending flag is OFF) (NO in step S820), the second confirmation is subsequently performed. It is determined whether or not a second output prohibition flag that prohibits external signal transmission is ON (step S821).

  If it is determined that the second output prohibition flag is ON (YES in step S821), the process following the transition is skipped, and the special symbol fixed output process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the second output prohibition flag is not ON (OFF) (NO in step S821), the first timer that measures the ON duration of the confirmation signal is started (step S822), External transmission of the second confirmation signal is started (step S823). In addition, the second sending flag indicating that the confirmation signal related to the second confirmation signal is being externally transmitted is turned ON (step S824), and the external transmission of the confirmation signal related to the first confirmation signal is prohibited. The output prohibition flag is set to ON (step S825), and the process proceeds to step S826.

  If it is determined in step 820 that the second sending flag is ON (YES in step S820), the process of steps S821 to S825 is skipped, and the process proceeds to step S826.

  In step S826, the CPU 314 refers to the first timer and determines whether the measurement time is 128 ms or longer (whether the ON duration of the determination signal related to the second determination signal is 128 ms or longer). If it is determined that the measurement time is less than 128 ms (NO in step S826), the process of steps S827 to S833 is skipped, and the special symbol determination output process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the measurement time is 128 ms or longer (YES in step S826), external transmission of the second confirmation signal is stopped (step S827) and the second sending flag is turned off (step S828). .

  In the subsequent step S829, it is determined whether or not the second timer for measuring the OFF duration of the confirmation signal is being measured (step S829). If it is determined that measurement is not in progress (measurement has not started) (NO in step S829), measurement of the second timer is started (step S830), and the process proceeds to step S831. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S829 that the second timer has already started measurement (YES in step S829), the process of step S830 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S831.

  In step S831, the CPU 314 refers to the second timer and determines whether or not the measurement time is 500 ms or more. If it is determined that the measurement time is less than 500 ms (NO in step S831), the processing in subsequent steps S832 and S833 is skipped, and the special symbol determination output process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the measurement time of the second timer is 500 ms or more (the external transmission OFF duration of the confirmation signal is 500 ms or more) (YES in step S831), the second confirmation flag is turned off. Along with (Step S832), the first output prohibition flag for prohibiting transmission of the confirmation signal related to the first confirmation signal is turned OFF (Step S833). Then, the special symbol confirmation output process ends.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 1 of this example, since the monitoring unit 524 and the output delay unit 525 are provided, the outputs of the first determination signal and the second determination signal are output to the outside without overlapping. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to accurately transmit the number of determinations to an external device such as the hall computer 520. Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of this example, the other confirmation signal is output with a delay of at least 500 ms with respect to one of the confirmation signals. Thereby, even when connected to an external device such as the number lamp 521 that displays the number of times of determination as a number, it is easy to display how to increase the count of the determination signal at a visually recognizable speed. . Therefore, the number of confirmed times can be reliably visually confirmed from the outside using a simple external device, and the player's interest in the gaming state (such as jackpot) related to the generation of the confirmed signal can be maintained at a high level, It is possible to easily recognize that the lottery is performed in parallel and to greatly increase the expectation for the lottery.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the game area 37 has a fixed opening degree and a first start port 64 that can always win, and a second start port 65 that allows a game ball to win when opened. When a game ball is won at any one of the first starting port 64 and the second starting port 65, the first special symbol corresponding to the starting ports 64, 65 is provided. A predetermined effect was derived in the display device 332a and the second special symbol display device 332b, and also in the effect display device 115 having the first display means and the second display means, and a game ball won in both start ports 64 and 65. In some cases, two effects are derived in parallel. In addition, when it is determined that a specific gaming state such as a gaming state after the end of the probability variation jackpot is reached, the open / close state of the second start port 65 is controlled, and it is extremely easy from the state where winning of the game ball is extremely difficult. Change to a new state. For this reason, when it becomes a specific gaming state, it becomes easy to win a game ball with respect to the second starting port 65, and the opportunity to perform the first big hit lottery and the second big hit lottery at the same time increases. Advantages in the gaming state can be greatly improved. That is, when a specific gaming state is reached, lottery can be performed frequently, and fun by a new lottery means is added, so that interest can be greatly enhanced. In addition, since it is possible to derive the effect of the first big hit lottery and the effect of the second big hit lottery at the same time, the two effects derived in parallel can greatly increase the attention to the effect. Further, by increasing the number of effects to be derived, it is possible to easily recognize that two lotteries are performed in parallel, and to greatly increase the expectation for the lottery.

  A gaming machine is also known that increases the upper limit value of the number of reserved balls when a specific gaming state is entered in order to frequently perform lottery in a specific gaming state. However, even if the upper limit value of the number of held balls is increased in this way, in a gaming machine in which it is difficult to win a game ball at the starting port, the frequency of the lottery cannot be increased, and the player is satisfied. I can't. In addition, even in the case of a gaming machine adjusted so that winning at the start opening is easy, in order to clearly see the contents of the effects and the results of the lottery, the minimum interval between repeated effects The period had to be secured, and many lotteries and effects could not be performed within a certain time. That is, the lottery frequency could not be increased significantly. On the other hand, in the present invention, when a specific gaming state is reached, the number of lottery means is substantially increased and the effect display is performed in parallel. It becomes possible to increase significantly, and the feeling of expectation for the lottery can be greatly improved. In particular, by providing a second starting port 65 composed of an electric opening / closing prize winning device 69 having a pair of left and right movable pieces 68 below the first starting port 64 having a fixed opening degree, a specific gaming state can be achieved. The game ball that has flowed down below the first start port 64 without being able to win the first start port 64 can be efficiently won at the second start port 65, and in a specific gaming state. The frequency of the lottery can be increased more reliably.

  In addition, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the first starting port 64 is constituted by a pocket-type winning opening that allows a game ball to be won at a constant rate with a fixed opening degree. Since the start opening 65 is composed of an electric opening / closing prize winning device 69 having a pair of left and right movable pieces 68, it is possible to enhance game play by combining different types of start openings. In particular, in normal times, aiming for winning at the first starting port 64, while in a specific gaming state, aiming for winning at the passing gate 62 and winning at the second starting port 65, it is efficient. Since the lottery can be performed, it is possible to further enhance the original fun of the gaming machine, in which a game ball is launched while aiming at a predetermined place.

  In addition, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the second starting port 65 is changed from a state of hardly opening to a state of opening frequently by changing the winning probability of the normal winning lottery. The ease of winning a game ball in the mouth 65 can be easily changed.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the variable display of the first decorative symbol sequence and the variable display of the second decorative symbol sequence are performed using the single effect display device 115, and either one of the decorative symbols is displayed. When only the columns are variably displayed, the entire display screen of the effect display device 115 is displayed in a large size, and when two decorative symbol sequences are variably displayed at the same time, the display screen is divided into two regions. One decorative symbol sequence and a second decorative symbol sequence are distributed and displayed in each area. For this reason, it is possible to visually recognize fluctuations in the two decorative symbol sequences without increasing the area occupied by the display device with respect to the game area, and the size and position of the portion to be noted (display screen) are always constant. Therefore, it can be easily viewed while maintaining the concentration on the game. That is, it is possible to enjoy the variation of the decorative symbol sequence without deteriorating the original interest of the gaming machine. In addition, by dividing one screen into two, it is possible to strongly impress the feeling that the lottery means has increased (proliferated) and to increase interest in the lottery.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence have symbols with similar shapes, so that there are two types of decorative symbol sequences on one display screen. Even when displayed, there is no sense of incongruity due to the difference in images. That is, it is possible to entertain two variable displays in a natural form as a combined performance. In particular, in the normal gaming state, the first decorative symbol sequence is mainly displayed. In this case, the first variation symbol sequence having the first character K1 and the second character K2 is displayed in a variable manner. In a specific gaming state, there is a high possibility that both the first decorative symbol sequence and the second decorative symbol sequence are displayed. In this case, the second character K2 is erased from the first decorative symbol sequence. At the same time, the second decorative symbol sequence having the second character K2 can be derived. In other words, when the two characters K1 and K2 that are displayed in the normal state enter a specific gaming state, the two characters K1 and K2 are divided into two decorative symbol sequences, so that the impression that the jackpot lottery has proliferated is more strongly impressed. be able to.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, when the lottery result of either the first big hit lottery or the second big hit lottery becomes “big hit”, the lottery result of the other lottery is forcibly “missed”. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the two jackpot lotteries from simultaneously becoming “big hit”. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the complexity of the production contents and the unnaturalness of the game due to the big hit state being executed in an overlapping manner.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, since the appearance of the second starting port 65 is shielded by the shielding member 66, the presence of these becomes inconspicuous. For this reason, even if the second start port 65 is hardly opened in the normal gaming state, there is no sense of incongruity. When the second start port 65 is opened, a part of the second start port 65 may be exposed. According to this, the position of the second start port 65 becomes clear, and the second start port 65 is aimed at. It becomes possible to hit a game ball.

  Furthermore, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the first big hit lottery and the second big hit lottery have a table for high probability and a normal time table as the determination tables for success / failure, and the first big hit lottery When selecting a table with a high probability of lottery, the second big hit lottery will also select a table with a high probability, and selection of a table with a high probability and selection of a normal table may be mixed. Absent. Therefore, the expected value in the normal gaming state (both in a low probability state) and the expected value in a probability variation state (both in a high probability state) can be clearly differentiated.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the various tables in the first big hit lottery and the various tables in the second big hit lottery are shown as separate tables. However, the same table may be shared. However, by constructing a separate table for each lottery as in the above embodiment, not only the lottery frequency is increased, but also lotteries with different contents are added. Can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the effect display device 115 displays the effect of the character together with the decorative symbol sequence. However, only the variation of the decorative symbol sequence may be displayed. However, if an effect such as a character is displayed as in the above embodiment, the interest of the effect can be enhanced. In particular, if an effect by a character or the like is derived based on a lottery result, a sense of expectation for the lottery can be enhanced, and interest in the effect can be further enhanced.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the first big hit lottery and the second big hit lottery are performed in parallel, the display area of the effect display device 115 is equally divided into two. You may make it differ. In addition, for example, when the big hit is confirmed, the display indicating that it is a "big hit" is made after the decoration symbol sequence stops, but in this case, the effect area on the side where the big hit is confirmed is enlarged. On the other hand, the variable display of the other decorative symbol sequence may be reduced and displayed. According to this, by expanding the display area, it is possible to clearly notify the player that an advantageous gaming state will occur, and to further enhance the player's mood.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when a specific gaming state is entered, the winning probability in the normal lottery, that is, the rate at which the electric open / close winning device 69 is opened is increased, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display 428 is shortened. Although an example of increasing the ease of winning a prize at the start port 65 has been shown, only the winning probability in the normal lottery may be increased without changing the variation time.

  Also, in the above embodiment, when either the first big hit lottery or the second big hit lottery is a big hit and the big hit game is in progress, the other fixed symbol that is fluctuating is changed until the big hit game ends. (That is, what is not stopped), as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 30 and FIG. 31, the first winning / deciding unit 430a and the second winning / deciding unit 430b are provided with winning restricting units 421a and 421b, If the winning (big hit) is confirmed in the big hit lottery, the winner of the other big hit lottery may be forcibly removed. Even in this way, it is possible to prevent the two lotteries from being simultaneously “hit”, and it is possible to prevent the complexity of the production contents and the unnaturalness of the game due to the fact that the big win state is executed in an overlapping manner.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the thing which controls the effect display based on the command transmitted from the peripheral board 311, ie, the command transmitted from the main control board 131, was shown, such as the change of the decoration symbol sequence and the step effect. However, all effect processing may be performed on the main control board 131. However, if the presentation processing is shared as in the above embodiment, the processing burden on the main control board 131 can be reduced, and these processing can be further diversified.

  Although not shown in the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 of this example may further include a general winning state detecting means for detecting a winning at the general winning opening 114. An example of the configuration of the general winning state detecting means is the same as that of the gate sensor 317. And in this configuration, an external output means for outputting the winning state to the general winning opening to the outside as a winning related signal, and a monitoring means for outputting the winning related signals detected from the plurality of general winning openings without overlapping, And output delay means.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine, but the gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a pachislot machine, a gaming machine that is a fusion of a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine, etc. The invention can be applied.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of a pachinko machine, and the front frame was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which shows the whole front side of a pachinko machine. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates the main body frame and game board of a pachinko machine, and shows from diagonally upper right front. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine from upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the back cover, various control boards, etc. from the perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various members were assembled | attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows a main-body frame simple substance from diagonally upper right back. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure in the upper part side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the game board with which various control board boxes were mounted | worn from lower right back. It is a block diagram which shows a control structure roughly. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the power failure generation performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a table | surface figure which shows the random number updated by CPU mounted in the main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the game process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st big hit determination process in a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd big hit determination process in a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the change display pattern setting process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the process during change in game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit game start process and the big hit game process in a game process. It is a table | surface figure which shows the relationship between a jackpot start command, a jackpot probability, and a continuation rate. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the 16ms steady process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the command analysis process in a 16 ms regular process. It is a flowchart which shows the effect control process in a 16 ms regular process. It is a flowchart which shows the decoration design change start process in an effect control process. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the 1st lottery in a main board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the 2nd lottery in a main board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the normal lottery in a main board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the production | presentation display control and decoration design fluctuation | variation control in an electrical decoration control board. (A) shows the structure of a winning effect mode table, and (b) is an explanatory view showing the structure of a lost effect mode table. It is a specific production example. It is the perspective view which expanded the external output terminal board periphery arrange | positioned by the rear upper part of the game board, and showed diagonally from the upper right back. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding external output control. It is a flowchart which shows the I / O port output process performed by CPU mounted in the main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol fixed output process in an I / O port output process. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol fixed output process in an I / O port output process.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
62 Second pass gate 64 First start port (first winning port)
65 Second start port (second winning port)
66 shielding member 69 electric open / close prize winning device 115 effect display device (first display means, second display means)
131 Main control board (main control means)
311 Peripheral board 318a First winning state detection means 318b Second winning state detection means 332a First special symbol display 332b Second special symbol display 338 Light control board (sub control means)
411a First big hit determination table 411b Second big hit determination table 412a First big hit symbol table 412b Second big hit symbol table 413a First hit variable time variable table 413b Second hit variable time variable table 414a First Fluctuation time variable table for one offset 414b Variable time variable table for second offset 416 Random number extraction means for big hit determination (first lottery means, second lottery means, first big hit judgment random number extraction means, second hit judgment Random number extraction means)
417a First big hit symbol random number extraction means 417b Second big hit symbol random number extraction means 418a First variation time random number extraction means (first lottery means)
418b Second fluctuation time random number extraction means (second lottery means)
423 Game state determining means 425 Normal success / failure determining means (third lottery means)
429 opening control means 430a first win / fail decision means (first lottery means)
430b Second success / failure determination means (second lottery means)
431a First stop symbol determining means 431b Second stop symbol determining means 432a First variation time determining means 432b Second variation time determining means 433 Advantageous game state generating means 434a First special symbol variation control means (first display control means)
434b Second special symbol variation control means (second display control means)
435 Command transmission means 500 External output terminal board (external output control means)
521 Number lamp (Fixed number display means)
522 counter (counting means)
523 Number display (third display means)
524 monitoring means 525 output delay means 526 external output means

Claims (1)

First display means and second display means for displaying effects associated with the game;
A first start port that is arranged in the game area and in which a game medium can be won;
First winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the first starting port;
First lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game medium by the first winning state detecting means;
A first display control means for determining a display mode relating to the lottery based on the lottery result of the first lottery unit, and for deriving the display mode to the first display unit;
A second start port arranged in the game area and allowing the game medium to be won;
Second winning state detecting means for detecting that the gaming medium has won a prize at the second starting port;
Second lottery means for performing lottery based on detection of the game medium by the second winning state detecting means;
A second display control means for determining a display mode relating to the lottery based on the lottery result of the second lottery unit, and for deriving the display mode to the second display unit;
If the lottery result of the first lottery means or the second lottery means that can be performed in parallel is a predetermined result, advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player;
An external output means capable of outputting a lottery result signal based on a lottery result by the first lottery means and the second lottery means;
Monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the two lottery result signals;
And an output delay means for outputting the other lottery result signal after the output of one of the lottery result signals is completed when the monitoring means determines that the output timings of the two lottery result signals overlap. A gaming machine characterized by that.

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