JP2007125433A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which achieves a modification to make players get more fun or make the announcement of various information more forceful by easier enhancement of variation in performance operation. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine is provided with the main control board 1 which mainly controls the game operation containing a lottery processing to determine whether the profit state advantageous for players should be generated or not and a lamp control board 4 which controls the drive of sorts of lamps from control commands of the main control board 1. The lamp control board 4 is provided with the first means (ST2) for housing each control command CMD received into a housing location CMDAR (j) corresponding to its attribute and the second means (ST4) which generates pattern data corresponding to respective control commands by reading out all of the control commands CMD from the housing locations CMDAR (j) where a plurality of commands exist prior to the driving of the lamps. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball game machine, and more particularly, to a bullet ball game machine capable of performing an advanced lamp effect.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is generally composed of a plurality of circuit boards separated by function, and the plurality of circuit boards cooperate to realize a complex gaming operation as a whole. Such a gaming machine is generally composed of a main control board mainly responsible for game control and a plurality of sub-control boards that operate based on control commands from the main control board.

  Sub-control boards include, for example, a symbol control board that controls a liquid crystal display, a payout control board that controls the payout operation of a game ball, a lamp control board that blinks an LED lamp, etc. Etc. exist. A control command is sent from the main control board to each of the plurality of sub-control boards, and each sub-control board decodes the control command and realizes a game operation based on the command from the main control board. Among the above-mentioned sub-control boards, in particular, the design control board is considered to function effectively in increasing the gaming operation, such as variably displaying the big hit design on the liquid crystal display.

  However, the lamp effect produced by the lamp control board is inevitably made into one pattern and lacks power. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is easy to increase variations in performance operations, and an improved game that can entertain a player or notify various information with force It is an object to provide a machine.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an ammunition provided with a main control unit that controls a gaming operation and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. In the ball game machine, the effect control unit drives the effect device with first means (ST2) for storing information based on the received control command CMD in the storage location CMDAR (j) according to the attribute. Prior to this, there is provided second means (ST4) for reading out corresponding information from a plurality of the storage locations CMDAR (j) and generating pattern data corresponding to each information.

  The main control unit typically controls the game operation mainly including a lottery process for determining whether or not to generate a profit state advantageous to the player. The effect device is typically a lamp, and in this case, the effect control unit is a lamp control unit. Further, the information based on the received control command CMD is simply the control command itself. These points are the same in the following inventions.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the first means and the second means are repeatedly executed continuously in an infinite loop after the gaming machine is turned on. The control command output by the control command is preferably acquired in response to a command from the main control unit independently of the operations of the first means and the second means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. A plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel are provided based on the connection relationship between the effect control unit and the effect device, and the corresponding location can be specified based on the output signal sequence (k) and the control command. The two-dimensional table stores information necessary for generating pattern data of each output signal series (k).

  In the present invention, it is preferable to further provide an effect pattern data table for permanently storing an effect pattern related to operation / non-operation of the effect device (typically lighting / extinguishing of lamps). “Fixed” means that the contents can always be specified. The same applies to the following cases. The information necessary for generating the pattern data is preferably information for specifying the effect pattern data table, and is particularly effective as address information. The effect pattern is preferably an electrical decoration pattern.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. A plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel, and a plurality of effect pattern data tables for each of the output signal sequences (k). In each effect pattern data table, effect patterns relating to the operation / non-operation of the effect device are stored together with data defining the operation mode.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the data defining the operation mode includes at least data related to the duration for maintaining the output of the same effect pattern. Moreover, it is preferable that the data defining the operation mode includes data indicating that the output effect pattern data does not change with time. Furthermore, when the effect pattern data changes with time, it is preferable that all the effect pattern data is fixedly stored in the effect pattern data table. The effect pattern related to the operation / non-operation of the effect device is typically an electrical decoration pattern related to lighting / extinguishing of lamps. The same applies to other inventions.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. And a plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel, and the control command CMD is classified into a plurality of command sequences (j) that can be executed in parallel. In the two-dimensional table in which the corresponding part can be identified based on the output signal sequence (k) and the command sequence (j), information necessary for generating the pattern data of each output signal sequence (k) is received. It is stored while being updated corresponding to the latest control command.

  Also in the present invention, it is preferable to further provide an effect pattern data table for permanently storing effect patterns related to the operation / non-operation of the effect device. In this case, it is preferable that the information necessary for generating the pattern data is information for specifying the effect pattern data table, and it is particularly effective that the information is address information.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. The CMD is classified into a plurality of command sequences (j) that can be executed in parallel, and the information based on the received control command CMD is classified into N pieces that are stored separately for each command sequence (j) to which the CMD belongs. A first area CMDAR (j), a second area SCENCT (j) and a third area TIMER (j) provided corresponding to the first area CMDAR (j), and the first area CMDAR When information based on a new control command is stored in a specific location of (j), corresponding values in the second area SCENCET (j) and the third area TIMER (j) are set to initial values correspondingly. Was Unishi.

  In the invention according to claim 5, by using the second area and the third area, it is possible to manage the duration after the start of the lamp effect and the number of changes such as the lamp effect. Therefore, after performing the first effect only for the time T1, the second effect is performed only for the time T2, and a powerful effect operation rich in change is possible. In the present invention, it is preferable to further provide update means (ST26) for updating the contents of either the second area or the third area at regular intervals.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit. Is provided with an effect timer TM_TBL (n) that fixedly defines N combinations of the output duration time and the number of effect pattern data that can be output continuously, and a work area ILMTM corresponding to the effect timer TM_TBL (n) (N) is configured to be able to synchronize the rendering operations of all the rendering devices by updating all at predetermined time intervals.

  The effect operation of the effect device is typically a blinking operation. However, even in such a case, it is not a requirement that all the production devices perform the production operation (blinking operation), and the static operation that does not involve the production operation (blinking operation) is not prohibited. In the present invention, it is preferable to provide a timer interrupt process that is started by interrupting other processes at regular time intervals. In this timer interrupt, it is easy to update all work areas ILMTM (n). Is. Further, an effect timer TM_TBL (n) that fixedly defines N (plural) combinations of the output duration time of effect pattern data and the number of effect pattern data that can be continuously output is further reset. A value may be specified. This reset value is not re-executed from the beginning after the one-round operation determined by the production timer TM_TBL (n), but is re-executed from the middle or re-executed from the beginning. It is preferable to use it for production of irregular lamps such as ending in the middle.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and a sub-control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit. The unit includes a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after power-on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit. Is acquired, it is determined by the effect lottery process which of a plurality of effect operations prepared corresponding to the control command is to be executed.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit. Including a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after the power is turned on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit. When the game command is received, the current gaming state is grasped and stored by the control command, and thereafter, when the control command related thereto is acquired, it is prepared in advance according to the previously stored gaming state. It is determined which of the plurality of performance operations is to be executed.

  The invention according to claim 9 is a bullet ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit. Including a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after the power is turned on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit. The number of times of acquisition is counted, and when a new control command is subsequently acquired, which of the plurality of presentation operations prepared in advance is determined according to the number of times of acquisition. .

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising: a main control unit that controls a game operation; and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit. Is provided with a selection table CMD_TBL having a storage area corresponding to the number of control commands received from the main control unit, and in each of the storage areas, information specifying an effect operation to be executed based on each control command is described. However, the content of the storage area corresponding to the newly received control command is changed based on one or more pieces of information selected from the past received control command, the random number lottery value at that time, and the gaming state at that time. I am doing so.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is easy to increase variations in the production operation, and it is possible to realize an improved gaming machine that can entertain a player or notify various information with force.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine of the present invention will be described in more detail based on examples. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, and illustrates an arrangement state of light emitting lamps and LED lamps (hereinafter sometimes referred to as lamps). This pachinko machine is configured such that a glass door 26 having a width W and a height H1 and a front plate 28 having a width W and a height H2 can be opened and closed. That is, the pivot P is provided at the left end of the lateral width W, and the glass door 26 and the front plate 28 are pivotally attached. On the other hand, at a position where the glass door 26 can be seen through, a game board 25 on which various game parts are arranged is provided.

  The lamps arranged in this pachinko machine are roughly classified into those arranged on the game board 25 and those arranged on the glass door 26. The glass door 26 has the big hit LEDs 1 on the left and right of the uppermost stage. The big hit LEDs 2 are arranged in a row on the lower side. As will be described later, in this embodiment, the jackpot LEDs 1 and 2 flash as appropriate lamp effects before the start of the jackpot game or when the jackpot is opened during the jackpot game.

  Further, in the glass door 26, a replenishment LED is arranged on the left side and a lower tray full LED is arranged on the right side below the big hit LED 2. These are error lamps that are turned on for the purpose of notifying that the supply of the game balls has stopped and that the paid-out game balls are jammed in the tray 29.

  On the other hand, the game board 25 includes a left and right decorative windmill LED, a normal symbol memory display LED, a special symbol memory display LED, a left side LED, a right side LED, a left and right winning opening lamp, a left and right lower winning opening lamp, A winning opening lamp and left and right winning opening LEDs are arranged. Four normal symbol memory display LEDs are provided, and when a game ball passes through a gate (not shown) during a normal symbol changing operation, the number of normal symbol memory display LEDs is sequentially lit up to four. Similarly, four special symbol memory display LEDs are provided, and four special symbols related to the jackpot are displayed when the game ball passes through the symbol start opening (not shown) while the liquid crystal display unit 8 is moving in a varying manner. It is designed to be turned on sequentially with a limit of. The other lamps arranged on the game board 25 blink for the purpose of performing an appropriate lamp effect according to the gaming state.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an overall circuit configuration of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment. As shown in the figure, this pachinko machine has a main control board 1 that mainly controls the game operation, a symbol control board 2 that controls the operation of the liquid crystal display 8, and a voice control board 3 that excites the game operation by voice. A lamp control board 4 for flashing lamps to increase game operation, a payout control board 5 for paying out game balls, a launch control board 7 controlled by the payout control board 5 to launch game balls, and an AC 24V And a power supply substrate 6 that supplies a DC voltage to each part of the apparatus.

  The main control board 1, the symbol control board 2, the voice control board 3, the lamp control board 4, and the payout control board 5 are configured by a computer circuit including a one-chip microcomputer, and the sub control boards 2 to 5 are the main control boards. Individual control operations are realized based on the control commands from 1.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the connection relationship between the lamp control board 4 and various lamps. As shown in the figure, the lamp control board 4 receives various DC voltages from the power supply board 6 and operates by receiving a control command CMD (here, 1 byte) and a strobe signal STB from the main control board 1. . The lamp control board 4 interprets the control command CMD from the main control board 1 to control the lighting / extinguishing state of the lamps, but the common signals COM1 to COM4, the segment signals SEG (D0 to D7), and the indicator lamp signal L1. ˜L7 is supplied to the lamps through the lamp relay board 9 and the big hit LED relay board 10. The relay boards 9 and 10 simply transmit the received signals as they are.

  Of the signals output from the lamp control board 4, the indicator lamp signals L 1 to L 4 are supplied to the big hit LED board attached to the glass door 26 through the lamp relay board 9 and the big hit LED relay board 10. The indicator light signals L1 to L4 are supplied to the big hit LED 1, the big hit LED 2, the lower tray full LED, and the replenishment out LED shown in FIG.

  The indicator light signal L5 output from the lamp control board 4 is supplied to the left and right decorative windmill LEDs on the game board through the lamp relay board 9. Similarly, the indicator lamp signal L6 output from the lamp control board 4 is supplied to the left and right winning opening lamps and the left and right lower winning opening lamps through the lamp relay board 9, and the indicator lamp signal L7 is supplied to the left and right winning prize opening lamps. To be supplied. Note that the DC voltage 32V is supplied to the jackpot LEDs 1, 2, the bottom tray full LED, the replenishment LED, and the left and right decorative windmill LEDs, and the left and right winning opening lamps and the left and right lower winning opening lamps are lamp common. A DC voltage 24V, which is a signal L-COM, is supplied.

  Of the common signals COM <b> 1 to COM <b> 4 output from the lamp control board 4, COM <b> 1 is supplied to the left and right side LEDs through the lamp relay board 9. Since segment data SEG0 to SEG3 (D0 to D3) are supplied to the left side LED and segment data SEG4 to SEG7 (D4 to D7) are supplied to the right side LED, these segment data SEGi and Each LED is turned on according to the combination of the common signals COM1.

  Of the common signals COM <b> 1 to COM <b> 4 output from the lamp control board 4, COM <b> 2 is supplied to the left and right big prize opening LEDs through the lamp relay board 9. The segment data SEG0, SEG1 (D0, D1) are supplied to the left / big prize opening LED, and the segment data SEG2, SEG3 (D2, D3) are supplied to the right / big prize opening LED side LED. Yes. Therefore, each LED is turned on according to the combination of the segment data SEGi and the common signal COM2.

  The same applies to the common signals COM3 and COM4. The COM3 and COM4 are supplied to the symbol memory display LED through the lamp relay board 9 together with the segment data SEG0 to SEG3 (D0 to D3). Accordingly, the normal symbol memory display LED and the special symbol memory display LED are appropriately turned on according to the combination of the common signals COM3, COM4 and the segment data SEGi.

  4 and 5 illustrate the input unit (FIG. 4) and the output unit (FIG. 5) of the lamp control board 4. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the control command CMD from the main control board 1 is transmitted to the one-chip microcomputer 11 through the input port 12. In this embodiment, a bus buffer equivalent to 74244 is used as the input port 12.

  The main control board 1 also outputs a strobe signal STB in synchronization with the output of the control command CMD, and this strobe signal STB is supplied to the interrupt terminal of the CPU through the Schmitt trigger circuit. When an interrupt signal is applied to the CPU, the CPU starts execution of the interrupt processing program, and a control command is acquired in this interrupt control program. When the control program is acquired, the CPU outputs appropriate data from the output ports P3, P0, and P1 of the one-chip microcomputer based on processing described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the output data from the output port P3 is output as common signals COM1 to COM4 through the output driver 13. The common signal COMi is a signal for lighting the LED lamp in combination with the segment data SEGj, but the common signal COM1 is supplied to the left and right side LEDs shown in FIG. The same applies hereinafter, the common signal COM2 is supplied to the left and right big prize opening LEDs, the common signal COM3 is supplied to the normal symbol memory display LED, and the common signal COM4 is supplied to the special symbol memory display LED.

  The output data of the output port P0 of the one-chip microcomputer is output as segment data SEG0 to SEG7 through the output switching circuit 14. In this embodiment, M54585 is used as the output switching circuit 14 and M54562 is used as the output driver 13. As shown in FIG. 6, the common signal COMi is at the H level and the segment data SEGj is L. The LED lamp that has received the level data is turned on (i = 1 to 4, j = 0 to 7).

  On the other hand, the output data of the output port P1 of the one-chip microcomputer is output as the indicator light signals L1 to L7 through the transistor groups 15a and 15b. These indicator lamp signals are output together with DC 24V (lamp common signal L-COM) and DC 32V. The indicator lamp signals L1 to L7 are the big hit LED1, the big hit LED2, the lower tray full LED shown in FIG. It is a signal that lights up the replenishment LED, the left and right decorative windmill LEDs, the winning opening lamp (left and right + up and down), and the left and right large winning opening lamps.

  Next, the operation content in the lamp control board 4 having the configuration of FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described. The operation of the lamp control board 4 includes main processing (FIG. 8) that is repeated in an infinite loop after the power is turned on, and STB interrupt processing (FIG. 8) that is started upon receipt of the strobe signal STB from the main control board 1 during the main processing. 7) and timer interruption processing (FIG. 13) started every 2 milliseconds during the main processing.

  First, the STB interrupt will be described. When a strobe signal is applied from the main control board 1 during the main process shown in FIG. 8, the CPU interrupts the process being executed and saves the registers (ST30). The control command is acquired from 12, and stored in the command data storage area CMDDT (ST31). When this storing operation is finished, the CPU restores the saved register (ST32) and finishes the interrupt process (ST33).

  In this embodiment, the control command is composed of 1 byte (exactly 7 bits), and those listed in FIG. 7C are prepared. The control commands are roughly divided into a command series 0 to a command series 5 that can be operated in parallel according to the content of the command and a specific performance operation. For example, since the control command of the command series 0 indicates an effect using the same lamps arranged on the game board, the control commands included in the command series 0 can only operate mutually exclusively. Cannot work in parallel.

  Conversely, even if any control command belonging to the command series 0 is being executed, the commands of the control commands belonging to the other command series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 can be operated in parallel. For example, the control command belonging to the command series 1 blinks the jackpot LED arranged on the glass door 30 and can operate independently of the lamps on the game board.

  In addition, the control commands belonging to the command series 2 and the command series 3 use lamps that are not used when the command command of the command series 0 is executed, and a special symbol storage state (a winning state at the symbol start opening) or a normal symbol storage, respectively. Since the state (passing state to the gate) is displayed, it is possible to operate in parallel with control commands belonging to other command series, but rather it is necessary to operate in parallel. The same applies to the control commands belonging to the command series 4 and the command series 5 relating to the error state of the gaming machine, and lamps that are not used when executing the control commands belonging to other command series are used. The control commands belonging to are configured to be operable in parallel.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of control commands to be executed exclusively are collected into one command series. Then, control commands having different command sequences are operated in parallel with each other to enable a characteristic and excellent lamp effect described below.

  On the other hand, the control commands belonging to each command series are classified into command types according to the command contents of the control commands. For example, control commands belonging to the same command series are grouped according to the timing at which they are executed. Note that the timing to be executed is a timing that is divided based on the temporal transition of the gaming state. In this embodiment, the control command of the command series 0 is a command type 0 that produces a change in special symbols. And the command type 3 after the special symbol fluctuation stop.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the plurality of control commands are roughly classified into command series, and the command series control commands are further classified into command types. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the received control command CMDi is stored in the command data storage area CMDDT (i) for each command type i (i = 0 to 8).

  The subsequent processing is as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 14 and will be schematically described prior to the description of the flowcharts. When the lamp control board 4 receives the control command, the selection table CMD_TBL as shown in FIG. 17 is referred to based on the received control command. The selection table CMD_TBL is an effect reference table (CM ** H_TBL) that defines the contents of effects for lamp effects executed by control commands. In addition, ** means an arbitrary number (hereinafter the same).

  For example, when the control command 03H is received, it is determined that the effect reference table is CM03H_TBL based on the contents of the selection table CMD_TBL. In this embodiment, since the control command is composed of 7 bits, 128 address values are stored in the selection table CMD_TBL corresponding to 128 control commands 00H to 7FH. (However, in this embodiment, not all 128 control commands are used).

  FIG. 18 is a list of lamp effect presentation table CM ** H_TBL. As shown in the drawing, each effect reference table CM ** H_TBL includes first to sixth columns in this embodiment, and the first column is a scenario timer column. Here, the scenario timer value stored in the scenario timer column means the execution duration of a specific lamp effect that starts in response to reception of a control command. If the scenario timer value is 0, it means that the duration is not particularly limited.

  Therefore, when the scenario timer value is 0, the same ramp effect (determined by the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL) is permanently maintained until the next control command belonging to the same command series is received. . For example, when the control command 03H is received, the effect reference table CM03H_TBL is selected, but the effect in this case is continued until the next control command belonging to the same command series is received.

  On the other hand, when the scenario timer value is other than 0, the same lamp effect is maintained for the time of scenario timer value × 2 mS, but after that, the process proceeds to the next lamp effect. For example, when the control command 02H is received, the effect reference table CM02H_TBL is selected. In this case, the effect in the first row of the effect reference table CM02H_TBL is continued after 3 seconds (= 1500 × 2). The production in the second row of the reference table CM02H_TBL is performed for 3 seconds, and thereafter the production in the third row of the production reference table CM02H_TBL is performed. The scenario timer value 1500 means 3 seconds because the counter value is counted by timer interrupt processing that occurs every 2 mS.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the second column to the sixth column of each effect reference table CM ** H_TBL include an indicator signal reference table LAMP _ ** _ TBL and a COM1 segment data reference table COM1 _ ** _ TBL. The address values of the COM2 segment data reference table COM2 _ ** _ TBL, the COM3 segment data reference table COM3 _ ** _ TBL, and the COM4 segment data reference table COM4 _ ** _ TBL are respectively described. In this embodiment, this reference table is named “lighting pattern data table”.

  The indicator light signal illumination pattern data table LAMP _ ** _ TBL stores pattern data (bit data) on how to turn on the indicator lamp signals L1 to L7. The illumination pattern data table COMi _ ** _ TBL stores pattern data (segment data) on how to light the LED lamps supplied with the common signal COMi (i = 1 to 4). ). Since these LED lamps are determined to be turned on / off by the combination of the common signal COMi and the segment data SEGj, eventually, the lighting pattern data table COMi _ ** _ TBL has an H of the segment data SEG combined with the common signal COMi. / L level is defined.

  FIG. 19 is a list of the illumination pattern data table. The illumination pattern data tables LAMP _ ** _ TBL and COMi _ ** _ TBL are tables for storing variable-length data, and the specific data length is defined by the production number in the first column. Here, the effect number is a number that identifies the reference row of the scenario table TM_TBL shown in FIG. When the production number is 0, it is a static operation that does not refer to the scenario table (that is, an operation that does not cause the lamp to blink), and is selected, for example, in the operation of the normal symbol memory display LED or the special symbol memory display LED. .

  As shown in FIG. 20, the scenario table TM_TBL includes first to third columns, and defines a timer MAX value, a counter MAX value, and a counter reset value for each lamp effect determined by the effect number. Each lamp production is composed of a combination of parts production. The production of the second part is performed after the production of the first part, and the production of the third part and thereafter is similarly constructed. .

  In such a series of part effects, the timer MAX value in the first column of the scenario table defines the duration of each part effect in the lamp effect. Further, the counter MAX value in the second column of the scenario table defines the number of transitions of parts effects in the lamp effect. For example, the lamp production of production number 2 continues the production of the first part for 0.26 seconds (= 130 × 2), then shifts to the production of the second part and continues for 0.26 seconds, and so on. The third part effect is continued for 0.26 seconds, the fourth part effect is continued for 0.26 seconds, and a series of lamp effects is completed. Note that 130 means 0.26 seconds because timer interruption is performed every 2 ms.

  The specific contents of the parts production are defined in the illumination pattern data table shown in FIG. 19. For example, if the illumination pattern table LAMP_03_TBL, the production number is 2 from the first column. The production is defined by pattern data of 0101000B, 0101000B, 00100000B, and 0010000B (B means a binary number).

  FIG. 21 exemplifies the transition of the lamp effect defined by the illumination pattern data table. For example, when LAMP_03_TBL is selected, the indicator light signals L1 to L7 are 0.26 seconds × 4 determined by the timer MAX value (= 130) and the scenario counter MAX value (= 4) of the scenario table TM_TBL as one cycle. , 01010000B → 00000000B → 01110000B → 00000000B.

  Since bit 0 to bit 6 of the pattern data in the illumination pattern table LAMP _ ** _ TBL correspond to the indicator lamp signals L1 to L7, specifically, the indicator lamps L5 and L7 are turned on → all the indicator lamps are turned off → displayed. The operation of turning on the lamps L5, L6, and L7 and turning off all the indicator lamps is repeated.

  Note that COM1 _ ** _ TBL, COM2 _ ** _ TBL, COM3 _ ** _ TBL, and COM4 _ ** _ TBL are also selected in accordance with the selection of LAMP _ ** _ TBL. FIG. 21 also includes this point. ing. If the production number for the common signal COMi is matched with the production number for the indicator light signal, the transition timing of the parts production is synchronized with each other, but conversely, the production number for the common signal COMi is obtained with the production effect of the indicator light signal. If the timer MAX value and the counter MAX value are made different from the numbers, the transition timing of parts production can be made asynchronous. In this embodiment, since the common signals COM3 and COM4 are supplied to the symbol memory display LED, they are not synchronized with other lamp effects.

  Next, the main process (FIG. 8) in the lamp control board 4 and the timer interrupt process (FIG. 13) executed every 2 mS will be described in detail based on the general operation described above. When the game machine is powered on, the CPU of the lamp control board 4 first performs various initial settings such as RAM clear (ST1) and then executes command monitoring processing (ST2).

  The command monitoring process is a process for determining whether or not a new control command from the main control board 1 has been acquired by the STB interrupt processing program (FIG. 7A). It is executed repeatedly. As specific processing contents, first, the contents of the command data storage area CMDDT (i) of FIG. 7B provided according to the command type i are copied to the buffer area CMDBF (i) (FIG. 15 ( a) See (b): i = 0-8). At this time, it is determined whether or not the original value CMDi ′ of the buffer area CMDBF (i) matches the newly copied control command CMDi. The reason why the two commands do not match is that the control command CMDi is a newly acquired command, and such a control command is stored in the storage area CMDAR for each series.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the control commands are divided into the command classifications 0 to 8, and the command series 0 to 5 are broadly classified. Since the received control command is stored in the command data storage area CMDDT (i) for each command type, the control command CMD determined to be a newly acquired command depends on the command series x to which it belongs. Then, the data is stored in the corresponding acquisition storage area CMDAR (x) (FIG. 15C).

  In accordance with this operation, the corresponding scenario counter SCENCT (x) is cleared to zero, and the initial value of the scenario timer is set in the corresponding scenario timing area TIMER (x) and its buffer area TIMERBF (x) (FIG. 15 (d)-(f)).

  Here, the contents of the scenario counter SCENCT (x) mean a series of lamp effect scenario numbers starting from now. For example, as shown in the production reference table CM02H_TBL in FIG. 18, after the first scenario is executed (the first line of CM02H_TBL), the process may move to the second scenario (the second line of CM02H_TBL). In order to manage the scenario number to be executed, the scenario counter SCENCT in FIG. 15D is used. However, when only a single scenario is defined as in the effect reference table CM01H_TBL in FIG. 18 (in this case, the scenario timer value in the first column is always 0), the value of the scenario counter SCENCT is There is no change after the initial value is set in the process of step ST2.

  As described above, when a new control command CMD is detected, the scenario timer initial value is set in the scenario timing area TIMER (x) and its buffer area TIMERBF (x) (FIG. 15 (d) ) To (f)), the initial value of the scenario timer is specified by the first column of the effect reference table of FIG. The initial value of the scenario timer value means the execution duration time of the first scenario.

  For example, in the effect reference table CM02H_TB of FIG. 18, the first scenario (first line of CM02H_TBL), the second scenario (second line of CM02H_TBL), and the third scenario (third line of CM03H_TBL). In this case, 1500 (1500 × 2 = 3 seconds) is set as the execution duration of the first scenario. When the first column of the effect reference table of FIG. 18 is zero, it means that the scenario does not proceed (the first scenario is permanently maintained), and the scenario timing area TIMER (x) and Both buffer areas TIMERBF (x) are zero.

  As described above, grasping of the newly acquired control command and the initial setting of the scenario progression for the lamp effect defined by the newly acquired control command are completed (ST2). Therefore, next, for all the lamp effects currently in progress, a process for determining whether the scenario should be advanced and a necessary scenario progress process are performed (ST3).

  Hereinafter, description will be given based on the flowchart of the scenario progress process shown in FIG. First, after initializing a variable j indicating a command series (ST10), it is determined whether or not the value of the buffer area TIMEBF (j) is zero (ST11). As described above, in the buffer area TIMEBF (j), the execution duration of the first scenario is set as an initial value, but when the initial value is zero, it means that the scenario does not proceed. Accordingly, only when the buffer area TIMEBF (j) ≠ 0, it is next determined whether or not the value of the scenario timer area TIMER (j) is zero (ST12).

  Since the scenario timer area TIMER (j) is a subtraction timer for managing the duration of the scenario being executed (ST26 in FIG. 13), the scenario timer TIMER (j) = 0 is the duration of the scenario being executed. It means that it has finished. Note that if TIMER (j) = 0 from the initial value setting stage, TIMEBF (j) = 0 (ST2), the lamp effect without scenario progression is excluded in the determination of step ST11. .

  Therefore, when TIMEBF (j) ≠ 0 and TIMER (j) = 0, the value of the scenario counter SCENCT (j) in FIG. 15C is incremented by 1 in order to shift to the next scenario ( (ST13) The initial value of the scenario timer value of the next scenario is set to TIMER (j) (ST14). The scenario timer value of the next scenario is acquired from the first column of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL shown in FIG.

  Next, the value of TIMER (j) is copied to TIMEBF (j) (ST16), the variable j indicating the command sequence is incremented by 1, and the processing of steps ST11 to ST16 is repeated until the value becomes 6. As a result of the above processing, the scenario number is updated (+1) for the scenario effect whose scenario timer value is zero. The scenario progress process is performed for all of the command series 0 to 5, and the lamp effects by the control commands of the series 0 to 5 are executed in parallel.

  When the scenario progress process (ST3) ends, the process proceeds to the pattern set PTNSET process (ST4). The pattern set process means preparation for generating output data for each output signal series k based on the latest control command stored in the command storage area CMDAR (j), specifically, as shown in FIG. This means that the address value of the electrical decoration pattern data table shown in FIG. 19 is registered in the segment pattern area SEGPTN (k, j). Note that j = 0 to 5 and k = 0 to 4.

  Here, the output signal series k is a collection of output signals (lamp lighting signals) that have the same operation mechanism and are to be collectively controlled. Specifically, an indicator light signal (signal series 0) without the common signal COMi, segment data (signal series 1) executed in combination with the common signal COM1, and execution in combination with the common signal COM2. Segment data (signal series 2), segment data (signal series 3) executed in combination with the common signal COM3, and segment data (signal series 4) executed in combination with the common signal COM4. ing.

  The pattern data of the signal series 0 is to turn on the corresponding lamps independently for each bit. The pattern data of the signal series 1 to 4 is combined with the common signals COM1 to COM4, respectively, to turn on the corresponding lamps (specifically, LED lamps). If the signal series is different, the operation mechanism is different, but the bit data in the same signal series turns on the lamps by the same mechanism.

  Based on the above, the pattern set PTNSET process will be specifically described as follows. As shown in FIG. 10, first, after setting a variable j for designating a command series to 0 (ST60), a subroutine SEARCH shown in FIG. 11 is executed (ST61). In the subroutine SEARCH, the selection table CMD_TBL in FIG. 17 is searched based on the control command stored in CMDAR (j) in FIG. 15C, and the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL corresponding to the control command is retrieved. Specify (ST81).

  Then, the head address of the specified effect reference table CM ** H_TBL is stored in the ADRSS area that is the work area (ST82). The production reference table CM ** H_TBL is as shown in FIG. 18, and when there is a series of consecutive scenarios in the lamp production executed by the same control command, the first CM ** H_TBL The scenario timer value stored in the column is a non-zero value.

  Next, the currently executed scenario number is specified by the scenario counter SCENCT (j) in FIG. 15D, and it is determined whether or not the value is zero (ST83). If the scenario counter SCENCT (j) is other than zero, the address value of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL stored in the ADRSS area is increased by the amount of the scenario counter SCENCT (j), and the process ends (ST84). ). For example, the address value of CM02H_TBL is stored in the ADRSS area, and if the value of the scenario counter SCENCT (j) is 1, the address value of CM02H_TBL is +12 and stored again in the ADRSS area.

  When the subroutine SEARCH is completed as described above, the variable k for designating the output signal series is first cleared to zero (ST62). Next, the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL is specified from the address value stored in the ADRSS area, and the (k + 1) th column (= CM ** H_TBL (k + 1)) of the specified effect reference table CM ** H_TBL. It is determined whether or not the value of is zero (ST63).

  Since the variable k changes from 0 to 4, what is determined is the values in the second to sixth columns of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL shown in FIG. Here, in the second column to the sixth column of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL, the address value of the illumination pattern data table for the indicator lamp signal, the address value of the illumination pattern data table for the common signal COM1, and the common The address value of the illumination pattern data table for the signal COM2, the address value of the illumination pattern data table for the common signal COM3, and the address value of the illumination pattern data table for the common signal COM4 are stored. When the address value is zero, it means that the lamp effect of the signal output series is not performed.

  Therefore, the address value is acquired only when the value in the (k + 1) -th column of the specified effect reference table CM ** H_TBL is not zero and a significant address value exists (ST64). Then, the acquired address value is compared with the contents of the corresponding column SEGPTN (k, j) in the segment pattern region SEGPTN in FIG. 16 (ST65). As shown in FIG. 16, in the SEGPTN area, the lighting pattern data table (LAMP_L) of FIG. 19 is specified in the SEGPTN area to specify the specific contents of the lamp effects to be executed for the control commands classified for each command series j. ** _ TBL and COMi _ ** _ TBL) are stored for each signal output series k (FIG. 16).

  If the address value obtained in step ST64 does not match the contents of SEGPTN (k, j), the control command in the command storage area CMDAR (j) is a newly received control command or the scenario has changed. Means that. Therefore, in such a case, the address value (start address value of the illumination pattern data table) acquired in step ST64 is stored in the corresponding field SEGPTN (k, j) of the segment pattern area (ST66).

  Subsequently, the effect number of the lamp effect is acquired from the first column of the stored illumination pattern data table (LAMP _ ** _ TBL or COMi _ ** _ TBL) (ST67). As shown in FIG. 19, an effect number is stored in the first column of the illumination pattern data table. The scenario timer of FIG. 20 corresponds to the effect number, and the timer MAX value, counter MAX value, The counter reset value is stored. When the effect number is zero, it means that the lamp effect is static (for example, symbol memory display) without movement.

  Therefore, it is determined whether or not the production number is zero (ST68). If the production number is not zero, the first column and the first column of ILMTM (n) shown in FIG. Zero is stored in the second column (ST69). As shown in FIG. 13, the first and second columns of the ILMTM area are timer effects and timers and counters for managing the duration and the number of times of transition of each part, and are cleared to zero as the initial value setting. .

  When the above processing is completed, the variable k indicating the output signal sequence is incremented by 1 (ST70), and the processing of steps ST63 to ST70 is repeated until k = 5. This operation completes the preparation for the lamp effect operation for the newly acquired control command belonging to the j-th command series. Therefore, subsequently, the variable j indicating the command series is incremented by 1 (ST72), and the processes of steps 61 to 72 are repeated until the variable j = 6. With the above operation, all the preparations for the lamp effect operation are completed for newly acquired control commands belonging to the command series 0 to 5.

  When the pattern set process (PTNSET) is thus completed, the process proceeds to an output data creation process (OUTSET) (ST5). As shown in FIG. 12, in the output data creation process (OUTSET), first, all the buffer areas SEGBF shown in FIG. 12B are cleared to zero (OST1), and a variable j indicating a command sequence and a variable k indicating an output signal sequence are displayed. Is set to an initial value of zero (OST2, OST3).

  Thereafter, the value of SEGPT (k, j) in the segment pattern area shown in FIG. 16 is acquired, and the acquired value is stored in the ADRSS area as the work area (OST4). SEGPT (k, j) stores the leading address of the illumination pattern data table of FIG. 19 when performing a lamp effect, and stores zero when there is no lamp effect. Therefore, if the value of SEGPT (k, j) is other than zero, a significant address value can be acquired.

  Therefore, next, based on the acquired address value, an effect number is acquired from the first column of the illumination pattern data table, and it is determined whether or not the acquired value is zero (OST 6). The case where the production number is not zero means that the lamp production is dynamic. Therefore, when the production number n is other than zero, the counter value is obtained from the second column of ILMTM (n) in FIG. 20B, and the illumination pattern data table (LAMP _ ** _ TBL, COMi _ ** in FIG. 19). The corresponding address of _TBL) is specified (OST7). For example, if the currently executed pattern data is the m-th pattern data, the value obtained by + m from the head address of the corresponding electrical decoration pattern data table becomes the corresponding address.

  Next, pattern data is acquired from the corresponding address (OST8), the acquired pattern data is ORed with the value of SEGBF (k), and the calculation result is stored again in SEGBF (k) (OST9). This is because the bits used for different commands in the command series are different, so that the output data is integrated for the same output signal series (see the last line in FIG. 16).

  Next, the variable k is incremented by 1, and the processes of steps OST4 to OST11 are repeated until the variable k becomes k = 5. As a result, the pattern data to be output for the control commands belonging to the command series j is collected in SEGBF (k) which is a buffer area. Therefore, if k = 5 in the determination of step OST11, the variable j indicating the command sequence is incremented by 1, and the processing of steps OST3 to OST13 is repeated until the variable j becomes j = 6.

  As a result, the pattern data to be output for the control commands belonging to all the command series j is collected in SEGBF (k) for all the output signal series k. Therefore, finally, the contents of SEGBF (k) are copied to SEGDT (k) while changing k = 0 to 4, and the processing of the subroutine OUTSET is completed (OST14).

  When the output data creation process (ST5 in FIG. 8) is completed as described above, the watchdog timer process (WDTOUT) is finally performed (ST6), and the process returns to step ST2. Thus, in this embodiment, after power is turned on, the processes in steps ST2 to ST6 are repeated in an infinite loop. If the process of step ST6 is not executed for a certain time due to a program runaway, the CPU is forcibly reset. In the watchdog timer process, the watchdog timer is set to prevent the system reset. The initial value is set.

  As described above, the interrupt processing based on the strobe signal STB from the main control board 1 is executed during the infinite loop processing shown in FIG. Similarly to this, the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 13 is executed during the infinite loop process. Note that the interrupt period of the timer interrupt is 2 mS.

  In the timer interrupt, after the registers are saved (ST20), the contents of the SEGDT address are first output to the output port P1 of the one-chip microcomputer, and clear data (= 0) is output to the output port P3 to prevent ghosting. Output (ST21). As described with reference to FIG. 5, the data output to the output port P <b> 1 is supplied as indicator lamp signals L <b> 1 to L <b> 7 to an electric lamp or LED lamp disposed on the glass door 26, the game board 25, or the like. The data output to the output port P3 is supplied to the LED lamps as common signals COM1 to COM4.

  When the processing in step ST21 is completed, the value of the scan counter SNCCT is incremented by 1 (ST22). Here, the scan counter SNCCT is a counter that circulates in the range of 0 to 3, and is used for sequentially accessing the COM_TBL area storing the common signals COM1 to COM4. That is, based on the updated scan counter SNCCT, first, the segment data SEGDT (SCNCT + 1) of the segment data area SEGDT indicated by SCNCT + 1 is output from the output port P0 (ST23).

  As described with reference to FIG. 12B and described in FIG. 13, the segment data area SEGDT stores segment data for driving the LED lamps in combination with the common signal COMi. Specifically, segment data for COM1 to segment data for common signal COM4 are stored in SEGDT (2) to SEGDT (5).

  Next, the COM_TBL area data indicated by the scan counter SNCCT is output to the output port P3 of the one-chip microcomputer (ST24). By this operation, the LED lamp receiving the common signal of COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4 is turned on (dynamic lighting). Although all the LED lamps are not driven at the same time, there is virtually no problem because a timer interrupt is generated every 2 mS.

  Since the lighting operation of the lamps is completed by the above processing, the lighting timer update processing is performed next (ST25). FIG. 15 is a flowchart specifically showing this update process. First, after the variable i indicating the production number is set to zero (ST40), the value ILMTM (2i) of the illumination timer is incremented by 1 (ST41). As described with reference to step ST69 of FIG. 10, the value ILMTM (2i) of the illumination timer is initially set to zero, but is incremented by 1 every 2 mS by the process of step ST41.

  Subsequently, the value ILMTM (2i) of the updated illumination timer is compared with the corresponding data TM_TBL (3i) of the scenario table TMTBL (ST42). As shown in FIGS. 20 (a) and 15 (b), the corresponding data TM_TBL (3i) is a timer MAX value, and if ILMTM (2i) = TM_TBL (3i), it means that the time for the effect is up. Therefore, the value of ILMTM (2i) is reset to zero (ST43). Following this, the value of ILMTM (2i + 1) is incremented by 1 and updated (ST44). ILMTM (2i + 1) is the counter value of the effect of the effect number i, but since the timer has counted up, a process for changing to the next pattern data is performed.

  Next, the value of ILMTM (2i + 1) is compared with the value of TM_TBL (3i + 1) (ST45). ILMTM (2i + 1) is the counter value of the effect of the effect number i, and TM_TBL (3i + 1) is the counter MAX value stored in the scenario table TM_TBL (FIGS. 15B, 15C, and 20A). reference). Therefore, the case of ILMTM (2i + 1) = TM_TBL (3i + 1) means that a series of lamp effects is completed. Therefore, in such a case, the counter reset value TM_TBL (3i + 2) is stored as an initial value in ILMTM (2i + 1) (ST46). Usually, since the counter reset value is zero, the process starts again from the lamp effect of the first part. However, if it is not zero, it restarts from the lamp effect of the part in the middle.

  When the above processing is completed, the variable i indicating the production number is incremented by 1 (ST47), and the processing of steps ST41 to ST48 is repeated until the variable i becomes n. As a result, time progress processing is performed for all lamp effects. Therefore, even if the execution start timings of a plurality of control commands belonging to different command series are different, a synchronized lamp effect is realized as a whole.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 13, when the illumination timer update process in step ST25 is completed, the value of the scenario timer TIMER (j) shown in FIG. 15E is decremented by -1 (ST26). Then, the register restoration process is performed and the timer interrupt process is completed (ST27). A scenario timer TIMER (j) is provided for each command series, and manages the duration of each scenario (see FIG. 9).

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a plurality of control commands having different command sequences (j = 0 to 5) are executed, the lamp effects of the control commands executed in parallel are managed by the scenario numbers. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 22, the process proceeds as follows: first scenario → second scenario →. The specific content of the lamp effect is determined by the [lighting pattern data table (LAMP _ ** _ TBL, COMi _ ** _ TBL)] in which the start address value is stored in the effect reference table CM ** _ TBL of FIG. However, the duration of each scenario is determined by the scenario timer value stored in the first column of each row of the effect reference table CM ** _ TBL. Further, the number of scenarios (number of scenario changes) is determined depending on how many scenario timer values are stored in the effect reference table CM ** _ TBL provided corresponding to each control command.

  Each scenario is specifically composed of a series of production parts as shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, but operates independently if the production number is changed for each output signal series (k = 0 to 4). Is possible. The production number determines the duration of each production part and the number of parts (usually the number of changes of production parts), which are defined in the scenario table TM_TBL in FIG.

  FIG. 22 shows only the lamp effect by a specific control command. However, since a maximum of six control commands belonging to the command sequence j = 0 to 5 are executed at the same time, the output signal sequence k is common. The segment data to be subjected to OR operation is actually the operation content as shown in FIG.

  Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the contents of the lamp effect are not determined only by the control command from the main control board 1, but the variation of the effect is determined by the distribution process in the lamp control board 4. The increased second embodiment will be described. In the following embodiments, it is assumed that the control command has a 2-byte configuration.

  FIG. 23A is an embodiment in which an effect distribution process (ST300) is provided in the interrupt process by the strobe signal from the main control board 1, and the contents of the effect are determined by the received control command and random number lottery. . In the case of the second embodiment, the update process (ST7) of the 8-bit long random number counter RND is performed at the end of the main process, and the random number counter circulates in the range of 0-255.

  In this embodiment, the distribution of effects is realized by rewriting the contents of the selection table CMD_TBL in FIG. 17 according to the value of the random number counter RND (FIG. 23 (c)). That is, in the selection table CMD_TBL, the start address of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL that defines the lamp effect to be executed is described for each control command, but the effect is distributed by rewriting this address value. .

  The specific contents of the effect distribution are, for example, the contents as shown in FIG. 26 (c). When a control command for instructing [big hit start effect] is received, the “lamp lighting” is selected according to the random number value RND at that time. ”,“ Lamp fast flashing ”, or“ Lamp flashing slowly ”. In addition, production reference tables A, B, and C that prescribe specific contents of “lamp lighting”, “lamp fast flashing”, and “celestial lamp slow flashing” are prepared in advance, corresponding to the random value RND at that time. The head address of the effect reference table is written in the selection table CMD_TBL.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining a third embodiment in which the distribution process is performed according to the received control command and the gaming state at that time. In this embodiment, the game state is grasped by the control command received previously, and the effect of [end of jackpot] is distributed by counting the probability variation jackpot number. The specific operation content is as shown in FIG. The “probable big hit” refers to a big hit state that starts with specific symbols, which will be described later, and increases after the big hit game.

  The effect distribution process (ST300) in FIG. 24 will be described. First, the received control command is analyzed, and if it is a control command (F401H) instructing [the end effect of the big hit game with non-specific symbols], the counter CT After copying the value to the pointer PT, the counter CT is cleared (S100). Thereafter, according to the value (0 to 3) of the pointer PNT, the start address of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL stored in the selection table CMD_TBL is rewritten to the corresponding address (ad).

  On the other hand, if the received control command is a control command (F402H) for instructing [end effect of big hit game with specific symbol], the value of the counter CT is copied to the pointer PT, and then the counter CT is incremented by 1 (S200). Then, according to the value (0 to 3) of the pointer PNT, the head address of the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL stored in the selection table CMD_TBL is rewritten to the corresponding address (A to D).

  The counter CT is cleared to zero when the big hit game with the non-specific symbol is finished (S100), and is incremented by one every time the big hit game with the specific symbol is finished (S200). Eventually, the operation described in FIG.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart for realizing the operation described in FIG. In this effect distribution process (ST300), it is first determined whether or not the received control command is A0 ** H (SS1). Note that * means an arbitrary hexadecimal number, but the control command A0 ** H is a control command transmitted to the lamp control board when starting the symbol variation operation in the liquid crystal display unit. There are many types of this control command depending on the value of the ** part, but after completion of the fluctuating operation, the most valuable “special symbol” is stopped or the next most valuable “special symbol” is displayed. It can be grasped by the control command of A0 ** H whether to stop all at once or not.

  Therefore, when the control command A0 ** H is received, it is stored in the memory and the process is terminated. After that, when the changing operation in the liquid crystal display unit is finished and the winning symbols (specific symbols or special symbols) are prepared, a control command F001H for instructing an effect before starting the big hit game is transmitted from the main control board 1. Then, since the determination at step SS3 is Yes, after copying the value of the counter CT to the pointer PNT (SS4), the control command A0 ** H stored in the process at step SS2 is read and started from now on. It is determined whether the big hit game is “big hit in a non-specific symbol (special symbol)” or “big hit in a specific symbol” (SS5).

  If it is a “big hit in a non-specific symbol (special symbol)”, after clearing the counter CT to zero (SS6), an effect reference table CM ** H_TBL stored in the selection table CMD_TBL according to the value of the pointer PNT. Is rewritten to the corresponding address (α or γ).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in steps SS5 and SS10 that the game is a “big hit with a specific symbol”, the counter CT is incremented by 1 (SS11), and then the effect reference table CM ** H_TBL stored in the selection table CMD_TBL is stored. The start address is rewritten to the corresponding address β. In this embodiment, the counter CT is incremented by one before the “big hit with a specific symbol” game is started, while the counter CT is cleared before the “big hit with a non-specific symbol” game is started. As a result, the operation shown in FIG. 26B can be realized.

  Although the second to fourth embodiments have been described above, it is needless to say that [received control command], [random number lottery result], and [gaming state] may be combined. In addition, it is not necessary to perform a uniform distribution process, and the presence or absence of a distribution operation may be selected according to the gaming state. 27 to 29 illustrate the specific method.

  As described above, the lamp effects in the lamp control board 4 have been specifically described. However, the present invention is not limited to using one or a plurality of single-color electric lamps or LED lamps, but two-color or three-color LED lamps, 7 Of course, the present invention can also be applied to segment LEDs and other lamps. Also, the driving methods of the lamps are slow flashing, fast flashing, blue (slow flashing, fast flashing), red (slow flashing, fast flashing), long lighting, long lighting, multiple lamps Various operation methods such as continuous operation (light-off, lighting / flashing) are possible.

  Finally, a bullet ball game machine to which the present invention is preferably applied will be described for confirmation. FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine 21, and FIG. 31 is a side view of the pachinko machine 21. A plurality of pachinko machines 21 are arranged in the length direction of the island structure of the pachinko hall while being electrically connected to the card-type ball lending machine 22.

  The illustrated pachinko machine 21 includes a rectangular frame-shaped wooden outer frame 23 that is detachably mounted on an island structure, and a front frame 24 that is pivotably mounted via a hinge H fixed to the outer frame 23. It consists of A game board 25 is detachably attached to the front frame 24 from the back side, and a glass door 26 and a front plate 27 are pivotally attached to the front side so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The front plate 27 is provided with an upper plate 28 for storing game balls for launch. A lower plate 29 for storing game balls overflowing from or extracted from the upper plate 28 and a launch handle 30 are disposed below the front frame 24. And are provided. The launch handle 30 is interlocked with the launch motor, and a game ball is launched by a striking rod 31 (see FIG. 33) that operates according to the rotation angle of the launch handle.

  On the right side of the upper plate 28, an operation panel 32 for lending the ball to the card-type ball lending machine 22 is provided, and on this operation panel 32, a card remaining amount display unit 32a for displaying the remaining amount of the card with a three-digit number. A ball lending switch 32b for instructing lending of game balls for a predetermined amount, and a return switch 32c for instructing to return the card at the end of the game. On the upper part of the glass door 26, a big hit LED lamp P1 indicating a big hit state is arranged. In addition, in the vicinity of the big hit LED lamp P1, abnormality notification LED lamps P2 and P3 are provided to indicate a replenishment state or a full state of the lower plate. These points are as described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the game board 25 is provided with a guide rail 33 formed of a metal outer rail and an inner rail in an annular shape, and the liquid crystal color display 8 is provided at the approximate center of the game area 25a inside. Has been placed. In addition, at a suitable place in the game area 25a, a symbol start opening 35, a big winning opening 36, a plurality of normal winning openings 37 (four on the right and left of the big winning opening 36), and a gate 38 which is two passage openings are arranged. Has been. Each of these winning openings 35 to 38 has a detection switch inside, and can detect the passage of a game ball.

  The liquid crystal display 8 is a device that variably displays a specific symbol related to the big hit state, and displays a background image, various characters, and the like in an animated manner. This liquid crystal display 8 has special symbol display portions Da to Dc in the center portion and a normal symbol display portion 39 in the upper right portion. The normal symbol display unit 39 displays one normal symbol. When a game ball that has passed through the gate 38 is detected, the displayed normal symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time, and when the game ball passes through the gate 38. The stop symbol determined by the random number for lottery selected in is displayed and stopped.

  The symbol start opening 35 is opened and closed by an electric tulip having a pair of left and right opening and closing claws 35a, and when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display unit 39 hits and the symbol is displayed, the opening and closing claw 35a is kept at a predetermined time. Only to be released. When a game ball wins the symbol start opening 35, the display symbols of the special symbol display portions Da to Dc change for a predetermined time, and are determined based on a lottery result corresponding to the winning timing of the game ball to the symbol start opening 35. Stop at the stop symbol pattern.

  The special winning opening 36 is controlled to open and close by an opening / closing plate 36a that can be opened forward. When the stop symbol after the change of the display symbol of the special symbol display portions Da to Dc is a winning symbol such as “777”, Is started, and the open / close plate 36a is opened. There is a specific area 36b inside the big winning opening 36, and when the winning ball passes through the specific area 36b, a special game advantageous to the player is continued.

  After the opening / closing plate 36a of the big winning opening 36 is opened, the opening / closing plate 36a is closed when a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins. At this time, if the game ball does not pass through the specific area 36b, the special game ends, but if it passes through the specific area 36b, the special game is continued up to, for example, 15 times, which is advantageous to the player. To be controlled. In addition, when the stop symbol after the change is a certain symbol (specific symbol) of the special symbol, a privilege of shifting to a high probability state is given after the special game ends.

  As shown in FIG. 33, on the back side of the front frame 24, a back mechanism plate 40 for holding the game board 25 from the back side is detachably mounted. An opening 40a is formed in the back mechanism plate 40, and a prize ball tank 41 and a tank rail 42 extending therefrom are provided on the upper side thereof. A payout device 43 connected to the tank rail 42 is provided on the side of the back mechanism plate 40, and a passage unit 44 connected to the payout device 43 is provided below the back mechanism plate 40. The game balls paid out from the payout device 43 are paid out to the upper plate 28 from the upper plate discharge port 28a (FIG. 30) via the passage unit 44.

  The opening 40a of the back mechanism plate 40 is fitted with a back cover 45 mounted on the back side of the game board 25 and a winning ball discharge basket (not shown) for discharging the game balls won in the winning holes 35 to 37. Has been. The main control board 1 is disposed inside the case CA1 attached to the back cover 45, and the symbol control board 2 is disposed on the front side thereof (see FIG. 31). Below the main control board 1, the lamp control board 4 is provided in the case CA2 attached to the back cover 45, and the sound control board 3 is provided in the adjacent case CA3.

  Below these cases CA2 and CA3, a power supply board 6 and a payout control board 5 are provided in a case CA4 mounted on the back mechanism plate 40. A power switch 53 and an initialization switch 54 are disposed on the power board 6. The parts corresponding to both the switches 53 and 54 are notched, and both switches can be operated simultaneously with a finger.

  Inside the case CA5 attached to the rear side of the launch handle 30, a launch control board 7 is provided. And these circuit boards 1-7 are each comprised independently, The computer circuit provided with the one-chip microcomputer is mounted in the control boards 2-6 except the power supply board 6 and the launch control board 7. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to each embodiment, A various change is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning. For example:

[About board configuration]
-It is provided with lottery means for determining whether or not a profit state advantageous to the player is generated and / or variable winning opening control means for controlling the operation of a variable winning opening whose opening / closing or expansion / contraction on the game board surface is possible. A game control unit may be provided. An effect operation selecting means for selecting effect operations related to a plurality of effect devices by lottery may be provided. -A lending control unit for controlling the game medium lending means may be provided. For example, in the case of a ball game machine, it corresponds to a ball lending control means for controlling a ball lending means for a game ball. A payout control unit that controls the award medium payout means may be provided. For example, in the case of a ball game machine, it corresponds to a payout control means for controlling a payout means for game balls.

  -You may comprise a main control part and a game control part on the same board | substrate. -The main control unit and the lending control unit may be configured on the same board. -The main control unit and the payout control unit may be configured on the same substrate. The main control unit and the game control unit may be configured on the same board, and a plurality of sub-control units may be provided on different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication. The main control unit and the lending control unit may be configured on the same board, and a plurality of sub-control units may be provided on different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication.

  The main control unit and the lending control unit may be configured on the same board, and the sub-control units may be provided on a plurality of different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication. The main control unit and the payout control unit may be configured on the same board, and a plurality of sub-control units may be provided on different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication.

  The main control unit and the payout control unit may be configured on the same substrate, and the sub-control units may be provided on a plurality of different substrates. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication.

  The main control unit and the sub control unit may be configured on the same board, and the game control unit may be provided on a different board. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication. The main control unit and the specific sub control unit may be configured on the same substrate, and the game control unit and the sub control unit may be provided on a plurality of different substrates. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication.

  The main control unit and the plurality of sub control units may be configured on the same board, and the game control unit may be provided on a different board. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication. The game control unit and / or the lending and / or payout, the main control unit, and the sub control unit may be provided on different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication.

  The game control unit and / or the lending and / or payout, the main control unit, and the plurality of sub-control units may be provided on different boards. At that time, the communication method between the substrates may be one-way or two-way communication. The communication method between the board having the game control unit and / or lending and / or paying and the board having the sub-control unit different from the board is preferably one-way communication. Communication between a board that does not have a game control unit and / or lending and / or payout, and that has a main control unit and / or sub-control unit, and a board that has a sub-control unit separately from the board The method is preferably bi-directional communication.

  The main control unit and / or the sub control unit may be a special symbol control unit that controls a variation display of a special symbol for notifying the occurrence of a big hit related to the opening or expansion of the big prize opening. The main control unit and / or the sub-control unit may be a normal symbol control unit that controls a variation display of a normal symbol for notifying the occurrence of a big hit related to the opening or expansion of the open-type prize opening. The main control unit and / or the sub control unit may be a determination symbol control unit that controls the variation display of the determination symbol for notifying the action of the accessory and / or the game state change.

  The main control unit and / or the sub control unit may be a lamp control unit that controls a rendering operation of lamps provided on the game board and / or the game frame. The main control unit and / or the sub control unit may be a sound control unit that controls sound generated from a speaker. The main control unit and / or the sub control unit may be a movable object control unit that controls the operation of a movable object on the game board surface and / or the front surface of the game machine.

  -The main control unit and / or sub-control unit is used for input from an external input switch that can be operated by a player and / or valid / invalid state of the external input switch on the gaming board surface and / or the gaming machine front surface. It may be an external input switch control unit that performs related control. This external input switch may be used for notification of a gaming state, selection of an effect operation, stop of an effect operation for varying effects, and the like. A production operation selection unit may be provided in the main control unit and / or the sub control unit and / or the plurality of sub control units.

  ・ The main control unit and game control unit and / or lending and / or payout are configured on separate boards, and the main control unit changes the special symbol for notifying the occurrence of a jackpot related to the opening or expansion of the big prize opening Constructed on the same board as the special symbol control unit that controls the display, the sub control unit is generated from the lamp control unit that controls the rendering operation of the lamps provided on the game board and / or the game frame, and / or from the speaker You may comprise on the same board | substrate as the sound control part which controls the sound to perform.

  ・ The main control unit and the game control unit and / or lending and / or payout are configured on the same board, and the special symbol variation display for notifying the occurrence of a big hit related to the opening or expansion of the big prize opening is controlled. The special symbol control unit, the lamp control unit that controls the rendering operation of the lamps provided on the game board and / or the game frame, and the sound control unit that controls the sound generated from the speaker are configured on the same board. In addition, a special symbol control unit, an input from an external input switch that can be operated by a player on the game board surface and / or the front surface of the gaming machine, and / or a valid / invalid state of the external input switch, etc. The external input switch control unit that performs the control related to the system may be configured on the same board, and the special symbol control unit and the occurrence of the jackpot related to the opening or expansion of the open type winning opening are notified. A normal symbol controller for controlling the variable display of normal symbol in may be configured on the same substrate.

  When a plurality of game control units and / or lending and / or paying, main control units, and sub-control units are configured on the same board, the control command is a work area such as a RAM and / or a register and / or Or you may comprise so that it may transmit via a magnetic storage means and / or an optical storage means.

[About control configuration]
In the embodiment, when one command is received, the rendering operation is controlled by one command series. However, when one command is received, the rendering operation may be controlled by a plurality of command series. Further, it may be different depending on the gaming state whether the production operation is controlled by one command series or the production operation is controlled by a plurality of command series.

  Alternatively, it may be determined by lottery whether the production operation is controlled by one command series or the production operation is controlled by a plurality of command series. Alternatively, whether the production operation is controlled by one command series or the production operation is controlled by a plurality of command series may be varied depending on the received command.

  -When one command is received and the production operation is controlled by a plurality of command series, the production operation controlled by each command series may be determined by lottery or controlled by one command series. Only the effect operation is determined by lottery, and the effect operation controlled by other command series may be determined in advance, or the effect operation controlled by all command sequences may be determined in advance. All lotteries may be random lotteries using random numbers or the like.

  The received control command is stored in the storage location CMDAR (i) corresponding to the attribute, but a specific command that does not store a value in the CMDAR (i) may be provided. For example, a plurality or all of the CMDAR (i) may be initialized on condition that the specific command is received, or the number of receptions of the specific command may be counted, and the production operation may be performed based on the counted value. It may be changed, it may be used as a game state judgment material, or it may be influenced by instructing random number generation processing to initialize random numbers, etc. It seems that multiple control commands have been received Arbitrary control commands may be stored in a plurality or all of the CMDAR (i). In this case, the term “arbitrary” may differ depending on the game state, or may be changed by lottery.

  The first means (ST2) may be configured to store information based on the received control command in the storage location CMDAR (i) corresponding to the rendering device controlled by the information based on the control command. Moreover, when the information based on the received control command is information for controlling a plurality of rendering devices, the information based on the control command may be stored in a plurality of storage locations CMDAR (i).

  In the embodiment, the command series of 0 to 5 is defined in the work area in advance, but the work area for the command series may be dynamically secured under a predetermined condition such as every time a command is received. This is not limited to the command series, but may be any one or more of scenario counter, segment pattern area, and ILMTM area.

  In the embodiment, a command sequence of 0 to 5 is fixedly defined in the work area in advance for each attribute of the stored control command, but the stored control command is stored in an unused command sequence. It's okay. The random value generated by the random number generation process may be dedicated to the rendering operation control by the command sequence, or may be shared by the rendering operation control by a plurality or all of the command sequences. .

  In the embodiment, the effect lottery process is performed when a command is received, but when a command is stored in a command series, when a scenario is switched, when an effect pattern is switched, or when a predetermined command is received, a game state determination process is performed. It may be when a predetermined gaming state is determined. In the embodiment, the operation condition of the effect lottery process is command reception. However, command storage in a command series, scenario switching, effect pattern switching, reception of a predetermined command, game state determination processing is predetermined game The state may be determined.

  Generated by random number generation processing when a command is stored in a command sequence, when a scenario is switched, when an effect pattern is switched, when a predetermined command is received, and when a gaming state determination process determines a predetermined gaming state A random value may be acquired and stored for each command series. You may make it specify and control production | presentation operation | movement using the information which designates production | presentation operation | movement stored in the command series, and the stored random value. In that case, the stored random number value may be updated by the effect lottery process.

  In the embodiment, the timer interruption is performed periodically (every 2 ms), but the timing of the timer interruption may be variable. In that case, the change of the interrupt period of the timer interrupt is switched depending on the performance operation being performed or performed. When the game state determination process determines a predetermined game state, for each effect device that performs effect control for each attribute of the control command It may be.

  In the embodiment, the control command is acquired on the condition that a strobe signal from the main control board is added. However, the control command is not set on the strobe signal, and is controlled regularly at a predetermined cycle and when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The control command may be acquired by checking whether the command is transmitted. -A plurality of control command acquisition processes may be provided.In that case, for each effect operation being executed or executed, when the game state determination process determines a predetermined game state, for each control command, for each control command attribute, You may comprise so that a control command may be acquired from one or more among the acquisition processes of several control commands by every production | presentation apparatus etc. which produce control.

  The acquisition process may be configured to be occupied by the control means on the control command transmission side. For example, when the acquisition process receives an exclusive start command from the transmission-side control means, another control is performed until the control command reception process based on the exclusive start command ends and / or until a predetermined maximum reception time elapses. You may comprise so that a command cannot be received.

  In the embodiment, a plurality of one unit scenarios can be stored continuously in the effect reference table, but one unit scenario is stored in a separate table, and the effect reference table includes a scenario timer and one unit scenario. A hierarchical table structure may be employed, such as storing specific keys continuously. Further, a scenario timer may be stored in the separate table, and a key for specifying one unit of scenario may be continuously stored in the effect reference table. In these cases, a scenario timer for effecting a time-series effect and a key for specifying one unit of scenario may be stored continuously. In this case, the key may be a table address.

  In the embodiment, the production reference table selection table (CMD_TBL) is configured so that the desired production reference table can be specified by address, but the production reference table and its production reference table are specified in the selection table (CMD_TBL). Keys to be used may be stored as a set. In that case, if the production lottery process provides a table in which a control command and a plurality of the keys are associated with each other, the production reference table can be selected and the production operation can be controlled within the designated range of the received control command. it can.

  The two-dimensional table (SEGPTN) may be a three-dimensional table or more composed of other elements. A game state storage unit may be provided that determines and stores a gaming state based on reception of a predetermined command or the number of receptions of a predetermined command, reception of a plurality of predetermined commands, and the order of reception. Further, the game state storage means may store information related to game balls launched by the player into the game area, prize balls paid out to the player, and information related to difference balls. The difference ball may be calculated from information on a game ball launched by the player into the game area, a prize ball paid out to the player, and the like.

  In the gaming state determination process, the gaming state may be determined based on information stored in the gaming state storage means. -The game state determination process may be always performed in a predetermined cycle, or when a predetermined condition is satisfied, in addition to being provided in the control command acquisition process. For example, command storage in a command sequence, scenario switching, effect pattern switching, reception of a predetermined command, end of an effect operation controlled by the command sequence, or substantially the same time may be used. In the embodiment, the logical sum of the pattern data of the same output signal series of all command series is calculated, but the command series is grouped by type, and the same output signal series of all command series within the group Alternatively, the logical sum of the pattern data may be calculated.

  In that case, which group of calculation results is to be output may be arbitrarily determined under a predetermined condition. For example, grouping may be performed for each output priority order, and if there is output data of a group having a higher output priority order, an output signal calculated for that group may be output. One or a plurality of command sequences may be included in this group.

  Further, the group to be output may be changed according to the gaming state. Further, grouping may be performed by the output effect device. In addition, the calculation method of pattern data of the same output signal series of the command series within the group is not limited to logical sum, and may be logical sum, arithmetic sum, exclusive logical sum, etc., and may be different for each group. .

  In the embodiment, it is configured to perform the effect operation being executed until a command having the same attribute is received, but the effect operation being executed is terminated under a predetermined end condition other than the command reception. Also good. For example, an effect time corresponding to an effect reference table or a control command may be stored, and the effect may be terminated on the condition that the effect time has elapsed. In this case, the corresponding work area (for example, the first area CMDAR (i)) may be initialized simultaneously with the end.

  Further, a plurality or all of the rendering operations may be terminated on condition that a specific command is received. Furthermore, the work area (for example, the first area CMDAR (i)) associated with the finished effect operation may be initialized. -When a control command is received, a command replacement process for replacing with another control command may be provided.

  The command replacement process may be performed substantially simultaneously with command storage, scenario switching, effect pattern switching, etc. when a command is received.

  -CMDAR (i) that designates at least a design variation effect operation may be different from CMDAR (i) that designates a production operation for notifying that a profit state advantageous to the player will occur. . The profit state advantageous to the player is a state related to opening of the big prize opening (for example, big hit, small hit, medium hit, R number increase, opening time extension), a state related to variable winning opening (for example, winning , Open time extension, etc.), a state that shortens the variation time of the symbol that informs the profit state advantageous to the player, and the lottery probability of the lottery means whether or not the profit state advantageous to the player is generated becomes high probability It is a state related to.

  -CMDAR (i) that designates at least a design normal variation effect operation may be different from CMDAR (i) that designates an effect operation for notifying reach occurrence and / or super reach occurrence. -CMDAR (i) for designating at least the symbol normal variation effect operation, and CMDAR for designating the control of the external input switch on the game board surface and / or the front of the gaming machine that can be operated by the player. (i) may be different.

  -The notice need not have a 100% probability that the notice will be realized.

  ・ At least CMDAR (i), which specifies the design movement for normal variation, and CMDAR (i), which specifies the production operation for notifying that a predetermined random number value is stored in the design variation hold. There may be.

[Others]
The effect device may be a lamp provided on the game board and / or the game frame. Multiple may be used. The rendering device may be an image display device such as a plurality of or one liquid crystal, 7-segment, dot matrix provided in the game board and / or game frame. Multiple may be used. The directing device may be a speaker that generates sound. Multiple may be used.

  The production device may be a rotating drum on the surface of the game board and / or the front surface of the game machine, a doll such as an animal, a fish, or a character, or a movable object such as a belt type or a chain type. Multiple may be used. In the embodiment, the control command is 1 byte (exactly 7 bits), but it may be anything such as 1 bit or multiple bits.

  A backup means for restoring the state of the production operation after the occurrence of a power failure, before the power failure, or substantially simultaneously with the occurrence of the power failure may be provided in the sub-control unit. An instantaneous power failure determination unit that determines whether or not there is an instantaneous power failure based on a checksum of the work area and an instantaneous power failure processing unit that initializes only a part of the work area may be provided in the sub-control unit. • “Substantially simultaneous” may be performed as long as substantially the same rendering operation is being executed, such as in the same interrupt process or in successive interrupt processes.

  An effect determining means for determining the rendering operation of the rendering device controlled by the sub-control section by lottery to the main control section, a control command transmitting means for transmitting a control command for designating the rendering action determined by the effect determining means, The sub-control unit may be provided with sub-side effect determining means for determining the effect operation by lottery within the effect range of the effect operation designated by the control command.

  An effect determining means for determining the rendering operation of the rendering device controlled by the sub-control section by lottery to the main control section, a control command transmitting means for transmitting a control command for designating the rendering action determined by the effect determining means, You may provide the sub control part with the sub side additional production | presentation determination means which determines the production | generation operation added to the production operation designated with this control command by lottery.

  An effect determining means for determining the rendering operation of the rendering device controlled by the sub-control section by lottery to the main control section, a control command transmitting means for transmitting a control command for designating the rendering action determined by the effect determining means, You may provide the sub control part with the sub side deletion production | presentation determination means which determines the production | presentation operation | movement which deletes a part of presentation operation designated with this control command by lottery.

  The main control unit is provided with random number generating means, and lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to generate a profit state advantageous to the player based on the random number value generated by the random number generating means, A control command based only on the random number value and the gaming state is transmitted to the sub-control means, and the sub-control means is provided with an effect determining means for determining the effect operation of the effect device by lottery based on the received control command. Also good.

  The control command may include information on the number of performance operations for performing the performance operation repeatedly. For example, when the control command specifies a notice effect operation for notifying that a profit state advantageous to the player will occur and the number of times the effect operation is repeated, the jackpot related to opening or expanding the big prize opening The designated advance notice effect operation may be performed until the special symbol variation display for notifying the occurrence of the variation display the variation number of repeated operations designated by the control command.

  Here, the notice effect operation may be started based on the start of the variable display, and the notice effect operation may be ended based on the end of the variable display. Alternatively, it may be configured to perform a notice effect operation.

  The notice effect operation is “change the background image of the image display device. The character is displayed. The shape, size, and color of the pattern change. The blinking mode of a plurality of or a single lamp is changed. Anything may be used, such as “lights on continuously, lamps turn off for a predetermined period of time, and a predetermined sound is generated from the speaker”.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning an example, and shows the arrangement position of lamps. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows the connection relation of a lamp control board and lamps. It is a circuit diagram which shows the input side of a lamp control board. It is a circuit diagram which shows the output side of a lamp control board. It is a circuit diagram which shows the connection relation of a lamp control board and lamps. It is a flowchart of a list of control commands and STB interrupt processing in the lamp control board. It is a flowchart explaining the main process in a lamp control board. It is a flowchart explaining the scenario progress process in the main process. It is a flowchart explaining the pattern set process in the main process. It is a flowchart explaining a subroutine SEARCH during the main processing. It is a flowchart explaining the data output process in the main process. It is a flowchart explaining a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart explaining the electrical decoration timer update process in a timer interruption process. It is a figure explaining command monitoring processing. It is drawing explaining a segment pattern SEGPTN region. It is drawing explaining the selection table for production reference tables. It is drawing explaining an effect reference table. It is drawing explaining an electrical decoration pattern data table. It is drawing explaining a scenario table. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method of driving lamps. It is a figure explaining a lamp production corresponding to a specific control command. It is a flowchart explaining the STB interruption process and main process in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart explaining an effect distribution process. It is a flowchart explaining another effect distribution process. It is drawing explaining the contents of production. It is drawing explaining the contents of production. It is drawing explaining the contents of production. It is drawing explaining the contents of production. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine concerning an example. It is a side view of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Main Control Unit 4 Production Control Unit CMD Control Command CMDAR (j) Control Command Storage Location ST2 First Means ST4 Second Means

Claims (14)

In a ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit, the effect control unit includes:
First means (ST2) for storing information based on the received control command CMD in the storage location CMDAR (j) corresponding to the attribute;
Prior to driving the rendering device, second means (ST4) is provided for reading out corresponding information from a plurality of storage locations CMDAR (j) and generating pattern data corresponding to each information. A ball game machine characterized by In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit,
Based on the connection relationship between the effect control unit and the effect device, a plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel are provided,
Information necessary for generating pattern data of each output signal sequence (k) is stored in the two-dimensional table in which the corresponding portion can be specified based on the output signal sequence (k) and the control command. Characteristic ball game machine. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit,
Based on the connection relationship between the effect control unit and the effect device, a plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel are provided,
A plurality of effect pattern data tables are provided for each output signal series (k), and each effect pattern data table includes data that defines the operation mode of effect patterns related to the operation / non-operation of the effect device. A ball game machine characterized by being memorized together. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit,
A plurality of output signal sequences (k) that can be driven in parallel are provided based on the connection relationship between the effect control unit and the effect device, and a plurality of command sequences (j) that can execute the control command CMD in parallel. Classified into
Information necessary for generating pattern data of each output signal sequence (k) is received in the two-dimensional table in which the corresponding portion can be identified based on the output signal sequence (k) and the command sequence (j). A bullet ball game machine that is stored while being updated in response to the latest control command. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit,
The control command CMD is classified into a plurality of command sequences (j) that can be executed in parallel.
The information based on the received control command CMD corresponds to the first area CMDAR (j) divided into N pieces for storing the information separately for each command sequence (j) to which the command belongs, and the first area CMDAR (j). A second region SCENCT (j) and a third region TIMER (j) provided
When information based on a new control command is stored in a specific location in the first area CMDAR (j), the corresponding locations in the second area SCENST (j) and the third area TIMER (j) are initially set correspondingly. A ball game machine characterized in that the value is set. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation, and an effect control unit that drives and controls the effect device based on a control command from the main control unit,
An effect timer TM_TBL (n) is provided that fixedly defines N combinations of the output duration time of effect pattern data and the number of effect pattern data that can be output continuously,
A ball game machine characterized in that the production operations of all the production devices can be synchronized by updating the work area ILMTM (n) corresponding to the production timer TM_TBL (n) every predetermined time. . In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit,
The sub-control unit includes a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after power is turned on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting the execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit,
A bullet ball characterized in that, when a predetermined control command is acquired, it is determined by the effect lottery process which of a plurality of effect operations prepared corresponding to the control command is to be executed. Gaming machine. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit,
The sub-control unit includes a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after power is turned on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting the execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit,
When a predetermined control command is acquired, the current gaming state is grasped and stored by the control command, and thereafter, when a control command related thereto is acquired, according to the previously stored gaming state. A ball game machine characterized in that it determines which one of a plurality of presentation operations prepared in advance is to be executed. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit,
The sub-control unit includes a main process that is repeated in an infinite loop after power is turned on, and an acquisition process that acquires the control command by interrupting the execution of the main process in response to the operation of the main control unit,
When a predetermined control command is acquired, the number of acquisitions is counted, and when a new control command is acquired thereafter, which of the plurality of presentation operations prepared in advance is to be executed. A ball game machine characterized by being determined accordingly. The sub-control unit includes, as separate boards, a first effect control unit that controls a variation display unit capable of variably displaying game symbols and a second effect control unit whose display mode is determined by bit data. And
The ball game machine according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined control command is transmitted to the second effect control unit.   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the sub-control unit further includes a timer interrupt process for interrupting the execution of the main process at predetermined time intervals.   The ball game machine according to claim 7, wherein a random value generation process is provided in at least one of the main process and the timer interrupt process, and an effect lottery process is performed based on the generated random value.   The ball game machine according to claim 12, wherein a game state determination process is provided in the acquisition process, and the effect lottery process operates by reflecting a result of the determination process. In a bullet ball game machine including a main control unit that controls a game operation and a sub control unit that performs an effect operation based on a control command from the main control unit,
The sub-control unit is provided with a selection table CMD_TBL having a storage area corresponding to the number of control commands received from the main control unit, and each storage area specifies an effect operation to be executed based on each control command Information is listed,
Based on one or more pieces of information selected from a past received control command, a random number lottery value at that time, and a gaming state at that time, the contents of the storage area corresponding to the newly received control command are changed. A ball game machine.

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