JP2007229263A - Game machine and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine preventing misunderstanding of a chance symbol as a big hit symbol, although a function of the chance symbol developed to a predetermined ready-to-win presentation is used, for enhanced interest in game. <P>SOLUTION: A display area in a Pachinko game machine is displayed with decoration symbols in symbol display areas of three rows and three columns, and set with eight effective lines. When a developed ready-to-wing presentation is developed and displayed, developed symbols (chance symbols) in which sub symbols are stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas on the effective line are stopped and displayed. Sub symbols other than the last stopped and displayed sub symbol out of the developed symbols are wholly stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas, and the sub symbol stopped and displayed at the last is partially stopped and displayed in the symbol display area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine and a game program.

  Some game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, which are ball game machines, have a big hit game state in which many prize balls can be obtained and a normal game state in which there are few opportunities to obtain prize balls. Yes. When it is in the big hit game state, it becomes easier to obtain more prize balls, so that the player plays a game aiming to shift from the normal game state to the big hit game state and increases interest. In addition, when shifting from the normal gaming state to the jackpot gaming state, a game that displays a specific jackpot symbol (a specific combination of identification symbols) on the display means to notify the player that the game will shift to the jackpot gaming state The machine is also known.

There is also known a gaming machine in which, in the process until the jackpot symbol is displayed, a predetermined reach effect is performed and the game is aimed at improving the game in the process until the jackpot symbol is displayed. As such a gaming machine, there is a gaming machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-210158. In this gaming machine, in the process until the jackpot symbol is displayed, the development symbol different from the jackpot symbol (a so-called “chance eye symbol”) is stopped and displayed, and then developed into a predetermined reach effect. After raising the player's interest by this reach production, the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed to improve the interest of the game.
JP 2002-210158 A

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, a chance reach symbol is stopped and displayed to develop a predetermined reach effect, but it may be difficult to distinguish between the chance goal symbol and the jackpot symbol. If it is difficult to distinguish between the two, when the chance symbol is misunderstood as a jackpot symbol and the chance symbol is stopped and displayed, the player thinks that the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed. Since reach production is performed, it may end up being out of luck. As described above, there is a problem that if the player is recognized as a big hit but is actually out of play, the player's interest is greatly reduced.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game capable of preventing misinterpretation of the chance symbol as a big hit symbol while using the function of the chance symbol that develops to a predetermined reach production, thereby improving the interest of the game. Is to provide a machine.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention that has solved the above problems, a plurality of symbol display areas for displaying identification symbols are set, and a specific identification symbol configured by stopping and displaying the entire identification symbols in each of the symbol display areas is specified. Display means for displaying a combination to display an advantageous big hit gaming state by the player, display control means for performing display control for variably displaying and stopping the identification symbol displayed on the display means, and display As a predetermined display mode displayed on the means, from an effect storage unit for storing a plurality of types of effect display modes including a specific development effect developed and displayed from a predetermined effect, and a plurality of types of effect display modes stored in the effect storage unit The effect determining means for determining the effect display mode to be displayed on the display means, the symbol storage means for storing a plurality of identification symbols to be displayed on the display means, and the specific development effect Development determination means for determining whether or not to display on the display means a development symbol that is a combination of identification symbols that are displayed in a stopped state before the display is performed, and that a specific development effect is displayed. And a development symbol combination determining means for determining a development symbol from a plurality of types of identification symbols stored in the symbol storage means when it is determined to display the development symbol by the display control means. When the development symbols determined by the determining means are stopped and displayed, the whole of some of the identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the identification symbols are stopped and displayed for some of the identification symbols constituting the development symbol. At the same time, for other identification symbols that make up the developed symbol, a part of the other identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the other identification symbols are stopped. Is shall.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the development symbol (chance eye) for notifying that a predetermined development effect is performed is composed of a combination of a plurality of identification symbols, and when the development symbol is stopped and displayed, the development symbol is displayed. For some of the identification symbols that make up the symbol, the entire identification symbols are stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the identification symbols are stopped and displayed, and other identification symbols are displayed in the symbol display area. A part of other identification symbols is stopped and displayed. For this reason, in the developed symbol, other identification symbols are shifted and displayed in the symbol display area, so that they are clearly distinguished from combinations of other identification symbols including jackpot symbols. Therefore, it is possible to prevent misinterpretation of the chance symbol as a big hit symbol while using the function of the chance symbol that develops to a predetermined reach production, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  Here, the jackpot gaming state transition determining means for determining whether or not to shift from the normal gaming state to the jackpot gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state, and the symbol storage means includes an identification As a symbol, a main symbol constituting a specific combination of identification symbols displayed when it is determined to shift to a big hit gaming state by the big hit gaming state transition determination means, and a sub symbol different from the main symbol are stored. The developed symbol combination determining means can determine a combination of sub symbols as a developed symbol combination.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a main symbol constituting a combination of jackpot symbols and a sub symbol different from the main symbol are set, and the developed symbol is configured by a combination of sub symbols. For this reason, the distinction between the jackpot symbol combination and the chance symbol symbol can be further clarified.

  The effect storage means stores a plurality of specific development effects, the effect determination means determines one specific development effect from the plurality of specific development effects, and the development symbol combination determination means includes a plurality of types of development symbols. It is also possible to determine the development symbol based on the specific development effect determined by the effect determination means.

  Thus, the specific development effect according to the displayed development design is displayed by determining the development design based on the specific development design determined by the production determination means. For this reason, since the specific development effect that develops differs depending on the type of the development symbol displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas, it is possible to give the player a high interest in the development symbol and to further enhance the interest of the game. be able to.

  On the other hand, the game program according to the present invention that has solved the above-described problems is advantageous to the player by displaying a specific combination of identification symbols configured by stopping and displaying the entire identification symbols in each of the symbol display areas. A display control function for controlling the display of the identification symbol displayed on the display means for notifying that a transition to the big hit game state is performed, and a predetermined display mode displayed on the display means. An effect storage function for storing a plurality of types of effect display modes including a specific development effect to be displayed, and an effect determination function for determining an effect display mode to be displayed on the display means from a plurality of types of effect display modes stored in the effect storage function And a symbol storage function for storing a plurality of identification symbols to be displayed on the display means, and a specific development performance is stopped and displayed before the display of the specific development effect. A development determination function for determining whether or not to display on the display means a development symbol, which is a combination of identification symbols for notifying that the symbol is to be performed, and a symbol storage when the development determination function determines that the development symbol is to be displayed. It has a development symbol combination decision function that determines a development symbol from a plurality of types of identification symbols stored in the function, and the display control function develops when the development symbol determined by the development symbol combination decision function is stopped and displayed. With respect to some of the identification symbols constituting the symbols, the whole of some of the identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the identification symbols are stopped and displayed, and other identification symbols constituting the developed symbols are displayed. A part of the other identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the other identification symbols are stopped and displayed.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to prevent misinterpretation of the chance symbol as a big hit symbol while using the function of the chance symbol that develops to a predetermined reach production, thereby improving the interest of the game. it can.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention from the front side, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the gaming board shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

(Composition of gaming machine)
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an outer frame 2 that is housed and installed in a predetermined installation frame of a game hall (hall). A base door (inner frame) 3 is provided on the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 2, and a game board 4 shown in FIG. 2 is incorporated in the base door 3. It is. A front door 5 is provided in front of the outer frame 2. The front door 5 covers the front of the game board 4 and is rotatably installed on the front side of the base door 3.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a card unit 84 that is adjacent to the card unit 84 so that when a prepaid card or the like is inserted, a game ball is lent according to the balance of the prepaid card.

  The front door 5 is provided with a glass plate 5a in a substantially entire area at the center thereof so that the game board 4 inside thereof can be visually recognized. Below the front door 5, a ball lending operation panel 28 having a ball lending operation related button for performing a card return operation of the card unit 84, a lending (ball lending) operation of a game ball, and the like is provided. Further, the ball lending operation panel 28 is provided with a determination button 20a and selection buttons 20b and 20c for performing a predetermined operation.

  A dish panel 6 that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 2 is installed below the front door 5. On the front side of the dish panel 6 are a game ball lent out by the card unit 84 and an upper plate 6a for receiving a game ball to be paid out when entering a winning opening described later, and a ball exit when the upper plate 6a is full. A lower plate 6b for receiving a game ball overflowing inward of 6d and a launch handle 6c provided on the right side of the lower plate 6b are arranged.

  The launch handle 6c is for launching a game ball received by the upper plate 6a, and is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the plate panel 6. The player operates the launch handle 6c to play a pachinko game. Can proceed. When the firing handle 6c is gripped by the player and is turned clockwise, power is supplied to the firing motor provided on the back side of the firing handle 6c according to the turning angle. Then, the game balls are sequentially fired on the game board 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the launched game ball is guided by a guide rail G provided on the left side of the game board 4 and moves to the upper part of the game board 4. Thereafter, the game nail 8 (see FIG. 5), etc. It flows down toward the lower side of the game board 4 while changing its traveling direction due to the collision.

  The game board 4 is formed with a game area 4a (see FIG. 2) in which a game ball flows down in a game state, and a number of game nails that change the flow direction of the game ball in the game area 4a. Is provided. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, a start winning opening 9 is provided in the center of the game area 4a on the center line that partitions the game board surface to the left and right. Further, a normal symbol operating gate 10 is provided on the left side of the center line and in the center in the height direction.

  Further, a large winning port 11 which is a variable winning device of the present invention is provided slightly below the starting winning port 9, and general winning ports 12a and 12b are provided on the side of the starting winning port 9. Further, an out port 14 is provided at the lower end of the central portion of the game area 4a.

  In the start winning opening 9, a game ball can be won. The start winning port 9 is provided with a start winning port switch 9S (FIG. 6). When a game ball wins the start winning port 9, the start winning port switch 9S detects the game ball. When the start winning port switch 9S detects a game ball, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 extracts a big hit random number for determining the big hit.

  The normal symbol actuating gate 10 is a passing gate that can pass a game ball and serves as a trigger for extracting a random number for determination per normal symbol on the condition that the game ball has passed. When the normal symbol hit determination is performed by extracting the normal symbol per-determining random number, and the winning determination is won, the normal symbol is displayed for the normal symbol N and a pair of the start winning opening 9 is provided. The blade opens for a predetermined number of seconds.

  The jackpot 11 is a so-called attacker-type opening / closing device, which makes a jackpot determination based on the jackpot random number described above, and is closed when a special symbol becomes a jackpot display result and the gaming state becomes a jackpot state. The shutter opens and closes in a predetermined manner. The state in which the shutter is open is an open state in which a game ball is easily received, and the state in which the shutter is closed is a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a game ball. The big winning opening 11 is a winning opening that serves as a trigger for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 15) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins). The special winning opening 11 performs an opening / closing operation in which one opening / closing operation between the open state and the closed state is one round. The open state during the first round here is not only the state where the big prize opening 11 during the first round is kept open for a certain period of time, but also the opening / closing is continued intermittently or intermittently during the first round, and as a result This includes conditions that make it easier to accept.

  The general winning ports 12a and 12b are winning ports that serve as triggers for paying out a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, ten) as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins). These general winning ports 12 a and 12 b are provided on the translucent substrate 15.

  The general winning ports 12a and 12b are winning ports that serve as triggers for paying out a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, ten) as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins).

  The out port 14 receives a game ball that has not entered any of the start winning port 9, the big winning port 11, the general winning ports 12a, 12b, and the like.

  In addition, the game board 4 includes a translucent substrate 15 having translucency, as shown in FIG. The translucent substrate 15 has a transparent portion formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or other transparent member (translucent member). Here, the “transparent member” means a member having such a high light transmittance that the target can be visually recognized through the member. Most of the game area 4a of this embodiment is a transparent game area. A game nail 8 is fixed to the translucent substrate 15 with at least a tip embedded therein, and an area formed by the translucent substrate 15 and the glass plate 5a of the front door 5 is a game area 4a. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a liquid crystal display device 16, which is a display means provided with a large screen display area 16 a for displaying various images, is disposed on the back side of the translucent substrate 15. . The image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 is displayed on the translucent substrate 15 through a portion where the game nail 8 at the substantially center is not provided and a portion where the game nail 8 is provided in the vicinity thereof. It can be visually recognized from the front side of the machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, nine symbol display areas E1 to E9 are set in the display area 16a. In each symbol display area, decorative symbols D1 to D9 serving as identification symbols of the present invention are variably displayed and displayed. Stopped display. When the decorative symbols D1 to D9 are stopped and displayed, the symbol imitating the number “7” (hereinafter referred to as “main symbol”), “Military”, “Sake barrel”, “Handprint”, “Folding fan”, and “Kominato” are simulated. A blank design imitating a cherry blossom petal (hereinafter referred to as “sub-design”) and other cherry blossom petals are set. The sub-designs are combined to form a development symbol (development symbol combination). When the decorative symbols are variably displayed, they are displayed in the order of the symbol arrangement set for each of the symbol display areas E1 to E9. The display order of the identification symbols displayed in the symbol display areas E1 to E9 will be described later. In addition to the decorative symbols D (D1 to D9), a background image, a character image, and the like are displayed in the display area 16a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has speakers 18L and 18R that output sound effects and voices for notifying the player that a predetermined gaming state has been reached, above the liquid crystal display device 16. As shown in FIG. 4, at the lower part of the game board 4, the lamps are lent out by the decorative lamps 19L and 19R which notify that a predetermined gaming state is turned on / off in a predetermined pattern, and the card unit 84 described above. A payout device 81 (see FIG. 6) for paying out the game balls, which have been won by the game ball and the start winning port 9, the big winning port 11, and the general winning ports 12a to 12d to the upper plate 6a, is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a main control board is provided with a main control circuit 30 for determining whether or not to shift to a specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) advantageous to the player. 21. Sub-control board 22 provided with sub-control circuit 40 for controlling effects such as video and audio, pay-out / firing control board 23 provided with pay-out / firing control circuit 80 for controlling pay-out / firing of game balls, and power supply A power supply unit 24, a power switch 25, and a backup clear switch 26 are respectively disposed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, four special symbol holding lamps R1 to R4 for notifying the number of reserved balls (special symbol holding number) for variably displaying the special symbol are provided at the top of the game area 4a. Between the two special symbol holding lamps R1 and R2 on the left side and the two special symbol holding lamps R3 and R4 on the right side, a symbol display device 16b for displaying the special symbol J and the normal symbol N is provided. The special symbol J is a symbol indicating the result of the determination of whether or not it is a big hit. As the special symbol J, four types of symbols “F”, “A”, “H”, and “−” are displayed. Further, the normal symbol display device is composed of an LED lamp arranged on the side of the display position of the special symbol J, and the normal symbol N is displayed by the color of the normal symbol display device. Furthermore, between the symbol display device 16b and the display area 16a, there are provided normal symbol holding lamps r1 to r4 for informing the number of reserved balls (normal symbol holding number) for variably displaying the normal symbols.

  Among these special symbols J, “F”, “A”, and “H” are special jackpot symbols. “F” is a special symbol for 16R continuous probable big hit, “A” is a special symbol for 2R continuous probable big hit, and “H” is a special symbol for 16R continuous normal big hit.

  In addition, “-” is a special symbol that is off. On the other hand, the normal symbol N becomes a normal symbol when the LED lamp is lit red, and becomes a normal symbol when it is lit green.

  The decorative symbol D stopped and displayed in the display area 16a corresponds to the special symbol J. When the special symbol J is “F” or “A”, the combination of symbol display regions E1 to E9. The main symbol “7” is stopped and displayed in each symbol display area of the effective lines L1 to L9 set by the above. When the special symbol J is “-” or “H”, the identification symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas E1 to E9 in other manners.

  FIG. 6 is a block configuration diagram illustrating mainly the internal configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a plurality of components centering on the main control circuit 30, the sub control circuit 40, the payout / launch control circuit 80, and the power supply unit 24 described above. 30, sub-control circuit 40 and payout / launch control circuit 80 are connected to each other, and power can be supplied to each. The main control circuit 30 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 32, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 33 which are configured by a one-chip microcomputer, and an initial reset circuit 34. And a command output port 35.

  The main CPU 31 inputs a detection signal of a game ball from a count switch 11CS, which will be described later, and operates according to a control program stored in the main ROM 32, so that a pachinko game such as a big hit lottery or a prize ball discharge in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. It controls the operation of the entire gaming machine 1 and transmits various commands to the sub control circuit 40 via the command output port 35. The main CPU 31 performs transition control between the normal gaming state and the big hit gaming state which is a specific gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state based on the result of the big hit lottery or the digestion of the gaming state.

  Further, as the gaming state, in addition to the normal gaming state and the big hit gaming state, a probability variation gaming state and a short-time gaming state that are more easily shifted to the big hit gaming state than the normal gaming state are set. In the probability variation gaming state, the winning probability of the big hit lottery in the main CPU 31 is set higher than that in the normal gaming state to make it easier to shift to the big hit gaming state. Also, in the short-time gaming state, the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened compared to the normal gaming state. In this way, it is easy to open the blade 9a of the start winning opening 9, and in some cases, the probability of winning the normal symbol is set high, and the blade 9a of the starting winning opening 9 is made easy to open to increase the winning ratio to the start winning opening 9. It is increasing. Thus, by making it possible to perform many jackpot lotteries in a short time, as a result, it is easy to shift to the jackpot gaming state. Note that the normal gaming state means a gaming state that is not a big hit gaming state, a probability variation gaming state, or a short-time gaming state. In game states other than the normal game state and the big hit game state, the probability variation game state and the short-time game state may proceed simultaneously, or only the probability variation game state or the short-time game state may proceed.

  The main CPU 31 shifts the gaming state to the probability-changing gaming state and the time-saving gaming state after the probability-changing big hit gaming state is ended, and shifts the gaming state to the time-saving gaming state after the normal jackpot gaming state is ended. In the probable game state, the probable game state continues until the next big win lottery win, and in the short-time game state, the short win until the next big win lottery is won or until a predetermined number of, for example, 100 special symbols change display ends. The gaming state continues. The main CPU 31 shifts the gaming state to the jackpot gaming state when winning the jackpot lottery in the short-time gaming state, and shifts the gaming state to the normal gaming state when a predetermined number of special symbol changes have been completed. . Even in the probability variation gaming state, the transition from the probability variation gaming state to the normal gaming state may be performed after the predetermined number of special symbol variations are displayed. In this way, the main CPU 31 controls which of the big hit gaming state, the normal gaming state, the probability variation gaming state, and the short-time gaming state is to be transferred. The main CPU 31 constitutes a jackpot gaming state transition determination means.

  The main ROM 32 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 31 and permanent data. Specifically, the special symbol determination table shown in FIG. 7 and the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8 are stored. Further, the main RAM 33 temporarily stores data and programs used when the main CPU 31 operates. The main RAM 33 is provided with a transmission buffer for transmitting various commands such as a symbol designation command and a variation pattern command to the sub-control circuit 40.

  The main CPU 31 causes the symbol display device 16b to display the special symbol selected from the special symbol determination table shown in FIG. The main CPU 31 performs a big hit lottery when the start winning port switch 9S detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal, and the main control circuit 30 receives the detection signal. In the big hit lottery, the big hit lottery is performed by extracting one big hit random number from the big hit random number (0 to 299) using the big hit determination random number counter. In the normal gaming state and the short-time gaming state, if the extracted jackpot random number is “7”, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it is any other number, it is determined to be out of play. In the probability variation game state, if the extracted jackpot random number is any one of “3”, “5”, “7”, “11”, and “13”, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it is any other number, it is lost. Is determined.

  In the big hit lottery performed when the start winning port switch 9S detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal, and the main control circuit 30 receives the detection signal, the special big lottery lottery is also performed at the same time. . In the big hit special symbol lottery, one is obtained from the big hit special symbol random number (0 to 9) using the big hit special symbol determination counter. The type of special symbol, the symbol designating command, and the content of the jackpot gaming state are determined by the jackpot special symbol random value acquired here. The jackpot special symbol random number acquired in the big hit lottery is used when it is determined that the jackpot lottery is a big hit, and is discarded when it is determined that the jackpot lottery is out of place.

  Further, the main CPU 31 determines a symbol designation command based on the selected symbol. Specifically, when the selected symbol is “−”, the symbol designation command is determined as z3. If the selected symbol is “F”, the symbol designating command is determined to be z0. Further, when the selected symbol is “A”, the symbol designation command is determined as z1. When the selected symbol is “H”, the symbol designation command is determined as z2. The main control circuit 30 sets the symbol designation command determined by the main CPU 31 in a transmission buffer provided in the main RAM 33.

  Further, the main CPU 31 determines a variation pattern command with reference to the variation pattern table shown in FIG. Therefore, the variation pattern determination lottery is performed separately from the above jackpot lottery and the jackpot special symbol lottery. In the variation pattern determination lottery, one variation pattern determination random number is acquired from a plurality of random numbers, for example, 0 to 99. In addition to the variation pattern determination random number acquired here, the variation pattern command is determined by referring to the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8 for the winning of the big hit lottery and the current game state, and the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern command And the contents of production are determined. The main control circuit 30 sets the variation pattern command determined by the main CPU 31 in a transmission buffer provided in the main RAM 33.

  Specifically, in the case of the normal game state, when the winning lottery is lost and the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 0 to 74, the variation pattern command “h0” is determined, the variation time is 10 seconds, and the production content is “normal” Determine "variation". When the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 75 to 94, the variation pattern command “h2” is determined, the variation time is 20 seconds, and “normal reach” is determined as the production content. Further, when the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 95 to 99, the variation pattern command “h3” is determined, the variation time is 30 seconds, and “super reach” is determined as the production content.

  In addition, when the change pattern determination random number is 0 to 74 and the change pattern determination random number is 0 to 74, the change pattern command “h1” is determined, the change time is 5 seconds, and the contents of the effects. As “shortening fluctuation”. When the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 75 to 94, the variation pattern command “h2” is determined, the variation time is 20 seconds, and “normal reach” is determined as the production content. Further, when the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 95 to 99, the variation pattern command “h3” is determined, the variation time is 30 seconds, and “super reach” is determined as the production content.

  Further, when the big hit lottery is won and the selected special symbol is “F” and the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 0 to 19, the variation pattern command “h4” is selected, the variation time is 25 seconds, Select “Normal reach” as the production content. When the obtained variation pattern determination random number is 20 to 99, the variation pattern command “h5” is selected, the variation time is 35 seconds, and “super reach” is selected as the production content. In addition, when the big hit lottery is won and the selected special symbol is “A” or “H”, the obtained variation pattern determination random number is discarded, the variation pattern command “h6” is selected, and the variation time is selected. For 8 seconds, select “suddenly big hit effect” as the effect content.

  The main RAM 33 transmits various commands such as a symbol designation command and a variation pattern designation command set in the transmission buffer from the command output port 35 to the sub control circuit 40. The initial reset circuit 34 periodically outputs a reset signal to the main CPU 31. With this reset signal, the main CPU 31 executes processing from the beginning of the control program.

  The main control circuit 30 is connected to each switch including the count switch 11CS. The count switch 11CS measures the number of game balls won in the special winning opening 11, and outputs a detection signal indicating the measurement result to the main control circuit 30. The general winning opening switch 12S outputs to the main control circuit 30 a detection signal of a game ball won in each of the general winning openings 12a to 12d. The operation gate switch 10 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of the game ball passing through the normal symbol operation gate 10 to the main control circuit 30. The start winning port switch 9 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of a game ball won in the start winning port 9 to the main control circuit 30.

  The start opening solenoid 9L opens and closes a pair of blades 9a and 9a provided in the start winning opening 9, and the large winning opening solenoid 11L opens and closes a shutter provided in the large winning opening 11. The backup clear switch 26 clears backup data in the event of a power interruption or the like according to the operation of the operator.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the start winning port switch 9S detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal, and the main control circuit 30 receives the detection signal, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 Then, the above jackpot lottery is performed. As a result of the big hit lottery, when the normal big hit or the probable variation big hit is determined, the gaming state shifts to a big hit gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. As described above, the big hit gaming state includes the normal big hit gaming state and the probability variation big hit gaming state, and the probability changing big hit gaming state is the special big hit gaming state. In addition, while the identification symbol variation display for notifying the result of the big hit lottery based on the detection signal is being performed, a maximum of four detection signals are held, and the same number of special symbol holding lamps R1 to R1 are held. Turn on R4.

  Furthermore, when the big hit as a result of the big hit lottery is a normal big hit, after the big hit gaming state ends, the game shifts to the time-saving gaming state. When the big hit is a probable big hit, after the big hit gaming state is finished, the game shifts to the probable gaming state. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit lottery is out of control, the open / close control of the big winning opening 11 is not performed, but when the big hit is won, the open / close control of the big winning opening 11 is performed. In the opening / closing control of the winning prize opening 11, the opening / closing operation of the opening and closing of the winning prize opening 11 is regarded as one round, and the opening / closing of the winning prize opening 11 is performed up to the number of rounds determined based on the special bonus random number. Perform drive control of operation.

  The sub-control circuit 40 inputs a command from the main control circuit 30 and performs control necessary for effects such as variable display of identification symbols, reach effects, and notice effects using the liquid crystal display device 16 according to the input commands. The predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16. The sub-control circuit 40 also performs control necessary for producing an effect by sound output using the speakers 18L and 18R and an effect by blinking display using the decorative lamps 19L and 19R.

  The sub-control circuit 40 is mainly composed of a sub-CPU 41, has a sub-ROM 42, a sub-RAM 43, and a command input port 48, and has an image control circuit 50, an audio control circuit 60, and a lamp control circuit 70. Yes.

  The sub CPU 41 executes processing in accordance with a program stored in the sub ROM 42 in accordance with a command input from the main control circuit 30, and operates the image control circuit 50, the sound control circuit 60, and the lamp control circuit 70 while selecting The power supply unit 24 is controlled in accordance with signals from the buttons 20b and 20c and the determination button 20a.

  The sub ROM 42 stores a program executed by the sub CPU 41 and permanent data. Specifically, a display pattern table shown in FIG. 9 and a detailed display pattern determination table shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are stored. Further, the sub RAM 43 is provided with a reception buffer for storing data and programs used when the sub CPU 41 operates and various commands such as a symbol designation command and a variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30.

  The sub CPU 41 displays a predetermined effect on the display area 16a of the liquid crystal display device 16 along the display pattern selected from the display pattern table shown in FIG. The sub CPU 41 performs a display pattern determination lottery. In the display pattern determination lottery, one display pattern determination random value is acquired from a plurality of random numbers, for example, 0 to 99. The display pattern determination random number value acquired at this time and the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 are referred to the display pattern table to determine the display pattern and display content.

  Here, the display mode of the decorative design displayed on the display area 16a in the liquid crystal display device 16 will be described. As schematically shown in FIG. 12A, nine symbol display areas E <b> 1 to E <b> 9 are arranged in a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns in the display area 16 a of the liquid crystal display device 16. The stop order of the decorative symbols in each symbol display area will be described with reference to FIG. 12B. In these nine symbol display areas E1 to E9, first, the decorative symbols in the first and ninth symbol display areas E1 and E9 are displayed. (Hereinafter also referred to as “first stop symbol”) is stopped and displayed, and then the decorative symbols in the second, fourth, sixth and eighth symbol display areas E2, E4, E6 and E8 (hereinafter “second stop symbol”). Is also displayed in a stopped state. Subsequently, the decorative symbols (hereinafter also referred to as “third stop symbols”) in the third and seventh symbol display areas E3 and E7 are stopped and displayed. Finally, the decorative symbols (hereinafter also referred to as “fourth stop symbols”) in the fifth symbol display area E5 are stopped and displayed.

  Further, as the effective line, a normal effective line and a special effective line are set, and as shown in FIG. 12C, the first to eighth effective lines L1 to L8 are set as the normal effective lines. . The first effective line L1 includes first, second, and third symbol display areas E1, E2, and E3, and the second effective line L2 includes fourth, fifth, and sixth symbol display areas E4, E5, and E6. Become. The third effective line L3 includes seventh, eighth, and ninth symbol display areas E7, E8, and E9, and the fourth effective line L4 includes first, fourth, and seventh symbol display areas E1, E4, and E4. It consists of E7. Further, the fifth effective line L5 includes second, fifth, and eighth symbol display areas E2, E5, and E8, and the sixth effective line L6 includes third, sixth, and ninth symbol display areas E3, E6, and E6. It consists of E9. The seventh effective line L7 includes first, fifth, and ninth symbol display areas E1, E5, and E9, and the eighth effective line L8 includes third, fifth, and seventh symbol display areas E3, E5, and E5. It consists of E7. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, as special effective lines, V-shaped lines including first, eighth, and third symbol display areas E1, E8, and E3, and seventh, second, and ninth symbol display areas E7, E2, and so on. A mountain-shaped line consisting of E9 is set.

  Furthermore, in each of the symbol display areas E1 to E9, a symbol variable display array is set. Now, as shown in FIG. 13A, the display arrangement of the first, second, fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth design display areas E1, E2, E4, E6, E8, E9 is A pattern, The display arrangement of the third and seventh symbol display areas E3 and E7 is B pattern, and the display arrangement of the fifth symbol display area E5 is C pattern. Here, in the A pattern, the seven types and ten symbols shown in FIG. In this variable display, the display numbers are displayed in order from the youngest. Specifically, “Small” → “Folding Fan” → “Blank” → “Bill” → “Blank” → “Sake Barrel” → “Blank” → “Military” → “ 7 ”→“ small ”→...

  Further, in the B pattern, seven types and 21 symbols shown in FIG. 13C are displayed in a variable manner, and in the C pattern, seven types and 21 symbols shown in FIG. 13D are displayed in a variable manner.

  The determination of the display pattern and display contents using the display pattern table shown in FIG. 9 is performed as follows. First, when the variation pattern command is h0, the display pattern determination random number is discarded, hz0 is determined as the display pattern, and the normal variation deviation is determined. When the variation pattern command is h1, the display pattern determination random number is discarded, hz1 is determined as the display pattern, and the shortening variation deviation is determined.

  Next, when the variation pattern command is h2, the display pattern determined by the display pattern determination random number is different. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 0 to 74, the normal reach A pattern is determined and hz2 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 75 to 99, the normal reach B pattern is determined and hz3 is determined as the display pattern.

  Further, when the variation pattern command is h4, the display pattern determined by the display pattern determination random number is different. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 0 to 49, the normal reach A pattern is determined, and hz14 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is between 50 and 99, the normal reach B pattern is determined and hz15 is determined as the display pattern.

  Further, when the variation pattern command is h3, the display pattern and display contents are determined as follows by the display pattern determination random number. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 0 to 34, “Kominato reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz4 is determined as the display pattern. When “Kominato Reach” is displayed, symbols in each symbol display area are stopped and displayed in the same order of stop as normal deviation, and then “Kominato Reach”, which is a specific development effect, is displayed later. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 35 to 64, “Folder Reach” is determined as the super reach, hz5 is determined as the display pattern, and the display pattern determination random number is any of 65 to 84. In some cases, “hand reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz6 is determined as the display pattern. Further, when the display pattern determining random number is any of 85 to 94, “Sake Barrel Reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz7 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any one of 95 to 99, “Military reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz8 is determined as the display pattern. For these “Folder Reach”, “Hand Reach”, “Sake Barrel Reach”, and “Mitsuchi Reach”, the symbols in each symbol display area are stopped and displayed in the same order of stoppage as in the case of “Kominato Reach”. After that, a predetermined effect is displayed.

  When the variation pattern command is h5, the display pattern and display content are determined as follows by the display pattern determination random number. When the display pattern determination random number is any one of 0 to 4, “Komine reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz16 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any one of 5 to 14, “fan reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz17 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any one of 15 to 34, “hand reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz18 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any of 35 to 64, “Sake Barrel Reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz19 is determined as the display pattern. When the display pattern determination random number is any one of 65 to 99, “Military reach” is determined as the super reach, and hz20 is determined as the display pattern.

  Furthermore, when the variation pattern command is h6, the big hit effect is suddenly determined, and when the display pattern determination random number is any of 0 to 49, the A pattern is determined and hz26 is displayed as the display pattern. It is determined. When the display pattern determination random number is 50 to 99, the B pattern is determined and hz27 is determined as the display pattern.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 performs a detailed display pattern determination lottery. In the detailed display pattern determination lottery, one detailed display pattern determination random number is acquired from a plurality of, for example, 0 to 8191 random numbers. The detailed display pattern determination random number acquired at this time and the display pattern determined with reference to the display pattern table, refer to the detailed display pattern determination table shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. Determine the pattern and details displayed. In the detailed display pattern determination table shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the selection probability is displayed. This selection probability indicates the distribution probability of the detailed display pattern determination random numbers.

  The determination of the detailed display pattern and the detailed display content using the detailed display pattern determination table is performed as follows. First, when the display patterns are hz0 to hz3, hz14, hz15, hz26, hz27, the temporary stop symbols are not displayed. Therefore, when these display patterns are determined, the detailed display pattern determination random number acquired by the sub CPU 41 is used. Discard and do not determine the details display pattern and details.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 determines one random number from among a plurality of, for example, ten decorative symbol determination random numbers in order to determine the decorative symbol, and the random number, the symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and the decorative symbol. With reference to the symbol distribution table, the display mode of the decorative symbol is determined. Here, the mode of the decorative symbol displayed on any of the eight reach establishment lines is determined. Here, when the symbol designating command is z0 and the ornamental symbol determination random number is any of 0 to 8, the display mode of the ornamental symbol in which “777” is displayed on the determined reach establishment line is determined. To do. In addition, decorative symbols other than reach formation lines are determined randomly. Further, when the symbol designating command is z1 or z2, the decorative symbol display mode in which “777” is displayed on any reach establishment line is determined.

  Further, when the symbol designating command is z3, the decoration symbols in the symbol display areas E1 to E9 are determined based on random numbers for selecting the ornament symbols to be displayed in the symbol display areas E1 to E9 in the sub CPU 41. To do. If the decorative symbol selected at this time displays a jackpot symbol, the decorative symbol is selected again.

  Returning to the display pattern table shown in FIG. 8, when the display pattern is any one of hz4 to hz8 (display pattern when the result of the big hit lottery in the main control circuit 30 is off), the display contents are different from each other. The detailed display pattern and the detailed display content are determined with the same selection probability. Therefore, here, a case where the display pattern is hz4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, when the display pattern is hz4, the detailed display pattern Hza00 is determined with a probability of 7936/8192. Detailed display contents in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza00 are developed from reach. Here, “development from reach” means a state in which the main symbol reach state is established in one or more reach establishment lines.

  The detailed display pattern Hza03 is determined with a probability of 105/8192, the detailed display pattern Hza04 is determined with a probability of 43/8192, and the detailed display pattern Hza05 is determined with a probability of 20/8192. Further, the detailed display pattern Hza06 is determined with the probability of 11/8192, the detailed display pattern Hza07 is determined with the probability of 6/8192, and the detailed display pattern Hza08 is determined with the probability of 5/8192. The detailed display pattern Hza09 is determined with a probability of 1/8192, and the detailed display pattern Hza10 is determined with a probability of 65/8192.

  The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza03 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on one line, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza04 is from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the two lines. The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza05 is the development from the development symbol stopped and displayed on the three lines. Further, the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza06 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the 4th line, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza07 is the developed symbol that is stopped and displayed on the 5th line. The detailed display contents in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza08 are the developments from the development symbols stopped and displayed on the 6 lines. The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza09 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the 8th line, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza10 is the developed symbol that is stopped and displayed on the special type. It is development from.

  Further, when the display pattern is any one of hz16 to hz20 (display pattern when the result of the big hit lottery in the main control circuit 30 is a big win), the display contents are different from each other, but the details are the same with the same selection probability. A display pattern and detailed display contents are determined. Therefore, here, a case where the display pattern is hz16 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, when the display pattern is hz16, the detailed display pattern Hza20 is determined with a probability of 4096/8192. The detailed display contents in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza20 are developed from reach.

  Further, the detailed display pattern Hza23 is determined with a probability of 128/8192, the detailed display patterns Hza24 to Hza27 are determined with a probability of 256/8192, and the detailed display pattern Hza28 is determined with a probability of 512/8192. Further, the detailed display pattern Hza29 is determined with a probability of 2290/8192, and the detailed display pattern Hza30 is determined with a probability of 192/8192.

  The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza23 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on one line, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza24 is from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the two lines. The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza25 is the development from the development symbol stopped and displayed on the three lines. Further, the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza26 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the 4th line, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza27 is the developed symbol that is stopped and displayed on the 5th line. The detailed display contents in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza28 are the developments from the development symbols stopped and displayed on the 6th line. The detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza29 is the development from the developed symbol stopped and displayed on the 8 lines, and the detailed display content in the case of the detailed display pattern Hza30 is the developed symbol that is stopped and displayed in the special type. It is development from.

  Further, the sub-ROM 42 has a big hit decorative symbol determination table and a non-illustrated decorative symbol determination table. The sub CPU 41 analyzes the symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and determines whether or not it is a big hit. As a result, if it is determined that the winning pattern is a big hit, the big winning decoration symbol is determined with reference to the decorative pattern determination table for the big hit. Determine the decorative design. The sub ROM 42 stores a plurality of decorative symbols to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16. The sub ROM 42 stores “7” as the main symbol, “Military”, “Sake barrel”, “Handprint”, “Folding fan”, “Kominato”, and a blank symbol as the decorative symbols. Then, the sub CPU 41 obtains a decorative design determining random number by decorative design determining lottery, and determines the decorative design by referring to the decorative design determining random number in the decorative design determining table. Here, when displaying the development symbol, the development symbol is determined. The sub CPU 41 constitutes a developed symbol combination determining unit, and the sub ROM 42 constitutes a symbol storing unit.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 variably displays symbols in each symbol display area based on the determined display pattern and decorative symbols, and performs display control from variable display to stop display. The sub CPU 41 determines whether or not to display the developed symbol when the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed. In addition, when displaying the developed symbols in a stopped state, the entire sub-design is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area in which the sub-designs are stopped and displayed for some of the sub-designs constituting the developed symbol, With respect to the sub symbols constituting the developed symbol, a part of the other sub symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the other sub symbols are stopped and displayed. Specifically, for example, when “small” is displayed in the fourth to sixth symbol display areas E4 to E6 of the effective line L2 shown in FIG. 12C, as shown in FIG. , The sixth symbol display areas E4 and E6 are stopped and displayed in the entirety, and the fifth symbol display area E5 is stopped and partially displayed. The sub CPU 41 constitutes display control means and development determination means.

  Further, the sub ROM 42 stores various effect patterns displayed in the display area 16a simultaneously with the decorative symbols. As the effect pattern, various patterns corresponding to the variation content corresponding to the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 are stored. Further, the sub CPU 41 causes the liquid crystal display device 16 to display an effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 among the effect patterns stored in the sub ROM 42. This production pattern includes a development reach production which is a specific development production. Development reach direction corresponding to each development pattern, specifically, “Kominato reach direction”, “Folder reach direction”, “Bill reach direction”, “Sake barrel reach direction”, “Military reach direction” Is set. The sub CPU 41 constitutes effect determining means, and the sub ROM 42 constitutes effect storing means.

  In addition, the development reach effect that develops when the same type of development symbol is stopped and displayed on any one of the valid lines L1 to L8 is a development reach effect corresponding to the development symbol type displayed on the validity line. Is set. For example, the development reach effect that develops when the combination of the development symbols of “Kominato” is stopped and displayed on the first effective line L1 becomes “Kominato reach effect”.

  Further, in these development reach effects, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), instead of the three rows and three columns decoration symbols before development, the development reach effect symbols composed of three symbols in one horizontal row are displayed. The Numbers “0” to “9” are set as the symbols for development reach production, and the jackpot symbol is when all three symbols are displayed as the same number. Furthermore, the sub CPU 41 obtains one determined random number from among the plurality of development reach effect designating random numbers, and corresponds to the development from the developed symbols by referring to the stop symbol determining table when the advanced reach effect is performed. When the detailed display pattern is determined, a development reach effect design corresponding to the acquired random number is determined.

  The image control circuit 50 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) 51, a D / A converter 52, an initial reset circuit 53, and image data ROMs (image storage means) 54a and 54b. The VDP 51 forms an image corresponding to the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 determined by the sub CPU 41, and outputs the formed image to the D / A converter 52. The D / A converter 52 performs D / A conversion on the image data output from the VDP 51, outputs an analog signal obtained by the conversion to the liquid crystal display device 16, and displays an image. The initial reset circuit 53 receives the reset command from the sub CPU 41 and executes processing for returning the VDP 51 to the initial state. The image data ROM 54a stores image data (image data) indicating decorative symbols, special symbols, characters, backgrounds, etc., and the image data ROM 54b stores image data for displaying various image data on the liquid crystal display device 16. Is remembered. The VDP 51 reads image data corresponding to the decorative symbols and special symbols output from the sub CPU 41 from the image data ROMs 54a and 54b, and causes the liquid crystal display device 16 to display images such as symbols based on the image data.

  The audio control circuit 60 includes a sound source IC 61, an amplifier (hereinafter referred to as “AMP”) 62, and an audio data ROM 63. The sound source IC 61 generates an audio signal using audio data stored in the audio data ROM 63 in accordance with an instruction from the sub CPU 41. The AMP 62 amplifies the audio signal generated by the sound source IC 61 to an appropriate level, supplies the amplified audio signal to the speakers 18L and 18R, and outputs the audio. The sound data ROM 63 stores data (sound data) such as music, sound, and sound effects used for the notice effect, reach effect, jackpot effect, and the like.

  The lamp control circuit 70 uses the decoration data ROM 71 that stores decoration data indicating the blinking pattern of the decoration lamps 19L and 19R and the decoration data stored in the decoration data ROM 71 according to the instruction from the sub CPU 41. , 19R, and a drive circuit 72 for blinking.

  The payout / firing control circuit 80 operates the payout device 81 and the launching device 82 having the firing handle 6c and the firing motor under the control of the main control circuit 30 to pay out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls. The game ball is fired toward the game area 4 a on the game board 4.

  The power supply unit 24 supplies power to the sub control circuit 40, the main control circuit 30, and the payout / launch control circuit 80 under the control of the sub control circuit 40.

(Operation details of pachinko machines)
Next, among the operation contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the procedure of the control processing by the main control circuit 30 and the sub control circuit 40 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 14 is a flowchart (main flowchart) showing an operation procedure of main control processing repeatedly executed by the main control circuit 30 after the power is turned on in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

(Operation procedure of main control processing)
As shown in FIG. 14, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the power is turned on, the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 starts a main control process, performs an initial setting process (S1), and then performs a special symbol control process (S2). )I do. This special symbol control process will be described later. Thereafter, a normal symbol control process is performed (S3), a symbol display device control process (S4) is performed, and then a random number update process is performed (S5). Thereafter, the process proceeds to an iterative routine for sequentially executing the processes of steps S2 to S5. Note that this main control process mainly updates the random number used in the main control process, so that the system timer interrupt process is interrupted and executed periodically (for example, every 2 ms) under the condition of setting the interrupt permission flag. The Various commands such as a symbol designation command are output from the main control circuit 30 to the sub control circuit 40 by the command output process of the system timer interrupt process.

  The special symbol control process (S2) is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the special symbol control process is started, first, a control state flag is loaded (S11). This control state flag is a flag indicating the state of the special symbol game using the variable display image of the symbol on the liquid crystal display device 16, and data for determining which of the subsequent steps the main CPU 31 executes is included. Is set.

  Next, a special symbol memory check process (S12) is performed according to the procedure of the flowchart shown in FIG. When the special symbol memory check process is started, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the control state flag is data “00” indicating the special symbol memory check (S21). As a result, if it is not “00”, the process is terminated. If it is “00”, it is determined whether or not the reserved number is “0” (S22). As a result, if the reserved number is “0”, a demo display process is performed (S23), and then the process ends. On the other hand, if the reserved number is not “0”, data “01” indicating special symbol variation time management is set in the control state flag (S24).

  When data “01” indicating special symbol variation time management is set in the control state flag, pre-processing for jackpot determination is performed (S25). At this time, the main CPU 31 reads the high probability flag, selects the jackpot determination table, and searches the selected jackpot determination table using the jackpot random number.

  Then, based on the result of searching the big hit determination table in the big hit determination pre-processing, it is determined whether or not the big hit is determined as the big hit determination (S26). As a result, if it is a big hit, a big hit symbol determining process is performed (S27), and if it is not a big hit, a missing symbol determining process is performed (S28).

  In the jackpot symbol determination process, the jackpot type is determined based on the jackpot special symbol random number extracted in the jackpot special symbol lottery performed when the game ball wins the start winning slot 9. When the big hit random number value is “0 to 5”, “F” is selected as the special symbol. When the jackpot random number is “6” or “7”, “A” is selected as a special symbol, and when the jackpot random number is “8” or “9”, “H” is selected as a special symbol. Is selected. Further, in the case of the big hit random numbers “0” to “9”, the symbol designation commands “z0” to “z3” are selected, respectively, and the selected symbol designation command is set in the transmission buffer provided in the main RAM 33.

  Further, in the off symbol determination process, “-” is selected as the special symbol and the symbol designation command z3 is selected, and the selected symbol designation command z3 is set in the transmission buffer provided in the RAM 33.

  Thereafter, the main CPU 31 determines a variation pattern (S29). In determining the variation pattern, a variation pattern table (not shown) is used to obtain one random number from among a plurality of random numbers, for example, 0 to 99, and the result of the jackpot determination in step S26 is referred to the variation pattern table shown in FIG. Select the variation pattern command. The main CPU 31 sets the determined variation pattern command in the transmission buffer provided in the RAM 33.

  Thereafter, the variation time corresponding to the determined variation pattern is set in the waiting time timer (t) (S30). Then, the storage area used for the current variation is cleared (S31), and the special symbol storage check process ends.

  Returning to the flow shown in FIG. 15, when the special symbol storage check process is completed, the special symbol variation time management process is performed (S13). In the special symbol variation time management process, when the control state flag is “01” indicating the special symbol variation time management, the control state flag is set when the variation time waiting time timer (t) determined in step S30 becomes zero. The data “02” indicating the special symbol display time management is set in, and the post-confirmation waiting time (for example, 1 second) corresponding to the time after the special symbol variation time is confirmed is set in the waiting time timer (t). Then, the special symbol variation time management process is terminated.

  When the special symbol variation time management process is completed, the special symbol display time management process is performed (S14). In the special symbol display time management process, when the control state flag is the value “02” indicating the special symbol fixed stop time management, the post-decision waiting time timer (t) determined in the special symbol variation time management process becomes zero. Then, in step S26, a control flag based on the result of the big hit determination is set. Specifically, when the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, data “03” indicating the big hit start interval management is set in the control state flag, and the time corresponding to the big hit start interval is set in the waiting time timer (t). set. On the other hand, if the result of the big hit determination is out of place, data “04” indicating the end of the special symbol game is set in the control state flag, and the process is ended.

  After the special symbol display time management process is completed, a jackpot start interval management process is performed (S15). In the big hit start interval management process, when the control state flag is data “03” indicating the big hit start interval management, the big hit start corresponding time set in step S13 is waited. In order to open the winning opening, the variables positioned in the main RAM 33 are updated based on the data read from the main ROM 32. Further, the main CPU 31 sets the data “04” indicating that the special winning opening is being opened in the control state flag, and sets the opening upper limit time in the special winning opening time timer. The opening upper limit time is 29 seconds when the special symbol determined in step S27 is “F” or “H”, and 0.5 seconds when the special symbol determined in step S27 is “A”. And

  Furthermore, a special winning opening opening process is performed (S16). In the special prize opening opening process, the following process is performed when the control status flag is data “04” indicating that the special prize opening is open, and if it is not “04”, it is not performed. That is, the main CPU 31 determines whether the big prize winning counter is equal to or greater than the maximum number of winnings set in step S55 or step S57, or the open upper limit time has passed (the big prize opening time timer is “0”). When it is satisfied, the variable located in the main RAM 33 is updated to close the special winning opening. Further, the main CPU 31 sets data “05” indicating that the control state flag indicates the residual ball monitoring in the winning prize mouth, sets the monitoring time (for example, 1 second) in the winning winning mouth residual ball in the waiting time timer, and remains in the winning winning mouth. After the sphere monitoring time has elapsed, it is set to proceed to the next step. If it is not determined that either is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next step without executing the above-described processing.

  Subsequently, a special winning opening residual ball monitoring process is performed (S17). In the special winning opening residual ball monitoring process, the following processing is performed when the control state flag is data “05” indicating the special winning opening residual ball monitoring. The main CPU 31 determines whether or not the special winning opening release counter is a numerical value indicating the final round when the special winning opening residual ball monitoring time has elapsed. The numerical value indicating the final round is the number of open rounds set in step S52. If the result of this determination is the final round, data “07” indicating the big hit end interval is set in the control state flag, and the time corresponding to the big hit end interval (hereinafter referred to as “hit end corresponding time”) is used as the waiting time timer. set. Thus, after the jackpot end corresponding time has elapsed, the jackpot interval processing is set to be executed. If neither of them is satisfied, data “06” indicating the management of reopening waiting time for the big winning opening is set in the control state flag. Further, the time corresponding to the interval between rounds is set in the waiting time timer, and after the waiting time has elapsed, the waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening in step S16 is set.

  Subsequently, a waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening is performed (S18). In the waiting time management process before the big winning opening reopening, when the control state flag is data “06” indicating the waiting time management process before the big winning opening reopening, the process waits for the time corresponding to the interval between rounds. When the time corresponding to the interval between rounds has elapsed, the main CPU 31 updates the special winning opening opening number counter by adding “1”, and sets the data “04” indicating that the special winning opening is open to the control state flag. , Set the opening upper limit time in the big prize opening time timer. The opening upper limit time is 29 seconds when the special symbol determined in step S27 is “F” or “H”, and 0.5 seconds when the special symbol determined in step S27 is “A”. And Further, in the waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening, a main winning opening release command of the sub control circuit 40 is transmitted from the main control circuit 30.

  Then, a jackpot end interval process is performed (S19). In the jackpot end interval process, as shown in FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not the control state flag is “07” indicating the jackpot end interval (S32). If it is not “07”, the jackpot end interval process ends. If the control flag is “07”, it is determined whether or not the waiting time timer (t) corresponding to the big hit end interval is “0” (S33), and if it is not “0”, the big hit end interval processing is ended. . If the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, “08” indicating the end of the special symbol game is set in the control state flag (S34).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the winning combination has been won (whether the jackpot symbol selected in step S27 is the probability changing jackpot symbol or the normal jackpot symbol) (S35). As a result, if the probability change is won, the probability change game state command for shifting to the probability change game state after the big hit ends is set in the transmission buffer, and the high probability flag is set (S36). Thereafter, the probability variation counter is set to a predetermined number, for example, 50 (S37). Then, a time-short gaming state flag for shifting to the time-saving gaming state after the big hit is over is set in the transmission buffer, and the time-shorting flag is set (S38). On the other hand, if the winning change is not won, the short-time gaming state command for shifting to the short-time gaming state after the big hit ends is set in the transmission buffer and the short-time flag is set (S39). Thereafter, the hour / times counter is set to a predetermined number, for example, 100 (S40). In this way, the jackpot end interval process is completed. In this embodiment, a probability variation counter is provided to specify the number of changes in the jackpot symbol in the probability variation gaming state when the probability variation is won, but the probability variation gaming state until the next jackpot gaming state is entered. However, the probability variation counter may not be provided, or the probability variation counter may be set to 10,000 times.

  Returning to FIG. 15, when the big hit end interval process is completed, a special symbol game end process is performed (S20). The following processing is performed when the control state flag is data “08” indicating the special symbol game end processing, and if it is not “08”, the processing is not performed. The main CPU 31 updates the data indicating the number of holds to be decreased by “1”. If the hour / hour flag is set, the main CPU 31 subtracts 1 from the hour / hour counter, and if the high probability flag is set, the number of times of probability change Subtract 1 from the counter. Then, the count values of the jackpot determination random number counter and the jackpot stop mode selection random number counter are sequentially shifted. Then, when the hour / count counter becomes 0, the hour / hour flag is cleared, and when the probability variation counter becomes 0, the high probability flag is cleared. When step S20 ends, the special symbol control process of step S2 ends.

  When the special symbol control process is thus completed, the process returns to FIG. 14 and the normal symbol control process is performed (S3). In the normal symbol control process, control related to the normal symbol displayed on the symbol display device 16b is performed. When the normal symbol control process is started, the normal symbol control state flag is read, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol and the mode of the stopped normal symbol are monitored according to the flag. And when the mode of the normal symbol is a predetermined mode, the variable indicating the opening and closing of the blade 9a is stored in the main RAM 33, and the normal symbol control process is terminated.

  Then, a symbol display device control process is performed (S4). In the symbol display device control processing, display control of variable display such as the special symbol J and the normal symbol N shown in FIG. 4 is performed based on the result of the special symbol control processing in step S2 and the normal symbol control processing in step S3.

  Thereafter, random number update processing is performed (S5). Here, random number update processing is performed to update the random symbol for loss symbol, the random number for reach determination, the random number for effect condition selection, etc. by a predetermined calculation method, and the processing is terminated. Then, the process returns to step S2 and the repeat routine is repeated.

(System timer interrupt processing procedure)
In the main control circuit 30, the random number used in the main control process is updated mainly on the condition that the interrupt permission flag is set together with the main control process described above. The system timer interrupt process for interrupting the control process is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the procedure of the system timer interrupt process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 starts the system timer interrupt process, the program address data and the like being executed in the main control process stored in the storage area (register) in the memory are temporarily saved. (S41), random number update processing is performed (S42). In the random number update process, the main CPU 31 performs a process of updating the big hit determination random number or the big hit symbol determination random number. When the random number update processing is completed, switch input detection processing is performed (S43).

  In the switch input detection process, a prize ball related switch input check, a special symbol game related switch input check, and a normal symbol related switch input check are performed. In the special symbol game related switch input check, the output of the detection signal of each of the count switch 11CS and the start winning opening switch 9S is checked, and if there is an output from the starting winning opening switch 9S, the start memory number counter is less than 4 The following processing is performed. In addition, when the starting memory number counter is 4 or more, a random number is stored as a starting memory up to 4 when a game ball is won in the starting winning opening 9 during variable display or big hit, so the following processing is performed. Not performed.

  Then, the jackpot determination random number is extracted from the jackpot determination random number counter, and the jackpot symbol random number is extracted from the jackpot symbol determination random number counter. Further, the extracted jackpot determination random number and the jackpot symbol random number are stored in the main RAM 33, and these random numbers are used for the jackpot determination and the jackpot symbol determination process in steps S26 to S27. This completes the switch input detection process.

  When the switch input detection process is completed, a timer update process is performed (S44). In the timer update process, the waiting time timer is updated. After the timer update process, a game information data generation process is performed (S45). In the game information data generation process, an output signal from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to a hall computer (not shown) is generated. Then, output processing is performed by controlling ON / OFF of each solenoid and motor based on the data stored in the main RAM 33 (S46), and then command output for outputting various commands is performed (S47). In command output, various commands such as symbol designation commands and variation pattern commands set in the transmission buffer are transmitted from the command output port 35 to the sub-control circuit 40.

  Subsequently, a lamp control process (S48) and a payout process (S49) are performed. In the lamp control process, a lamp blinking command is output to the sub-control circuit 40. In the payout process, a prize ball command including data indicating the number of prize balls is output to the payout device 81. The payout device 81 pays out a prize ball corresponding to the prize ball command. After the payout process is completed, the saved program address data register of the main control process is restored (S50), and the main control process is resumed from the point where it was interrupted (saved). Thereafter, the variables, flags, etc. of the main RAM 33 are updated to permit interrupts (S51), and the system timer interrupt process ends.

(Sub-control circuit operation procedure)
Next, the operation of the sub control circuit 40 will be described. The sub control circuit 40 performs a symbol control, a sound control, a lamp control, and the like by receiving a command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a procedure of sub control processing repeatedly executed by the sub control circuit 40.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the sub CPU 41 first performs a predetermined initialization process (S61), and then performs a random number update process (S62). Subsequently, command analysis control processing of various commands transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and stored in the reception buffer is performed (S63). Then, display control processing is performed based on the result of this command analysis control processing (S64). In the display control process, the symbol display control is performed based on the decorative symbol and the display pattern determined in the command analysis process, and then the background display control process is performed. These command analysis control processing and display control processing will be described in detail later.

  Thereafter, a sound control process is performed (S65). In the sound control process, a sound control process related to the sound generated from the speakers 18L and 18R is performed based on a command from the main control circuit 30. In this sound control process, the sound source IC 61 reads the sound data from the sound data ROM 63, converts the sound data into a predetermined sound signal, and supplies the sound signal to the AMP 62. The AMP 62 amplifies the sound signal and generates sound from the speakers 18L and 18R.

  Subsequently, a lamp control process is performed (S66). In the lamp control process, a lamp control process related to blinking of the decorative lamps 19L and 19R is executed based on a command from the main control circuit 30. In this lamp control process, the sub CPU 41 reads the lamp decoration pattern from the decoration data ROM 71 and blinks the decoration lamps 19L and 19R via the drive circuit 72. Thereafter, step S62 to step S66 are repeatedly executed.

  Next, processing when a command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 is received will be described. As shown in FIG. 20, when the sub control circuit 40 receives a command transmitted from the main control circuit 30, the protection register is first saved (S71). Next, the command input by the transmission from the main control circuit 30 is stored in the reception buffer in the sub RAM 43 (S72). Subsequently, the register is restored (S73). Thus, the process upon receiving the command ends.

  Next, the command analysis control process shown in step S63 of FIG. 19 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of command analysis control processing. As shown in FIG. 21, in the command analysis control process, first, it is determined whether or not the sub-control circuit 40 has received a variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 (S81). Specifically, it is confirmed whether a variation pattern command is stored in the reception buffer. As a result, if a variation pattern command has been received, display pattern determination processing is performed (S82).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the display pattern determination process. As shown in FIG. 2, a display pattern is selected and determined (S91). The display pattern is determined by acquiring a display pattern determination random number by display pattern determination lottery, and storing the acquired display pattern determination random number and the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 in the display pattern table shown in FIG. This is done by reference.

  After determining the display pattern, it is determined whether or not the display pattern is reached (S92). The determination as to whether or not the reach is made is made based on whether or not the received variation pattern command corresponds to the variation pattern command (h2 to h5) corresponding to the reach. Here, “reach” includes not only the main symbol reach state before the development reach effect design H is displayed, but also the mode of development from the development design to the super reach.

  As a result, if it is determined that it is reach, the subsequent detailed display pattern determination process is performed, and thus the display pattern determination process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the variation pattern commands transmitted from the main control circuit 30 are h0, h1, and h6 and it is determined that the change is not reach, non-reach pattern determination processing is performed (S93). In the non-reach pattern determination process, the display pattern of the decorative symbol and the stop timing for stopping and displaying the decorative symbol in each symbol display area are determined. As the display pattern in the non-reach pattern determination process, the display pattern selected in step S91 is determined as it is. The stop timing in the non-reach pattern determination process is the time from when the first stop symbol is stopped and displayed until the second stop symbol is stopped, and after the second stop symbol is stopped and displayed, the third stop symbol. Is set to be substantially the same as the time from when the third stop symbol is stopped to be displayed and the time from when the third stop symbol is stopped to the fourth stop symbol. The decorative symbols displayed in each symbol display area are determined in the subsequent step S129. After the non-reach pattern determination process is completed, non-reach pattern data is set (S94). Thus, the display pattern determination process is completed.

  Returning to the flow shown in FIG. 21, when the display pattern determination process is completed, the detailed display pattern determination process is performed (S83). In the detailed display pattern determination process, a detailed display pattern determination random number is obtained by performing a detailed display pattern determination lottery. Next, when the display pattern is any one of hz2 to hz8 and hz14 to hz26, the display pattern selected in step S91 and the detailed display pattern determination random number acquired in the detailed display pattern determination lottery are shown in FIGS. Referring to the detailed display pattern determination table shown in FIG. 11, the detailed display content is determined to be either the development from reach or the development from development design, and the determined detailed display pattern is set in the sub-RAM 43. If the variation pattern command is h0, h1, or h6 that is not any of h2 to h5, the acquired detailed display pattern determination random number is discarded, and the process proceeds to the next step without determining the detailed display pattern.

  When the detailed display pattern determination process is thus completed, the reach correspondence determination process is performed (S84). The reach correspondence determination process is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. In the reach correspondence determination process, first, it is determined whether or not it is reach (S101). The determination of whether or not reach is made in the same manner as in step S92. As a result, if it is determined that it is not reach, the reach correspondence determination process is ended because the non-reach pattern has already been determined in step S93.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that it is a reach, it is determined whether or not it will be developed into a super reach (S102). The determination as to whether or not to develop into super reach is made based on whether or not the received variation pattern command corresponds to the variation pattern command (h3, h5) corresponding to super reach. As a result, if it is determined not to be developed into super reach, the process proceeds to step S107, and if it is determined to be developed into super reach, it is determined whether or not it is developed from reach (S103). The determination as to whether or not the development is from reach is determined by the detailed display pattern determination processing in step S83.

  As a result, when it is determined that the development is not the development from the reach, the reach correspondence determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the development is from reach, reach establishment line determination processing is performed (S104). When the reach establishment line is determined, reach establishment line data is set (S105), and the reach correspondence determination process is terminated.

  Returning to FIG. 21, after the reach correspondence determination process is completed, a temporary stop symbol formation pattern determination process is performed (S85). The temporary stop symbol formation pattern determination process is performed along the flow shown in FIG. In the temporary stop symbol formation pattern determination process, it is determined whether or not the development is a development from the development symbol (S111). Whether or not the development is based on the developed symbol is determined based on the detailed display pattern determined with reference to the detailed display pattern determination table. As a result of determining whether or not the development is based on the developed symbol, if it is determined that the development is not based on the developed symbol, the temporary stop symbol formation pattern determining process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the development is based on the development symbol, a formation pattern determination process for the development symbol is performed (S112). In the development symbol formation line pattern determination process, a development symbol formation line pattern is determined. The determination of the formation pattern of the development symbol is performed with reference to the reach development symbol determination table. The established line pattern of the developed symbol thus determined is set in the data (S113).

  When the established line pattern is set, the set established line pattern is referred to (S114), and the display pattern determined in step S91 is referred to (S115). Then, based on the reference result, the type of sub-symbol to be displayed in a temporary stop in each symbol display area on the established line determined in step S112 is determined (S116). When determining the temporary stop symbol, the sub symbol to be stopped and displayed in each symbol display area in the active line corresponding to the established line data referred in step S114 is determined with reference to the display pattern determined in step S91. . Also, a blank symbol is determined as an identification symbol to be stopped and displayed in the symbol display area other than the active line. For example, when the established line determined in step S112 is the first effective line L1, and the display pattern is “hz19” corresponding to “sake barrel reach”, each symbol display area E1 in the first effective line L1. At E3, “Sake Barrel” is determined as a sub-pattern to be temporarily stopped and displayed. The sub-symbol temporary stop display means a state in which the sub-symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in each symbol display area before the super reach development display effect is performed. Then, after determining the type of sub-symbol that is temporarily stopped and displayed in each symbol display area on the established line (S116), the temporarily-stopped symbol establishing pattern determining process is terminated.

  Returning to the flow shown in FIG. 21, after the temporary stop symbol formation pattern determination process is completed, it is determined whether or not a symbol designation command has been received (S86). As a result, if it is determined that the symbol designating command has not been received, other processing corresponding to the received command is executed, and the command analysis processing is terminated. On the other hand, if a symbol designation command has been received, an 8-line stop symbol determination process is performed (S87).

  The 8-line stop symbol determination process is performed along the flow shown in FIG. In the 8-line stop symbol determination process, first, it is determined whether or not it is a reach (S121). The determination as to whether or not reach is made based on the display pattern determined with reference to the display pattern table shown in FIG. As a result, when it is determined that it is not reach, the non-reach pattern data set in step S94 is referred to (S122).

  If it is determined that it is a reach, it is determined whether or not the development pattern is developed (S123). Whether to develop from the developed symbol is determined based on the detailed display pattern determined with reference to the detailed display pattern determination table. As a result, when it is determined that the development is from the development symbol, the established line pattern data of the development symbol set in step S113 is referred to (S124). On the other hand, when it is determined that the development is not the development from the development symbol, the reach establishment line data set in step S105 is referred to (S125).

  Thus, if each data is referred in step S122, S124, S125, the display pattern determined in step S91 is referred (S126). Then, the symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 is referred to (S127). Thereafter, a stop symbol is determined based on each data and symbol designation command (S128). When determining a stop symbol, refer to a symbol designating command or a display pattern in the tables shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 corresponding to the data to be referred to, obtain a predetermined random number, and acquire each stop symbol. decide.

  For example, when any of z0 to z2 is received as the symbol designating command, the stop symbol is determined such that the stop symbol in each symbol display area of one or more effective lines L1 to L8 becomes the main symbol. When z3 is received as the symbol designating command, the stop symbol is determined so that the main symbol “7” is not determined as the stop symbol in each symbol display area of the effective lines L1 to L8. If the main symbol “7” is selected as the stop symbol in each symbol display area of the effective lines L1 to L8, the stop symbol is selected again. Furthermore, when it is determined that the reach is not reached with reference to the display pattern shown in FIG. 9, the stop symbol is determined so that the main symbol “7” does not reach the main symbol reach state in each symbol display area. If the stop symbol is selected so that the main symbol “7” is in the main symbol reach state in each symbol display area, the stop symbol is selected again.

  When the stop symbol is determined and the symbol data is set in this way, the symbol designation command is cleared (S129), and the 8-line stop symbol determination process is completed.

  When the 8-line stop symbol determination process (S87) is completed, a development reach effect symbol determination process is performed (S88). In the design process for the development reach effect, the detailed display pattern is referred to, and when the development reach effect is performed, one determined random number obtained from the design reach random numbers for the development reach effect is adopted, and according to the acquired random number. Determine the design for the development reach. Further, when the development reach effect is not performed, one determined random number acquired from the design reach random numbers for the development reach effect is discarded. Further, in the development reach effect design determination process, the design designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 is referenced to determine the development reach design H. The sub CPU 41 performs a development reach effect design symbol determination lottery, and in the development reach effect design symbol determination lottery, a single development reach effect design symbol determination random number is obtained from a plurality of random numbers, for example, 0-9. Based on the development reach effect designating random number acquired at this time, the development reach design H is determined. Thus, the command analysis process ends.

  If it is determined in step S86 that the symbol designation command has not been received, processing corresponding to another received command is executed (S89), and then the command analysis control processing is terminated.

  Next, the procedure of the display control process will be described. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the display control process. As shown in FIG. 26, in the display control process, first, it is determined whether or not the display data set in step S94 or the display data set in the detailed display pattern determined in step S83 is set in the sub RAM 43. Judgment is made (S131). As a result, if it is determined that display data is not set, the display control process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the display data is set, it is determined whether the set display data is an expanded symbol display pattern (S132). Whether or not it is the developed symbol display pattern is determined by whether or not the established line pattern data set in step S113 is set. As a result, if it is not the developed symbol display pattern, the display control of the symbol, background and character according to each display pattern is performed, and the process is terminated (S139).

  If it is the developed symbol display pattern, the display control of the background and the character according to the developed symbol display pattern is performed (S133). After that, it is determined whether or not it is the development symbol stop timing (S134). As a result, when it is not the stop timing of the developed symbol, the decorative symbol display control according to the developed symbol display pattern is performed (S135).

  On the other hand, if it is the stop timing of the developed symbol, it is determined whether or not the developed symbol to be stopped is the final symbol (S136). Here, the final symbol means the sub symbol that is stopped and displayed last among the sub symbols displayed on the active line that displays the developed symbol. As a result, when it is determined that the symbol is the final symbol, the sub symbol is shifted and stopped in the symbol display area, and a part of the sub symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area (S137). If it is determined that the symbol is not the final symbol, the sub symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display region, and the entire sub symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display region (S138).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the variable display time has ended (S140). As a result, when it is determined that the variable display time has elapsed, the display pattern is cleared (S141), and the display control process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the variable display time has not elapsed, the display control process is terminated without clearing the display pattern. In the above-described embodiment, the last symbol is shifted and stopped and displayed, but a symbol other than the final symbol can be shifted and stopped and displayed.

  Next, the flow of the special symbol game will be described. In the special symbol game, when the game ball wins the start winning port 9 and the start winning port switch 9S outputs the detection signal of the game ball to the main control circuit 30, the main control circuit 30 performs a big hit lottery. The main control circuit 30 selects and determines a symbol designation command from the special symbol determination table shown in FIG. 7 based on the lottery result, and selects and selects the variation pattern command from the variation pattern table shown in FIG. To do. The main control circuit 30 transmits the selected symbol designation command and variation pattern command to the sub control circuit 40, respectively. The sub-control circuit 40 determines a decorative symbol based on the received symbol designation command and also determines a variation effect pattern from the received variation pattern table.

  In the display area 16a, before the game ball wins the start winning opening 9, each decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the nine symbol display areas. Further, in the symbol display device 16b shown in FIG. 4, the special symbol J is stopped and displayed. From this state, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening 9, as shown in FIG. 27A, the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas E1 to E9 and the special symbol J shown in FIG. A downward arrow in the figure means that the decorative symbol is variably displayed, and the variably displayed decorative symbol is variably displayed from top to bottom by so-called vertical scrolling.

  Then, after a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, the decorative symbols (first stop symbols) in the first and ninth symbol display areas E1 and E9 are stopped (temporarily stopped). Subsequently, the decorative symbols (second stop symbols) in the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth symbol display areas E2, E4, E6, and E8 are stopped and displayed.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 27B, the decorative symbols (third stop symbols) in the third and seventh symbol display areas E3 and E7 are stopped and displayed, and finally, as shown in FIG. The decorative symbol (final symbol) in the five symbol display area E5 is stopped and displayed. When the third stop symbol E3 is stopped and displayed, the main symbol “7” is displayed in two symbol display areas in any of the effective lines L1 to L9, and the other symbol display areas of the effective line are displayed in a variable manner. The main symbol reach state is reached and the reach is reached when the first stop symbol is reached immediately after being stopped and displayed, or when the second stop symbol is stopped and displayed. It may become.

  After that, when the main symbol “7” is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the variable line is displayed in the active line where the main symbol is stopped and displayed in two places, the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line. Is informed to the player. When the main symbol “7” is stopped and displayed as the big hit symbol, the entire main symbol “7” is stopped and displayed in each symbol display area.

  When reaching a reach in this way, it may be notified whether or not it is a big hit, but in addition to that, an extended reach effect may be displayed in an expanded manner. When the development reach effect is displayed in an expanded manner, the display is developed into the development reach effect without causing the decorative symbol to be stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the variable line is displayed on the active line. Further, as another mode, a design other than temporarily displaying symbols other than the main symbol “7” in the symbol display area where the variation display on the active line is performed, and then developing and displaying in an extended reach effect is performed. You can also

  As described above, the main symbol “7” is stopped and displayed at two locations on the active line, and the developed design is developed, and the sub symbol is stopped and displayed on any of the effective lines L1 to L8. The production may be displayed in an expanded manner. In the example shown in FIG. 27 (b), the sub-design is stopped and displayed on any of the effective lines L1 to L8, and in the example shown in FIG. 27B, the sub-design is displayed in the fourth and sixth symbol display areas E4 and E6. The symbol “Kosuge” is stopped and displayed, and the fifth symbol display area E5 is variably displayed.

  Thereafter, the “small” is stopped and displayed in the fifth symbol display area E5, so that the development reach effect is developed and displayed. When “small candy” is stopped and displayed in the fifth symbol display area E5, as shown in FIG. 27C, it is stopped and displayed shifted upward from the center position of the symbol display area E5. The part (a part which is the lower half) is stopped and displayed. In this way, it is informed that the display of the development reach effect will be performed by stopping the development symbol in which the sub symbol is stopped and displayed in all the symbol display areas of the effective lines L1 to L8, and then the development reach effect is performed. Will be displayed. For this reason, the development pattern functions as a so-called chance eye.

  When the extended reach effect is displayed in an expanded manner, first, the sub-design of “Kominato” is displayed so as to rotate, and as shown in FIG. 28 (a), the characters “Kominato reach” are displayed. Thereafter, the screen is faded out in white, and subsequently, the development symbol is switched to the development reach design H, and the development reach production is displayed. An example of the development reach effect shown in FIG.

  In the example shown here, the developed symbol is stopped and displayed on the second effective line L2, but the developed symbol is stopped and displayed on the other effective lines. In the example shown in FIG. 29A, the developed symbol is stopped and displayed on the first effective line L1. In this case, the final symbol is a sub symbol that is stopped and displayed in the third symbol display area E3. Further, the developed symbols can be stopped and displayed on a plurality of active lines. In the example shown in FIG. 29B, the developed symbols are stopped and displayed on the third, fourth, and seventh effective lines L3, L4, and L7. In this case, in each active line, the sub symbol that is finally stopped and displayed becomes the final symbol, and specifically, the fourth and fourth effective lines L4 are stopped in the seventh symbol display area. The sub symbol becomes the final symbol, and for the seventh active line, the sub symbol stopped and displayed in the fifth symbol display area becomes the final symbol.

  In addition, the example described here is an example of the development of Kominato reach because the sub-design of “Kominato” was stopped and displayed as the development symbol, but other sub-designs of “Military” “Sake barrel” “Bill” When “Folding Fan” is stopped, a military reach, a sake barrel reach, a bill reach, and a fan reach are developed and displayed, respectively. When these sub-designs “Army”, “Sake Barrel”, “Handprint” and “Folding Fan” are the final symbols, they are stopped and displayed in the manner shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, (a) is “Kominato”, (b) is “Folding fan”, (c) is “Bill”, (d) is “Sake barrel”, (e) is “Mitsu” (F) is “small basket”, (g) is “fan”, (h) is “handprint”, (i) is “sake barrel”, (j) is “military” "Is a state where a part (lower half) of each symbol is displayed in the symbol display area.

  As described above, before the development reach effect is developed and displayed, the sub-symbol “Kominato” is stopped and displayed on the active line L2, and the development symbol is stopped and displayed. At this time, among the “gavels” constituting the developed symbol, the “gavel” that is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area E5 that is stopped last is stopped and displayed by being shifted from the center position of the symbol display area E5. A part of is stopped and displayed. In addition, the sub-designation “Kominato” which is stopped and displayed in the other symbol display areas E4 and E6 in the active line L5 is stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas E4 and E6, respectively. Therefore, the entire main symbol “7” is clearly distinguished from the jackpot symbol that is stopped and displayed in each symbol display area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent misinterpretation of the chance symbol as a big hit symbol while using the function of the chance symbol that develops to a predetermined reach production, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  In addition, the sub-designs such as “Kosuge” and “Military” constituting the development symbol are different from the main symbol “7”. For this reason, the distinction between the jackpot symbol combination and the chance symbol symbol can be further clarified. Furthermore, the development reach effect that is developed and displayed corresponds to the sub-design that is stopped and displayed as the development symbol. For this reason, a high interest can be given to a player with respect to a developed pattern, and also the interest improvement of a game can be aimed at.

(Embodiment of a game program)
With reference to FIG. 31, an embodiment of a game program for performing a pachinko game realized by the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the above-described embodiment using an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “personal computer”) will be described. I will explain. FIG. 31 is a front view showing the personal computer 100 that executes the game program.

  As shown in FIG. 31, a personal computer 100 includes a computer main body 101, a display device 103 that displays an image in a display area 102, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like on which a player or an operator performs operation input. 1 has an operation input device 104 capable of realizing the same functions as the firing handle 6c and the numeric keypad. In the personal computer 100, the game nail 8 and the game ball provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are displayed on the display device 103 as an image, and the game ball passes through the game area provided with the game nail. The pachinko game realized by the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be simulated.

  The computer main body 101 has at least a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU uses data stored in the RAM and operates according to a control program including a game program stored in the ROM.

The game program includes a program for executing the above-described main control process, sub-control process, and system timer interrupt process, and the following (1) to (7) are performed on the personal computer 100. Each function can be realized. That is,
(1) Display means for notifying the player that the game is shifted to an advantageous jackpot gaming state by displaying a specific combination of identification symbols configured by stopping and displaying the entire identification symbols in each of the symbol display areas. A display control function for performing display control to display and stop displaying the identification symbol displayed on
(2) As a predetermined display mode displayed on the display means, an effect storage function for storing a plurality of types of effect display modes including a specific development effect developed and displayed from a predetermined effect;
(3) An effect determining function for determining an effect display mode to be displayed on the display means from a plurality of types of effect display modes stored in the effect storage function;
(4) a symbol storage function for storing a plurality of identification symbols to be displayed on the display means;
(5) A development determination function that determines whether or not to display on the display means a development symbol that is a combination of identification symbols that are stopped before the specific development performance is displayed and that the specific development performance is to be announced. When,
(6) a development symbol combination determination function for determining a development symbol from a plurality of types of identification symbols stored in the symbol storage function when it is determined that the development symbol is displayed by the development determination function;
(7) When the display control function stops and displays the development symbol determined by the development symbol combination determination function, the symbol display that stops the identification symbol for a part of the identification symbols constituting the development symbol The entire part of the identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the area, and a part of the other identification symbols is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area where the other identification symbols are stopped and displayed for other identification symbols constituting the development symbol. Can be realized by a computer.

  When the game program is read from the ROM and executed by the CPU, the pachinko game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above can be simulated on the personal computer 100.

  In the personal computer 100, the game program is stored in the ROM, but may be stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, as shown in FIG. 32, the personal computer 100 may be connected to the server 201 storing the game program via the network 200, and the game program may be downloaded from the server 201. Instead of the personal computer 100, the game program may be executed by a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, when a part of the sub-symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area, the lower half is stopped and displayed, but the upper half is stopped and the left or right half is displayed. It is also possible to adopt a mode in which display is stopped. In this way, if the decorative pattern that is variably displayed by vertical scrolling is set to a mode in which the lower half is stopped and displayed, the player feels that the sub-design will pass and become the developed design, and then the developed design stops. Since it will be displayed, the player can be surprised. In addition, when either the left or right half is stopped and displayed, a part of the decorative symbol can be stopped and displayed at the same timing as when the entire decorative symbol is stopped and displayed when the scroll time is constant.

  In the above embodiment, the same sub-design is set as the development symbol. However, the sub-design may be mixed, or the main symbol and the blank symbol other than the sub-design may be combined into a development symbol. it can. On the other hand, in the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is targeted as a gaming machine, but for example, a slot machine, particularly a slot machine having a liquid crystal display screen can also be targeted.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the front side. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. It is a front view of the game board shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a block block diagram which mainly shows the internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows a special symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation | variation pattern table. It is a figure which shows a display pattern table. It is a figure which shows a part of detailed display pattern determination table. It is a figure which shows the other part of a detailed display pattern determination table. (A) is a figure which shows a symbol display area, (b) is a figure for demonstrating the stop order of the decoration symbol variably displayed on a symbol display area, (c) is a figure for demonstrating an effective line. (A) is a figure which shows the display order of the A position in (a), (b) explaining the display order of the symbol display area in order to explain the display order of the decorative symbols variably displayed in the symbol display area, (c) (A) is a figure which shows the display order of the B position in (a), (d) is a figure which shows the display order of the C position in (a). It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main control process repeatedly performed by the main control circuit after turning on a power supply. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol memory | storage check process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a big hit end interval process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the system timer interruption process interrupted in a main control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the sub control process repeatedly performed by the sub control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the command reception interruption process in a sub control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of command analysis control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a display pattern determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of reach correspondence determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a temporary stop symbol formation pattern determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of an 8 line stop symbol determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a display control process. It is a figure which shows the contents displayed in each symbol display area in a special symbol game in time series, (a) is a state in which each symbol has started a variable display, (b) is a third stop symbol is stopped and displayed The state, (c) shows a state in which the fifth stop symbol is stopped and displayed. It is a figure which shows the state following FIG. 27, (a) is the state in which the character of "reach" was displayed after the 5th symbol was stopped and displayed, and (b), the development reach production (Kominato reach) was displayed. Indicates the state. (A) is a figure which shows the state where the development symbol was stopped and displayed on the 1st effective line, (b) is a figure which shows the state where the expansion symbol was stopped and displayed on the 3rd, 4th, and 7th effective line. It is a figure which shows the example of the sub-symbol displayed on a symbol display area. It is a front view which shows the personal computer which runs the game program. It is the schematic which shows the personal computer of FIG. 51, and the server connected via a network.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 4 ... Game board, 11 ... Grand prize opening, 16 ... Liquid crystal display device, 16a ... Display area, 21 ... Main control board, 22 ... Sub control board, 30 ... Main control circuit, 31 ... Main CPU 40 ... Sub control circuit, 41 ... Sub CPU, 50 ... Image control circuit, 60 ... Audio control circuit, 70 ... Lamp control circuit, 80 ... Discharge / launch control circuit, 100 ... PC, 101 ... Computer body, 102 ... Display Area, 103 ... display device, 104 ... operation input device.

Claims (4)

A plurality of symbol display areas for displaying the identification symbols are set, and by displaying a specific combination of the identification symbols configured to stop and display the entire identification symbols in each of the symbol display areas, the player can A display means for informing the transition to an advantageous jackpot gaming state;
Display control means for performing display control for displaying and stopping the identification symbol displayed on the display means;
Effect storage means for storing a plurality of types of effect display modes including a specific development effect developed and displayed from a predetermined effect as the predetermined display mode displayed on the display means;
An effect determining means for determining an effect display mode to be displayed on the display means from a plurality of types of effect display modes stored in the effect storage means;
Design storage means for storing a plurality of identification symbols to be displayed on the display means;
Development that determines whether or not to display on the display means a development symbol that is a combination of identification symbols that are stopped before the specific development effect is displayed and that the specific development effect is displayed. A determination means;
A development symbol combination determining unit that determines the development symbol from a plurality of types of identification symbols stored in the symbol storage unit when the development determination unit determines to display the development symbol;
When the display control means stops and displays the development symbols determined by the development symbol combination determination means, a part of the identification symbols constituting the development symbols is displayed in a symbol display area where the identification symbols are stopped and displayed. In addition to stopping and displaying the whole of the part of the identification symbols, a part of the other identification symbols is stopped in the symbol display area where the other identification symbols are stopped and displayed for the other identification symbols constituting the development symbol. A gaming machine characterized by being displayed. A jackpot gaming state transition determining means for determining whether or not to shift from the normal gaming state to the jackpot gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state;
In the symbol storage means, as the identification symbol, a main symbol constituting a specific combination of the identification symbols displayed when it is determined by the jackpot gaming state transition determining means to shift to the jackpot gaming state, A sub-design different from the main design is stored,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the development symbol combination determining unit determines the combination of the sub symbols as the development symbol combination. The effect storage means stores a plurality of specific development effects,
The effect determining means determines one specific development effect from the plurality of specific development effects,
The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the development symbol combination determining unit is capable of determining a plurality of types of development symbols, and determining the development symbol based on the specific development effect determined by the effect determination unit. Machine. Display means for notifying the player that the game is shifted to an advantageous jackpot gaming state by displaying a specific combination of the identification symbols configured to stop and display the entire identification symbols in each of the symbol display areas. A display control function for performing display control to display and stop displaying the identification symbol displayed on
As a predetermined display mode displayed on the display means, an effect storage function for storing a plurality of types of effect display modes including a specific development effect developed and displayed from a predetermined effect;
An effect determining function for determining an effect display mode to be displayed on the display means from a plurality of types of effect display modes stored in the effect storage function;
A symbol storage function for storing a plurality of identification symbols to be displayed on the display means;
A development determination function for determining whether or not to display on the display means a development symbol that is a combination of identification symbols that are stopped before the specific development performance is displayed and foreseeing that the specific development performance will be performed. When,
A development symbol combination determination function for determining the development symbol from a plurality of types of identification symbols stored in the symbol storage function when it is determined by the development determination function to display the development symbol;
When the display control function stops and displays the development symbol determined by the development symbol combination determination function, the symbol that the identification symbol is stopped is displayed for a part of the identification symbols constituting the development symbol. In the display area, the whole of the part of the identification symbols is stopped and displayed, and the other identification symbols constituting the development symbol are stopped and displayed on the symbol display area where the other identification symbols are stopped and displayed. A game program characterized in that a part is stopped and displayed.

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