JP2008125910A - Game information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately count up and display the number of times of appearance of ready-to-win game states in a current game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The number of times of detected start winning within a range up to a predetermined upper limit is calculated according to the detection of start winning signals and presentation termination signals output from the corresponding game machine 2. When the start winning signal is detected when the detected number of times of start winning is zero, or when the presentation termination signal is detected when the detected number of times of start winning is not zero, clocking is started. On condition that the clocking time is at least a predetermined threshold or longer, it is determined that a second presentation (a ready-to-win state) is generated in the game machine 2, and the number of times of determination of the second presentation is counted up and displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device that displays game information generated for a game in a gaming machine, particularly game information related to a reach state that occurs before a big hit state occurs.

  Conventionally, as a device that displays the number of reach times that occur in a gaming machine, by detecting the sound, vibration, light, etc. that the gaming machine emits when the reach state occurs, the occurrence of the reach state is determined, and the number of reach times is counted, Some display (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is one that counts and manages the number of reach occurrences based on the reach information (symbol variation 3 to 5) output from the gaming machine when the reach state occurs (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-49332 (pages 7 to 8, FIG. 3) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-164639 (page 3, FIG. 3)

  However, in Patent Document 1, a device for detecting sound, vibration, light, or the like is necessary to determine the occurrence of the reach state, and the occurrence of the reach state of a wide variety of different models is determined. Therefore, since the contents of the reach state of these different types of gaming machines are not all the same, a plurality of devices for detecting sound, vibration, light, etc. may be necessary, and the cost becomes very high. For example, if it is light, it is necessary to arrange a detection device on the front surface of the gaming machine. However, in reality, it is difficult to arrange a light sensor or the like on the front surface of the gaming machine. There is a problem that it is difficult to determine (detect) the occurrence of the reach state.

  In contrast, the information management system of Patent Document 2 can determine (detect) the occurrence of an accurate reach state in order to count and manage the number of reach occurrences based on the reach information output from the gaming machine. However, since the reach information is not output from the gaming machines currently installed in the game hall, there is a problem that the number of times the reach has occurred in these current gaming machines cannot be counted and managed.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and is a game information display that can accurately count and display the number of reach occurrences that occur in current gaming machines currently installed in a game arcade. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, a game information display device according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
While having the effect display device (108) capable of displaying a predetermined effect, the first effect (normal fluctuation) having a short effect time in the effect display device and the effect effect having a longer effect time than the first effect. A game information display device (calling lamp device 200) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) that performs two effects (normal reach, super reach reach effects),
Start winning signal detection means (signal input unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update process; S3) for detecting a start winning signal output from the gaming machine in response to a start winning that triggers the start of the effect in the effect display device )When,
An effect end signal detecting means (signal input unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update process; S2) for detecting an effect end signal output from the gaming machine when the effect is ended in the effect display device;
In response to detection of the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means, 1 is added to the number of detections within a range up to a predetermined upper limit value, and in response to detection of the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means. Starting winning detection number calculation means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; S8, S15, S16) for subtracting 1 from the detection number;
Timing is determined according to detecting the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means when the detected number is 0, and detecting the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means when the detected number is not zero. Timing start means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; S12, S13, S14)
It is determined that the second effect (reach effect) has occurred in the gaming machine on the condition that the time measured by the time measuring start means is equal to or greater than a preset threshold time (reach threshold time). Second production occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279, reach notification processing; Sb1, Sb2),
Second effect occurrence number counting means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; S11) for counting the number of times it is determined that the second effect has occurred in the second effect occurrence determination means;
Second effect occurrence number display means (liquid crystal display device 266, reach data (today) screen) for displaying the number of times counted by the second effect occurrence number count means;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, there is no need to provide a device for detecting sound, vibration, or light, and the start winning signal and the production end signal are signals output from the current gaming machine installed in the game hall at present. Therefore, it is possible to accurately count and display the second number of effects in the current gaming machine using these start winning signals and effect end signals. In other words, in the reach state, an effect display associated with the reach is normally performed, so that the second effect has a longer effect time than the first effect that is the normal effect without the reach effect. By counting and displaying the number of performances, the number of reach occurrences in the corresponding gaming machine can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the game information display device according to claim 1,
When the second effect generation determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the second effect (reach state) has occurred, the second effect has occurred in the corresponding gaming machine (pachinko machine 2). Is provided with notification means (control microcomputer 279, reach notification processing; Sb6, LED module 267).
According to this feature, a player, a store clerk, or the like can easily recognize the occurrence of the second effect.

A game information display device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the game information display device according to claim 2,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) compares the normal second effect (normal reach) with a short effect time in the effect display device (108) as the second effect (reach effect) and the normal second effect. It has a special second production (super reach) with a long production time,
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the measured time is equal to or greater than the threshold time (reach threshold time), and the measured time The special second effect occurs on the condition that the time is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time (super reach threshold time) for identifying the normal second effect and the special second effect And
The notification means (control microcomputer 279, reach notification processing, LED module 267) notifies that the normal second effect has occurred when the second effect generation determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred. In addition, when it is determined that the special second effect has occurred (Sb6), the fact that the special second effect has occurred is notified in a manner different from the notification mode of the normal second effect (Sb9). It is said.
According to this feature, a player, a store clerk, or the like can easily recognize the occurrence of the normal second effect and the occurrence of the special second effect.

The game information display device according to claim 4 of the present invention is
While having the effect display device (108) capable of displaying a predetermined effect, the first effect (normal fluctuation) having a short effect time in the effect display device and the effect effect having a longer effect time than the first effect. A game information display device (calling lamp device 200) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) that performs two effects (normal reach, super reach reach effects),
Start winning signal detection means (signal input unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update process; S3) for detecting a start winning signal output from the gaming machine in response to a start winning that triggers the start of the effect in the effect display device When,
An effect end signal detecting means (signal input unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update process; S2) for detecting an effect end signal output from the gaming machine when the effect is ended in the effect display device;
In response to detection of the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means, 1 is added to the number of detections within a range up to a predetermined upper limit value, and in response to detection of the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means. Starting winning detection number calculation means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; S8, S15, S16) for subtracting 1 from the detection number;
Timing is determined according to detecting the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means when the detected number is 0, and detecting the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means when the detected number is not zero. Timing start means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; S12, S13, S14)
Timekeeping end means (control microcomputer 279, update processing; ending timekeeping during the timekeeping in response to detection of the effect end signal in the effect end signal detection means during the time measurement started by the time measurement start means; S8)
The second effect is produced in the gaming machine on the condition that the time measured by the time measurement start means and finished by the time measurement end means is not less than a preset threshold time (reach threshold time). A second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) for determining that it has occurred;
Second effect occurrence number counting means (control microcomputer 279) for counting the number of times it is determined that the second effect has occurred in the second effect occurrence determination means;
Second effect occurrence number display means (liquid crystal display device 266, reach data (today) screen) for displaying the number of times counted by the second effect occurrence number count means;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, there is no need to provide a device for detecting sound, vibration, or light, and the start winning signal and the production end signal are signals output from the current gaming machine installed in the game hall at present. Therefore, it is possible to accurately count and display the second number of effects in the current gaming machine using these start winning signals and effect end signals. In other words, in the reach state, an effect display associated with the reach is normally performed, so that the second effect has a longer effect time than the first effect that is the normal effect without the reach effect. By counting and displaying the number of performances, the number of reach occurrences in the corresponding gaming machine can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), the first state (shortening mode) in which the presentation time in the presentation display device (108) is short and the second state in which the presentation time is long compared to the first state. (Normal mode)
State identification signal detection means (signal input unit 278) for detecting a state identification signal (one big hit signal, two big hit signals, a short time signal) that can be distinguished from the first state and the second state outputted from the gaming machine. )
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) corresponds to the first state as the threshold time when the state identification signal detection means detects a state identification signal that can identify the first state. The threshold time is determined based on a threshold time (reach threshold time corresponding to the shortening mode), and when the state identification signal detecting unit detects a state identification signal that can identify the second state (normal mode). And determining based on the threshold time corresponding to the second state (reach threshold time corresponding to the normal mode).
According to this feature, even in a gaming machine in which a first state and a second state with different production times are generated, the second production occurrence count can be accurately counted and displayed.

A game information display device according to claim 6 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), the first state (shortening mode) in which the presentation time in the presentation display device (108) is short and the second state in which the presentation time is long compared to the first state. (Normal mode)
State identification signal detection means (signal input unit 278) for detecting a state identification signal (one big hit signal, two big hit signals, a short time signal) that can be distinguished from the first state and the second state outputted from the gaming machine. , Control microcomputer 279, update processing; S1),
Second state second effect occurrence count (total reach count in normal mode), which is the number of times it is determined by the second effect occurrence determining means in the second state that the second effect (reach state) has occurred. The first state second effect occurrence count (total reach count in the shortening mode), which is the number of times that the second effect occurrence determining means determines that the second effect has occurred in the first state, is totaled. A second effect occurrence count totaling means (control microcomputer 279) by state;
State-specific second effect occurrence count display means (liquid crystal display device 266) that displays the second state second effect occurrence count and the first state second effect occurrence count that have been counted by the state-specific second effect occurrence count counting means. , Reach data (today) screen)
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, information on the number of times of the first state second effect occurring in the first state and the number of times of the second state second effect occurring in the second state is provided to the player or the store clerk. can do.

A game information display device according to claim 7 of the present invention is the game information display device according to claim 6,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) compares the normal second effect (normal reach) with a short effect time in the effect display device (108) as the second effect (reach state) and the normal second effect. It has a special second production (super reach) with a long production time,
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time (reach threshold time), and the timed time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on the condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time (super reach threshold time) for identifying the normal second effect and the special second effect. And
The number of times of normal second effect occurrence (normal reach number of times), which is the number of times that the second effect generation determining means determines that the normal second effect has occurred and it has not been determined that the special second effect has occurred, A second effect type occurrence count totaling means (control microcomputer 279) that counts at least one of the special second effect occurrence count (super reach count) that is the number of times determined that two effects have occurred;
Second effect type occurrence count display means (liquid crystal display device 266, reach data) for displaying at least one of the normal second effect occurrence count or the special second effect occurrence count counted by the second effect type occurrence count counting means. Today) screen)
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, information on at least one of the number of occurrences of the second effect or the number of occurrences of the special second effect can be provided to the player, the clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 8 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) has a specific gaming state (a big hit state) that is a gaming state advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of gaming media,
Specific gaming state signal detection means (signal input unit 278) for detecting a specific gaming state signal (one jackpot signal) output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
A game period (reach in which “1” is registered in the “result” of the reach history table) from the end of detection of the specific game state signal in the specific game state signal detection means to the detection of the specific game state signal next time (Between histories), the second effect occurrence number between the specific gaming states (the total reach occurrence number), which is the number of times that the second effect (reach state) is determined to have occurred by the second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279). A second effect occurrence number counting means (control microcomputer 279) between specific gaming states for counting the number of times of jackpot reach),
Second effect occurrence number display means between specific gaming states (liquid crystal display device 266, jackpot reach number) that displays the second effect occurrence number of times between specific gaming states counted by the second effect occurrence number counting means between the specific gaming states (Today) screen)
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, it is possible to provide information on the number of occurrences of the second effect between specific game states to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 9 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) compares the normal second effect (normal reach) with a short effect time in the effect display device (108) as the second effect (reach state) and the normal second effect. A special game state (a big hit state) that is a game state advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of game media, and has a special second effect (super reach) for which the effect time is long;
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time (reach threshold time), and the timed time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on the condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time (super reach threshold time) for identifying the normal second effect and the special second effect. And
Specific gaming state signal detection means (signal input unit 278) for detecting a specific gaming state signal (one jackpot signal) output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
In the gaming period from the end of detection of the specific gaming state signal in the specific gaming state signal detection means to the next detection of the specific gaming state signal, the second effect generation determining means normally generates the second effect. It is determined that the special second effect has not occurred, and the number of times of normal second effect occurrence during the specific gaming state (the number of times of normal reach between jackpots), or the second special effect is determined by the second effect occurrence determination means. Specific game state second effect type occurrence count totaling means (control microcomputer 279) that counts at least one of the special game state special second effect occurrence count (big hit super-reach count) that is the number of times it is determined that an effect has occurred. )When,
Generation of second effect type between specific gaming states for displaying at least one of the number of normal second effects generated between specific gaming states or the number of occurrence of special second effects between specific gaming states counted by the second effect type occurrence number counting means. Number display means (liquid crystal display device 266, jackpot reach number (today) screen),
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, information on at least one of the number of occurrences of the normal second effect between the specific gaming states or the number of occurrences of the special second effect between the specific gaming states can be provided to the player, the clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 10 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
In the game period from when it is determined that the second effect (reach state) has occurred by the second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279), until it is determined again that the second effect has occurred, The second effect of counting the number of times of start between the second effects (the number of start times between reach) that is the number of times the effect end signal is detected by the effect end signal detection means (signal input unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update process; S2). Start number counting means (control microcomputer 279) and second effect start number display means (liquid crystal display device 266, reach) for displaying the number of start times between second effects totaled by the second effect start number counting means. Data (today) screen).
According to this feature, information on the number of times of starting between the second effects can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 11 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) compares the normal second effect (normal reach) with a short effect time in the effect display device (108) as the second effect (reach state) and the normal second effect. It has a special second production (super reach) with a long production time,
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time (reach threshold time), and the timed time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on the condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time (super reach threshold time) for identifying the normal second effect and the special second effect. And
During the game period from when it is determined that the special second effect has been generated by the second effect generation determination means until the next determination that the special second effect has occurred again, the start winning signal detection means (signal input) Unit 278, control microcomputer 279, update processing; special second production start number counting means (total number of start times between super reach), which is the number of times the start winning signal is detected by S3). A control microcomputer 279) and a special second production start number display means (liquid crystal display device 266, the number of hits between jackpots) for displaying the number of special second production starts counted by the special second production start number counting means. (Today) screen).
According to this feature, information on the number of start times between special second effects can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

A game information display device according to claim 12 of the present invention is the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) compares the normal second effect (normal reach) with a short effect time in the effect display device (108) as the second effect (reach state) and the normal second effect. A special game state (a big hit state) that is a game state advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of game media, and has a special second effect (super reach) for which the effect time is long;
The second effect occurrence determination means (control microcomputer 279) determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time (reach threshold time), and the timed time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on the condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time (super reach threshold time) for identifying the normal second effect and the special second effect. And
Specific gaming state signal detection means (signal input unit 278) for detecting a specific gaming state signal (one jackpot signal) output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
After the second effect generation determining means determines that the second effect has normally occurred, the special second effect is produced until the next timing is started by the timing start means (update process; S13). The number of times the specific gaming state signal has been detected by the specific gaming state signal detection means without being determined to have occurred, normally the second stage specific gaming state occurrence number of times (all the big hits from the start of business) A normal second effect specific game state occurrence frequency counting means (control microcomputer 279) for counting the normal reach frequency);
Normal second effect specific game state occurrence frequency display means (liquid crystal display device 266, reach history (today) that displays the normal second effect specific game state occurrence frequency counted by the normal second effect specific game state occurrence frequency aggregation means. ) Screen)
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, information on the number of occurrences of the second performance specific gaming state can be provided to a player, a store clerk, and the like.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  Example 1 corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game island to which a call lamp device 200 which is a game information display device in this example is applied. There is a pachinko machine 2 which is a plurality of game machines of the present invention on the side surface of the game island of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, and the pachinko machine 2 enables a game with a prepaid card. Card units 3 are arranged side by side, and each of the pachinko machines 2 arranged side by side corresponds to each of the pachinko machines 2 in a one-to-one correspondence. The pachinko machine 2 is connected to the position.

  First, the pachinko machine 2 that is a gaming machine used in the present embodiment will be described. The pachinko machine 2 generates a big hit state that is a specific gaming state in the present invention, and after the occurrence of the big hit state, the big hit state This is a so-called probability change machine that is already installed in a game arcade in which a probability fluctuation state (probability change state), which will be described later, with a high winning probability in the lottery of whether or not to occur is generated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, these pachinko machines 2 have a glass door frame 102 formed in a frame shape, and a hitting ball supply tray 103 is provided on the lower surface of the glass door frame 102. An operation unit 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply tray 103, and an excess ball receiving tray 104 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 103 and a hit ball are fired at the lower portion of the hitting ball supply tray 103. A hitting ball operating handle (hereinafter referred to as an operating knob) 105 is provided.

  On the upper surface of the operation unit 14, as shown in FIG. 4, a frequency display unit 17 for displaying the frequency read from the prepaid card in the card unit 3 (see FIG. 1) arranged side by side, A lending operation in which a predetermined number of pachinko balls are lent out from the pachinko machine 2 when there is a frequency in the frequency display unit 17 by pressing when the number of balls in the hitting ball supply tray 103 is reduced or lost. A switch 16 and a return switch 15 for causing the card unit 3 to return the prepaid card being accepted at the end of the game are provided.

  A game board 106 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame 102 as shown in FIG. A game area 107 is provided in front of the game board 106. In the vicinity of the center of the game area 107, a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed and various types of effect display are made, and a plurality of types of identifications called “normal symbols” are displayed. An effect display device 108 having a normal fluctuation display unit 110 on which information is variably displayed is provided.

  The effect display unit 109 is formed by an LCD display (liquid crystal display), and can display the special symbols “1” to “9” in a variable manner and display predetermined various effect images. It is possible. Specifically, in the display area of the effect display unit 109, three variable display areas are formed on the display in a manner arranged in the horizontal direction, and in these areas, the “left symbol”, “middle symbol”, and “right symbol” are displayed. These three special symbols can be variably displayed independently. The normal variation display unit 110 displays the normal symbol in a variable manner in one symbol display area composed of 7-segment LEDs.

  Further, the game board 106 includes a variable start winning ball device 113 composed of a plurality of winning ports 124, a passing gate 111, a starting winning port 114 and a movable piece 115, and a variable winning ball device including an opening / closing plate 120 opened in a big hit state. 116 is provided, and at the bottom of the game area 107, an out port 126 for collecting the hit balls that have not won is formed.

  A ball hit by a hammer (not shown) that is swung by the operation of the hitting operation knob 105 enters the game area 107 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 107. At this time, pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 107 are circulated to the surplus ball receiving tray 104 through a circulation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball that has been driven into the game area 107 passes through the passing gate 111, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the normal variation display unit 110 is variably started. If the hit ball passes through the passing gate 111 during the fluctuation display of the normal fluctuation display section 110, the passage is stored, and the normal fluctuation display section 110 stops and passes after the fluctuation can be started again. The normal fluctuation display unit 110 is subjected to fluctuation display control by subtracting “1” from the memory. The upper limit of the passing memory is set to “4”, for example, and the current passing memory number is displayed by a passing memory display (not shown).

  When the display result after the fluctuation display operation of the normal fluctuation display unit 110 becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, “7”), the movable piece 115 provided in the variable start winning ball apparatus 113 is the player. The game is opened for a predetermined time (0.5 seconds in this embodiment) from the closed state, which is disadvantageous to the player, and is advantageous to the player.

  Further, when the hit ball wins the start winning opening 114, the special symbol displayed on the effect display unit 109 starts scrolling if the change of the special symbol on the effect display unit 109 can be started. For example, if the change of the special symbol cannot be started immediately because the change display has already started and the special symbol is changing, the start winning opening 114 provided at the lower portion of the effect display unit 109 is not displayed. The starting winning memory in the starting winning memory display 118 having four display units (LEDs) for storing and displaying the number of starting winning balls won in the is increased by one. In this embodiment, with the upper limit being four, every time a start winning is stored, one LED of the start winning storage indicator 118 is lit. Then, each time the special symbol variation display is started in the effect display unit 109, one LED is turned off.

  When no LED is lit on the start winning memory display 118, a pachinko ball wins the start winning hole 114, or when at least one LED is lit on the start winning memory display 118 When the change display and the effect display are completed, a big hit lottery for determining whether or not to make a big hit state on a game control board 231 provided inside the pachinko machine 2, whether to perform a reach effect, and what kind of reach effect Reach lottery of whether to carry out. Then, in the effect display unit 109, the variation display and the effect display of all the special symbols by the display effect of the aspect according to the reach lottery result are started.

  And, when the result of the big hit lottery in the pachinko machine 2 is won in the big hit state which is the specific gaming state, the predetermined display mode (for example, “777” or “444”) is set in advance. Control is performed so that the display results of the left, middle, and right special symbols are derived. And when it becomes these specific display modes, the big hit state (specific game state) which is a game state advantageous for the player who can acquire a lot of pachinko balls (game media) occurs. When a big hit state (specific game state) occurs, the opening / closing plate 120 provided in the variable winning ball device 116 is opened, which is an advantageous state advantageous to the player. This advantageous state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, then the opening / closing plate 120 is closed. This is a disadvantageous situation for the player. Thereafter, repeated continuation control for controlling from the disadvantaged state to the advantageous state is performed. The upper limit number of the repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

  Further, in the big hit lottery executed in accordance with the winning to the start winning opening 114 that satisfies the predetermined lottery conditions in the present invention, the specific game is performed together with the lottery for generating only the specific gaming state (big hit state). Compared to the normal gaming state by being higher than the winning probability in the lottery in the normal gaming state, which is a gaming state that is unlikely to become the specific gaming state (big hit state) following the state (big hit state) In addition, a lottery that generates a probability variation state that is likely to cause a specific gaming state (a big hit state) is also performed, and when the lottery result is a lottery result that wins a lottery that generates a probability variation state, The special symbols on the left, middle, and right stop so that the stop display result is a combination of jackpot symbols (for example, 777 and 333) that matches a predetermined probability variation symbol. In other words, the effect control for stopping the variable display is performed, and after the effect control, the game state control for making a big hit that is the gaming state according to the lottery result, specifically, the “big hit state by the repeated continuation control” In addition, after the completion of the “big hit state”, a probability variation state (probability change) in which the winning probability that becomes a big hit again becomes higher than the winning probability in the normal gaming state until the next big hit occurs. State).

  In this probability fluctuation state, in addition to the control for increasing the winning probability of the big hit, as will be described later, one fluctuation display time of the normal fluctuation display unit 110 and the fluctuation in the effect display unit 109 until the next big hit occurs. While the display time is controlled to be shorter than that in the normal gaming state, the opening control of the movable piece 115 and the opening time extension control are also performed. The state in which the simultaneous occurrence occurs is also referred to as the probability variation state, and the gaming state that is controlled to be shortened is referred to as a shortened mode, and the gaming state that is not subjected to the shortening control, specifically, the normal gaming state and the big hit state are This is called a normal mode. The jackpots in these probability variation symbols are called “probable variation jackpots” in distinction from “normal jackpots” other than the probability variation symbols (for example, 444 and 888), and one jackpot signal and jackpot described later in these jackpot states. Two signals are output to the outside, and two jackpot signals described later are output to the outside during the probability variation state (see FIG. 16).

  That is, the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment includes the shortened mode that is the first state in the present invention in which the effect time in the effect display device 108 is short, and the second state in which the effect time is longer than the first state. A gaming machine having a normal mode.

  In the probability variation state, the probability variation state is notified by changing the lighting mode of a game effect lamp or the like provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to a mode corresponding to the probability variation state. As described above, until the next big hit occurs, the frequency at which the movable piece 115 provided in the variable start winning ball device 113 is in an open state advantageous to the player is the normal symbol of the variable display device 110. The time from the start of the change display to the stop display is improved by being shortened from the normal game state, and the period during which the movable piece 115 is opened is extended from the normal game state (for example, 0.5 seconds). Is extended to 3 seconds), it is possible to maintain a state where it is easy to make a start winning in which the variable display on the effect display unit 109 is started, and to the start winning By cormorants prize balls are paid out, during the probability change state, ball have of the player is so as not to greatly reduced.

  In other words, the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment is in a specific gaming state that is advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of gaming media in accordance with a start prize that satisfies a predetermined lottery condition. A game state other than the probability variation state in which a lottery whether or not to generate a big win state is controlled and controlled to the specific gaming state according to the winning in the lottery, and a low probability state with a low winning probability in the lottery is achieved. This is a gaming machine having a (normal game state, a short time state, a big hit state) and a probability change state in which the winning probability in the lottery is higher than that in the low probability state.

  And if the big hit that occurred in the probability fluctuation state is again “probability change big hit” by the probability fluctuation pattern, since it becomes the probability fluctuation state again after the end of the big hit state, “probability change big hit” continues. As a result, the big hit state resort continues.

  In addition, when the jackpot generated in the probability variation state is a “normal jackpot” other than the probability variation symbol, the probability variation state ends, and the probability variation state does not enter after the jackpot state ends. In addition, until the condition that either the effect display unit 109 performs the variable display operation a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) or the big hit state is generated is movable. The frequency at which the piece 115 is in an open state advantageous to the player is improved by reducing the time from the start of the normal symbol variable display to the stop display of the variable display device 110 from the normal game state. , The period during which the movable piece 115 is opened is improved by extending it from the normal gaming state (for example, 0.5 seconds is extended to 3 seconds). Control is performed so as not to greatly decrease, and the variable display time on the effect display unit 109 is controlled to be shorter than that in the normal gaming state (normal mode), and the lottery probability that is a big hit again is the same low probability state as the normal probability state. A short state occurs. Note that, during this time short state, two jackpot signals and a time short signal are externally output (see FIG. 16).

  That is, in the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, if both the big hit signal and the big hit 2 signal are in the output state and the short time signal is in the non-output state, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 is If the jackpot state can be determined, and if the jackpot 1 signal and the short time signal are not output, and only the jackpot 2 signal is in the output state, it can be determined that the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 is a probabilistic state, and the jackpot 1 If the signal is in a non-output state and two jackpot signals and a short time signal are in an output state, it can be determined that the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 is in a short time state. It can be determined that the gaming state is the normal gaming state.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, since the above-described shortening control is performed in the time-short state and the probability change state, the time-short state and the probability change state become the first state in the present invention. The normal game state and the big hit state in which the shortening mode is not performed and the shortening control is not performed correspond to the normal mode which is the second state in the present invention.

  That is, the normal gaming state and the big hit state corresponding to the normal mode which is the second state in the present invention by one jackpot signal and two jackpot signals input to these terminals 1 to 3 and the short time signal, Since it is possible to discriminate between the probability changing state corresponding to the time reduction mode that is the first state and the time reduction state, these jackpot signals, the jackpot two signals, and the hourly signal correspond to the state identification signals in the present invention. A signal input unit 278 to which one signal, two jackpot signals, and a time-short signal are input constitutes a state identification signal detection means in the present invention.

  Also, at the terminal 1 of the signal input unit 278, when the gaming state in the pachinko machine 2 is the big hit state (specific gaming state), the big hit one signal (specific gaming state signal) output from the pachinko machine 2 is detected. The signal input unit 278 constitutes a specific gaming state signal detecting means in the present invention.

  In addition, at the terminal 3 of the signal input unit 278, a change display including normal change with various effects on the effect display device 108, that is, an effect end signal output from the pachinko machine 2 when the effect is ended. The signal input unit 278 constitutes an effect end signal detection means in the present invention.

  In addition, at the terminal 4 of the signal input unit 278, a start winning signal output from the pachinko machine 2 at the start of normal fluctuation with various effects in the effect display device 108, that is, at the start winning as an opportunity for the effects, is received. The signal input unit 278 constitutes a start winning signal detection means in the present invention.

  In the variation display of the effect display unit 109, based on the lottery result of the above reach lottery, when the lottery is not won, the normal variation in which only the predetermined variation display without the reach effect is performed is displayed, and the normal reach is displayed. When winning, a variable display accompanied by a reach effect in a normal reach state (normal reach) which is a normal second effect in the present invention is displayed. Further, when winning a super reach, the special second effect in the present invention is displayed. A variable display accompanied with a reach effect in a special reach state (super reach) is displayed.

  That is, the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment, as the reach state serving as the second effect in the present invention, normal reach (normal second effect) with a short effect time in the effect display device 108 and the normal reach (normal second effect). This is a gaming machine having a super reach (special second effect) with a longer production time.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment has a plurality of types of super reach A to D, and among these super reach, a lottery to determine which super reach is performed is also a reach lottery. The change display accompanied with the reach effect of the type of super reach that was selected in the reach lottery is displayed on the effect display unit 109.

  Specifically, of the reach display of the reach effect, as the normal reach effect display, after the display of the variation on the effect display unit 109 is started, the display control proceeds to the stage before the display result is derived and displayed. Even when the time is reached, the effect is displayed so that the display mode does not deviate from the display conditions that are the display mode of the big hit. That is, in the reach state, at the stage where some of the plurality of display results are not yet derived and displayed, the display state that has already been derived and displayed satisfies a condition for combining a specific display mode. As such, the effect is displayed.

  That is, in the case of the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, the state in which the middle (left or right) special symbol fluctuates while the left and right (left middle or middle right) special symbols are stopped at the same special symbol. In addition, when one of the left, middle, and right special symbols is stopped, the player can be variably displayed while maintaining the combination of the remaining two special symbols. The state where the performance is performed is also included in the reach state.

  In addition, among the reach display of the reach effect, as the super reach effect display, for example, a state in which the variable display is performed while maintaining a state where a combination of specific symbols in a specific display mode is maintained, specifically the same The effect is displayed so as to be in a full rotation display state in which specific symbols are rotated together.

  Furthermore, in reach lottery, there is a difference in winning probability between normal reach and super reach, and the winning probability of normal reach is set higher than the winning probability of super reach, so the pachinko machine of this embodiment In 2, the appearance frequency of normal reach is high, and the appearance frequency of super reach is low.

  In these reach states, in addition to the normal change (first effect) that is the change display of the normal effect display unit 109, the reach effect display that is the second effect is made, so as shown in FIG. In both the normal mode and the shortened mode, the fluctuation display is performed longer than the fluctuation display time of the normal fluctuation display that does not become normal reach. Therefore, the upper limit value of the fluctuation display time of the normal fluctuation display and the fluctuation time of the normal reach. By setting the time until the lower limit value as the threshold time, it is possible to determine whether or not a reach state has occurred.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment is a model having four types of super reach from A to D as a super reach, and a variable display time in each super reach. However, each of them has a variable display time that does not overlap, so the time of these variable display times is measured, and the data in the variable display data table shown in FIG. It is possible to specify whether or not, and which super reach has occurred.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 2 includes a display control board 280 that performs display control of the effect display unit 109, and a pachinko ball paid out to the hitting ball supply tray 103 based on the operation of the hitting operation handle 105. Is connected to a launch control board 291 that controls a ball hitting device that launches the game area 107 and a ball payout device 297 that pays out pachinko balls supplied to a ball tank (not shown). The award for performing the payout control for paying out the pachinko balls from the ball payout device 297 based on the payout request and the control for paying out the pachinko balls from the ball payout device 297 based on the loan request from the card unit 3 arranged in parallel. Ball control board 237, lamp control board 235 for controlling game effect lamps, etc., and output control of sound output from speakers An audio control board 270 to be performed, an information output board 298 that outputs an external output signal indicating a game state, etc., and a game control board 231 that performs game control including control of these parts and the aforementioned lottery are mounted. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the prize ball control board 237 is connected to the calling lamp device 200 through a part of the signal cable 9, and the prize ball control board 237 is paid out from the ball payout apparatus 297. Each time the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number of balls (for example, every 10 balls), a winning ball signal is output as a pulse having a predetermined time width and input to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9.

  In addition, a part of the signal cable 9 is also connected to an out ball counter 26 (see FIG. 2) provided below the pachinko machine 2 for counting pachinko balls used for games in the pachinko machine 2. Each time the out ball counter 26 counts the number of out balls (injected balls) of a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in this embodiment), an out ball counting signal output as a pulse having a predetermined time width is generated. Is output and input to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the information output board 298 is connected to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9. From the information output board 298, as shown in FIG. 16, one jackpot signal and two jackpot signals. , An external output signal including a time reduction signal, a start winning signal, and an effect end signal is output, and these external output signals are input to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9.

  Specifically, from the information output board 298 mounted on the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, one jackpot signal is a signal that is in an output state during the jackpot state, and the jackpot 2 The signal is the signal that is output during any period of the big hit state, the probability variation state, and the time-short state, the time-short signal is the signal that is output only during the time-short state, and the start winning signal is A pulse signal having a predetermined width that is output when a start winning to the start winning opening 114 is detected, and the effect end signal is obtained when all the display results of the effect display unit 109 are derived and displayed and the variable display is ended. Is a pulse signal having a predetermined width that is output to the signal.

  Next, the call lamp device 200 used in the present embodiment will be described. The call lamp device 200 of the present embodiment is provided in an openable and closable manner at an upper position on the side surface of the game island as shown in FIGS. The display unit 209 is attached to the lamp plate, and the control unit 300 is provided separately from the display unit 209 and includes a control board 270 connected to the display unit 209 by a connection cable 271.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 209 used in this embodiment has a structure in which a display substrate 260 is housed in a housing made up of a base body 280 and a cover body 250 that covers the top of the base body 280. The cover body 250 is integrated by engaging engagement claws 281 erected at both end positions of the base body 280 with engagement holes 254 formed on the side surface of the cover body 250. 282 in the figure are columnar protrusions for fixing the four corners of the display substrate 260 with screws.

  An opening 251 is formed on the front surface of the cover body 250 so that the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 266 mounted on the display substrate 260 can be seen from the outside. Further, input buttons 255a to 255d that can be operated by the player and a receiving window 257 that transmits infrared rays from a corresponding remote controller (not shown) are formed near the lower part of the outer periphery of the opening 251. On the upper surface 260a of the display substrate 260, input switches 262a to 262d corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d and a receiving unit 265 for receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller are mounted.

  In addition, notification lamp cover portions 250a made of a transparent resin material are formed on both the left and right sides of the cover body 250, and LED modules 267 capable of emitting each color are symmetrical on the upper surface 260a of the display substrate 260. The notification lamp cover portion 250a and the LED module 267 form a notification lamp.

  The liquid crystal display device 266 mounted on the display substrate 260 has a display screen 261 formed by arranging a liquid crystal (LCD) panel 263, which will be described later, as a flat display so as to face the opening 251 of the cover body 250. In 261, various game information such as the number of big hits, the number of start (start), the number of consecutive homes, the number of reach, the reach history, etc. of the pachinko machine 2 to which the calling lamp device 200 is connected is displayed. In the lower display area on the player side of the screen 261, input menus corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d are displayed at respective positions facing the input buttons 255a to 255d as shown in FIGS. It has come to be.

  The LCD panel 263 used in this embodiment is a dot matrix LCD panel capable of full color display, and can display various characters, numbers, graphs, and the like in various display colors.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a dot matrix LCD panel is used as a display panel for forming the display screen 261. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display screen 261 is, for example, an EL panel. Alternatively, an LED panel, a fluorescent tube display device, or a segment display may be used.

  Further, an EL backlight 295 is disposed at the lower part of the LCD panel 263, and surface emission is performed by connecting a driver circuit 294 that supplies a predetermined high frequency power to the EL backlight 295, and the LCD panel 263 is moved downward. The LCD panel 263 and the EL backlight 295 are arranged on a base 298 installed on the display substrate 260, and polycarbonate as a transparent protective member that covers the front surface of the LCD panel 263. The engagement protrusions 291 provided on the plate 290 are engaged with the engagement grooves provided at the four corners of the base 298, so that the LCD panel 263 and the EL backlight 295 are sandwiched and integrated. The polycarbonate plate 290 can be easily attached and detached by removing the engaging protrusion 291 in this way. Going on. The driver circuit 294 is connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the connection port 272 (see FIG. 3), and the lighting of the EL backlight 295 is controlled by the control microcomputer 279.

  The LCD panel 263 is connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the LCD driver 264 mounted on the lower surface 260b of the display substrate 260 and the connection port 272 (see FIG. 3), and is based on display data output from the control microcomputer 279. The display is displayed on the LCD panel 263.

  Further, the input switches 262a to 262d are connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the connection port 272. When the input buttons 255a to 255d are operated and the on signals from the input switches 262a to 262d are input, In the control microcomputer 279, processing corresponding to each input switch 262a-d on each screen is performed.

  The receiving unit 265 receives an infrared signal transmitted from a remote controller (not shown) operated by a store clerk or the like, for example, a predetermined signal corresponding to “decision (OK)”, “impossible (NG)”, or the like. Then, by converting the received signal into a predetermined data string and outputting it to a control microcomputer 279, which will be described later, the control microcomputer 279 is selected and operated by the remote controller, and “decision (OK)” or “impossible (NG) ) "Etc. can be grasped.

  In addition, a lighting control circuit 268 for controlling lighting of the LED module 267 such as lighting, extinction, and lighting color is mounted on the lower surface 260b of the display substrate 264, and the lighting control circuit 268 is also connected to the connection port 272 (see FIG. 3). ), And the lighting control circuit 268 individually controls the lighting of each LED module 267 based on the instruction data of the controlling microcomputer 279 so that the controlling microcomputer 279 The lighting color and extinction can be controlled. In the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 outputs lighting control data of a predetermined format indicating the lighting and extinction of each LED module 267 and the repetition timing to the lighting control circuit 268, thereby enabling the lighting control circuit 268. Turns on and off the lighting color that matches the lighting control data.

  The LCD driver 264, the lighting control circuit 268, the driver circuit 294, the input switches 262a to 262d, and the receiving unit 265 provided in the display unit 209 are provided from the lower surface 260b of the display substrate 260 as shown in FIG. The control cable 271 is connected to the control board 270 by a connection cable 271 that is led out and led out through an opening 283 formed in a substantially central portion of the base 280.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control board 270 includes a connection port 272 for transmitting and receiving various signals to and from various devices and circuits provided in the display unit 209, and A communication unit 274 that performs bidirectional data communication with the hall computer 100 (see FIG. 4) and a program for performing display operations of the calling lamp device 200 and various controls described later are stored. A control microcomputer (MPU) 279 that performs control, a game information table (FIG. 5) that stores various game information in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and a setting information table (FIG. 8A) that stores various setting data. )), A variable display data table shown in FIG. 8B, a display mode setting table shown in FIG. 276 and the game state history table shown in FIG. 6 where various game information in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is stored, and the reach history table shown in FIG. 7 and various controls executed by the control microcomputer (MPU) 279 A RAM 275 used for storage in processing, a DIP switch 277 for inputting initial settings in the calling lamp device 200, and a real-time clock (RTC) 273 that outputs time information, calendar information, and timekeeping information at that time point Is provided.

  The control board 270 converts the AC power input from the power source into a DC operating power supply and supplies an operating clock to the control board 270 and the display unit 209 and a control microcomputer (MPU) 279. An operation clock generation circuit, a reset circuit for resetting the control microcomputer (MPU) 279, and the like are included.

  Further, on the control board 270, as shown in FIG. 3, a signal input / output unit 278 ′ having a signal input unit 278 having seven input terminals 1 to 7 and two signal input / output ports 278e, 278f. And a jackpot 1 signal, a jackpot 2 signal, a time reduction signal, an effect end signal, a start winning signal, a prize ball signal, and an out ball counting signal are assigned in order to the terminals 1 to 7 of the signal input unit 278. By connecting each signal line to a corresponding input terminal, the input to each of the terminals 1 to 7 is detected, and a detection output corresponding to the signal detection is output to the control microcomputer (MPU) 279. The control microcomputer (MPU) 279 can identify the output status of these seven types of signals.

  On the other hand, the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f are connected to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f of the adjacent call lamp devices 200, and all the call lamp devices 200 installed on one surface of the game island are connected. From these signal input / output ports 278e and 278f, when the big hit occurs, the running lamps in which the calling lamp devices 200 on one surface of the connected game islands are connected to each other are sequentially turned on. In the running signal output process, when the running signal is output from both of the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f (that is, both the left and right) and the running signal is input from the adjacent call lamp device 200, the running signal The microcomputer detects the input and outputs according to the signal detection. (MPU) 279 is output to the running lighting process interrupted by the control microcomputer (MPU) 279 so that all LED modules 267 are turned on once and the opposite side of the running signal input side (the termination setting is When present, the running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f on the input side.

  Further, as described above, the dip switch 277 is mounted on the control board 270 of the present embodiment, and the dip switch 277 outputs the running signal, that is, to each of the call lamp devices 200 connected thereto. Thus, the number of times of running lighting can be set in cooperation with each other, and if it is set to “0”, the running lighting is not performed because the output of the running signal is prohibited.

  Further, in the dip switch 277, it is possible to set the termination of whether or not the calling lamp device 200 is the calling lamp device 200 at the terminal of the connected calling lamp device 200, and the termination is set. As described above, the running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f on the same side as the running signal input side, and the terminal is not set (default). A running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f.

  The control microcomputer (MPU) 279 executes various processes according to programs stored in the EEPROM 276. Specifically, at the time of start-up, a connection confirmation process for confirming the connection status of the connection terminals connected to the pachinko machine 2, and a transmission data string in a predetermined format including game state data based on the input states of the terminals 1 to 7 Transmission data string transmission processing to be transmitted to the hall computer 100, update of data in a game information table, a game state history table, and a reach history table, which will be described later, based on various signals input to the signal input unit 278 in the business hours In addition, a data update process (FIG. 11) for updating the lighting state according to the gaming state, a reach notification process (FIG. 12) for notifying the occurrence of reach, and necessary data based on the data of these game information tables and history tables As well as game information table and history table data and data calculated from these data Output processing for display output on the display screen 261, processing for storing setting contents based on the setting data transmitted from the hall computer 100 in the setting information table, the variable display data table and the display mode setting table, and the adjacent calling lamp device 200 For example, a running lighting process that outputs a running signal is executed.

  In the RAM 275 of the present embodiment, timer counters for measuring the fluctuation display time from the start to the end of the fluctuation display are set so as to be able to be stored. Control is performed by the update process shown in FIG.

  In the setting information table stored in the EEPROM 276, as shown in FIG. 8A, the model name, the model code, and whether or not the reach occurrence is notified in association with the corresponding machine number of the pachinko machine 2. Various setting information such as a reach occurrence notification to be set and a super (S) reach occurrence notification to set whether or not to notify the occurrence of super reach is stored, and these setting information is connected via the communication unit 274. It is updated based on setting data transmitted from the hall computer 100.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the game information table stored in the RAM 275 of this embodiment stores game information for three days including today, that is, today's data, previous day's data, and previous day's data. Yes. Although the previous day data and the previous day data are also stored in the EEPROM 276, when displaying the previous day data and the previous day data, in order to be able to process at a higher speed than reading from the EEPROM 276. In the embodiment, the previous day data and the previous day data read out from the EEPROM 276 in advance are stored in the game information table stored in the RAM 275.

  In the game information table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the number of reserved balls (only today) updated in the update process described later based on the start winning signal and the production end signal, and terminals 1 to 3 Current gaming state based on the input state of the current (only today), the latest gaming state data (input state of terminal 1 to terminal 3 in order from the left bit, 0: LOW / not connected, 1: HIGH, only today) and Previous game state data (game state data prior to being updated to the latest game state data, today only), total number of shots, total number of winning balls, number of difference balls (total number of shots from the start of business) -The total number of winning balls), the total number of starts, the number of start after hit, which is the number of starts after the occurrence of a big win, and the number of occurrences of big hits from the start of business Number of jackpots, at the start of business The number of occurrences of certain probability change states, the number of short-time occurrences from the start of operations, the number of short-term occurrences from the start of operations, the normal reach number of occurrences of normal reach from the start of operations, and the super reach from the start of operation Is stored, and the game information is updated to the latest information based on various signals input to the signal input unit 278.

  Further, in the gaming state history table stored in the EEPROM 276, as shown in FIG. 6, each gaming state (normal: normal gaming state, jackpot: jackpot state, (Probability change state: Probability change state, Short time: Short time state), Time of occurrence of the gaming state, Total number of starts at the time of occurrence of the gaming state, Number of starts during the state of the gaming state, Total number of times of occurrence of the gaming state The number of balls, the number of balls hit during the gaming state, the total number of winning balls at the time of the gaming state, the number of winning balls during the gaming state, the difference ball during the gaming state (prize balls) Number-number of hit balls) is stored in the order in which they occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine. Among these state-specific data, the latest game state-specific data is a signal. Various signals input to the input unit 278 It is updated with the latest information on the basis of.

  Further, the reach history table stored in the EEPROM 276 stores the history of the occurrence of reach that occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the number of times that a reach has occurred, the mode type when the reach occurred (normal, shortened), and the type of reach state that has occurred (normal reach is “01”, super reach is “1X”) The results of whether or not the reach has been a big hit (lost “0”, atari “1”) are stored in the order of occurrence for each reach.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the display mode setting table stored in the EEPROM 276 is associated with each game state, specifically, the normal game state, the probability variation state, the short-time state, and the big hit state. The lighting mode of the LED module 267 when it is determined that the state is reached is stored.

  Further, in the variation display data table of the present embodiment stored in the EEPROM 276, as shown in FIG. 8B, each variation display type, specifically, A to which are normal variation, normal reach, and super reach are shown. The variable display type code (reach only), the variable display time in the normal mode, the variable display time in the shortened mode, and the notification mode (reach only) are stored in association with each reach of D. As the data stored in the variable display data table, data set on the calling lamp setting screen in the hall computer 100 shown in FIG. 10 is stored.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the call lamp setting screen in the hall computer 100 according to this embodiment includes a setting target table selecting unit that selects a setting target table, a model name selecting unit that selects a model name, and a reach occurrence notification. A reach occurrence notification selection unit for selecting implementation / non-execution, a super reach generation notification selection unit for selecting implementation / non-execution of super (S) reach occurrence notification, and a variable display time in a normal mode of various variable displays, A change display data setting unit for inputting and selecting a change display time in a shortening mode, a notification mode, a cancel button, and a setting button are provided.

  In the setting target selection unit, you can specify whether to select in units of islands or in units of units. When selecting in units of islands, specify the unit of islands and enter the island number. What is necessary is just to specify a unit and to input a unit number when selecting by a unit. In the hall computer 100, an island number and a machine number are stored in advance in association with a unit ID uniquely assigned to the calling lamp device 200.

  In the model name selection unit, a common model name corresponding to the calling lamp device 200 set as the setting target in the setting target table selection unit is selected.

  In addition, the reach occurrence notification selection unit may select and check “Yes” when performing notification of reach occurrence, and may select and check “No” when not notification of reach occurrence. .

  Similarly, the super reach occurrence notification selection unit selects “Yes” when performing super reach occurrence notification, and selects “No” when not performing super reach occurrence notification. Check it.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the fluctuation display data setting section includes a fluctuation display selection section for selecting various fluctuation displays in the model selected by the model name selection section, and the fluctuation selected by the fluctuation display selection section. Normal mode fluctuation time input section for inputting the normal mode fluctuation display time (end lower limit time and end upper limit time) in display, and the short mode fluctuation display time in the fluctuation display selected by the fluctuation display selection section ( An abbreviated mode change time input unit for inputting the end lower limit time and the end upper limit time, and a notification color for informing the reach state when the change display selected by the change display selection unit is the reach state. And a notification color selection unit for selecting, specifically, the variation display selection unit selects normal variation, normal reach, and each of A to D super reach, A normal mode change times and reduced mode changing time of each variable display selected these, may be inputted and select the notification color (reach only).

  Then, after all these setting items are input, the setting data provided on the call lamp setting screen is set by inputting the setting button provided at the bottom of the call lamp setting screen. The control microcomputer (MPU) 279 of the calling lamp device 200 that has received the setting data by being transmitted to the target calling lamp device 200 sets the setting information in the setting information table and the variation display data based on the received setting data. Update table data.

  Specifically, in the setting information table, the model name selected by the model name selection unit is stored in the item of “model name”, and the setting contents selected by the reach generation notification selection unit and the super reach generation notification selection unit are stored. The data of “01 (notification)” and “00 (non-notification)” are stored in the items of reach occurrence notification and super reach occurrence notification.

  Further, in the variable display data table, the setting contents input and selected by the variable display data setting unit are stored as corresponding item data as shown in FIG.

  Next, update processing for the control microcomputer (MPU) 279 to update today's data in the game information table, data by status in the history table, and data in the reach history table will be described.

  In the update process of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, first, it is determined whether the input state of terminals 1 to 3 of the signal input unit 278 has changed, that is, whether or not the gaming state in the corresponding gaming machine has changed. The determination is made by comparing with the input state based on the state data stored in the item of the game state data (current) of the game information table updated at the time of the previous change of the game state (S1).

  That is, in the step S1 of the update process, the jackpot 1 signal and the jackpot 2 that are the state identification signals that can be distinguished from the shortened mode (first state) and the normal mode (second state) output from the pachinko machine 2 The control microcomputer 279 that detects the signal and the time shortening signal and executes step S1 of the update process constitutes the state identification signal detection means in the present invention.

  If there is no change in the input state, that is, there is no change in the gaming state, the process proceeds to step S2, where it is determined whether or not there is an effect end signal input at the terminal 4, and in this determination, the effect end signal is input. If there is no start winning signal, the process proceeds to step S3, and it is determined whether or not a start winning signal is input at the terminal 5. If no start winning signal is input in the determination, the process proceeds to step S4. It is determined whether or not there is an input of a winning ball signal or an out-ball counting signal at the terminal 7, and if there is no input, the process returns to step S1 to monitor changes in the input states of the terminals 1 to 7. It will be in a standby state.

  In the standby state of S1 to S4, the gaming state changes in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, specifically, the occurrence of a big hit (end of the normal gaming state, the probability change state or the time reduction state), the end of the big hit (the probability change state or the time reduction) 16), when the short-time state ends (normal game state occurs), the output status of the jackpot 1 signal, jackpot 2 signal, and short-time signal output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is as shown in FIG. Therefore, a change in the input state of the terminals 1 to 3 to which the jackpot 1 signal, the jackpot 2 signal, and the short time signal are inputted is detected in the step S1, and the process proceeds to the step S5. A game state specifying process for specifying a game state corresponding to the input state of the terminal 3 is performed.

  Specifically, as described above, the state data in which all of the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1), the big hit 2 signal (terminal 2), and the short time signal (terminal 3) are in the non-output state “0” is “000”. If it is in the state, it is determined that the game is in the normal gaming state, both the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1) and the big hit 2 signal (terminal 2) are both in the output state “1” and the short time signal (terminal 3) is in the non-output state. If the state data of “0” is in the state of “110”, it is determined that it is a big hit state, and the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1) and the short time signal (terminal 3) are in the non-output state “0”, If the state data in which only two jackpot signals are in the output state “1” is “010”, it is determined that the probability variation state is present, and one jackpot signal (terminal 1) is in the non-output state “0” and the jackpot 2 The state data in which the signal (terminal 2) and the short time signal (terminal 3) are in the output state “1” is “01”. If the state of "determined to be a time-reduction state.

  Then, after specifying the newly generated gaming state in the gaming state specifying process, the latest state-specific data in the gaming state history table is determined as the state-specific data before the change with the change of the gaming state, In addition to newly registering another data, as the gaming state of the additionally registered state-specific data, the gaming state identified in the gaming state identification process in step S5, the total number of starts, the number of starts, and the driving Each value of the number of balls, the total number of winning balls, the number of winning balls, and the difference ball (0) is stored, and the gaming state history table is updated (S6).

  Furthermore, the game status data (current) data is transferred to the game status data (previous) item of the game information table, and the game status data (current) data is changed to 3-digit status data indicating the changed game status. If the game state specified in the game state specifying process in step S5 is a big hit state, 1 is added to the number of big hits and updated, and the game state specifying process in step S5 If the game state specified in (3) is a probability change state, 1 is added to the probability change count and updated. If the game state specified in the game state specification process in step S5 is a short-time state, 1 is added to the short-time count and updated.

  If the gaming state identified in the gaming state identification process in step S5 is a big hit state, it is stored in the reach history table in the item of the total number of starts (today) in the gaming information table at that time. When there is a reach history in which the same number as the number of times is stored in the start count, the result of the reach history is updated from “0” which is a loss to “1” which is a big hit, and at the time of step S13 If the timing is started at, the timing is stopped.

  And it progresses to the step of S7, the lighting mode corresponding to the gaming state specified in the gaming state specifying process in the step of S5 is specified from the storage data of the display mode setting table shown in FIG. After updating the lighting state of the module 267, the process returns to the step S1.

  In addition, when a prize ball signal or an out-ball counting signal is input in the standby state of S1 to S4, the input of the prize ball signal or the out-ball counting signal is detected in step S4, and the process proceeds to step S17. Then, after updating the latest state data in the game information table and the game state history table, the process returns to step S1.

  Specifically, when a prize ball signal is input, a prize ball signal is output for every 10 balls counted in the total number of prize balls (today) in the game information table (today). Therefore, 10) is added and the difference ball number is updated based on the total number of winning balls (today) after the addition.

  Further, in the game state history table, a predetermined number 10 is added to the total number of winning balls and the number of winning balls in the latest state data, and the number of shots in the state data as in the game information table. And the difference ball is updated based on the number of prize balls after the addition.

  Further, when an out ball counting signal is input, a predetermined number (in this embodiment, an out ball counting signal is output for every 10 balls) in the total number of balls (today) in the game information table. Therefore, 10) is added, and the number of difference balls is updated based on the total number of hit balls (today) after the addition.

  In the gaming state history table, the total number of shots in the latest state-specific data, the predetermined number 10 is added to the number of shots, and after the addition in the state-specific data, similar to the game information table The difference ball is updated based on the number of shot balls and the number of prize balls.

  In the standby state of S1 to S4, when the change display is finished in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the effect end signal is input to the terminal 4, the input of the effect end signal is detected in step S2. Then, the process proceeds to step S8, where the timing of the timer that has started timing at the start of the ended variation display is ended in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and 1 is subtracted and updated from the number of reserved balls in the game information table. Thereafter, when reach notification is performed by a reach notification process (FIG. 12) described later that is performed in parallel with the update process, the reach notification that is being performed is terminated.

  That is, in the step S2 of the update process, the effect display device 108 detects a fluctuation display including normal fluctuations with various effects, that is, an effect end signal output from the pachinko machine 2 when the effect is ended. Thus, the production end signal detection means in the present invention is constituted by the control microcomputer 279 that executes step S2 of the update process.

  Further, in step S8 of the update process, 1 is determined from the number of reserved balls in the game information table, which is the number of detections according to the present invention, in response to the detection of the effect end signal in step S2 which is the effect end signal detection means. The start winning detection number calculation means in the present invention is constituted by the control microcomputer 279 that performs subtraction and executes step S8 of the update process.

  Then, proceeding to the step of S10, based on the time measured by the timer that has finished timing in the step of S8, whether the variation display state of the variation display terminated in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a normal variation state or not. The variable display state specifying process for specifying whether the state is the state or the super-reach state of A to D is performed.

  Specifically, it is determined whether the current gaming state is a normal gaming state that becomes a normal mode, or a probability change state or a time-short state that becomes a shortened mode. In the normal mode fluctuation time of the data table, the variable display type corresponding to the timekeeping time of the timer that has finished counting in step S8 is specified. The variation display type corresponding to the timekeeping time of the timer whose timing has been terminated in the step is specified as the variation display state of the variation display in the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  And it progresses to the step of S11, and when the fluctuation display state specified in the step of S10 is the fluctuation display state of the normal fluctuation, the game information table is updated by adding 1 to the total start count and the hit count after hitting, After adding 1 to the total start count and start count of the latest state data in the gaming state history table, the process proceeds to step S12, while the variable display state specified in step S10 is a variable display state other than normal fluctuation, In other words, in the normal reach state or any of the super-reach states A to D, the total number of starts in the gaming information table, the number of start after winning, and the total number of starts and the number of starts in the latest state data in the gaming state history table are set. 1 is added and updated, and the reach history is additionally registered in the reach history table. The total number of start times in the game information table at that time is stored as the number of start times in the additionally registered reach history, the type of mode state (normal or shortened) at that time is stored in the game state item, and in S10 The reach type code of the variable display state specified in the step is stored in the type item, and “0” indicating loss is stored in the result item. Note that the data of this result item is updated to “1” which is a big hit in the above-described step S6 when a big hit occurs after the end of the reach.

  If the fluctuation display state specified in step S10 is normal reach, 1 is added to the total reach occurrence number and the normal reach number for today in the game information table, and the fluctuation display specified in step S10. When the state is one of the super-reach states A to D, 1 is added to the total reach occurrence number and super-reach number of the game information table for today and updated.

  That is, in step S11 of the update process, it is determined that a normal reach or a super reach has been generated in which the reach effect as the second effect is performed in the reach notification process to be described later, which is the second effect occurrence determination unit of the present invention. The number of times of occurrence, that is, the total number of reach occurrences is counted, and the second effect occurrence number counting means in the present invention is configured by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the step of S11.

  Next, proceeding to step S12, the number of reserved balls at that time is specified based on the number of held balls (current) in the game information table, and it is determined whether or not the specified number of held balls is zero. .

  When the number of balls to be held is 0, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 does not start a new variable display, and thus returns to the step S1 without starting a new time measurement, while holding balls If the number is not 0, that is, if the number of balls to be held is 1 to 4, the process proceeds to step S13 to start a new timer, and in the reach notification process of FIG. After setting the (super) reach threshold time corresponding to the mode state (normal or shortened) at that time for detecting occurrence, the process returns to step S1.

  In other words, in the steps S12 and S13 of the update process, when the number of reserved balls that is the detection number of the present invention is not 0, the effect end signal is detected in the step S2 that is the effect end signal detecting means of the present invention. The time measurement is started in accordance with the control microcomputer 279 that implements steps S12 and S13 of the update process, and constitutes the time measurement start means in the present invention.

  Specifically, as the reach threshold time and the super reach threshold time, if the current gaming state is the normal gaming state in which the normal mode is set, the lower limit value of the normal mode fluctuation time corresponding to the normal reach and A reach of the fluctuation display data table If the probability change state or the time reduction state is set to the shortened mode, the lower limit value of the shortened mode change time corresponding to the normal reach and A reach of the change display data table is set.

  Further, in the standby state of S1 to S4, when a start winning signal is input to the terminal 5 by winning at the start winning port 114 in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the input of the start winning signal is performed in step S3. Detected and proceeding to step S14, the number of reserved balls at that time is specified based on the number of reserved balls (current) in the game information table, and it is determined whether or not the specified number of held balls is zero. .

  In other words, in the step S3 of the update process, the start display signal output from the pachinko machine 2 is detected in accordance with the start of normal fluctuation with various effects in the effect display device 108, that is, the start prize that triggers the effects. Therefore, the start winning signal detection means in the present invention is constituted by the control microcomputer 279 that executes step S3 of the update process.

  If the number of balls to be held is 0, the process proceeds to step S13, and as described above, the timer starts a new time measurement, the reach threshold time corresponding to the mode state (normal or shortened), and the super After setting the reach threshold time, the process returns to step S1.

  In other words, in the steps S14 and S13 of the update process, when the start winning signal is detected in the step S3 which becomes the starting winning signal detection means of the present invention when the number of balls to be held which is the detected number of the present invention is zero. Timekeeping has been started, and the control microcomputer 279 that implements steps S14 and S13 of the update process constitutes the timekeeping start means in the present invention.

  On the other hand, if the number of balls on hold is not 0, the process proceeds to step S15 to determine whether or not the number of balls on hold is less than 4. If the number of balls on hold is 4, the upper limit has already been reached. Therefore, the process returns to the step of S1 without performing addition, and when the number of reserved balls is not 4, that is, when the number is 1 to 3, the process proceeds to the step of S16 and the number of reserved balls in the game information table (current) 1 is added and updated, 1 is added to the number of reserved balls, and the process returns to the step of S1.

  That is, in the steps S15 and S16 of the update process, the number of detections is within a range up to 4, which is a predetermined upper limit value, according to the detection of the start winning signal in the step S3 that is the starting winning signal detection means. 1 is added, and the control microcomputer 279 that implements steps S15 and S16 of the update process constitutes the start winning detection number calculation means in the present invention.

  Next, the reach notification process performed in parallel with the above update process in the control microcomputer (MPU) 279 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in the step of Sb1, it is determined whether or not the time measured at the step of S13 in the above update process has reached the reach threshold time set in the step of S13. When the reach threshold time has not been reached, the process returns to the step Sb1 again to wait for reaching the reach threshold time of the timekeeping time.

  In this state, when a reach state occurs in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, since the display of fluctuation is continuously performed in the pachinko machine 2 and the effect end signal is not output, the timed time reaches the reach threshold time. Thus, the arrival of the timekeeping time to the reach threshold time is detected in the step Sb1, and the process proceeds to the step Sb2, and it is determined that the normal reach state has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  In other words, in the steps of Sb1 and Sb2 of the reach notification process, the time measurement time started in step S13 of the update process serving as the time measurement start means of the present invention is equal to or greater than the reach threshold time that is a preset threshold time. On the condition that it has become, it is determined that the normal reach in which the reach effect which is the second effect in the present invention is performed has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the control for executing the reach notification processing Sb1 and Sb2 The microcomputer 279 constitutes the second effect occurrence determination means in the present invention.

  Then, the process proceeds to step Sb3, and it is determined whether or not the measured time has reached the super reach threshold time set in step S13.

  When normal reach has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, it is determined that the super reach threshold time has not been reached in the determination of Sb3, and the process proceeds to step Sb4, where the normal reach occurrence notification is already in progress. If there is no normal reach occurrence notification, the process proceeds to step Sb5 to determine whether the reach notification setting is set in the setting information table.

  If the reach notification setting is set in the determination of Sb5, the process proceeds to step Sb6, and the lighting state of the LED module 267 is changed to the normal reach notification mode of the variable display data table, specifically, the white lighting mode. After updating and notifying that the normal reach has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the process returns to the standby state of Sb1, while if the reach notification setting is not set, the step of Sb1 is performed without performing the step of Sb6. By returning to the standby state, the occurrence of normal reach is not notified.

  That is, when it is determined in the step Sb6 in the reach notification process that the normal reach in which the reach effect as the second effect in the present invention is performed in the step Sb2 which is the second effect occurrence determining means in the present invention has occurred. The notification means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 and the LED module 267 that execute the step of Sb6, informing that the normal reach has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  In addition, when super reach has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the time keeping time reaches the super reach threshold time, so that reaching the super reach threshold time is “Yes” in the step Sb3. ”Is detected and the process proceeds to step Sb7, where it is determined that a super reach state has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  Then, the process proceeds to step Sb8 to determine whether or not the super reach notification setting is set in the setting information table. If the super reach notification setting is set, the process proceeds to step Sb9 and the variable display data table. , Specify the notification color of the type of super reach to which the timing time and mode state (normal or shortened) at that time corresponds, and the specified notification color, for example, the timing time is 40 seconds, and the gaming state at that time is When the normal gaming state is the normal mode, the red notification color corresponding to the B reach is specified, and the lighting state of the LED module 267 is updated to the red lighting mode that is the specified notification color. After notifying that the B reach, which is a super reach, has occurred in the pachinko machine 2 to be returned, while returning to the standby state of Sb1, If the Parichi notification setting is not set, by returning to Sb1 standby state without performing the step of Sb9, the generation of super reach is not informed.

  That is, in the reach notification process of the present embodiment, it is determined that a normal reach (usually the second production) has occurred on the condition that the timekeeping time is equal to or greater than the reach threshold time, and the timekeeping time is normal reach (usually second). Production) and super reach (special second production) are determined on the condition that it is equal to or greater than a preset super reach threshold time (special second production threshold time) for identifying super reach (special second production). When it is determined that the normal reach (normal second effect) has occurred, it is notified that the normal reach (normal second effect) has occurred (Sb6), and super reach (special second effect) The display form setting table in FIG. 9 shows that the super reach (special second effect) has occurred when it is determined that the effect) has occurred. To have been broadcast in a different manner from the notification manner of the normal reach (usually the second effect) (Sb9).

  Further, in the reach notification process of the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 serving as the second effect occurrence determining means of the present invention is the shortened mode which is the first state in the signal input unit 278 serving as the state identification signal detecting means of the present invention. A state identification signal that can identify a probability variation state or a time-short state corresponding to, that is, a big hit 1 signal, a big hit 2 signal, a time-short signal corresponding to “010” that is a probability variation state or “011” that is a time reduction state is detected. as reach threshold time and super reach threshold time when that, based on the reach threshold time and super reach a threshold time corresponding to the set the reduction mode to determine the presence or absence of the occurrence of reach in step S13, state identification signal detection In the signal input unit 278 as a means, a normal gaming state or a big hit state corresponding to the normal mode which is the second state (note that The normal mode is also applicable to the big hit state, but since the timing is not started during the big hit state, it is a state identification signal that can identify the actual gaming state only), that is, the normal gaming state. The normal threshold set in step S13 is set as the reach threshold time and the super reach threshold time when detecting one big hit signal, two big hit signals, and a short-time signal corresponding to “000” or the big hit state “110”. The presence or absence of reach is determined based on the reach threshold time corresponding to the mode and the super reach threshold time.

  Various game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 managed in the game information table, the game state history table, and the reach history table updated by the above update process are shown in the table data screen shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), the control microcomputer 279 on the table data screen displays the number of big hits, the number of probability changes, the number of time reductions, and the total number of start times stored in the game information table as shown in FIG. The value obtained by dividing the number of big hits by the total number of starts (1 / ***) is calculated and displayed as the big hit probability, and further stored in the gaming state history table based on the data of the gaming state history table. The number of starts from the latest jackpot is associated with the “start count”, the number of starts between the latest jackpot and the previous jackpot (previous) is associated with the display of “one time ago”, The number of starts between the big hit and the previous big hit (previous times) is associated with the display of “2 times ago”, and so on. In the difference between the total start count corresponding to each of these jackpot (the difference of the start times of the last jackpot total start count at that time), and displays each specific to.

  In addition, when the time has not passed since the start of business and the number of generated big hits is less than 5, the oldest big hit, that is, the number of big hits corresponding to the first big hit from the start of business, is a starting number from operating start time to the point where the first jackpot occurs, in this case, the total start count itself in association with the first jackpot is stored in the game state history table jackpot It will be the number of starts.

  In the table data screen of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A, at the lower position, input menus corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d, specifically, the input buttons 255a are displayed. The “previous day” menu corresponds to the input button 255b, the “big hit history” menu corresponds to the input button 255c, the “reach data” menu corresponds to the input button 255c, and the “call” menu corresponds to the input button 255c. Is displayed.

  When the player wishes to confirm the previous day's table data, the player only has to operate the input button 255a corresponding to the “previous day” menu, and the control microcomputer 279 causes the control microcomputer 279 to operate the previous day in the game information table. gaming information stored in correspondence with the data, specifically, the jackpot number, probability variation number, time reduction number, reads the total start times, calculates the jackpot probability table data screen based on these read previous day data ( By displaying the previous day) on the display screen 261, the player can confirm the table data of the previous day. In the case of this table data screen (previous day), the data of the number of start times, one time before, twice before, etc. is not displayed.

  Further, when the player wants to check the table data of the previous day, the player only has to operate the input button 255a corresponding to the “previous day” menu when the table data screen (previous day) is displayed. By the operation of the input button 255a, the control microcomputer 279 causes the game information stored in the game information table to correspond to the previous day data, specifically, the number of big hits, the number of probability changes, the number of times shortened, the total number of starts , And the jackpot probability is calculated, and the player data can be confirmed by displaying the table data screen (the day before two days ago) on the display screen 261 based on the read two days before data. . In the case of this table data screen (the day before the last day), the data of the number of start times, the previous time, the second time,.

  When the player wants to check the occurrence status of the jackpot, he / she only has to operate the input button 255b corresponding to the menu of “Hitjacket history”, and the control microcomputer 279 causes the game state to be played by operating the input button 255b. Based on today's data stored in the history table and the highest ever-village data, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), the daily conditions of today and the highest ever-village times are shown with the horizontal axis as the business time axis. In addition to displaying, the hit status is displayed by displaying a bar-shaped display showing various hits (normal medium big hit, probability variable middle big hit, short-time middle big hit) at the position corresponding to the occurrence time of each big hit on the time axis. The total number of big hits for each day is displayed at the right end.

  As with the table data screen, these jackpot history screens also have a “previous day” menu corresponding to the input button 255a and a “table data” menu corresponding to the input button 255b. The “reach data” menu is displayed corresponding to the input button 255c, and the “calling” menu is displayed corresponding to the input button 255d. When the input button 255a is operated, it is stored in the gaming state history table. A jackpot history screen (previous day) or jackpot history screen (previous day) similar to the jackpot history screen (today) is displayed based on the history of the previous day or the day before.

  Further, illustration player when operating the input button 255d that corresponds to the menu of the "call" is by the manipulation, the control microcomputer 279, is provided or, in the remote control are input button 255d is operated again Until the turn-off button is operated, all the LED modules 267 are sequentially turned on in red, blue and white in order from the upper side indicating the call. On the other screens of this embodiment, when the input button 255d corresponding to the “call” menu is operated, the lighting control of the three colors red, blue, and white is similarly performed.

  Further, when the player wants to check the reach data regarding the reach, the player only needs to operate the input button 255c corresponding to the “reach data” menu, and the control microcomputer 279 causes the control microcomputer 279 to operate as shown in FIG. On the reach data (today) screen shown in (a), based on the data in the game information table and the reach history table, the total reach occurrence count from the start of business, the total reach count in the normal mode, and the count is the total reach occurrence count. (%), The total number of reach times in the shortened mode and the ratio (%) of the total number of reach occurrences, the total number of normal reach since the start of business, the normal reach number in the normal mode, and the number of times Ratio (%), number of normal reach times in shortened mode, and the number of times is total normal -Percentage of total reach (%), total number of superreach from start of operation, number of superreach in normal mode, and percentage of total number of superreach (%), number of superreach in reduced mode, and the number Displays the percentage of total superreach times.

  Specifically, the total reach occurrence count, the total normal reach count, and the total super reach count are specified from the total count of the total reach occurrence count, normal reach count, and super reach count as today's data in the game information table at that time. The total reach count, normal reach count, and super reach count in the normal mode are the number of reach histories (total reach count) in which “normal” is stored as the game status in today ’s data history in the reach history table. The number of reach histories (normal reach count) in which “normal” is stored as “normal” and “01” indicating normal reach is stored as the type, “normal” is stored as the gaming state and “1X” indicating super reach as the type is stored. The number of stored reach histories (super reach count) Identified by cement, calculating each ratio (%) of these specified number of times.

  In addition, the total reach count, the normal reach count, and the super reach count in the shortened mode are the number of reach histories (total reach count) in which “shortened” is stored as the game state in the data history of the current day in the reach history table. The number of reach histories (normal reach times) in which “shortened” is stored as the state and “01” indicating normal reach as the type is stored, “1X” in which “shortened” is stored as the game state and super reach is displayed as the type Is identified by counting the number of reach histories (the number of super-reach times) stored, and each ratio (%) is calculated from the identified number of times.

  That is, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment uses the reach history data stored in the reach history table, based on the reach history data, the reach notification process that is the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention in the normal mode that is the second state. In the normal mode, the total reach number (second state second effect occurrence number), which is the number of times it is determined that the reach state (second effect) has occurred, and in the shortened mode, which is the first state in the present invention The total number of times of reach in the shortened mode (the number of times of occurrence of the first state and the second effect), which is the number of times that the reach state (second effect) is determined to have occurred in the reach notification process serving as the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention The control microcomputer 279 and the reach history table constitute the second effect occurrence count totaling means for each state in the present invention. The total reach number in the normal mode (second state second effect occurrence number) and the shortened mode total reach number (first state second effect occurrence number) are the reach data of the present embodiment of the liquid crystal display device 266 (today). The liquid crystal display device 266 that is displayed on the screen and displays the reach data (today) screen constitutes the second effect occurrence number display means by state in the present invention.

  Further, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment determines that the normal reach (normal second effect) has occurred in the reach notification process as the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention, and the super reach (special second effect) has occurred. Both the number of normal reach, which is the number of times that it was not determined to have been performed, and the number of super reach, which is the number of times that the super reach (special second effect) was determined to occur, and the normal reach that occurred in the shortened mode (first state) The number of times, the number of super reach times, the number of normal reach times generated in the normal mode (first state), and the number of times of super reach are counted, and the control unit 279 and the reach history table count the second effect type occurrence number count in the present invention. And the total number of normal reach times In addition, the super reach number is displayed on the reach data (today) screen of the liquid crystal display device 266, and the second effect type occurrence number display means in the present invention is displayed by the liquid crystal display device 266 that displays the reach data (today) screen. It is configured.

  In this embodiment, both the normal reach count and the super reach count are tabulated and displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of them may be displayed.

  Further, in the reach data (today) screen of the present embodiment, the total reach occurrence, which is the number of times counted in the game information table and the reach history table in step S11 as the second effect occurrence count counting means of the present invention. The number of times is displayed, and the second effect occurrence number display means in the present invention is constituted by the liquid crystal display device 266 that displays the reach data (today) screen.

  Further, based on the data of the reach history table, the start count from the latest reach history (either normal or super) stored in the reach history table is associated with the “start count”, and the latest reach is stored. The number of starts between the previous reach and the previous reach (previous) is associated with the display of “one previous”, and the number of starts between the previous reach and the previous reach (previous) The number of start times between reach up to the previous four times is expressed as the difference between the total start times corresponding to each reach history in the reach history table (the start number from the latest reach is Each difference is determined from the total number of start times) and displayed as the number of start times between reach corresponding to the item display of all reach.

  Similarly, from the latest super reach history stored in the reach history table, that is, from the latest reach history in which the code of “1X” that is the reach type code corresponding to the super reach is stored in the type item. The start count is associated with the “start count”, and the start count between the latest super reach and the previous super reach (previous) is correlated with the “previous” display to indicate the previous super reach. The number of starts between the previous and the previous super reach (previous times) is associated with the display of “2 times before”, and so on. Difference in the total number of start times corresponding to each super reach history (if the latest reach history is a super reach history, The start times from the difference) between the total start count at that time, each specific to, in response to item display Super (S) reach displays as the number of times the start between super reach.

  That is, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment performs the reach state (second effect) in the reach notification process as the second effect occurrence determination means in the present invention based on the reach history data stored in the reach history table. An effect end signal is detected during the game period from when it is determined that the occurrence of the game has occurred until the next reach state (second effect) is determined again, that is, between the reach histories stored in the reach history table. The number of start times between reach (number of start times between second effects), which is the number of times that the effect end signal is detected in step S2 of the update process as means, is totaled, and the control microcomputer 279 starts the second effect start in the present invention. The number counting means is configured, and the counted number of start times between reach (the number of start times between second effects) is the liquid crystal display device 26. Reach data (today) are displayed on the screen, the second effect-start count display means is configured in the present invention by the liquid crystal display device 266.

  Further, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment performs super reach (special second effect) in the reach notification process as the second effect occurrence determination means in the present invention based on the reach history data stored in the reach history table. The game period from when it is determined that the event has occurred to when it is determined again that the next super reach (special second effect) has occurred, that is, among the reach histories stored in the reach history table, super reach as the type The number of times that the effect end signal is detected in the step S2 of the update process serving as the effect end signal detecting means between adjacent super reach histories in which the code of “1X” that is the reach type code corresponding to The difference in the number of start times of adjacent super reach histories is calculated as the number of start times between super reach (special second stage start) The control microcomputer 279 constitutes the start number counting unit between special second effects in the present invention, and the total start number between super reach (the number of start times between special second effects) is the liquid crystal. It is displayed on the reach data (today) screen of the display device 266, and the liquid crystal display device 266 constitutes the special second effect start number display means in the present invention.

  If the player wants to confirm the previous day's reach data, the “previous day” menu is supported when the reach data (today) screen is displayed, as in the case of the above-mentioned table data screen. The input button corresponding to the “previous day” menu is displayed when the reach data (previous day) screen is displayed. may be operated to 255a, the control microcomputer 279 by operation of the input buttons 255a, similarly to the case of the reach data (today) screen described above, from the data of the game information table and reach history table, the data for each display content Acquire and calculate and display.

  Further, when the player wants to confirm other information related to the reach, he / she only has to operate the input button 255b corresponding to the “next data” menu, and the control microcomputer 279 can operate the input microcomputer 255b by operating the input button 255b. In the jackpot reach number (today) screen shown in FIG. 14 (b), based on the data of the reach history table, the total number of reach, normal reach, and super reach times that occurred in each jackpot, and the average jackpot reach number Is displayed together with the number of starts for the big hit shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the big hit among reach the number of total reach, of today reach history reach history table, until reach history between (the latest "1" indicating the jackpot as a result is stored, the latest "1 ”Is stored in the reach history table, and the number of reach histories is calculated by adding 1 to the count value. As a result, the total number of reach occurrences from the latest reach history that has been stored as “1” as a result from the latest reach history is associated with the “start count”, and the latest reach history that has been the big hit and reach the number of times between the previous reach history that became a big hit (the last time) in association with the display of "once before", reach history became the last of the jackpot and the previous jackpot (before last) Reach number of times between the reach history of Tsu in association with the display of "before 2 times", so on, a big hit among reach the number of times up to the previous four times, to display each specific to.

  In other words, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment detects the jackpot 1 signal (specific gaming state signal) after the detection of the jackpot 1 signal (specific gaming state signal) at the terminal 1 of the signal input unit 278 serving as the specific gaming state signal detection means. Game period until the game status signal is detected, that is, between reach histories in which “1” is registered in “Result” of the reach history table by detecting one jackpot signal at the terminal 1 of the signal input unit 278 , The number of times it is determined that the reach state (second effect) has occurred in the reach notification process serving as the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention, that is, between reach histories in which “1” is registered in “Result” The total number of reach occurrences, which is the number of reach histories registered in the number of reach history (the number of second production occurrences during a specific gaming state) is counted, The control microcomputer 279 constitutes a second effect occurrence number counting means between specific gaming states in the present invention, and the jackpot reach number (the number of second effect occurrences during a specific gaming state) of the total reach is a liquid crystal. It is displayed on the screen for the number of times of big hits (today) of the display device 266, and the liquid crystal display device 266 constitutes the second effect occurrence number display means for the specific gaming state in the present invention.

  Similarly, the jackpot reach number of the normal reach count is the value of “1” indicating that the jackpot is stored as a result of today's reach history in the reach history table (the latest “1” until the latest reach history is stored). Counts the number of reach histories in which the reach type code “01” indicating normal reach is stored in the type item. When the reach history on the side is a normal reach case, the number obtained by adding 1 to the count value is calculated as the normal reach number, and “1” is obtained as a result from the latest reach history stored in the reach history table. Corresponds to the “start count” for the normal reach count from the reach history that has been the latest jackpot Therefore, the number of normal reach between the most recent jackpot reach history and the previous hit history (previous) reach history is associated with the display of “one time ago”, and the previous hit hit The normal reach number between the history and the previous big hit (previous times) reach history is correlated with the display of “2 times ago”, and the normal reach number between the big hits up to 4 times before is specified respectively. To display.

  Moreover, big hit among reach the number of super reach number, of today reach history reach history table, until reach history between (the latest "1" indicating the jackpot as a result is stored, the latest "1" super reach history but until recent reach history from the reach history stored), i.e., counts the number of reach histories reach type code of "1X" indicating super reach the type of item is stored When the reach history on the new side is a super reach case, the number obtained by adding 1 to the count value is calculated as the super reach number, and the result is obtained from the latest reach history stored in the reach history table. Corresponding to the “start count”, the number of super reach from the latest reach history that has been stored as “1” as Therefore, the number of super reach between the reach history that has been the latest jackpot and the previous hit history (previous) is related to the display of “one time ago”, and the previous jackpot has been reached. The number of super reach between the reach history and the previous big hit (previous) reach history is correlated with the display of “2 times ago”, and so on. Identify and display each.

  In other words, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment detects the jackpot 1 signal (specific gaming state signal) after the detection of the jackpot 1 signal (specific gaming state signal) at the terminal 1 of the signal input unit 278 serving as the specific gaming state signal detection means. Game period until the game status signal is detected, that is, between reach histories in which “1” is registered in “Result” of the reach history table by detecting one jackpot signal at the terminal 1 of the signal input unit 278 Is the number of times that it has been determined that the normal reach (normal second effect) has occurred and the super reach (special second effect) has not occurred in the reach notification process as the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention. The number of times of jackpot reach of the number of normal reach (usually the number of second productions produced during a specific gaming state) and super reach (special 2) the number of times of jackpot reach (the number of occurrence of special second effects between specific gaming states) of the super reach number, which is the number of times determined to have occurred, is specified by the control microcomputer 279 in the present invention. A second production type occurrence count totaling means between gaming states is configured, and the total number of normal reach jackpot reach (the number of normal second production occurrences during a specific gaming state) and super reach jackpot reach (specific) Both the game state special second effect occurrence count) are displayed on the screen of the jackpot reach number (today) of the liquid crystal display device 266, and the liquid crystal display device 266 displays the second effect type between the specific game states in the present invention. An occurrence number display means is configured.

  In this embodiment, on the screen for the number of times of jackpot reach (today), the number of hits for normal reach (the number of times of normal second production during the specific gaming state) and the number of reach of super hits (the special number between special gaming states) However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of these may be aggregated and displayed.

  In addition, the average reach between jackpots, which is the value obtained by dividing the total reach occurrence count, normal reach count and super reach count from the start of sales displayed on the reach data (today) screen, by the number of jackpots generated from the start of business, respectively. The number of times is calculated for each, and displayed at positions corresponding to total reach, normal reach, and super reach.

  If the player wants to check the number of times of jackpot reach other than today, as in the case of the reach data (today) screen described above, when the number of jackpot reach (today) screen is displayed, it is sufficient to operate the input button 255a that corresponds to the menu of the day before ", and further, if you want to see a big hit among reach the number of two days before is, at the stage of reach data (the day before) screen is displayed in the" previous day " It is only necessary to further operate the input button 255a corresponding to the menu, and the operation of the input button 255a causes the control microcomputer 279 to perform each operation from the data in the reach history table as in the case of the big hit reach number (today) screen. Display content data is acquired, calculated, and displayed.

  Further, when the player wants to confirm other information related to reach, more specifically, the occurrence history, the player may further operate the input button 255b corresponding to the “next data” menu. Through the operation of 255b, the control microcomputer 279 causes the reach history (today) screen shown in FIG. 15 (a) to display the start count, type (normal or super), and result (loss) of each reach history based on the data in the reach history table. Are displayed separately for a normal mode history that is a reach history that occurred during the normal mode and a shortened mode history that is a reach history that occurred during the abbreviated mode.

  Specifically, for each of these reach histories, out of today's reach histories stored in the reach history table, all reach histories in which “normal” is stored in the item of the game state are extracted as the normal mode history. Thus, all the reach histories in which “reduced” is stored in the item of the game state are extracted and displayed as an abbreviated mode history in ascending order of the number of start times.

  In this embodiment, since the display area of the display screen 261 is not so large, a data area for displaying the reach history is set, and four reach histories are displayed in this data area. When it is desired to check the reach history, the fifth and subsequent reach histories are updated and displayed in units of four by operating the input button 255b corresponding to the “next data” menu.

  Further, in this embodiment, the reach history (today) screen, although displays only types of normal or super as reach type, the present invention is not limited thereto, are these super reach type , A reach, B reach, C reach, D reach name, etc. may be displayed.

  In addition, when it is desired to display the reach history of the previous day and the day before the previous day, as in the case of each screen described above, by operating the input button 255a corresponding to the “previous day” menu, The reach history for is displayed.

  Then, after all reach histories are displayed in the data area, when the input button 255b corresponding to the “next data” menu is further operated, as shown in FIG. The number of normal reach that became a big hit in the normal mode corresponds to the display of the normal mode, the number of normal reach that became a big hit in the shortened mode Each is displayed corresponding to the display.

  Specifically, as for the number of times, “01” indicating normal reach is stored in the type item of today's reach history in the reach history table, and “1” indicating jackpot is stored in the result item. By counting the reach history, the number of normal reach that has been a big hit since the start of business is counted, and “01” indicating normal reach is stored in these types of items, and “1” indicating big hit is stored in the result items By counting the reach history in which “normal” is stored in the game status item, the number of normal reach times in the normal mode, which has been a big hit from the start of business, is counted. In the reach history in which “01” indicating normal reach is stored and “1” indicating jackpot is stored in the result item, a game Counting the number of times normal reach in the reduction mode, which became a big hit from operations at the start by counting the reach history of the item of the state "short" is stored.

  That is, the control microcomputer 279 of the present embodiment, after determining that the normal reach (usually the second effect) has occurred in the reach notification process serving as the second effect occurrence determining means in the present invention, the step of S13 that becomes the time measurement starting means. Until the next time is started, it is not determined that a super reach (special second effect) has occurred, and one big hit signal (in the step of S2 serving as the specific gaming state signal detecting means of the present invention ( by being detected the specific game state signal), stores "01" indicating the normal reach of the type of item, and the result of the item by showing jackpot "1" count reach history stored, The total number of times of normal reach (usually the number of occurrences of the second production specific game state) that has been a big hit since the start of business is counted, and the control microcomputer 27 Thus, the normal second effect specific game state occurrence count totaling means in the present invention is configured, and all the normal reach times (usually the second effect specific game state occurrence count) that are the big hits from the start of the calculated business are displayed on the liquid crystal display. It is displayed on the reach history (today) screen of the device 266, and the liquid crystal display device 266 constitutes the normal second effect specific game state occurrence number display means in the present invention.

  Next, a second embodiment corresponding to claim 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As a feature of the second embodiment, in the calling lamp device 200 of the first embodiment, in order to notify the occurrence of normal reach and the occurrence of various super reach at the time of occurrence, the reach threshold time and various The occurrence of normal reach and the occurrence of super reach are determined at the time when the timing reaches the super reach threshold time, while in this embodiment, the occurrence of normal reach and the occurrence of various super reach are determined. In the case where the notification is not made at the time of the occurrence, the timing of the timing time is terminated when the effect end signal output by the end of the change display of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is input, and the corresponding pachinko machine is based on the terminated timing time. Point to determine the occurrence of normal reach or super reach in 2, ie, the corresponding click The point that the occurrence of normal reach or super reach is determined after the end of the variable display in the machine 2 is different, and the other configurations are the same as those of the call lamp device 200 of the first embodiment, so the description of the same parts Is omitted, and the characteristic part of the second embodiment, which is a change from the first embodiment, that is, the processing content of the update process will be described below.

  In the update process of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the control microcomputer 279 performs the steps S <b> 1 to S <b> 4 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, so that the input states of the terminals 1 to 7 are changed. It is in a standby state to monitor changes.

  In this state, when the gaming state is changed and the input state of the terminals 1 to 3 is changed, and when the start winning signal is input to the terminal 5, the winning ball signal or the terminal 6 or the terminal 7 is input. When there is an input of the out ball counting signal, the same processing as that of the first embodiment is performed, so the description of the processing is omitted, and the processing content when the production end signal is input to the terminal 4 This will be described below.

  In the standby state of S1 to S4, when the variable display is finished in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the effect end signal is input to the terminal 4, the input of the effect end signal is detected in step S2, and S8 In the corresponding step, the timing of the timer that has started timing at the start of the ended variation display is terminated in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and 1 is subtracted from the number of the reserved balls in the game information table and updated.

  That is, in the step S8 of the update process of the second embodiment, during the time measurement started in the step S13 which is the time measurement start unit of the present invention, the production end signal is generated in the step S2 which is the production end signal detection unit. The timekeeping during the timekeeping is finished in response to the detection of the timepiece, and the timekeeping end means of the present invention is constituted by the control microcomputer 279 that executes step S8 of the update process.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S9 ', and it is determined whether or not the time measured after the time measurement in step S8 is less than the reach threshold time set in step S13.

  If it is less than the reach threshold time in this determination, the total start count of the game information table, the hit count after hit, and the latest status data of the game status history table are not performed without performing the steps of S11 ′ and S11 ′ +. After adding 1 to the total number of starts and the number of starts, the process proceeds to step S12.

  On the other hand, if it is not less than the reach threshold time in the determination in step S8, that is, if the measured time is greater than or equal to the reach threshold time, the process proceeds to step S10 ′ and is the measured time less than the super reach threshold time? Determine whether or not.

  If the measured time is less than the super reach threshold time in the determination, the process proceeds to step S11 ′, where it is determined that normal reach has occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the reach history is added to the reach history table. Register and store the total number of start times of the game information table at that time as the number of start times in the additionally registered reach history, and store the type of mode state (normal or shortened) at that time in the item of game state; The reach type code of normal reach is stored in the type field, “0” indicating a loss is stored in the result field, and 1 is added to the total reach occurrence number and normal reach number of the game information table today. Note that the data of this result item is updated to “1” which is a big hit in the above-described step S6 when a big hit occurs after the end of the reach.

  On the other hand, if it is not less than the super reach threshold time in the determination in step S10 ′, that is, if the time is not less than the super reach threshold time, the process proceeds to step S11 ′ +, and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 uses the super reach. In addition, it is determined from the data stored in the time measurement time and the fluctuation display data table which super-reach state of A to D is in effect. Then, the reach history is additionally registered in the reach history table, the total number of start times of the game information table at that time is stored as the number of start times in the additionally registered reach history, and the mode state (normal or shortened) at that time is stored. The type is stored in the game state item, and the reach type code of any of the specified A to D in the super reach state is stored in the type item, and “0” indicating the loss is stored in the result item. Update the game information table by adding 1 to the total number of reach occurrences and the number of super reachs for today. Note that the data of this result item is updated to “1” which is a big hit in the above-described step S6 when a big hit occurs after the end of the reach.

  In other words, the steps S9 ′ to S11 ′ + in the update process of the second embodiment are started at the step S13 which is the timing start means of the present invention, and at the step S8 which is the timing end means of the present invention. Normal reach or super in which the reach effect which is the second effect in the present invention is implemented in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 on the condition that the time-measured time is not less than the reach threshold time which is a preset threshold time It is determined that the reach has occurred, and the second effect generation determination means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the steps S9 ′ to S11 ′ +.

  In addition, in the steps S11 ′ and S11 ′ + of the update process of the second embodiment, the reach effect as the second effect is performed in the steps S9 ′ to S11 ′ + serving as the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention. The number of times it is determined that the normal reach or the super reach has been generated is counted, and the second effect occurrence number counting means in the present invention is constituted by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the steps of S11 ′ and S11 ′ +. Yes.

  Next, proceeding to step S12, the number of reserved balls at that time is specified based on the number of held balls (current) in the game information table, and it is determined whether or not the specified number of held balls is zero. .

  When the number of balls to be held is 0, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 does not start a new variable display, and thus returns to the step S1 without starting a new time measurement, while holding balls If the number is not 0, that is, if the number of balls to be held is 1 to 4, the process proceeds to step S13 to start a new timer, and at S9 ′ and S10 ′, a reach state and a super reach state are generated. After setting the (super) reach threshold time corresponding to the mode state (normal or shortened) at that time, the process returns to step S1.

  In other words, in the steps S12 and S13 of the update process of the second embodiment, when the number of reserved balls that is the number of detections of the present invention is not 0, the effect ends in the step S2 that is the effect end signal detection means of the present invention. Time measurement is started in response to the detection of the signal, and the time measurement start means in the present invention is configured by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the steps S12 and S13 of the update process.

  As described above, according to each of the embodiments, it is not necessary to provide a device for detecting sound, vibration, and light, and the start winning signal and the production end signal are obtained from the current pachinko machine currently installed in the game hall. Since it is an output signal, it is possible to accurately count and display the total number of reach occurrences, which is the second number of effects in these current pachinko machines, using these start winning signals and effect end signals.

  In addition, according to each of the embodiments, even in the pachinko machine 2 in which the shortened mode that is the first state and the normal mode that is the second state are generated with different production times, the total reach occurrence number is accurately determined. Can be aggregated and displayed.

  Further, according to each of the embodiments, the total number of times of reach in the shortened mode (first state and second effect occurrence number) generated in the shortened mode that is in the first state and the normal mode that is in the second state. Information about the total number of times of reach in the normal mode (second state second effect occurrence number) can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like.

  In addition, according to each of the above embodiments, information on the number of times of normal reach (usually the number of occurrences of the second effect) and the number of times of super reach (the number of times of occurrence of the special second effect) can be provided to the player, the store clerk, and the like.

  In addition, according to each of the embodiments, the information on the number of times of jackpot reach (the number of times of total reach in FIG. 14 (b)), which is the number of times of generating the second effect during the specific gaming state, is provided to the player, the store clerk, and the like. Can do.

  Further, according to each embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the normal reach occurrence number from the business start time which is the normal second production occurrence number and the business start time from the special second production occurrence number. Information on the number of occurrences of super reach can be provided to players, store clerk, and the like.

  Further, according to each of the embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14A, information on the number of start times between reach (all reach) that is the number of start times between the second performances can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like. .

  In addition, according to each of the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14A, information on the number of start times between reach (S reach), which is the number of start times between special second effects, can be provided to a player, a store clerk, or the like. it can.

  Further, according to each of the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15B, information on the number of times of normal reach, which is usually the number of occurrences of the second effect specific game state, can be provided to the player, the clerk, and the like. it can.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, a player, a store clerk, or the like can easily recognize the occurrence of the reach state as the second effect.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, a player, a store clerk, or the like can easily recognize the occurrence of normal reach (normal second effect) and super reach (special second effect).

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a gaming machine that displays both the special symbol variation display and the reach effect display on the same effect display unit 109 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. The special symbol variation display is displayed on the special variation display unit provided at the lower side position of the game area 107, and the effect display unit 109 displays only the effect display corresponding to the normal variation and the reach effect display. In other words, the special symbol variation display and the reach effect display may be displayed on separate display units. Specifically, in the special variation display section provided at the lower side position of the game area 107, as in the normal symbol display in the effect display device 108 of the above-described embodiment, a one-digit to three-digit seven-segment display is performed. Full-color, which can display various effects provided in the center of the game area 107, as well as the effects display, in the same manner as the effects display 109 in the pachinko machine 2 of the above embodiment. When the above-mentioned reach lottery is not won in the effect display unit composed of a liquid crystal or the like, punching is performed only once in the effect display accompanying the normal fluctuation, for example, the effect display in which the fighters' characters fight against each other. When the effect display is displayed and the winner is selected in the reach lottery, the displayed fighter character performs punching more than once. In the case where the reach display is performed, and the super reach is selected in the reach lottery, the display of the display such as the attack of the displayed fighter character by his special skill is performed. May be.

  In addition, a gaming machine that does not have a special variation display unit that displays a special symbol in a variably manner and has only an effect display device 108 that performs only a reach effect in which the special symbol is not variably displayed.

  When the special symbol is variably displayed by the two-digit 7-segment display in the special variation display unit, the effect display unit 109 is used when the first symbol stopped is of a specific type (for example, 3 or 7). Since the reach effect is performed at, the reach state is also included in the case where the first symbols stopped are of a specific type (for example, 3 or 7). In addition, when special symbols are variably displayed by the one-digit 7-segment display in these special variation display units, the reach display is performed in the effect display unit 109 without the variation display being stopped, and the variable display is continued. Therefore, the reach state is also included when the variation display time of the special symbol is longer than the normal variation display time.

  In addition to the effect display that fights between these fighters' characters, for example, an effect display that is accompanied by normal fluctuations is an effect display in which jet aircraft fires missiles in a single shot and is won in the reach lottery. In some cases, a plurality of missiles are fired and an effect display is performed in which the missiles track enemy aircraft. The missile that is present may be a gaming machine on which an effect display for locking on the enemy machine is performed.

  That is, as a gaming machine to which the game information display device of the present invention corresponds, there is a gaming machine that performs only the effect display of the reach effect in the effect display unit 109, that is, an effect display device that can display a predetermined effect, A game machine that performs a first effect (normal variation) with a short effect time and a second effect (normal reach, super reach reach effect) with a longer effect time than the first effect in the effect display device. I just need it.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the pachinko machine 2 in which the special display of 3 rows is variably displayed in the production | presentation display part 109 is illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, These special symbols are 2 rows. The start port 1 may correspond to the symbol 1 and the start port 2 may correspond to the symbol 2. Even in this case, the start to the start port 1 may be performed. and start winning signal 1 output by winning, with determining the occurrence of a reach state based on the effect termination signal 1 output by the end of the variable display of the symbols 1, output by starting winning to start hole 2 starting The occurrence of the reach state may be determined based on the winning signal 2 and the effect end signal 2 output when the variable display of the symbol 2 is ended.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the subtraction of the reserved ball is subtracted and updated when the time measurement is finished when the effect end signal is input, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these subtraction updates May be implemented at the start of timing.

  In the embodiment, in the hall computer 100, the setting data set in the setting information table of each calling lamp device 200, the normal mode change time, the shortened mode change time, and the notification mode data in the change display data table. This is preferable because it is not necessary to go to the individual call lamp devices 200 to perform these setting changes, and the setting changes can be performed easily and quickly. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these setting changes may be performed using a dip switch of the calling lamp device 200 or a remote controller.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the call lamp apparatus 200 was illustrated as a game information display apparatus, this invention is not limited to this, As these game information display apparatuses, game information is shown to the card unit 3. A display panel for displaying may be provided, and various data such as reach data in the above-described embodiment may be displayed on the display panel. Furthermore, these prepaid cards are accepted to rent pachinko balls. It may be a member's replay device that accepts only member cards and allows replays with stored balls, and a display panel may be provided, and any card can be simply played without accepting any cards. An information providing apparatus including a display panel for displaying information may be used.

  Further, the pachinko machine 2 used in the above embodiment is configured so as to be in the short-time state even in the probability variation state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the short-time state in the probability variation state. It may be a pachinko machine that does not become.

  Further, in the above described reach data (today) it is shown in FIG. 14 (a) in the example screen, as described above, the total reach number of total reach number and latency mode of the normal mode, normal reach number and super reach the normal mode The number of times, and further, the normal reach number and the super reach number in the shortened mode are displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. The number of reach that occurred in the normal gaming state, the short-time state, and the big win state, which are low probability, the low probability of lottery to become a big hit state, the total number of reach, the normal reach number and the super reach number in the low probability, and a big hit state High probability that is the number of reach that occurred in the probability variation state that becomes a high probability state with a high lottery probability Total reach number, and a normal reach number and super reach number may be displayed together with the ratio, In such a case, the probability of change shown in the present embodiment in (in probability variation) and time reduction state It is possible to display the number of reach times during the probability change and the reach number other than during the probability change for any pachinko machine that is not in the short-running state during probability fluctuation (probability change) Can provide interesting data.

  Also, in the normal gaming state, there are A, B, and C as super reach types, and in the probability variation state, there are A, B, C, and D as super reach types (E, F, and G may be used). If it is a simple pachinko machine, it becomes possible to provide more interesting data for the player by displaying the type of super reach (for example, super reach D) in the type column shown in FIG. .

  Specifically, when the display during the low probability and the high probability is performed, the control microcomputer 279 replaces the gaming state in the reach history table shown in FIG. 7 with the probability state at that time, that is, the game at that time. If the state is a low probability state normal game state, short time state and big hit state, "low probability" is stored, and if the game state at that time is a high probability state, "high probability" is stored. together keep manner, similarly to the processing in the reach data (today) screen display of FIG. 14 (a), the total reach number of occurrences, the total normal reach number, total super reach number, today the game information table at that time The total number of reach occurrences, the number of normal reach times, and the number of times counted by the super reach number are specified as the data. As for the number of times and the number of super reach times, the number of reach histories (total number of reach times) in which “low probability” is stored as the probability state in the data history of the reach history table, and “low probability” is stored as the probability state. The number of reach histories storing “01” indicating normal reach as the type (normal reach count), the reach history storing “1X” indicating “low probability” as the probability state and super reach as the type The number (number of superreach) is specified by counting, and each ratio (%) is calculated from the specified number of times.

  In addition, the total number of reach times, the number of normal reach times, and the number of super reach times with high probability are the number of reach histories (total reach times) in which “high probability” is stored as a probability state in today's data history in the reach history table. Number of reach histories (normal reach count) in which “high probability” is stored as the probability state and “01” indicating normal reach is stored as the type, “high probability” is stored in the probability state and super reach is displayed as the type The number of reach histories in which “1X” is stored (the number of super-reach times) is specified by counting, and each ratio (%) may be calculated from the specified number of times.

  That is, based on the reach history data stored in the reach history table, the reach state (second effect) has occurred in the reach notification process, which is the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention, in the low probability state. The reach state in the reach notification process that is the second effect occurrence determination means of the present invention in the high-accuracy state of the present invention and the total reach number of times of low probability that is the determined number of times (number of occurrences of the second effect occurrence of the low-accuracy state) of the present invention. The total number of reach times (high-precision state second effect occurrence frequency), which is the number of times it is determined that the (second effect) has occurred, is aggregated to form a second effect-occurrence occurrence count unit by state. The total reach count during the low accuracy (the number of occurrences of the second production in the low accuracy state) and the total reach count during the high accuracy (the number of the occurrences of the second production in the high accuracy state) are counted as the reach data of the liquid crystal display device 266. (Today) Display on screen May be formed state by second effect occurrence count display means Te.

It is a front view which shows the game island to which the calling lamp apparatus 200 of the Example of this invention was applied. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the calling lamp apparatus 200 of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ringing lamp apparatus 200 of the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the various signals and data which are input into the calling lamp apparatus 200 of the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the game information table used for the present Example. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the game state log | history table used for the present Example. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the reach history table used for the present Example. (A) is a figure which shows the setting information table used for the present Example, (b) is a figure which shows the fluctuation | variation display data table used for the present Example. It is a figure which shows the display mode setting table used for the present Example. It is a figure which shows the calling lamp setting screen for performing the setting of the calling lamp apparatus 200 in the hall computer 100 of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the update process which the control microcomputer 279 of a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the reach notification which the control microcomputer 279 of a present Example performs. It is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of a present Example. It is a figure which shows the output form of the signal output from the pachinko machine 2 used for the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the update process of Example 2 which the control microcomputer 279 of a present Example performs. It is a figure which shows the display state in the call lamp apparatus 200 of another form.

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2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 100 Hall computer 108 Effect display device 200 Call lamp device 261 Display screen 270 Control board 273 RTC
274 Communication unit 275 RAM
276 EEPROM
278 Signal Input Unit 279 Control Microcomputer

Claims (12)

A game having an effect display device capable of displaying a predetermined effect, and performing a first effect with a short effect time in the effect display device and a second effect with a longer effect time compared to the first effect. A game information display device provided corresponding to the machine,
A start winning signal detection means for detecting a start winning signal output from the gaming machine in association with a start winning that triggers the start of the effect in the effect display device;
An effect end signal detecting means for detecting an effect end signal output from the gaming machine when the effect is ended in the effect display device;
In response to detection of the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means, 1 is added to the number of detections within a range up to a predetermined upper limit value, and in response to detection of the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means. Starting winning detection number calculation means for subtracting 1 from the detection number;
Timing is determined according to detecting the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means when the detected number is 0, and detecting the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means when the detected number is not zero. Timing start means for starting
Second effect occurrence determination means for determining that a second effect has occurred in the gaming machine on the condition that the time measured by the time measurement start means is equal to or greater than a preset threshold time;
Second effect occurrence number counting means for counting the number of times it is determined that the second effect has occurred in the second effect occurrence determination means;
Second effect occurrence number display means for displaying the number of times counted by the second effect occurrence number count means;
A game information display device comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying unit that notifies that the second effect has occurred in the corresponding gaming machine when the second effect occurrence determining unit determines that the second effect has occurred. 1. The game information display device according to 1. The gaming machine has a normal second effect in which the effect time in the effect display device is short as the second effect, and a special second effect in which the effect time is long compared to the normal second effect,
The second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time, and the timed time is the second second effect and the special time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on the condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time for identifying two effects,
The notification means notifies that the normal second effect has occurred when the second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred, and determines that the special second effect has occurred. 3. The game information display device according to claim 2, wherein the game information display device notifies the occurrence of the special second effect in a mode different from the notification mode of the normal second effect. A game having an effect display device capable of displaying a predetermined effect, and performing a first effect with a short effect time in the effect display device and a second effect with a longer effect time compared to the first effect. A game information display device provided corresponding to the machine,
A start winning signal detection means for detecting a start winning signal output from the gaming machine in association with a start winning which is a trigger for starting the effect in the effect display device;
An effect end signal detecting means for detecting an effect end signal output from the gaming machine when the effect is ended in the effect display device;
In response to detection of the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means, 1 is added to the number of detections within a range up to a predetermined upper limit value, and in response to detection of the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means. Starting winning detection number calculation means for subtracting 1 from the detection number;
Timing is determined according to detecting the start winning signal in the start winning signal detecting means when the detected number is 0, and detecting the effect end signal in the effect end signal detecting means when the detected number is not zero. Timing start means for starting
During the time measurement started by the time measurement start means, the time measurement end means for ending the time measurement during the time measurement in response to detecting the effect end signal in the effect end signal detection means,
It is determined that the second effect has occurred in the gaming machine on the condition that the timing time started by the timing start means and ended by the timing end means is equal to or greater than a preset threshold time. Second production occurrence determination means;
Second effect occurrence number counting means for counting the number of times it is determined that the second effect has occurred in the second effect occurrence determination means;
Second effect occurrence number display means for displaying the number of times counted by the second effect occurrence number count means;
A game information display device comprising: The gaming machine has a first state in which the effect time in the effect display device is short, and a second state in which the effect time is long compared to the first state,
A state identification signal detecting means for detecting a state identification signal that can be distinguished from the first state and the second state output from the gaming machine;
The second effect occurrence determination means is based on a threshold time corresponding to the first state as the threshold time when the state identification signal detection means detects a state identification signal that can identify the first state. And when the state identification signal detecting means detects a state identification signal that can identify the second state, the threshold time is determined based on a threshold time corresponding to the second state. The game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The gaming machine has a first state in which the effect time in the effect display device is short, and a second state in which the effect time is long compared to the first state,
State identification signal detection means for detecting a state identification signal that can be distinguished from the first state and the second state output from the gaming machine;
In the second state, the second state occurrence number is the number of times it is determined that the second effect has been generated by the second effect occurrence determination means, and the second effect occurrence is in the first state. State-specific second effect occurrence count totaling means for counting the first state second effect occurrence count, which is the number of times it is determined by the determination means that the second effect has occurred,
State-specific second effect occurrence count display means for displaying the second state second effect occurrence count and the first state second effect occurrence count counted by the state-specific second effect occurrence count counting means;
The game information display device according to claim 1, comprising: The gaming machine has a normal second effect in which the effect time in the effect display device is short as the second effect, and a special second effect in which the effect time is long compared to the normal second effect,
The second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time, and the timed time is the second second effect and the special second time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time for identifying the effect,
The number of occurrences of the normal second effect, which is the number of times that the second effect generation determining means determines that the normal second effect has occurred and the determination that the special second effect has not occurred has occurred, or the special second effect has occurred. A second effect type occurrence count totaling unit that counts at least one of the special second effect occurrence counts that are determined to be performed;
Second effect type occurrence count display means for displaying at least one of the normal second effect occurrence count or the special second effect occurrence count counted by the second effect type occurrence count counting means;
The game information display device according to claim 1, comprising: The gaming machine has a specific gaming state that is a gaming state advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of gaming media;
Specific game state signal detection means for detecting a specific game state signal output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
In the gaming period from the end of detection of the specific gaming state signal in the specific gaming state signal detection means until the detection of the specific gaming state signal next time, the second effect is generated by the second effect generation determination means. A second effect occurrence count totaling means between the specific gaming states that counts the determined second count between the specific game states,
A second effect occurrence number display means between the specific gaming states for displaying the second effect occurrence number of times between the specific gaming states counted by the second effect occurrence number counting means between the specific gaming states;
The game information display device according to claim 1, comprising: The gaming machine has a normal second effect in which the effect time on the effect display device is short as the second effect, and a special second effect in which the effect time is longer than the normal second effect. A specific game state that is advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of game media,
The second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time, and the timed time is the second second effect and the special second time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time for identifying the effect,
Specific game state signal detection means for detecting a specific game state signal output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
In the gaming period from the end of detection of the specific gaming state signal in the specific gaming state signal detection means to the next detection of the specific gaming state signal, the second effect generation determining means normally generates the second effect. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred and is the number of times the normal second effect has occurred during the specific gaming state, which is the number of times the special second effect has not been generated, or the second effect occurrence determining means determines that the special second effect has occurred. A second effect type occurrence count totaling means between specific gaming states that counts at least one of the number of occurrences of the special second effect between specific game states,
The specific game state display number of at least one of the normal second production occurrence number between the specific gaming states or the special second production occurrence number between the specific gaming states counted by the second gaming type occurrence number counting means between the specific gaming states. 2 production type occurrence count display means;
The game information display device according to claim 1, comprising:   In the game period from when it is determined that the second effect has been generated by the second effect generation determination means to when it is determined again that the second effect has occurred, the effect end signal detection means detects the effect. A second inter-effects start count totaling unit that counts the number of start times between second effects, which is the number of times the end signal has been detected, and a second inter-actual start count counted by the second inter-production start count totaling unit are displayed. The game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a start number display means between second effects. The gaming machine has a normal second effect in which the effect time in the effect display device is short as the second effect, and a special second effect in which the effect time is long compared to the normal second effect,
The second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time, and the timed time is the second second effect and the special second time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time for identifying the effect,
In the game period from when it is determined that the special second effect has been generated by the second effect generation determination means to when it is determined again that the special second effect has occurred, the effect end signal detection means detects the effect. A special second production start number counting means for counting the number of start times between special second effects that is the number of times the end signal has been detected, and a special second production start between the special effects produced by the special second production start number counting means. The game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a start number display means between special second effects for displaying the number of times. The gaming machine has a normal second effect in which the effect time in the effect display device is short as the second effect, and a special second effect in which the effect time is longer than the normal second effect. A specific game state that is advantageous for a player who can acquire a large amount of game media,
The second effect occurrence determination means determines that the normal second effect has occurred on the condition that the timed time is equal to or greater than the threshold time, and the timed time is the second second effect and the special second time. It is determined that the special second effect has occurred on condition that it is equal to or longer than a preset special second effect threshold time for identifying the effect,
Specific game state signal detection means for detecting a specific game state signal output from the gaming machine when the gaming state in the gaming machine is the specific gaming state;
It is determined that the special second effect has occurred after the second effect generation determining means determines that the second effect has normally occurred and before the next timing is started by the timing start means. Normal second effect specific game state occurrence count totaling means for counting the normal second effect specific game state occurrence count, which is the number of times the specific game state signal has been detected by the specific game state signal detection means,
A normal second effect specific game state occurrence count display means for displaying the normal second effect specific game state occurrence count counted by the normal second effect specific game state occurrence count counting means;
The game information display device according to claim 1, comprising:

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