JP2008245800A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which can implement performance to match players' diversified preferences and can flexibly adapt itself to the setting of various performances. <P>SOLUTION: In a pachinko game machine, a performance decision means determines a mission to be displayed on a performance display device responding to the entry of the starter slot with balls. A performance display control means displays the mission determined on the performance display device 60 and implements a performance to shift the variable display of decoration figures to a semi-stop state that a display is made so as to be stopped temporarily while prompting players to operate an operation button. When the result of lottery for win or loss presents win, the performance decision means determines a display mode of a figure variation performance to accomplish the mission if the operation of the operation button is done during the prescribed period or otherwise, and determines the display mode of the figure variation performance so as not to accomplish the mission displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling display contents in a ball game machine.

Many pachinko machines display a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided in the approximate center of the game board (hereinafter referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). . Such a gaming machine is a special game called so-called jackpot, in which more prize balls than normal games can be obtained when the combination of symbols in a specific mode when a plurality of rows of symbol variation is stopped. Transition. The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In such a gaming machine, it is not known that the player will be a big hit until he sees the stop symbol displayed after the reach effect pattern, and the player's interest will be largely directed to the stop symbol. For this reason, when the game clear condition is presented and the same display manner as the presented display manner designation condition is executed within the symbol variation process, the bullet ball configured to stop display the winning symbol A gaming machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-195199 A

  In the gaming machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, after the display mode designation condition is displayed, whether or not the production content satisfies the display mode designation condition rather than whether the decorative symbol fluctuates and stops in the hit mode. It is expected that the player's interest will be gathered. However, it seems that there are players who are interested in such display mode designation conditions, and some players who are not interested in seeing the displayed display mode designation conditions. In such a gaming machine, even when the player determines that he / she is not interested by looking at the displayed display mode designation condition, the player advances the game without being bound by the displayed display mode designation condition. It is difficult. Furthermore, even when such display mode designation conditions are presented, there are cases where various other effects may be repeatedly performed. Even in such cases, the achievement results of the display mode designation conditions can be flexibly handled. That is required in the development of bullet ball machines.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to be able to implement effects according to the player's various preferences, and to flexibly respond to various effects settings. Is to provide a simple ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter, Execute a lottery decision based on a variable pitching device provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and capable of changing the accepting state of the game ball to a state advantageous to the player, and the game ball entering the start opening Win / fail lottery means, special symbol display device for displaying the result of the pass / fail lottery in a pattern variation mode, special symbol control means for variably displaying the special symbol indicating the result of the pass / fail lottery on the special symbol display device, and pass / fail lottery An effect display device in which a decorative symbol which is a symbol showing the result of the display is variably displayed, an effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display a symbol variation effect including a variation display of the decorative symbol, and a result of the success / failure lottery Variable hit when hit Special game control means for executing a special game for changing the accepting state of the apparatus to a state advantageous to the player, effect determining means for determining the stop mode of the decorative symbol, and displaying the decorative symbol variably on the effect display device and determining Effect display control means for variably stopping in the stopped mode, and input means for input operation by the player. The effect determination means is a condition that is displayed in an effect so that it should be satisfied in order to shift to the special game upon entering the starting opening, and the symbol variation effect when the input means is operated The display condition control means determines the display condition associated with the display form, and the effect display control means displays the determined condition condition on the effect display device and performs an effect prompting the player to operate the input means. The effect determining means displays the symbol variation effect so that the achievement result of the aspect condition differs depending on whether or not the input means is operated within a predetermined period after the aspect condition is displayed on the effect display device. Determine aspects.

  According to this aspect, the player can change the achievement result of the aspect condition depending on whether or not the input means is operated. For this reason, the player operates the input means according to whether or not he / she is interested in the displayed condition, so that the player who is interested in the displayed condition continues to pay attention to whether or not he / she achieves the condition. A game can be advanced, and a player who is not interested can advance the game by focusing on the stop pattern of the decorative symbols without being restricted by the condition condition. In addition, even when the player forgets to operate the input means or makes an operation error, the game can be smoothly advanced. The “input means” may be an operation button in an embodiment described later. In the variable pitching device, “the state in which the game ball is received is advantageous to the player” may refer to a state where the entrance is open or a relatively wide state than usual. Further, the “mode condition” may be a mission in an embodiment described later.

  The effect determining means determines the display mode of the symbol variation effect so as to satisfy the displayed mode condition when the input unit is operated within a predetermined period when the result of the lottery is successful, If the input means is not operated, the display mode of the symbol variation effect may be determined so as not to satisfy the displayed mode condition.

  According to this aspect, a player who is interested in the displayed aspect condition can operate the input means to proceed with the game while paying attention to whether the aspect condition is achieved. By not operating the input means, it is possible to advance the game while paying attention to the decorative pattern stop mode without being restricted by the mode condition.

  The effect display control means displays the determined aspect condition, and then makes an effect that prompts the player to operate the input means in a semi-stop state in which the decorative symbol variation display is temporarily stopped. You may implement.

  According to this aspect, in addition to the aspect condition, the player can determine whether or not to operate the input means by looking at the decorative symbol that is in a semi-stopped state. For this reason, it becomes easy to decide whether to operate the input means, and the possibility of realizing a game according to his / her preference can be increased.

  The effect determining means determines the aspect condition associated with the stop pattern of the decorative symbol, and the effect display control means displays the determined aspect condition and then changes the decorative symbol in an aspect not satisfying the displayed aspect condition. An effect that prompts the player to operate the input means while setting the display to a semi-stop state in which the display is temporarily stopped may be performed.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to avoid the decorative symbol that has been in the semi-stop state from being in a state that satisfies the aspect condition. For this reason, it is possible to avoid suggesting to the player that the result of the success / failure lottery was a win when the decorative symbol is in a semi-stopped state. It is possible to continue to give the player the pleasure of selecting whether to proceed with the game while paying attention or whether to proceed with the game while paying attention to the decorative pattern stop mode.

  The effect determining means determines again the condition condition different from the condition condition displayed on the effect display device, and the effect display control means adds the determined condition condition again to the displayed condition condition. Alternatively, it may be displayed on the effect display device instead of the displayed condition.

  According to this aspect, the player can advance the game while enjoying various changing effects while paying attention to the aspect condition to be added or changed. Further, for example, when a new aspect condition is displayed in addition to the displayed aspect condition, it is considered that the player feels that the possibility of satisfying the aspect condition has increased. Therefore, when adding a new aspect condition in addition to the displayed aspect condition, an impression that the player has gained can be given.

  After the execution of the special game, when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, a specific game control unit that shifts to a probability variation state that is a state in which the probability of winning in the winning lottery is varied may be further provided. The effect determining means does not satisfy the condition condition displayed on the effect display device even if the decoration symbol is variably stopped in the probability variation stop mode indicating that the predetermined transition condition is satisfied. It is determined again as a mode condition that some decorative symbols stop changing with a certain probability variation design, and the effect display control means adds or displays the re-determined mode condition to the displayed mode condition. After displaying in place of the existing condition, the decorative symbol may be stopped and displayed in the probability variation stop mode.

  According to this aspect, even if the transition condition to the probability variation state is satisfied, even when the decoration symbol is stopped in a variable manner in the probability variation stop aspect, the aspect condition is satisfied even if the aspect condition is not satisfied. The decorative design can be stopped and displayed in a sure change stop mode. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately match the achievement of the aspect condition and the condition for transition to the probability variation state.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball and ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to perform effects according to the player's various preferences, and it is possible to flexibly cope with setting of various effects.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. In the present embodiment, the three decorative symbols 190 are displayed on the effect display device 60 so as to be arranged in a row horizontally. Hereinafter, the right decorative symbol 190 is referred to as “right symbol”, the left decorative symbol 190 is referred to as “left symbol”, and the central decorative symbol 190 is referred to as “central symbol”.

  The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center ornament 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. . The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games is started. In the variation shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shorter than usual. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular, display contents according to the lottery result by the main board 102. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an opening / closing control. Means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in normal times, and refers to a success / failure table in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination unit 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery unit 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol, or a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The holding control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display according to the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 114. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number, the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in the present embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state, and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the effect image including the decorative design. The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, if the decorative symbol 190 indicating the same number is stopped and displayed in the right symbol and the left symbol, and the central symbol is also stopped and displayed with the decorative symbol 190 indicating the same number, it will be a big hit. The reach state is reached by entering the state.

  The pattern storage means 130 according to the present embodiment holds a button re-variation effect pattern. The button re-variation effect pattern is displayed as if it were in the reach state, as if it were a semi-stopped state as if it were stopped and displayed so that the left symbol and the right symbol would be the same number during the variation display of the decorative symbol 190 When the predetermined time has elapsed, or when the operation button 82 is operated by the player within the predetermined time, the three decorative symbols 190 including the left symbol and the right symbol are variably displayed as if they were changed again. It is an effect pattern for displaying a re-change effect.

  In the button re-variation effect, as shown in FIG. 4, the left symbol and the right symbol in the form of a bomb are in a semi-stop state, and the operation of the operation button 82 such as “Press the button to complete the mission!” A prompt message appears. When a predetermined time has elapsed after the display of this message, or when the operation button 82 is operated by the player within the predetermined time, the decorative symbol 190 in the shape of a bomb is displayed as if it has exploded, The decorative design 190 is displayed as if it has changed again. Thus, the decorative symbol 190 that is in a semi-stopped state on the left and right can be made to feel to the player as a remote control bomb that can be freely exploded by operating the operation button 82. Hereinafter, the decorative symbol 190 in the shape of a bomb that appears to have exploded as the operation button 82 is operated in this way is referred to as a “remote control bomb symbol”.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation pattern according to the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the present embodiment, the effect determining unit 132 determines a mission to be displayed on the effect display device 60. Here, the mission is a condition that is displayed in a manner associated with the content of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 when the game ball enters the start port 62, and is used to shift to a special game. A mode condition that is a condition that should be satisfied. As an example of the mission, for example, a condition related to the display mode of the decorative symbol 190, such as “Let's reach with 2!”, Or a condition related to the production contents other than the decorative symbol 190 may be used.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 in accordance with the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the mission determined by the effect determination means 132 on the effect display device 60. For example, when the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the button re-variation effect pattern, the effect display control means 134 displays the left and right decorative symbols 190 as half as shown in FIG. Before entering the stop state, the mission is displayed above the decorative pattern 190 on the right.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. First, processing is performed when the game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining an effect to be displayed on the effect display device 60 immediately after the execution of the special game in the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the specific game executing means 122 has a probability until the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 reaches a predetermined number (5 in this embodiment) after the execution of the special game. A floating game state. In the probability variation gaming state, the effect display control means 134 displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner so that the variation is stopped through the reach state. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 shows a procedure for determining an effect to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the probability variation gaming state immediately after the end of execution of the special game.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the button re-change effect by using data indicating the effect pattern input from the main board 102 (S100). When the effect determination lottery value is a value within a predetermined range (Y in S100), the effect determination means 132 selects a button re-variation effect pattern (S102), and the effect determination lottery value is not a value within the predetermined range. (N in S100), a normal effect pattern is selected (S104).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for displaying a normal effect that is not a button re-change effect on the effect display device 60. The effect determination means 132 first determines whether or not the result of the winning / losing lottery is successful by using the winning / failing lottery value input from the main board 102 (S180). When the result of the lottery determination is a win (Y in S180), the effect determination means 132 uses the result of the symbol lottery indicating whether or not to shift to the probability variation state, which is input from the main board 102, to change the probability. It is determined whether or not the transition condition to the state is satisfied, that is, whether it is a probable big hit or a non-probable big hit (S182).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 190 is composed of symbols representing numbers 1 to 9. In the case of the probable big hit, the effect determining means 132 sets the stop pattern of the decorative symbol 190 in a state where three decorative symbols 190 indicating the same odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) are arranged on the effective line. A certain probability change stop mode is determined. In addition, in the case of a non-probable big hit, the effect determining means 132 is a state in which three decorative symbols 190 representing the same even number (2, 4, 6, 8) are arranged on the effective line as a stop mode of the decorative symbol 190. The non-probable change stop mode is determined. Thus, the player can recognize that the odd odd-decision was made when three of the same odd-numbered decorative symbols 190 are arranged on the active line, and the same even-numbered decorative symbol 190 is recognized. It can be recognized that it was a non-probable big hit when all three. Hereinafter, the decorative symbol 190 indicating an odd number will be described as a “probable variable symbol”, and the decorative symbol 190 indicating an even number will be described as a “non-probable variable symbol”.

  In the case of a probable big hit (Y in S182), the effect determining means 132 determines the mission to be displayed on the effect display device 60, such as “Let's reach with 7!” Or “Make 3 appear in the left symbol!”. Is determined to be a mission instructing to stop display on the effect display device 60, and the effect display control means 134 displays the determined mission on the effect display device 60 (S184). In the case of a non-probable big hit (N in S182), the effect determining means 132 sets the mission to be displayed on the effect display device 60, such as “Let's reach with 2!” Or “Make 4 appear in the right symbol!” The mission display control unit 134 displays the determined mission on the effect display device 60 (S186). When the mission is displayed, the effect display control means 134 stops and displays the right symbol and the left symbol in a manner to achieve the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 (S188), and sets the remaining central symbol to the right symbol and the remaining symbol. The decorative symbol 190 indicating the same number as the left symbol is stopped and displayed, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably stopped with the winning symbol (S190).

  If the result of the lottery is wrong (N in S180), the effect determining means 132 determines a mission to be displayed on the effect display device 60 by newly performing a lottery or the like. At this time, the effect determining means 132 can determine both the mission that instructs the effect display device 60 to stop display the probability variation symbol and the mission that instructs the effect display device 60 to stop display the probability variation symbol. Has been. The effect display control means 134 displays the determined mission on the effect display device 60 (S192). When the mission is displayed, the effect display control means 134 stops the right symbol and the left symbol in a manner that does not achieve the mission to reach a reach state (S194), and the center symbol that remains remains is a decoration that shows different numbers from the right symbol and the left symbol. The display is stopped with the symbol 190, and the fluctuation is stopped with the off symbol (S196).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when displaying the button re-variation effect on the effect display device 60. First, the effect determining means 132 determines the mission to be displayed (S110), and the effect display control means 134 displays the determined mission on the effect display device 60 (S112). When the mission to be displayed is determined, the effect determining unit 132 stores mission identification information indicating what kind of mission is in a storage unit such as a RAM. Further, the effect determining means 132 temporarily stops the decorative symbol 190 so that the determined mission is not achieved when the mission to be displayed is determined on the assumption that the operation button 82 is not pressed in the determination process of S118 described later. The design is determined. At this time, the effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 according to whether or not the result of the lottery is correct and whether the result of the symbol lottery is certain or not. When the mission is displayed, the effect display control means 134 reaches the reach state with the remote control bomb symbol (S114). When the remote control bomb symbol is used to reach, the effect display control means 134 displays an image of the operation button 82 together with a message such as “Press the button to establish a mission!” As shown in FIG. Then, an image prompting the operation of the operation button 82 is displayed on the effect display device 60 (S116).

  The effect display control means 134 starts time measurement from the time when the image prompting the operation of the operation button 82 is displayed, and determines whether or not the operation button 82 is pressed within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 seconds) ( S118). When the operation button 82 is pressed within the predetermined time (Y in S118), the effect display control means 134 performs the first effect process (S120). When the operation button 82 is not pressed within the predetermined time (N in S118), the effect display control means 134 performs the second effect process (S122).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution procedure of the first effect process of S120 in FIG. When the player presses the operation button 82 in S118 of FIG. 10, the effect display control means 134 changes as if the three decorative symbols 190 including the right symbol and the left symbol that were in the semi-stop state are changed again. Let Here, for example, if the mission display device 60 displays a mission “Let's reach with 2!” And the result of the symbol lottery is a promising big hit, let the mission be achieved and reach Even if the variation is stopped in the probability variation stop mode as it is, the decorative symbol 190 is stopped and displayed at “222” in which three “2” s which are non-probability variation symbols are arranged, so that the decorative symbol 190 indicating the probability variation jackpot is stopped. Not.

  For this reason, the effect determination means 132 determines whether or not the result of the success / failure lottery wins using the success / failure lottery value (S130). When the result of the lottery determination is a win (Y in S130), the effect determination means 132 determines whether or not the probability variation is a big win using the result of the symbol lottery (S132). In the case of a probable big hit (Y in S132), the effect determining means 132 uses the stored mission identification information, and the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 is a mission instructing to stop and display the probable symbol. Is determined (S134).

  If it is not a mission for instructing to stop and display the probability variation symbol (N in S134), the effect determining means 132 again determines the mission for instructing to stop and display the probability variation symbol, and the effect display control means 134 is again determined. The added mission is added to the already displayed mission and displayed on the effect display device 60 (S136). For example, in the case where the mission display device 60 has already displayed the mission “Let's reach at 2!”, The effect determining means 132 is a mission for instructing to stop and display the probable variable symbol “Leach at 7”. The mission display control means 134 displays the characters “Leach with 7!” Under the characters “Leach with 2!” As shown in FIG. To do. In this way, by adding and displaying a mission for instructing to stop and display the probability variation symbol, it is possible to achieve the mission and to stop the decoration symbol 190 in the probability variation stop mode as it is. The effect display control means 134 may display the mission determined again on the effect display device 60 instead of the already displayed mission. In the case of a mission instructing to stop and display the probability variation symbol (Y in S134), the effect determining means 132 does not determine the mission again.

  In the case of a non-probable big hit (N in S132), the effect determining means 132 uses the stored mission identification information to instruct the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 to stop and display the non-probable variable symbol. It is determined whether or not (S138). If the mission is not to instruct to stop and display the non-probable change symbol (N in S138), the effect determining means 132 determines again the mission to instruct to stop and display the non-probable variable symbol, and the effect display control means 134 to The mission determined again is added to the already displayed mission and displayed on the effect display device 60 (S140). In this way, by adding and displaying a mission for instructing to stop and display the non-probability variable symbol, it is possible to achieve the mission and to stop the decoration symbol 190 in a non-probable variable stop mode as it is. Also in this case, the effect display control means 134 may display the mission determined again on the effect display device 60 in place of the already displayed mission. In the case of a mission instructing to stop and display the non-probable variation symbol (Y in S138), the effect determining means 132 does not determine the mission again.

  Next, the effect determining means 132 determines a winning symbol for stopping and displaying the decorative symbol 190 for achieving the mission, instead of the temporarily stopped decorative symbol 190 of the decorative symbol 190. At this time, the effect determination means 132 determines a winning symbol for stopping and displaying the decorative symbol 190 depending on whether the result of the symbol lottery is probable or non-probable. The effect display control means 134 first displays the same numbers in the right symbol and the left symbol in a manner to achieve the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 so that the decorative symbol 190 is variably stopped at the determined stop symbol. Is displayed in a reach state (S142). For example, when the mission display device 60 displays the mission “Let's reach at 7!”, The effect determination unit 132 determines “777” as the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190, and the effect display control unit 134 According to the determined stop symbol, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), the decorative symbol 190 of “7” is stopped and displayed in the right symbol and the left symbol to reach the reach state. At this time, the effect display control means 134 deletes the displayed mission, and instead displays characters for notifying that the mission has been accomplished, such as “Mission accomplished!”. Thus, the player can easily understand that the mission has been accomplished.

  Next, the effect display control means 134 stops and displays the remaining central symbol on the decorative symbol 190 indicating the same number as the right symbol and the left symbol, and stops the variable variation of the decorative symbol 190 with the winning symbol (S144). For example, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), when the decoration pattern 190 of “7” is in the reach state, the effect display control means 134 also sets the central symbol to “7” as shown in FIG. 13 (b). The change is stopped at, and the change is stopped at “777” which is a winning symbol. At this time, the effect display control means 134 deletes the characters “Mission Achieved!” And notifies that the jackpot is a jackpot, such as “probability jackpot!”, And whether the jackpot is a probability jackpot or a non-probability jackpot. The characters are displayed on the effect display device 60.

  When the result of the lottery is wrong (N in S130), the effect determination unit 132 performs a mission additional lottery to newly acquire a random lottery value, and whether the acquired mission additional lottery value is within a predetermined range. It is determined whether or not a mission is added and displayed (S146). When the acquired mission additional lottery value is within a predetermined range (Y in S146), the effect determining unit 132 determines the mission again using the acquired mission additional lottery value and the like, and the effect display control unit 134 The mission determined again is added to the already displayed mission and displayed on the effect display device 60 (S148).

  In this way, even if the result of the lottery decision is out of place, by displaying additional missions, the result of the lottery decision will not always be a hit even when a mission is added, and additional missions will be added It is avoided that the result of the success / failure lottery is determined by the player simply by being made. Note that the predetermined range of the mission additional lottery value is determined so that the probability that the variation is stopped with the winning symbol when the mission is added is higher than the normal probability that the variation is stopped with the winning symbol. In this way, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the decorative symbol 190 will be stopped and displayed in the symbol when the plural missions are displayed rather than when only one mission is displayed. It is high. Generally, the player thinks that the possibility that the player is displayed is higher than the case where only one mission is displayed, and that the player is more likely to win the game. In this way, by actually increasing the probability of winning a jackpot when adding and displaying missions, it is possible to expect that you want to display additional missions and provide players with a new way to enjoy games can do. Also in this case, the effect display control means 134 may display the mission determined again on the effect display device 60 in place of the already displayed mission. When the acquired mission additional lottery value is outside the predetermined range (N in S146), the effect determining unit 132 does not determine the mission again.

  Next, the effect determination means 132 determines an off symbol that stops and displays the decorative symbol 190 that does not achieve the mission, instead of the temporarily stopped symbol of the decorative symbol 190. The effect display control means 134 first displays the same number of symbols in the right symbol and the left symbol in a manner that does not achieve the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 so that the decorative symbol 190 stops fluctuating at the determined off symbol. Is stopped and displayed in a reach state (S150), the remaining central symbol is stopped and displayed with a decorative symbol 190 indicating a number different from the right symbol and the left symbol, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably stopped with an off symbol (S152).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution procedure of the second effect process of S122 in FIG. In S118 of FIG. 10, when the predetermined time has elapsed without the operation button 82 being pressed, the effect display control means 134 re-creates the three decorative symbols 190 including the right symbol and the left symbol that have been in the semi-stop state. Fluctuate as if fluctuating. At this time, the effect determination means 132 adds a mission by performing a mission addition lottery for newly acquiring a random lottery value and determining whether or not the acquired mission additional lottery value is within a predetermined range. It is determined whether or not to display (S160). When the acquired mission additional lottery value is within a predetermined range (Y in S160), the effect determining unit 132 determines the mission again using the acquired mission additional lottery value and the like, and the effect display control unit 134 The mission determined again is added to the already displayed mission and displayed on the effect display device 60 (S162). If the acquired mission additional lottery value is outside the predetermined range (N in S160), the effect determining unit 132 does not determine the mission again.

  Next, the effect display control means 134 shows the same number in the right symbol and the left symbol in a manner that does not achieve the mission displayed on the effect display device 60 in accordance with the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 that has been tentatively determined. The decorative symbol 190 is stopped and displayed to reach a reach state (S166). For example, when the mission display device 60 displays the mission “Let's reach at 2!”, As shown in FIG. 15A, the right symbol and the left symbol are designated by the mission, for example, “6”. The decorative pattern 190 having a number different from “2” is stopped and displayed to reach a reach state. At this time, since the mission is not achieved, the effect display control means 134 continuously displays the displayed mission as it is.

  Here, the effect display control means 134 determines whether or not the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 that has been tentatively determined is a winning symbol (S164). If it is a winning symbol (Y of S164), the remaining central symbol is determined. The decorative symbol 190 indicating the same number as the right symbol and the left symbol is stopped and displayed, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably stopped by the winning symbol (S168). For example, as shown in FIG. 15A, when the decoration symbol 190 of “6” is in the reach state, the effect display control unit 134 also sets the center symbol to “6” as shown in FIG. 15B. The change is stopped at, and the change is stopped at “666” which is a winning symbol. At this time, the effect display control means 134 deletes the characters indicating the missions that have been continuously displayed, and instead notifies the player that the jackpot was a big hit, such as “big hit!”, And whether the big hit is a probable big hit or an uncertain big hit. A character for performing is displayed on the effect display device 60. In addition, when the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 that has been tentatively determined is a winning symbol based on the probability variation symbol, the fact that the variation symbol is finally stopped by the variation symbol on the probability variation symbol is displayed, If it is a winning symbol based on a non-probable variation symbol, it is finally stopped to fluctuate with the symbol for the non-probable variation symbol, and the fact that it was a non-probable variation jackpot is displayed. When the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 that has been tentatively determined is a disjoint symbol (N in S164), the effect display control means 134 sets the remaining central symbol to the right symbol and the left symbol so that the determined stop symbol is obtained. The decorative symbol 190 indicating a different number is stopped and displayed, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably stopped by the off symbol (S172).

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there.

  In a certain modification, in one variation of the decorative symbol 190, the right symbol and the left symbol are set in a semi-stopped state over a plurality of times, and then the decorative symbol 190 is stopped and displayed according to the result of the lottery. That is, the effect display control means 134 gives the player the opportunity to operate the operation button 82 with the right symbol and the left symbol in a semi-stop state, and when the operation button 82 is operated by the player, or the operation button 82 is operated. When the predetermined time has passed without being changed, the decorative symbol 190 is changed as if it changed again, and then the right symbol and the left symbol are set to the semi-stop state again. Finally, the effect display control means 134 executes the first effect process or the second effect process according to whether or not the operation button 82 is pressed within a predetermined time, as shown in S118 to 122 of FIG. To do.

  At this time, whenever the decorative design 190 is in a semi-stopped state, as shown in S110 and S112 of FIG. 10, the effect determining means 132 determines the mission to be displayed, and the effect display control means 134 is determined. The mission is displayed on the effect display device 60. When the effect display control means 134 determines that there is a mission already displayed on the effect display device 60 based on the stored mission identification information, it is added to the already displayed mission or is already displayed. Instead of the existing mission, the newly determined mission is displayed on the effect display device 60. Next, as shown in S <b> 114 and S <b> 116 of FIG. 10, the effect display control means 134 displays the image prompting the operation of the operation button 82 on the effect display device 60 while setting the reach state with the remote control bomb symbol. The effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern having a larger number of times of making the right symbol and the left symbol in a semi-stop state in this manner with a higher possibility when the result of the winning / losing lottery is winning. As a result, it is possible to make the player think that “the probability of being hit because there were a plurality of semi-stop states due to one change in the decorative pattern 190 increased”. For this reason, it is possible to make the player think, “I want to be in a semi-stopped state as much as possible during one change of the decorative symbol 190”, and to provide the player with a new way to enjoy the game. .

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of the pachinko game machine which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of a button re-change effect. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in the pachinko game machine which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 5 in detail. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining an effect to be displayed on the effect display device 60 immediately after the end of execution of the special game in the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 6. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when displaying the normal effect which is not a button re-change effect on an effect display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when displaying a button re-change effect on an effect display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution procedure of the 1st effect process of S120 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example when a mission is added and displayed. (A) is a figure which shows an example when a mission is achieved and it is in a reach state, (b) is a figure which shows an example when the decoration design is made to stop variably in the hit mode from the state of (a). It is. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution procedure of the 2nd effect process of S122 in FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example when it is set as a reach state, without achieving a mission, (b) shows an example when a decoration design is made to stop variably in a hit mode from the state of (a). FIG.

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  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 90 game effect lamps, 100 game control devices, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 118 main Display control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means.

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A game board in which a game area is formed;
A starting opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and allowing a game ball to enter;
A variable pitching device that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player;
A lottery means for executing a lottery by using a game ball entering the start opening,
A special symbol display device in which the result of the success / failure lottery is displayed in a pattern variation manner;
Special symbol control means for variably displaying the special symbol indicating the result of the lottery determination on the special symbol display device;
An effect display device in which a decorative symbol, which is a symbol that shows the result of the success / failure lottery, is variably displayed,
Effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display a design change effect including a change display of decorative symbols;
Special game control means for executing a special game for changing the accepting state of the variable pitching device to a state advantageous to the player when the result of the winning / losing lottery is winning;
Production determining means for determining the stop mode of the decorative design,
Effect display control means for causing the decorative display to be variably displayed on the effect display device, and to be variably stopped in the determined stop mode;
An input means that is input by a player;
With
When the input means is operated, the effect determining means is a condition that is displayed in an effect so as to be satisfied in order to shift to the special game upon entering the starting opening. Determining the aspect condition that is the condition associated with the display aspect of the design variation effect of
The effect display control means displays the determined aspect condition on the effect display device, and performs an effect prompting the player to operate the input means,
The effect determining means is a symbol variation effect so that the achievement result of the aspect condition differs depending on whether or not the input means is operated within a predetermined period after the aspect condition is displayed on the effect display device. A bullet ball game machine characterized by determining a display mode.   The effect determining means determines the display mode of the symbol variation effect so that the displayed mode condition is satisfied when the input means is operated within the predetermined period when the result of the winning / failing lottery is a win. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein when the input means is not operated within the predetermined period, the display mode of the symbol variation effect is determined so as not to satisfy the displayed mode condition. .   The effect display control means displays the determined aspect condition, and then puts the decorative symbol variation display into a semi-stopped state in which it is displayed as if temporarily stopped and prompts the player to operate the input means. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an effect is performed. The effect determining means determines a mode condition associated with the stop mode of the decorative design,
The effect display control means displays the determined aspect condition and then sets the decorative symbol variation display in a semi-stopped state so as to be temporarily stopped in a form that does not satisfy the displayed aspect condition. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an effect of prompting the player to operate the input means is performed. The effect determining means determines again an aspect condition different from the aspect condition displayed on the effect display device,
The said effect display control means is displayed on an effect display apparatus in place of the condition condition determined again in addition to the condition condition currently displayed or displayed condition. The bullet ball game machine described. After the execution of the special game, when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the game further comprises specific game control means for shifting to a probability variation state that is a state in which the probability of winning in the winning lottery is varied.
The effect determining means constitutes a probability variation stop mode when the decorative condition is stopped by variation in the probability variation stop mode indicating that the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, but the mode condition displayed on the effect display device is not satisfied. It is determined again as an aspect condition that some decorative symbols stop changing in the probability variation symbol which is a decorative symbol,
The effect display control means stops displaying the decorative design in the probability change stop mode after displaying the mode condition determined again in addition to the displayed mode condition or instead of the displayed mode condition. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein

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