JP2009112589A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of contributing to the improvement of a taste by showing up a shift to a predetermined game state by various development patterns while suppressing an increase in a control load. <P>SOLUTION: When a special variation pattern is selected in executing a variable display of decoration symbols D, this game machine executes a firework challenge performance. After the firework challenge performance, a continuation forenotice performance which suggests a possibility of shifting to a big win state is executed. In the firework challenge performance, this game machine allows Meoshi operation (stopping an aimed specific symbol) by operating an operation button 29, and after finishing the Meoshi operation, executes the continuation forenotice performance. The content of the continuation forenotice performance is determined by a time required for the Meoshi operation. When failing in the Meoshi operation, the content of the continuation forenotice performance is altered. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, which are ball game machines, have a big hit game state in which many prize balls can be obtained and a normal game state in which there are few opportunities to obtain prize balls. Yes. When it is in the big hit game state, it becomes easier to obtain more prize balls, so that the player plays a game aiming to shift from the normal game state to the big hit game state and increases interest. Accordingly, whether or not to shift to the big hit gaming state is a very interesting object for the player.

  In addition, there is a gaming machine that displays a plurality of identification symbols in a variable manner when notifying of the transition to the big hit gaming state, and notifies the transition to the big hit gaming state when a predetermined display mode is obtained. In this type of gaming machine, in a single variation display of the identification symbol, notification is made through a so-called reach state in which the transition to the big hit gaming state is notified when the last condition of a plurality of conditions is satisfied. A gaming machine is known. In addition, there is a gaming machine that develops effects in stages with a single fluctuation as a gaming machine that notifies the jackpot gaming state through this reach state (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this gaming machine, the production is developed step by step with one change, and the expectation of the transition to the big hit gaming state is increased as the production develops.

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the development pattern is determined for each variation pattern of the identification symbol when the development is developed step by step with one variation, and the number of development patterns is the variation pattern. Is the same as the number of For this reason, for example, when the variation pattern is small, the development pattern is also small. Therefore, there are few patterns when shifting to a predetermined gaming state, for example, the big hit gaming state, and there is a problem that the interest of the game is reduced.

On the other hand, by increasing the number of fluctuation patterns, the number of development patterns can be increased. In this case, interest can be improved by various development patterns. However, there is a problem that setting a large number of fluctuation patterns leads to an increase in control burden.
JP 2004-33343 A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can contribute to improvement of interest by stimulating the transition to a predetermined gaming state with various development patterns while suppressing an increase in control burden. .

  A gaming machine according to the present invention that has solved the above-described problems is a display unit that displays a plurality of identification symbols in a variable manner, displays an effect that matches the variable display, a display control unit that controls display of the display unit, and an identification symbol Fluctuation pattern storage means for storing a plurality of fluctuation patterns with different fluctuation display times for displaying differently, and a plurality of fluctuation patterns stored in the fluctuation pattern storage means when a predetermined fluctuation start condition is satisfied It is advantageous for the player on condition that the variation pattern determining means for determining one variation pattern, the operation means that can be operated by the player, and the game ball has passed through the starting area provided in the game board. Jackpot determination means for determining whether or not to shift to a big jackpot gaming state, and time for effect display on the display means based on the operation of the operation means The first design pattern in which the identification symbol can be stopped within the effect displayable time that is equal to or shorter than the variable display time, and the identification symbol is stopped after the presentation display time has elapsed regardless of the operation of the operation means. An effect for determining one effect pattern from among a plurality of effect patterns stored in the effect pattern storage means based on the effect pattern storage means for storing the effect patterns and the change pattern determined by the change pattern determination means. When the first effect pattern is determined by the pattern determining means and the effect pattern determining means, and the operation means is operated while the determined first effect pattern is being executed, the operation means is operated. Effect display remaining time calculating means for calculating an effect display remaining time that is a remaining time of the effect display available time set in the first effect pattern at the time point; The effect pattern storage means stores a plurality of third effect patterns displayed during the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means, and the effect pattern determining means is determined by the jackpot determining means. A third effect pattern to be displayed on the display means is determined based on the result and the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the first effect pattern is determined after determining one variation pattern, the operation means is operated while the determined first effect pattern is being executed. When the operation means is operated, the effect display remaining time which is the remaining time of the effect displayable time set in the first effect pattern at the time when the operation means is operated is calculated. During the effect display remaining time, the third effect determined based on the determination result by the jackpot determining means and the effect display remaining time is displayed. For this reason, since a plurality of effects can be performed with one variation pattern, it is possible to excite the transition to a predetermined gaming state with various performance patterns while suppressing an increase in control burden, thereby contributing to the improvement of interest. can do. The first effect pattern is an effect pattern in which the identification symbol can be stopped within the effect displayable time based on the operation of the operation means. For this reason, the player can be directly involved in the effects that are continuously developed in one variation pattern, so that the interest of the game is improved and the player is more active in the game. Can be involved. Furthermore, the effect pattern is determined based not only on the player's operation but also on the determination result by the big hit determination means. For this reason, the timing at which the operating means is operated also serves as means for knowing the game result. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the player to participate in the active game by operating the operation means, which can contribute to the enhancement of the interest of the game.

  Here, the display control means temporarily displays the identification symbol according to the effect pattern determined by the effect pattern determination means, and temporarily stores a plurality of temporary stop display modes of the identification symbol displayed temporarily. Temporary stop display mode determining means for determining one temporary stop display mode from the temporary stop display modes stored in the temporary stop display mode storage unit before the identification symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed. The first effect pattern is determined by the effect pattern determining means, and the actual temporary stop display mode of the identification symbol is based on the timing when the operation means is operated while the determined first effect pattern is being executed. The actual temporary stop display mode determination means for determining the actual temporary stop display mode, the temporary stop display mode determined by the temporary stop display mode determination means, and the actual temporary stop display mode determination means Display mode determining means for determining whether or not the actual temporary stop display mode matches, and the effect pattern storage means during the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means. The 4th production pattern which is the production pattern displayed is memorized, and when the production pattern determination unit determines that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode are inconsistent by the display mode determination unit, It can be set as the aspect which replaces with a 3rd production pattern and determines a 4th production pattern.

  Thus, when it is determined by the display mode determination means that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode do not match, the game is determined by determining the fourth effect pattern instead of the third effect pattern. It is possible to prompt the user to operate the operation means at an accurate timing. Therefore, the player can be actively involved in the operation means, and can be provided with technical intervention, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the interest of the game.

  The effect pattern storage means has a higher ratio that is usually determined than the third effect pattern when the third effect pattern is determined to shift to the big hit gaming state by the normal hit effect determining means and the big hit determining means. The third effect pattern is stored, and the same effect pattern as the third effect pattern is normally stored as the fourth effect pattern, and the effect pattern determining means includes the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode. When it is determined that they match, the special third effect pattern is determined as the third effect pattern by the effect pattern determining unit, and the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode are inconsistent by the display mode determining unit. When it determines with there, it can be set as the aspect which replaces with a 3rd production pattern and determines a 4th production pattern.

  Thus, when it is determined by the display mode determination means that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode do not match, the operation is performed by determining the fourth effect pattern instead of the third effect pattern. When the operation timing of the means is accurate, the special third effect pattern is executed. For this reason, the player can be further encouraged to actively participate in the operation means, and can be provided with technical intervention, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the interest of the game.

  Furthermore, the fluctuation pattern storage means stores a special fluctuation pattern that can be executed continuously a plurality of times as the fluctuation pattern, and the fluctuation pattern determined by the fluctuation pattern determination means is the special fluctuation pattern. In some cases, the apparatus further includes a final effect pattern determining unit that determines whether or not the first effect pattern being executed is the last effect pattern to be executed with the variation pattern. It can be set as the aspect which determines the 3rd effect pattern displayed on a display means based on the determination result of an effect pattern determination means.

  In this way, the special effect pattern that allows the first effect pattern to be continuously executed a plurality of times as the change pattern is executed, and the third effect is displayed on the display unit based on the determination result of the final effect pattern determining unit. By determining the pattern, the third effect pattern changes depending on whether or not the effect continues in addition to the determination result by the jackpot determination means and the effect display remaining time. For this reason, the variation of a continuous production can be increased and it can contribute to the interest improvement of a game further.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the transition to a predetermined gaming state with various development patterns while suppressing an increase in control burden, thereby contributing to improvement of interest.

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

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

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is adjacently provided with a card unit 84 (FIG. 5) configured such that when a prepaid card or the like is inserted, a game ball is lent according to the balance of the prepaid card. ing.

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

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

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

  Further, an operation button 29 is provided at a position in front of the dish panel 6. The operation button 29 includes three buttons: a left operation button 29L, a middle operation button 29C, and a right operation button 29R. The operation button 29 can be operated by being pressed by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 7 is provided on the left side of the game board 4. A game nail 8 (not shown) is driven into the front surface of the game board 4. The game ball launched by operating the launch handle 6c is guided by the guide rail 7, moves to the upper part of the game board 4, and then changes its traveling direction by collision with the game nail 8 etc. It flows downward.

  The game board 4 is formed with a game area 4a (see FIG. 1) in which a game ball can roll and the game ball flows down. In the game area 4a, a flow direction of the game ball is defined. A number of game nails to be changed are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, on the game area 4a, the start is such that the game ball can pass and enter the center portion in the height direction, which is on the left side of the center line dividing the game board surface to the left and right. A winning opening 9 is provided. A normal symbol operating gate 10 is provided above the start winning opening 9.

  Furthermore, on the center line that divides the game board surface to the left and right, a prize winning port 11 that is a variable prize winning device is provided at a lower position in the height direction, and on the side of the prize winning port 11, general prize winning ports 12a to 12d are provided. Is provided. Further, an out port 13 is provided at the lower end of the central portion of the game area 4a.

  The start winning opening 9 includes a so-called chucker and a so-called electric accessory (electric tulip) including a pair of blades 9a and 9a. In a state where the pair of blades 9a, 9a are closed, it becomes difficult to win the game ball, and the game ball becomes easy to win by opening the electric accessory. However, it is also possible to adopt a mode in which a prize cannot be awarded when the pair of blades 9a, 9a are closed, and a game ball can be awarded when the electric accessory is opened.

  The start winning port 9 is provided with a start winning port switch 9S (FIG. 5). When a game ball wins the start winning port 9, the start winning port switch 9S detects the game ball. When the start winning port switch 9S detects a game ball, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 extracts a jackpot determining random number for determining the jackpot.

  The normal symbol operating gate 10 is a so-called passing gate through which a game ball can pass. The normal symbol actuating gate 10 is provided with an actuating gate switch 10S (FIG. 5) which is a normal area passage detecting means. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol actuating gate 10, the actuating gate switch 10S is turned into a game ball. Is detected. When the operation gate switch 10S detects a game ball, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 extracts a random number for determination per normal symbol. As described above, the normal symbol operation gate 10 is a passing gate that serves as a trigger for extracting a random number for determination per normal symbol. The main CPU 31 performs a normal symbol hit determination by extracting a random number for determination per normal symbol. When the winning determination is won, the main CPU 31 displays the normal symbol on the normal symbol display portion N and is provided in the start winning opening 9. The pair of blades 9a, 9a open for a predetermined number of seconds. In addition, the state in which the blade 9a of the start winning opening 9 is opened is a state where the game ball is easy to enter, and the state where the blade 9a is closed is a difficult state where the game ball is difficult to enter. Become.

  The jackpot 11 is a so-called attacker-type opening / closing device that performs jackpot determination based on the jackpot random number described above and closes when the special symbol is a jackpot display result and the gaming state becomes the jackpot gaming state. The shutter that is open and closes in a predetermined manner. The state in which the shutter is open is an open state in which a game ball can be easily received (easy winning state), and the state in which the shutter is closed is a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a game ball (winning difficult state). The big winning opening 11 is a winning opening that serves as a trigger for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 15) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins). The special winning opening 11 performs an opening / closing operation in which one opening / closing operation between the open state and the closed state is one round. As the open state during one round here, in addition to the state where the large winning opening 11 is kept open during the first round, the opening and closing are intermittently or intermittently continued during the first round, so that it is easy to accept the game ball as a result. It also includes the state to do.

  The general winning ports 12a to 12d are winning ports that serve as triggers for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 10) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins). These general winning ports 12 a to 12 d are provided on the translucent substrate 15. The general winning ports 12a to 12d are winning ports that serve as triggers for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 10) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins).

  The out port 13 receives game balls that have not entered any of the start winning port 9, the big winning port 11, the general winning ports 12a to 12d, and the like.

  Further, the game board 4 includes a translucent substrate 15 having translucency. The translucent substrate 15 has a transparent portion formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or other transparent member (translucent member). Here, the “transparent member” means a member having such a high light transmittance that the target can be visually recognized through the member. Most of the game area 4a of this embodiment is a transparent game area. A game nail is fixed to the translucent substrate 15 with at least a tip embedded therein, and an area formed by the translucent substrate 15 and the glass plate 5a of the front door 5 is a game area 4a. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a liquid crystal display device 16 which is a display means provided with a large screen display area 16a for displaying various images is disposed on the back side of the translucent substrate 15. The image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 is displayed on the translucent substrate 15 through a portion where the game nail in the approximate center is not provided and a portion where the game nail around it is provided. It can be seen from the front side. The liquid crystal display device 16 displays the notification information indicating the transition to the jackpot gaming state as the decorative symbol D, thereby notifying the player of the transition to the jackpot gaming state.

  In the display area 16a, a decorative design D is displayed as shown in FIG. The decorative design D is an identification design of the present invention, and is variably displayed in the display area 16a. This decorative design D is constituted by a matrix display of 3 rows and 3 columns, and includes left, middle and right column decorative designs DL, DC and DR. As a result of the jackpot determination, whether or not to shift to the jackpot gaming state is notified by the display mode of the decorative symbol D, the flash generation mode, or the like.

  In addition to the decorative symbol D, the display area 16a displays a special symbol holding symbol H1 to H4 for displaying the number of holdings of the so-called holding ball, and the time until the continuous notice effect in the fireworks challenge effect described later is started. A time limit bar TB to be displayed is displayed. Among these, the special symbol holding symbols H1 to H4 are images imitating goldfish, and are displayed in the vicinity of the start winning opening 9. A player who plays the pachinko gaming machine 1 is often interested in the winning of the game ball in the start winning opening 9, and therefore often sees the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9. Here, by providing the special symbol holding symbols H1 to H4 in the vicinity of the start winning opening 9, it is possible for the player to easily recognize the special symbol holding symbols H1 to H4.

  Furthermore, the time limit bar TB is displayed at a position below the decorative design D, and is displayed as, for example, a red horizontally long straight line. The horizontally long straight line in the time limit bar TB becomes shorter as the time to start the continuous notice effect in the case of the fireworks challenge effect decreases, and disappears when the continuous notice effect is started. In this way, the player is notified of the time until the continuation notice effect is started.

  In addition, a dial accessory 17A displaying the characters “HANABI” is provided at the upper position on the surface side of the game board 4, and a model accessory 17B is provided at the lower position on the surface side of the game board 4. ing. The dial accessory 17A includes a left character portion 17AL displaying a character “HA”, a middle character portion 17AC displaying a character “NA”, and a right character portion 17AR displaying a character “BI”. . Further, the model combination 17B is disposed immediately below the left model combination 17BL disposed immediately below the left character portion 17AL, the middle model combination 17BC disposed directly below the middle character portion 17AC, and the right character portion 17AR. The right model role 17BR is provided. These left middle right model roles 17BL, 17BC, 17BR all have a shape simulating a firework cylinder.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has speakers 18L and 18R that output sound effects and voices for notifying the player that a predetermined gaming state has been reached, above the liquid crystal display device 16. As shown in FIG. 4, at the lower part of the game board 4, the lamps are lent out by the decorative lamps 19L and 19R which notify that a predetermined gaming state is turned on / off in a predetermined pattern, and the card unit 84 described above. A payout device 81 (see FIG. 5) for paying out the game balls and the game balls won by the start winning port 9, the big winning port 11, and the general winning ports 12a to 12d to the upper plate 6a is provided.

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

  Furthermore, a symbol display device 16b is provided in the lower left part of the game area 4a. The symbol display device 16b is provided with two special symbol hold lamps JR for informing the number of balls to be held in which the start winning port switch 9S detects a game ball that has entered the start winning port 9 and displays the special symbols in a variable manner. Yes. In addition, two normal symbol hold lamps NR are provided for informing the number of reserved balls that the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 10 and displays the normal symbols in a variable manner.

  Further, the symbol display device 16b is provided with a special symbol display portion J for displaying a special symbol that is variably displayed when the starting winning port switch 9S detects a game ball that has entered the starting winning port 9. Furthermore, a normal symbol display portion N is provided which is variably displayed as a game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 10.

  The special symbol displayed on the special symbol display unit J is a symbol indicating the result of the determination of whether or not it is a big hit, and is configured by a segment display device having seven segments for displaying a two-digit number. As the special symbols displayed on the special symbol display section J, 11 types of symbols “00” and “01” to “10” are set. The normal symbol display device includes two LED lamps arranged on the lower right side of the display position of the special symbol display unit J. These LED lamps are turned on and blinking in different colors, and normal symbols are displayed by the finally turned on LEDs.

  Of these special symbols displayed on the special symbol display part J, “00” to “10” are special jackpot special symbols. In particular, “01”, “03”, “05” and “07” are special symbols for probability variation big hits, “02”, “04”, “06” and “08” are special symbols for normal big hits, and “09” and “10” are special symbols for sudden probability variation big hits. It becomes. In addition, “00” is a special lose pattern. Further, in the normal symbol display portion N, when the left LED lamp is lit red, the normal symbol is shifted, and when the right LED lamp is lit green, the normal symbol is displayed.

  The decorative symbol D to be stopped and displayed in the display area 16a is determined according to whether or not the special bonus symbol is determined as the special symbol and the operation timing of the operation button 29 as the operation means. The left operation button 29L, middle operation button 29C, and right operation button 29R of the operation buttons 29 are all connected to the sub CPU 41 shown in FIG. Further, when the left operation button 29L is pressed, a left symbol stop signal is transmitted to the sub CPU 41, when the middle operation button 29C is pressed, a middle symbol stop signal is transmitted, and when the right operation button 29R is pressed, a right symbol stop signal is transmitted to the sub CPU 41. Is done. The sub CPU 41 constitutes an operation detection unit.

  In the decorative symbol D, the left middle right column decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner along the arrangement shown in FIG. 6 for each symbol column. The variable display speed at this time is a speed of less than 80 revolutions per minute. The elements of the decorative symbol D include “seven” shown in the left column 00, “cherry” 02 shown in the 01, “wind chime” 03 shown in the “warm” 03, “ice” 05 shown in the fourth A total of seven types of “don” shown in No. 06 are prepared, and any three of these seven types of symbols are stopped and displayed as decorative symbols in each column.

  Here, the left symbol stop signal is a signal for stopping and displaying the left row decorative symbol DL in the decorative symbol D being variably displayed. The sub CPU 41 stops and displays the left row decoration symbol DL within 190 ms after the left symbol stop signal is transmitted. For this reason, any symbol within a range (hereinafter referred to as “drawing range”) that is shifted by four frames from each symbol when the left symbol stop signal is transmitted is stopped and displayed as the left column decoration symbol DL. For example, if a left symbol stop signal is transmitted at the timing when 04 “wind chime” is displayed in the left middle, 03 “wind chime”, 02 “warm”, 01 “cherry”, Either “No. 7” of 00 or “Wind bell” of No. 20 is stopped and displayed. When the symbol to be stopped and displayed in the middle left column is determined, the symbol having the smallest number than that symbol is stopped and displayed at the upper left corner, and the symbol having the largest number is stopped and displayed in the lower left column.

  The middle symbol stop signal is a signal for stopping and displaying the middle row decorative symbol DC in the decorative symbol D during variable display, and the right symbol stop signal is the right column ornament in the decorative symbol D during variable display. This is a signal for stopping and displaying the symbol DR. When the middle symbol stop signal or the right symbol stop signal is transmitted, the sub CPU 41 performs the middle column decoration by a procedure similar to the procedure for determining the stop symbol of the left column ornament symbol DL when the left symbol stop signal is transmitted. The symbol to be stopped and displayed as the symbol DC or the right row decorative symbol DR is determined.

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

  The main CPU 31 inputs a detection signal of a game ball from a count switch 11CS, which will be described later, and operates according to a control program stored in the main ROM 32, so that a pachinko game such as a big hit lottery or a prize ball discharge in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. It controls the operation of the entire gaming machine 1 and transmits various commands to the sub control circuit 40 via the command output port 35. The main CPU 31 performs transition control between a normal gaming state that is disadvantageous for the player and a jackpot gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state based on the result of the big hit lottery or the digestion of the gaming state. The main CPU 31 constitutes a gaming state transition determination unit and a specific jackpot gaming state transition determination unit. Further, the main CPU 31 constitutes a big hit determination means, and determines whether or not to shift to the big hit gaming state based on the detection of the game ball by the start winning port switch 9S, and wins the big hit lottery. This is a transition condition for transitioning from the normal gaming state to the big hit gaming state.

  In addition to the normal game state and the big hit game state, the game state is set to a promising game state that is more advantageous to the player because it is easier to shift to the big hit game state than the normal game state. In the probability variation gaming state, the winning probability of the big hit lottery in the main CPU 31 is set higher than that in the normal gaming state to make it easier to shift to the big hit gaming state. In addition, during the probability variation gaming state, there is a case where a transition to the short-time gaming state may occur. The short-time gaming state shortens the variation time of the normal symbol than the normal gaming state (non-variable shortened gaming state), makes it easier to open the blade 9a of the start winning opening 9, and in some cases sets the probability of winning the normal symbol high. In addition, the blade 9a of the start winning opening 9 can be easily opened to increase the winning ratio to the start winning opening 9.

  The main CPU 31 shifts the gaming state to the probability-changing gaming state after the probability-changing big hit gaming state is completed. Further, after the normal big hit gaming state is ended, the gaming state is shifted to the normal gaming state. The probable gaming state continues until the next big hit lottery is won. Furthermore, when shifting to the probabilistic gaming state, when shifting to the short-time gaming state, the short-time gaming state is continued until the next big win lottery is won or until a predetermined number of, for example, 100 special symbol variations are displayed. To do. As described above, the main CPU 31 controls which of the gaming states is shifted to. Further, when the main CPU 31 shifts to the probability variation gaming state and the short time gaming state, the main CPU 31 performs control to shorten the variation display time of the special symbol.

  The main ROM 32 has a control program executed by the main CPU 31 and permanent data as a jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 7A, a special symbol determination table shown in FIG. A game state determination table after the end of the big hit gaming state, a round number determination table shown in FIG. 8C, a variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9 and the like are stored. The main ROM 32 constitutes a fluctuation pattern storage unit. The main RAM 33 temporarily stores data and programs used when the main CPU 31 operates. For this purpose, the main RAM 33 has five special symbol storage areas of special symbol storage area (0) to special symbol storage area (4) and five normal symbol storage areas of normal symbol storage areas (0) to (4). Is provided.

  In the special symbol storage areas (0) to (4), data such as random numbers extracted by the jackpot lottery, the jackpot special symbol determination lottery, and the variation pattern determination lottery are stored. Based on the data stored in the special symbol storage area (0), a big hit determination or the like is performed. The normal symbol storage areas (0) to (4) store data such as random numbers extracted by the normal winning lottery.

  When the main CPU 31 wins a game ball in the start winning slot 9 and receives a detection signal from the start winning slot switch 9S, the main hit determination random number value for the big hit lottery and the big hit symbol random number value for the big hit symbol determination lottery To extract. As the big hit determination random number, one big hit determination random number is extracted from 0 to 229 big hit determination random numbers. Also, as the jackpot symbol random number value, one jackpot symbol random number value is extracted from 0 to 99 jackpot symbol random numbers.

  The main CPU 31 stores the extracted jackpot determination random number value and jackpot symbol random number data in the special symbol storage area of the youngest number in which no data is stored in the special symbol storage areas (0) to (4) in the main RAM 33. Remember. However, if data is already stored in the special symbol storage area (4), the extracted data such as the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value are discarded. Subsequently, the jackpot determination and the jackpot special symbol determination are performed based on the data stored in the special symbol storage area (0). After the jackpot determination and the jackpot special symbol determination are finished, the special symbol storage area (0) The data stored in the special symbol storage area (1) to (4) is transferred to the special symbol storage area having a smaller number. Further, the main RAM 33 is provided with a transmission buffer for transmitting various commands such as a variation pattern command to the sub-control circuit 40.

  The big hit lottery in the main CPU 31 is performed according to the following procedure. The main CPU 31 refers to the jackpot determination random number stored in the special symbol storage area (0) in the jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 7A to determine whether it is a jackpot or a loss. Specifically, when the big hit determination random number value is “7” during the normal gaming state, it is determined as a big hit, and when it is other than “7”, it is determined as lost. Also, if the random number for jackpot determination is any of “3”, “5”, “11”, “13”, “17”, and “19” during the probabilistic gaming state, it is determined that it is a jackpot, and otherwise Is determined to be lost.

  Subsequently, a jackpot symbol determination lottery is performed. The big hit symbol determination lottery in the main CPU 31 is performed in the following procedure. When the result of the big win lottery is a big win, the main CPU 31 refers to the special symbol determination table shown in FIG. 7B with reference to the big symbol random number value stored in the special symbol storage area (0), and stops the symbol value data. And the stop symbol (special symbol) is determined. For example, when the jackpot symbol random number value is any one of “0” to “9”, stop symbol value data “02” is determined. When the stop symbol value data “02” is determined, “02” is determined as the special symbol. When the jackpot symbol random number is any one of “10” to “19”, stop symbol value data “04” and special symbol “04” are determined.

  The main CPU 31 determines the stop symbol value data “00” and the special symbol “00” regardless of the jackpot symbol random value when the result of the jackpot lottery is lost.

  Further, the main CPU 31 determines the game state request flag value, the number-of-releases data value, and the special symbol designation command together with the stop symbol data value at the time of the special symbol determination lottery. For example, if the result of the jackpot lottery is a jackpot, if the jackpot symbol random number value is “0” to “19”, the game state request flag value “00H”, the number-of-releases data value “00”, the special symbol designation command “ 81H01H "is determined. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit lottery is a loss, the special symbol designation command “81H00H” is determined without determining the game state request flag value and the number-of-releases data value.

  The special symbol designation command determined here includes information on the gaming state, and when transitioning to the jackpot gaming state, the number of rounds in the jackpot gaming state, the gaming state after the jackpot gaming state ends, the jackpot Information on the number of time savings after the game state is ended is included. The special symbol designation command determined here is set in the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33.

  Further, in the case of winning the big hit lottery, if the gaming state request flag value is determined, based on the determined gaming state request flag value and the current gaming state (whether the time is short or not), FIG. A gaming state and a gaming state command after the big hit gaming state is ended are determined with reference to the gaming state determination table after the big hit gaming state shown in (a). For example, when the gaming state request flag value “00H” is determined and the gaming state is non-time-saving, the gaming state data “00” is determined after the big hit. As shown in FIG. 8B, the gaming state after the big hit gaming state indicated by the gaming state data after the big hit is a low probability state and a state without time saving. In addition, when the gaming state request flag value “00H” is determined and the gaming state is short in time, the gaming state data “01” after the big hit is determined.

  The gaming state after the big hit gaming state indicated by the gaming state data after the big hit here is a low probability state and a short-time gaming state as shown in FIG. Here, the low-probability gaming state continues until the transition to the next jackpot gaming state, and the short-time gaming state continues until the next jackpot gaming state or until the number of changes in the special symbol reaches 100 times. When the game state request flag value “02H” is determined, the game state data “04” after the big hit is determined. The gaming state after the big hit gaming state indicated by the gaming state data after the big hit here is a high probability state (probability changing gaming state) and a short time gaming state, as shown in FIG. 8B, and the short time gaming state is a special symbol. Continue until the number of fluctuations reaches 10,000.

  The gaming state command includes information on the gaming state (probability change or short time) after the big hit gaming state is finished and the number of short time continuations. The game state command determined here is set in a transmission buffer in the main RAM 33.

  Further, when the number-of-releases data value is determined, the determined number-of-releases data value is referred to the round number determination table shown in FIG. 8C, and the maximum number of operations of the special electric accessory (big prize opening 11) in the big hit gaming state. And determine the number of releases command. Specifically, when the number-of-openings data value “00” is determined, the maximum number of operations 15 of the special winning opening 11 is determined. Similarly, when the number-of-openings data value “01” is determined, the maximum number of operations 5 of the big prize opening 11 is determined, and when the number-of-openings data value “02” is determined, the maximum number of operations 15 of the big prize opening 11 is determined. When the number-of-openings data value “03” is determined, the maximum number of operations 5 of the big prize opening 11 is determined, and when the number-of-openings data value “04” is determined, the maximum number of operations 2 of the big prize opening 11 is set. decide. The number-of-releases command includes information related to the maximum number of operations of the big winning opening 11 during the big hit gaming state. The release number command determined here is set in the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33.

  Furthermore, after performing the big hit lottery, the main CPU 31 performs a variation pattern determination lottery for determining a variation pattern of the special symbol. In the variation pattern determination lottery, one random number for reach determination is extracted from “0” to “250”, and one random number for effect selection is extracted from “0” to “99”. The random number value for reach determination, the random number value for effect selection extracted here, the winning of the big hit determined by the big hit lottery, the current gaming state (whether or not it is in the short-time gaming state), and the special symbol holding area With reference to the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9, the number of reservations stored in (0) to (4) is determined and the variation pattern command to be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 40 is determined. A plurality of variation patterns are stored in the variation pattern table, and the main CPU 31 determines one variation pattern from among the plurality of variation patterns stored in the variation pattern table. The main CPU 31 constitutes a variation pattern determining unit.

  For example, when the big win lottery is lost (losing), the game state is not the short-time game state, and the number of reserves is “0”, the extracted reach determination random number value is “0”, and the effect selection random number value is In the case of “0”, the fluctuation pattern 1 and the fluctuation pattern command 83H01H are determined. At this time, the variation time of the special symbol in the special symbol display unit J is 5000 ms. Based on the variation pattern thus determined, the main CPU 31 causes the special symbol display section J to display the variation of the special symbol at the time corresponding to the determined variation time, and also transmits the determined variation pattern command to the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33. set.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 10 and receives the detection signal from the operating gate switch 10S, the main CPU 31 extracts a normal hit determination random number value for the normal hit lottery. As the normal hit determination random number, one normal hit determination random number is extracted from the big hit determination random numbers of 0 to 65535. The main CPU 31 stores the extracted random number value for normal hit determination in the normal symbol storage area of the youngest number in which no data is stored in the normal symbol storage areas (0) to (4) in the main RAM 33. However, when the data is already stored in the normal symbol storage area (4), the extracted data of the random number value for determining the normal hit is discarded. Subsequently, the normal hit determination is performed based on the data stored in the normal symbol storage area (0), and after the normal hit determination is completed, the data stored in the normal symbol storage area (0) is erased. The data stored in the symbol storage areas (1) to (4) is transferred to the normal symbol storage area having a number one lower each.

  In the normal hit determination, whether or not the normal hit is determined by the extracted random number for determining the normal hit and whether or not the current gaming state is the short-time gaming state. When the random number value for normal hit determination extracted during the non-time-saving gaming state is “13”, it is determined as normal hit, and when the random number value for normal hit determination is other than that, it is determined as lost. On the other hand, when the random number value for normal hit determination extracted during the short-time gaming state is “7”, it is determined to be lost, and when the random number value for normal hit determination is other than that, it is determined to be normal hit. If it is determined that the winning is normal, the main CPU 31 opens the blade 9a in the start winning opening 9 for a predetermined time. The opening time of the blades 9a of the start winning opening 9 is 0.2 seconds in the non-short game state and 3 seconds in the short time game state. The main CPU 31 performs display control for variably displaying the special symbol in the special symbol display unit J and the normal symbol in the normal symbol display unit N.

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

  The main control circuit 30 is connected to each switch including the count switch 11CS. The count switch 11CS detects a game ball that has won the grand prize opening 11, and outputs a detection signal indicating the detection result to the main control circuit 30. The main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 counts the detection signals transmitted from the count switch 11CS, and counts the number of game balls won in the big winning opening 11. The general winning opening switch 12S outputs to the main control circuit 30 a detection signal of a game ball won in each of the general winning openings 12a to 12d. The operation gate switch 10 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of the game ball passing through the normal symbol operation gate 10 to the main control circuit 30. The start winning port switch 9 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of a game ball won in the start winning port 9 to the main control circuit 30.

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

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the start winning port switch 9S detects the winning of the game ball and transmits a detection signal, and the main control circuit 30 receives the detection signal, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 The above jackpot lottery and the jackpot special symbol lottery are performed. As a result of the big hit lottery and the big hit special symbol lottery, when the normal big hit or the probable variation big hit is determined, the gaming state is shifted to the big hit gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state.

  When the main CPU 31 shifts the gaming state to the big hit gaming state, the main CPU 31 changes the big winning opening 11 from the closed state to the opened state. In addition, when a predetermined opening time, for example, 30 seconds elapses after the grand prize opening 11 is changed to the open state, or a predetermined number of, for example, 10 game balls have been won to the big prize opening 11. Sometimes, round control is performed to close the special winning opening 11. The main CPU 31 repeats this round control up to a predetermined number of times according to the type of special symbol. Specifically, when the special symbol is any one of “01” to “04”, round control of 15 rounds with a predetermined opening time of 30 seconds is performed, and the special symbol is “05” to “08”. If it is either, 5 round control with a predetermined opening time of 30 seconds is performed. If the special symbol is “09” or “10”, the predetermined opening time is 0.5 seconds. 2 round control is performed.

  In addition, the main CPU 31 receives 10 game balls and closes the grand prize opening 11 when the big prize opening 11 is open during the big hit gaming state of 15 rounds or 5 rounds, or the big prize winning 11 When 30 seconds have passed since the opening of the mouth 11, the standby state is controlled in which the big winning mouth 11 is closed until the interval before the next winning opening 11 is opened. Here, when 10 game balls are won in the big winning opening 11 and the big winning opening 11 is closed, a round transition standby state flag is established. Also, after the grand prize opening 11 is opened, it is closed after 30, or after the standby state is finished, until the big prize opening 11 is next opened, the interval state in which the special prize opening 11 is closed is entered. Control.

  In addition, during the display of variation of the decorative symbol D for notifying the result of the jackpot lottery and the jackpot special symbol lottery based on the detection signal transmitted from the start winning opening switch 9S, a maximum of four detection signals are held. Then, the special symbol holding lamp JR is turned on and blinked in accordance with the number of pieces to be held. When the reserved number is 0, the two lamps are turned off. When the reserved number is 1, one lamp is turned on and the other lamp is turned off. When the reserved number is 2, both lamps are turned on. In addition, when the reserved number is 3, one lamp is blinked and the other lamp is lit, and when the reserved number is 4, both lamps are blinked. When the special symbol hold lamp JR is lit / flashed, a special symbol hold number command corresponding to the number according to the lighting / flashing mode is set in the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33.

  Furthermore, when the result of the big hit lottery is out of control, the open / close control of the big winning port 11 is not performed, but when the big hit is won, the open / close control of the big winning port 11 is performed. In the opening / closing control of the big prize opening 11, the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 11 is made up to the number of rounds determined based on the special bonus symbol, with one round of opening and closing operations of the big prize opening 11 as one round. The drive control is performed.

  Further, when the main control circuit 30 receives the detection signal from the operation gate switch 10S, the main control circuit 30 performs the above normal winning lottery. During normal symbol variation display in the normal symbol display unit N for notifying the result of the normal winning lottery based on the detection signal transmitted from the operation gate switch 10S, a maximum of four detection signals are held, The normal symbol holding lamp NR is turned on / flashed in accordance with the number of holdings. When the reserved number is 0, the two lamps are turned off. When the reserved number is 1, one lamp is turned on and the other lamp is turned off. When the reserved number is 2, both lamps are turned on. In addition, when the reserved number is 3, one lamp is blinked and the other lamp is lit, and when the reserved number is 4, both lamps are blinked.

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

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

  The sub CPU 41 executes a process according to a program stored in the sub ROM 42 in accordance with a command input from the main control circuit 30 and a signal from the operation buttons 29L, 29C, 29R, and the like, and the image control circuit 50, the audio control circuit 60 and the lamp control circuit 70 are activated.

  The sub ROM 42 has permanent data such as a program executed by the sub CPU 41, a continuous notice effect distribution table shown in FIG. 10, an effect table shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, a winning combination determination table shown in FIG. Is remembered as The sub ROM 42 constitutes effect block storage means. Further, the sub RAM 43 stores data and programs used when the sub CPU 41 operates and various commands such as a special symbol designation command, a game state command, a release count command, and a variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. A reception buffer is provided. The sub RAM 43 stores gaming state information related to the gaming state included in the special symbol designation command, the gaming state command, and the number-of-releases command.

  The sub CPU 41 is connected with a left operation button 29L, a middle operation button 29C, and a right operation button 29R of the operation buttons 29, respectively. The left operation button 29L, the middle operation button 29C, and the right operation button 29R all output a stop signal to the sub-control circuit 40 when a pressing operation is performed by the player.

  The sub CPU 41 performs variable display control for stopping and displaying the decorative symbol D after the variation pattern command is transmitted from the main control circuit 30. The sub CPU 41 constitutes display control means. In this variable display control, in each of the middle left and right columns, the symbol columns shown in FIG. 6 are variably displayed so as to sequentially vary from the larger number to the younger one. Control is performed as follows. Further, the sub CPU 41 displays an effect in accordance with the variation display of the decorative symbol D.

  The sub CPU 41 finally determines the decorative symbol D to be stopped and displayed based on the timing at which the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and the stop signal transmitted from the operation button 29 are received. Further, the sub CPU 41 determines a variation pattern when the decorative symbol D is displayed in a variable manner based on the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. Further, the sub CPU 41 determines the decorative design D and also determines the flash effect in relation to the determined decorative design D.

  When the variation display of the decorative symbol D is performed during the normal gaming state, the automatic stop variation and the eye stop variation are set. Note that the “eye push” is a term generally used when playing a pachislot gaming machine, and refers to pressing an operation switch with a predetermined symbol within a frame. In the present embodiment, in accordance with this example, pressing the operation buttons 29L, 29C, 29R with the aim of stopping the symbols in each row in the decorative symbol D that is displayed in a variable manner at a predetermined position is “to press”. That's it.

  In determining the variation pattern of the decorative design D, the sub CPU 41 refers to the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and determines the effect pattern stored in the sub ROM 42. Here, the transmitted variation pattern commands are variation patterns “2” to “4”, “7” to “9”, “13”, “15”, “18” to “20”, “22” to “24”. ”Is determined, a special variation pattern for performing a fireworks challenge effect is determined. The fireworks challenge effect in this special variation pattern is the first effect pattern of the present invention.

  In the case of the variation pattern commands corresponding to other variation patterns “1”, “5”, “6”, “10”, “14”, “16”, “17”, “21”, fireworks are displayed. The normal variation pattern that does not perform the challenge effect is determined. In the normal variation pattern, the decoration symbol D is stopped and displayed regardless of whether or not the operation button 29 is operated after a predetermined variation time has elapsed after the decoration symbol D starts the variation display. The effect in the normal variation pattern is the second effect pattern of the present invention. The sub ROM 42 constitutes effect pattern storage means of the present invention, and the sub CPU 41 constitutes effect pattern determination means of the present invention.

  In the special variation pattern, when displaying the variation of the decorative design D, the eye stop variation is performed once to three times. Of the special variation patterns, a variation pattern that performs two or three times of pressing stop variation corresponds to the special variation pattern of the present invention. In the normal variation pattern, the automatic stop variation is performed once to three times when performing the variation display of the decorative design D. The sub CPU 41 determines the decoration symbol D according to the type of the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 regardless of the presence or absence of the stop signal from the operation button 29 when performing the automatic stop variation. . Further, when the eye-pressing stop variation is performed, the decoration symbol D is determined based on the timing at which the stop signal transmitted from the operation button 29 is received and the type of the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. To do.

  The sub CPU 41 stops and displays, as a decorative symbol D, a symbol with or without a small role when the special symbol designation command “81H00H” corresponding to the loss is transmitted from the main control circuit 30 during the automatic stop variation. Here, “all the small roles are aligned” means that predetermined symbols that become small roles are displayed together on a predetermined effective line.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the effective lines here include a first effective line L1 including a left row middle decorative symbol DLC, a middle middle decorative symbol DCC, a right middle middle decorative symbol DRC, a left upper upper decorative symbol DLU, Middle row upper decorative pattern DCU, right row upper decorative symbol DRU second effective line L2, left row lower decorative symbol DLD, middle row lower decorative symbol DCD, right row lower decorative symbol DRD third effective line L3, left 4th effective line L4 consisting of upper row decorative symbol DLU, middle row middle decorative symbol DCC, lower right row decorative symbol DRD, left row lower decorative symbol DLD, middle row middle decorative symbol DCC, right upper row decorative symbol DRU Five effective lines of 5 effective lines L5 are set.

  In addition, as for the small role assortment, “ice symbol” is stopped and displayed in all the areas that make up one active line, and “wind chime” is stopped and displayed in all the areas that make up one active line. “Wind chimes”, “Replay” with “Replay symbols” stopped and displayed in all areas constituting one active line, “Four cherry” with “Cherry symbols” stopped and displayed in the upper or lower row of the left column The “two cherries” alignment in which the “cherry symbol” is stopped and displayed in the middle of the left column is set. However, “ice” is also “ice” even when “warm symbol” is used instead of “ice symbol” in the right column. “Two cherries” and “four cherries” are collectively called “cherries”. In addition, as a bonus symbol, “BB” where “seven symbols” or “Don symbols” are stopped and displayed in all areas constituting one effective line, and “Warmth” in all areas constituting one effective line. “RB” for stop display is set. Furthermore, the display mode that does not become any of these small combinations and bonus symbols is lost. However, there is a display mode of “reach eyes” and “chance eyes” in this lose, and “reach eyes”, “chance eyes”, and “lost eyes” are symbols that become “lost”.

  Here, the “reach eye” is a symbol determined only in any of “81H01H” to “81H04H” in which the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 corresponds to the jackpot, and there are many types. (3,000 or more types). Specifically, the “don” symbol is stopped and displayed on the upper left middle upper decorative symbol DLU, DLC, DLD, the fourth “ice” symbol, the middle middle middle decorative symbol DCC as the lower left lower corner decorative symbol DLD. No. 5 “Ice” symbol, and the right row lower decorative symbol DRD includes No. 10 “Ice” symbol that is stopped and displayed. The “chance” refers to a symbol that may be determined regardless of which special symbol designation command is transmitted. Further, the “losing eye” is a symbol determined when “81H00H” corresponding to the loss or “81H05H” corresponding to the suddenness is transmitted as the special symbol designating command, and the symbol “losing” is determined. Designs other than “reach eyes” and “chance eyes”.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 determines the decorative symbol D according to the reception timing of the stop signal transmitted from the operation button 29 in addition to the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 when performing the eye stop variation. . Specifically, when the left operation button 29L is pressed down, the left row of the decorative design D is stopped and displayed, and when the middle operation button 29C is pressed down, the middle row of the decorative design D is stopped and displayed. By pressing the button 29R, the right column of the decorative symbol D is stopped and displayed.

  The eye-pressing stop change is performed once or a plurality of times when the decoration pattern D is displayed once. In the eye stop change, a symbol (hereinafter referred to as “temporary stop symbol”) to be displayed in a pseudo stop is determined. The temporary stop symbol is stored in the sub-ROM 42, and when determining a symbol having a small role (hereinafter referred to as “temporary stop small role symbol”) as the temporary stop symbol, the temporary stop small role symbol that becomes the winning combination is determined. In the case of determining the type of symbols that do not have a small role (hereinafter referred to as “temporary stop lost symbol”), the symbols other than the temporary stop small role symbol and the bonus symbol are used. The display mode of the temporary stop symbol becomes the temporary stop display mode of the present invention, and the sub ROM 42 constitutes the temporary stop display mode storage unit of the present invention. Further, the sub CPU 41 constitutes a temporary stop display mode determining means of the present invention.

  After determining the temporary stop symbol, the sub CPU 41 determines the stop symbol to be stopped as the decorative symbol D based on the determined temporary stop symbol and the operation timing of the operation button 29. This stop symbol display mode is the actual temporary stop display mode of the present invention, and the sub CPU 41 is the actual temporary stop display mode determining means. When the determined temporary stop symbol is a lost symbol, the lost symbol is determined as the stop symbol. In addition, when the determined temporary stop symbol is a temporary stop small role symbol or bonus symbol, and within the pull-in range, the temporary stop small role symbol or bonus symbol is determined as the stop symbol.

  For example, when “ice” is determined as the temporary stop small role symbol, when the left symbol of the left symbol is within the pull-in range at the timing when the left symbol stop signal is transmitted from the operation button 29, the ice symbol is selected. Determined as the left decorative design. In the left column, when there is a left symbol stop signal when there is a “Don symbol” from No. 10 “Replay symbol” in the middle row, “Ice symbol” is not within the pull-in range. If the “Ice design” is not determined and the left symbol stop signal is sent when there are other symbols in the middle, the “Ice design” is within the pull-in range, so one of the active lines (however, The “ice pattern” is determined on the active line that is stopped and displayed in the pull-in range. Further, decorative symbols DC and DR to be stopped and displayed for the right column and the middle column are determined by the same procedure. Further, if the stop signal from the operation button 29 is not received within a predetermined time, the decorative design D that stops and displays under the assumed state that the stop signal is received when the effect displayable time is over is displayed. decide. In addition, when it is outside these pull-in ranges, a lost symbol is determined. However, if the temporary stop symbol is a bonus symbol, the “reach” of the lost symbols is determined.

  The sub CPU 41 determines whether or not the temporary stop symbol matches the stop symbol. Here, the match between the temporary stop symbol and the stop symbol refers to a case where a small role symbol or a bonus symbol is determined as the temporary stop symbol and the stop symbol matches the determined temporary stop symbol. For this reason, when a lost symbol is determined as a temporary stop symbol, it is determined that the temporary stop symbol and the stop symbol do not match regardless of what stop symbol is determined. The sub CPU 41 constitutes a display mode determination unit. Here, in the following description, a case where the stop symbol matches the determined temporary stop symbol is referred to as “successful push”, and a case where the stop symbol does not match the determined temporary stop symbol “It fails to push.”

  In performing the variable display control, the sub CPU 41 determines the variable display time of the decoration symbol D based on the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30, and the variable display time determined here and the decoration symbol D are determined. From the elapsed time after starting the variable display, the remaining effect time after the end of pressing is calculated. The sub CPU 41 constitutes an effect display remaining time calculation unit. Further, the sub CPU 41 determines the result of the jackpot determination based on the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. Further, the sub CPU 41 determines whether or not there is a next fireworks challenge effect. The fireworks challenge effect is an effect that is performed during the change of the eye stop in the special change pattern. The fireworks challenge effect is set to any number of 1 to 3 times according to the special variation pattern.

  The sub CPU 41 refers to the remaining display time after the end of the press, the result of the big hit determination, the presence / absence of the flash, and the presence / absence of the next fireworks challenge effect in the continuous notice effect distribution table shown in FIG. Determine the production table. When the special variation pattern is executed, the effect pattern without the next fireworks challenge effect becomes the final effect pattern of the present invention. The sub CPU 41 constitutes final effect pattern determination means of the present invention.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 performs an effect content determination lottery. When the sub CPU 41 performs the effect content determination lottery, the sub CPU 41 extracts the effect content determination lottery random value. In the effect content determination lottery, one effect content determination lottery random number is extracted from among the “0” to “255” effect content determination lottery random numbers, and the effect number is determined based on the extracted effect content determination lottery random numbers. To do.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 determines the content of the effect of the continuous notice effect when the eye is successfully pressed (including the first time when the eye is pressed) and when the eye is unsuccessful based on the determined effect content determination table and the effect number. For example, when the effect table of the effect table No1 shown in FIG. 11A is determined as the effect table, the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1”. “Run-through” is determined as a continuous notice effect in both success and failure. In addition, when the production table of production table No1 is decided and production number “7” is decided, “Don-chan group 1 (running only)” is decided as the continuous notice production when the success is pushed, and when the production fails. “Run through (one shaku-dama ball)” is determined as the continuous notice effect. Here, the “first time of eye pressing” refers to the eye pressing performed for the first time after the variation display of the decorative symbol D is started.

  Further, when the effect table of the effect table No 3 shown in FIG. 11B is determined as the effect table, when the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1”, “Run-through” is determined as a continuous notice effect in both success and failure. In addition, when the production table of production table No. 3 is decided and production number “7” is decided, “Don-chan group 1 (running only)” is decided as the continuous notice production when pushing successfully, and when pushing fails. “Run through (one shaku-dama ball)” is determined as the continuous notice effect.

  Here, the effect table of the effect table No1 is determined when the result of the jackpot determination is a big hit (hereinafter also referred to as “BB”), and the effect table of the effect table No3 is determined when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss. The In addition, the effect number 1 in the effect table of the effect table No1 is set higher than the determination ratio of the effect number 1 in the effect table of the effect table No3. Furthermore, the effect number 7 in the effect table of the effect table No1 is set higher than the determination ratio of the effect number 7 in the effect table of the effect table N03. The production content of production number 1 is the same regardless of whether or not the appearance is successful, but the production content of production number 7 varies depending on whether or not the production is successful. As described above, when the effect table of the effect table No1 and the effect table of the effect table No3 are compared, if the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, the effect contents that change depending on the success or failure of the main line are easily determined. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit determination is a small hit (hereinafter also referred to as “RB”) or a loss, it is easy to determine the same effect content regardless of whether the hit is successful.

  Similarly, when the effect table of the effect table No. 4 shown in FIG. 12A is determined as the effect table, the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1”. “Small fireworks + blue background + good!” Is determined as a continuation notice effect for both successful and unsuccessful pushes. In addition, when the production table of production table No4 is decided and production number “7” is decided, “fireworks large + blue background + good!” Is decided as the continuous notice production when the line is successfully pressed, and when the line fails. "Fireworks small + blue background + good!"

  Furthermore, when the effect table of the effect table No. 6 shown in FIG. 12B is determined as the effect table, when the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1,” “Small fireworks + Blue background + Good!” Is determined as a continuous notice effect for both success and failure. In addition, when the production table of production table No. 6 is decided and production number “7” is decided, “fireworks large + blue background + good!” Is decided as a continuous notice production at the time of successful push and when the push fails. "Fireworks small + blue background + good!" here,

  When the effect table of the effect table No4 and the effect table of the effect table No6 are compared, the result of the big hit determination is the big hit as in the case where the effect table of the effect table No1 and the effect table of the effect table No3 are compared. In this case, it is easy to determine the content of the effect that changes depending on the success or failure. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit determination is a small hit or a loss, it is easy to determine the same effect content regardless of whether or not it is successful.

  When the effect table of effect table No. 7 shown in FIG. 13A is determined as the effect table, when the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1”, “Dark” is determined as a continuous notice effect in both success and failure. In addition, when the production table of production table No. 7 is decided and production number “3” is decided, “dark turn + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)” is decided as the continuous notice production when the target is successfully pushed. When the push fails, “darkness + only lighting” is determined as the continuation notice effect.

  Furthermore, when the effect table of the effect table No. 8 shown in FIG. 13B is determined as the effect table, when the effect number determined based on the extracted effect content determination random number is “1”, “Dark” is determined as a continuous notice effect in both success and failure. In addition, when the production table of production table No. 8 is decided and production number “7” is decided, “dark turn + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)” is decided as the continuous notice production when the target is successfully pushed. When the push fails, “darkness + only lighting” is determined as the continuation notice effect.

  When the effect table of the effect table No7 and the effect table of the effect table No8 are compared, the result of the big hit determination is the same as the case where the effect table of the effect table No1 and the effect table of the effect table No3 are compared. In this case, it is easy to determine the content of the effect that changes depending on the success or failure. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit determination is a small hit or a loss, it is easy to determine the same effect content regardless of whether or not it is successful.

  The continuous notice effect shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 is the third effect pattern of the present invention. Among the third performance patterns, “run through”, “run through (one size ball)”, “run (three one size ball)”, “run through (three size balls) shown in FIG. ”Is usually the 3rd performance pattern,“ Run through (three jack balls) ”,“ Run through (goldfish) ”,“ Don-chan group 1 (running only) ”,“ Don-chan group 2 (Tamauchi running mix) ”, “Dekadon-chan running” and “Dekadon-chan running (super-deca three-scale ball holding)” are special third performance patterns. The special third performance pattern has a higher ratio that is determined when it is determined to shift to the big hit gaming state than the normal third performance pattern. Furthermore, “running through (one three-scale ball)” is the fourth production pattern that is the same production pattern as the third production pattern. The effect pattern set as the fourth effect pattern is an effect pattern that may be determined as the third effect pattern as the third effect pattern.

  In the continuous notice effect shown in FIG. 12, the effect including “small fireworks” is usually the third effect pattern, and the effect including “large fireworks” is the special third effect pattern. In the continuous notice effect shown in FIG. 12, all the third effect patterns are normally the fourth effect patterns. The content of these continuous notice effects suggests the possibility of transition to the big hit gaming state.

  Further, in the continuous notice effect shown in FIG. 13, “darkness” and “darkness + actor lighting only” are usually the third effect patterns, and “darkness + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)”, “darkness + effects” “Lighting + In-process Fireworks (Large)” is the special third performance pattern. In addition, “dark switch + actor lighting only” is the fourth effect pattern.

  The sub CPU 41 determines an established small combination as a temporary stop display mode in the eye pressing stop variation used when determining the eye pressing variation, with reference to the established combination determination table shown in FIG. The sub CPU 41 conducts a winning small combination determination lottery for determining a winning small combination. In the established small combination determination lottery, in the established small combination determination lottery, one random number for determining the established small combination is extracted from “0” to “255”. In addition, when the special variation pattern is determined, the sub CPU 41 counts the number of times that the fireworks challenge effect is performed (= the number of times that the target stop variation is performed). Refer to the winning combination determination table shown in FIG. 14 for the random number for determining the winning small role extracted here, the determination result by the jackpot determining means, and the number of fireworks challenge effects performed after the decorative symbol D starts to be displayed in a variable manner. Then, the established small combination as the temporary stop display mode is determined. The determination by the big hit determination means is performed by referring to the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30.

  For example, when the determination result by the jackpot determination means is a loss and the number of fireworks challenge effects is 1, the random number value for determining the established small part is “0” to “86”, and “lost” And “Replay” is determined in any of “87” to “166”. In addition, “wind chime” is determined when the random number for determining a winning combination is “167” to “191”, and “ice” is determined when any of “192” to “223”. Furthermore, “cherry” is determined when the random number for determining the established small combination is any one of “224” to “255”.

  In addition, when the determination result by the big hit determination means is a win and the number of fireworks challenge effects is one, “replay” is performed when the random number for determining a winning combination is between “0” and “79”. And “wind chime” is determined in any of “80” to “104”. Further, “ice” is determined when the random number for determining the established small combination is “105” to “136”, and “cherry” is determined when any of “137” to “168”. Further, “BB” or “RB” is determined when the random number for determining the established small combination is any one of “169” to “255”.

  Here, if the determination result by the big hit determination means is a loss, a temporary stop symbol other than “BB” and “RB” is determined. On the other hand, if the determination result by the big hit determination means is a win, a temporary stop symbol other than “losing” is determined. In addition, when “BB” or “RB” is determined as the temporary stop symbol, “BB” is determined when the determination result by the big hit determination means is “probable big hit”, and “normal big hit” is determined “RB” is determined.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 determines whether or not to perform a flash effect when the decorative symbol D is stopped and displayed in performing the continuous notice effect. In performing the flash effect, the content of the flash effect is determined on the basis of the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and the success or failure of the eye pressing. Here, when performing the flash effect, if the special symbol designation command is “losing” or “RB” of the big hit, the flash effect that does not correspond to the small role is determined. When the big hit type is “BB”, the flash effect corresponding to the small combination is determined.

  As a flash production, “rocket”, “mouse”, “soyokaze”, “misfire”, “fireworks”, “fireworks”, “launched weeping willows”, “weeping willows”, “triple fireworks” are set. These flash effects are associated with the above small roles with the relationship shown in FIG. Specifically, “rocket” is associated with “four cherries” and “ice”. “Nezumi” is associated with “4 cherries” and “wind chimes”, “Soyokaze” is associated with “4 cherries” and “Replay”, and “Failure” is associated with “Lose”, “4 cherries” and “Ice”. It is associated. “Launch Fireworks” is associated with “4 cherries”, “Fireworks” is associated with “2 cherries”, “Replay”, and “Ice”, and “Launch Weeping Willows” are associated with “4 cherries”. It has been. Furthermore, “weeping willow” is associated with “ice” and “replay”, and “triple fireworks” are associated with “four cherries”.

  Each of these flash effects has a predetermined display time. Specifically, the display time of “rocket”, “mouse”, “soyokaze”, and “non-occurrence” is set to 3.5 seconds. The display time of “fireworks” and “weeping willows” is set to 4.0 seconds. Furthermore, the display time of “Launch Fireworks”, “Launch Weeping Willows”, and “Triple Fireworks” is set to 4.5 seconds.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 displays the decorative design D and the effect content on the display area 16 a of the liquid crystal display device 16. In addition, the sub CPU 41 displays the special symbol reservation symbols H1 to H4 on the display area 16a of the liquid crystal display device 16 in accordance with the number of reservations based on the special symbol reservation number command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. Further, the sub CPU 41 measures the time that has elapsed since the variable display of the decorative design D is started when the special variation pattern is performed. The sub CPU 41 counts the current round number when the big hit gaming state progresses during the big hit gaming state by using the operation number counter, and determines the effect during the round at the big hit time.

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

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

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

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

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

(Operation details of pachinko machines)
Next, among the operation contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the procedure of the control processing by the main control circuit 30 and the sub control circuit 40 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 17 is a flowchart (main flowchart) showing an operation procedure of a main control process repeatedly executed by the main control circuit 30 after the power is turned on in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

(Operation procedure of main control processing)
As shown in FIG. 17, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, as the power is turned on, the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 starts main control processing, performs initial setting processing (S1), and then performs timer update processing ( S2). In the timer update process, the waiting time timer is updated. Subsequently, a special symbol control process is performed (S3).

  The special symbol control process is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the special symbol control process is started, first, a control state flag is loaded (S21). This control state flag is a flag indicating the state of the special symbol game using the variable display image of the symbol on the liquid crystal display device 16, and data for determining which of the subsequent steps the main CPU 31 executes is included. Is set.

  Next, a special symbol memory check process (S22) is performed. In the special symbol memory check process, when the control state flag is data “00” indicating the special symbol memory check process, it is determined whether or not data is stored in the special symbol memory area (starting memory number> 0). to decide. As a result, when data is stored in the special symbol storage area, data “01” indicating special symbol variation time management is set in the control state flag, and the start memory number in the start storage area is decremented by 1, Data in the special symbol storage area (1) is transferred to the special symbol storage area (0). Subsequently, a jackpot determination process is performed, and a special symbol determination process is performed based on the result of the jackpot determination process. The fluctuation pattern and the fluctuation pattern command are determined, and the fluctuation pattern command is set in the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33. Thereafter, the data in the referenced special symbol storage area (0) is cleared, and the special symbol storage check process is terminated.

  After the special symbol memory check process is completed, a special symbol variation time management process is performed (S23). In the special symbol change time management process, when the control state flag is data “01” indicating the special symbol change time management process, data “02” indicating the special symbol display time management process is set in the control state flag. The waiting time after confirmation (0.75 seconds) corresponding to the time after the special symbol variation time is confirmed is set in the waiting time timer (t), and the special symbol variation time management process is terminated.

  When the special symbol change time management process is completed, the special symbol display time management process is performed (S24). In the special symbol display time management process, if the data “02” indicates the control state flag special symbol display time management, the waiting time timer (t) set in the special symbol change time management process (S23) is 0. If it is, it is determined whether or not the result of the jackpot determination in the special symbol memory check process (S21) is a jackpot. As a result, if it is determined that the game is a big hit, then data “03” indicating the big hit start interval management is set in the control state flag, and the time corresponding to the big hit start interval (for example, 6 seconds) is set as a waiting time timer ( t). On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not a big hit, the data “07” indicating the end of the special symbol game is set in the control state flag, and the special symbol display time management process is terminated.

  After the special symbol display time management process is completed, a jackpot start interval management process is performed (S25). In the jackpot start interval management process, when the control state flag is data “03” indicating the jackpot start interval management, the waiting time timer (t) set in the special symbol variation time management process (S24) becomes 0. Determine whether or not. As a result, when the waiting time timer (t) is 0, 1 is added to the operation number counter of the special electric accessory, and data “04” indicating that the special winning opening is being opened is set in the control state flag. After that, the upper limit time for opening the special electric accessory is set in the special electric accessory opening time timer, and the jackpot start interval process is ended.

  After the big hit start interval management process is completed, a special winning opening opening process is performed (S26). In the big prize opening opening process, when the control status flag is data “04” indicating the big prize opening opening process, the big prize opening prize counter for counting the number of game balls entering the big prize opening 11 is displayed. It is determined whether the count number is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number (8). If the count number is not equal to or greater than the maximum winning number, a big hit start interval management process (S25) or a waiting time management process before the big winning opening reopening ( It is determined whether or not the special electric accessory release time timer set in S27) is "0". As a result, when the special electric accessory opening time timer is not “0”, the special winning opening opening process is terminated.

  In addition, when it is determined that the count number of the winning prize counter is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number, or when it is determined that the winning prize opening time timer is “0”, the winning prize closing process is performed. To close the special winning opening 11. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the count number of the operation number counter is equal to or greater than the maximum operation number. If the operation number counter is not equal to or greater than the maximum operation number, the waiting time for the interval display time between rounds ( 2.040 seconds) is set in the waiting time timer (t), and the data “05” indicating the waiting time management processing before reopening the big prize opening is set in the control state flag, and the process during opening the big winning opening is ended. To do.

  On the other hand, when the operation number counter is equal to or greater than the maximum operation number, the waiting time of the big hit end interval display time is set in the waiting time timer (t), and the data “06” indicating the big hit end interval processing is displayed in the control state flag. Is set, and the process during opening of the big prize opening is completed.

  When the process during opening of the big prize opening is completed, the waiting time management process before reopening the big prize opening is performed (S27). In the waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening, when the control status flag is data “05” indicating the waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening, it is set in the processing for opening the big winning opening (S26). It is determined whether or not the waiting time timer (t) is “0”. When the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, 1 is added to the operation number counter of the special electric accessory. Then, data “04” indicating that the special winning opening is being opened is set in the control state flag. Subsequently, the opening upper limit time of the special electric accessory is set in the special electric accessory opening time timer, and the waiting time management process before reopening the big prize opening is ended.

  When the waiting time management process before reopening the big prize opening is completed, the big hit end interval process is performed (S28). In the big hit end interval process, when the control state flag is data “06” indicating the big hit end interval, the waiting time timer (t) corresponding to the big hit end interval set in the big prize opening opening process (S26) is set. It is determined whether or not it is “0”, and when the waiting time timer (t) is not “0”, the big hit end interval process is ended. When the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, the control state flag is set to “07” indicating the special symbol game end process, and the big hit end interval process is ended.

  When the big hit end interval process is completed, a special symbol game end process is performed (S29). In the special symbol game end process, it is determined whether or not the control state flag is data “07” indicating the special symbol game end process. If the control state flag is not the data “07”, the special symbol game end process is performed. finish. On the other hand, when the control state flag is data “07”, data “00” indicating the special symbol storage check process is set in the control state flag. In this way, the special symbol game end process ends. The special symbol control process ends when the special symbol game end process ends.

  When the special symbol control process is thus completed, the flow returns to the flow shown in FIG. 17 and the normal symbol control process is performed (S4). In the normal symbol control process, control related to the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display unit N displayed on the symbol display device 16b is performed. When the normal symbol control process is started, the normal symbol control state flag is read, and the normal symbol variation time and the stopped normal symbol are monitored according to the flag. Then, when the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed is a normal big hit symbol, the variable indicating the opening and closing of the blade 9a is stored in the main RAM 33, and the normal symbol control process is terminated.

  Then, a symbol display device control process is performed (S5). In the symbol display device control process, display control of variable display such as the special symbol display part J and the normal symbol display part N shown in FIG. 5 is performed based on the result of the special symbol control process in step S2 and the normal symbol control process in step S3. I do.

  Subsequently, game information data generation processing is performed (S6). In the game information data generation process, an output signal from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to a hall computer (not shown) is generated. Thereafter, a symbol reservation number data generation process is performed (S7). In the symbol reserved number data generation process, data corresponding to the special symbol reserved number and the normal symbol reserved number in the starting storage area which are increased or decreased in the special symbol control process control process (S3) and the normal symbol control process (S4) are respectively generated. Following the symbol reservation number data generation processing, port output processing is performed (S8). In the port output process, the opening control of the blades 9a at the special winning opening 11 and the starting winning opening 9 determined in the special symbol control process (S3) and the normal symbol control process (S4) is performed.

  Subsequently, a winning mouth related command control process is performed (S9). In the winning mouth related command control processing, control based on the big hit gaming state start command set in the special symbol control processing is performed. When the winning mouth related command control processing is completed, the storage / game state command control processing is performed (S10). In the memory / game state command control process, control based on the game state command set in the special symbol control process is performed. When the memory / game state command control process is completed, the command output control process is performed (S11). In the command output control process, each command set in the transmission buffer in the main RAM 33 is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 40. When the command output control process is completed, the process returns to step S2, and the repeat routine is repeated.

  In the main control circuit 30, the random number used in the main control process is updated mainly on the condition that the interrupt permission flag is set together with the main control process described above. Performs system timer interrupt processing that interrupts control processing.

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

  As shown in FIG. 19, in performing the sub control main process, the sub CPU 41 first performs a predetermined initial setting process (S31), and then performs a random number update process (S32). Subsequently, command analysis control processing of various commands transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and stored in the reception buffer is performed (S33). In the command analysis control process, a process of analyzing various commands such as a variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and stored in the reception buffer in the sub RAM 43 is performed. Here, when the sub CPU 41 receives the variation pattern command, the sub CPU 41 sets variation pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern command in the sub RAM 43.

  When the command analysis control process is completed, the effect control process is performed (S34). In the effect control process, a process of producing an effect based on the effect type determined by the type of command analyzed by the command analysis control process, a sub-control timer interrupt process described later, or the like is performed. When the effect control process is completed, the display control process is performed (S35). In the display control process, the symbol display control is performed based on the decorative symbol and the display pattern determined in the command analysis process, and then the background display control process is performed.

  Thereafter, voice control processing is performed (S36). In the voice control process, a voice control process related to voice generated from the speakers 18L and 18R is performed based on a command from the main control circuit 30. In this sound control process, the sound source IC 61 reads the sound data from the sound data ROM 63, converts the sound data into a predetermined sound signal, and supplies the sound signal to the AMP 62. The AMP 62 amplifies the sound signal and generates sound from the speakers 18L and 18R.

  Subsequently, a lamp control process is performed (S37). In the lamp control process, a lamp control process related to blinking of the decorative lamps 19L and 19R is executed based on a command from the main control circuit 30. In this lamp control process, the sub CPU 41 reads the lamp decoration pattern from the decoration data ROM 71 and blinks the decoration lamps 19L and 19R via the drive circuit 72. Thereafter, step S32 to step S37 are repeatedly executed.

(Command reception interrupt processing)
The sub control circuit 40 performs a sub control command reception interrupt process when a command is transmitted from the main control circuit 30. In the sub-control command reception interrupt process, various input commands for temporarily saving the program address data being executed in the sub-control process and stored in the register are stored in the reception buffer in the sub-RAM 43. Thereafter, the saved register is restored. Thus, the sub-control command reception interrupt process is terminated.

(Sub control timer interrupt processing)
Further, the sub control circuit 40 performs a sub control timer interrupt process that interrupts the main control process periodically (for example, every 2 ms). FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the sub-control timer interrupt process. As shown in FIG. 20, in the sub control timer interrupt process, similarly to the sub control command reception interrupt process, the data stored in the register is saved (S41), and the timer update process is performed (S42). In the timer update process, various timers such as an effective time timer of the operation button 29 are updated. In the timer update process, a subtraction process is performed from the time set in the timer.

  Subsequently, a reel control process is performed (S43), and then an effect content determination process is performed (S44). The reel control process and the effect content determination process will be described later. When the effect content determination process is completed, the saved register is restored (S45), and the sub-control timer interrupt process is terminated.

  Next, the reel control process will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reel control process. As shown in FIG. 21, in the reel control process, it is determined whether there is an automatic stop change (S51). If it is determined as a result of the automatic stop change, the flow proceeds to the flow shown in FIG.

  If it is determined that the variation is not an automatic stop variation, the variation is a push stop variation and a fireworks challenge effect is performed. In this case, it is determined whether or not the operation button is within the valid period (S52). As a result, when it is determined that the operation button valid period has not expired, it is determined whether or not the operation button 29 has been operated (S53). Whether or not the operation button 29 has been operated is determined based on whether or not a stop signal is transmitted from any of the left middle right operation buttons 29L, 29C, and 29R of the operation button 29.

  As a result, if the operation button 29 is not operated, the reel control process is terminated. On the other hand, when the operation button 29 is operated, the reception of the stop signal from the operation button 29 that has transmitted the stop signal is invalidated (S54). If it is determined in step S53 that the operation button is not within the effective period, it is determined whether or not the operation button effective period has ended (S55). If the operation button valid period has expired, the reel control process is terminated.

  After step S54, or when it is determined in step S55 that the effective period has not expired, the variation pattern data set in the sub-RAM 43 is checked, and a left / right / right operation button is referred with reference to a stop table (not shown). Among 29L, 29C, and 29R, the stop position of the symbol row corresponding to the operation button that transmitted the stop signal is searched (S56). For example, when the left operation button 29L transmits a stop signal, the symbol in the left column of the symbol columns is searched and determined.

  Subsequently, the temporary stop display mode determined with reference to the established combination determination table shown in FIG. 14 is checked, and it is determined whether or not the temporary stop display mode of the decorative design D is a small combination (S57). As a result, when the small roles are aligned, it is determined whether or not the aligned small roles are within the pull-in range (S58). If it is determined that the matching small combination is within the pull-in range, it is determined whether or not all the left middle right symbols in the decorative symbol D are within the pull-in range (S59). As a result, when it is determined that all the left middle right symbols in the decorative symbol D are within the pull-in range, the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the search result performed in step S55 (S60). Also, when it is determined in step S57 that the small roles are not aligned, the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the search result (S60).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the matching small combination is not within the pull-in range, the number of sliding symbols for determining the symbol for determining the spilled eye is determined (S61). Then, symbol stop display data corresponding to the number of sliding symbols is set in the sub-RAM 43 (S62), and the reel control process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S51 that there is an automatic stop variation, it is determined whether or not it is the symbol stop time (S65). As a result, when it is determined that the symbol stop time has not come, the reel control process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is the symbol stop time, the fluctuation pattern data set in the sub RAM 43 is checked, and a stop position of each symbol row at the symbol stop time is searched with reference to a stop table (not shown). (S66). When the automatic stop change is performed, each symbol row is stopped in the order of the middle left and right.

  Subsequently, the temporary stop display mode determined with reference to the established combination determination table shown in FIG. 14 is checked, and it is determined whether or not the temporary stop display mode of the decorative design D is a small role alignment (S67). As a result, when it is a small combination, it is determined whether or not the aligned small combination is a forced winning combination (S68). As a result, if it is determined that the matching small combination is not a forced winning combination, it is determined whether or not the matching small combination is within the pull-in range (S69). As a result, when it is determined that the matching small combination is within the pull-in range, the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the search result (S70). Further, when it is determined in step S67 that the small combinations are not aligned, or in the case where it is determined in step S68 that it is not a forced winning combination, the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the search result (S70).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the matching small combination is not within the pull-in range, the number of sliding symbols for determining the symbol for determining the spilled eye is determined (S71). Then, symbol stop display data corresponding to the number of sliding symbols is set in the sub-RAM 43 (S72), and the reel control process is terminated.

  Next, the effect content determination process (S44) will be described. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the procedure of effect content determination processing. As shown in FIG. 23, in the effect content determination process, first, it is determined whether or not to perform a reel variation effect in which the decorative symbol D is displayed in a variable manner (S81). As a result, when it is determined that an effect other than the reel variation effect is not performed, the effect data corresponding to the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 is set (S82). The decision process is terminated.

  If it is determined that the reel variation effect is to be performed, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 is a normal variation pattern (S83). As a result, when it is determined that the variation pattern is a normal variation pattern, automatic stop data corresponding to the winning combination is set (S84), and the effect content determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the variation pattern is not a normal variation pattern but a special variation pattern, a fireworks challenge control flag (MC control flag) is set (S85). Subsequently, a fireworks effect determination process is performed (S86). In the fireworks production determination process, production contents such as a production pattern at the time of introducing the fireworks challenge, a winning combination as a temporary stop small role design, a flash pattern, a maximum allowable time for pressing, and a background pattern are determined. Among these, the effect pattern and the background pattern when the fireworks challenge is introduced are determined based on the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control circuit 30. Further, the winning combination is determined by referring to the winning combination table shown in FIG. 14 such as the special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30, the number of executions of the fireworks challenge, and the like. Further, the flash pattern is determined based on the winning combination determined with reference to the winning combination table, a special symbol designation command transmitted from the main control circuit 30, or the like.

  When the fireworks effect determination process is performed, it is determined whether or not all the left middle right symbols in the decorative symbol D are stopped (S87). As a result, when it is determined that all the symbols in the middle left and right are not stopped, the effect content determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that all the symbols in the middle left and right are stopped, a continuation content determination process is performed (S88), and the effect content determination process is terminated.

  Next, the continuous notice effect determination process will be described. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the continuous notice effect determination process. As shown in FIG. 24, in the continuation notice effect determining process, the remaining time (t) of the variation display of the decorative symbol D at the time when all the symbols of the decorative symbol D are stopped and displayed is calculated and determined (S91). Next, a missed decision is made (S92). In the dropout determination, in the fireworks challenge effect, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol matches the pseudo decorative symbol in all the symbols in the middle left and right. As a result, when the stop symbol matches the pseudo decorative symbol in all the symbols in the middle left and right, the process proceeds to the next step as it is. On the other hand, if the stop symbol does not match the pseudo-decorative symbol, it is determined that there has been a missing symbol, the continuous notice effect rewriting flag is set, and the process proceeds to the next step.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the remaining time (t) determined in step S91 is 3.5 seconds or more (S93). As a result, when it is determined that the remaining time (t) is less than 3.5 seconds, the effect data such as the flash effect and the background effect determined by the fireworks challenge effect determining process after the remaining time (t) has elapsed. Set (S101).

  If it is determined that the remaining time (t) determined in step S93 is 3.5 seconds or more, the effect table is selected from effect tables No1 to No8 with reference to the continuous notice effect distribution table shown in FIG. Is determined (S94). Here, the effect table is determined with reference to the effect remaining time, the presence / absence of the flash effect determined in the fireworks challenge effect determination process, and the presence / absence of the next fireworks challenge effect in the continuous notice effect distribution table.

  When the effect table is determined, the effect content determination lottery is performed to extract the effect content determination lottery random value, and the effect content determination lottery random value is referred to the determined effect table to select the effect content (S95). ). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the continuous notice effect rewriting flag is set (S96). As a result, if the continuation notice effect rewriting flag is not set, continuation notice effect data corresponding to the effect content determined in the fireworks challenge effect determination process determined in step S86 is set (S97), and the continuation notice effect is set. The decision process is terminated.

  If it is determined that the continuous notice effect rewriting flag is set, it is determined whether or not there is a change pattern in the determined continuous notice effect (S98). Whether or not there is a change pattern is determined by whether or not the production content at the time of failure to press is set. For example, when the effect table No1 shown in FIG. 11A is determined and the effect number “1” is determined, it is determined that there is no change pattern because the effect content at the time of failure to press is not set. . On the other hand, when the effect table No1 is determined and the effect number “7” is determined, it is determined that there is a change pattern because the effect content at the time of failure to press is set.

  As a result, if it is determined that there is no change pattern, continuous notice effect data corresponding to the effect content determined in step S95 is set (S97), and the continuous notice effect determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no change pattern, the continuation notice effect of the effect contents determined in the fireworks challenge effect determination process is replaced with the change pattern, and continuation notice effect data corresponding to the replaced effect content is set. (S99).

  Specifically, when the production table No1 shown in FIG. 11A is decided and the production number “7” is decided, the production of “Don-chan group (running only)” is aimed at the production at the time of failure. Replaced with “Run through (one 3 sphere)”. Thereafter, the continuation rewriting flag is cleared (S100), and the continuation notice effect determining process is terminated.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when a game ball enters the start winning opening 9, the special symbol on the special symbol display portion J is displayed in a variable manner and then stopped. In addition, the decorative symbol D is displayed in a variable manner and a stop manner in accordance with the special symbol variation display and the stop indication in the special symbol display section J. Various effects are performed while the decorative symbol D is displayed in a variable manner. There is fireworks challenge production in the production performed here.

  Next, the flow of the fireworks challenge production and the continuous notice production performed during the fireworks challenge production will be described. The variation pattern commands transmitted from the main control circuit 30 are variation patterns “2” to “4”, “7” to “9”, “13”, “15”, “18” to “20”, “22” to If the variation pattern command corresponds to any one of “24”, a special variation pattern for performing a fireworks challenge effect is determined. In this special variation pattern, it is determined that one to three fireworks challenge effects are performed, and a continuation notice effect is performed as the last effect in each fireworks challenge effect.

  The continuation notice effect is an effect performed during the fireworks challenge effect, and has patterns of durations of 3 seconds, 3.5 seconds, 5.5 seconds, 6.5 seconds, and 7.5 seconds. In addition, the fireworks challenge production is set with or without the flash production. Here, the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 13.5 seconds, and a case where a flash effect is accompanied when a 3.5 second continuous notice effect is displayed will be described. The time limit bar TB is displayed from the start of the fireworks challenge effect until the start of the continuous notice effect.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 25 (a), it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge production is 4 seconds, and as a result of performing the firework, it is determined that the “triple fireworks” production is performed as the flash production. . In this case, since the time required for pushing is 4 seconds and the time required for the flash effect is 4.5 seconds, the remaining effect time of the fireworks challenge effect is 5.0 seconds. With reference to this effect remaining time in the continuous notice effect distribution table shown in FIG. 10, for example, if the effect table No1 shown in FIG. It is determined as 3.5 seconds. After the continuation notice effect time is determined to be 3.5 seconds, 1.5 seconds, which is the time obtained by subtracting the continuation notice effect time 3.5 seconds from the effect remaining time, becomes the remaining time. Thus, as shown in FIG. 25A, the time for pushing is 4 seconds, the flash effect time is 4.5 seconds, the remaining time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 3.5 seconds.

  An example in which a 3.5-second continuous notice effect is performed without performing a flash effect will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 25 (b), it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 9 seconds, and when the flash effect is not performed, 4 seconds are required for pushing. In this case, the effect remaining time of the fireworks challenge effect is 5 seconds, and, for example, 3.5 seconds is determined as the continuous notice effect time as in the case shown in FIG. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 1.5 seconds, the aim time is 4 seconds, the remaining time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 3.5 seconds.

  Further, an example in which a flash effect is performed and a 5.5-second continuous notice effect is performed will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 26A, it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 13.5 seconds, 3 seconds are required for the display, and 3.5 seconds is determined as the flash effect time. In this case, the remaining production time of the fireworks challenge effect is 7 seconds, for example, 5.5 seconds is determined as the continuous notice effect time. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 1.5 seconds, the target time is 3 seconds, the flash effect time is 3.5 seconds, the remaining time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 5.5 seconds.

  Next, an example in which a flash effect is performed and a 6.5-second continuous notice effect is performed will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 26 (b), it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 13.5 seconds, 2 seconds are required for pushing, and 4 seconds is determined as the flash effect time. In this case, the remaining production time of the fireworks challenge effect is 7.5 seconds, and for example, 6.5 seconds is determined as the continuous notice effect time. Then, the remaining time is determined as 1 second, the aiming time is 2 seconds, the flash effect time is 4 seconds, the remaining time is 1 second, and the continuous notice effect time is 6.5 seconds.

  An example in which a flash effect is performed and a 7.5-second continuous notice effect is performed will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 27A, it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 13.5 seconds, 1.5 seconds are required for the display, and the flash effect time is determined as 3.5 seconds. In this case, the remaining production time of the fireworks challenge effect is 8.5 seconds, and for example, 7.5 seconds is determined as the continuous notice effect time. Then, the remaining time is determined as 1 second, the target time is 1.5 seconds, the flash effect time is 3.5 seconds, the remaining time is 1 second, and the continuous notice effect time is 7.5 seconds.

  Furthermore, an example in which a 7.5-second continuous notice effect is performed without performing a flash effect will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 27 (b), it is assumed that the time required for the fireworks challenge effect is 9 seconds, and 1.5 seconds are required for pushing. In this case, the remaining production time of the fireworks challenge effect is 7.5 seconds, and for example, 7.5 seconds is determined as the continuous notice effect time. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 0 seconds, the aim time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 7.5 seconds.

  In addition, an example in which the fireworks challenge effect is performed three times in the eye stop stop variation will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 28, the time required for the eye-stop stop variation is 40 seconds, and the time required for each fireworks challenge effect is 12 seconds. In addition, a wait time of 2 seconds is provided between each fireworks challenge production. Here, in the first fireworks challenge production, it is assumed that after 3 seconds of the eye introduction introduction time has elapsed, 4 seconds are required for the eye movement. In this case, the remaining production time of the first fireworks challenge production is 5 seconds. With reference to this effect remaining time in the continuous notice allocation table 10 shown in FIG. 10, for example, if the effect table No1 shown in FIG. The production time is determined to be 3.5 seconds. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 1.5 seconds, the introduction introduction time is 3 seconds, the arrival time is 4 seconds, the remaining time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 3.5 seconds.

  Next, the second fireworks challenge presentation is performed. In the second fireworks challenge production, it is assumed that it takes 2 seconds to push the eye after 3 seconds of eye introduction introduction time has elapsed. In this case, the remaining production time of the second fireworks challenge effect is 7 seconds. With reference to this effect remaining time in the continuous notice allocation table 10 shown in FIG. 10, for example, if the effect table No. 4 shown in FIG. The production time is determined to be 5.5 seconds. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 1.5 seconds, the introduction time is 3 seconds, the arrival time is 2 seconds, the remaining time is 1.5 seconds, and the duration notice effect time is 5.5 seconds.

  Subsequently, the third fireworks challenge production will be performed. In the third fireworks challenge production, it is assumed that 1.5 seconds are required for pushing after 3 seconds of pushing introduction time has elapsed. In this case, the remaining production time of the third fireworks challenge production is 7.5 seconds. With reference to this effect remaining time in the continuous notice allocation table 10 shown in FIG. 10, for example, if the effect table No7 shown in FIG. The time is determined to be 7.5 seconds. Then, the remaining time is determined to be 0 seconds, the introduction introduction time is 3 seconds, the arrival time is 1.5 seconds, and the continuous notice effect time is 7.5 seconds.

  In this way, fireworks challenge production is performed.

  In addition, the flash effect performed during the fireworks challenge effect is an effect performed at a stage prior to the continuous notice effect. This flash effect is any of the effect tables No4 to No6 determined by referring to the continuous notice effect distribution table shown in FIG. 10, and is always performed when the background notice is determined. In addition, a flash effect may be performed even when other continuous notice effects are performed. In the flash production, the positions of the left middle, upper right, middle, and lower tiers in the decorative design D blink, thereby expressing each firework mode. The flashing mode will be described below. In the description, the upper left symbol (1), the middle upper symbol (2), the upper right symbol (3), and the left middle symbol ( 4) The middle middle symbol (5), the right middle symbol (6), the lower left symbol (7), the middle lower symbol (8), and the lower right symbol (8) This will be described as 9).

  “Soyokaze” in the flash effect is a state in which all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage, as shown in FIG. Next, symbols (1), (4), and (7) are turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), and (8) are turned on as the third blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned on as the fourth blinking stage. In this way, “Soyokaze” in flash production is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the “mouse” in the flash effect is initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, as a second blinking stage, symbols (4) and (6) are turned on. Subsequently, the pattern (1) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbols (2) and (8) are turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, symbols (3) and (7) are turned on as the fifth blinking stage. Finally, symbols (4) and (6) are turned on as the sixth blinking stage. In this way, the “mouse” in the flash effect is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the “rocket” in the flash effect is initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the symbol (4) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (2) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Furthermore, the pattern (8) is turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, the pattern (6) is turned on as the fifth blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the sixth blinking stage. In this way, the “rocket” in the flash production is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 32, “non-occurrence” in the flash effect is a state in which all symbols are initially turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the pattern (8) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (5) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbol (2) is turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, as shown in FIG. 33, all symbols are turned off from the fifth blinking stage to the seventh blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (5) is turned on as the eighth and ninth blinking stages. Next, all symbols are turned off as the tenth blinking stage. Further, the symbol (5) is turned on as the eleventh blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the 12th and 13th blinking stages. In this way, “flash” in the flash production is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 34, “launch fireworks” in the flash effect is initially a state in which all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the pattern (8) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (5) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbol (2) is turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, all symbols are turned off as the fifth and sixth blinking stages. Next, the pattern (5) is turned on as the seventh blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (1), (3), (5), (7), and (9) are turned on as the eighth blinking stage. Then, symbols (1), (3), (7), and (9) are turned on as the ninth blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the 10th and 11th blinking stages. In this way, “fireworks” in flash production are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 35, the “fireworks” in the flash effect are initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the pattern (5) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (1), (3), (5), (7), and (9) are turned on as the third blinking stage. Furthermore, symbols (1), (3), (7), and (9) are turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, finally, all the symbols are turned off as the fifth and sixth blinking stages. In this way, “fireworks” in flash production are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 36, “launching willow” in the flash effect is initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the pattern (8) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (5) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbol (2) is turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, as shown in FIG. 37, all symbols are turned off as the fifth and sixth blinking stages. Next, the pattern (5) is turned on as the seventh blinking stage. Subsequently, the symbols (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), and (9) are turned on as the eighth blinking stage. Then, all symbols are turned off as the ninth and tenth blinking stages. Next, the pattern (2) is turned on as the eleventh blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (4) and (6) are turned on as the twelfth blinking stage. Furthermore, symbols (2) and (8) are turned on as the thirteenth blinking stage. Then, symbols (1) and (3) are turned on as the 14th blinking stage. Next, symbols (2), (4), and (6) are turned on as the fifteenth blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (7) and (9) are turned on as the 16th blinking stage. Next, as shown in FIG. 38, symbols (4), (6), and (8) are turned on as the seventeenth blinking stage. Then, symbols (5), (7) and (9) are turned on as the 18th blinking stage. Next, the pattern (8) is turned on as the 19th blinking stage. Thereafter, symbols (7) and (9) are turned on as the 20th blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the 21st blinking stage. In this way, “Launch Weeping Willow” is performed in the flash production.

  As shown in FIG. 39, “weeping willow” in the flash effect is initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, as the second blinking stage, the symbol (2) is turned on. Subsequently, symbols (4) and (6) are turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbols (2) and (8) are turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, symbols (1) and (3) are turned on as the fifth blinking stage. Next, symbols (2), (4), and (6) are turned on as the sixth blinking stage. Subsequently, symbols (7) and (9) are turned on as the seventh blinking stage. Next, symbols (4), (6), and (8) are turned on as the eighth blinking stage. Then, symbols (5), (7) and (9) are turned on as the ninth blinking stage. Next, the pattern (8) is turned on as the tenth blinking stage. Thereafter, symbols (7) and (9) are turned on as the eleventh blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the twelfth blinking stage. In this way, weeping willow is performed in the flash production.

  As shown in FIG. 40, “triple fireworks” in the flash effect is initially in a state where all symbols are turned off as the first blinking stage. Next, the symbol (7) is turned on as the second blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (4) is turned on as the third blinking stage. Further, the symbols (1) and (4) are turned on as the fourth blinking stage. Then, the pattern (1) is turned on as the fifth blinking stage. Next, the symbol (9) is turned on as the sixth blinking stage. Subsequently, the symbol (6) is lit as the seventh blinking stage. Then, symbols (3) and (6) are turned on as the eighth blinking stage. Next, symbols (3) and (8) are turned on as the ninth blinking stage. Subsequently, the pattern (5) is turned on as the tenth blinking stage. Furthermore, as the eleventh blinking stage, symbols (2) and (5) are lit. Then, the symbol (2) is turned on as the twelfth blinking stage. Next, as shown in FIG. 41, all symbols are turned off in the thirteenth and fourteenth blinking stages. Subsequently, the pattern (4) is turned on as the fifteenth blinking stage. Next, symbols (1), (5), and (7) are turned on as the 16th blinking stage. Then, all symbols are turned off as the 17th and 18th blinking stages. Next, the symbol (6) is lit as the 19th blinking stage. Thereafter, symbols (3), (5), and (9) are turned on as the 20th blinking stage. Then, all symbols are turned off as the 21st to 23rd blinking stages. Next, the symbol (5) is turned on as the 24th blinking stage. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 42, symbols (2), (4), (6), and (8) are lit in the 25th blinking stage. Thereafter, symbols (1), (3), (7), and (9) are turned on as the 26th blinking stage. Finally, all symbols are turned off as the 27th and 28th blinking stages. In this way, “triple fireworks” are performed in the flash production.

  Next, the continuous notice effect performed in the fireworks flash effect will be described. As the continuation notice effect, an effect at the time of an advance notice, a character effect at the time of dark or run-through notice, a liquid crystal fireworks effect at the background notice, etc. are set.

  Among these effects, first, effects at the time of an advance notice will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the effects at the time of the advance notice are “darkness”, “darkness + lighting only”, “darkness + lighting + in-process fireworks (small)”, “darkness + lighting” Four effects are set: “In-process Fireworks (Large)”.

  In the “dark change” effect, as shown in FIG. 43, an effect that the display area 16a of the liquid crystal display device 16 is turned dark is performed. Further, in the “dark turn + actor lighting only” effect, after the dark turn shown in FIG. 43 is performed, the effect that the dial role 17A is turned on as shown in FIG. 44 (a) is performed.

  In the “dark change + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)” effect, after the dark change shown in FIG. 43 is performed, as shown in FIG. 44 (b), the dial accessory 17A is turned on and the display area 16a is turned on. The effect of slightly shining around the dial part 17A is performed. In the “dark change + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (large)” effect, after the dark change shown in FIG. 43 is performed, as shown in FIG. 44 (c), the dial accessory 17A is turned on and the display area 16a is turned on. The effect that the surroundings of the dial part 17A in FIG.

  Next, a description will be given of the production at the time of dark or running notice. As shown in FIG. 11, the effects of darkness or run-through notice are as follows: “Run-through”, “Run-through (one 1-size ball)”, “Run-through (three one-size balls)”, “Run-through (three "One Shakudama", "Run through (three shakudama hits)", "Run through (goldfish)", "Don-chan group 1 (running only)", "Don-chan group 2 (Tamauchi running mix)", " Eleven productions are set, “Dekadon-chan running”, “Dekadon-chan running (super-deca three-scale ball holding)”, and “darkness”.

  In the “run through” effect, as shown in FIG. 45A, an effect is performed in which a character called “Don-chan” runs from the left side to the right side without holding anything. In the “run through (one size ball)” effect, as shown in FIG. 45B, “Don-chan” has one size ball and runs from the left side to the right side. In the “run through (three one-size balls)” effect, as shown in FIG. 46A, “Don-chan” has three one-size balls and runs from the left to the right.

  As shown in FIG. 46 (b), the “run through (three shaku balls)” effect is performed in which “Don-chan” runs from left to right with one shaku ball. In addition, in the “Don-chan group 2 (ball-handed running mix)” effect, as shown in FIG. 47A, an effect is produced in which a large number of “Don-chan” runs with fireworks balls from left to right as appropriate. As shown in FIG. 47 (b), in the “Dekadon-chan run (super-deca three-scale ball holding)” production, a huge “Don-chan” runs from left to right with a huge three-scale ball. .

  Further, in the “run through (goldfish)” effect, as shown in FIG. 48A, an effect that “Don-chan” runs from the left side to the right side with a large goldfish is performed. In the “Don-chan group 1 (running only)” effect, as shown in FIG. 48B, an effect of running from left to right without many “Don-chan” having nothing is performed. In the “Dekadon-chan run” effect, as shown in FIG. 48 (c), there is an effect that the huge “Don-chan” runs from the left to the right without having anything. As shown in FIG. 43, the “darkness” effect is an effect in which the display area 16a of the liquid crystal display device 16 is darkened.

  Furthermore, the production at the time of background notice will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the background notice is “Small Fireworks” or “In Fireworks” or “Large Fireworks” + “Blue Background” or “Red Background” + “Yoshi!” Or “Fuu” or “Peace” production is set. At the time of background notice, a flash effect is performed as a stage prior to the continuous notice effect. In the effect at the time of background notice, fireworks corresponding to the fireworks determined by the flash effect are displayed in the display area 16a. In FIG. 49, a fireworks effect corresponding to the triple fireworks is displayed. Here, when “large fireworks” is determined, large triple fireworks are displayed as shown in FIG. 49A, and when “small fireworks” is determined, FIG. ) A small triple firework is displayed. In “blue background” or “red background”, an effect that is the color of the background is performed. In “Yoshi!” Or “Fuu” or “Peace”, “Don-chan” generates these lines, and an effect that these characters are displayed in the display area 16a is performed.

  The contents of the advance notice, dark or run-through notice, and background notice that are determined here are changed depending on the success or failure immediately before the continuous notice effect is performed. For example, in the case where the production table No. 7 and the production number 3 are determined, if the eye-opening is successful, “dark change + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)” is determined. However, in the case of failure to push the target, the content of the advance notice of the feature is changed from “darkness + lighting of the feature + in-process fireworks (small)” to “darkness + lighting of the feature only”. Here, among “darkness”, “darkness + actual lighting only”, “darkness + rights lighting + in-house fireworks (small)”, “darkness + rights lighting + in-house fireworks (large)”, “darkness”, “Dark switch + actor lighting only” is easier to select when “RB” or “losing” than when hit type “BB”. On the other hand, “Dark + Combine Light + In-Work Fireworks (Small)” and “Dark + Combine Light + In-Work Fireworks (Large)” are more “BB” than when the hit type is “RB” or “Lose”. When is easier to choose. In this way, the successful push can determine an effect that can be easily selected when the hit type is “BB”, and can therefore prompt the player to operate the operation button 29. The fun of gaming can contribute to improvement. Further, by displaying an effect that can be easily selected when the hit type is “BB”, it is possible to increase the expectation for the transition to the big hit gaming state.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when performing the continuation notice effect, an effect to be selected is determined according to the time required for the last press. For example, when the effect remaining time after the end of the pressing is 3.5 seconds or more and less than 5.5 seconds, any effect table of tables No1 to No3 is determined as the effect table, and 5.5 seconds or more and 7. If it is less than 5 seconds, any one of the tables No1 to No6 is determined. Further, when the remaining effect time after the end of pressing is 7.5 seconds or more, any of the effect tables of Table No. 3 and No. 6 to No. 8 is determined as the effect table. Then, the continuous notice effect is determined from the effect table thus determined. For this reason, since a plurality of effects can be performed with one variation pattern, it is possible to excite the transition to a predetermined gaming state with various performance patterns while suppressing an increase in control burden, thereby contributing to the improvement of interest. can do.

  Further, the continuous notice effect is determined based on the operation result by the operation of the operation button 29. For this reason, the player can be directly involved in the effects that are continuously developed in one variation pattern, so that the interest of the game is improved and the player is more active in the game. Can be involved. Furthermore, the continuous notice effect is determined based not only on the operation of the operation button 29 but also on the success or failure of the big hit. For this reason, the timing at which the operation button 29 is operated becomes a means for knowing the game result. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the player to participate in the active game by operating the operation means, which can contribute to the enhancement of the interest of the game.

  In addition, in the fireworks challenge production, if the failure to push forward, the content of the continuation notice production is changed, and the continuation notice production that is easy to select when transitioning to the jackpot gaming state does not transition to the jackpot gaming state It will be a continuation notice effect that is easy to select. For this reason, it is possible to prompt the player to operate the operation means at an accurate timing, so that the player can be actively involved in the operation means and provide technical intervention. Can contribute to improving the interests of the game.

  In addition, as the continuous notice effect, a normal third effect pattern and a special third effect pattern that has a high probability of being selected when shifting to the big hit gaming state are set. A fourth effect pattern identical to the three effect patterns is determined. For this reason, it is possible to further encourage active involvement in the operation button 29 and to provide technical intervention to a player who desires to perform a continuous notice effect by the special third effect pattern. Therefore, it can contribute to the improvement of the interest of the game.

  Furthermore, one to three fireworks challenge presentations are performed with one variation pattern, and when multiple fireworks challenges are performed, the content of the presentation is determined by whether or not it is the last fireworks challenge presentation. ing. In this way, since the content of the effect is determined depending on whether or not it is the last fireworks challenge effect, the variation of the continuous effect can be increased, and further, it can contribute to the improvement of the interest of the game.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, a symbol having a small combination or a symbol having no small combination is set as a temporary stop symbol. However, for example, a mode in which a symbol is displayed in a predetermined manner may be a temporary stop symbol. For example, it is possible to adopt modes such as “aligning ice to a small V shape” and “replaying off”.

  In the above embodiment, the time until the continuation notice effect in the fireworks challenge effect is started is displayed by the time limit bar TB. However, it is also possible to display the time that can be pushed. Further, in the above embodiment, when the eye-opening fails, the fourth effect pattern that is the same as the normal third effect pattern is determined. However, the third effect pattern is normally selected and the eye-opening succeeds. In this case, the same effect pattern as the special third effect pattern can be determined. Further, in the above embodiment, the temporary stop symbol is not displayed at the time of pushing, but the temporary stop symbol may be displayed to notify the player of the symbol to be pushed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the liquid crystal display device 16 is used as a display means, in addition to a liquid crystal display device, the thing of various aspects, such as CRT, 7 segment, a dot type, and an EL tube, is used as a display device. Can do. Furthermore, when notifying the player of the temporary stop symbol, the game state information may be provided to the player by means of appealing to the player's five senses in addition to the display means such as the liquid crystal display device 16. Specifically, it is possible to adopt a mode in which sound display is performed by a speaker or the vibration pattern is changed by vibrating the handle.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. It is a front view of the game board shown in FIG. It is a block block diagram which mainly shows the internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is the arrangement | sequence list of a decoration design. (A) is a figure which shows a jackpot determination table, (b) is a figure which shows a special symbol determination table. (A) is a diagram showing a game state determination table after the jackpot game state is finished, (b) is a diagram showing a correspondence table between the game state data after the jackpot end and the game states after the jackpot end, (c) is a round number determination table FIG. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation | variation pattern table. It is a figure which shows a continuation notice effect distribution table. (A) is a figure which shows the No1 production table, (b) is a figure which shows the No3 production table. (A) is a figure which shows the production table of No4, (b) is a figure which shows the production table of No6. (A) is a figure which shows the production table of No7, (b) is a figure which shows the production table of No8. It is a figure which shows the winning combination determination table. It is a figure which shows the relationship between arrangement | positioning in an ornamental design, and an effective line. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between the kind of flash production, and the corresponding small part. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main control process repeatedly performed by the main control circuit after turning on a power supply. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the sub control process repeatedly performed by the sub control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a sub control timer reception interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a reel control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure following FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of effect content determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a continuous production | presentation determination process. (A) (b) is a time chart for demonstrating the production content in a fireworks challenge production. (A) (b) is a time chart for demonstrating the production content in a fireworks challenge production. (A) (b) is a time chart for demonstrating the production content in a fireworks challenge production. It is a time chart for demonstrating the production contents in a fireworks challenge production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "Soyokaze" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decorative design in the flash effect "mouse". It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration design in "rocket" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration design in "non-occurrence" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration design in the "non-occurrence" of the flash production following FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "launch fireworks" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration design in "fireworks" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decorative design in "launching weeping willow" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "launching weeping willow" of the flash production following FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration design in "launching weeping willow" of the flash production following FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decorative design in the flash production “weeping willow”. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "triple fireworks" of flash production. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "triple fireworks" of the flash production following FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the blink pattern of the decoration symbol in "triple fireworks" of the flash production following FIG. It is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the “darkening” effect. (A) is a front view of a gaming machine that executes a “dark turn + actor lighting only” effect, (b) is a front view of a gaming machine that executes a “dark turn + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (small)” effect, c) is a front view of a gaming machine that performs the effect of “darkening + actor lighting + in-process fireworks (large)”. (A) is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the “run through” effect, and (b) is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the “run through (one size ball)” effect. (A) is a front view of a gaming machine that performs a “run through (three shaku balls)” effect, and (b) is a front view of a gaming machine that performs a “run through (three shaku balls)” effect. is there. (A) is a front view of a gaming machine that performs a “Don-chan group 2 (ball dashing mix)” production, and (b) is a gaming machine that performs a “Deka-Dong running (super-deca three-scale ball holding)” production. It is a front view. (A) is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the “run through (goldfish)” effect, and (b) is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the “Don-chan group 1 (running only)” effect. (A) is a front view of a gaming machine that executes a “fireworks large” effect when triple fireworks are selected as a flash effect, and (b) is a “fireworks small” when triple fireworks are selected as a flash effect. It is a front view of the gaming machine that executes the production.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 4 ... Game board, 9 ... Start winning opening, 9S ... Start winning opening switch, 11 ... Large winning opening, 16 ... Liquid crystal display device, 16a ... Display area, 17A ... Dial part, 17B ... Model accessory, 21 ... main control board, 22 ... sub control board, 29 ... operation button, 30 ... main control circuit, 31 ... main CPU, 40 ... sub control circuit, 41 ... sub CPU, 50 ... image control circuit, 60 ... voice control circuit, 70 ... lamp control circuit, 80 ... payout / launch control circuit.

Claims (4)

Display means for variably displaying a plurality of identification symbols, and displaying an effect adapted to the variability display;
Display control means for performing display control of the display means;
Fluctuation pattern storage means for storing a plurality of variation patterns having different variation display times for variably displaying the identification symbol;
A fluctuation pattern determining means for determining one fluctuation pattern from a plurality of fluctuation patterns stored in the fluctuation pattern storage means when a predetermined fluctuation start condition is satisfied;
An operation means that can be operated by a player;
A jackpot determining means for performing a jackpot determination for determining whether or not to shift to a jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player on the condition that the game ball has passed through the starting area provided in the game board,
Based on the operation of the operation means, a first effect pattern in which the identification symbol can be stopped within the effect displayable time which is a time for effect display on the display means and is equal to or less than the variable display time. And an effect pattern storage means for storing a second effect pattern in which the identification symbol stops after the effect displayable time has elapsed regardless of the operation of the operation means,
Based on the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit, an effect pattern determination unit that determines one effect pattern from the plurality of effect patterns stored in the effect pattern storage unit;
When the operation means is operated when the first effect pattern is determined by the effect pattern determining means, and the operation means is operated while the determined first effect pattern is being executed. Effect display remaining time calculating means for calculating an effect display remaining time that is the remaining time of the effect display possible time set in the first effect pattern in
The effect pattern storage means stores a plurality of third effect patterns displayed during the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means,
The effect pattern determining means determines a third effect pattern to be displayed on the display means based on the determination result by the jackpot determining means and the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means. To play. The display control means temporarily stops the identification symbol according to the effect pattern determined by the effect pattern determination means,
Temporary stop display mode storage means for storing a plurality of temporary stop display modes of the identification symbol displayed for temporary stop;
Temporary stop display mode determining means for determining one temporary stop display mode from the temporary stop display modes stored in the temporary stop display mode storage unit before the identification symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed,
While the first effect pattern is determined by the effect pattern determining means and the determined first effect pattern is being executed, the actual temporary of the identification symbol is based on the timing at which the operation means is operated. An actual temporary stop display mode determining means for determining an actual temporary stop display mode which is a stop display mode;
Display mode determination means for determining whether or not the temporary stop display mode determined by the temporary stop display mode determination means matches the actual temporary stop display mode determined by the actual temporary stop display mode determination means; Further comprising
The effect pattern storage means stores a fourth effect pattern that is an effect pattern displayed during the effect display remaining time calculated by the effect display remaining time calculating means,
When the display mode determination unit determines that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode do not match, the effect pattern determination unit replaces the third effect pattern with the fourth effect. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a pattern is determined. The effect pattern storage means has a normal third effect pattern as the third effect pattern, and a ratio determined from the normal third effect pattern when the jackpot determining means determines that the game state is shifted to the big hit gaming state. A high special third performance pattern, and as the fourth production pattern, the same production pattern as the normal third production pattern is stored,
The effect pattern determining means determines the special third effect pattern as the third effect pattern by the effect pattern determining means when it is determined that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode match. And when the display mode determining means determines that the temporary stop display mode and the actual temporary stop display mode do not match, the fourth effect pattern is replaced with the third effect pattern. The gaming machine according to claim 2 to be determined. The variation pattern storage means stores, as the variation pattern, a special variation pattern that allows the first performance pattern to be continuously executed a plurality of times.
When the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination means is the special variation pattern, the final determination is made as to whether or not the first performance pattern being executed is the last performance pattern executed with this variation pattern It further includes production pattern determination means,
The said effect pattern determination means determines the 3rd effect pattern displayed on the said display means based on the determination result of the said last effect pattern determination means. Gaming machine.