JP2009279089A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing the decline of game amusements by suitably achieving a so-called mission performance. <P>SOLUTION: When starting variable display, when determining that the timing of stop-displaying a right decorative symbol 651c capable of determining whether or not to complete a mission is not within a mission period, control is executed so as to shorten the time from the start of the variable display of decorative symbols 651 to the stop-display of the right decorative symbol 651c and to stop-display a left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c before ending the mission period. Thus, it is determined that the performance of stop-displaying the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c within the mission period and completing the mission is executed or that the performance of completing the mission is not executed, and many opportunities of executing the performance of completing the mission within the mission period are given. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning-type gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”).

  Conventionally, in general, a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine equipped with a symbol display device performs a variable display of symbols on the symbol display device based on a winning of a game ball at a start winning opening, and the symbol display result is a jackpot symbol At that time, a big hit gaming state (a specific gaming state) is generated and the special winning opening device is opened (special operation) to control a lot of prize balls.

  In such a gaming machine, in order to improve the gaming interest, for example, a mission such as “Get a reach of 5 within 5 minutes” or “Get a character notice within 3 minutes” is notified and notified A mission to control a jackpot game state to appear by accomplishing the mission by displaying the jackpot symbol after performing the effect to achieve the notified mission if it is determined that the jackpot is made in time Some have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

Within the effective time of the mission effect, it is possible to make it difficult to stop the game until the effective time elapses by inferring that the proportion that is controlled to the jackpot gaming state may be high when the above notification is made. At the same time, unlike a normal game that is executed by paying attention to whether or not the display result of the variable display is a jackpot symbol, it is monotonous by making it notice whether or not an effect to achieve the notified mission is executed. A change can be given to the change display of a symbol, and a game entertainment interest can be improved.
JP 2006-34804 A

  However, since the effective time of the mission effect is not set in relation to the time of the variable display of the symbol, the end timing of the variable display of the symbol does not match the end timing of the mission. Because it is an effect that is performed in an unstable manner, such as when the effective time passes in the middle of the variable display and the opportunity to perform the effect to complete the mission is lost, depending on the end timing of the mission, the game entertainment may deteriorate There is a possibility of inviting, and there is room for improvement in the consistency between the mission effect and the variable display effect.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing a decrease in gaming interest by suitably realizing a so-called mission effect.

  Effective solutions for achieving the above-described object will be described below. In addition, the effect | action etc. are demonstrated as needed. In addition, for easy understanding, a corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is also shown as appropriate, but is not limited at all.

A plurality of winning holes provided in the game area of the game board;
A winning determination means for determining whether or not to control to a profit granting state for giving a predetermined profit to a player based on a game ball entering a start opening among the plurality of winning holes;
Display means for deriving and displaying a predetermined display result by variably displaying a plurality of types of symbol information based on the determination result of the corresponding drop determination means;
Display control means for controlling display of the display means in a manner according to the determination result of the winning determination means,
In the gaming machine that controls the profit granting state after deriving and displaying a specific display result on the display means when it is determined by the winning determination means that the profit granting state is controlled.
The display control means includes
Command information notification determining means for determining whether or not to notify predetermined command information;
Command information notification means for notifying the command information when it is determined that the command information notification determination means notifies the command information;
After the command information notification means notifies the command information, the satisfaction of satisfying the notified command information is satisfied in response to the determination of the winning determination means within an effective time in which a plurality of variable displays can be executed. A fulfillment effect executing means for executing any one of the effect and the non-satisfaction effect that does not satisfy the notified command information,
The sufficiency production execution means
When it is determined that the profit grant state is controlled in any one of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, the specific display is started from the variation start of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the determination result. When the satisfaction effect is executed before the result is derived and displayed, on the other hand, if it is determined not to control the profit granting state in any one of the plurality of variable displays within the effective time, the determination result The non-satisfaction effect is executed from the start of fluctuation of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the time until the non-specific display result different from the specific display result is derived and displayed,
In the last variation display of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, if the effect standby time until the fulfillment effect and the unsatisfied effect are executed exceeds the effective time, the effective time The performance standby time is shortened so as to be within the range, and the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed.

According to the gaming machine of claim 1, when the predetermined instruction information is notified and it is determined that the profit granting state is controlled by any one of a plurality of variable displays within the effective time, the specific display result If it is determined that the profit granting state is not controlled by any one of the variable displays within the effective time while the fulfillment effect that satisfies the command information notified before the derivation display is performed is performed. In order to execute the unsatisfied effect that does not satisfy the command information notified before the specific display result is derived and displayed, the fulfillment effect that satisfies the notified command information is executed or the unsatisfied effect that does not satisfy the notified command information is executed By paying attention to what is done, it is possible to change the normal game executed by the display of variation of the symbol information, and to suppress a decrease in the game interest.
In addition, in the last variation display of multiple variation displays within the effective time, when the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed, the production standby time until the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect is executed exceeds the effective time. In such a case, the effect standby time is shortened so that it falls within the effective time, and the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed. In addition, it is possible to secure an opportunity to execute the unsatisfied effect, and to give more opportunities for the satisfied effect to be performed.
Explaining in detail, it is effective to execute the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect without shortening the effect waiting time when the effect waiting time until the fulfillment effect and the unsatisfied effect are executed exceeds the valid time. It is determined that the opportunity to execute the satisfaction effect has been lost due to the passage of time, and even if the satisfaction effect is executed after that, it is recognized that the profit is granted because the effective time has passed There is a risk that it will not be possible. In this way, when the effective time has passed without the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect being executed in the middle of the variable display, it is recognized that the opportunity to enter the profit grant state has been lost due to the passage of the effective time, May be reduced.
On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the present invention, since the effect standby time is shortened and the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed within the effective time, it is effective without the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect being executed during the variable display. It is possible to deter the passage of time and give more opportunities to perform fulfillment effects by the time the effective time elapses. Can be suppressed.
In addition, if it is determined to control to the profit granting state at the last variation display of the plurality of fluctuation displays within the valid time, the fulfillment effect is executed and the profit granting state is controlled before the expiration of the valid time. When the satisfaction effect is executed after the elapse of time, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling of executing the satisfaction effect and controlling the profit granting state even though the effective time has elapsed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to give many opportunities to execute an effect that achieves a mission before the effective time elapses.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 17 show a general gaming machine, and a characteristic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Overall structure of pachinko machine]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment, and the door frame 5 is opened with respect to the main body frame 3. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the pachinko machine 1. .

  1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be mounted with an outer frame 2 installed on an island (not shown), and pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. The main body frame 3, a glass unit 190 as a transparent plate unit that is pivotally supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed, and is formed on the game board 4 and into which a ball can be driven, and the glass The door frame 5 includes a tray unit 300 that is disposed below the unit 190 and receives a prize ball generated as a result of the game and supplies the prize ball to the firing position of the launch rail 38.

  A lower decorative plate 6 whose surface is covered with a decorative cover plate 6a is fixed to the outer frame 2 at the lower front side. Although not shown in detail, the outer frame 2 is an upper and lower wooden upper frame. The plate and the lower frame plate and the left and right light alloy (aluminum) side frame plates are assembled in a rectangular shape by connecting them with connecting members for connecting the respective end portions. An upper support bracket 47 and a lower shaft support fixed to the upper and lower sides of the main body frame 3 are attached to an upper support bracket 7 provided on the upper portion of the outer frame 2 and a lower support bracket 8 provided on one upper surface of the lower decorative plate 6. By engaging the metal fitting 48, the main body frame 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  Further, as described above, the game board 4 can be detachably attached to the main body frame 3, and as shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 50 for delivering a prize ball to the back surface thereof, a tank rail member 51, a ball passage unit 52, and a ball payout device (ball payout unit) 53 are attached, and the launching device 57 and the electrical components provided on the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 excluding the game board 4 are controlled at the bottom of the back surface thereof. A board unit 54 on which various control boards, power supply boards 395 (see FIG. 40) and the like are collectively provided is attached, and a cover body 58 that covers the rear opening 70 (see FIG. 7) of the main body frame 3 is attached. Is detachably provided.

  Further, the door frame 5 is provided with a handle unit 318 in the above-described dish unit 300. In addition, there is one dish unit 300 provided on the door frame 5, and the handle unit 318 that is conventionally provided on the main body frame 3 is provided on the dish unit 300 on the door frame 5 side, and the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 have substantially the same square size when viewed from the front, so that the main body frame 3 cannot be visually recognized from the front. Here, the handle unit 318 corresponds to the operation handle of the present invention.

[About the body frame]
First, the game board 4 can be detachably mounted from the front side, and includes a launching device 57, a prize ball tank 50, a tank rail member 51, a ball path unit 52, and a ball payout device 53 for paying out a prize ball. A locking device 60 that locks the main body frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and a door frame 5 to the main body frame 3, and various types for controlling electrical components provided on the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 except for the game board 4. The main body frame 3 on which various components such as the board unit 54 on which the control board, the power supply board and the like are collectively provided and the cover body 58 covering the rear opening 70 are mounted will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. I will explain. 4 and 5 are as described above, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the main body frame 3.

  The configuration of the main body frame 3 to which the game board 4 is attached will be described. The main body frame 3 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the main body frame 3 is placed on the upper and lower sides of the main body frame 3 on the outer frame 2. An upper shaft support bracket 47 and a lower shaft support bracket 48 are attached to support the opening and closing shaft. By engaging the shaft support brackets 47 and 48 with the upper support bracket 7 and the lower support bracket 8 attached to the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 can be pivotally supported with respect to the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. .

  By the way, when viewed from the front, the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 6, and about 3/4 of the upper part thereof is a game board installation recess 30 for installing the game board 4. A slightly recessed area below the game board installation recess 30 is a plate portion 32. In order to form a space for the game board installation recess 30, side walls 290 to 293, which will be described later, protrude rearward from the game board installation recess 30, and in the space surrounded by the side walls 290 to 293, The rear protruding portions of various components such as the game board 4 and an effect display device provided on the game board 4 are accommodated.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the front upper side, front right side, and front left side surrounding the game board installation recess 30 are arranged at the upper, middle, and lower parts of the front right side that are open. A hook opening 36 for opening a door frame hook portion 61 provided on a locking device 60 (described later) attached to the open side rear surface of the main body frame 3 and projecting forward is provided, and is on the side of the shaft support. A board positioning projection 37 for engaging with a positioning recess 466 formed in the game board 4 is provided on the inner side surface of the front left side part.

  Next, a description will be given of the configuration on the front side of the main body frame 3 and provided on the plate portion 32 positioned below the game board installation recess 30. As shown in FIG. The firing rail 38 is fixed by screws toward the end on the open side. A rail connection member 44 protrudes from the front surface of the plate portion 32 corresponding to the tip position of the launch rail 38, and when the game board 4 is installed in the game board installation recess 30, the outer rail unit of the game board 4 is provided. It is configured to be adjacent to the connection passage portion 477 which is the downstream end of 472. An elliptical game board fixture 46 for fixing the lower part of the game board 4 is rotatably attached to a side position of the rail connection member 44 (position opposite to the firing rail 38). The game board fixing tool 46 rotates clockwise in a state where the game board 4 is placed in the game board installation recess 30 and presses the game board fixing tool 46 against the front surface of the game board 4 to play the game board 4. Is fixed. On the other hand, when the game board 4 is removed, the lower part of the game board 4 can be easily released by turning the game board fixture 46 counterclockwise. Further, a prize ball payout stopper mechanism 39 is provided on the side of the game board fixture 46 on the side of the shaft support. The prize ball payout stopper mechanism 39 is provided in the middle of the prize ball path for paying out the prize balls paid out from the ball payout device 53 to the dish unit 300 on the door frame 5 side. When the door frame 5 is opened. The prize ball passage is automatically closed to prevent the balls from spilling out from the prize ball passage, while the door frame 5 is automatically communicated and the ball dispensing device 53 is paid out when the door frame 5 is closed. The awarded ball is paid out to the dish unit 300. A fastening hole 41 for fastening with a fastening portion (not shown) and a fastening portion 469 formed on the game board 4 is formed in the plate portion 32 above the firing position of the firing rail 38.

  Moreover, the lower part of the open side of the plate part 32 is formed with a rectangular parallelepiped launching device mounting portion 40 projecting in a bulging shape toward the front side (which is concave when viewed from the back side). A launching device 57 is fixed to the mounting portion 40 from the back surface of the main body frame 3. In addition, a handle connection window 40a into which a slide engagement / disengagement piece 231 (see FIG. 1) of the slide unit 230 attached to the rear surface side of the door frame 5 is inserted is formed on the front wall portion of the launcher mounting portion 40, and the door is formed. When the frame 5 is closed, a slide engagement / disengagement piece 231 to be described later is inserted into the handle connection window 40a, and the handle unit 318 provided on the lower front surface of the door frame 5 and the launching device 57 are linked together to rotate the handle unit 318. It is possible to adjust the resilience of the launching device 57 with a strength corresponding to the amount of dynamic operation, so that the ball at the launching position of the launching rail 38 is ejected and a desired position in the game area 20 is obtained. Can be launched.

  The front structure of the main body frame 3 is generally as described above. Next, the back surface structure of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 50 for storing a ball for paying out as a prize ball or a rental ball is detachably mounted on the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame 3. A tank rail member 51 that guides a ball from the prize ball tank 50 in a laterally inclined manner is disposed, and further, a ball passage unit 52 and a ball dispensing device 53 are provided downward from the lower end of the tank rail member 51. The tank rail member 51 guides the balls from the prize ball tank 50 to the downstream side while aligning them in two rows in the front-rear direction, and the sphere moves from the downstream end of the tank rail member 51 to the ball path unit 52. At this time, the ball passage unit 52 falls in a row. The balls guided from the ball path unit 52 to the ball payout device 53 are in accordance with a payout control program executed by a payout control board 720 (see FIG. 40) housed in a payout control board box 55 described below. A predetermined number of award balls and rental balls are paid out, and the discharged balls are discharged to a dish unit 300 provided on the front side of the door frame 5. Although not shown in detail, the ball payout device 53 is provided with a payout motor and a rotary payout member that is rotationally driven by the payout motor and pays out the balls one by one.

  Further, a substrate unit 54 is attached to the lower surface of the back surface of the main body frame 3. The board unit 54 has a game board 4 such as a payout control board box 55, an external terminal board 56, and a power supply board box (not shown, but fixed to the back side of the payout control board box 55 and the external terminal board 56). Substrate boxes that are not provided in the above are collectively provided. That is, the board boxes for storing the control boards that do not need to be exchanged even when the game board 4 is exchanged are collectively provided. Then, when the game board 4 is stored and installed in the game board installation recess 30, the main control board provided on the game board 4 side and the board provided on the board unit 54, which need to be connected to the main control board, The electrical connection is automatically performed. A unitized launching device 57 is attached to the launching device mounting portion 40 below the substrate unit 54 described above. Further, a cover body 58 is provided in the rear opening 70 formed along the rear end of the side wall 290 to 293 described above of the main body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The cover body 58 covers the entire area of the rear part of the game board 4, and when the cover body 58 is attached and closed, as shown in FIG. The tank rail member 51 is formed to have substantially the same vertical plane as the rear end portion.

  A locking device 60 is fixed to the open side rear surface of the main body frame 3. The locking device 60 is a so-called W-lock that locks both the outer frame 2 of the main body frame 3 and the main frame 3 of the door frame 5. A plurality (three in this embodiment) of door frame hooks 61 and cylinder locks 62 (both see FIG. 1) are provided so as to protrude forward.

  Next, the structure of the game board installation recessed part 30 is demonstrated. FIG. 7 is a side view of the main body frame 3 before the parts are attached, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the main body frame 3 to which the parts are attached as viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the gaming board installation recess 30 has a front side face portion that does not accommodate the game board 4 in a part on the upper side and the open side, and a side face portion on the upper side. Although nothing is formed on the open side, hook openings 36 through which the door frame hook portion 61 of the locking device 60 penetrates are formed in three places, upper, middle, and lower, on the open side surface portion. That is, the locking device 60 is fixed to the back surface of the open side flange portion (see FIG. 4).

  Thus, the game board installation recess 30 includes a first side wall 290 that is provided in a rearward direction from the inner side surface on the pivot support side and the upper side portion and the open side surface portion described above, and a rear side from the first side wall 290 A second side wall 291 provided around, a third side wall 292 provided rearward from the second side wall 291, a fourth side wall 293 provided rearward from the third side wall 292, Thus, the left and right sides of the main body frame 3 and the rear part of the upper side are formed in a concave shape. The first side wall 290 to the fourth side wall 293 are formed such that the upper side and the right side (sides on the shaft support side) are straightly extended rearward with a step when viewed from the back, whereas the left side ( The open side is formed in a stepped shape (see FIG. 5) that is inclined inwardly from the first side wall 290 toward the fourth side wall 293. This is because the rear end of the fourth side wall 293 is opened when the main body frame 3 is opened when the first side wall 290 to the fourth side wall 293 on the left side (open side) are straightly formed rearward. May be in contact with the inner surface of the side frame plate of the outer frame 2 and may not be opened smoothly. Therefore, the first side wall 290 to the fourth side wall 293 on the open side can be smoothly opened by inclining inside. It is something that can be done. At the same time, the locking device 60 is attached along the first side wall 290 on the open side, but the attachment is performed using a lock attachment hole (not shown) provided in the rear end side of the first side wall 290. In order to form the lock mounting hole (not shown), the fourth side wall 293 is formed in an inclined step shape from the first side wall 290 on the open side. Furthermore, the step size of the first side wall 290 to the fourth side wall 293 also needs to be in contact with the periphery of the back surface of the game board 4 because the step between the first side wall 290 and the second side wall 291 is required. It is formed with a large level difference, but the other level differences are extremely small.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the side walls 290 to 293 are formed to have depth width dimensions d1, d2, d3, and d4, respectively, and in this embodiment, d1 + d2 + d3 + d4 = about 90 mm. . In particular, the width d1 of the first side wall 290 corresponds to the thickness of the game board 4, and the game board is formed in the space formed by the remaining second side wall 291, third side wall 292, and fourth side wall 293. The rear projecting portions of the various gaming devices provided in 4 are accommodated. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, as described below, the second side wall 291, the third side wall 292, and the fourth side wall 293 are formed up to a position corresponding to the peripheral portion of the game board 4. Since the size of the space is secured, for example, even when an effect display device 115 or the like that occupies almost the entire area of the game board 4 is attached, the rearward protruding portions of such various parts are easily stored. It is something that can be done.

  Further, from the rear end side of the fourth side wall 293, a left rear wall 294, an upper rear wall 295, and a right rear wall 296 project inward from the left side, the upper side, and the right side as viewed from the back. . The right rear wall 296 has a flat front surface, and the ball passage unit 52 and the ball dispensing device 53 are detachably attached to the rear surface of the right rear wall 296. Therefore, it is sufficient for the protrusion width to the inside of the right rear wall 296 to have a width for attaching the ball passage unit 52 and the ball dispensing device 53. Further, the upper rear wall 295 has a flat front surface, and the tank rail member 51 is attached to the rear surface of the upper rear wall 295, so that the lower end side is formed in an inclined shape. Therefore, it is sufficient for the width of the protrusion to the inside of the upper rear wall 295 to be the height width of the tank rail member 51 attached in an inclined manner. Furthermore, the front surface of the right rear wall 296 has a flat plate shape, and a cover body supporting cylinder portion 280 that pivotally supports the cover body 58 is formed on the rear surface. Therefore, it is sufficient for the projecting width to the inside of the right rear wall 296 to have a width dimension for forming the cover body supporting cylinder portion 280.

  As described above, the front surfaces of the left rear wall 294, the upper rear wall 295, and the right rear wall 296 that protrude inward from the rear edge of the fourth side wall 293 are formed in a flat plate shape. Corresponds to the peripheral part of the game board 4, and as described above, the second side wall 291, the third side wall 292, and the fourth side wall 293 reach the position corresponding to the peripheral part of the game board 4. Since the size of the space to be formed is secured, for example, even in the case where an effect display device 115 or the like that occupies almost the entire area of the game board 4 is attached, the rear projecting portion by such various parts is not provided. It can be stored easily. The inside of the left rear wall 294, the upper rear wall 295, and the right rear wall 296 is a rear opening 70, and the rear opening 70 is closed by a cover body 58 (see FIG. 4) so as to be freely opened and closed. It has become.

[About the door frame]
Next, the door frame 5 that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the main body frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the door frame 5, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front of the door frame 5, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view seen from the rear of the door frame 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the door frame 5 has a vertically long hexagonal gaming window 101 formed on the upper part of a door frame body 100 formed in a square shape, and a door lens unit around the front surface of the gaming window 101. 120 is attached, and a plate unit 300 is provided in the door frame main body 100 on the front surface of the plate-like portion below the game window 101, and a handle unit 318 is protruded and fixed to one side (open side) of the plate unit 300. Has been. In addition, a reinforcing sheet metal 160 is fixed around the gaming window 101 on the back surface of the door frame main body 100, and a glass unit 190 is attached so as to close the gaming window 101, and a plate-like portion below the gaming window 101. The slide unit 230, the mounting base 220, and the frame decoration relay terminal plate 240 corresponding to the handle unit 318 are respectively attached to the back surface of the frame. A security cover 210 having a security function is also attached to the bottom of the back surface of the glass unit 190.

  The door frame main body 100 is formed in a frame shape from a synthetic resin, and as described above, the vertically long hexagonal gaming window 101 is formed in the upper part, and the lower part of the gaming window 101 is a plate-like part. Circular speaker openings 102 that penetrate the speakers 144 a and 144 b are formed on the left and right of the upper part of the gaming window 101, and a stop lever for locking the stopper piece 194 of the glass unit 190 below the speaker opening 102. 108 is rotatably provided.

  On the other hand, a prize ball passing port 103 through which a prize ball communication rod 431 (see FIGS. 16 and 17) of the dish unit 300 penetrates is formed in the plate-like portion below the game window 101, and the slant thereof. A lid opening 105 for detaching the side opening lid 383 (see FIGS. 16 and 17) is opened near the center, and a ball feeding unit 226 is mounted at a position adjacent to the opening side of the lid opening 105. A ball feed opening 104 is opened, and a lock hole 106 through which the cylinder lock 62 penetrates is further opened closer to the opening side of the ball feed opening 104. Also, a slide unit mounting recess 107 for attaching the slide unit 230 is formed on the back side of the plate-like portion below the ball feed opening 104. Similarly, engagement receiving pieces (not shown) for hooking the latching protrusions 195 of the glass unit 190 are formed on the lower left and right sides of the game window 101 on the back surface side of the lower plate-like portion. A mounting opening 110 to which the mounting elastic piece 213 of the security cover 210 is mounted is formed on the side of the security cover 210. In addition, an engagement protrusion 111 is formed in the center of the front surface of the plate-like portion so as to be inserted forward into the guide hole 436 (see FIG. 17) of the dish unit 300. Further, the lower side of the door frame main body 100 is a door frame protruding piece 112 protruding rearward, and engagement grooves 42 and 43 (see FIG. 1) formed in the door frame protruding piece 112 and the main body frame 3. Constitutes the outer ridge and the engaging portion at the lower side portion of the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3.

<Door lens unit>
Next, the configuration of the door lens unit 120 attached to the upper part on the front side of the door frame main body 100 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 12 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front of the door lens unit 120 attached to the front side of the door frame 5. FIG. 13 is a lens cover 140 of the door lens unit 120 and a lens cover 309 provided on the dish unit 300. FIG. FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 showing the relationship between the door frame when the member irradiated to the LED is removed from the members constituting the speaker covers 146a, 146b and the decorative members 149a, 149b. 5 is a front view of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the door lens unit 120 includes reflectors 122, 130 a, and 130 b having a front surface as a reflection surface, and cold cathode tubes 132 that are attached to the front and inner sides of the reflectors 122, 130 a, and 130 b. 134a, 134b and LED substrates 137, 138a, 138b, a light-transmissive lens cover 140 covering the front of the reflectors 122, 130a, 130b, speakers 144a, 144b attached to the lens cover 140, and the lens cover A lens base body 121 serving as a base of 140;

  The lens base body 121 is formed of a synthetic resin in a hollow triangular shape with an arc on the front side and an open rear surface on the rear side in plan view, and a high voltage current is supplied to the cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, and 134b in the hollow interior. The inverter board 136 for supplying the power is stored and fixed. Further, an upper reflector 122 having an L-shaped cross section is attached so as to come into contact with the front surface and the bottom surface of the lens base body 121. The upper reflector 122 is formed of a polycarbonate resin colored in white, and has a surface whose reflectance is increased by the white colored resin. That is, the surface of the upper reflector 122 is a reflection surface that reflects light emitted from the upper cold cathode tube 132 and the LED 137a. The side reflectors 130a and 130b to be described next are also formed of a polycarbonate resin colored in white. By the way, electrode support portions 125 for supporting both ends of the upper cold cathode tube 132 are formed at both ends of the upper reflector 122, and the upper cold cathode tube 132 is supported at an appropriate interval on the front surface of the upper reflector 122. For this purpose, a cathode tube support piece 123 having a U-shaped tip is provided. This is because the center of the upper cold cathode tube 132 is bent in the shape of a “<”, and the center bent portion is stressed and easily damaged. Therefore, only the electrode support portions 125 at both ends are damaged. Rather than being supported by the cathode tube support piece 123 at an appropriate interval, and when the upper cold cathode tube 132 is supported by the cathode tube support piece 123, the upper cold cathode is sandwiched between heat resistant rubber packings (not shown). By supporting the tube 132 so as not to move, a support structure that is less likely to break can be obtained. In addition, the electrode support portions 125 at both ends are open at the top, and an electrode insertion hole (not shown) with one side opened to receive the end of the upper cold cathode tube 132 is formed on the peripheral wall facing inward. An elastically deformable rubber sleeve 133 attached to the end where the wiring of the upper cold cathode tube 132 is connected to this electrode insertion hole is inserted from above, which is the facing direction of the opening, and then the electrode The upper cold cathode tube 132 can be mounted on the front surface of the upper reflector 122 by fitting the electrode lid 127 from above the support portion 125. In this way, the rubber sleeve 133 is attached to both ends of the upper reflector 122, and the rubber sleeve 133 is supported in an electrode insertion hole (not shown) of the electrode support portion 125 in a loosely fitted state, whereby the upper cold cathode Even when the tube 132 vibrates due to an impact or the like, when the rubber sleeve 133 absorbs the vibration, the end of the cold cathode tube 132 swings or slides on the electrode support portion 125 to cause a breaking stress. Since it is weakened, it is possible to prevent the upper cold cathode tube 132 from being damaged at the electrode support portion 125 and the bent portion of the upper cold cathode tube 132. Note that speaker through holes 128a and 128b through which the speakers 144a and 144b penetrate are formed at the left and right ends of the upper reflector 122.

  Side reflectors 130a and 130b are connected to both ends of the upper reflector 122 so as to hang down. The side reflectors 130a and 130b are also formed of a polycarbonate resin colored in white like the upper reflector 122, and have a surface whose reflectance is increased by the white colored resin. That is, the surfaces of the side reflectors 130a and 130b are reflective surfaces that reflect the light emitted from the side cold cathode fluorescent lamps 134a and 134b and the LED 138c. Since the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b attached in front of the side reflectors 130a and 130b are linear, the electrode support portions 131a and 131b that support the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b are provided on the side. It is formed at two locations on the upper and lower ends of the side reflectors 130a and 130b. Of course, when the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b are supported by the electrode support portions 131a and 131b, the relationship between the upper cold cathode tube 132 and the electrode support portion 125 is the same. Rubber sleeves 135a and 135b are attached to the ends of 134b, and the rubber sleeves 135a and 135b are in contact with and supported by the electrode support portions 131a and 131b. Thereby, it can be set as the support structure which is hard to be damaged even if the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b vibrate.

  LED boards 137, 138a, and 138b on which a large number of LEDs are mounted are attached to the inner side of the upper reflector 122 and the side reflectors 130a and 130b (positions that border the gaming window 101). The inner peripheral surface of the lens cover 140 described below is decorated by the LEDs 137a, 138c mounted on the LED substrates 137, 138a, 138b (LEDs mounted on the LED substrates 138a, 138b are denoted by the same reference numerals 138c). Is done.

  The above-described lens base body 121, the upper reflector 122 and the side reflectors 130a and 130b, to which the upper cold cathode tube 132 and the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b are attached, are fixed to the back side of the lens cover 140. The lens cover 140 includes an upper lens cover 141 corresponding to the upper reflector 122 on which the lens base body 121 and the upper cold cathode tube 132 are mounted, and a side reflector 130a on which the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b are mounted. , 130b and side lens cover portions 142a, 142b are formed of a transparent resin. More specifically, the upper lens cover portion 141 and the side lens cover portions 142a and 142b are both formed as a white lens portion with a wedge-shaped front bulging portion formed of a synthetic resin, and the white lens portions 141, 142a, and 142b. A red lens portion (not shown) formed of a synthetic resin having a different color is connected to the inside of the gaming window 101 at the lower rear end thereof. The red lens portion (not shown) is illuminated by a plurality of LEDs 137a and 138c mounted linearly on the upper LED substrate 137 and the side LED substrates 138a and 138b.

  By the way, the upper lens cover part 141 is formed in a wedge shape with a hollow inside and opened at the rear, and is formed in a boomerang shape in a plan view. It is formed so that the distance between the cathode tube 132 and the inner surface of the wedge-shaped tip portion is close. The front lens portion 141c colored in silver is adhered to the outer side of the wedge-shaped tip of the upper lens cover portion 141, and the front bulge surface having a wedge shape in cross section corresponding to almost the entire upper lens cover portion 141 is cooled. Illumination is performed by the cathode tube 132. The side lens cover portions 142a and 142b are similar to the upper lens cover portion 141 in that the inside is hollow and the rear is open and formed in a wedge shape in cross section. The side cold cathode fluorescent lamps 134a and 134b are formed in a boomerang shape having a gentle curve as a whole compared with the lens cover portion 141. It is formed so that the distance between The front lens portion 142c colored in silver is adhered to the outer side of the wedge-shaped front end portions of the side lens cover portions 142a and 142b, and has a wedge-shaped cross section corresponding to almost the entire side lens cover portions 142a and 142b. The front bulge surface is illuminated by the side cold cathode tubes 134a and 134b.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, 134b and the LEDs 137a, 138c are used as the light emitting sources arranged in the space defined by the reflectors 122, 130a, 130b, and the lens covers 141, 142a, Since 142b is molded and connected with synthetic resins having different colors, the lens covers 141, 142a, and 142b are molded with a structure and colors that are suitably irradiated by the cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, and 134b and the LEDs 137a and 138c. It is something that can be done. Of course, different types of light-emitting sources are not limited to the combination of the cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, 134b and the LEDs 137a, 138c, and both may be configured as LEDs.

  In addition, speaker attachment holes 143a and 143b for attaching the speakers 144a and 144b are formed in a connecting portion between the upper lens cover portion 141 and the side lens cover portions 142a and 142b of the lens cover 140. The speakers 144a and 144b are provided with a speaker cone 145a on the front surface, and a cone support that supports the speaker cone 145a is attached from the back surface of the speaker attachment holes 143a and 143b by an attachment member (not shown). Yes. Further, the front surfaces of the speaker mounting holes 143a and 143b are covered with speaker covers 146a and 146b in which mesh-shaped covers 147a and 147b are mounted on the front surfaces. As described above, the front surfaces of the speakers 144a and 144b are covered with the speaker covers 146a and 146b having the mesh-like covers 147a and 147b (punching metal).

  Further, decorative member attachment regions 148a and 148b are formed below the side lens cover portions 142a and 142b of the lens cover 140, and the decorative members 149a and 149b are attached to the decorative member attachment regions 148a and 148b. The decorative members 149a and 149b have shapes similar to the speaker covers 146a and 146b described above, and when the lens cover 140 is attached to the surface of the door frame main body 100, the upper left and right and the lower left and right of the lens cover 140 are balanced. It is attached to give a good impression.

  By the way, the speaker covers 146a and 146b and the decorative members 149a and 149b described above do not simply cover the front of the speakers 144a and 144b or decorate the lower part of the lens cover 140 as described above, but the periphery of the speaker covers 146a and 146b. It is structured to be light decorated with LEDs. This structure will be described. First, the speaker covers 146a and 146b will be described. The speaker covers 146a and 146b have an LED substrate 152 in close contact with the back surface of a cover base plate 151 formed into a flat plate shape with a synthetic resin, while an inner speaker (not shown) with a speaker frame 154 built in front of the cover base plate 151. The lens and the front lens are covered, and the front surface is closed with mesh covers 147a and 147b.

  Next, the decorative members 149a and 149b will be described. The decorative members 149a and 149b are made to adhere to the LED substrate 156 on the back surface of the decorative base plate 155 formed into a flat plate shape with a synthetic resin, while the decorative frame 158 is built in front of the decorative base plate 155, and the inner members not shown in the figure. The lens is covered with a lens or a decorative lens, and the front surface is closed with decorative plates 159a and 159b.

  As described above in detail, the speaker covers 146a, 146b and the decorative members 149a, 149b according to the present embodiment are the cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, 134b and LEDs described above in the region surrounding the game window 101 of the door frame 5. Apart from the light decoration by the substrates 137, 138a, 138b (corresponding to the frame decoration lamp 842 in FIG. 40), the four corners are mainly light-decorated. Instead of being decorated with light, it can be a light decoration with strength and weakness. In particular, the light decoration on the upper left and right sides of the door frame 5 has a tendency that only a speaker is conventionally arranged, and the light decoration around the speaker is not performed. However, by configuring as in the present embodiment, the entire periphery except the lower side of the gaming window 101 can be effectively decorated with light.

<Reinforcing sheet metal>
Next, the reinforcing sheet metal 160 attached to the back side of the door frame main body 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the reinforcing sheet metal 160 is attached along the upper reinforcing sheet metal 161 attached along the upper side rear surface of the door frame main body 100 and the shaft support side side rear surface of the door frame main body 100. A pivot-side reinforcing sheet metal 162, an open-side reinforcing sheet metal 163 attached along the open side of the door frame body 100, and a lower reinforcing sheet metal attached along the bottom side of the gaming window 101 of the door frame body 100. 164 are fastened to each other with screws or the like to form a square shape.

  The upper reinforcing sheet metal 161 has a predetermined width and is formed to have a length substantially the same as the lateral width dimension of the door frame main body 100, and an upper bent protrusion 165 in which both end edges of the long side are bent rearward, A bent protruding piece 166 is formed. The upper bent protrusion 165 and the lower bent protrusion 166 are fitted into the upper security double groove 33 (see FIG. 6) of the main body frame 3. The pivot side reinforcing sheet metal 162 is also formed to have a predetermined width and substantially the same length as the longitudinal dimension of the door frame body 100, and both end edges of the long side are bent rearward. The shaft support side short bent protrusion piece 172 is very short, and the outer bent protrusion piece is a shaft support side L-shaped bent protrusion piece 167 formed in an L shape from the bent portion. The shaft support side L-shaped bent projecting piece 167 has a tip end bent in an L shape so as to abut on the inner side of the shaft support side portion 49 extended on the shaft support side of the main body frame 3 described above. It has become. The open-side reinforcing sheet metal 163 has a predetermined width and is formed to have substantially the same length as the vertically long dimension of the door frame main body 100, and the open-side outer bent projecting piece in which both end edges of the long side are bent backward. 173, an open-side inner bent protrusion 174. The open-side outer bent protrusion 173 is inserted into the side crime prevention groove 34 (see FIG. 6) of the main body frame 3 described above, and the open-side inner bent protrusion 174 is a security concave portion of the main body frame 3. 35 (see FIG. 6). Further, an engagement opening 175 is formed at the upper, middle and lower portions of the opening-side reinforcing sheet metal 163 so that the door frame hook portion 61 of the locking device 60 can enter, and covers the back side of the engagement opening 175. A hook cover 176 with which the door frame hook portion 61 is engaged is fixed. The lower reinforcing sheet metal 164 has a predetermined width and is formed to have a length substantially the same as the width of the door frame main body 100, and the lower long side edge of the both long side edges is bent rearward. Although it becomes the downward bending protrusion piece 178 and the both sides of the upper long side edge are the upward bending protrusion pieces 179 bent toward the rear, The sandwiched portion is a vertical bent projecting piece 180 extending in the vertical direction. The vertical bent projecting piece 180 is formed in a concave shape so that the upper end edge shape thereof matches the lower end shape of the unit frame 191 of the glass unit 190 described later, and when the glass unit 190 is fixed to the back side of the door frame 5 Further, the upper end piece of the vertical bent projecting piece 180 is engaged with an engaging groove 200 formed along the outer periphery of the center of the unit frame 191 of the glass unit 190 in the width direction. The lower reinforcing sheet metal 164 is formed with a prize ball passage port covering portion 177 that protects the outer periphery excluding the bottom surface of the prize ball passage port 103 formed in the door frame main body 100.

<Glass unit>
Next, the glass unit 190 as a transparent plate unit attached to the back surface of the door frame 5 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.10 and FIG.11. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the glass unit 190 includes an annular vertically long octagonal unit frame 191 molded with a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game window 101, and outer peripheral front and back surfaces of the opening of the unit frame 191. And a glass plate 201 (not a glass plate but a transparent synthetic resin plate) as two transparent plates. Stopping pieces 194 are formed on the left and right sides of the unit frame 191 so as to project toward the outside of the ring, and latching projections 195 are formed on the left and right sides of the unit frame 191 so as to project toward the outside of the ring. The stopper piece 194 and the latching protrusion 195 are for attaching the glass unit 190 to the back surface of the door frame 5 as described above. Further, the glass unit 190 in the present embodiment is provided on the rear end face of the unit frame 191 at the upper part of the stopper piece 194 and projecting outward at a lateral position of the speakers 144a and 144b and an intermediate position on the shaft support side. The projected plate portion 199 for crime prevention is formed integrally with the unit frame 191.

<Security cover>
Next, the crime prevention cover 210 provided with a crime prevention function that covers the lower back surface of the glass unit 190 and prevents the intrusion of unauthorized tools into the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the security cover 210 is formed in a flat plate shape so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 190 between the left and right reinforcing sheet metals 162 and 163 with a transparent synthetic resin. It is formed as an arc-shaped contact recess 211 along the lower arc surface of the inner rail unit 462 of the game board 4, and a post-crime projecting piece 214 projects rearward along the contact recess 211. ing. Further, a crime prevention rear end protrusion 215 is formed in a slanting manner on the shaft support side rear surface with the crime prevention cover 210 attached. On the other hand, on the front surface of the crime prevention cover 210, a crime prevention pre-projection piece 212 is projected along the lower shape of the unit frame 191 of the glass unit 190 with the crime prevention cover 210 attached, and U-shaped at the lower ends. The mounting elastic piece 213 formed in the projection is formed to project forward.

<Mounting base>
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the mounting base 220 is attached so as to cover the upper half of the back surface of the plate portion of the door frame main body 100, and the front is opened by a transparent synthetic resin like the security cover 210. It is formed in a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape. The mounting table 220 holds the firing rail 38 between the rear surface of the mounting table 220 and the plate portion 32 when the door frame 5 is closed in order to smoothly guide the ball fired from the firing rail 38 to the game board 4. For this reason, the ball flight guide surface 227 is formed on the rear surface of the mounting table 220. By the way, the mounting base 220 according to the present embodiment is formed with a prize ball passing port opening 221 that penetrates the rearward protruding portion of the prize ball passing port covering portion formed on the lower reinforcing sheet metal 164 at the upper portion on the pivotal support side. A ball feeding unit mounting recess 222 for mounting the ball feeding unit 226 is formed in the lower part on the open side. An area obliquely extending from the ball feeding unit mounting recess 222 is the ball flying guide surface 227. Further, the ball feed unit 226 attached to the ball feed unit mounting recess 222 is provided with a ball feed member that swings in accordance with the reciprocating motion difference of the hitting ball of the launcher 57, and the swing operation of this ball feed member Thus, the balls at the lower end of the guide passage portion 362 of the dish unit 300 are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 38. Further, a lid opening 223 into which a finger can be put when a side opening lid 383 (to be described later) is removed is formed in the middle lower part of the mounting base 220. Further, an upright wall 224 is formed to stand vertically on a part of the upper side of the mounting base 220. The upright wall 224 is for restricting the lower portion of the security cover 210 from moving forward by contacting the front surface of the security cover 210 when the security cover 210 is attached.

<Frame decoration relay terminal board>
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a frame decoration relay terminal plate 240 is attached to the lower support side of the mounting base 220, and a relay board cover 241 that covers the rear surface of the frame decoration relay terminal plate 240 is provided. It is attached. This frame decoration relay terminal plate 240 is provided with electric parts and electric parts (cold cathode tubes 132, 134a, 134b, LED substrates 137, 138a, 138b, speakers 144a, 144b, 341a, 341b, a handle unit provided on the door frame 5. The wiring provided from the switch, ball rental unit 324, operation button unit 326, etc. provided in 318 is connected together, and the wiring from the frame decoration relay terminal board 240 is attached to the back surface of the main body frame 3. Are connected to the payout control board of the payout control board box 55 and the main control board of the main control board box 25 attached to the game board 4 via a relay board or the like incorporated in the game board 4.

<Dish unit>
Next, the configuration of the dish unit 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17. FIG. 15 is a front view of the dish unit 300 provided on the front surface of the door frame 5, FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front of the dish unit 300, and FIG. 17 is a view seen from the rear of the dish unit 300. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the dish unit 300 is roughly divided into a unit frame 301 that constitutes an appearance, a lower speaker unit 330 attached to the inside of the unit frame 301, and an upper portion of the lower speaker unit 330. A dish body 360 disposed so as to face the upper surface of the unit frame 301, a second ball removal link unit 400 for performing a ball removal operation of a second ball removal valve 375 provided in the dish body 360, and a unit And a dish lid 430 that closes the rear surface of the frame 301. First, the unit frame 301 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the unit frame 301 includes a top cover 302 having a semi-elliptical shape in plan view whose upper surface is gently inclined toward the front side, and a continuous side from the front side of the top cover unit 302. A front cover portion 303 constituting the front surface and the bottom surface is integrally formed of synthetic resin. A vertical cover portion 302 a that contacts the front side of the door frame main body 100 is also integrally formed on the back side of the upper surface cover portion 302. The vertical cover 302a has a ball rental button unit opening 323 at the center thereof, and the ball rental unit 324 can be attached to the ball rental button unit opening 323 from the back side. When a ball lending machine is provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1, the lending unit 324 is provided with a switch for deriving a lending command, a remaining lending indicator, and the like.

  Further, a dish body upper surface opening 305 is opened forward from the rising portion of the vertical cover portion 302a of the upper surface cover portion 302, and an operation button unit concave space portion 306 is formed at the front center thereof. LED decoration space 307 is perforated along the front end portions of the left and right upper surface cover portions 302 from the portion 306, and further, a first ball extraction for attaching a first ball extraction button 313 to the side of the dish upper surface opening 305 is provided. A button opening 313a is provided. The above-described dish body upper surface opening 305 is formed in the same shape as the upper surface opening of the storage part 361 of the dish body 360 and the guide passage part 362 communicating therewith, and when the dish body 360 is attached to the unit frame 301, The storage part 361 and the guide passage part 362 of the dish body 360 face the dish body upper surface opening 305.

  A space forming member 310 is attached to the above-described operation button unit concave space 306, and the operation button unit 326 is attached to the space forming member 310. An engagement hole 312 for engaging an engagement protrusion (not shown) of the operation button unit 326 and a fixing screw hole (not shown) of the operation button unit 326 are fixed to the space portion forming member 310. And a connector 310a for wiring to be connected to a connector (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the operation button unit 326 when the operation button unit 326 is further inserted into the space forming member 310. A storage opening 310b is formed. The operation button unit 326 includes a plurality (three in the illustrated example) of operation buttons 327, and the plurality of operation buttons 327 includes an effect display device 115 provided on the game board 4 and the like. It is operated when the player participates in the game content performed in the above.

  Further, the first ball removal button 313 is attached to the upper surface cover portion 302 via a sliding support member 314 attached to the first ball removal button opening 313a of the upper surface cover portion 302, and its sliding support. The member 314 is slid in the vertical direction. When the first ball removal button 313 is pressed by the player, the rotation member 366 positioned below the first ball removal button 313 rotates about the rotation shaft 367 in the clockwise direction. The slide valve 365 linked to the lower end of the rotating member 366 moves. The slide valve 365 is always urged by the spring 369 to close the downstream end portion of the guide passage portion 362 of the dish body 360. However, when the slide valve 365 is moved by the operation of the first ball removal button 313 as described above. The guide passage portion 362 is retracted from the guide passage portion 362, and the first ball extraction passage portion 364 continuous to the downstream side of the guide passage portion 362 is communicated. Thereby, the balls stored in the storage portion 361 and the guide passage portion 362 of the dish body 360 can be extracted from the dish body 360. This structure will be further described in detail when the dish 360 is described.

  Next, the configuration of the front cover part 303 of the unit frame 301 will be described. As described above, the front cover portion 303 is configured so as to form a front surface and a bottom surface continuously from the front side of the upper surface cover portion 302. Therefore, the front portion of the front cover portion 303 is the frontmost portion at the center. It is inclined to the back side as it protrudes to the left and right. Accordingly, speaker openings 315a and 315b are formed on the left and right of the central protrusion of the front surface portion of the front cover portion 303, and the speaker openings 315a and 315b are formed by meshed speaker covers 316a and 316b (punching metal). It is covered. Then, two speakers 341a and 341b that are housed and fixed in the lower speaker unit 330 are located behind the speaker covers 316a and 316b. Note that the speaker openings 315a and 315b are formed on an inclined surface inclined toward the back side from the protrusion at the center of the front surface of the front cover portion 303, so that when viewed from the front, the pachinko machine 1 That is, it opens from the center vertical line to the outside. A front decorative plate 304 is attached so as to border the protruding portion at the center of the front surface of the front cover portion 303 to the upper and lower opening edges of the speaker openings 315a and 315b.

  In addition, a handle attachment hole 317 for attaching the handle unit 318 is provided below the open side end of the front cover portion 303. As is well known, the handle unit 318 is for adjusting the resilience of the hit ball. For this reason, a rotation operation member 318a that can be operated by the player is provided, and the rotation operation member 318a is rotated. By operating, the engagement cam 319 fixed to the rear end of the rotation shaft rotates. As described above, by converting the rotational movement of the engaging cam 319 into the sliding movement of the slide engaging / disengaging piece 231 of the slide unit 230, the strength of the elastic force of the launching device 57 can be adjusted. It has become.

  Here, the second ball extraction link unit 400 includes a second ball extraction button 401, a pressing swing member (not shown) that swings when the second ball extraction button 401 is locked, and the pressure swing member. The first link 414 and the second link 419 are attached to a link member mounting plate (not shown) in order to transmit the pressing operation (not shown) as the ball swinging motion of the second ball release valve 375. ing.

  A second ball extraction button opening 320 for opening a second ball extraction button 401 that constitutes a part of the second ball extraction link unit 400 is opened at the center lower portion of the front cover portion 303. In addition, a ball outlet for discharging the ball, which has been removed when the first ball removal button 313 and the second ball removal button 401 are operated, to the outside of the dish unit 300 is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the front cover portion 303. 322 is formed, and a fastener insertion hole 325 for attaching the operation button unit 326 is formed in front of the ball discharge port 322 obliquely. In the present embodiment, the two ball removal buttons 313 and 401, the first ball removal button 313 and the second ball removal button 401, are provided by storing the dish 360 by operating the first ball removal button 313. Although all of the spheres stored in the part 361 and the guide passage part 362 can be removed, the operation of removing the spheres takes some time to remove the spheres arranged in a line in the guide passage part 362. On the other hand, by operating the second ball removal button 401, the ball on the upstream side from the storage portion 361 of the dish body 360 can be quickly removed from the second ball extraction opening 388 having a large diameter. Time can be shortened. For this reason, it is possible to select the length of time that the player spends for ball removal. Further, when a big hit is made during the game, a large number of balls are paid out to the dish unit 300, and when the game is continued with this being left, a saucer full tank switch 730 provided on the upstream side of the dish unit 300 is displayed. There is a risk that the game will not be able to continue despite the fact that the payout operation is stopped due to the function or the bullet operation is stopped and the jackpot is being hit. In such a case, the second ball release button 401 is operated. As a result, the ball being stored in the dish unit 300 is removed, and at the same time, the supply of the ball to the launch position is maintained and the game in the big hit can be continued.

  Next, the configuration of the dish lid 430 that closes the back surface of the unit frame 301 of the dish unit 300 will be described. The dish lid 430 is formed of a synthetic resin as a rectangular flat plate so as to block almost the entire rear surface of the unit frame 301, and a ball passage passage rear ridge 433 is formed integrally projectingly at the substantially center of the front surface side. Has been. A curved upper guide rod 434 and a lower guide rod 435 for guiding the ball forward and downward are formed on the rear ball passage 433, and the plate lid 430 is attached to the back surface of the unit frame 301. The in-dish ball extraction passage is configured to face the ball extraction passage front 337 formed in the speaker box main body 331 of the lower speaker unit 330. At this time, the guide rod 338 formed on the ball guide passage front rod 337 is positioned between the upper guide rod 434 and the lower guide rod 435 of the ball guide passage rear rod 433. The passage is formed in a meandering shape, and the ball that has been removed is discharged from the ball discharge port 322 to the outside while weakening the momentum.

The dish lid 430 has an opening lid attachment window 432 on the upper side of the above-mentioned ball discharge passage rear ridge 433, and a rectangular cylindrical award ball contact on the upper back of one end side (axial support side). A collar 431 is provided in a protruding manner. When the dish unit 300 is attached to the surface of the door frame main body 100, the prize ball communication rod 431 penetrates the prize ball passage port 103 formed in the lower part of the shaft support side of the door frame main body 100 and It penetrates to the back side, and faces the end of the prize ball passage formed in the main body frame 3 with the door frame 5 closed with respect to the main body frame 3 in a superposed manner. The opening lid attaching window 432 is an opening for detachably attaching a side opening lid 383 that closes the side wall opening (not shown) of the second ball extraction passage portion (not shown) of the dish body 360, and is a door frame. It is provided at a position corresponding to a lid opening 105 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) formed in the main body 100.
[About the configuration of the game board]
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 18 is a front view showing the configuration of a pachinko main part in which a game board having a game area and a plurality of units mounted on the game board are assembled, and FIG. 19 shows a pachinko main part including a decorative sheet pattern. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the pachinko main part from the upper left front, FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the pachinko main part from the upper right front, and FIG. 22 is an exploded view of the pachinko main part. And it is a disassembled perspective view shown from diagonally forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the gaming board 4 includes a front component member 261 having a substantially circular opening 260, and a front component member 261 attached to the front side and an opening having the same shape as the front component member 261 ( A game board base 262 having a not-shown) and a transparent game area plate 81 sandwiched between the front component member 261 and the game board base 262 and closing the opening 260 of the front component member 261 and the opening of the game board base 262. It comprises. On the surface of the game area plate 81, a guide rail 78 including an outer rail 472 and an inner rail 462 for guiding a game ball into the opening 260, a main winning port unit 264, a right lamp 541, a left lamp 542, and a passing gate 612. Etc., and a frame-shaped center accessory 247 is attached to the opening 76 formed in the game area plate 81. That is, the game area 20 is defined on the surface of the game area board 81 surrounded by the opening 260, and a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are provided in the game area 20 in a predetermined gauge arrangement. In addition, the center role 247, a windmill-like member (not shown), a passage gate 612, a main winning port unit 264, a right lamp 541, a left lamp 542, and the like are arranged at appropriate positions in the middle of the above. . Note that the game area 20 is an inner area of an area partitioned in a substantially circular shape on the surface of the game area plate 81 by the outer rail 472 and the inner rail 462, and is surrounded by the outer rail 472 and the inner rail 462. In addition, an out-out port 471 through which game balls that have not won a prize-winning port or the like are discharged from the game area 20 is provided at the lowermost center of the front component 261. Note that the passage gate 612 is provided with a gate sensor 760 (see FIG. 40) that detects that a game ball has passed through the passage gate 612. In addition, an opening 76 is provided at the center of the game area board 81, and a center accessory 247 is disposed in the opening 76, and the effect display device 115, which is a liquid crystal display (LCD), is provided as the center accessory. It can be seen from the player side through the center opening 99 and the opening 76 of 247. Here, the game area board 81 corresponds to the translucent game board of the present invention, the effect display device 115 corresponds to the effect display means of the present invention, and the obstacle nail corresponds to the obstacle member of the present invention.

  The game area plate 81 is formed by extruding a transparent resin in which a resin material such as polycarbonate resin, polyarylate resin, acrylic resin, and methacrylic resin contains an elastic resin material (this product is rubber) in a predetermined ratio. In addition, the extrusion direction is formed so as to intersect the vertical direction. By including an elastic resin material in the resin material constituting the game area board 81, cracks are prevented from entering even if obstacle nails or the like are driven into the game area board 81, and the damage caused by the game balls flowing down is also suppressed. It is possible to prevent the player's interest from deteriorating. In addition, it is desirable to form so that an extrusion direction may be about 45 degree | times with respect to an up-down direction. In addition, the thickness of the game area plate 81 is set to a minimum necessary thickness (8 to 10 mm) that can sufficiently hold the obstacle nail to be placed, and the thickness of the game board base 262 is the same. The thickness is almost half.

  Thus, the direction in which the pushing direction of the game area plate 81 intersects with the up and down direction, that is, the pushing direction is a direction other than the up and down direction. When the device 115 (see FIG. 18), the light emitting device unit 80 (see FIG. 22), or the like is arranged, the game area board 81 interferes with the dot matrix such as the effect display device 115 or the decorative sheet 420 of the light emitting device unit 80. Further, the occurrence of moire can be suppressed as much as possible, and it is possible to prevent the presentation display device 115, the decorative sheet 420 (see FIG. 30) and the like from becoming difficult to see due to moire.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22, on the rear side of the game board 4, a light-emitting device unit 80 that can be seen from the player side through the transparent game area plate 81 through the opening 260, and the light-emitting device unit 80. On the other hand, an effect display device 115 that is mounted from the rear and visible through the opening 76, and a base on which various substrates are mounted, are attached to the rear lower part of the light emitting device unit 80, and play balls that flow into the out port 471 A board holder 96 which is also a member for receiving game balls flowing into various winning holes such as a main winning hole unit 264, a right lamp 541 and a left lamp 542 disposed in the game area 20 is assembled.

A decorative sheet 420 is mounted on the front surface of the light emitting device unit 80 (see FIGS. 31 and 36, which will be described later in detail). Like the appearance of the game board 4 shown in FIG. 420 designs can be visually recognized overlapping the game area 20. Here, the decorative sheet 420 corresponds to the concealing member of the present invention.
[About the composition of the center role]
Next, a specific configuration of the center accessory 247 that is a main part of the game board 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 23 is a front view showing the center accessory 247 from the front, FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the center accessory 247 from the upper right front, and FIG. 25 is an exploded view of the center accessory 247 from the upper right front. It is a disassembled perspective view.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the center accessory 247 is disposed in the approximate center of the game board 4 and is surrounded by the game area 20 on the entire circumference. The center accessory 247 has a frame shape as a whole, a center opening 99 is provided at the center, and the effect display device 115 is visible from the player side through the center opening 99.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 to 25, the center accessory 247 is a frame-like accessory that has a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front and has a substantially symmetrical shape. The center accessory 247 has a substantially annular center rear member 271 that is entirely plated with silver, attached to the center front member 270 formed of a highly transparent plastic from the back side, so that the game ball rolls. A stage member 390 on which a moving stage 391 is formed is attached from the front side. Further, the right passage member 272 and the left passage member 273 are attached to the left and right sides of the center front member 270 from the inside. Furthermore, the right center decorative body 274, the left center decorative body 275, the front main decorative body 277, the front right decorative body 278, and the front left decorative body 279, which are opaque members plated with silver, fix the respective members. It is attached to the front of screws.

  Since the center front member 270, the stage member 390, the right passage member 272, and the left passage member 273 are all formed of a highly transparent plastic, it is possible to see the rear through the center role 247 from the player side. it can. Further, the center accessory 247 is attached to the game area board 81. However, since the game area board 81 is also formed of a highly transparent plastic, it is possible to visually recognize the back from the player side over a wide range. ing.

  The center rear member 271 that constitutes the rear portion of the center accessory 247 is a mirror-like member that is entirely plated with silver, covers the boundary between the center accessory 247 and the effect display device 115, and provides an effect display device 115 and the light emitted from the light emitting device unit 80 are reflected so as not to impair the appearance of the center accessory 247.

  The first left warp inlet 234a communicates with the first left warp outlet 235a via the first left sphere passage 236a, and the game balls that have entered from the first left warp inlet 234a are guided to the first shelf 287. . Similarly, the second left warp inlet 234b communicates with the second left warp outlet 235b via the second left ball passage 236b, and the game ball that has entered from the second left warp inlet 234b enters the second shelf 288. Be guided. Regarding the right side of the center accessory 247, the configuration is symmetrical to the left side. Similarly, the first right warp inlet 237a communicates with the first right warp outlet 238a via the first right spherical passage 239a. The game ball that has entered from the first right warp inlet 237a is guided to the first shelf 287. The second right warp inlet 237b communicates with the second right warp outlet 238b via the second right ball passage 239b, and the game ball that has entered from the second right warp inlet 237b is guided to the second shelf 288. The A band-shaped protrusion group 246 is formed on both the left and right sides of the center front member 270, and the game balls flowing down from each warp inlet to the warp outlet contact the protrusion group 246 and reduce the speed. It flows out to the 1st shelf part 287 or the 2nd shelf part 288.

As shown in FIG. 24, the stage 391 has two parallel groove shapes in which a second shelf 288 is arranged on the player side and a first shelf 287 is arranged on the back side. Each of the first shelf 287 and the second shelf 288 has an arc shape in which the left and right end portions are high and the central portion is low, and between the first shelf 287 and the second shelf 288, There are two steps 393 in which the player side is partially cut out so that the game ball can pass and the rolling surface is provided with a slope that decreases toward the player side. The first shelf 287 has a groove shape whose rolling surface is sandwiched between the shelf boundary wall 392 and the shelf rear wall 298, and is supplied from the first left warp outlet 235a and the first right warp outlet 238a. It is a spherical passage that can roll a sphere in the left-right direction. The central portion of the first shelf 287 is formed with a raised portion 299 that bulges upward and has a shape that makes it difficult for a game ball to stay near the center. Further behind the shelf rear wall 298, a boundary portion 286 is provided between the first shelf 287 and the effect display device 115 (see FIG. 21), and the player side is inclined low. Even if it deviates from the shelf 287, the game ball is prevented from damaging the screen of the effect display device 115 by flowing down to the first shelf 287. At the center of the boundary portion 286, a base portion 285 is projected, and the ball guide port 284 is opened in a shape in which the front surface of the base portion 285 is recessed. The second shelf 288 is provided at a position slightly lower on the player side than the first shelf 287, is partitioned from the first shelf 287 by a shelf boundary wall 392, and the rolling surface is the shelf boundary wall 392. And a spherical passage having a groove shape sandwiched between the front edge walls 297. The second shelf part 288 moves the game balls flowing down from the first shelf part 287 through the step 393 to the second shelf part 288 or supplied from the second left warp outlet 235b and the second right warp outlet 238b. Can roll in the direction. A front main decorative body 277, a front right decorative body 278, and a front left decorative body 279 plated with silver are attached to the front surface of the front edge wall 297, and a front main decorative body 277 at the center is attached. A central portion of the portion is a shelf leading edge outflow portion 389 having a shape in which the front edge wall 297 is cut out low, and a game ball rolling on the second shelf 288 is moved to the first start port 600 (FIG. 18). (Ref.) It flows out to the upper game area 20. In addition, a ball guide port 282 is opened at the center of the shelf boundary wall 392, and a game ball that has entered the ball guide port 282 passes through the outflow port 283 that communicates with the ball guide port 282. Spill into. When the game ball flows out from the outflow port 283, the movement in the left-right direction is very small compared to the case where the game ball flows out from the shelf leading edge outflow portion 389, so that it is easy to enter the first start port 600. ing.
[About the composition of the main prize winning unit and side lamp]
Next, the configuration of the main winning opening unit 264, the right side lamp 541, and the left side lamp 542 will be described in detail based on FIG. 26 and FIG. FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the main winning hole unit 264, the right side lamp 541 and the left side lamp 542 from the upper right front, and FIG. 27 shows the main winning hole unit 264, the right side lamp 541 and the left side lamp 542 in the upper right. It is a perspective view shown from back. As shown in FIG. 18, a main winning opening unit 264 is disposed at the lower center of the game board 4, and a right side lamp 541 is disposed on the right side and a left side lamp 542 is disposed on the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 26, the main winning opening unit 264 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the game area 20 below the center accessory 247 and has a pocket-shaped first starting port 600 that opens upward. , A third start port 604 that is disposed below the first start port 600 and can be closed or opened by a pair of movable pieces 606, and a rectangular large winning port that is disposed below the third start port 604 and extends in the left-right direction ( (Not shown) and a jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 having an opening / closing door 334 whose upper side can be closed and whose top side can be closed. The main winning opening unit 264 includes one general winning opening 615 on each of the left and right sides of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500. Each of the first start port 600 and the third start port 604 includes a receiving portion for receiving a game ball and a ball passage for guiding the received game ball. The general winning opening 615 is closed at the tip surface of the portion protruding to the player side, and is opened at the upper side as an inflow port 595 so as to be able to receive a game ball, so that the game ball that has entered the inflow port 595 flows out. A guide portion 581 extends into a through hole formed in the game area plate 81.

  The main winning opening unit 264 includes a starter opening / closing drive unit (not shown) that opens and closes a pair of movable pieces 606 that open / close the third starter port 604 in the attacker drive unit case 583. The start port opening / closing drive unit includes a start port solenoid having a plunger that can be moved back and forth in the front-rear direction, and in a horizontal direction and a left-right direction (a direction along the game board surface) as the plunger moves forward and backward in the start port solenoid. A transmission member that rotates about an extending axis and is capable of moving a protruding pin extending rearward from the pair of movable pieces 606 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 40, the main winning opening unit 264 is provided with a first starting port sensor 780, and a game ball won in the first starting port 600 passes through the through hole of the first starting port sensor 780. By passing, it is detected by the first start port sensor 780 and discharged from the discharge port formed below the main winning port unit 264. Similarly, the game ball won in the third starting port 604 is detected by the third starting port sensor 784 provided in the main winning port unit 264 and discharged from the discharge port. A game ball won in the general winning opening 615 is detected by a general winning opening sensor 762 (see FIG. 40) disposed in the board unit 376 (see FIG. 31) constituting the light emitting device unit 80, and is discharged from the discharge opening. The

  The jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 has an opening / closing device count sensor 776 (see FIG. 40) for detecting a game ball won in the big winning opening, and a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction that can close the big winning opening, and the lower side is pivotally supported. An open / close door 334 whose upper side is pivotable forward from an upright state, a big hit game opening / closing device opening / closing solenoid 778 (see FIG. 40) having a plunger capable of moving back and forth in the front-rear direction, and a big hit game open / close A transmission member (not shown) for rotating the opening / closing door 334 by rotating around an axis extending in the horizontal direction and the left-right direction (the direction along the game board surface) as the plunger of the device opening / closing solenoid 778 advances and retreats in the front-rear direction; , Supporting the opening / closing device count sensor 776, the opening / closing door 334, the opening / closing device opening / closing solenoid 778 for the big hit game, etc. And a attacker driving portion case 583 having a guide path guiding as detected tricks ball in switchgear counting sensor 776.

  In this jackpot game opening / closing device 500, the width of the big winning opening in the left-right direction is wider than the width when the pair of movable pieces 606 is opened and the third starting port device 604 is opened. The width of the game ball is easier to win. In addition, the game balls that have entered from the big winning opening and detected by the opening / closing device count sensor 776 are discharged directly below the main winning opening unit 264.

The main winning opening unit 264 is fixedly attached to the game area plate 81 so that the first starting port 600 is located immediately below the center outlet 283 (see FIG. 21) of the stage 391 of the main character 263. The game balls that have flowed out from the center outlet 283 are arranged so as to increase the possibility of winning the first starting port 600 of the main winning port unit 264.
[About light emitting device unit]
Next, the light emitting device unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 is a front view showing the light emitting device unit 80 including the pattern of the decorative sheet 420, FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing the light emitting device unit 80 from the upper right front, and FIG. 30 is a light emitting device. FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure from the upper right front by disassembling the unit 80, and FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure from the upper left rear by disassembling the light emitting device unit 80. 32 is a front view of the reflecting member 350 of the light emitting device unit 80, and FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing the reflecting member 350 from the upper right front. FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing the translucent base member of the light emitting device unit 80 from the upper right front, FIG. 35 is a front view of the diffusion sheet 440, and FIG. 36 is a front view of the decorative sheet 420. FIG. 37 is an end view showing the end surface taken along the line AA of FIG. 18, and FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the right lamp 541 disassembled, enlarged and shown from the upper right front. 39 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line BB of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the light emitting device unit 80 includes a light source LED substrate 370 on which many LEDs are mounted on the front side of the substrate unit 376, and has a frame shape that reflects the light of the LEDs on the light source LED substrate 370. A reflective member 350 is mounted on the front side. A translucent base member 380 having translucency is attached to the front side of the reflecting member 350. The further front side of the translucent base member 380 is covered with the diffusion sheet 440 and the decorative sheet 420. Here, the light emitting device unit 80 corresponds to the light emitting device of the present invention, and the light transmitting base member 380 corresponds to the front light transmitting member of the present invention.

  The LED board holder 520 of the board unit 376 has a frame shape with an opening at the center, and a flat first light emitting board receiving part 377 is provided on the player side. The first LED board 371 and the second LED board 372 and the third LED substrate 373 are attached. Near the upper end of the first light emitting substrate receiving portion 377, a second light emitting substrate receiving portion that receives a second light emitting substrate 374 having a horizontally long rectangle at a position slightly protruding toward the player side from the first light emitting substrate receiving portion 377. A portion 378 is provided. An opening 399 is provided at a position corresponding to the effect display device 115 and the center accessory 247 in the center of the substrate unit 376, and the substrate unit 376 has a frame shape as a whole. The first LED board 371, the second LED board 372, and the third LED board 373 are disposed so as to surround the opening 399. On the back side of the LED substrate holder 520, a right rear cover 521, a left upper guide member 522, a left rear cover 523, and a center rear cover 524 are mounted to protect various substrates and interface units arranged on the back side. In addition, a part of the side wall and the rear wall of the game board 4 is configured. Further, as shown in FIG. 39, a flow-down rod 525 is mounted on the back side of the main winning opening unit 264. The flow-down rod 525 is formed with a ball passage for guiding the game ball that has flowed backward from the main winning opening unit 264 to flow down to the board holder 96.

  As shown in FIGS. 32, 33, and 37, the reflecting member 350 has a frame shape in which a reflecting member opening 356 is opened at the center, and the reflecting partition wall 352 provided so as to spread radially in front view. A large number of small emission regions 351 are formed. Each light emission small area 351 has a reflection partition wall 352, a side reflection wall 354, and a back surface except for the side facing the reflection member opening 356 provided at a position corresponding to the center display device 115 (see FIG. 19). Although surrounded by the reflecting wall 353, the side facing the reflecting member opening 356 and the front of the light emitting small area 351 are open. Each light emitting small area 351 has a back window 355 perforated on the back reflecting wall 353, and the LED 416 mounted on the light emitting LED substrate 370 emits light to the light emitting small area 351 through the back window 355. This is possible (see FIG. 37). The reflection member 350 is integrally formed of a white plastic as a whole, and the surface is smoothly finished. Thereby, each part of the reflection member 350 reflects light with a natural color rendering when irradiated with light from a light source. Note that three to four LEDs 416 are arranged for each light emission sub-region 351, and the emission color of each LED 416 can be varied (full color). In addition, as shown in FIG. 30, in this example, the effect display device 115 is arranged at the center of the game area 20 (which may be approximately the center), and the center of the display area 650 of the effect display device 115 (may be approximately the center). ) Are arranged so as to spread radially from the same angle (which may be substantially the same angle). That is, since the LEDs 416 are regularly arranged and arranged over substantially the entire game area 20, the entire game area 20 can emit light uniformly, and the occurrence of color unevenness due to light emission can be suppressed. . In addition, the LED 416 disposed for each light emitting small area 351 is located at a position close to the outer periphery of the game area 20 from a position close to the display area 650 (position close to the outer rail 472 and / or the inner rail 462). ) Are arranged at equal intervals, and color unevenness due to light emission is suppressed. Further, the LED 416 disposed for one light emitting small area 351 is a distance from each of the LEDs 416 disposed for the other light emitting small areas 351 and the outer peripheral portion (or the center accessory 247) of the display area 650. Are arranged so as to be equal (same as long as they are approximately the same). In other words, each LED 416 is arranged on a plurality of concentric circles having different radii with the display area 650 as the center. Here, the reflection member opening 356 corresponds to the light emitting device opening of the present invention.

  A central lower concave portion 348 having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the main winning opening unit 264 is provided at the lower center portion of the reflecting member 350. The central lower recess 348 is defined by a partition wall 488, and the surface on the opposite side of the partition wall 488 constitutes a part of the reflection wall of the light emission small region 480. Further, at the lowermost part of the reflection member opening 356, a flow-down passage 343 that receives the game ball won in the second start port 602 and flows down to the rear is formed integrally with the reflection member 350.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the right side lamp 541 and the left side lamp 542 are provided with ball guiding pieces 580 and 581 extending rearward from the general winning opening 614 and 615, and the game balls that have entered the general winning opening 614 and 615. Rolls on the ball guide pieces 580 and 581 and is guided backward. As shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, substantially cylindrical ball passage tubes 344 and 345 are formed at positions corresponding to the general winning ports 614 and 615 of the right side lamp 541 of the reflecting member 350. The ball passage cylinder 344 is a hollow cylinder penetrating in the front-rear direction so that a game ball can pass therethrough, and is formed integrally with the reflecting member 350. The spherical passage cylinder 344 protrudes into the small light emitting area 351, and the spherical passage partition wall 474 that forms the outer surface of the spherical passage cylinder 344 faces the light emitting small area 351 and is similar to the reflective dividing wall 352 and the like. Reflects light as a reflecting wall. Similarly, the spherical passage partition wall 475 forming the outer surface of the spherical passage cylinder 345 faces the light emission small region 351 and reflects light as a reflecting wall. Here, the general winning opening 614, 615 corresponds to the winning opening of the present invention.

  As for the left side lamp 542, similarly to the right side lamp 541, substantially cylindrical ball passage cylinders 346 and 347 are formed at positions corresponding to the general winning ports 614 and 615 of the left side lamp 542. The spherical passage cylinders 346 and 347 are formed integrally with the reflecting member 350, have a shape protruding into the reflective partition wall 351, and the spherical passage partition walls 486 and 487 forming the outer surface of the spherical passage cylinders 346 and 347 are: Reflects light as a reflecting wall.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the reflection member 350 is screwed to the rear side of the game board base 262 with a mounting rib 359 extending to the outer periphery, and is attached to the game board base 262.

  As shown in FIG. 33 and FIG. 37, when the LED 416 emits light, the light of the LED 416 is reflected on the reflecting partition wall 352, the back reflecting wall 353, the side reflecting wall 354, etc. The region 351 appears to emit light overall. That is, from the player side, the light emission small area 351 appears to shine in a planar shape with a substantially rectangular front shape. The reflecting member 350 is entirely white, and the reflected light of each reflecting wall is substantially the same color according to the color of the light emitted from the LED 416, and the occurrence of color unevenness is suppressed. Each reflecting wall divides each light emitting small region 351 without a gap, so that light does not leak between the light emitting small regions 351, and there is no possibility that the color is mixed or the boundary becomes unclear.

  As shown in FIG. 30, a translucent base member 380 composed of five members is attached to the front surface of the reflecting member 350. The translucent base member 380 has a shape in which five small members are arranged in a substantially annular shape, and the second translucent member 382, The three light transmissive members 383, the fourth light transmissive member 384, and the fifth light transmissive member 385 are disposed in this order (see FIG. 34). Each translucent member is formed of a highly transparent plastic. The inner side of the translucent base member 380 has an annular shape in which the rear portion of the center accessory 247 is received. The translucent members of the translucent base member 380 are arranged on the front surface of the light emitting device unit 80 and the rear of the center accessory 247. The inner side is bent toward the direction of the effect display device 115 so as to close the gap with no gap.

  The first translucent member 381 is attached to the upper center of the front surface of the reflecting member 350. An engagement groove 502 having a set of three recesses is formed at the upper end of the first light transmissive member 381 (see FIG. 34), and is engaged with the engagement protrusion 534a formed on the reflection member 350. Then, the positioning of the first translucent member 381 is assisted. The first translucent member 381 is made of a highly transparent plastic as a whole. The first translucent member 381 is formed of a smooth front cover 381a that covers the upper center of the front surface of the reflecting member 350, and the front cover 381a toward the effect display device 115. It is comprised from the inner side light-diffusion part 511 which exhibits the shape extended by bending. The front cover portion 381a is provided with a plurality of small guide protrusions 568 that assist in positioning the diffusion sheet 440 and the decorative sheet 420 attached to the front surface.

  Similarly, the second translucent member 382 is attached to the upper right portion of the front surface of the reflecting member 350. The second translucent member 382 includes a smooth front cover portion 382a that covers the upper right portion of the front surface of the reflective member 350, and an inner light diffusion portion that is bent and extended from the front cover portion 382a toward the effect display device 115. 512, the second translucent member 382 is larger than the first translucent member 381, and the engagement grooves 503, 504, and 505 formed in different directions apart from each other have three locations, The engaging protrusions 534b, 534c, and 534d (see FIG. 32) are engaged and positioned. In addition, guide protrusions 566 and 568 are provided on the front cover portion 382a.

  The third light transmissive member 383 is attached to the lower right portion of the front surface of the reflecting member 350. The third translucent member 383 includes a smooth front cover portion 383a that covers the lower right front portion of the reflective member 350, and an inner light diffusion portion that has a shape that is bent and extended from the front cover portion 383a toward the effect display device 115. 513. The engaging groove 506 provided in the third light projecting member 383 engages with the engaging protrusion 534e provided in the reflecting member 350, and assists the positioning of the third light transmitting member 383. A plurality of guide protrusions 566 are provided on the front cover portion 383a. The third light transmitting member 383 is provided with a ball passage hole 494 through which the ball passage tube 344 provided in the reflecting member 350 is inserted. In addition, the left end portion of the third translucent member 383 has a winning opening receiving portion 492 and a ball passage receiving portion 493 that are notched so as to match the partition wall 488 and the ball passage tube 345 when assembled. Is formed.

  The fourth light transmissive member 384 is attached to the lower left part of the front surface of the reflective member 350. The fourth light transmissive member 384 includes a smooth front cover portion 384a that covers the lower left portion of the front surface of the reflection member 350, and an inner light diffusion portion that has a shape that is bent and extended from the front cover portion 384a toward the effect display device 115. 514. The fourth light projecting member 384 has no engaging groove, but the corner portion 510 matches the corner portion 536 formed in the lower left portion of the reflecting member 350, and assists the positioning of the fourth light transmitting member 384. A plurality of guide protrusions 567 are provided on the front cover portion 384a. The fourth light transmissive member 384 is provided with a ball passage hole 497 through which the ball passage tube 347 provided in the reflection member 350 is inserted. In addition, the right end portion of the fourth light transmissive member 384 has a winning opening receiving portion 495 and a ball passage receiving portion 496 that are notched so as to match the partition wall 488 and the ball passage tube 346 when assembled. Is formed.

  The fifth light transmissive member 385 is attached to the upper left part of the front surface of the reflecting member 350. The fifth light transmissive member 385 includes a smooth front cover portion 385a that covers the upper left portion of the front surface of the reflective member 350, and an inner light diffusion portion 515 that is bent and extended from the front cover portion 385a toward the effect display device. However, the fifth translucent member 385, like the second translucent member 382, is engaged with three engagement grooves 507, 508, and 509 formed in different directions apart from each other. The protrusions 534g, 534h, and 534i (see FIG. 32) are engaged and positioned. In addition, guide protrusions 567 and 568 are provided on the front cover portion 385a.

  As shown in FIG. 30, a diffusion sheet 440 and a decoration sheet 420 are attached to the front surface of the light transmissive base member 380 and entirely cover the front surface of the light transmissive base member 380. First, the diffusion sheet 440 is attached to the front surface of the translucent base member 380. As shown in FIG. 35, each of the diffusion sheets 440 is formed of a light-transmitting material, and one side is processed into a satin-like shape having a large number of fine irregularities as a whole to diffuse transmitted light. It consists of nine thin piece members. The first diffusion member 441 is disposed at the upper center portion, and in the following clockwise order, the second diffusion member 442, the third diffusion member 443, the fourth diffusion member 444, the fifth diffusion member 445, and the sixth diffusion member 446. The seventh diffusion member 447, the eighth diffusion member 448, and the ninth diffusion member 449 are disposed in a substantially annular shape. A plurality of small holes 546 to 548 formed in each diffusing member and guide protrusions 566 to 568 provided on the light transmitting base member 380 are provided at corresponding positions, and the small holes 546 to 548 The guide protrusions 566 to 568 are fitted to position each diffusion member. That is, since the small holes 546 to 548 are provided at a plurality of positions in any of the diffusing members, when the small holes 546 to 548 and the guide protrusions 566 to 568 are fitted, the position of each diffusing member is accurately determined. . Here, the diffusion sheet 440 corresponds to the covering sheet set of the present invention, the diffusion sheets 441 to 449 correspond to the covering sheet of the present invention, and the guide protrusions 566 to 568 correspond to the protrusions of the present invention. .

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 30, a decorative sheet 420 is further attached to the front surface of the diffusion sheet 440 to cover the entire diffusion sheet 440. As shown in FIG. 36, the decorative sheet 420 is composed of three thin pieces of a first decorative piece 421, a second decorative piece 422, and a third decorative piece 423, all of which are made of a translucent material. The The first decorative piece 421 has a semicircular shape that covers substantially the upper half of the translucent base member 380, and the second decorative piece 422 has a quadrant shape that covers the lower right quadrant of the translucent base member 380. The decorative piece 423 has a quadrant ring shape covering the lower left quadrant of the translucent base member 380. In each decorative piece, a dividing line 536 that is a radial straight line extending from the center of the ring toward the periphery like a concentrated line, and a pair of band patterns 537 that are thicker than the dividing line 536 form the boundary light emitting window 537a. Multiple prints are made to enclose. In addition, a boundary indicating pattern composed of a pair of band patterns 537 and a boundary light emission window 537a sandwiched between the band patterns 537 is printed at substantially equal intervals, and a dividing line is formed between the boundary indicating patterns printed at equal intervals. An arrangement in which three light emitting small windows 535 that are substantially equally divided at 536 are arranged three by one is presented. The dividing line 536 is printed at a position corresponding to the partition wall 352 (see FIG. 32) of the reflecting member 350, and the light emitting small area 351 and the light emitting small window 535 have positions and shapes corresponding to each other. In addition, the boundary instruction pattern is printed at a position corresponding to the partition wall 352 of the reflecting member 350, and the boundary instruction pattern and the light emission small area 351 have positions and shapes corresponding to each other. A band pattern 538a and a band pattern 539a are printed on both ends of the first decorative piece 421. The band pattern 538a is paired with the band pattern 538b on the upper end of the second decorative piece 422, and a pair of band patterns 537 are formed. A pair of similar band patterns 538 is formed, and the band pattern 539a is paired with the band pattern 539b at the upper end portion of the third decorative piece 423 to form a pair of band patterns 539 similar to the pair of band patterns 537. Due to the arrangement of these patterns, the decorative sheet 420 is generally designed in an annular shape like a roulette board surface as a whole, and the light emitting small windows 535 correspond to the arrangement of the light emitting small areas 351 of the reflecting member 350. Is formed. A title 540 indicating the name of the pachinko machine 1 is printed on the upper center of the first decorative piece 421.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the game board 4 in a state where the diffusion sheet 440 and the decoration sheet 420 are assembled, the light emitting device unit 80 is visible from the player side through the game area plate 81. Since the decoration sheet 420 is spread as a whole behind the gaming area 20, and the diffusion sheet 440 stacked behind the decoration sheet 420 refracts light in the same manner as the frosted glass, the decoration sheet 420 is arranged in front of the diffusion sheet 440. The arranged decorative sheet 420 can be seen well, but members such as the reflective member 350 behind the translucent base member 380 are difficult to see through.

  As shown in FIG. 35, discrimination symbols 670 a to 670 i are printed on the front surface of each member of the diffusion sheet 440. The discrimination symbols 670a to 670i are numbers “1” to “9”, and are all printed in black so that the symbols stand upright when correctly assembled. The diffusion sheet 440 has a frosted glass shape, and the discrimination symbols 670a to 670i printed on the front surface appear to be mirror images reversed when viewed from the back side. This makes it easy to distinguish between the front and back surfaces. Further, the discrimination symbols 670a to 670i are printed at positions where they are hidden by the printed pattern portion of the decorative sheet 420 and are not visible to the player when they are superimposed on the decorative sheet 420. Here, the discrimination symbols 670a to 670i correspond to the discrimination symbols of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the symbol display unit of the present invention is also shown by indicating the discrimination symbols 670a to 670i.

  Hereinafter, the ball passage cylinder connected to the general winning opening provided in the game area 20 will be described based on FIG. 26, FIG. 27 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 38, in the cylindrical general winning ports 614 and 615 provided in the right side lamp 541 and projecting into the game area 20, inflow holes 594 and 595 opened on the upper side are formed. A game ball rolling 20 can be awarded. The game ball that has won the general prize opening 614, 615 rolls on the ball guide pieces 580, 581 extending rearward, passes through the through holes 205, 206 formed in the game area plate 81, and is reflected on the reflecting member. It flows into spherical passage tubes 344 and 345 formed integrally with 350. The spherical passage cylinders 344 and 345 are constituted by cylindrical spherical passage partition walls 474 and 475, and the outer surface of the spherical passage partition wall 474 becomes a part of the reflection wall that forms the light emission small region 351 together with the partition wall 352. ing.

  The ball passage cylinders 344 and 345 are fitted into a ball passage receiving portion 493 formed at the left end portion of the third light transmitting member 383 and a ball passage hole 494 formed in the third light projecting member 383, thereby A game ball that protrudes slightly forward from the optical member 383, rolls on the ball guide pieces 580 and 581, and flows backward can be received and smoothly flowed down. The ball passage cylinder 344 has an opening larger than the through hole 205, and accepts and flows the game ball flowing out from the general winning opening 614 without staying, and even when looking into the inside through the inflow port 594, the ball passage cylinder 344 is white. Since the inner surface of the plastic ball passage tube 344 can be seen, it is visually refreshing.

  Although detailed illustration is omitted, the left side lamp 542 has a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape with the right side lamp 541, and the general winning holes 614 and 615 of the left side lamp 542 are the same as the right side lamp 541. The game balls won in the general winning ports 614 and 615 of the left side lamp 542 flow into the ball passage cylinders 347 and 346 via the ball guide pieces 580 and 581. The spherical passage cylinders 346 and 347 are formed integrally with the reflecting member 350, and the spherical passage partition walls 486 and 487 constituting the spherical passage cylinders 346 and 347 are made of white plastic. It forms a part of the reflection wall that defines 351.

  The main winning port unit 264 is inserted from the front into a main winning port unit receiving portion 348 formed at the lower center of the reflecting member 350. The surface on the opposite side of the partition wall 488 constituting the main winning a prize opening unit receiving portion 348 forms a part of the reflecting wall constituting the light emission small region 351. Similarly, the other members constituting the light emitting device unit 80 also have a shape that receives the attacker driving unit case 583 of the main winning a prize opening unit 264. That is, the notch 492 of the third light transmissive member 383, the notch 495 of the fourth light transmissive member 384, the notch 482 of the fifth diffusing member 445, the notch 484 of the sixth diffusing member 446, the second decorative piece 422 By the cutout portion 428 and the cutout portion 429 of the third decorative piece 423, a space is formed in the lower center portion of the light emitting device unit 80 so that the main winning a prize opening unit 264 can be inserted almost without any gap.

  As shown in FIG. 28, a portion corresponding to the rear of the main winning port unit 264 of the light emitting device unit 80 is provided with a main winning port unit receiving portion 348 which is a concave portion corresponding to the outer shape of the main winning port unit 264. The rear part of the main winning hole unit 264 is accommodated in the main winning hole unit receiving part 348 and protrudes rearward of the light emitting device unit 80. As a result, the game balls guided to the first start port 600 and the third start port 604 and guided to the rear of the light emitting device unit 80 through the upper ball passage 608 and the lower ball passage 610 (see FIG. 27) are stored in the substrate holder 96. It is discharged out of the machine via (see FIG. 22). In addition, electrical wiring for supplying current to the solenoid that operates the movable piece 606 and the jackpot gaming switching device 500 and for connecting the sensors to each board also emits light from the back of the main winning a prize opening unit 264. Since it is guided to the rear of the device unit 80, it is concealed so as not to be viewed from the player side.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the light emitting device unit 80 is disposed between the game area board 81 and the effect display device 115. The front surface of the light emitting device unit 80 is close to the rear of the game area plate 81, and the inner light diffusion portions 511 to 515 of the translucent base members 381 to 385 are connected to the front surface of the light emitting device unit 80 and the front surface of the effect display device 115. It is slanted between the light emitting device unit 80 and the effect display device 115 so as to give an appearance of continuity. At the boundary between the inner light diffusing parts 511 to 515 and the effect display device 115, a center rear member 271 that is plated and has a mirror surface is disposed, and the outer periphery of the display part of the effect display device 115 is shown as being separated. The center part 247 and the boundary between the light emitting device unit 80 and the effect display device 115 are concealed to reduce visual discomfort.

The light emitting device unit 80 includes a decorative sheet 420 and a diffusion sheet 440 on the front surface, and as described above, it is difficult for the player to see the shape in the light emitting small area 351 of the light emitting device unit 80 and the LED of the light source. It has become. When the LED 416 in the light emitting small area 351 is turned off, the diffusion sheet 440 becomes an obstacle to the internal visual recognition, and when the LED 416 is turned on, the inside is hardly visible due to the emitted light. Since the members disposed behind the diffusion sheet 440 are not clearly visible, the shapes of the ball passage partition walls 474, 475, 486, 487 and the partition wall 488 are also not clearly visible, and the player side From the general prize opening 614, 615 and the main prize opening unit 264, only the front part of the light emitting device unit 80 is visually recognized, and it looks as if it is attached to the front surface of the light emitting device unit 80. .
[Passing gate]
Further, as shown in FIG. 22, a position where the passage gate 612 is inserted from the player side into the gate insertion portion 479 formed in the game area plate 81 and the rear portion of the passage gate 612 slightly protrudes rearward. It is fixed with screws. A gate sensor 760 is attached to the passage gate 612 and detects the passage of the game ball in the passage gate 612. A light emitting device unit 80 is disposed behind the game area plate 81, and the fifth light transmitting member 385 has a gate receiving portion 490 and a gate wiring groove 491 opened at the left end portion of the fifth light transmitting member 385. It is formed in the shape of a notched bay so that the rear part of the passage gate 612 does not interfere with the fifth light transmitting member 385. Also, an electrical wiring (not shown) connected to the gate sensor 760 is accommodated in the gate wiring groove 491 and extends to the left end portion of the game board 4, and the electrical wiring is passed from the left end portion of the game board 4 to the rear, It is connected to the relay terminal board 750 (see FIG. 40).

As described above, the electrical wiring connected to the gate sensor 760 bypasses the side of the light emitting device unit 80 through a portion where the fifth light transmitting member 385 corresponding to the front edge portion of the light emitting device unit 80 is cut, and relays the panel. It extends to the terminal board 750. Thereby, even if the light emitting device unit 80 is disposed in the vicinity of the back surface of the game area plate 81, the electric wiring of the gate sensor 760 can be made difficult to get in the way. In addition, the electrical wiring runs to the left immediately behind the passing gate 612, and it is possible to make it difficult for the player to visually recognize the electrical wiring.
[Design display device]
As shown in FIG. 18, a symbol display device 87 using a large number of LEDs is provided in the lower right portion of the front component 261. The symbol display device 87 includes a first special symbol indicator 84 and a second special symbol indicator 86, both of which are 7-segment LED displays, and a first special symbol hold indicator 88 and a second special symbol indicator 86 each composed of a pair of LEDs. Two special symbol displays 90, a normal symbol indicator 82 which is an LED indicating a lottery result of normal symbols, a normal symbol hold indicator 92 composed of a pair of LEDs, and a distribution composed of four LEDs And a result display 94.

  As will be described in detail later, when it is detected that a game ball has won any one of the first start port 600, the second start port 602, and the third start port 604, the main control board 710 (see FIG. 40). Then, a lottery using a random number for determining the special symbol is performed, and thereafter the first special symbol display control means 702 (see FIG. 42) stops the variation of the special symbol and displays the determined symbol.

Similarly, as will be described later, when the gate sensor 760 detects that a game ball has passed through the passing gate 612, a lottery is performed on the main control board 710. Depending on the lottery result, the opening / closing operation of the movable piece 606 provided on both sides of the third starting port 604 may be performed, and the normal symbol display 82 displays a normal symbol indicating whether or not the opening / closing operation of the movable piece 606 has occurred. To do.
[Control structure of main board and peripheral board]
Next, a control configuration of the main board and the peripheral board of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 40 and 41. FIG.

  FIG. 40 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration, and mainly showing the configuration around the main substrate 700. As shown in FIG. FIG. 41 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration, and is a diagram mainly showing the configuration around the peripheral substrate 800. In these drawings, bold arrows indicate connection and direction of the power source, and thin arrows indicate connection and direction of the signal.

  The control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is broadly divided into a group of main boards 700 (shown in FIG. 40) and a group of peripheral boards 800 (shown in FIG. 41). The group of main boards 700 controls game operations (winning detection, random number acquisition and winning judgment, special symbol display, prize ball payout, etc.), and the group of peripheral boards 800 has stage operations (issue decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display). And the operation of the decorative body).

  As shown in FIG. 40, the main board 700 includes a main control board 710 and a payout control board 720. The main control board 710 includes a CPU 711 as a central processing unit, a ROM 712 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 713 as a readable / writable memory.

  The CPU 711 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 712, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 800 or the payout control board 720.

  The RAM 713 temporarily stores information such as various data and input signals generated in various processes executed by the main control board 710.

  Note that the main board 700 is connected to the power supply board 395 so that operating power is supplied from the power supply board 395. Specifically, operating power is supplied from the power supply board 395 to the payout control board 720, and operating power is supplied to the main control board 710 via the payout control board 720.

  The input interface of the main control board 710 detects the winning state to the first starting port sensor 780 and the second starting port 602 for detecting the winning state to the first starting port 600 via the panel relay terminal plate 750. The second start port sensor 782 that performs, the third start port sensor 784 that detects the winning state to the third start port 604, the gate sensor 760 that detects that the game ball has passed through the passing gate 612, and the general winning port 614 and 615. A general winning opening sensor 762 for detecting that a game ball has been won is connected to the.

  Further, an opening / closing device count sensor 776 is connected to an input interface of the main control board 710 via an opening / closing device relay terminal plate 754 connected to the panel relay terminal plate 750.

  Detection signals from the sensors are input to the main control board 710.

  On the other hand, a normal symbol / special symbol display substrate 768 is connected to the output interface of the panel relay terminal board 750 via a symbol limiting resistor substrate 766. Thereby, the main control board 710 can output drive signals to the normal symbol display 82, the first special symbol display 84, and the second special symbol display 86.

  Also, the output interface of the switchgear relay terminal plate 754 is connected to a normal electric accessory solenoid 774 and a switchgear open / close solenoid 778. A drive signal is output toward. Note that the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 774 drives a pair of movable pieces 606 provided above the third starting port 604, and the jackpot gaming switchgear solenoid 778 is a jackpot gaming switchgear 500 (more specifically, Specifically, the big winning game opening / closing door 500b) is driven.

  On the other hand, the payout control board 720 includes a CPU 722 as a central processing unit, a ROM 724 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 726 as a readable / writable memory.

  Then, the payout control board 720 processes the command signal input from the main control board 710 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 53 and the launching device 57 including the launching handle and the firing motor. Thereby, the ball payout device 53 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal, and the launch device 57 can fire the game ball according to the drive signal.

  Also connected to the input interface of the payout control board 720 are an inner frame opening switch 736 for detecting the opening state of the front frame (not shown) of the main body frame 3 and a door opening switch 738 for detecting the opening state of the door frame 5. Has been.

  Note that bidirectional communication is performed between the main control board 710 and the payout control board 720 via the respective input / output interfaces. For example, when the main control board 710 transmits a prize ball command, it responds to this. An ACK signal is returned from the payout control board 720 to the main control board 710.

  The payout control board 720 is also connected to a tray full tank switch 730 for detecting that the game balls stored in the dish 360 are full. “Please remove from 360”.

  An external terminal board 56 is connected to the main control board 710 and the payout control board 720. Various information such as the winning state to the first starting port 600, the second starting port 602 and the third starting port 604, the variation state of the normal symbol / special symbol, and the gaming state based on the lottery result are passed through the external terminal board 56. Is output to a hall computer or the like provided in the game facility.

  On the other hand, the peripheral substrate 800 includes a peripheral control substrate 810 and a display device control substrate 816 as shown in FIG. Note that only one-way communication is performed between the output interface and the input interface between the main control board 710 and the peripheral control board 810. That is, even if a command is transmitted from the main control board 710 to the peripheral control board 810, no command is transmitted from the peripheral control board 810 to the main control board 710. Further, the operating power supplied to the peripheral board 800 is supplied via the main control board 710.

  The peripheral control board 810 also includes electronic components such as a CPU 811, ROM 812, and RAM 813, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components.

  The peripheral control board 810 also has a sound source IC 818 that outputs effect sounds and effect sounds such as music according to effect contents based on the sound sources that are the basis of effect sounds and effect sounds such as music stored in the ROM 819. Is provided.

  Note that bidirectional communication is performed between the peripheral control board 810 and the display device control board 816 with each input / output interface.

  On the other hand, a liquid crystal display (LCD) as an effect display device 115 is connected to the display device control board 816. The display device control board 816 processes the command signal transmitted from the peripheral control board 810 and outputs a drive signal to the effect display device 115. Note that the display device control board 816 includes a CPU 832, a RAM 834, a ROM 836, a VDP 838, and an image ROM 839.

  The CPU 832 receives the command signal (display command) sent from the peripheral control board 810 via the input / output interface and performs arithmetic processing based on the command to control the VDP 838.

  The RAM 834 provides a work area for the CPU 832 and temporarily stores information included in the display command. The ROM 836 holds a program for the CPU 832 (for display control).

  A VDP (video display processor) 838 is a drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal driving circuit) incorporated in the effect display device 115. A register is provided in the VDP 838, and it is possible to hold the operation mode of the VDP 838, setting information of various display functions, and the like. Then, the CPU 832 rewrites various information held in the register, whereby the display mode in the effect display device 115 can be changed variously.

  The image ROM 839 is a non-volatile memory that stores various image data, and stores bitmap image data of various display patterns, JPEG image data for a background image, and the like.

  Further, the light emitting device control board 848 and the frame decoration relay terminal plate 240 are connected to the peripheral control board 810.

  The second LED board 372 and the third LED board 373 of the light emitting device unit 80 are connected to the output interface of the light emitting device control board 848. Thereby, the light emitting device control board 848 can switch the lighting state of each LED of the light emitting device unit 80. Further, a discharge port detection sensor 854 that detects a game ball discharged to the rear side of the game board 4 (that is, an out ball) is connected to the input interface of the light emitting device control board 848.

Further, the frame decoration relay terminal board 240 connected to the peripheral control board 810 has speakers (referred to as speakers in FIG. 41) 144 and 341 connected to the door frame 5, operation buttons 327, frame decoration lamps 842, and the like. Is connected to the peripheral control board 810, and an effect mode output to the effect display device 115 is switched based on the operation state of the operation button 327, and a drive signal is output to the speakers 144, 341 and the frame decoration lamp 842. Is output.
[Functional configuration of main control board and peripheral control board]
Next, functional configurations of the main control board 710 constituting the main board 700 of the pachinko machine 1 and the peripheral control board 810 constituting the peripheral board 800 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 42 is a functional block diagram schematically showing functional configurations of the main control board 710 and the peripheral control board 810.

  As shown in FIG. 42, the main control board 710 includes a gaming state control means 934, a first special symbol lottery means 900, a second special symbol lottery means 910, a first special symbol display control means 702, and a second Special symbol display control means 704, first special symbol hold display control means 930, second special symbol hold display control means 932, first special symbol hold counter 903, second special symbol hold counter 913, hold order Storage means 940, success / failure determination random number storage area 5131, processing area 5132, big hit game execution means 715, small hit game execution means 714, opening / closing operation control means 938, normal symbol lottery means 920, normal symbol Display control means 716, normal symbol hold display control means 718, normal symbol hold counter 923, movable piece opening / closing control means 928, command transmission means It is provided with a 46, a.

  The gaming state control means 934 determines which gaming state the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 is, and controls the gaming state based on the determined gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, the game state of the pachinko machine 1 other than the jackpot game and the jackpot game (hereinafter, the jackpot game and the jackpot game may be collectively referred to as a special game) are used as a normal game state and an advantageous game. The game state is controlled to any one of the state and the short-time game state.

  The normal gaming state is a gaming state in which a later-described opening extension function is not activated, and is a gaming state in which the pair of movable pieces 606 are not controlled in a promotion mode described later. That is, as will be described later, the pair of movable pieces 606 opens and closes when triggered by the lottery process by the normal symbol lottery means 920, thereby increasing the winning probability of the game ball to the third starting port 604. As an operation mode when the movable piece 606 operates, there are a first operation mode and a second operation mode (promotion mode) that is more advantageous to the player than the first operation mode. It is prepared. Among these, in the normal gaming state, the first operation mode is adopted as the operation mode when the movable piece 606 operates. In addition, this 1st operation | movement aspect is an aspect in which the winning of the game ball to the 3rd start opening 604 is hard to be promoted, for example, the aspect by which the 3rd start opening 604 is maintained in a closed state, or A mode in which the pair of movable pieces 606 are opened to the extent that they do not affect the winning of the game ball as compared to the case where the third starting port 604 is maintained in the closed state (that is, even if the movable pieces 606 are opened and closed) A mode in which the winning frequency at the three start openings 604 is substantially the same as the case where the winning frequency is maintained in the closed state). “To the extent that it does not affect the winning of the game ball” is almost equivalent to the case where the winning frequency to the third start port 604 is maintained in the closed state even if the pair of movable pieces 606 are opened and closed. That is, even if the pair of movable pieces 606 are opened, it means that the winning of the game ball to the third starting port 604 is not greatly promoted.

  On the other hand, the advantageous gaming state and the short-time gaming state are gaming states in which an opening extension function described later is activated, and the second operation mode (promotion mode) is adopted as an operation mode when the pair of movable pieces 606 operate. It is a gaming state to be played. Here, the “promotion mode” is a mode in which winning of a game ball to the third start port 604 is promoted, and for example, a mode in which a longer time is adopted as the opening time of the pair of movable pieces 606. It is. That is, the “promotion mode” means that the winning probability in the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 920 is increased, the lottery time is shortened by the normal symbol lottery means 920 (the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened), and the opening time of the pair of movable pieces 606 is Up is equivalent. However, it is good also as a promotion aspect by performing only any one or two among these three aspects, and is good also as a promotion aspect by performing all three.

  When the probability variation function does not operate, the first special symbol lottery means 900 performs the lottery process with a predetermined low probability (first probability) of winning the jackpot. On the other hand, when the probability changing function is activated, the first special symbol lottery means 900 has a probability that the jackpot is won at least twice as much as the first probability (in this embodiment, the first probability (winning probability A)). The lottery process is performed with a second probability (winning probability B)) that is 10 times the value. In this way, when the probability variation function is activated, the probability of winning the jackpot is at least double that when the probability variation function is not activated when the probability variation function is not activated when the probability variation function is activated. This is to reduce the interest by reducing the number of fluctuations in the special symbol so that it can win the jackpot.

  In the present embodiment, the normal gaming state is a gaming state in which neither the opening extension function nor the probability changing function is operated, and the short-time gaming state is a gaming state in which the opening extension function is operated but the probability changing function is not operated. The state is a gaming state in which both the opening extension function and the probability changing function are activated.

  A change from any gaming state to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player is made only when the condition device is activated. Of the three gaming states (normal gaming state, short-time gaming state, and advantageous gaming state), the gaming state that is most advantageous to the player is the advantageous gaming state, and the gaming state that is most disadvantageous to the player is the normal gaming state. State. Therefore, the change from the normal gaming state to the advantageous gaming state, the change from the short-time gaming state to the advantageous gaming state, and the like are not performed unless the condition device is activated.

  The first special symbol lottery means 900, when a game ball is detected by the first start port sensor 780 based on a winning at the first start port 600, out of the random numbers for determination of success / failure generated with a random number range of 0 to 1498. One random number is acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 902. The acquired random number is stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determination of success / failure, and the number of the acquired random number is held to a first predetermined number (for example, 4) by the first special symbol hold counter 903. Then, when the hold by the first special symbol hold counter 903 is released, the random numbers stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determination of validity determination are transferred to the processing area 5132 in the order of acquisition, and are determined by the first special symbol determination unit 904. It is determined whether or not a big or small win is won.

  If the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol success / failure determination unit 904 is a normal gaming state or a short-time advantageous gaming state, the random number value acquired by the first special symbol determination / randomness acquisition unit 902 and the first normal special symbol determination table Control is performed by the gaming state control means 934 so as to be performed based on 906. It is determined whether or not the random value acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition unit 902 is a jackpot random number. If the random number is a jackpot random number, the jackpot game execution unit 715 executes the jackpot game.

  On the other hand, if it is in an advantageous gaming state, the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 is made by the random number value acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 902 and the first probability variation special figure determination table 908. Control is performed by the gaming state control means 934 so as to be performed based on the above. First, it is determined whether or not the random value acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 902 is a big hit random number. If the random hit value is a big hit random number, the big hit game execution means 715 executes the big hit game. In the advantageous gaming state, that is, in the first probability variation special figure determination table 908, the number of jackpot random numbers is increased 10 times compared to the first normal special figure determination table 906.

  When the game ball is detected by the second start port sensor 782 or the third start port sensor 784 based on the winning of the second start port 602 or the third start port 604, the second special symbol lottery means 910 The second special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition unit 912 acquires one random number among the special symbol success / failure determination random numbers generated with a random number range of 0 to 1498 as when the first start opening 600 is won. . The acquired random number is stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determination of success / failure, and the number of the acquired random number is held to a second predetermined number (for example, 4) by the second special symbol hold counter 913. Then, when the hold by the second special symbol hold counter 913 is released, the random numbers stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determining whether or not it is determined are transferred to the processing area 5132 in the order of acquisition, and the second special symbol determination unit 914 It is determined whether or not a big or small win is won.

  If the second special symbol success / failure determination unit 914 determines whether the game is in the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the random number value acquired by the second special symbol appropriateness determination random number acquisition unit 912 and the second normal special symbol determination table 907 are used. Control is performed by the gaming state control means 934 so as to be performed based on the above. In this example, the jackpot random number stored in the second normal special figure determination table 907 is the same as the jackpot random number stored in the first normal special figure determination table 906.

  On the other hand, if it is an advantageous gaming state, the success / failure determination by the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is determined by the random number value acquired by the second special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 912 and the second probability variation special figure determination table 909. Control is performed by the gaming state control means 934 so as to be performed based on the above. In this example, the jackpot random number stored in the second probability variation special figure determination table 909 is the same as the jackpot random number stored in the first probability variation special figure determination table 908.

  In addition, when the jackpot game is being executed, even if a game ball wins the first start port 600, the second start port 602, and the third start port 604, it is not determined whether or not, and the acquired random number for determination of success / failure is obtained. Is stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determining whether or not there is a correctness and the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 or the second special symbol hold counter 913 is counted up. Further, the first normal special figure determination table 906, the second normal special figure determination table 907, the first probability variation special figure determination table 908, and the second probability variation special figure determination table 909 are all stored in the ROM 712 (see FIG. 40). ing.

  In this way, different tables are used for the hit determination by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 and the hit determination by the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914. In this example, the jackpot random numbers stored in the corresponding tables are the same, but which of the first starting port 600, the second starting port 602, and the third starting port 604 wins? By varying the lottery process, it is possible to increase the variation of the game content and suppress the decrease in interest.

  The random number storage area 5131 for determining whether or not to win stores the lottery order for each special symbol lottery means (that is, the lottery order by the first special symbol lottery means 900 and the lottery order by the second special symbol lottery means 910). However, the lottery order in which both are merged (that is, the order in which the game balls are detected by the start port sensors 780, 782, 784) is not stored. Order in which game balls are detected by the start port sensors 780, 782, 784 (that is, the order in which random numbers are acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 902 or the second special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 912) Is stored by the hold order storage means 940. Accordingly, the first special symbol lottery means 900 (specifically, the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904) or the second special symbol lottery means 910 (specifically, the second special symbol lottery means 904) is based on the order stored by the holding order storage means 940. The special symbol success / failure determination means 914) determines whether the acquired random numbers are correct or not (performs the determination for each random number).

  By the way, when the result of the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is determined to be a big win, the symbol generated by a random number acquisition means (not shown) with a random number range of 0 to 99 One random number among the random numbers is acquired. And if this acquired random number value is 0-45, it will determine with a 1st jackpot, if it is 46-60, it will determine with a 2nd jackpot, and if it is 61-99, it will determine with a 3rd jackpot. When the first jackpot or third jackpot is determined, the first jackpot game execution means 715a displays an effect image indicating that the jackpot is won in the display area 650 of the effect display device (effect image display device) 115. A long-open jackpot game (a jackpot game in which the player is encouraged to pay out a certain amount of game balls) is executed to open and close the jackpot game opening / closing device (opening / closing device) 500 under the circumstances. In addition, when it is determined that the second jackpot is successful, the second jackpot game execution means 715b displays an effect image indicating that the jackpot is won in the display area 650 of the effect display device (effect image display device) 115. Originally, a short-open jackpot game (a jackpot game that encourages a player to pay out a certain amount of game balls) is performed by opening and closing the jackpot game opening / closing device (opening / closing device) 500 less frequently than a long-open jackpot. . That is, the lottery process for the jackpot is performed by the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 and the determination of the winning type according to such a symbol random number.

  On the other hand, if the random value acquired by the first special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 902 and the second special symbol success / failure determination random number acquisition means 912 is not a big hit random number, it is won (selected) for a small hit (per state maintenance). It is determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914. The first normal special figure determination table 906, the first probability variation special figure determination table 908, the second normal special figure determination table 907, and the second certain probability variation special figure determination table 909 are all among the random numbers for success / failure determination 0 to 1498. Only one is stored as a small random number. When it is determined that the acquired random numbers are these small hit random numbers, the small hit game in which the big hit game opening / closing device (opening / closing device) 500 is opened / closed by the small hit game executing means 714 is executed.

  In this way, in the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900, the winning probability for the small hit is always constant regardless of whether or not the probability changing function is activated. Similarly, also in the lottery process by the second special symbol lottery means 910, the winning probability for the small hit is always constant regardless of whether or not the probability changing function is activated. In addition, if the probability of winning a small hit in the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900 is different from the probability of winning a small hit in the lottery process by the second special symbol lottery means 910, the first start port 600, Since the occurrence probability of a small hit changes depending on which of the second starting port 602 and the third starting port 604 wins, it is possible to change the game.

  In addition, the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol lottery means 900 and the second special symbol lottery means 910 is, as described above, that the condition for releasing the hold by the first special symbol hold counter 903 or the second special symbol hold counter 913 is satisfied. Based on. The release condition in this embodiment is the first special symbol (special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display 84) or the second special symbol (special variably displayed on the second special symbol display 86). This is not limited to this. For example, when a random number for determining whether or not the special symbol is obtained is determined, the determination result may be stored until the change of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is started.

  The first special symbol display determining unit 904 or the second special symbol determining unit 914 determines the result of the determination by the first special symbol display control unit 702 or the second special symbol display control unit 704. Two special symbol indicators 86 are displayed. However, since the display is displayed by lighting patterns of a plurality of LEDs, the player cannot grasp the determination result by the first special symbol success / failure determination unit 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination unit 914 from the display. Have difficulty.

  The number of holds by the first special symbol hold counter 903 is displayed on the first special symbol hold display 88 by the first special symbol hold display control means 930, and the number of holds by the second special symbol hold counter 913 is It is displayed on the second special symbol hold indicator 90 by the special symbol hold display control means 932.

  The jackpot game execution means 715 and the jackpot game execution means 714 execute the jackpot game or the bonus game based on the determination result by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914. Here, the big hit game is a game with the operation of the conditional device, and the small hit game is a game without the operation of the conditional device.

  The condition device operates only when the determination result by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is a big hit, and from one gaming state to the one gaming state. A change (transition) to a gaming state advantageous to the player is possible only when the condition device is activated. For example, a change (transition) from the normal gaming state to the advantageous gaming state is a condition that the condition device operates. Therefore, when the small hit game is executed, the gaming state does not change. For example, when the small hit game is executed in the normal gaming state, the normal gaming state A continues and is in the short-time gaming state. Even if a small hit game is executed, the short-time game state continues.

  Note that a change (transition) from one gaming state to a gaming state that is more disadvantageous to the player than the one gaming state is not only the operation of the condition device, but also a gaming state changing lottery (from one gaming state to the one gaming state). In the case of winning a lottery (whether or not to change to a disadvantaged gaming state by the player than the gaming state of), or when a special symbol change is performed a certain number of times is there. Therefore, for example, the change (transition) from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state, the change from the advantageous gaming state to the normal gaming state (transition), etc., even when the condition device does not operate, It may be done by establishing.

  The jackpot game execution means 715 operates the opening / closing device opening / closing solenoid 772 by the opening / closing operation control means 938 if the lottery result determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is large. The jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is opened and closed to execute the jackpot game.

  More specifically, as the types of jackpot games, the number of times of opening the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is relatively large (for example, 15 times), and the number of times of opening the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is relatively large. There are few (for example, 2 times) short open big hit games. If the lottery result determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is the first big hit or third big hit, the first big hit game execution means 715a as the big hit game execution means 715 Performs a long open jackpot game. On the other hand, if the lottery result determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is the second big hit, the second big hit game execution means 715b as the big hit game execution means 715 is short. Perform an open jackpot game.

  When a game ball wins the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500, the opening / closing device count sensor 776 counts the number of winning balls. Then, a predetermined number (for example, 13 balls) of game balls as prize balls are paid out from the ball payout device 53 to the tray by the payout control board 720.

  The type of jackpot game is that the maximum opening time of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is substantially the same (for example, 30 seconds), but the jackpot game (for example, 15 rounds) with a relatively large maximum number of opening times is the maximum opening number. It may be a relatively small jackpot (for example, two rounds). Further, the maximum number of times of opening is almost the same (for example, 15 rounds), but the maximum opening time of the jackpot gaming switch 500 is relatively long (for example, 30 seconds). It may be a relatively short hit (for example, 0.3 sec).

  Here, the “round” is an opening / closing operation unit of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 at the time of the jackpot game. After the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is opened, a closing condition is established from the opened state and the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is used. It is one round until the switchgear 500 is closed. The closing condition is that a predetermined time elapses after the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is opened, or that the maximum number of winning game balls wins the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is closed.

  By the way, in this embodiment, the closing condition at the time of big hit game differs from the closing condition at the time of small hit game. The closing condition in the jackpot game is that 30 seconds elapse after the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is opened, or that nine game balls win. On the other hand, the closing condition in the small hit game is that 0.3 sec elapses after the big hit game opening / closing device 500 is opened or that three game balls win.

  The closing conditions of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 are not limited to these. However, at the time of a long open big hit game, the maximum number of winning game balls can be won in the big hit game opening / closing device 500 until a predetermined time elapses after the big hit game opening / closing device 500 is opened. It is preferable that a closing condition is set. On the other hand, during the small hit game, the closing condition is set so that one or two game balls can be awarded to the big hit game opening / closing device 500 while the big hit gaming opening / closing device 500 is open. It is preferable.

  If the lottery result determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is a small hit, the small hit game execution means 714 opens / closes the big hit game opening / closing device 500. Play a game. In this embodiment, if the lottery result determined by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is a small hit, 0.3 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 The jackpot gaming switching device 500 is closed once under the closing condition of performing a game or winning three game balls (a unit of opening / closing operation of the jackpot gaming switching device 500 in the jackpot game is determined). (In contrast to “round”, the opening / closing operation unit of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 in the small hit game is referred to as “times”).

  In this way, even if the determination result by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is a jackpot, the type of the jackpot is the first jackpot and the second jackpot The profits given to the players are greatly different. That is, when the winning jackpot type is the first jackpot or the third jackpot, a large number of game balls can be won in the jackpot gaming switching device 500. On the other hand, in the case where the winning jackpot type is the second jackpot, the amount of game balls that is about 1 / 7.5 that of the first jackpot or the third jackpot can be won. Thereby, the profit given to the player is greatly different between the case where the long open jackpot game is executed and the case where the short open jackpot game is executed.

  Further, the big win determination by the first special symbol success / failure determination means 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination means 914 is performed separately from the determination of whether or not the big hit is successful. Here, if the winning / losing determination of the big hit is performed prior to the determination of whether or not the big winning is made, the winning of the big winning will not be performed if the winning of the small win is won. That is, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the jackpot and the jackpot do not win simultaneously, so if such a gaming machine is determined to be a jackpot winning determination prior to the jackpot winning determination, When you win the jackpot, you lose the chance to win the jackpot. Therefore, by determining whether or not the jackpot is determined prior to determining whether or not the jackpot is determined, whether or not the jackpot is determined in the lottery of all the special symbols performed by the first special symbol lottery means 900 or the second special symbol lottery means 910. As a result, the decline in interest can be suppressed.

  Note that it is possible to win the big win and the small win, but in this case, it is necessary to decide which win should be given priority, which is complicated in terms of control. Therefore, as in this embodiment, the control complexity can be avoided by determining whether or not to win the jackpot only when the jackpot is not won. Furthermore, two lottery opportunities for determining whether or not winning a jackpot and determining whether or not winning a jackpot are given, the player can be given a feeling of feeling, and a decrease in interest can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, even if the winning game is won in the advantageous gaming state, the advantageous gaming state is continued (that is, the operation of the probability changing function is continued), so that a sense of security can be given to the player. That is, in the advantageous gaming state, even if the opening / closing operation of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is performed once (or one round), it is not changed to the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state. Can be suppressed.

  Next, lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 920 will be described.

  The normal symbol lottery means 920 is one of the random numbers for determining whether or not the normal symbol is generated with a random number range of 0 to 250 when the game ball passes through the passing gate 612 (see FIG. 18) and is detected by the gate sensor 760. The random number is acquired by the normal symbol appropriateness determination random number acquisition means 922. The acquired random number is stored up to a predetermined upper limit value (for example, 4) by a normal symbol holding means 923 having a storage area for storing the acquired random number and a normal symbol holding counter for storing the number of the acquired random numbers as a counter value. Deferred. Then, when the hold by the normal symbol holding means 923 is released, whether or not the normal symbol is determined by the normal symbol determination means 924 is determined in the order of acquisition.

  In the normal game state, whether or not the normal symbol win / fail determination unit 924 determines whether or not the game is determined is based on the random number value acquired by the normal symbol correct / incorrect determination random number acquisition unit 922 and the normal normal symbol determination table 926. It is controlled by the state control means 934. It is determined whether or not the random number value acquired by the normal symbol hit determination random number acquisition unit 922 is a hit random number. If it is a hit random number, the movable piece opening / closing control unit 928 performs the opening / closing operation of the pair of movable pieces 606. The At this time, the variation time of the normal symbol is 4000 msec, and the pair of movable pieces 606 performs an opening / closing operation once for an opening time of 180 ms (first operation mode).

  On the other hand, if the game is in the short-time gaming state or the advantageous gaming state, the normal symbol winning / determining determination unit 924 determines whether or not the normal symbol is appropriate for determining whether or not the random symbol value acquired by the normal symbol appropriateness determination random number acquiring unit 922 and the normal symbol open / extended extended time determination table 927. Control is performed by the gaming state control means 934 so as to be performed based on the above. It is determined whether or not the random number value acquired by the normal symbol hit determination random number acquisition unit 922 is a hit random number. If it is a hit random number, the movable piece opening / closing control unit 928 performs the opening / closing operation of the pair of movable pieces 606. The At this time, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is 1024 msec, and the pair of movable pieces 606 executes the opening / closing operation with an opening time of 1900 msec three times and the opening / closing operation with an opening time of 856 msec twice (second operation mode ( Promotion mode)).

  As described above, in the short-time game state or the advantageous game state, the winning frequency of the game ball to the third start port 604 is dramatically improved as compared with the normal game state. Therefore, in the short-time gaming state or the advantageous gaming state, the special symbol lottery opportunities are dramatically increased, the expectation that the jackpot game is executed is increased, and the decrease in interest can be suppressed.

  Here, both the normal normal symbol determination table 926 and the normal symbol release extension hit determination table 927 are stored in the ROM 712 (see FIG. 40).

  In this embodiment, whether or not the normal symbol is determined by the normal symbol determination unit 924 is determined to be a win even in the normal gaming state, and the opening / closing operation of the pair of movable pieces 606 can be executed. In the normal gaming state, the hit probability may be zero. That is, the opening / closing operation of the pair of movable pieces 606 may be performed only in the short-time gaming state or the advantageous gaming state.

  The determination result by the normal symbol appropriateness determination unit 924 is displayed on the normal symbol display 82 by the normal symbol display control unit 716. Further, the number of holds by the normal symbol hold counter 923 is displayed on the normal symbol hold display 92 by the normal symbol hold display control means 718.

  The movable piece opening / closing control means 928 operates the normal electric accessory solenoid 774 to open / close the pair of movable pieces 606 when the lottery result determined by the normal symbol appropriateness determination means 924 is winning. However, as described above, the opening / closing operation mode of the pair of movable pieces 606 is different between the short-time gaming state or the advantageous gaming state and the normal gaming state (the short-time gaming state or the advantageous gaming state). In this case, the winning of the game ball to the third starting port 604 is made easier than in the normal gaming state).

  In the present embodiment, when the pair of movable pieces 606 are closed, it is impossible to win a game ball in the third starting port 604, and the pair of movable pieces 606 are opened and closed. Thus, winning of the game ball at the third start port 604 is easier than winning the game ball at the first start port 600 and the second start port 602. However, when the pair of movable pieces 606 are closed, it is not limited to a mode in which winning of the game ball to the third start port 604 is impossible, and winning of the game ball to the third start port 604 is the first start. It may be more difficult than winning a game ball to the mouth 600 or the second starting port 602.

  The command transmission unit 946 transmits the lottery result by the first special symbol success / failure determination unit 904 or the second special symbol success / failure determination unit 914 and information related to the lottery result to the peripheral board 810. The “information related to the lottery result” corresponds to a variation time of the decorative symbol 651 performed in the effect display device 115.

  It should be noted that the determination result of the first special symbol determination unit 904, the second special symbol determination unit 914, and the normal symbol determination unit 924 need not necessarily include a deviation. For example, if a small hit game is executed in a manner in which it is extremely difficult to win a game ball to the big hit game opening / closing device 500, if the big hit is not won, all of the winning points may be won. good.

  Further, as in the present embodiment, in the determination of success / failure by the first special symbol determination / non-permission determination unit 904 or the second special symbol determination / non-permission determination unit 914, the determination of whether or not the big hit is made prior to the determination of the success / failure of the small hit, as described above. Although a remarkable effect is brought about, the determination of whether or not the jackpot is successful and the determination of whether or not the jackpot can be performed collectively.

  On the other hand, the peripheral control board 810 includes command receiving means 950, effect lottery means 960, and effect control means 962, as shown in FIG.

  The command receiving unit 950 receives the determination result and the information related to the determination result by the first special symbol determination unit 904 or the second special symbol determination unit 914 transmitted from the main control board 710.

  The effect lottery means 960 determines the effect mode displayed on the effect display device 115, and accordingly, the effect sound output from the speakers 144, 341, the effect sound such as music, and the lamps 842, 852, 853 The display is determined. The effect control unit 962 performs control based on the effect mode and display determined by the effect lottery unit 960. Specifically, information is transmitted to the display device control board 816 so that the effect mode determined by the effect lottery means 960 is displayed on the effect display device 115, and the effect sound and the display determined accordingly are displayed. Control is performed via the frame decoration relay terminal board 240 so as to be output and displayed from the speakers 144 and 341 and the frame decoration lamp 842. Furthermore, the light emission state of each LED substrate provided in the light emitting device unit 80 is also controlled via the light emitting device driving substrate 848.

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 41 and FIG. 65, the interlocking of the light emission effect of the light emitting device unit 80 and the effect display of the effect display device 115, which are the main parts of the visual effect of the pachinko machine 1, will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the light emission mode of each LED board of the light emitting device unit 80 is controlled based on a command sent from the peripheral control board 810 to the light emitting apparatus drive board 848. The peripheral control board 810 is the center of the control of the devices related to the effect, and the effect display device 115 is also controlled based on a command issued by the peripheral control substrate 810 via the display device control board 816. Based on the command received from the main control board 710, the peripheral control board 810 performs a visual effect by the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, a frame decoration lamp, and the like and an acoustic effect by the speakers 144 and 341.

  The CPU 811 mounted on the peripheral control board 810 controls the effect display device 115 and the light emitting device unit 80 with reference to the ROM 812 that is also mounted on the peripheral control board 810. That is, the ROM 812 records a display mode of the effect display device 115, a light emission mode of the LED 416 and the frame decoration lamp 842 provided in the light emitting device unit 80, and a plurality of types of processes in which sound output modes of the speakers 144 and 341 are recorded in time series. Data 891 is stored, and the CPU controls the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the speakers 144 and 341 with reference to the process data 891 selected according to the received variation pattern command. , Synchronize visual presentation.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the process data 891 includes display control execution data indicating the display mode of the effect display device 115 and light emission control execution data indicating the light emission mode of the LED 416 and the frame decoration lamp 842 provided in the light emitting device unit 80. And a plurality of effect control execution data composed of sound control execution data indicating the sound output mode of the speakers 144 and 341 and a process timer set value indicating a control execution period based on the effect control execution data are recorded. Yes.

  The ROM 812 stores a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to each variation pattern command transmitted from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710. When the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the variation pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710, the CPU 811 responds to the effect (notice effect, etc.) determined by the CPU 811 among the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command. The process data 891 is selected, and the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, and the like are set in the effect control execution data for the time set in the process timer setting value with reference to the selected process data 891. The frame decoration lamp 842 and the speakers 144 and 341 are controlled.

  In addition, the decorative symbol 651 is displayed in a variable manner by switching to the effect control execution data recorded next to the process data 891 in accordance with the elapse of the time set in the process timer set value. Specifically, it is set to the process timer set value with reference to the presentation control execution data (display control execution data 1, light emission control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1) recorded at the beginning of the process data 891. After performing control for a certain time, by switching to the production control execution data (display control execution data 2, light emission control execution data 2, sound control execution data 2) recorded next to the process data 891, control is performed. The moving speed and direction of the decoration symbol 651, the light emission mode of the LED 416 and the frame decoration lamp 842 of the light emitting device unit 80, and the sound output mode of the speakers 144 and 341 are controlled differently. Thereby, the synchronous control of the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the speakers 144 and 341 is enabled.

  In this example, a control method that does not include a feedback circuit is shown. However, for example, when a movable accessory is further interlocked, a feedback circuit is provided and feedback control is performed, so that the synchronization of effects is more reliably performed. In addition, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the interest is impaired.

Next, various control processes executed on the main board 700 according to the game progress of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 43 to 55.
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First, a description will be given with reference to FIG. FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing an example of main system processing executed by the CPU 711 (both see FIG. 40) mounted on the main control board 710 of the main board 700.

  As shown in FIG. 43, when power is supplied to the pachinko machine 1, the CPU 711 (see FIG. 40) executes power-on processing (step S10). In this power-on process, first, it is determined whether or not the backup data stored in the RAM 713 (see FIG. 40) is normal (a set value when a power failure occurs). That is, the RAM 713 (data memory) of this embodiment has a backup area in which various control data are backed up by constantly supplying power. When the power supply is stopped, the pachinko machine 1 performs a process of temporarily saving various control data stored in the processing area of the RAM 713 to the backup area, and the temporarily saved data when the power is restored. Is read out to the processing area of the RAM 713, so that a game with continuity can be executed from the time of power-off.

  Therefore, in this power-on process (step S10), if the backup data (data in the backup area) is normal, the process of returning to the power supply stop state (power recovery) according to the backup data stored in the RAM 713 Time processing). On the other hand, if the backup data is abnormal, the backup data stored in the RAM 713 is deleted. After that, various control data necessary for the progress of the game, such as control data indicating the current gaming state, is written in the processing area of the RAM 713 with respective initial parameters (initialization processing). Also, when the power is turned on for the first time after commercialization, various control data necessary for game progress are written with respective initial parameters.

  However, in this power-on process (step S10), it is also determined whether or not the RAM erase switch that instructs to erase the backup data stored in the RAM 713 is on. That is, even when this RAM erase switch is on, the backup data stored in the RAM 713 is erased. At the same time, various control data necessary for the progress of the game, such as control data indicating the current game state, is written in the processing area of the RAM 713 with respective initial parameters (initialization process). In the state in which such initialization processing is performed (at the time of initial), the control data indicating the current gaming state indicates a “normal gaming state” which is a gaming state in which both the release extension function and the probability changing function are not activated. It becomes like this. Therefore, if the pair of movable pieces 606 operate at the initial time, the pair of movable pieces 606 performs an opening / closing operation once for an opening time of 180 ms (first operation mode). Further, when the lottery process for the jackpot is performed at the initial immediately after the initialization process, the first probability (winning probability A) is adopted as the winning probability.

  Further, in the power-on process (step S10), a power-on command indicating that the main control board 710 (see FIG. 40) is activated when such initialization processing is executed is sent to the peripheral control board 810 (FIG. 40). The process of setting to a state where transmission is possible is also executed. The power-on command notifies the peripheral control board 810 that the main control board 710 has been activated. In addition, when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped (when the power is turned off) when the amusement store is closed, the backup data is stored in the RAM 713, and the power supply is started when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started again. Processing at the time of execution is executed.

  When the power-on process (step S10) ends, the CPU 711 starts a loop process that repeatedly executes each process for gaming. At the start of this loop process, the CPU 711 first determines whether or not a power failure notice signal has been detected (step S20). In this embodiment, the power supply voltage used in the pachinko machine 1 is generated by a power supply board (not shown). That is, since a plurality of types of devices mounted on the pachinko machine 1 operate with different power supply voltages, the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is converted into a predetermined power supply voltage on the power supply board, Power is supplied to the device. When a power failure occurs and the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the power supply board becomes equal to or lower than the predetermined power supply voltage, a power failure notice signal indicating that the supply of the power supply voltage from the power supply board to the main control board 710 is stopped is transmitted. Is done. Then, when a power failure notice signal is detected by the CPU 711 mounted on the main control board 710 in step S20, a process at the time of power failure occurrence is executed (step S40).

  The process at the time of the power interruption occurs when the power supply voltage (24V in this embodiment) supplied to the power supply board after a power failure is restored (hereinafter referred to as “recovery”). This is a process of temporarily saving data in the backup area of the RAM 713 when a power failure occurs in order to start. Although the processing content will be described later, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the power failure occurrence processing is not interrupt processing, but as branch processing that is executed immediately after the start of the loop depending on whether or not a power failure warning signal is detected. It is incorporated in the main process (main control process).

If the power failure warning signal is not detected in step S20 (NO in step S20), that is, if the power from the external power supply is normally supplied, the non-winning random number update for updating the random number used in the game Processing is performed (step S30). Note that the random numbers updated in the non-winning random number update process will be described later.
[Power failure occurrence processing]
FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing upon occurrence of power interruption. As described above, the power interruption occurrence process (step S40) is a process executed when a power failure warning signal is detected in the main system process (YES in step S20). First, the CPU 711 performs an interrupt prohibition setting so that the interrupt process is not executed (step S42). Then, a checksum in the processing area of the RAM 713 is calculated, and the calculation result and various game data are stored in the backup area of the RAM 713 (step S44). This checksum is used to check whether or not the contents of the RAM 713 before the power failure are properly maintained at the time of power recovery.

  Next, the CPU 711 sets a specified value indicating that the process at the time of power-off occurrence has been performed in a backup flag provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 713 (step S46). When the above processing is completed, the CPU 711 prohibits access to the RAM 713 (step S48) and enters an infinite loop to prepare for the stop of power supply. By the way, in this process, if the power supply voltage becomes unstable due to an extremely short power failure or the like (hereinafter referred to as “instantaneous power interruption”) and the process at the time of power interruption occurs, the power supply voltage is not actually stopped. Therefore, there is a possibility that it is impossible to return from the infinite loop. In order to avoid such adverse effects, the CPU 711 of this embodiment is provided with a watchdog timer, and is configured to be reset if the watchdog timer is not updated for a predetermined time. The watchdog timer is periodically updated while the process is normally performed, but is not updated when the process when the power is cut off is entered. As a result, the power interruption occurrence process is entered due to a momentary power interruption, and even when the infinite loop shown in FIG.

  Instead of the backup area of the RAM 713, a rewritable nonvolatile memory (EEPROM or the like) may be provided. In this case, there is a merit that a constant power supply is not required to back up data.

Alternatively, the entire area of the RAM 713 may be a backup area in which data is backed up by constantly supplying power. In this case, it is not necessary to save the data stored in the specific area of the RAM 713 to another area when the power is shut off. In addition, since it is not necessary to read the saved data to the processing area when the power is restored, the load required for these processes is reduced.
[About timer interrupt processing]
FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. In the present embodiment, a timer interrupt process is executed every 4 ms by the CPU 711 mounted on the main control board 710 of the main board 700 during execution of the main system process. In the timer interrupt process, the CPU 711 executes the process from step S60 to step S270 after executing the register standby process (step S50).

  In the sensor monitoring process in step S60, detection signals from the various sensors described above (gate sensor 760, first start port sensor 780, second start port sensor 782, third start port sensor 784, opening / closing device count sensor 776, etc.) are used. Execute the process to be monitored.

  In the winning random number update process of step S70, a process of updating a random number used in the game is executed. In this embodiment, the random number updated in the winning random number update process is different from the random number updated in the non-winning random number update process. Although the random number will be described later, the random number updated in the winning random number updating process may be updated in the non-winning random number updating process.

  In the payout control process in step S80, a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball is transmitted to the payout control board 720 based on the signal detected in the sensor monitoring process (step S60).

  In the normal symbol / ordinary electric accessory control process in step S90, the control process related to the normal symbol display 82 is executed based on the signal detected from the gate sensor 760 in the sensor monitoring process (step S60). The process for performing opening / closing control of the movable piece 606 is executed.

  In the special symbol / special electric accessory control process of step S100, a series of processing from the start of variation of the special symbol to the start of the winning game is executed, and opening / closing control of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 as the special electric accessory is performed. Perform the process to do.

  In the output data setting process of step S260, a process of generating a command to be transmitted from the main control board 710 to the peripheral control board 810 is executed based on information determined in the special symbol / special electric accessory control process (step S100). .

  In the command transmission process of step S270, a process of transmitting the command set in the output data setting process (step S260) to the peripheral control board 810 is performed. When the processing from step S60 to step S270 is executed, the register return processing (step S280) is executed, and the timer interrupt processing is terminated.

  Here, various random numbers that are updated by the CPU 711 in the above-described non-winning random number update processing (step S30) and winning random number update processing (step S70) will be described.

  In the present embodiment, various random numbers used in the game include a random number for determination of success / failure, a random number for design, a random number for determination of reach, a variation pattern random number, a random number for determination of success / failure of normal design, and the like.

  The success / failure determination random number is a success / failure determination random number used for determining whether or not to generate a big hit game or a small hit game. The symbol random number is a random number used for determining the type of jackpot (first jackpot, second jackpot and third jackpot) when it is determined that a jackpot game will be generated. The reach determination random number is determined in the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 displayed on the effect display device 115 when it is determined that neither the big winning or the small winning is won (that is, lost) in the determination of winning or not. This is a random number used for determining whether or not the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed with the same symbol (numerals) and the middle decorative symbol 651b is not yet stopped and displayed. The variation pattern random number is a random number used to determine the variation pattern of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 84 and the variation pattern of the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display 90. . The normal symbol determination random number is a random number used for determining whether or not to control the pair of movable pieces 606 to be in an open state.

  It should be noted that the variation pattern of the decorative design 651 displayed and controlled by the effect display device 115 may also be determined by the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 using the fluctuation pattern random number, or mounted on the peripheral control board 810 of the peripheral board 800. It may be determined by the CPU 811 or the CPU 832 mounted on the display device control board 816 (see FIG. 41). The variation pattern random number is not essential, and the variation pattern of the special symbol may be determined using the reach determination random number.

  Among these random numbers, in the winning random number update process, whether or not to control the pair of movable pieces 606 in an open state in which it is easy to accept a winning / decision random number, a design random number, and a game ball related to the occurrence of the big hit game or the small hit game The random number for judgment per ordinary symbol related to crab is updated. Here, the random numbers used for determining whether or not the big hit game is generated and whether or not the pair of movable pieces 606 are controlled to be opened are updated every 4 ms as a fixed timing. By doing so, the probability (probability determined to generate a big hit game or a small hit game, probability to control a pair of movable pieces 606 to be opened) in a predetermined period in each random number is made constant. (That is, it is possible to prevent the probability from being biased by aiming or the like), and the player can be prevented from being disadvantaged.

On the other hand, in the non-winning random number update process, the reach determination random number and the variation pattern random number irrespective of the occurrence of the winning game and the display result of the normal symbol are updated. Note that the random numbers updated on the main control board 710 are not limited to those described above. In the non-winning random number update process, when the counter for updating the random number for determining whether or not the circuit has made one round, the determination is made to start counting next. The initial value determination random number or the like for determining the initial value of the random number is also updated.
[Regarding special symbol / special electric accessory control processing]
Next, the special symbol / special electric accessory control process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing an example of the special symbol / special electric accessory control process (step S100).

  In the special symbol / special electric accessory control process, first, a start opening winning process (step S110) is performed. Specifically, as will be described later, it is determined whether or not a game ball has been received by the first start port 600, the second start port 602, or the third start port 604, and a series of processing is performed based on this. Once the start opening winning process (step S110) is performed, the process flag is checked (steps S120 to S230), and the process corresponding to the process flag is performed.

  When the start opening winning process (step S110) is finished, first, it is determined whether or not the process flag is 0 (step S120). If the process flag is 0 (YES in step S120), the fluctuation start process (step S130). ). In the variation start process (step S130), settings for starting the variation display of the special symbol are performed. As will be described in detail later, it is determined whether to start the big hit game or the small hit game, and the processing flag is updated to “1”. On the other hand, if the processing flag is not 0 in step S120 (NO in step S120), the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, it is determined whether or not the processing flag is 1 (step S140). If the process flag is 1 (YES in step S140), the variation pattern setting process (step S150) is executed. In this variation pattern setting process, the variation pattern of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 84 and the decoration pattern 651 displayed on the effect display device 115 is determined, and is set corresponding to the variation pattern. Is set in the timer, and the processing flag is updated to “2” (the time from when the first special symbol display 84 starts to display the first special symbol until it stops). On the other hand, if the processing flag is not 1 in step S140 (NO in step S140), the process proceeds to step S170.

  In step S170, it is determined whether or not the processing flag is 2 (step S170). If the process flag is 2 (YES in step S170), the process during change (step S180) is executed. In this changing process, the change time set in the change pattern setting process (step S150) is monitored by a timer, and the change display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84 is stopped based on the time-out. . At this time, if it is determined that the big hit is made in the variation start process (step S130), the process selection flag is updated to “3”, and if it is determined that the big hit is made, the process selection flag is set to “4”. , And if neither the big hit or the small win is determined, the processing selection flag is updated to “0”. On the other hand, if the processing flag is not 2 in step S170 (NO in step S170), the process proceeds to step S190.

  In step S190, it is determined whether the processing flag is 3 (step S190). If the process flag is 3 (YES in step S190), a big hit game start process (step S200) is executed. In this jackpot game start processing, the number of rounds for determining the jackpot type (first jackpot, second jackpot or third jackpot) and controlling the opening / closing operation of the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 according to the jackpot type is released. The time and game ball winning limit number are set, and the processing flag is updated to “5”. On the other hand, if the processing flag is not 3 in step S190 (NO in step S190), the process proceeds to step S210.

  In step S210, it is determined whether or not the processing flag is 4 (step S210). If the process flag is 4 (YES in step S210), a small hit game process (step S220) is executed. In this small hit game process, the number of releases and the release time for controlling the opening operation of the big hit game opening / closing device 500 are set, and the processing flag is updated to “6”. On the other hand, if the processing flag is not 4 (NO in step S210), the process proceeds to step S230.

  In step S230, it is determined whether the processing flag is 5 (step S230). If the process flag is 5 (YES in step S230), a special electric utility jackpot control process (step S240) is executed. In the special electric utility jackpot control process, the opening / closing operation of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is controlled based on the number of rounds set in the jackpot gaming start process (step S200), the opening time, and the number of game balls to be won. When the game is over, it is determined whether or not to operate the probability variation function and a process of updating the processing flag to “0” is performed.

  On the other hand, if the process flag is not 5 in step S230 (NO in step S230), the special electric accessory small hit control process (step S250) is executed. In the special electric accessory small hitting control process (step S250), the opening / closing operation of the big hit game opening / closing device 500 is controlled based on the number of opening times, the opening time and the limited number set in the small hitting game process (step S220). When the small hit game ends, processing for updating the processing flag to “0” is performed.

When any of the various processes from step S130 to step S250 is executed, the special symbol / special electric accessory control process is terminated.
[Start-up winning process]
Next, the start opening winning process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing an example of the start opening winning process.

  In the starting port winning process, the CPU 711 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604 (step S1101). Specifically, the presence or absence of game ball detection by the second start port sensor 782 or the third start port sensor 784 is confirmed. At this time, if a game ball is detected by the second start port sensor 782 or the third start port sensor 784, it is determined that the game ball has won the second start port 602 or the third start port 604 (YES in step S1101). ). If there is no detection of the game ball by the second start port sensor 782 and the third start port sensor 784, no game ball is won in either the second start port 602 or the third start port 604 (in step S1101). NO).

  When it is determined in step S1101 that the game ball has won the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604, various data (random determination random numbers, symbol random numbers acquired by the second special symbol determination random number acquisition means 912) are obtained. , Special symbol type). Then, it is determined whether or not the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is less than the upper limit of 4 (step S1102).

  If it is determined in step S1101 that the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is less than the upper limit of 4 (YES in step S1102), the CPU 711 performs a second hold storage process (step S1103), and then proceeds to step S1104. move on. In the second hold storage process, various data acquired by winning the game ball at the second start port 602 (random determination number, symbol random number, special symbol type) is stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determination of success / failure. This is a process of adding 1 to the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913. The random number storage area 5131 for determining whether or not to win has a random number storage area for determining whether or not to win, a design random number storage area, and a special symbol type storage area, and a game ball wins a prize at the second start port 602 or the third start port 604. Various data acquired by doing so are stored in the respective storage areas.

  Also, when a valid winning at the second starting port 602 occurs, that is, when a game ball wins at the second starting port 602 when the counter value of the second special symbol holding counter 913 is less than the upper limit of 4 A data setting process (step S260) is executed to generate a command (second start port winning command) for notifying the second starting port 602 that a game ball has won, and an effective winning to the third starting port 604 is made. When it occurs, that is, when the game value is won at the third starting port 604 when the counter value of the second holding counter 913 is less than 4, an output data setting process (step S260) is executed to the third starting port 604. A command (third start port winning command) for notifying that the game ball has won is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). . As a result, the CPU 832 of the display device control board 816 controls the VDP 838 to display the number of holds corresponding to the second special symbol hold indicator 90 on the effect display device 115.

  When the CPU 711 determines in step S1101 that no game ball has won any of the second starting port 602 and the third starting port 604 (NO in step S1101), and in step S1102, the second special symbol hold counter. When it is determined that the counter value of 913 has reached the upper limit of 4 (NO in step S1102), the process proceeds to step S1104.

  In step S1104, the CPU 711 determines whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 600 (step S1104). Specifically, the presence or absence of detection of the game ball by the first start port sensor 780 is confirmed. At this time, if a game ball is detected by the first start port sensor 780, it is determined that the game ball has won the first start port 600 (YES in step S1104). If no game ball is detected by the first start port sensor 780, it is determined that no game ball has won the first start port 600 (NO in step S1104).

  When it is determined in step S1104 that the game ball has won the first start opening 600, various random numbers (random determination random numbers, symbol random numbers, special symbol types acquired by the first special symbol determination random number acquisition means 902) are used. It is acquired and it is determined whether or not the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is less than the upper limit of 4 (step S1105).

  If it is determined in step S1104 that the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is less than the upper limit of 4 (YES in step S1105), the CPU 711 performs a first hold storage process (step S1106) and performs a start opening prize process. finish. In the first hold storage process, various data acquired by winning a game ball at the first start port 600 (random determination number, symbol random number, special symbol type) are stored in the random number storage region 5131 for determination of success / failure, This is a process of adding 1 to the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903. Similar to the various data acquired by winning the game ball at the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604, the various data acquired by winning the game ball at the first starting port 600 is determined to be a pass / fail judgment. Stored in the storage random number storage area 5131.

  Also, when a valid winning at the first starting opening 600 occurs, that is, when a game ball wins at the first starting opening 600 when the counter value of the first special symbol holding counter 903 is less than the upper limit of 4 is output. A data setting process (step S260) is executed to generate a command (first start port winning command) for notifying the first starting port 600 that a game ball has won, and peripheral control is performed in the command transmission process (step S270). Transmit to the substrate 810. Thereby, the CPU 832 of the display device control board 816 controls the VDP 838 to display the number of holds corresponding to the first special symbol hold indicator 88 on the effect display device 115.

  When the CPU 711 determines in step S1104 that a game ball has not won the first starting port 600 (NO in step S1104), and in step S1105, the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is an upper limit value of 4. When it is determined that it has reached (NO in step S1105), the start opening winning process is terminated in all cases.

  In step S1102, if the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is the upper limit value when the game ball wins the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604, the various data acquired in step S1101 are stored. Discard. Similarly, in step S1105, if the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is the upper limit value when the game ball wins the first starting port 600, the various data acquired in step S1104 are discarded.

  When it is determined that a game ball has won the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604, it is not always necessary to acquire various types of data (random number for success / failure determination, symbol random number, special symbol type) in step S1101. However, it may be performed between step S1101 to step S1103. For example, various data may be acquired after determining that the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is less than the upper limit value in step S1102 without acquiring various data in step S1101, or in step S1103. You may make it acquire by a 2nd pending | holding memory | storage process.

  Similarly, when it is determined that a game ball has been won at the first starting port 600, acquisition of various data (randomness number for success / failure determination, symbol random number, special symbol type) is not necessarily performed in step S1104; What is necessary is just to perform between step S1106. For example, without acquiring various data in step S1104, it is possible to acquire various data after determining that the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is less than the upper limit value in step S1102, or in step S1106 You may make it acquire by a 1st pending | holding storage process.

  Thus, in this embodiment, after performing the winning process (step S1101-step S1103) to the 2nd starting port 602 or the 3rd starting port 604, the winning process (step S1104-) to the 1st starting port 600 is performed. 1106). However, instead of this, after the winning process for the first starting port 600 is executed, the winning process for the second starting port 602 or the third starting port 604 may be executed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the first start opening 600, the first special symbol lottery means 900 performs a lottery process, and when winning the second start opening 602 or the third start opening 604, Although the lottery process is performed by the two special symbol lottery means 910, it is not limited to this. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 600 or the second start port 602, the lottery process is performed by the first special symbol lottery means 900, and when the game ball wins the third start port 604, the second special symbol lottery means. A lottery process may be performed according to 910. Further, special symbol lottery means may be provided corresponding to each of the start ports 600, 602, 604 (that is, corresponding to the first special symbol lottery means corresponding to the first start port and the second start port). Second special symbol lottery means and third special symbol lottery means corresponding to the third starting port may be provided).

  Moreover, in this embodiment, even if it is a case where any of the lottery process by the 1st special symbol lottery means 900 and the lottery process by the 2nd special symbol lottery means 910 is performed, the winning probability to the jackpot is the same. It is not limited to this. For example, the jackpot winning probability when the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900 is performed is different from the jackpot winning probability when the lottery process by the second special symbol lottery means 910 is performed. good.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a bonus is awarded to a player when winning a jackpot in the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900 and when winning a jackpot in the lottery process by the second special symbol lottery means 910. There is no difference in the profits made, but it is not limited to this. For example, when the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900 is performed, the probability that the first long open big hit game is executed is set relatively high, while the lottery by the second special symbol lottery means 910 is performed. When the process is performed, the probability that the first long open jackpot game is executed is set to be relatively low.
[About variation start processing]
Next, the fluctuation start process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 48 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the change start process.

  In the variation start process (step S130) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, the CPU 711 first sets the number of random numbers (starting storage number) stored in the random number storage area 5131 for validity determination to be zero. It is determined whether or not there is (step S1301). The starting stored number stored in the random number storage area 5131 for determination of validity is indicated by the counter values of the first special symbol hold counter 903 and the second special symbol hold counter 913, and the CPU 711 detects the first special symbol hold counter in step S1301. It is determined whether or not the sum of the counter value of 903 and the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is zero.

  If the starting storage number is not 0 (NO in step S1301), a shift process of the random number storage area 5131 for determination of validity is performed (step S1302). This shift process is a process of shifting the order in which the determination of whether or not the random number acquired based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 600, the second start port 602, or the third start port 604 is performed is performed. That is, whether or not the special symbol is successful is determined in the order in which the game balls are won in the first starting port 600, the second starting port 602, or the third starting port 604, and therefore the order is shifted as the change starts. The random number acquired earliest among the random numbers acquired based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 600, the second start port 602 or the third start port 604 is moved to the processing area 5132. If the start memory number is 0 in step S1301 (YES in step S1301), the variation start process is terminated.

  After performing the shift process in step S1302, the CPU 711 determines the type (whether it is the first special symbol or the second special symbol) stored in the processing area 5132 (step S1303). If the type is the second special symbol type (YES in step S1303), the second special symbol flag is turned on (step S1303) and the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is decremented by one. (Step S1305), the process proceeds to step S1308. On the other hand, if the type is the first special symbol type (NO in step S1303), the first special symbol flag is turned on (step S1306) and the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is decremented by 1. (Step S1307), the process proceeds to step S1308.

  In step S1308, it is determined whether or not the gaming state in which the probability changing function is operating (step S1308). Here, if the gaming state is that the probability variation function is operating (YES in step S1308), the first probability variation special figure determination table 908 or the second probability variation special figure determination table 909 is selected (step S1309). On the other hand, if the probability changing function is not activated in step S1308 (NO in step S1308), the first normal special figure determination table 906 or the second normal special figure determination table 907 is selected (step S1310).

  Then, the determination is made based on the determination table selected in step S1309 or step S1310 and the determination random number stored in the processing area 5132 (step S1311). Note that the jackpot determination in step S1311 is performed by the special symbol success / failure determination means 904.

  If it is determined in step S1311 that the game is a big hit (YES in step S1311), the type of jackpot is determined based on the acquired symbol random number (step S1312). Thereafter, the flag corresponding to the jackpot type is turned on (step S1313). Specifically, if the first jackpot, the first jackpot flag is turned on, if the second jackpot, the second jackpot flag is turned on, and if the third jackpot, the third jackpot flag is turned on. . Thereafter, the process flag is updated to “1” (step S1316), and the variation start process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a big win in step S1311 (NO in step S1311), it is determined whether or not it is a small win (step S1314). Here, if it is determined that the small hit is won (YES in step S1314), the small hit flag is turned on (step S1315), the process proceeds to step S1316, the processing flag is updated to “1”, The variation start process is terminated. If it is determined in step S1314 that the winning combination is not won (NO in step S1314), the process proceeds to step S1316, the process flag is updated to “1”, and the variation start process is terminated.

In this embodiment, after the shift process is performed in step S1302, whether or not the determination is correct is made based on the determination table selected in step S1309 or step S1310 and the determination random number stored in the processing area 5132. Although it is performed (step S1311), it is not limited to this. For example, it may be determined whether or not the determination is successful based on the determination table and the random number stored first in the determination random number storage area 5131, and the shift process may be performed. At this time, the validity determination random number stored in the validity determination random number storage area 5131 can be referred to only when the change starts.
[About variation pattern setting processing]
Next, the variation pattern setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 49 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variation pattern setting process (step S150), and FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the variation pattern table.

  The variation pattern setting process is a process of setting a variation pattern according to the determination result. In this process, first, it is determined whether or not any one of a plurality of types of jackpot is ON (step S1510). If the jackpot flag is ON (YES in step S1510), the variation pattern corresponding to the jackpot type and special symbol type is set (step S1520). Specifically, the fluctuation pattern random number is acquired, and the fluctuation pattern table according to the type of jackpot (first jackpot fluctuation pattern table according to the first jackpot, second jackpot fluctuation pattern table according to the second jackpot The third big hit bonus variation pattern table corresponding to the third big hit is selected, and the fluctuation pattern is determined by comparing the obtained fluctuation pattern random number with the selected fluctuation pattern table.

  It should be noted that a determination value is set for each of the plurality of variation patterns in the plurality of variation pattern tables shown in FIG. 50 so as to correspond to the variation pattern random number, and the set determination value matches the variation pattern random number. It is determined. That is, if the first jackpot flag is in the ON state, the obtained variation among a plurality of variation patterns (variation patterns of variation pattern number 12 to variation pattern number 15) in the first big hit hour variation pattern table shown in FIG. If the variation pattern in which the determination value matching the pattern random number is set is determined and the third jackpot flag is in the ON state, a plurality of variation patterns (variation patterns) in the third jackpot hour variation pattern table shown in FIG. No. 18 to the fluctuation pattern No. 21) is determined as a fluctuation pattern for which a determination value that matches the obtained fluctuation pattern random number is set.

  When the second jackpot flag is in the ON state, the determination values corresponding to the variation pattern random numbers are not set in the variation patterns of the variation pattern number 16 and the variation pattern number 17, respectively. A determination value common to both of the variation patterns with the variation pattern number 17 is set, and the variation pattern to be selected varies depending on the gaming state. Specifically, according to the obtained variation pattern random number, both variation patterns No. 16 and Variation Pattern No. 17 set in the second big hit hour variation pattern table shown in FIG. 50 (D) are selected, If the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the variation pattern number 16 is determined. If the gaming state is the advantageous gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the variation pattern number 17 is determined. That is, in the second big hit hour variation pattern table, only one variation pattern is set for each gaming state. As a result, among the plurality of variation patterns in the second big hit variation pattern table (in this example, two variation patterns of variation pattern number 16 and variation pattern number 17), the variation pattern according to the gaming state is changed. It becomes possible to decide.

  When the variation pattern corresponding to the jackpot type is determined, the process proceeds to step S1560, the variation time value is set in the timer, the processing flag is updated to “2” (step S1570), and then the variation pattern setting process is terminated.

  In step S1510, when none of the big hit flags is in the ON state (NO in step S1510), it is determined whether or not the small hit flag is in the ON state (step S1530). Here, if the small hit flag is in the ON state (YES in step S1530), the fluctuation pattern random number is acquired and the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the small hit (the small hit hour fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 50C). And the variation pattern is determined by comparing the obtained variation pattern random number with the selected small hit hour variation pattern table. When the small hit flag is in the ON state, the determination values corresponding to the variable pattern random numbers are respectively present in the variation patterns of the variation pattern number 10 and the variation pattern number 11 as in the case where the second big hit flag is in the ON state. Without being set, a determination value common to both the variation pattern number 10 and the variation pattern number 17 is set, and the variation pattern to be selected is varied depending on the gaming state. Specifically, according to the obtained variation pattern random number, both variation patterns No. 10 and Variation pattern No. 17 set in the small hit hour variation pattern table shown in FIG. If the state is the normal gaming state, the variation pattern of the variation pattern number 10 is determined. If the gaming state is the advantageous gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the variation pattern of the variation pattern number 11 is determined. That is, in the small hitting variation pattern table, only one variation pattern is set for each gaming state. As a result, among the plurality of variation patterns (in this example, two variation patterns of variation pattern number 10 and variation pattern number 11) in the small hitting variation pattern table, the variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state is determined. It becomes possible to do.

  When the variation pattern corresponding to the small hit is determined, the process proceeds to step S1560, the variation time value is set in the timer, the processing flag is updated to “2” (step S1570), and the variation pattern setting process is terminated.

  In this example, in the second big hit hour variation pattern table and the small hit hour variation pattern table, the variation pattern table is configured so that only one variation pattern is set for each gaming state. A pattern may be set, and a variation pattern in which a determination value that matches a variation pattern random number is set among a plurality of variation patterns set in accordance with the gaming state may be determined. For example, the second variation pattern table is configured to include a plurality of variation patterns corresponding to the normal gaming state and a plurality of variation patterns corresponding to the advantageous gaming state and the short-time gaming state, and the gaming state is the normal gaming state. In this case, a plurality of variation patterns corresponding to the normal gaming state are selected, and among the selected variation patterns, a variation pattern in which a determination value that matches the obtained variation pattern random number is set is determined. In the case of the advantageous gaming state or the short-time gaming state, a plurality of variation patterns corresponding to the advantageous gaming state and the short-time gaming state are selected, and a determination value that matches the obtained variation pattern random number among the selected variation patterns is set. The change pattern may be determined.

  In step S1530, when the small hit flag is not in the ON state (NO in step S1530), it is determined that the determination result is a loss that has not been won for either big win or small win, and the fluctuation corresponding to the loss and special symbol type A pattern is set (step S1550). Specifically, the fluctuation pattern random number is acquired, and a fluctuation pattern table (fluctuation pattern table at the time of failure shown in FIG. 50A) corresponding to the deviation is selected. The variation pattern is determined by comparing. In the variation pattern table at the time of loss, reach (left decoration symbol 651a and right decoration symbol 651c are stopped and displayed with the same symbol (number) in the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 displayed on the effect display device 115, and the middle ornament is displayed. The variation pattern (variation pattern number 6 to variation pattern number 9) selected when the symbol 651b is not stopped and displayed yet and the variation pattern (variation pattern numbers 1 to 1) selected when the above reach is not performed. Fluctuation pattern number 5) is set, and in the case of reaching, the fluctuation pattern having a determination value that matches the obtained fluctuation pattern random number among the fluctuation patterns of fluctuation pattern number 6 to fluctuation pattern number 9 is set. decide. On the other hand, when the reach is not reached, the determination values corresponding to the variation pattern random numbers are not set for the variation patterns of the variation pattern number 1 to the variation pattern number 5, respectively. And the number of random numbers for success / failure determination stored in the random number storage area 5131 for success / failure determination (when the variable display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84 is started, the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 When the variation display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the variation pattern corresponding to the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is selected.

  Specifically, when the game state is the normal game state when the reach is not performed, the number of the determination random numbers stored in the determination random number storage area 5131 (variation display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84) Counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903, and when the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913) If it is 1 or 2, the variation pattern of variation pattern number 1 is determined, and the number of correct / incorrect determination random numbers stored in the correct / incorrect determination random number storage area 5131 (the change display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84) When the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is started, and when the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the second special symbol hold counter 913 If the count value is 3, the variation pattern of variation pattern number 2 is determined, and the number of random numbers for the validity determination stored in the random number storage area 5131 for validity determination (the first special symbol of the first special symbol display 84). When the variable display is started, the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903, and when the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is displayed. ) Is 4, the variation pattern of variation pattern number 3 is determined.

  In addition, when not reaching, when the gaming state is the advantageous gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the number of random numbers for determination of success / failure stored in the random number storage area for determination of success / failure 5131 (of the first special symbol of the first special symbol display 84) When the variable display is started, the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903, and when the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the counter value of the second special symbol hold counter 913 is displayed. ) Is 1 or 2, it is determined as the variation pattern of variation pattern number 4 and the number of the random numbers for the validity determination stored in the random number storage area 5131 for the validity determination (of the first special symbol of the first special symbol display 84) When the variable display is started, the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 is displayed. When the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started, the second special symbol hold counter 903 is started. Data counter value of 913) determines the variation pattern of the variation pattern number 5 if 3 or 4.

  When the variation pattern corresponding to the deviation is determined, the process proceeds to step S1560, the variation time value is set, the processing flag is updated to “2” (step S1570), and the variation pattern setting process is terminated.

  If a variation pattern corresponding to the first special symbol is set in the variation pattern setting process, a plurality of LEDs in the first special symbol display 84 are displayed in a predetermined lighting pattern based on the set variation pattern. Control to execute the variation display of the first special symbol, and if the variation pattern corresponding to the second special symbol is set, the plurality of LEDs in the second special symbol display 86 are set based on the set variation pattern. Display control is performed with a predetermined lighting pattern, and the variation display of the second special symbol is executed.

  In addition, when the variation pattern corresponding to the first special symbol is set, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed to notify that the variation display of the first special symbol corresponding to the set variation pattern is started. Command (first variation pattern command) is generated, and when the variation pattern corresponding to the second special symbol is set, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed, and the second corresponding to the set variation pattern is executed. A command (second variation pattern command) notifying that the variation display of the special symbol is started is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). Thereby, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 drives and controls the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144 and 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like, and is executed by the first special symbol display 84. The variation display of the special symbol corresponding to the variation display of the special symbol and the variation display of the second special symbol executed by the second special symbol display 86 is executed.

Moreover, in this example, it is common in the case where the display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84 is started and the case where the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 90 is started. Although the variation pattern table is selected, the variation pattern table selected when the variation display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 84 is started and the second special symbol display 90 on the second special symbol display 90 are selected. You may comprise separately the fluctuation pattern table selected when starting the fluctuation display of a symbol.
[About change processing]
Next, the changing process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 51 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the changing process. In the changing process, first, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol or the second special symbol is changing (step S1801). Here, if the first special symbol indicator 84 is changing, it is determined that the first special symbol is changing. If the second special symbol indicator 86 is changing, the second special symbol is changing. It is judged that there is. If the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not changing (NO in step S1801), the changing process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S1801 that the first special symbol or the second special symbol is changing (YES in step S1801), the process proceeds to step S1802, and it is determined whether or not the variable time has ended. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the variation time set in the timer has elapsed in the variation pattern setting process. If the variation time has not elapsed, the process waits until the variation time has elapsed (NO in step S1802). When the fluctuation time has elapsed (YES in step S1802), the fluctuation display of the first special symbol executed by the first special symbol display 84 or the fluctuation of the second special symbol executed by the second special symbol display 86. The display is stopped (step S1803). That is, if the first special symbol display 84 is executing the variable display of the first special symbol, the variable display of the first special symbol is stopped and the lottery result of the first special symbol lottery means 900 is derived and displayed (confirmed). If the second special symbol display 86 is executing the variable display of the second special symbol, the second special symbol variable display is stopped and the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery means 910 is derived and displayed. To do.

  When the variation of the special symbol is stopped (step S1803), it is determined whether or not any of the jackpot flags is ON (step S1804). That is, as a result of the fact that the current fluctuation is stopped and the lottery result is derived, it is determined whether or not any jackpot game is started. If any of the jackpot flags is in the ON state (YES in step S1804), the processing flag is updated to “3” (step S1805), and the changing process is terminated. If none of the big hit flags is in the ON state (NO in step S1804), it is next determined whether or not the small hit flag is in the ON state (step S1806). That is, it is determined whether or not the small hit game is started as a result of the current fluctuation being stopped and the lottery result being derived. If the small hit flag is in the ON state (YES in step S1806), the processing flag is updated to “4” (step S1807), and the changing process is terminated. If the small hit flag is not in the ON state (NO in step S1806), the processing flag is updated to “0” (step S1808), and the changing process is terminated.

  Further, when the variable display of the first special symbol executed by the first special symbol display 84 is stopped, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed to notify that the variable display of the first special symbol is stopped. When the command to stop the fluctuation display of the second special symbol executed by the second special symbol display 86 is generated, an output data setting process (step S260) is executed to A command (second special figure stop command) for notifying that the change display of the two special symbols is stopped is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). Thereby, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 displays the first special symbol variation display executed by the first special symbol display 84 and the second special symbol variation display executed by the second special symbol display 86. The change display of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to is stopped, and the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to the lottery result of the special symbol is derived and displayed.

  As described above, when starting the variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the display results of the variable display of the special symbol (the first special symbol and the second special symbol) No, the type of jackpot) and the variation pattern according to the special symbol type are set, and commands (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) for notifying the variation pattern are transmitted to the peripheral control board 810. That is, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines the display result of the variation display based on the command for notifying the variation pattern, and receives the command notifying that the variation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is stopped. The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to the display result determined based on the command for notifying the change pattern is sometimes derived and displayed. In addition to the commands (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) for notifying the variation pattern, commands (first special symbol executed by the first special symbol display 84) for notifying the display result of variation display. The first stop symbol command for notifying the display result of the variable display of the second, the second stop symbol command for notifying the display result of the variable display of the second special symbol executed by the second special symbol display 86) Alternatively, it may be transmitted to the peripheral control board 810.

If it is determined that any jackpot flag is ON when the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed to A command for notifying that the jackpot game of the jackpot type corresponding to the flag is started (the first jackpot start command notifying that the jackpot game corresponding to the first jackpot is started, the jackpot game corresponding to the second jackpot is started. The second jackpot start command to notify that, the third jackpot start command to notify that the jackpot game according to the third jackpot will be started), the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped If it is determined that the small hit flag is ON, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed to It generates a command (small hit start command) for notifying to start the game, and transmits to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission processing (step S270). Thereby, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 starts driving the jackpot game corresponding to the jackpot type by driving and controlling the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144, 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, etc. An effect of notifying that the start is performed.
[About jackpot game start processing]
Next, the jackpot game start process will be described with reference to FIG. In this jackpot game start process, first, it is determined whether or not the probability variation function is in operation (step S2001). As described above, when the jackpot game is being executed, the probability variation function does not operate. Therefore, when the probability variation function is activated, the probability variation function is stopped (step S2002), and the process proceeds to step S2003. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2001 that the probability variation function is not operating (NO in step S2001), step S2002 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S2003.

  In step S2003, it is determined whether or not the open extension function is in operation. As described above, since the opening extension function does not operate when the jackpot game is being executed, if the opening extension function is operating, the operation of the opening extension function is stopped (step S2004), and the process proceeds to step S2005. move on. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2003 that the open extension function is not activated (NO in step S2003), step S2004 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S2006.

  In step S2005, it is determined whether or not the long open big hit. Specifically, if the first jackpot or the third jackpot occurs and the long-open jackpot flag is ON, it is determined that the jackpot is a long-open jackpot (YES in step S2005), and the number of rounds during the long-open jackpot game ( For example, 15 rounds), the maximum opening time (for example, 30 seconds) and the maximum number of winnings (for example, 9 balls) of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 per round are set (step S2006). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S2008, the processing flag is updated to “5”, and the jackpot game start processing is ended.

  On the other hand, when the second jackpot is generated, in step S2005, if the short-open jackpot is ON, it is determined that the short-open jackpot is not a long-open jackpot (NO in step S2005), and the round in the short-open jackpot game is determined. The number of times (for example, 2 rounds), the maximum opening time (for example, 0.6 sec) and the maximum number of winnings (for example, 3 balls) of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 per round are set, and the process proceeds to step S2008.

  In step S2006, the number of rounds in the jackpot game (for example, 15 rounds), the maximum opening time (for example, 30 seconds) of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 per round, and the maximum number of winnings (for example, nine balls) are set. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S2008, the processing flag is updated to “5”, and the jackpot game start processing is ended.

Further, when the jackpot game start process is executed, a command for executing the output data setting process (step S260) to notify the start of a predetermined round (according to the round in which the jackpot game is executed according to the first jackpot game) The first jackpot round start command, the second jackpot round start command according to the round executed by the jackpot game according to the second jackpot, the third jackpot round start command according to the round executed by the jackpot game according to the third jackpot ) And is transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). As a result, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 controls the drive of the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144, 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like to notify the start of the big hit game round. Do.
[About small hit game start processing]
Next, the small hit game start process will be described with reference to FIG. In this small hitting game start process, first, the number of times of opening / closing the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 at the time of the small hitting game (for example, once), the maximum opening time of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 per time (for example, 0.3 sec) The maximum number of winnings (for example, 3 balls) is set. Thereafter, the process flag is updated to “6” and the small hit game start process is terminated.

Further, when the small hit game start process is executed, a command (a small number corresponding to the number of opening / closing operations in the big hit game opening / closing device 500) is executed to execute the output data setting process (step S260) to notify the opening of the big winning opening. A hit opening / closing operation start command) is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in a command transmission process (step S270). As a result, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 drives and controls the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144 and 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like to perform the opening / closing operation of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 in the small hit game. An effect to notify the start is performed.
[Special electric utility jackpot control processing]
Next, a special electric utility jackpot control process will be described based on FIG. In the special electric utility jackpot control process, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is being opened (step S2401). If jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is open (YES in step S2401), it is determined whether or not a preset maximum opening time of jackpot gaming switching device 500 has passed (step S2402). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the maximum opening time set in step S2006 or step S2007 has elapsed. If it is determined that the maximum opening time of the jackpot gaming switch 500 has elapsed (YES in step S2402), the jackpot gaming switch 500 is closed (step S2404), and the process proceeds to step S2405.

  If the opening time of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 has not elapsed in step S2402 (NO in step S2402), it is determined whether or not the gaming ball with the maximum winning number set in advance has been received by the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500. (Step S2403). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the count value by the opening / closing device count sensor 776 has reached the maximum number of winnings set in step S2006 or step S2007. If it is determined that the maximum winning number of game balls has been received by the jackpot gaming switch 500 (YES in step S2403), the process proceeds to step S2404, and the jackpot gaming switch 500 is closed. On the other hand, if the maximum winning game ball is not received in the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500, the process returns to step S2402.

  In step S2405, it is determined whether a preset number of rounds has been reached (step S2405). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the number of rounds set in step S2006 or step S2007 has been reached. If the number of rounds set in advance is reached (YES in step S2405), the process proceeds to step S2407, and the big hit flag (the flag that is in the ON state among the first to third big hit flags) is turned OFF. On the other hand, if the preset round number has not been reached (NO in step S2405), the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is released (step S2406), and the process returns to step S2402.

  If it is determined in step S2401 that the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is not open (NO in step S2401), the process proceeds to step S2405.

  After turning off the jackpot flag in step S2407, it is determined whether or not the probability variation function should be activated (step S2408). If the probability variation function is to be activated, the probability variation function is activated (step S2409). Specifically, if the jackpot flag turned OFF in step S2407 is the first jackpot flag or the second jackpot flag, the probability changing function is activated. That is, if the jackpot type is the first jackpot or the second jackpot, the probability changing function is activated.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the open extension function should be operated (step S2408). If the open extension function should be operated, an operation process of the open extension function is performed (step S2411). Thereafter, the processing flag is updated to “0” (step S2415), and the special feature jackpot control processing is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2410 that the opening extension function is not to be activated (NO in step S2410), the process proceeds to step S2415 to update the process flag to “0”, and the special electric accessory big hit control process is terminated. .

  When it is determined in step S2408 that the probability variation function should not be activated (third big hit) (NO in step S2408), the opening extension function activation process is performed (step S2413). After that, when the number of activations of the open extension function (for example, until the number of executions of the special symbol fluctuation display reaches 100) is set (step S2414), the process proceeds to step S2415 and the processing flag is updated to “0”. Then, the special electric utility jackpot control process is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, even if any of the first to third jackpots is won, the opening extension function is activated (steps S2411, S2413), but the opening extension is performed based on the winning jackpot. It may be determined whether to activate the function. Thereby, the game state after the end of the jackpot game can be further diversified, and a decrease in interest can be suppressed.

If the preset number of rounds has not been reached when the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is closed, an output data setting process (step S260) is executed to notify that a predetermined round is to be ended (first step). The first jackpot round end command according to the round at which the jackpot game ends according to the big jackpot, the second jackpot round end command according to the round at which the second jackpot ends, and the third according to the round at which the third jackpot ends A jackpot round end command) is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). As a result, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 drives and controls the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144 and 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like, and performs an effect between rounds of the big hit game. Further, if the number of rounds set in advance is reached when the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is closed, the output data setting process (step S260) is executed to notify that the jackpot game corresponding to the jackpot type is to be ended. Commands to be executed (first jackpot end command notifying that the jackpot game is ended according to the first jackpot, second jackpot end command notifying that the jackpot game is ended according to the second jackpot, and according to the third jackpot A third jackpot end command for notifying that the jackpot game is to be ended is generated and transmitted to the peripheral control board 810 in the command transmission process (step S270). Thereby, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 performs an effect of notifying the end of the big hit game by drivingly controlling the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144, 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like.
[Special electric accessory small hit control processing]
Next, the special electric accessory small hit control process will be described with reference to FIG. In the special electric accessory small hit control process, it is first determined whether or not the maximum winning game ball set in step S2201 has won the big hit game opening / closing device 500 (step S2501). If the maximum number of winning game balls has won the jackpot gaming switch 500 (YES in step S2501), it is determined whether or not the jackpot gaming switch 500 is being opened or closed (step S2502). If the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is being opened / closed (YES in step S2502), the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is closed (step S2503), and the small hitting flag is turned off (step S2509). If the big hit game opening / closing device 500 is not open (ie, closed) in step S2502, the process proceeds to step S2509, and the small hit flag is turned off. Then, the process proceeds to step S2510, the process flag is updated to “0”, and the special electric accessory small hit control process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S2501 that the maximum winning game ball has not won the jackpot gaming switch 500, it is determined whether or not the jackpot gaming switch 500 is open (step S2504). Here, if the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is being opened (YES in step S2504), it is determined whether or not the preset opening time has elapsed in step S2201 (step S2505), and the opening time has elapsed. If so (YES in step S2505), the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is closed (step S2506). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening / closing the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 has reached the number set in advance in step S2201 (step S2507). (YES) After turning off the small hit flag (step S2509), the processing flag is updated to “0” (step S2510). If it is determined in step S2504 that the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is not open (NO in step S2504), the process proceeds to step S2507.

  If it is determined in step S2505 that the opening time of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 has not passed the predetermined time (NO in step S2505), the process returns to step S2501. If it is determined in step S2507 that the number of opening of the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 has not reached the predetermined number (NO in step S2507), the jackpot gaming opening / closing device 500 is opened again (step S2508), and thereafter Return to step S2501).

  As described above, when it is determined that the game ball set in advance has won the jackpot gaming switch 500 (YES in step S2501), whether the number of times of opening / closing the jackpot game switch 500 preset in step S2201 has been reached. Regardless of whether or not, the special electric accessory small hit control process is terminated. That is, from the start of the small hit game until the number of opening of the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 reaches a predetermined number of times and until the number of game balls won in the big hit game opening / closing device 500 reaches a predetermined number. The small hit game is terminated based on the fact that either one of the above is established.

As described above, in this embodiment, the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening / closing device 500 is performed once as a small hit game. When the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is closed, an output data setting process (step S260) is executed to generate a command (small jackpot end command) for notifying the end of the jackpot game, and a command transmission process ( In step S270), the signal is transmitted to the peripheral control board 810. Thereby, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 performs an effect of notifying the end of the small hit game by driving and controlling the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144 and 341, the frame decoration lamp 842, and the like.
[Sub-main processing]
Next, processing executed by the CPU 811 mounted on the peripheral control board 810 will be described. FIG. 57 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for the control performed by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 when the pachinko machine 1 is powered on.

  As shown in FIG. 57, when power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the CPU 811 performs an initial setting process (step S501). In the initial setting process, a process of clearing the RAM 813 mounted on the peripheral control board 810 is performed. Note that interrupts are prohibited during this initial setting process, and interrupts are permitted after the initial setting process. When the initial setting process (step S501) ends, a loop process for monitoring whether or not the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set is started (step S502).

  In this embodiment, the CPU 811 generates an interrupt every 2 ms and executes a 2 ms steady process. In the 2 ms steady process, a process for counting up the 16 ms progress monitoring counter (adding 1 to the 16 ms progress monitoring counter) is executed, and when the value of the 16 ms progress monitoring counter reaches 8, that is, 16 ms elapses when 16 ms elapses. While the flag T is set, a 16 ms progress monitoring counter is reset (set to 0). In this way, the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set (set) to “1” every 16 ms in the 2 ms steady process, and is normally set (reset) to “0”. If the 16 ms elapsed flag is set in step S502 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “1”), the 16 ms elapsed flag is reset (step S503), and then the 16 ms steady process is performed (step S504).

In the 16 ms steady process, a process of controlling the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, and the like is executed based on the command received from the main control board 710. When the 16 ms steady process ends, the process returns to step S502 again, and the above-described steps S503 to S504 are repeated every time the 16 ms elapse flag T is set, that is, every 16 ms. On the other hand, if the 16 ms elapsed flag T is not set in step S502 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “0”), the loop processing is performed until the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set.
[16ms steady processing]
FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing an example of a 16 ms steady process executed every 16 ms in the sub main process. In the 16 ms steady process, the CPU 811 executes the processes of steps S601 to S607. In the command analysis process in step S601, the command received from the main control board 710 is analyzed. In the timer update process of step S602, a timer that measures the elapsed time since the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is updated, or a timer that is used for an effect (such as a mission effect described later) to be executed is updated. To do. In the effect control process in step S603, a control process related to the effect display device 115 is executed based on the commands (first variation pattern command and second variation pattern command) received from the main control board 710.

  In the sound control process in step S604, a control process related to the speakers 144 and 341 is executed. In the lamp control processing in step S605, control processing related to lamps / LEDs provided in the pachinko machine 1 such as the light emitting device unit 80 and the frame decoration lamp 842 is executed. In the information output process in step S606, a process of transmitting a command (display command) to the display device control board 816 and the light emitting device control board 848 and the speakers 144, 341 and the frame decoration lamp 842 via the frame decoration relay terminal board 240 are performed. To output a drive signal. In the random number update process of step S607, a process of updating random numbers used for various settings in the effect control process (step S603) is executed.

  In addition, the process of step S601-step S607 in a 16 ms regular process is complete | finished within 16 ms. Even if it takes 16 ms or more from the start of the 16 ms steady process to the end of the 16 ms steady process, the 16 ms steady process is immediately executed from the beginning when the 16 ms has elapsed since the start of the 16 ms steady process (command of step S601). Do not execute (from analysis process). That is, when 16 ms elapses during execution of the 16 ms steady process, only the 16 ms elapse flag is set, and when it is determined in step S502 that the 16 ms elapse flag is set after the end of the 16 ms steady process, the 16 ms steady process is performed. To start.

In this embodiment, the random number update process (step S607) is executed in the 16 ms steady process to update various random numbers. However, the timing (timing) for updating the various random numbers is limited to this. Is not something For example, various random numbers may be updated in one or both of the loop process in the sub-main process and the 16 ms steady process.
[Timer update processing]
FIG. 59 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the timer update process (step S602). In the timer update process, the CPU 811 subtracts 1 from the effect start timer (step S602b) if the effect start flag is on (step S602a), and if the effect execution flag is on (step S602c). The timer is decremented by 1 (step S602d), and the remaining period command corresponding to the timer value of the effect period timer is stored in the sub integration side ring buffer (step S602e). If the effect time timer has timed out (step S602f) The production execution flag is turned off (step S602g). If the decorative symbol 651 is displayed in a variable manner (step S602h), the effect timer is incremented by 1 (step S602i). If the effect end flag is turned on (step S602j), the switching standby timer is decremented by 1. (Step S602k), and the process ends.

  The effect start flag is a flag indicating that an effect for notifying the start of a mission effect, which will be described later, is executed. The effect start timer executes an effect for starting a mission effect, which will be described later, and presents a mission. The effect execution flag is a flag indicating that a mission effect, which will be described later, is being executed, and the effect period timer is an effective time (mission period) in which a mission effect, which will be described later, can be executed. ), And the effect timer is an initial value in the effect timer in step S806 of the change effect start process (step S710) since the change display of the decorative symbol 651 is started. It is a timer that measures the elapsed time since setting. The effect end flag is a flag indicating that a mission effect to be described later is ended, and the switching standby timer indicates an end time of an effect (for example, an achievement effect or a failure effect) executed when the mission effect is ended. It is a timer. The remaining period command is a display command for instructing the CPU 832 mounted on the display device control board 816 to display the remaining time (effective time) of the mission period, which will be described later, and the information output process (step S606) is executed. Is transmitted to the display device control board 816 and the light emitting device control board 848. Further, whether or not the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is being executed can be determined by checking a processing flag described later. Specifically, when the processing flag is “2” or “3”, it is determined that the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is being executed.

In this example, the timer update process is executed in a 16 ms steady process (step S504) executed every 16 ms, and each timer (effect start timer, effect period timer and effect timer) is subtracted or added every 16 ms. . That is, the time (s) indicated by each timer is obtained by multiplying the timer value by 16 ms. Therefore, the CPU 811 sets a value obtained by dividing the set time (s) by 16 ms when setting the time (s) in each timer (effect start timer, effect period timer, and effect timer). Yes.
[Production control processing]
FIG. 60 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the effect control process (step S603). In the effect control process, the CPU 811 selectively executes one of the following six process processes according to the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game stored in the RAM 813 mounted on the peripheral control board 810. It will be.

1. When the process selection flag is set to [1], the effect display device 115 and the light emitting device unit 80 are based on the commands (first variation pattern command and second variation pattern command) analyzed in the command analysis processing. Fluctuation effect start processing in which processing for controlling the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, etc. is performed (step S710).
2. When [2] is set in the process selection flag, the elapsed time since the start of the control of the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, etc. is measured. Controls the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, etc. according to time, and commands (first special figure stop command, second special figure stop command) from the main control board 710. ) During the fluctuating effect to monitor whether or not (step S720)
3. When the processing selection flag is set to [3], the decoration symbol 651 is stopped and displayed, and a predetermined display result is derived and displayed, and a command (first big hit start command, second big hit start command) is issued from the main control board 710. Fluctuation effect end processing for monitoring whether or not a command, a third jackpot start command, a small jackpot start command) has been received (step S730).

  4). When the processing selection flag is set to [4], a command from the main control board 710 (first jackpot start command, second jackpot start command, third jackpot start is started when the jackpot game or the jackpot game is started. Special game start pre-processing (step S740) for performing processing for controlling the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, and the like based on the command and the small hitting start command).

  5). When the processing selection flag is set to [5], a command (first jackpot) from the main control board 710 when the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is opened in the jackpot game or the jackpot game is opened. The effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, and the like are controlled based on a round start command, a second jackpot round start command, a third jackpot round start command, a small hit opening / closing operation start command). A process during special game for performing the process (step S750).

  6). When [6] is set in the processing selection flag, a command (first response) from the main control board 710 when the jackpot is closed by the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 in the jackpot game or the jackpot game. Jackpot round end command, second jackpot round end command, third jackpot round end command, first jackpot end command, second jackpot end command, third jackpot end command, jackpot end command) Special game end processing (step S760) for performing processing for controlling the light emitting device unit 80, the frame decoration lamp 842, the speakers 144, 341, and the like.

The process selection flag is set to [1] in the process of step S501 described above (see FIG. 57), and is operated to indicate that the variation effect start process (step S710) should be performed.
[Variation production start processing]
FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing a procedure for the fluctuating effect start process (step S710).

  When [1] is set in the process selection flag and the variation effect start process is performed, as shown in FIG. 61, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 first executes the variation pattern command as the process of step S801. It is determined whether or not (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) has been received. If one of the first fluctuation pattern command and the second fluctuation pattern command is received, it is determined whether or not the first big hit is obtained as a result of the fluctuation display based on the received fluctuation pattern command (step S802). In the case of a big win, a specific big hit symbol (a combination of the same specific symbols of left, middle and right decorative symbols 651a to 651c, for example, “777”) is determined as a stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651 (step S803). The process proceeds to S805.

  Further, when the third big hit is obtained as a result of the fluctuation display based on the received fluctuation pattern command (step S810), the non-specific big hit symbols (left / middle / right decorative symbols 651a to 651c) are used as the stop symbols of the decorative symbols 651. Of the same non-specific symbols (eg, “222”) (step S804), and the process proceeds to step S805.

  Further, when the variation display based on the received variation pattern command results in the second big hit or the small win (step S811), the chance symbols (“1” and “2” in this example) are used as the stop symbols of the decorative symbols 651. ”And“ 3 ”, for example,“ 123 ”,“ 213 ”, etc.) (step S812). As a result of the variation display based on the received variation pattern command, the first jackpot, If neither of the two big hits, the third big hit, or the small hit is made, that is, it is out of place, the decorative symbol 651 is stopped as a stop symbol (a symbol different from the special jackpot symbol, the non-specific jackpot symbol, and the chance symbol). And a combination of at least two kinds of symbols) (step S813). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S805.

  Note that when the occurrence of a reach is also notified by the change pattern command when it is notified that the change is not received by the received change pattern command (step S813), specifically, the change pattern number 6 to the change pattern described above. If the variation pattern command for instructing execution of the variation pattern of number 9 is received, the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are determined as the same symbol as the off symbol, and the middle decorative symbol 651b is determined as the left decorative symbol 651a. If the combination of symbols different from the right decorative symbol 651c (reach off symbol) is determined and the occurrence of reach is not notified, at least the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are different in combination ( Usually, it is determined to be a slipped pattern).

  When the decoration pattern 651 to be stopped is determined, the CPU 811 selects process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern indicated by the received variation pattern command (step S805), and measures the elapsed time from the start of variation display of the decoration pattern 651. After setting the initial value “0” in the effect timer to be performed (step S806), a mission effect setting process is executed to execute a process related to the mission effect as an effect to be added to the variation display based on the received variation pattern command (step S807). ). Although the mission effect will be described in detail later, the player is presented with a mission (for example, “Reach“ 5 ”within 3 minutes!” Or “Make a predetermined character appear within 3 minutes!”). Thus, when the effect that achieves the mission is executed (a reach of “5” occurs), the effect suggests that it will be a big hit (first big hit, third big hit in this example).

  Next, the CPU 811 stores the display command corresponding to the variation pattern and the determination result in the sub-integration side transmission ring buffer (step S808), and sets the above-described process selection flag [ 2] (step S809), the process is terminated. The information output process described above is performed by storing a display command corresponding to the variation pattern and the determination result (specifically, a display command corresponding to the effect control execution data recorded at the head of the process data 891) in the sub integration side transmission ring buffer. When (Step S606) is executed, a display command is transmitted to the display device control board 816 and the light emitting device control board 848, and the CPU 832 of the display device control board 816 receives the display command and the effect display device 115 The display control of the decorative pattern 651 is performed to display the variation, and the light emitting device control board 848 performs the light emission control of the LED 416.

  In this example, on the main control board 710, a variation pattern table is selected in which a plurality of variation patterns are set according to the lottery results of the special symbol lottery means (the first special symbol lottery means 900 and the second special symbol lottery means 910). The variation pattern command includes the variation display result by determining one of the variation patterns set in the selected variation pattern table based on the variation pattern random number (discriminating the variation display result). However, when a variation pattern command is sent to the main control board 710 in addition to the variation pattern command or before the variation pattern command is transmitted, a command for notifying the variation display result is provided. By configuring to transmit to the peripheral control board 810, change table to change pattern command Of the (configured not to determine the variable display of the results) that does not include the result may be.

If neither the first variation pattern command nor the second variation pattern command is received in step S801, the processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing.
[Mission production setting process]
FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing the procedure for the mission effect setting process (step S902).

  When the mission effect setting process is started, as shown in FIG. 62, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 has the effect execution flag indicating that the mission effect is being executed being off (step S941), and A variation pattern command (a variation pattern command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) instructing execution of the variation patterns of variation pattern number 6 to variation pattern number 9) is received after reaching. (Step S942), the mission determination random number is acquired from the counter for updating the mission determination random number (Step S943), and based on the acquired mission determination random number and the mission determination table in which a predetermined mission determination value is set. To determine whether to execute the mission effect Step S944).

  In other words, if the mission effect is not being executed, the mission effect is executed on the condition that it has been notified that the received change pattern command (first change pattern command, second change pattern command) will be out of reach. Determine whether or not.

  As described above, when the CPU 711 makes a deviation based on the winning determination random number (does not control any of the first big hit, the second big hit, the third big hit, or the small hit), the CPU 711 uses the reach determining random number. Determine whether to reach. Further, in the determination process based on the reach determination random number, the ratio of determining that the reach is not performed is higher than the ratio of determining the reach. In other words, when it is determined to be lost based on the winning determination random number, it is determined that the error is mainly determined without reaching. By making the condition to reach and disengage in step S942, frequent execution of the mission effect is suppressed, and the mission effect is frequently executed and the jackpot (first jackpot, no. Decreasing the expectation for mission performance can be prevented by not becoming a big hit. Also, when the received variation pattern command is notified that it will be a big hit, it is not determined whether or not to execute the mission effect, so the mission effect is displayed during the execution of the variable display that notifies the start of the mission effect. It is possible to suppress the end and execute at least one change display after starting the mission effect.

  Whether or not the mission effect is executed also when the first big hit and the third big hit (may include or may not include the second big hit and the small big hit) You may comprise so that determination may be performed. In this case, the variation of the decoration pattern 651 that is executed first after executing the pseudo continuous variation (multiple variations of the decoration pattern 651 that is executed based on one variation pattern command received from the main control board 710) is executed. It may be configured to notify the start of the mission effect by display, and to notify that the mission has been achieved by executing the effect of achieving the mission by the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 to be executed last. . As a result, it is possible to suppress the execution of the effect that achieves the mission with the variable display that notifies the start of the mission effect, and the mission after the variable display is executed multiple times after the start of the mission effect is notified. It is possible to make an illusion that an effect that achieves is executed.

  When it is determined that the mission effect is to be produced, the CPU 811 turns on a mission start flag indicating that the mission effect is to be started (step S945), acquires the effect determination random number from the counter that updates the effect determination random number (step S946), An effect determination in which an effect determination value is set for each of the obtained effect determination random numbers and a plurality of types of missions (for example, “1” reach, “2” reach, “8” reach, “9” reach). Based on the table, the mission (the effect to be executed when the mission effect is a jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot): the content of the mission to be presented (presentation content)) is determined (step S947). In this example, as a mission effect, when reaching a predetermined symbol among the decorative symbols 651 of “1” to “9”, it is notified that it will be a big hit (first big hit, third big hit). For example, when starting a mission effect, the display control device 115 controls to display “7 reach!” As a mission, and the first big hit or the third big hit comes within the effective time during which the mission effect can be executed. In response to receiving an effect that achieves the presented mission, specifically, a variation pattern command that is a first jackpot or a third jackpot, the variation display of the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651 is started. The symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c to generate a reach and notify that the mission has been completed.

  In addition, when one of the specific symbols is specified (for example, “1”) and a mission effect is started by notifying that a big win is based on reaching the specific symbol, When a variation pattern command that is the third big hit is received, a reach of a specific symbol corresponding to the presented mission is generated and an effect of achieving the mission is executed, and then stopped and displayed on the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c The same specific symbol may be changed to the same non-specific symbol, and the non-specific symbol identical to the non-specific symbol may be stopped and displayed on the middle decorative symbol 651b to stop and display the non-specific jackpot symbol. You may switch the specific jackpot symbol to a non-specific jackpot symbol after the symbol is stopped, or you may actually hit a non-specific jackpot game during the jackpot game. An effect to notify that it is a symbol may be executed, or an effect that achieves the mission presented in the mission effect is executed without generating a reach of a specific symbol corresponding to the presented mission. Alternatively, the non-specific big hit symbol may be stopped and displayed by generating a non-specific symbol reach.

  In addition, if any of the non-specific symbols is specified (for example, “2”) and a mission effect is started by notifying that a big hit will be based on reaching the non-specific symbol, When a variation pattern command that is the first jackpot is received, a non-specific symbol reach corresponding to the presented mission is generated and an effect of achieving the mission is executed, and then stopped and displayed on the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c The same non-specific symbol may be changed to the same specific symbol, and the specific symbol identical to the specific symbol may be stopped and displayed on the medium decoration symbol 651b, and the specific jackpot symbol may be stopped and displayed. After the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed, the non-specific jackpot symbol may be switched to a specific jackpot symbol. It may be executed an effect of notifying the or a symbol.

  Also, without specifying any of the specific symbols, always specify any of the non-specific symbols to notify that it will be a big hit based on reaching the non-specific symbols, and start the mission effect You may comprise. In this case, after executing the effect of achieving the mission by generating the reach of the specified non-specific symbol, the same non-specific symbol that is stopped and displayed on the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c is the same specific symbol The special jackpot symbol may be stopped and displayed, or the non-specific jackpot symbol may be switched to the specific jackpot symbol after the non-specific jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed. You may make it perform the production which notifies that it is a specific jackpot symbol. As a result, not only whether or not an effect that achieves the mission is executed, but also whether or not a specific jackpot symbol is obtained when the effect that achieves the mission is executed during the execution of the mission effect. Because it can, it can improve the game entertainment.

  In addition, the presentation standby time from the start of the variable display to the start of the mission effect to the start of the mission effect and the presentation of the mission is set in the effect start timer (step S948), and the mission effect can be executed. Time (mission period) is set in the effect period timer (step S949). Further, the process data 891 at the time of starting the mission effect is selected from a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command, and the process data 891 after the selection is selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process. Instead of 891, the process data 891 to be executed in the variation display is set (step S950).

  The mission determined in step S947 (any one of “1” reach, “2” reach, “8” reach, “9” reach) is stored in the effect result buffer in step S950, The control based on the process data 891 at the start of the mission effect is executed to notify the mission stored in the effect result buffer, and when a variation pattern command that is a big hit is received within the mission period, it is stored in the effect result buffer. Confirm the mission and execute display according to the mission.

  If the production execution flag is turned on in step S941, that is, during execution of the mission production (step S941), the remaining time of the mission period that can be specified by the production period timer is selected in step S805 of the variable production start process. The right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 (from the start of the variable display of the left, middle and right decorative symbols 651 to when both the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed. The mission end setting process is executed (step S952) on the condition that the time is shorter than (time in step S951). When the mission end setting process ends, the mission effect setting process ends.

  Further, if the remaining time of the mission period is longer than the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start processing (step S951), the first big hit is made by the received variation pattern command. And it is determined whether it is notified that it becomes the third big hit (step S953). At this time, if it has been notified that it will be other than the first big hit and the third big hit (in this example, any of the second big hit, the small hit, or off), the mission effect setting process is executed without executing the subsequent processes. finish.

  On the other hand, when it is notified by the received variation pattern command that the first big hit or the third big hit is made (step S953), if the reach of a specific symbol is presented as a mission, that is, stored in the effect result buffer. If it is memorized that the reach of a specific symbol is stored as a mission (step S954), on the condition that it is notified that the first jackpot is notified as a result of the variation display based on the received variation pattern command (step S954). S955), process data 891 at the time of mission completion is selected from a plurality of types of process data 891 according to the received variation pattern command, and the process data 891 after the selection is selected in step S805 of the variation effect start processing. Execute with the change display instead of 891 The process is set in the process data 891 (step S956), and the stop symbol determined in step S803 of the fluctuating effect start process is a stop symbol corresponding to the presentation content (mission) (the specific symbol presented as the mission is a left / middle / right decoration) It is changed and set to the specific jackpot symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol 651 (step S957). Then, the process proceeds to step S961.

  In addition, if you receive a change pattern command that will be the third big hit as a result of the change display within the mission period after notifying that it will be a big hit when reaching a specific symbol reach and starting the mission production ( In step S955), the process proceeds to step S961 without changing to the process data 891 when the mission is achieved and without changing to the stop symbol corresponding to the presented mission. That is, in this example, if a reach of a specific symbol is presented as a mission, if it is notified that the third big hit will be the result of the variation display based on the variation pattern command, it will be unspecified without performing the effect to achieve the mission The jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed to shift to the jackpot game.

  In addition, after notifying that it will be a big hit when reaching the reach of a specific symbol and starting the mission production, if you receive a variation pattern command that will be the third big hit as a result of the fluctuation display within the mission period, Control to execute the effect to achieve the mission, specifically after notifying that it will be a big hit by displaying the reach of the specific symbol that was presented, for example, the specific symbol that is reached to the same non-specific symbol To switch to display, to display the specific jackpot symbol that has been stopped after the specific jackpot symbol is displayed, to switch to a non-specific jackpot symbol, to notify that the jackpot game is a non-specific jackpot symbol Notify that it is the third big hit. At this time, it is notified that it is a third big hit that is unfavorable than the first big hit despite the fact that the reach of the specific symbol is displayed or the special big hit symbol is stopped and displayed. For this reason, there is a risk that the game entertainment will be significantly reduced in spite of the big hit. In this example, when the reach of a specific symbol is reached and the mission effect is started after notifying that it will be a big hit, if the fluctuation pattern command that becomes the third big hit as a result of the fluctuation display within the mission period is received Since non-specific jackpot symbols are stopped and displayed in order to shift to jackpot games without performing the effects to achieve the mission, it is possible to suppress the decline in the gaming interest and execute the effects to achieve the mission Even if it is understood that it has become a third jackpot that can give unexpectedness to a player who believes that it will not be a big hit if it is not done, and the profit given to the player is less than the first big hit Does not lower the entertainment interest.

  In addition, if you receive a variation pattern command that will be the third big hit as a result of the fluctuation display within the mission period after notifying that it will be a big hit when reaching a non-specific symbol reach and starting the mission production (Step S958), the process data 891 at the time of mission completion is selected from the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command, and the selected process data 891 is selected in Step S805 of the variation effect start processing. Instead of the process data 891, the process data 891 to be executed in the variation display is set (step S956), and the stop symbol determined in step S804 of the variation effect start process is set as a stop symbol (as a mission) according to the presentation content (mission). Presented non-specific symbol to left / middle / right decorative symbol 651 Changing and setting the non-specific jackpot symbol) that they stop display (step S957). Then, the process proceeds to step S961.

  In addition, when a non-specific symbol reach is announced and a mission effect is started after a big win is received, if a variation pattern command that is the first jackpot is received as a result of variation display within the mission period (Step S958), re-variation process data 891 at the time of mission completion is selected from a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command, and the process data 891 after the selection is selected in step S805 of variation effect start processing. Instead of the selected process data 891, the process data 891 to be executed in the variation display is set (step S959), and the presentation content (mission) is set as a temporary stop symbol (non-specific symbols presented as missions are displayed as left, middle, and right). Set to the non-specific jackpot symbol stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol 651 (step 960). Then, the process proceeds to step S961. In the fluctuation display based on the re-variation process data 891 at the time of mission completion, reach the non-specific symbol presented as the mission and display the temporary stop of the non-specific jackpot symbol (swing up and down or left and right, not completely stopped) State), the decorative symbol 651 that is temporarily stopped and displayed is variably displayed again, and the re-variable display that stops and displays the specific jackpot symbol is executed. If you receive a change pattern command that will be the first jackpot as a result of the change display within the mission period after notifying that it will be a big hit when reaching a non-specific symbol reach and starting the mission effect In addition to improving the gaming interests by reaching with the presented non-specific symbols and recognizing that it will be a big hit, temporary stop will be given to the player who has recognized that the non-specific big hit symbol has been stopped and displayed a third big hit Since the displayed non-special jackpot symbol is re-variably displayed and the specific jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed to notify that the first jackpot is more advantageous than the third jackpot, it is possible to improve the interest. In addition, when a non-specific symbol is reached, it is announced that it will be a big hit, and after the mission effect is started, the non-specific that is presented as a mission when the variable pattern command that becomes the third big hit as a result of the variable display is received Even if the symbol is reached and then the non-specific jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed, the expectation for the first jackpot can be held, and the decrease in the game entertainment can be suppressed.

  As a re-variable display, the non-specific jackpot symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed, then the non-specific jackpot symbol to be temporarily stopped is displayed in a variable manner and stopped again with the specified jackpot symbol. Symbols (non-specific jackpot symbols, specific jackpot symbols) that are displayed in a variable manner and the same or different jackpot symbols (non-specific jackpot symbols, specific jackpot symbols) are stopped and displayed are called re-variable displays, and are limited to the above examples. It is not a thing. For example, as a re-variable display, a non-specific jackpot symbol (for example, “222”) is temporarily stopped and displayed, and then the non-specific jackpot symbol (“222”) that has been temporarily stopped is displayed again variably and is the same (“222”) or different. (“444”, etc.) Control to display non-specific jackpot symbol in a stopped state, non-specific jackpot symbol (for example, “222”) is temporarily stopped, and then non-specific jackpot symbol (“222”) temporarily displayed is variably displayed again. Then, the non-specific jackpot symbol ("111" etc.) is stopped and displayed, the specific jackpot symbol ("111", for example, "111") is temporarily stopped, and then the specific jackpot symbol ("111") temporarily displayed is variably displayed again. The same ("111") or different ("333" etc.) specific jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed, and the specified jackpot symbol (eg "111") is temporarily stopped and displayed. Any or any combination (execution of all controls) of the control that displays the stoppage of the specific jackpot symbol ("111") again and displays the non-specific jackpot symbol ("222", etc.) May be executed).

  Next, a right decoration symbol stop waiting time is set in the switching standby timer (step S961), an effect end flag indicating that the mission effect is ended is turned on (step S962), and the mission effect setting process is ended. In addition, when changing to process data 891 at the time of mission completion and re-variable process data 891 at the time of mission completion, the mission presented when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the switching standby timer has elapsed has been achieved. The execution of the achievement effect that notifies is started.

  As described above, when it is notified that the first big hit or the third big hit is notified by the variation pattern command received within the effective time during which the mission effect can be executed, the mission (effect result buffer) presented when the mission effect is started Reach of decoration symbol 651 corresponding to the mission stored in (reach of decoration symbol 651 “1”, “2” reach,..., “8” reach, “9” reach) The achievement of notifying that the mission has been achieved is executed by generating a reach of symbols stored in the buffer. On the other hand, the mission effect is displayed without executing the effect display notifying that the mission effect will be ended when the effective time has passed since the mission effect is started and the mission effect can be executed without becoming the first jackpot and the third jackpot. End.

  In addition, when it is notified by the variation pattern command received within the valid time that the mission effect can be executed, that it will be other than the first jackpot and the third jackpot, it corresponds to the mission (presentation content) stored in the effect result buffer Control is performed so that the effect display is not executed. Specifically, if the mission execution flag is on when the variation pattern command for notifying that the reach is generated is received in step S813 of the variation effect start process, the decision is made when the mission effect is started. Then, the reach off symbol is determined so as to generate reach of symbols other than symbols stored in the effect result buffer. This achieves the mission that is determined when the mission effect is started when a variation pattern command is received to notify that the jackpot (first jackpot or third jackpot) is not reached within the effective time during which the mission performance can be executed. An effect that achieves the mission that is determined when the mission effect is started only when a variation pattern command that notifies that it is a jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot) is received. It becomes possible to execute, and whenever an effect that achieves the mission presented when starting the mission effect is executed, the first jackpot or the third jackpot is generated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the first big hit or the third big hit from being made even though the production that achieves the mission presented when the mission production is started is executed, and even though the production that accomplishes the mission is executed. It is possible to suppress the loss of expectation for the mission performance due to the fact that it does not become the first big hit or the third big hit, and it is possible to inhibit the lowering of game entertainment.

  Further, in this example, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 can measure the elapsed time from the start of the mission effect by updating the effect period timer, and can execute the mission effect indicated by the timer value of the effect period timer. The effective display time of the effect display device 115 is controlled. Thereby, the effective period of the mission effect can be recognized, and the player can be impatient and anxious according to the change in the remaining time of the mission period, and the interest can be improved.

  FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing the procedure for the mission end setting process (step S952).

  When the mission end setting process is started, as shown in FIG. 63, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines whether or not it is notified that the first big hit or the third big hit is notified by the received variation pattern command. (Step S971), if neither the first big hit nor the third big hit is obtained, the remaining time of the mission period (valid time of mission effect) of the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command is abbreviated. Equally, the process data 891 for which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time is set shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is selected, and the process is performed in the change display instead of the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. After setting as process data 891 to be performed (step S981), The process proceeds to step S979. That is, when the process data 891 for ending the mission period is selected before the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed in the variable display to be executed, the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed before the mission period is ended. To control.

  Specifically, in the normal variation of the variation pattern number 1, normally, the right decorative symbol 651c is stopped and displayed after 9 seconds from the start of the variation display of the decorative symbol 651. In the process data 891 stored in the ROM 812 of the peripheral control board 810, the right decoration symbol stop waiting time is varied from 0 to 9 seconds as a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number 1. A plurality of types of process data 891 are included. In this example, the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number 1 is selected normally (when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time is not shortened) with the normal right decorative symbol stop waiting time “9 seconds” set. Process data 891 and shortened right decoration symbol stop waiting time “1 second”, “2 seconds”, “3 seconds”, “4 seconds”, “5 seconds”, “6 seconds”, “7 seconds”, And 8 kinds of process data 891 selected when each of “8 seconds” is set to shorten the right decoration symbol stop waiting time, and the right decoration is shorter than the remaining time of the mission period. When selecting the symbol stop waiting time, the right decorative symbol stop waiting time closest to the remaining time of the mission period among the eight types of process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Selecting process data 891 to be set. For example, when the remaining time of the mission period is “3.4 seconds”, the process data 891 in which “3 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time is selected.

  It should be noted that any process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is selected may be selected. For example, when the remaining time of the mission period is “8.5 seconds” Any one of the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time from “1 second” to “8 seconds” is set may be selected.

  When the remaining time of the mission period is “less than 1 second”, the process data 891 in which “1 second” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time may be selected. In this case, the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time longer than the remaining time of the mission period is selected is selected, but since the difference is less than one second, the right decorative symbol is selected after the mission period ends. It is difficult for the player to realize that 651c is stopped and displayed. Further, when the remaining time of the mission period is “less than 1 second”, the effect display device 115 is displayed in a manner in which the mission effect is not executed as the mission period has ended without changing the process data 891. Display control may be performed. In other words, it is a case where the mission period display (time limit display, etc.) disappears and the effect of achieving the mission is executed, assuming that the mission period has ended when the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is started. However, the achievement effect may not be executed.

  Further, when it is notified by the received variation pattern command that the first big hit or the third big hit is made (step S971), if the reach of the non-specific symbol is presented as the mission, that is, stored in the effect result buffer. If it is memorized that it will reach a non-specific symbol as a mission to be executed (step S972), on the condition that it is notified that it will be the first jackpot as a result of the fluctuation display based on the received fluctuation pattern command (Step S973) The right decoration symbol stop that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (effective time of mission effect) out of a plurality of types of process data 891 according to the received variation pattern command and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period Re-variation process data at mission completion with waiting time set 91 is selected, the process data 891 after the selection is replaced with the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start processing, and set to process data 891 to be executed in the variation display (step S974). After setting the mission) to the temporary stop symbol (the non-specific jackpot symbol in which the non-specific symbol presented as the mission is stopped and displayed on the left, middle and right decorative symbols 651) (step S975), the process proceeds to step S979. That is, when the process data 891 for ending the mission period is selected before the right decorative symbol 651c is stopped and displayed in the variable display to be executed, the left decorative symbol is included among the temporary stopped symbols before the mission period is ended. Control is performed to execute an effect of accomplishing the mission by stopping and displaying 651a and the right decorative design 651c. Further, by temporarily displaying the middle decorative symbol 651b of the temporary stop symbol, the non-specific big hit symbol as the temporary stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed, and then the re-variable display is executed to stop and display the specific jackpot symbol.

  Further, when it is notified by the received variation pattern command that the first big hit or the third big hit is made (step S971), if the reach of the non-specific symbol is presented as the mission, that is, stored in the effect result buffer. If it is memorized that it will reach a non-specific symbol as a mission to be executed (step S972), on the condition that it is notified that it will be a third big hit as a result of the variation display based on the received variation pattern command (Step S973) The right decoration symbol stop that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (effective time of mission effect) out of a plurality of types of process data 891 according to the received variation pattern command and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period Process data 891 at mission completion with waiting time set The selected process data 891 is replaced with the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process and set to process data 891 to be executed in the variation display (step S977). The stop symbol determined in step S804 is changed to the stop symbol corresponding to the presentation content (mission) (the non-specific big hit symbol that is displayed as a stop on the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651). (Step S978), the process proceeds to step S979. That is, when the process data 891 for ending the mission period is selected before the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed in the variable display to be executed, the effect of achieving the mission is executed before the mission period is ended. To control.

  Further, when it is notified by the received variation pattern command that the first big hit or the third big hit is made (step S971), if the reach of a specific symbol is presented as a mission, that is, stored in the effect result buffer. If it is memorized that the reach of a specific symbol is stored as a mission to be executed (step S972), on the condition that it is notified that the first jackpot is notified as a result of the variation display based on the received variation pattern command (step S972). S976), the right decoration symbol stop waiting time which is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (valid time of mission effect) among the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period Select process data 891 when the mission is set Then, the process data 891 after the selection is set to process data 891 to be executed in the change display instead of the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process (step S977). After changing and setting the stop symbol determined in step S803 to the stop symbol corresponding to the presentation content (mission) (the specific jackpot symbol displayed as a special symbol 651 on the left, middle and right decoration symbols 651). (Step S978), the process proceeds to Step S979. That is, when the process data 891 for ending the mission period is selected before the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed in the variable display to be executed, the effect of achieving the mission is executed before the mission period is ended. To control.

  Further, when the reach of the specific symbol is presented as the mission, that is, when the fact that the reach of the specific symbol is stored as the mission stored in the effect result buffer (step S972), the received variation pattern command is displayed. If it is notified that the third big hit is obtained as a result of the fluctuation display based on the result (step S976), the right decoration that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (effective time of mission effect) and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period After selecting the process data 891 in which the symbol stop waiting time is set and setting it as the process data 891 to be executed in the variation display in place of the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start processing (step S981), The process proceeds to step S979. That is, the process proceeds to step S979 without changing to the process data 891 when the mission is achieved and without changing to the stop symbol corresponding to the presented mission. As a result, if the reach of a specific symbol is presented as a mission, if it is notified that it will be a third big hit as a result of the variation display based on the variation pattern command, a non-specific jackpot symbol is achieved without performing the effect of achieving the mission Stop and display the jackpot game.

  Next, a right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S974, step S977, or step S981 is set in the switching standby timer (step S979), and an effect end flag indicating that the mission effect is ended, and After turning on the process data switching flag indicating that the process data 891 being executed is switched to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process (step S980), the mission effect setting process is terminated. In addition, when changing to process data 891 at the time of mission completion and re-variable process data 891 at the time of mission completion, the mission presented when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the switching standby timer has elapsed has been achieved. The execution of the achievement effect that notifies is started.

  As described above, in this example, when the remaining display of the mission period (valid time) is shorter than the right decorative symbol stop waiting time when the variable display is started, the right decorative symbol 651c is stopped and displayed before the mission period elapses. To control. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a sense of incongruity due to the execution of the effect of achieving the mission after the mission period ends.

  In a gaming machine that executes a mission effect within a predetermined time as in this example, if the remaining time of the mission period remains when starting the variable display of the decorative symbol 651, the variable display is being executed. Even if the mission period ends, the same effect display as in the mission period is executed. However, although the fact that the mission period has ended is notified by the remaining time of the mission period displayed on the effect display device 115, the effect of achieving the mission is executed after the mission period ends. There is a possibility that the player may feel uncomfortable by performing the same effect display as in the mission period such as notification that the mission has been completed. According to the present invention, it is possible to execute the mission effect without giving the player a sense of incongruity because the effect of achieving the mission is executed before the end of the mission period.

  In this example, the end time of the mission period is configured to be substantially coincident with the time when the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed. However, the control is performed so that the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed at least before the mission period ends. Anything to do.

In addition, when it is notified by the received fluctuation pattern command that neither the first big hit nor the third big hit is received, if the fluctuation pattern command notifying that the reach is not generated is received, step S981 is received. And the process data 891 is selected and changed to a symbol according to the mission presented as the stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 651a (a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol presented as the mission is set as a stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 651a), If it is the same symbol as the left decorative symbol 651a after the change as the stop symbol of the right decorative symbol 651c, the symbol is changed to a symbol different from the mission (the symbols other than the specific symbol and the non-specific symbol presented as the mission are stopped in the right decorative symbol 651c) And a different figure from the modified left decorative pattern 651a The right decorative symbol 651c determined in step SS813 variation presentation start process if may be configured to set as the stop symbol. Thereby, when the left decorative symbol 651a is stopped and displayed, the expectation for achievement of the mission can be improved, and the stopped symbol of the right decorative symbol 651c can be noted.
[Processing during fluctuation production]
FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing the procedure for the above-described process during variation effect (step S720). Although detailed drawings are omitted, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 selects the selected process data (in this example, the process data 891, the mission effect setting process and the mission end setting process selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process). If the process data 891 is changed and selected, the timer value and process of the presentation period timer are referred to after the change (process data 891 selected in the mission presentation setting process or the mission end setting process) and the timer value of the presentation timer. The effect control execution data corresponding to the timer set value is read out, and the display command corresponding to the read effect control execution data is stored in the sub-integration side transmission ring buffer, thereby executing the control of the effect display device 115 and the like. 651 fluctuation display is performed.

  When [2] is set in the process selection flag to indicate that the process during the variation effect should be performed, as shown in FIG. 64, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 first performs the effect. If the start flag is on (step S821) and the effect start timer has timed out (step S822), the effect start flag is turned off and the effect execution flag is turned on (step S823). The state in which the production start timer has timed out in step S822 is a state in which the production is presented by executing the production that notifies the start of the mission production, and the production execution flag is turned on based on the presentation of the mission. By doing this, the measurement of the effective time during which the mission effect can be executed is started. In addition, after presenting the mission, the timing of starting the measurement of the effective time during which the mission effect can be executed is not limited to this, and the change display showing the mission has ended (specifically, the change effect end) Based on the fact that the process selection flag is updated to [1] in step S844 of the process), the measurement of the effective time during which the mission exercise can be executed may be started by turning on the effect execution flag.

  Next, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 has reached the timing for stopping and displaying the left decorative symbol 651a based on the selected process data 891 (step S824), the stopped symbol of the left decorative symbol 651a among the determined stopped symbols. (If the timing is to stop display the left decorative symbol 651a of the temporary stop symbol, the temporary decorative symbol left decorative symbol 651a) is stopped (step S825), and if the timing of the right decorative symbol 651c to stop display is reached (step S825). In step S826), the stop symbol of the right decorative symbol 651c among the determined stop symbols (the right decorative symbol 651c of the temporary stop symbol is stopped at the timing for stopping the right decorative symbol 651c of the temporary stop symbol) is stopped and displayed (step S827). ) If the timing for stopping and displaying the medium decorative design 651b has been reached (step S). 28) The stop symbol of the medium decoration symbol 651b among the determined stop symbols (the temporary decoration symbol 651b) is stopped and displayed at the timing when the medium decoration symbol 651b is temporarily stopped (step S829). .

  Further, if the effect end flag indicating that the mission effect is to be ended is turned on (step S830), the change standby timer in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time has been set has timed out (step S831). The end flag and the effect execution flag are turned off (step S832).

  Further, a command (first special symbol stop command) for notifying the main control board 710 that the variable display of the first special symbol is stopped or a command (second special symbol) for notifying the variable display of the second special symbol is stopped. If the figure stop command has been received (step S833), the process selection flag is updated to [3] so that the process shifts to the variable effect end process (step S730) (step S834). Exit.

In step S833, a command (first special symbol stop command) for notifying that the variable display of the first special symbol is stopped and a command (second special symbol stop) for notifying that the variable display of the second special symbol is stopped. If none of the commands is received, the process is terminated without updating the process selection flag. That is, in the process of step S833, a command for notifying the change display of the first special symbol (first special symbol stop command) and a command for notifying the change display of the second special symbol (the second special symbol stop command) If none of the special figure stop commands has been received, drive control of the effect display device 115, the light emitting device unit 80, the speakers 144, 341, and the frame decoration lamp 842 is continued based on the process data 891 selected in step S805. The execution display such as the change display of the decoration symbol 651 and the achievement effect is executed.
[Variation production end processing]
FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the above-described variation effect end process (step S730).

  When [3] is set in the process selection flag and indicates that the variation effect end process should be performed, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810, as shown in FIG. When receiving a jackpot start command (first jackpot start command, second jackpot start command, third jackpot start command) from the CPU 711 (step S841) and when receiving a jackpot start command (step S842) The process selection flag is updated to [4] so that the process shifts to the special game start pre-process (step S740) (step S843).

  On the other hand, if neither the big hit start command nor the small hit start command is received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 is described above so that the process shifts to the variable effect start process (step S710). The process selection flag is updated to [1] (step S844).

  Then, stop command (first special figure stop command, second special figure stop command), jackpot start command (first jackpot start command, second jackpot start command, third jackpot start command) to the sub integration side transmission ring buffer, And the display command according to the received command among the small hitting start commands is stored (step S845), and the process is terminated.

The display command stored in the sub integration side transmission ring buffer is transmitted to the display device control board 816 and the light emitting device control board 848 in the information output process (step S606). As described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 controls the display of the effect display device 115 based on the commands (fluctuation pattern command, stop command, etc.) received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 and displays the decorative symbols 651 in a variable manner. .
[About game content]
Next, game contents in each game state will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 66, the effect display device 115 includes a decorative pattern 651 (an image of left decorative pattern 651a, a middle decorative pattern 651b, and a right decorative pattern as images imitating numbers in each of the three symbol columns of left, middle, and right. 651c) is controlled, and the decorative symbols 651 of 1 to 9 are sequentially arranged and displayed in each symbol row of the decorative symbol 651. Among the decorative symbols 651, symbols 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (odd symbols) are displayed in red, and symbols 2, 4, 6, and 8 (even symbols) are displayed in blue. Hereinafter, a symbol displayed in red is referred to as a specific symbol, and a symbol displayed in blue is referred to as a non-specific symbol.

  When a game ball wins at the first start port 600, the first special symbol lottery means 900 draws the first special symbol, and when a game ball wins the second start port 602 or the third start port 604, The special symbol lottery means 910 draws the second special symbol, and after changing the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651 based on the lottery, the left decorative symbol 651a → the right decorative symbol. The stop symbol of the decoration symbol 651 is displayed by stopping the display in the order of 651c → the medium ornament symbol 651b.

  In the normal gaming state, when winning the first jackpot in the lottery process by the first special symbol lottery means 900 or the second special symbol lottery means 910 (hereinafter simply referred to as “special symbol lottery process”), the left, middle and right Each of the decorative symbols 651 varies to specify a special jackpot symbol (specific symbol Zoro eyes: the three symbol rows become the same specific symbol) or non-specific jackpot symbol (non-specific symbol Zoro eyes: the three symbol rows are the same) When the second big hit is won, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651 are changed to change a predetermined arrangement (so-called chance symbol (chance symbol): for example, “1” and “ When the third big hit is won, each of the left, middle and right decorative symbols 651 is changed to display a non-specific big hit symbol. The result of the special symbol lottery process is displayed on the first special symbol display 84 or the second special symbol display 86 and also displayed on the effect display device 115 by a combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 651.

  By the way, in the normal gaming state, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is neither the first big hit, the second big hit, the third big hit or the small hit, it is determined that no reach occurs based on the reach determination random number. In this case (in this example, at least the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative component are selected from the left, middle and right decorative symbols 651 jackpot symbols (specific jackpot symbols, non-specific jackpot symbols) and off-line symbols which are different combinations of chance symbols. The variation time of the first special symbol in the case of a combination of symbols (numbers) different from the symbol 651c being displayed in a stopped state) is the counter value of the first special symbol hold counter 903 (the so-called first special symbol hold number) ) And the second special symbol variation time is the counter value (place) of the second special symbol hold counter 913. If the counter value at the start of the change (the value after the counter value is subtracted with the start of change) is 0 or 1, it is approximately 11 seconds ( Variation pattern with variation pattern number 1). If the counter value is 2, it is approximately 6 seconds (variation pattern of variation pattern number 2), and if the counter value is 3, it is approximately 3 seconds (variation pattern of variation pattern number 3). Also, the variation time of the decorative symbol 651 is substantially the same as the variation time of the special symbol (first special symbol, second special symbol).

  When the result of the special symbol lottery process is the first jackpot, after the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed with the specific jackpot symbol, the jackpot game based on the first jackpot is executed. Further, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is the second jackpot, after the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed with the chance symbol, the jackpot game based on the second jackpot is executed. The gaming state after the jackpot game based on the first jackpot or the second jackpot ends is an advantageous gaming state until the jackpot is won again in the special symbol lottery process.

  On the other hand, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is the third jackpot, after the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed with the non-specific jackpot symbol, the jackpot game based on the third jackpot is executed. In addition, the gaming state after the jackpot game based on the third jackpot is finished is controlled to the short-time gaming state until the number of times of opening extension function is reached. In addition, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is the third jackpot, the decorative symbol 651 is not stopped and displayed with the specific jackpot symbol. That is, when the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed with a specific jackpot symbol, the result of the special symbol lottery process is the first jackpot. When the decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed with a non-specific jackpot symbol, the special symbol lottery is displayed. This is when the result of processing is the third big hit. In this way, control is performed so that it can be determined whether the first big hit or the third big hit is based on the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651. In addition, if it is at least the first jackpot, it is discriminated whether it is the first jackpot or the third jackpot depending on the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 651 by stopping display with either the non-specific jackpot symbol or the specified jackpot symbol You may comprise so that it cannot do, and in this case, you may comprise so that the effect which is promoted to the 1st jackpot may be performed during execution of the jackpot game.

  After the jackpot game based on the fact that the special symbol lottery processing results are the first jackpot and the second jackpot, the game is in an advantageous gaming state. The gaming state after the jackpot game based on the result of the special symbol lottery process being the third jackpot is the short-time gaming state. Thus, regardless of the jackpot game based on the results of the first jackpot, the second jackpot or the third jackpot, the game state after the end is the time-short game state or the advantageous game state, and the movable piece 606 is in the promotion mode. Therefore, the winning frequency of the game ball to the third starting port 604 is greatly increased as compared with the normal gaming state.

  In addition, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is the second jackpot regardless of the gaming state, in the present embodiment, the special display symbol 115 and the non-specific jackpot symbol of the decoration symbol 651 are not displayed on the effect display device 115. 651 chance symbols are displayed and a short open jackpot game is executed. In addition, when the result of the special symbol lottery process is a small hit, in this embodiment, the chance symbol of the decorative symbol 651 is displayed in the effect display device 115 as in the case of the second big hit. As described above, the operating conditions (closing condition, number of opening / closing operations) of the jackpot gaming switching device 500 are different between the jackpot game based on the occurrence of the second jackpot and the jackpot game based on the occurrence of the jackpot. ing. Therefore, there is a possibility that it is possible to grasp whether the jackpot game is being executed or whether the jackpot game is being executed by the opening / closing operation of the jackpot game opening / closing device 500, but at least until the jackpot game opening / closing device 500 is opened / closed Since it is difficult to determine whether it is a small hit or a second big hit, it is possible to prevent the game entertainment from deteriorating by deriving the chance symbol.

  Further, as described above, in the case of a short open big hit game, since the big hit game opening / closing device 500 is opened and closed only for two rounds, significantly fewer prize balls are paid out compared to the first big hit and the third big win. . As a result, the average number of winning balls in the jackpot game can be reduced, and the possibility that excessive winning ball payout may occur can be suppressed. In short-open big hit games, players are likely to feel that there are few prize balls, but the game state after the short open big hit game due to the second big hit will be an advantageous game state, so expect the expectation for the next big hit game It can be sustained and the decrease in interest can be suppressed.

Also, with the “suddenly promiscuous” jackpot in the conventional pachinko machine, the jackpot gaming opening and closing device 500 opens and closes very quickly, so that almost no prize balls can be expected, impairing the entertainment of the game, during the performance of notifying the jackpot or jackpot gaming There is a possibility that the player may stop launching the game ball. However, in the short open big hit game, a predetermined number of game balls can be won for the big hit game opening / closing device 500. You can enjoy the game. Thereby, although it is a short jackpot game of two rounds, the player's willingness to play can be further maintained.
[Variation time of special symbols]
By the way, both the first special symbol and the second special symbol have different variation times depending on whether or not the open extension function is activated.

  Specifically, in the advantageous game state or the short-time game state in which the opening extension function is activated, the reach is performed when the result of the special symbol lottery process is neither the first big hit, the second big hit, the third big hit or the small win. When it is determined that reach does not occur based on the determination random number (in this example, the combination of the jackpot symbol (specific jackpot symbol, non-specific jackpot symbol) of the decorative symbol 651 on the left, middle, and right and the chance symbol is a different combination The variation time of the first special symbol in the combination of the symbols in which the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are different from each other (numbers) is displayed in the first special symbol holding counter. Depending on the counter value of 903 (the so-called number of reserved first special symbols), the variation time of the second special symbol is the second special symbol. Depending on the counter value (the so-called second special symbol hold number) by the pattern hold counter 913, the counter value at the start of fluctuation (the value after the counter value is subtracted with the start of fluctuation) is 0 or 1 If there is, it is approximately 6 seconds (variation pattern of variation pattern number 4). If the counter value is 2 or 3, it is approximately 3 seconds (variation pattern with variation pattern number 5).

Thus, the special symbol variation time is significantly different between when the open extension function is activated and when it is not activated. Further, since the variation time of the special symbol can be grasped externally, the player determines whether or not the game state is advantageous to the player based on the variation time of the special symbol. Therefore, the player may be more willing to continue the game in the advantageous gaming state or the short-time gaming state, but may lose the willingness to continue the game in the normal gaming state.
[About mission production]
Next, the mission effect performed in the effect display device 115 during the game will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 66 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display form of the effect display device 115 when the mission effect is started, and FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display form when the mission is achieved in the mission effect.

  As shown in FIG. 66 (A), the display area 650 of the effect display device 115 displays a left / middle / right decoration symbol 651 and a background image 652 as background information of the decoration symbol 651 for main control. Based on the fact that the peripheral control board 810 has received a command (first fluctuation pattern command, second fluctuation pattern command) from the board 710, the left, middle and right decorative symbols 651 are variably displayed. Further, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines whether or not to execute the mission effect based on the reception of the command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) from the main control substrate 710, and the mission effect. When it is determined that the mission effect is to be executed, it is notified that the mission effect is started during the execution of the variation display.

  The mission effect is an effect executed by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810, but the lottery result on whether or not to make a big hit by the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 (from step S1308 to step S1315 of the change start process) Based on the lottery result), the effect to be executed is changed according to the lottery result. In other words, when the command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) indicating that it is a big hit (first big hit, third big hit) is received during the execution of the mission effect, the mission presented is achieved. The command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern) indicating that it will be a big jackpot (first big jackpot, third big jackpot) and indicating that it will not be a big jackpot (first big jackpot, third big jackpot) When the command is received, control is performed so as not to achieve the mission that is being presented, and notification is made that the jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot) will not be achieved. In this way, the mission effect is an effect executed by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 in a state where it is not determined that it will be a big hit (first big hit, third big hit), and by the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 Control is performed so as to achieve the mission presented when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot).

  Also, in the mission effect, it is recognized that the jackpot game is executed when the effect for achieving the mission is executed, and the mission is presented after the game different from the normal display of the decorative pattern 651 is executed. It is assumed that the ratio of jackpot games being executed within the mission period is high, in other words, the ratio of executing the effects to achieve the mission is high, so that when the mission effects are executed, it is difficult to stop the game and continue the game. Is intended for.

  The CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 executes the mission effect setting process based on the reception of the command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) from the main control substrate 710, and the mission effect is being executed. Determines whether or not to execute the mission effect. At this time, when the command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern command) received from the main control board 710 indicates that it is a big hit (first big hit, second big hit, third big hit) or small hit In the case of indicating that the reach is not caused by the reach, it is determined that the mission effect is not executed. It is determined that the mission effect is executed when the comparison result with the effect determination value matches. In other words, it is possible to prevent the jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot) from being executed by performing the mission to achieve the mission with the variable display informing that the mission performance is performed, and the jackpot (first jackpot, second jackpot) It is possible to reduce the execution frequency of the mission effect by determining whether or not to execute the mission effect only when it is determined that the reach will be generated even if it is not the big hit, the third big hit) and the small hit. It is possible to suppress a decrease in the entertainment interest due to frequent performances.

  When the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines that the mission effect is to be executed, the CPU 811 starts the variable display of the decorative symbols 651 (FIGS. 66A and 66B), Get reach! ”Is displayed in the display area 650 of the effect display device 115 to notify the execution of the mission effect and present the mission (FIG. 66C).

  As described above, the mission effect means that a player is presented with a predetermined mission, and when the effect that achieves the mission is executed, the player is in an advantageous state. The CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives a command (first variation pattern command, second variation pattern) received from the main control board 710 during the execution of the mission effect. If the command is a jackpot (first jackpot, third jackpot), control is performed to execute the presentation to achieve the proposed mission. If it is a sign that it will be true, control is performed so that the proposed mission is not achieved. In addition, even when the variation pattern command that is the second jackpot is received, it is configured to execute the effect of achieving the presented mission in the same manner as when the variation pattern command that is the first jackpot is received. Alternatively, even when a variation pattern command that is a small jackpot is received, the presented mission may be achieved in the same manner as when a variation pattern command that is a third jackpot is received.

  In FIG. 66 (C), the mission of “3” (a state in which the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed at “3” and the middle decorative symbol 651b is not stopped yet) is issued as a mission. Is presented to the player as a mission, suggesting that if the reach of “3” is reached, it will be a big hit (first big hit, third big hit). Thereafter, the display of the mission (reach “3” in the example of FIG. 66D!) Is controlled in the display area 650 of the effect display device 115, and the remaining effective time (mission period) in which the mission effect can be executed Display control of “time limit 3:00” is performed as the time (FIG. 66D). In this way, within the effective time of the mission effect, the display of the mission and the effective time is controlled, so that it is possible to immediately grasp the presented mission by visually confirming the contents to be displayed and to achieve the presented mission The remaining time of the mission period can be immediately grasped by observing the effective time for which display control is performed, and can be impatient and anxious. Can be improved.

  Further, as described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 measures the elapsed time after notifying the player that the mission effect is started (FIG. 66C) by updating the effect period timer. Then, the remaining period command is transmitted to the display device control board 816 based on the elapsed time measured by the effect period timer. The CPU 832 mounted on the display device control board 816 displays the remaining time (time limit) of the mission period in the display area 650 of the effect display device 115 based on the received remaining period command (display of “3:00”). Update (FIG. 66).

  Further, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 stops and displays all the decorative symbols 651 that are variably displayed based on the reception of the first special figure stop command or the second special figure stop command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710. The display result of the decoration symbol 651 is derived and displayed (determined display) (FIG. 66D).

  As described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 selects the process data 891 corresponding to the fluctuation pattern command based on the reception of the fluctuation pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710, and sets the process data 891 as the process data 891. Based on this, the display of the effect display device 115 is controlled to execute the variable display of the decorative symbol 651. For this reason, there is a case where the display of all the decorative symbols 651 is ended before receiving the first special figure stop command or the second special figure stop command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710, but the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 Before the first special figure stop command and the second special figure stop command are received, the displayed decorative pattern 651 is shaken and fluctuated (in a state where it is not completely stopped by swinging up and down or left and right). When the first special figure stop command or the second special figure stop command is received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710, the decorative symbol 651 that is shaking and fluctuating is completely stopped. As a result, all the decorative symbols 651 are confirmed and displayed.

  FIG. 67A shows an example of a variation display mode of the decorative symbol 651 that is executed when a variation pattern command that is a first jackpot is received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 within the effective time of the mission effect. . When the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the variation pattern command that becomes the first big hit from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 within the effective time of the mission effect (FIG. 67 (A)), the remaining time of the mission period is When it is determined that it is shorter than the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in the variable display (the time from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 until the right decorative symbol 651c is stopped and displayed), the mission end setting process is executed. The right decoration symbol stop waiting time that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (valid time of mission effect) among the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Process data 891 at the time the mission is completed is selected and the selected process data 8 Performed by referring to control one previously stops displaying the right decorative symbol 651c to terminate the mission period (FIG. 67 (B)).

That is, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 generates a reach of “3” presented as a mission before the mission period ends with reference to the process data 891 at the time of mission completion (FIG. 67 (B)). By executing display control of “MISSION achieved!” In the display area 650 of the device 115, an achievement effect is sent to notify that the presented mission has been achieved (FIG. 67C), and a specific jackpot symbol is derived and displayed ( FIG. 67 (D)).
[Decoration timing of decorative design]
Next, the variable display executed when the mission effect is finished will be described with reference to FIG. 68 (A) and 68 (B) are timing charts showing an example of the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to the same variation pattern, and FIG. 68 (A) shows the variation effect start processing for the remaining time of the mission period. FIG. 69 is a timing chart showing an example of a variation display of a decorative symbol 651 executed when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of (step S710) is shorter than FIG. B) is a timing chart showing an example of a variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed when the mission effect is not executed.

  As described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 during the mission period (during execution of the mission effect), and the process data selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. If it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in 891 is longer than the remaining time of the mission period, instead of the process data 891, a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command The process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set is set in the process data 891 to be executed, and the decorative display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed with reference to the process data 891.

  Specifically, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. 68B, and the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. If it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set to be longer than the remaining time of the mission period, it corresponds to the variation pattern command received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. Among the plurality of types of process data 891 to be selected, process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the mission time (in this example, substantially the same time as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time) is selected and the process data 891 is selected. Referring to FIG. 5, the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 68 (A), the mission effect shown in FIG. 68 (B) is displayed in the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the mission time is set. Is not executed (specifically, the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 is started more than the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process). The time until the right decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed is shortened, and the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are controlled to be stopped and displayed before the mission period ends. As a result, it is possible to determine that the effect of achieving the mission by executing the stop decoration display of the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c within the mission period has been executed, or that the effect of achieving the mission has not been executed. It is possible to avoid a sense of incongruity caused by notifying that the mission has been achieved despite the execution of the mission to achieve the mission after the passage (for example, executing the achievement effect).

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 68A and 68B, the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Then, compared with the change display of the decorative pattern 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 before the change (process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time longer than the remaining time of the mission period is set), The medium decoration symbol 651b is stopped and displayed at the same timing without reducing the time from the start of the variable display until the middle decoration symbol 651b is stopped and displayed. That is, the process data 891 after the change shortens the time from the start of the variable display of at least the decorative design 651 of the left decorative design 651a and the right decorative design 651c to the stop display of the left decorative design 651c. The timing for stopping and displaying 651b is not shortened. In this way, the middle decorative symbol 651b is displayed at the same timing as the process data 891 before the change without shortening the timing of stopping and displaying the middle decorative symbol 651b that is stopped and displayed last among the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651. Is displayed in a stopped state, all the decorative symbols 651 are synchronized with the stop display of the first special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol indicator 84 and the second special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol indicator 86. Can be stopped.

  In this way, within the effective time of the mission effect, the presented mission, which is different from the normal game for which attention is paid to whether or not to display the jackpot symbol (specific jackpot symbol, non-specific jackpot symbol) of the decorative symbol 651, is displayed. Since the game that pays attention to whether or not to achieve is executed, it is possible to prevent the game executed on the effect display device 115 from being changed and to lose the freshness to the game. In addition, since the remaining time of the mission period is displayed as the time limit, it is possible to grasp the change in the remaining time of the mission period, and to become impatient and anxious as the remaining time of the mission period becomes shorter, within the mission period. Can suppress the decline of the game entertainment. Also, if a variation pattern command that does not become the first big hit or the third big hit is received within the mission period (a variation pattern command that falls into any one of the second big hit or the small hit), the effect of achieving the mission is not executed. (In this example, so as not to generate the reach of the presented symbol), and control to execute the effect to achieve the mission only when the first big hit or the third big hit within the mission period, The mission effect can be executed in association with the execution of the jackpot game, and the loss of interest in the mission effect is prevented by preventing the jackpot game from being executed despite the execution of the effect to achieve the mission within the mission period. In addition, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the entertainment interest.

When the variation pattern command is received within the mission period, and the remaining time of the mission period is shorter than the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected according to the received variation pattern command Of the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command, a right decoration symbol stop waiting time is set which is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period (effective time of mission effect) and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period. Since the process data 891 at the time of the completion of the mission is selected and the control is performed with reference to the selected process data 891, the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed before the mission period is ended. Is not performed or the performance to achieve the mission is not executed You can be notified, and it is possible to execute the mission director without giving an uncomfortable feeling to the player.
[Example 1]
Next, another example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted and it demonstrates only about the structure different from the said 1st Embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number notified by the variation pattern command is configured to include a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times. In another example 1 described below, a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times are provided separately from a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number notified by the variation pattern command. Yes. That is, in the first embodiment, the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number is configured to include a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times. Different right decoration symbol stop, which is composed of a plurality of types of process data 891 in which a single right decoration symbol stop waiting time is set as a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to A plurality of types of process data 891 in which waiting times are set are provided.

  Specifically, the ROM 812 of the peripheral control board 810 has a plurality of right decorative symbol stop waiting times different from 0 to 9 seconds, apart from a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number. Kinds of process data 891 are provided. The plural types of process data 891 are provided so as to correspond to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number.

  For example, in this example, “9 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers 1, 6 to 10, 12 to 16, and 18 to 21. In addition to the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to these variation pattern numbers, “1 second”, “2 seconds”, “3 seconds”, “4 seconds”, “5 seconds”, “6 seconds”, “7 seconds”, and “8 seconds” are set, and a plurality of types of process data 891 indicating display modes until the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped are provided. . The plurality of types of process data 891 is the right decoration symbol stop waiting time of the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers of the variation pattern numbers 1, 6 to 10, 12 to 16, and 18 to 21. Consists of the same time as seconds. Specifically, a plurality of effect control execution data and a process timer set value indicating a display mode until the elapsed time after starting the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 reaches “9 seconds” are recorded.

  In addition, “4 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers 2, 4, 11, and 17, corresponding to these variation pattern numbers. In addition to the plural types of process data 891, “1 second”, “2 seconds”, and “3 seconds” are set as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time, and the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed. A plurality of types of process data 891 showing the above display modes are provided. The plurality of types of process data 891 have the same time as “4 seconds” that is the right decoration symbol stop waiting time of the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers of the variation pattern numbers 2, 4, 11, and 17. Composed. Specifically, a plurality of effect control execution data and a process timer set value indicating a display mode until the elapsed time after starting the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 reaches “4 seconds” are recorded.

  In addition, “2 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers 3 and 5, and a plurality of types of processes corresponding to these variation pattern numbers. Aside from the data 891, “1 second” is set as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time, and a plurality of types of process data 891 indicating display modes until the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed are provided. Yes. The plurality of types of process data 891 are configured with the same time as “2 seconds” which is the right decorative symbol stop waiting time of the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern numbers 3 and 5. Specifically, a plurality of effect control execution data and a process timer set value indicating the display mode until the elapsed time from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 to “2 seconds” are recorded.

  As described above, the plurality of types of process data 891 provided separately from the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number are used to display the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c after starting the variable display of the decorative symbol 651. After the stop display, the mode until the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number is recorded. In this example, the plurality of types of process data 891 provided separately from the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number correspond to the variation pattern number after the left decoration symbol 651a and the right decoration symbol 651c are stopped and displayed. A mode in which an effect (achievement effect, etc.) corresponding to the remaining time of the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the plural types of process data 891 is executed, or in a state where the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed. A mode of variably displaying the decorative design 651b is recorded.

  When the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines that it is the first big hit in step S973 of the mission end setting process (step S952) shown in FIG. 69, separately from the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number. Among a plurality of types of process data 891 provided, a plurality of types of re-variable process data 891 at the time of mission completion in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Process data 891 in which a plurality of effect control execution data and process timer set values until reaching the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process is selected. (Step S974a), presentation contents (mission) Setting the temporary stop symbols (Reach the non specific symbols presented stopped and displayed on the left decorative symbol 651a and a right decorative symbol 651c as Mission) (step S975a).

  In this example, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 starts the display of the decoration pattern 651 by referring to the re-variation process data 891 at the time of mission completion, and synchronizes with the end of the mission period to display the left decoration pattern 651a and the right decoration. After the symbol 651c is stopped and displayed so as to match the mission, the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c that are stopped and displayed are changed and displayed again, and set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the changing effect starting process. Before reaching the right decorative symbol stop waiting time, the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c that match the specific jackpot symbol determined in step S803 of the variation effect start process are stopped and displayed. As a result, the achievement of the mission and the lottery result by the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 can be matched to execute the variable display of the decorative symbol 651.

  If the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines that it is not the first big hit in step S973 of the mission end setting process (step S952) shown in FIG. A right decoration symbol stop waiting time that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period among the plurality of types of process data 891 provided separately from the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the pattern number and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Effect control execution data and process timer set value until reaching the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process among the plurality of types of process data 891 when the mission is completed Process data 891 recorded with a plurality of Select (step S977a).

  If the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 determines that neither the first big hit or the third big hit is found in step S971 of the mission end setting process (step S952) shown in FIG. Among a plurality of types of process data 891 provided separately from the types of process data 891, a plurality of types of processes in which a right decoration symbol stop waiting time is set that is substantially equal to the remaining time of the mission period and shorter than the remaining time of the mission period. Process data 891 in which a plurality of effect control execution data and process timer set values until reaching the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process among the data 891 is recorded. Select (step S977a).

  In the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 selected in steps S974a, S977a, and S981a, after the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed (re-variable process data in step S974a). When 891 is selected, the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process is displayed after the specific jackpot symbol determined in step S803 of the variable effect start process is stopped). It may be configured to execute an effect of notifying that the mission has been achieved (achievement effect) or an effect of notifying that the mission has not been achieved (failure effect) until the value reaches.

  In steps S974a, S977a, and S981a, the right decorative symbol stop waiting time closest to the remaining time of the mission period is set among the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. And process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set is selected. For example, when the remaining time of the mission period is “3.4 seconds”, the process data selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process among the process data 891 in which “3 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time. Process data 891 in which a plurality of presentation control execution data and process timer set values until reaching the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in 891 is selected. It should be noted that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start processing among the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. It is only necessary to select process data 891 in which a plurality of production control execution data and process timer set values are recorded. A plurality of effect control execution data and process timer set values until reaching the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the process are recorded, and the right of “1 second” to “8 seconds” is recorded. Select one of multiple types of process data 891 for which the decorative symbol stop waiting time is set It may be.

  If the remaining time of the mission period is “less than 1 second”, the process selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process from the process data 891 in which “1 second” is set as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time. You may make it select the process data 891 in which the production control execution data and process timer setting value until the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the data 891 is reached are recorded. In this case, the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time longer than the remaining time of the mission period is selected is selected. However, since the difference is less than one second, the right decorative symbol is selected after the mission period ends. It is difficult for the player to realize that 651c is stopped and displayed. In addition, when the remaining time of the mission period is “less than 1 second”, the mission period is completed without selecting process data 891 different from the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number. As such, the display of the effect display device 115 may be controlled in a manner when the mission effect is not executed. In other words, it is a case where the mission period display (time limit display, etc.) disappears and the effect of achieving the mission is executed, assuming that the mission period has ended when the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is started. However, the achievement effect may not be executed.

  In addition, when it is notified by the received fluctuation pattern command that neither the first big hit nor the third big hit is received, if the fluctuation pattern command notifying that the reach is not generated is received, step S981a is received. And the process data 891 is selected and changed to a symbol according to the mission presented as the stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 651a (a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol presented as the mission is set as a stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 651a), If it is the same symbol as the left decorative symbol 651a after the change as the stop symbol of the right decorative symbol 651c, the symbol is changed to a symbol different from the mission (the symbols other than the specific symbol and the non-specific symbol presented as the mission are stopped in the right decorative symbol 651c) Different from the modified left decorative pattern 651a. The right decorative symbol 651c determined in step SS813 variation presentation start process if the handle may be configured to set as the stop symbol. Thereby, when the left decorative symbol 651a is stopped and displayed, the expectation for achievement of the mission can be improved, and the stopped symbol of the right decorative symbol 651c can be noted.

  Next, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 sets the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process in the switching standby timer (step S979a), and turns on the effect end flag. At the same time, referring to the process data 891 selected in the mission end setting process, the process data switching flag indicating that the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed is turned on, and the process is ended (step S980a).

  Further, when the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 ends the mission effect setting process (step S807) in the variable effect start process, the process data selected in steps S974a, S977a, and S981a of the mission end setting process in the sub-integration side transmission ring buffer. A display command corresponding to the display control execution data recorded at the head of 891 is stored (step S808). Thereby, when the information output process (step S606) is executed, a display command is transmitted to the display control board 816 and the light emitting device control board 848, and the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is started. Then, the process selection flag is updated to [2] so that the process shifts to the fluctuating effect process (step S720), and the process ends.

  In the process of varying effect shown in FIG. 70, when the effect end flag is turned on (step S830), if the switch standby timer has timed out (step S831), whether or not the process data switch flag is turned on. (Step S831a), and if the process data switching flag is not on, the effect end flag and the effect execution flag are turned off (step S832).

  On the other hand, if the process data switching flag is on when the switching standby timer has timed out in step S831 (step S831a), the production end flag, the production execution flag, and the process data switching flag are turned off and the process being executed is performed. The data 891 is switched to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process (step S832a).

  As described above, the process data switching flag is a flag that indicates that the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed with reference to the process data selected in the mission end setting process (step S952). Further, the process data 891 selected in the mission end setting process includes effect control execution data and a process timer until the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process is reached. Only set values are recorded.

  That is, when the switching standby timer times out in step S831 and the process data switching flag is on, the effect control execution data and the process timer set value recorded at the end of the process data 891 selected in the mission end setting process are set. This is a state in which the control based on is executed. Therefore, if the control of the effect display device 115 or the like is continuously executed based on the process data 891 being executed, the medium decoration symbol 651b cannot be stopped and displayed. Therefore, when the switching standby timer times out in step S831 and the process data switching flag is turned on (step S831a), the process data 891 being executed is switched to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process. The elapsed time since the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 among the plurality of effect control execution data and the process timer set value recorded in the process data 891 after the switching (selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process) Effect control execution data and process timer set value according to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891), specifically, among the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process Performance when the right decorative pattern 651c is stopped By reading the control execution data and the process timer set value and controlling the effect display device 115 and the like, the middle decorative symbol 651b is stopped and displayed after the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped, and all the decorative symbols 651 are displayed. The control until the variable display is stopped is executed.

  Thereby, following the control of the effect display device 115 and the like based on the process data 891 selected in the mission end setting process (step S952), a plurality of effect controls recorded in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process. Of the execution data and the process timer set value, control based on the presentation control execution data and the process timer set value after the stop of the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c is started.

  As described above, in this example, the process data 891 that is referred to until the right decoration symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process is reached, and the process data 891 that is selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process is selected. The decorative pattern 651 is displayed once on the basis of the two process data 891 and the process data 891 that is referred to after reaching the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891. Since the process data 891 is switched before and after the decoration symbol 651c is stopped, unnatural display or voice output can be prevented when switching the process data 891, and the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  FIG. 71 is a timing chart showing an example of the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to the same variation pattern in the different example 1. FIG. 71A shows a decorative symbol executed when the remaining time of the mission period is shorter than the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the fluctuating effect start processing (step S710). FIG. 71 (B) is a timing chart showing an example of the fluctuation display of 651, and FIG. 71 (B) shows the fluctuation display of the decoration symbol 651 executed based on the same fluctuation pattern as FIG. 71 (A) when the mission effect is not executed. It is a timing diagram which shows an example.

  As described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 during the mission period (during execution of the mission effect), and the process selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. When it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the data 891 is longer than the remaining time of the mission period, a plurality of types of processes provided separately from the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number Among the data 891, process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set is selected, and the decorative display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed with reference to the process data 891.

  Specifically, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. 71B, and the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. If it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set to be longer than the remaining time of the mission period, as shown in FIG. 71 (A), what are the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number? Process data 891 in which a right decorative symbol stop waiting time (in this example, approximately the same time as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time) shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is selected from a plurality of types of process data 891 provided separately. The variation display of the decorative symbol 651 is started with reference to the process data 891.

  As shown in FIG. 71 (A), the mission effect shown in FIG. 71 (B) is displayed in the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the mission time is set. Is not performed (specifically, the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 is started more than the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process). The time until the right decorative symbol 651 is stopped and displayed is shortened, and the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are controlled to be stopped and displayed before the mission period ends. As a result, it is possible to determine that the effect of achieving the mission by executing the stop decoration display of the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c within the mission period has been executed, or that the effect of achieving the mission has not been executed. It is possible to avoid a sense of incongruity caused by notifying that the mission has been achieved despite the execution of the mission to achieve the mission after the passage (for example, executing the achievement effect).

  As shown in FIG. 71 (A), the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start processing is the elapsed time from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651. Is switched to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process, and the effect display device 115 and the like are controlled with reference to the process data 891 after the switch. Therefore, the time from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 to the stop display of the middle decorative symbol 651b is not shortened. Thereby, all the decorative symbols 651 are stopped and displayed in synchronization with the stop display of the first special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol indicator 84 and the second special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol indicator 86. be able to.

Further, in this example, after the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped and displayed in the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 to be executed with reference to the process data 891 in which the right decoration symbol stop waiting time shorter than the mission time is set, the variation effect start processing is performed. Mission end effects such as an achievement effect for notifying that the mission has been achieved and a failure effect for notifying that the mission has not been achieved are executed before switching to the process data 891 selected in step S805. As a result, the right decorative design 651c is stopped and displayed in a shorter manner than normal (variable display of the decorative design 651 executed with reference to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start processing), whereby the right decorative design 651c is stopped. Even if the period from the stop display of 651c to the stop display of the middle decorative symbol 651b is extended, the player can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable. That is, by executing the mission end effect, it is possible not to pay attention to the stop display timing of the middle decorative symbol 651b, so that the period of time until the middle decorative symbol 651b is stopped and displayed is uncomfortable. Don't give.
[Example 2]
Next, another example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 72 and 73. In addition, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted and only the structure different from the said 1st Embodiment and the another example 1 is demonstrated.

  In this example, when the remaining time of the mission period is shorter than the right stop symbol stop waiting time set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start process (step S710), Performs different special effects to make it difficult to visually recognize the variation display of the decoration symbol 651 (eg, hiding the variation symbol display of the decoration symbol 651 using a special display), and then stops and displays the left decoration symbol 651a and the right decoration symbol 651c. Let it appear in the state.

  The CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 is set in the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process when the change pattern command is received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 during the mission period (during execution of the mission effect). If it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time is longer than the remaining time of the mission period, the remaining time of the mission period among a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command instead of the process data 891 The process data 891 in which the shorter right decorative symbol stop waiting time is set is set in the process data 891 to be executed, and the decorative display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed with reference to the process data 891.

  Specifically, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. 72B, and the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. When it is determined that the right decorative symbol stop waiting time set in FIG. 7 is longer than the remaining time of the mission period, it corresponds to the variation pattern command received from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. Among the plurality of types of process data 891 to be selected, the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time (in this example, approximately the same time as the right decorative symbol stop waiting time) shorter than the mission time is selected and the process data 891 is selected. Referring to FIG. 5, the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed.

  The process data 891 stored in the ROM 812 of the peripheral control board 810 includes a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times (for example, a variation pattern) as a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to each variation pattern number. “1 second”, “2 seconds”, “3 seconds”, “4 seconds”, “5 seconds”, “6 seconds”, “7 seconds”, “8 seconds” as plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the number 1 And 9 types of process data 891) in which each right decorative symbol stop waiting time of 9 seconds is set, and the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is selected. Sometimes the right decorative symbol stop closest to the remaining time of the mission period among the process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set. Selecting process data 891 latency is set. For example, when the remaining time of the mission period is “3.4 seconds”, the process data 891 in which “3 seconds” is set as the right decoration symbol stop waiting time is selected.

  Also, in the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the changed process data 891 as shown in 72 (A), after the variable symbol display of the left / middle / right decorative symbol 651 is started, the decorative symbol is displayed. A special effect different from the variable display of 651 is executed to make it difficult to visually recognize the variable display of the decorative pattern 651. In this example, as shown in FIG. 73, after the variable display of the decoration symbol 651 is started (FIGS. 73A and 73B), “caption!” Is displayed blinking (repeating and disappearing in a short period of time). Display) to conceal the display of variation of the decorative pattern 651 (FIG. 73C), and then before the end of the mission period (in this example, almost simultaneously with the end of the mission period), the left decorative pattern 651a and the right decorative pattern 651c Is stopped and displayed (FIG. 73D).

  Accordingly, it is possible to determine that the effect for achieving the mission by stopping and displaying the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c within the mission period has been executed, or that the effect for achieving the mission has not been executed. It is possible to avoid a sense of incongruity caused by notifying that the mission has been achieved despite the execution of the mission to achieve the mission after the elapse of time (for example, executing the achievement effect). Further, it is possible to prevent the stop timing of the right decorative symbol 651c from being shortened unnaturally and giving the player a sense of discomfort. In addition, the effect display device 115 can be made to notice by flashing and displaying “caption !!” as a special effect.

  In the example shown in FIG. 72 and FIG. 73, after displaying the decorative pattern 651 to be variably displayed, a special effect is performed to make it difficult to visually recognize the decorative pattern 651 to be variably displayed. By recording presentation control execution data indicating a mode of variation display of the decorative symbol 651 at the head, display commands corresponding to the presentation control execution data recorded at the beginning of the process data 891 in step S808 of the fluctuation presentation start process are sub-integrated. Although it is configured to display a variation display form of the decorative symbol 651 on the effect display device 115 by storing it in the side transmission ring buffer, a special effect (specifically “caption !!”) is displayed at the top of the process data 891. Recording the effect control execution data indicating the mode of blinking display). In step S808, the display command corresponding to the production control execution data recorded at the head of the process data 891 is stored in the sub-integration side transmission ring buffer, thereby displaying the mode in which the decorative design 651 is variably displayed on the production display device 115. Alternatively, a special effect may be executed and the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c may be stopped and displayed.

Further, in this example, as in the first embodiment, the display of the effect display device 115 or the like is performed with reference to the process data 891 selected in FIGS. 62 and 63 instead of the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect start process. Although the control is executed, a plurality of types of processes with different right decoration symbol stop waiting time are provided in addition to the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number notified by the variation pattern command, as in the above-described example 1. By configuring so as to include the data 891, the same control as in the second example may be executed.
[Example 3]
In the said 1st Embodiment, example 1 and example 2, when the remaining time of a mission period is shorter than the time corresponded to the execution time of the production which achieves a mission (in this example, it corresponds to right decoration symbol stop waiting time) By shortening the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission, the execution time of the effect to achieve the presented mission (in this example, equivalent to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time) or an effect different from the presented mission An effect that achieves the mission presented within the mission period by accelerating the execution time of this item (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example) or an effect different from the presented mission (in this example, a display other than reach or a presented mission) ) And notify whether the mission was completed before the end of the mission period, The technical idea is to change the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission according to the remaining time of the mission period (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example), and is limited to the above example It is not a thing. 74 and 75 for another example 3 for delaying the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission according to the remaining time of the mission period (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example). I will explain. In addition, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted and only the structure different from the said 1st Embodiment, the different example 1, and the different example 2 is demonstrated. In addition, another example 3 described below may be executed in combination with the first embodiment, the first example, and the second example.

  In this example, the process data 891 stored in the ROM 812 of the peripheral control board 810 stores a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times as a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command. ing. Specifically, in the normal variation of the variation pattern number 1, normally, the right decorative symbol 651c is stopped and displayed after 9 seconds from the start of the variation display of the decorative symbol 651, and stored in the ROM 812 of the peripheral control board 810. The process data 891 includes a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number 1 as a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times between “9 seconds” and “11 seconds”. It is configured to include. In this example, a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number 1 is selected with a normal right decorative symbol stop waiting time “9 seconds” set (when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time is not extended). Process data 891 and two types of process data 891 selected when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time “10 seconds” and “11 seconds” are set to extend the right decorative symbol stop waiting time, It is comprised so that it may contain.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 74, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 during the mission period (during execution of the mission effect), and the change notified by the change pattern command. When it is determined that the time is longer than the remaining time of the mission period (the mission period ends by the end of the change display) and the remaining time of the mission period is longer than the right decoration symbol stop waiting time (step S951a) ) The right decorative symbol stop waiting time longer than the remaining time of the mission period is set among the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the received variation pattern command, and the right decorative symbol stop waiting time closest to the remaining time of the mission period is set. Select process data 891 for which time is set ( 63 step that Nikki put the mission end setting processing of S974, step S977, step S981). For example, when a variation pattern command specifying the variation pattern number 6 is received during the mission period, the remaining time of the mission period is “10.3 seconds”, which is shorter than the variation time “14 seconds” of the variation pattern number 6. If it is determined, the variation pattern in which the right decoration symbol stop waiting time of “9 seconds”, “10 seconds”, “11 seconds”, “12 seconds”, “13 seconds”, and “14 seconds” is set. From among a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to number 6, process data 891 in which a right decoration symbol stop waiting time of “10 seconds” is set is selected.

  When changing the execution timing of the effect to achieve the mission, the right decorative symbol stop waiting time longer than at least the normal right decorative symbol stop waiting time (for example, “9 seconds” in the case of the variation pattern number 6). Any process data 891 that is shorter than the remaining time of the mission period among the set process data 891 may be selected. For example, the variation pattern number 6 in which “9 seconds” is set as the normal right decoration symbol stop waiting time is selected. If the remaining time of the mission period is “12.7 seconds” when the variation pattern command of “10 seconds”, “11 seconds”, and “12 seconds” is received, You may comprise so that any one of the several types of process data 891 corresponding to the fluctuation pattern number 6 to which the stop waiting time was set may be selected.

  FIG. 75 is a timing chart showing an example of the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 corresponding to the same variation pattern in the third example. FIG. 75 (A) is a timing chart showing an example of a variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed when the remaining time of the mission period is shorter than the variation time specified by the received variation pattern command. ) Is a timing chart showing an example of a variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed based on the same variation pattern as that in FIG. 75A when the mission effect is not executed.

  As described above, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 during the mission period (during execution of the mission effect), and the change time specified by the change pattern command is received. When it is determined that the remaining time of the mission period is longer than the remaining time of the mission period, a right decoration symbol stop waiting time shorter than the remaining time of the mission period is set among the plural types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern number and the mission period The process data 891 in which the right decorative symbol stop waiting time closest to the remaining time is set is selected, and the decorative display of the decorative symbol 651 is executed with reference to the process data 891.

  Specifically, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 receives the change pattern command from the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 as shown in FIG. 75A, and the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the change effect start process. When the process data 891 different from is selected, the display of the variation of the decorative symbol 651 is started with reference to the selected process data 891.

  As shown in FIG. 75 (A), in the variation display of the decorative design 651 executed by referring to the process data 891 different from the process data 891 selected from the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variation effect start processing, When the mission effect shown in FIG. 75 (B) is not executed (specifically, the decorative symbol 651 is displayed in a changing manner by referring to the process data 891 selected in step S805 of the variable effect starting process). Control is performed to extend the time (right decoration symbol stop waiting time) from the start of the variable display until the right decoration symbol 651c is stopped to display and to stop the right decoration symbol 651c immediately before the mission period ends. . Thereby, it can be made to notice whether the production which achieves a mission is performed until just before the end of a mission period, and the fall of a game entertainment attraction can be suppressed. In addition, it is possible to guess that an advantageous state, for example, a big hit, will occur by stopping and displaying the right decorative symbol 651c after being delayed than usual, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the game entertainment interest.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 75A and 75B, process data 891 (variation effect) in which a normal right decorative symbol stop waiting time is set even when the right decorative symbol stop waiting time is extended. Time from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 to the stop display of the middle decorative symbol 651b as compared to the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 executed with reference to the process data 891) selected in step S805 of the start process Without extending or shortening, the medium decorative symbol 651b is stopped and displayed at the same timing. That is, by extending the time from the start of the variable display of the decorative pattern 651 to the stop display of the left decorative pattern 651c, the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission and the effect different from the effect to achieve the mission ( In this example, the execution time of the reach other than the display other than the reach and the presented mission is delayed. As described above, the process of setting the normal right decorative symbol stop waiting time without shortening or delaying the timing of stopping and displaying the middle decorative symbol 651b to be stopped and displayed last among the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651. By stopping and displaying the middle decorative symbol 651b at the same timing as the data 891, the first special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol indicator 84 and the second special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol indicator 86 are displayed. All the decorative symbols 651 can be stopped and displayed in synchronization with the stop display.

  In the third example, as in the first embodiment, the plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command are configured to include a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting times. Not limited to this, a plurality of types of process data 891 having different right decoration symbol stop waiting time are provided separately from a plurality of types of process data 891 corresponding to the variation pattern command, and the same control as in the above-described second example is executed. The execution time of the effect that achieves the mission and the execution time of the effect different from the effect that achieves the mission (for example, a reach other than the presented mission or a display other than reach) may be delayed.

  Further, in the above-described third example, when the variable display of the decorative symbol 651 is started, when the mission period ends during the execution of the variable display, the execution time of the effect that achieves the mission and the effect that does not achieve the mission is set as the mission period. In the above example, if the execution time of one or both of the production that achieves the mission and the production that does not achieve the mission is changed (delayed, shortened, etc.) It is not limited. For example, even if the mission period does not end during execution of the variation display when the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 is started, an effect that achieves the mission by executing a predetermined determination and an effect that does not achieve the mission You may comprise so that the execution time of one or both may be changed. In this case, the expectation for the jackpot can be improved by changing the execution time of the effect that achieves the mission and / or the effect that does not achieve the mission.

  Moreover, in the said example 3, although it comprised so that the decorative design 651 to reach as a mission might be notified, it notifies either of the above-mentioned multiple types of effect images (multiple types of characters), and the notified effect image ( It is possible to execute the present invention even if it is a big hit when a specific character) is displayed. In this case, in each of the variation displays of the decorative symbol 651 executed within the mission period, any one of the plurality of types of effect images is usually obtained when a predetermined presentation time after the start of the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol 651 is reached. Even if the presentation time is reached by displaying any one of a plurality of types of effect images with a delay from the presentation time in the variable display or the like for ending the mission period. The expectation for the big hit is improved by guessing that it is controlled in a state advantageous to the player who understands that no effect image is displayed, or the notified effect image (specific character) is not displayed After the discouragement, the joy can be doubled when the notified effect image (specific character) is displayed. It is possible to improve the flavor.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible. That is, in the above embodiment, the example of the mission that is a big hit (first big hit, third big hit) when reaching a predetermined symbol among the decorative symbols 651 of “1” to “9” as a mission, When a production image (specific character) that achieves the notified mission appears among a plurality of types of production images (characters, etc.) different from the decorative design 651 as a mission, a big hit (first big hit, third big hit) and It may be. In this case, the display of the effect image that achieves the mission notified on the condition that it becomes a big hit before the end of the mission period in the display area 650 of the effect display device 115 is displayed, and the mission notified on the condition that the big hit is not made It is also possible not to display control the effect image that achieves the mission that displays or controls the effect image different from the effect image that achieves the above and the effect image that achieves the non-notified mission.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the notification is made by the timer display using numbers as the remaining time (time limit) of the mission period. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is displayed in the display area 650 of the effect display device 115, for example. Change in display mode (color, shape, size, etc.) of controlled character, display mode of background information in display area 650 of effect display device 115 (color of background information, displayed area, type of background information, etc.) The change in the remaining time of the mission period may be discriminable by the change in the sound, the change in the sound output mode (speed, key, type, etc.) of the speakers 144 and 341, and the notification mode is not limited. Specifically, when the mission production starts, the bomb that ignites the fire conductor is displayed and controlled, and the length of the conductor is gradually shortened according to the time elapsed since the mission production started. Specifically, the end of the mission effect may be notified by controlling the display of the mode of exploding the bomb according to the timeout of the valid period timer. In this case, the length of the remaining time of the mission period can be determined by the length of the lead wire or the distance between the bomb and the fire attached to the lead wire.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine, but the gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a pachislot machine, a gaming machine that is a fusion of a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine, etc. The invention can be applied.

  Further, in the first embodiment, another example, another example 2 and another example 3, not only when the mission is achieved (when the first big hit or the third big hit is achieved) but also when the mission is not achieved (disagreement, first case) The time corresponding to the execution time of the production that achieves the mission according to the remaining time of the mission period (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example) also in the case of either big hit or small hit) , The reach of the presented mission, the design other than the reach, and the time to display one of the reach different from the presented mission) is changed, but if the mission is not achieved, the mission is completed at a low rate When changing the time corresponding to the execution time of the production to be performed (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example) and achieving the mission Is the execution time of the production that achieves the mission by changing the time corresponding to the execution time of the production that achieves the mission at a high rate (corresponding to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in this example) The mission may be achieved at a high rate when the time corresponding to the waiting time is changed. For example, when the mission is not achieved, if the remaining time of the mission period is shorter than the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission (corresponding to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in this example), the probability is 1/30 It is determined whether or not to change the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example), and the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission (in this example, the right decorative symbol) Change the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission only when it is determined to change the time corresponding to the stop waiting time (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example) Is equivalent to the execution time of the production that achieves the mission time (in this example, it corresponds to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time). The time corresponding to the execution time of the effect that achieves the mission (corresponding to the right decoration symbol stop waiting time in this example) may be changed whenever the time is shorter than the predetermined time. . As a result, the time corresponding to the execution time of the effect to achieve the mission (corresponding to the right decorative symbol stop waiting time in this example) is changed in the variation display of the decorative symbol 651 executed when the end time of the mission period is near. It can be noted whether or not, and the decline in the entertainment interest of the game can be suppressed.

  The claims that can be grasped from the above embodiment and technical ideas other than the claims are described below together with the effects thereof.

(Solution 1)
A plurality of winning ports (first starting port 600, second starting port 602, third starting port 604, general winning ports 614, 615) provided in the game area (game area 20) of the game board (game board 4); ,
A predetermined profit (prize ball) is given to the player based on the game ball entering the starting port (first starting port 600, second starting port 602, third starting port 604) among the plurality of winning ports. A winning determination means for determining whether or not to control to a profit granting state (a jackpot game) (a portion in which the CPU 711 of the main control board 710 executes steps S1308 to S1315 of the variation start process);
A plurality of types of symbol information (for example, a decorative symbol 651 composed of a plurality of types of symbols “1” to “9”) is variably displayed based on the determination result of the corresponding drop determination means, and a predetermined display result is derived and displayed. Display means (display area 650 of effect display device 115);
Display control means for controlling display of the display means in a manner corresponding to the determination result of the winning determination means (part in which effect control processing is executed by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 based on the variation pattern command received from the main control board 710 Step S603), and
A gaming machine that controls to the profit grant state after deriving and displaying a specific display result (a specific jackpot symbol, a non-specific jackpot symbol) on the display means when it is determined by the winning judgment means to control the profit grant state ( In pachinko machine 1)
The display control means includes
Command information notification determination means for determining whether or not to notify predetermined command information (presentation content (mission), for example, “Get 3 reach!”) (Whether or not the mission effect is started by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810) A part for determining whether or not; steps S943, S944),
Command information notification means for notifying the command information when the command information notification determination means determines to notify the command information (effect display based on the process data selected in step S950 of the mission effect by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810) Part for controlling display of the device 115),
After the command information notification means notifies the command information, the command that has been notified in response to the determination of the winning determination means within an effective time (for example, 3 minutes) in which a plurality of variable displays can be executed. Satisfaction effect satisfying information (the effect to achieve the notified mission, for example, the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c to be “3 reach” as an effect to achieve the mission for “develop 3 reach”) Stop display; left decorative symbol 651a and right decorative symbol 651c are stopped with symbol "3") and non-satisfying effect that does not satisfy the notified command information (for example, "not reach 3") The left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped so as to be different from “3 reach” as an effect to achieve the mission for “Dase”. The left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed with the same symbol other than “3”, or the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped with different symbols). Means (The CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 sets a stop symbol corresponding to the mission in steps S957 and S960 of the mission effect setting process and steps S975 and S978 of the mission end setting process, and the mission in step S813 of the variable effect start process) And a part for setting different stop symbols),
The sufficiency production execution means
When it is determined to control the profit granting state in any one of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time (in step S953 of the mission effect setting process or in step S971 of the mission end setting process, the first big hit Or, when it is determined that the third big hit is made), from the start of the variation of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the determination result until the specific display result is derived and displayed (the variation of the left / middle / right decoration symbol 651) In the variation display of any one of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, the fulfillment effect is executed (from the start of display until the last stop display of the middle decorative symbol 651b). If it is determined not to control the profit granting state (step S953 of the mission effect setting process or the step of the mission end setting process) If it is determined in step S971 that the first jackpot and the third jackpot will not be achieved), the non-specific display result (outlier symbol) different from the specific display result from the start of variation of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the determination result ) Is displayed (from the start of the variable display of the left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651 until the last stop of the middle decorative symbol 651b is displayed),
In the last variation display of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, an effect standby time until execution of the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect (for example, right decoration symbol stop waiting time; left / middle / right decoration) If the time from the start of the variable display of the pattern 651 to the time when both the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed exceeds the valid time (for example, step of mission effect setting processing) If it is determined in S951 that the effect period timer is shorter than the right decoration symbol stop waiting time), the effect waiting time is shortened so as to be within the effective time, and the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed. (For example, by shortening the stop display time of the left decorative design 651a and the right decorative design 651c, the left decorative design 651a and the right decorative design before the end of the mission period. Stop Show 651c) game machine, characterized in that.

According to the gaming machine described in the solution 1, when the predetermined instruction information is notified and it is determined that the profit granting state is controlled by any one of a plurality of variable displays within the effective time, the specific display result If it is determined that the profit granting state is not controlled by any one of the variable displays within the effective time while the fulfillment effect that satisfies the command information notified before the derivation display is performed is performed. In order to execute the unsatisfied effect that does not satisfy the command information notified before the specific display result is derived and displayed, the fulfillment effect that satisfies the notified command information is executed or the unsatisfied effect that does not satisfy the notified command information is executed By paying attention to what is done, it is possible to change the normal game executed by the display of variation of the symbol information, and to suppress a decrease in the game interest.
In addition, in the last variation display of multiple variation displays within the effective time, when the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed, the production standby time until the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect is executed exceeds the effective time. In such a case, the effect standby time is shortened so that it falls within the effective time, and the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed. In addition, it is possible to secure an opportunity to execute the unsatisfied effect, and to give more opportunities for the satisfied effect to be performed.
Explaining in detail, it is effective to execute the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect without shortening the effect waiting time when the effect waiting time until the fulfillment effect and the unsatisfied effect are executed exceeds the valid time. It is determined that the opportunity to execute the satisfaction effect has been lost due to the passage of time, and even if the satisfaction effect is executed after that, it is recognized that the profit is granted because the effective time has passed There is a risk that it will not be possible. In this way, when the effective time has passed without the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect being executed in the middle of the variable display, it is recognized that the opportunity to enter the profit grant state has been lost due to the passage of the effective time, May be reduced.
On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the present invention, since the effect standby time is shortened and the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed within the effective time, it is effective without the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect being executed during the variable display. It is possible to deter the passage of time and give more opportunities to perform fulfillment effects by the time the effective time elapses. Can be suppressed.
In addition, if it is determined to control to the profit granting state at the last variation display of the plurality of fluctuation displays within the valid time, the fulfillment effect is executed and the profit granting state is controlled before the expiration of the valid time. When the satisfaction effect is executed after the elapse of time, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling of executing the satisfaction effect and controlling the profit granting state even though the effective time has elapsed.

(Solution 2)
The fulfillment effect executing means executes the satisfaction effect and the unsatisfied effect substantially simultaneously with the end of the effective time when the effect standby time exceeds the effective time (for example, abbreviated as the end of the mission period). At the same time, the right decorative design 651c is stopped and displayed; FIG. 68).

  According to the gaming machine described in Solution 2, since the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction effect are executed substantially simultaneously with the end of the valid time, an advantageous state does not occur even when the non-satisfaction effect is executed. It is possible to cause the player to make a guess, and to prevent a decrease in gaming interest due to the fact that the fulfillment effect is not executed within the effective time. In other words, since the possibility that the end of the effective time and the execution of the unsatisfied effect coincide with each other is very low, it is recognized that some control has been executed when the unsatisfied effect is executed almost simultaneously with the end of the effective time. Furthermore, it is possible to guess that it is suggested that the control is performed in an advantageous state by executing the control, so that the disappointment feeling due to the fact that the satisfaction effect is not executed within the effective time. Can be reduced, and a decrease in the amusement interest can be suppressed.

(Solution 3)
The sufficiency production execution means
When the production standby time exceeds the valid time, standby time reduction determination means for determining whether or not to reduce the production standby time (for example, the production period timer is decorated with a right decoration in step S951 of the mission production setting process). A portion for determining whether the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are to be stopped and displayed before the end of the mission period by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 when it is determined to be shorter than the symbol stop waiting time)
The waiting time shortening determination means shortens the rendering waiting time so as to be within the effective time on the condition that it is determined to shorten the rendering standby time, and executes the satisfaction effect and the non-satisfaction rendering,
The waiting time shortening determination means, when the winning determination means determines to control to the profit grant state, the production standby time at a higher rate than when determining not to control to the profit grant state. It is determined to be shortened (when the first big hit and the third big hit are determined, the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed before the end of the mission period at a higher rate than when other determinations are made. (3) A gaming machine according to Solution 1 or Solution 2.

  According to the gaming machine described in the solution means 3, when the production standby time until the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction production are executed exceeds the valid time, the production standby time is shortened so that it is within the valid time. It is determined whether or not an effect and an unsatisfied effect are executed, and when it is determined that the effect standby time is to be shortened, the sufficiency effect and the unsatisfied effect are executed so as to be within the effective time. In this case, if it is determined that the profit granting state is controlled, the production standby time is shortened at a higher rate than the case where it is determined that the profit granting state is not controlled, and the fulfillment effect is executed within the effective time. Therefore, when the reduction in the effect standby time is executed, it is possible to improve the expectation for the execution of the satisfaction effect, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the game entertainment interest.

(Solution 4)
The display means controls display of the plurality of types of symbol information (left, middle, and right decorative symbols 651), and displays a plurality of display areas (displays of the effect display device 115) that derive and display the predetermined display results. A display area in which the left decorative symbol 651a is variably displayed in the area 650, a display region in which the middle decorative symbol 651b is variably displayed, and a display region in which the right decorative symbol 651c is variably displayed.
The display control means, as the command information to be notified to the command information notification means when the command information notification determination means determines to notify the command information, reaches a reach state (left decoration symbol 651a) among the plurality of display areas. And the right decorative design 651c are stopped and displayed in the same design, and the display region and the right decorative design 651c are displayed in a variable manner to form the left decorative design 651a. Reach symbol information determining means (for example, the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810 for determining the reach symbol information to be displayed in the variable display area) to be displayed in any one of the plurality of types of symbol information. Further comprising a part for determining
The fulfillment effect executed by the fulfillment effect executing means is “3 of as an effect for achieving the mission for the reach state (for example,“ 3 reach reach ”) based on the reach symbol information determined by the reach symbol information determining means. The left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed so as to be “reach”; the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed with the symbol “3”), and are executed by the satisfaction effect executing means. The unsatisfied effect is “3 reach” as an effect that does not achieve the mission for reach state (for example, “3 reach reach”) based on reach symbol information different from the reach symbol information determined by the reach symbol information determining means. The left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed so as not to become; a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed in the same symbol other than “3”) or the non-reach state (the state in which at least the left decorative symbol 651a and the right decorative symbol 651c are stopped and displayed in different symbols) is not displayed. A gaming machine according to any one of Solution 1 to Solution 3, wherein:

  According to the gaming machine described in the solution means 4, a plurality of types of symbol information is variably displayed in each of the plurality of display regions, and the reach symbol is displayed on the display region forming the reach state among the plurality of display regions as command information. Notify information. In addition, when it is determined that the profit granting state is controlled within the effective time, the reach state based on the notified reach symbol information is displayed, and when it is determined that the profit granting state is not controlled within the effective time, the notified reach is displayed. A reach state based on reach symbol information different from the symbol information or a non-reach state that does not reach the reach state is displayed. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not to control to the profit granting state before deriving and displaying the specific display result depending on whether or not the reach state based on the notified reach symbol information is displayed. It is possible to focus attention on the symbol information displayed in the display area to be formed.

(Solution 5)
The display control means may be any one of a plurality of types of effect image information (character) as the command information to be notified to the command information notification means when the command information notification determination means determines to notify the command information. Production image information determining means for determining (for example, a portion for determining a specific character by the CPU 811 of the peripheral control board 810),
The fulfillment effect executed by the satisfaction effect execution means displays the effect image information (specific character) determined by the effect image information determination means, and the non-satisfaction effect executed by the satisfaction effect execution means is The effect image information (character different from the specific character) different from the effect image information determined by the effect image information determination means is displayed. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the solution means 5, any one of a plurality of types of effect image information is notified as command information, and when it is determined that the profit granting state is controlled within the effective time, the notified effect image information is displayed. If it is determined that the benefit is not controlled within the effective time, effect image information different from the notified effect image information is displayed. Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not to control the profit granting state before deriving and displaying the specific display result depending on whether or not the notified effect image information is displayed, and the effect image displayed within the effective time It is possible to focus attention on information.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which obstruct | occluded the main body frame with respect to the outer frame of the pachinko machine which concerns on embodiment, and opened the door frame with respect to the main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows a pachinko machine from the upper right front. It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a top view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a main body frame. It is a side view of the main body frame before attaching components. It is a perspective view which shows the main body frame which attached components from upper right back. It is a rear view of a door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a door frame from the upper left front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a door frame from upper right back. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the door lens unit attached to the front side of a door frame from the upper left front. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pachinko machine which shows the relationship between the lens cover of a door lens unit, and the lens cover provided in a plate unit. It is a front view of a door frame at the time of removing the member irradiated to LED among the members which constitute a speaker cover and a decoration member. It is a front view of the dish unit provided in the front of a door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a dish unit from the upper left front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a dish unit from upper right back. It is a front view which shows the structure of the pachinko main part which assembled | attached the game board which has a game area | region, and the several unit with which the game board is mounted | worn. It is a front view which shows the pachinko principal part including the pattern of a decoration sheet. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the main part of a pachinko from the upper left front. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the main part of a pachinko from the upper right front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the main part of a pachinko from the upper right front. It is a front view of a center character. It is a perspective view which shows a center accessory from the upper right front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a center accessory from the upper right front. It is a perspective view which shows a main winning opening unit and a winning opening unit from the upper right front. It is a perspective view which shows a main prize mouth unit and a prize mouth unit from upper right back. It is a front view which shows a light-emitting device unit including the pattern of a decoration sheet. It is a perspective view which shows a light-emitting device unit from the upper right front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a light-emitting device unit from the upper right front. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a light-emitting device unit from upper right back. It is a front view of a reflecting member. It is a perspective view which shows a reflection member from the upper right front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a transparent lens member from the upper right front. It is a front view which shows a diffusion sheet. It is a front view which shows a decoration sheet. It is an end elevation which shows the end surface between AA in FIG. It is an expansion disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the right lamp periphery. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section between BB in FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a control configuration, mainly showing a configuration around a main substrate. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a control configuration, mainly showing a configuration around a peripheral substrate. It is a functional block diagram which shows roughly the functional structure of a main control board and a periphery control board. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the main system process which CPU mounted in the main control board of a main board | substrate performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process at the time of power failure generation | occurrence | production. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a special symbol and a special electric accessory control process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a start opening prize process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a fluctuation pattern setting process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a fluctuation pattern table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during a fluctuation | variation. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a jackpot game start process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a small hit game start process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a special electric accessory big hit control process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a special electric accessory small hit control process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of process data. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the sub main process which CPU mounted in a periphery control board performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of 16 ms regular process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a timer update process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of production control processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a variation production start process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a mission effect setting process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a mission end setting process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during a change production. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a fluctuation production end process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of an effect display apparatus. It is a timing diagram which shows an example of the change display of a decoration symbol. It is a mission end setting process in another example. This is processing during variation production in another example 1. 12 is a timing chart showing an example of a decorative symbol variation display in another example 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a timing diagram showing an example of a decorative symbol variation display in another example 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the display content of the effect display apparatus in the another example. It is a mission effect setting process in another example 3. 12 is a timing chart showing an example of a decorative symbol variation display in another example 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
20 gaming area 57 launching device 76 opening 80 light emitting device unit (light emitting device)
81 game area board (translucent game board)
115 effect display device (effect display means)
318 Handle unit (operation handle)
356 Reflective member opening (light emitting device opening)
380 Translucent base member (front translucent member, flat surface)
420 Decorative sheet (concealment member)
440 diffusion sheet (covering sheet set)
441-449 Diffusion sheet (covering sheet)
546 to 548 Small holes 566 to 568 Guide protrusion (protrusion)
614,615 General prize opening (winning area)
670a to 670i Discrimination symbol (symbol display part)

Claims (1)

A plurality of winning holes provided in the game area of the game board;
A winning determination means for determining whether or not to control to a profit granting state for giving a predetermined profit to a player based on a game ball entering a start opening among the plurality of winning holes;
Display means for deriving and displaying a predetermined display result by variably displaying a plurality of types of symbol information based on the determination result of the corresponding drop determination means;
Display control means for controlling display of the display means in a manner according to the determination result of the winning determination means,
In the gaming machine that controls the profit granting state after deriving and displaying a specific display result on the display means when it is determined by the winning determination means that the profit granting state is controlled.
The display control means includes
Command information notification determining means for determining whether or not to notify predetermined command information;
Command information notification means for notifying the command information when it is determined that the command information notification determination means notifies the command information;
After the command information notification means notifies the command information, the satisfaction of satisfying the notified command information is satisfied in response to the determination of the winning determination means within an effective time in which a plurality of variable displays can be executed. A fulfillment effect executing means for executing any one of the effect and the non-satisfaction effect that does not satisfy the notified command information,
The sufficiency production execution means
When it is determined that the profit grant state is controlled in any one of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, the specific display is started from the variation start of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the determination result. When the satisfaction effect is executed before the result is derived and displayed, on the other hand, if it is determined not to control the profit granting state in any one of the plurality of variable displays within the effective time, the determination result The non-satisfaction effect is executed from the start of fluctuation of the plurality of types of symbol information according to the time until the non-specific display result different from the specific display result is derived and displayed,
In the last variation display of the plurality of variation displays within the effective time, if the effect standby time until the fulfillment effect and the unsatisfied effect are executed exceeds the effective time, the effective time A game machine characterized by executing the fulfillment effect and the non-satisfaction effect by shortening the effect standby time so as to fit within the game.