JP2010029475A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which achieves novel game property by considering much about switching of a game state. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine, a game switch execution means determines whether a special game occurs, and with the occurrence of the special game as one condition, switches to a predetermined game state after the finish of the special game. In some mode, without regard to being in a specific game (time reduction) but with the occurrence of small winning as one condition, the time reduction state is switched after the finish of the small winning game to vary the state of a profit of a player. The game state is switched one after another with the small winning as a trigger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

  Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine, the lottery is performed in response to the ball entering the start opening provided on the game board, Depending on the result of the lottery, symbols are displayed in a variable manner. In other words, a plurality of symbols are displayed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially in the center of the game board while the symbols are varied (hereinafter, such a display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). This gaming machine is known to shift to a special game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped has a specific form. A special game is also called a jackpot, and a unit game involving the opening of a big prize opening provided on the game board is performed a plurality of times, and more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game (see, for example, Patent Document 1) ). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer.

Among the gaming machines, there is also a special game that is advantageous to the player, which is called a stochastic fluctuation game (hereinafter also referred to as “probability change”) or a variable time reduction game (hereinafter referred to as “short time”) after the special game ends. There is something to migrate. When a special game has occurred and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change is started after the special game ends. In the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. Also, after the special game is over, time saving is started and continued for a predetermined period. During the short time, the ease of entering the starting port is enhanced, and the variation time of the symbol is generally shortened. When the transition to such a specific game occurs, a new special game is generated relatively early, and the player's sense of expectation is further enhanced.
JP 2003-230714 A

  By the way, an increasing number of recent gaming machines have a so-called sudden probability change (hereinafter referred to as “surprise accuracy”) in which a probability change without a game is made without the knowledge of the player. Suddenness has a big impact on the player in the sense that it suddenly shifts to probability change without any special performance, but since the probability change itself is after the end of the special game, it is a big prize immediately before the transition The jackpot production is secured by opening the momentary several times. The inventors have arrived at the idea that the interest of the player can be further enhanced by enriching the variation of the switching of the game state triggered by the win.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of realizing a novel game performance by devising switching of the game state.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter. , A lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to win at the start winning opening, a display control means for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the lottery, and a predetermined position in the game area. Special game operating conditions that hold special game operating conditions as conditions for transitioning to special winning games that are opened when the winning lottery is a win and special games that open the special winning games for a predetermined time or longer Holding means, special game operating condition holding means for holding special game operating conditions as conditions for shifting to a special game in which a special winning opening that is less than a predetermined time is opened, and the winning / losing lottery makes a transition to a special game Results in Special game control means for executing a special game when a special game operation condition is established when the game is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode, and the result of the winning / failing lottery indicating a transition to a special game, and the symbol is a predetermined special hit mode A special game control means for executing a special game when a special game operation condition is satisfied when stopped by the game, and a specification for shifting the game state to a specific game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state when the special game ends Game execution means and game switching execution means for determining whether or not a special game has occurred and switching to a predetermined game state after completion of the special game, with the occurrence of the special game as one condition.

  Here, the “big prize opening” may be provided as a single big prize opening commonly used for opening in special games and opening in special games, or a big prize opening opened in special games And a special winning opening that is opened in a special game may be provided as a separate configuration. “Special game” is less profitable than ordinary special games in that the opening time of the special winning opening is short, but it is advantageous to the player in that the special winning opening is opened and there is a possibility of entering the game ball It becomes.

  According to this aspect, since the game state is switched after the end of the special game on the condition that the special game is generated, gameability different from that of the normal special game is created. As a result, the player's consciousness can be directed to whether or not it is a special hit, and a novel gameplay is realized.

  When it is determined that a special game has occurred, the game switching execution means determines whether or not to execute the specific game regardless of whether or not the specific game has been executed before the execution of the special game. When it is determined, the specific game execution means may execute the specific game.

  According to this aspect, the specific game can be executed by executing the special game without executing and ending the normal special game. That is, since there is a possibility that the execution opportunity of the specific game advantageous to the player is increased, it is possible to increase the player's expectation.

  In that case, the game switching execution means may determine whether or not to execute the specific game according to the type of the stop symbol in the special hit mode. That is, the occurrence of a special game does not necessarily lead to a specific game, but the player's expectation can be raised by changing whether or not a specific game can be executed depending on the type of stop symbol of the special hit mode.

  In addition, a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from variation start to stop in the variation display of symbols is determined are stored in a plurality of pattern tables assigned to a predetermined lottery value, and the pattern table is switched according to the gaming state. Pattern determining means for determining the variation pattern may be provided. Then, when the game switching execution means determines that a special game has occurred, the pattern determination means may select a specific pattern table with one selection condition being after execution of the special game.

  That is, by providing a specific pattern table that is not selected unless the special game is executed, it is possible to set a specific variation pattern that is displayed only after a special hit occurs. The specific variation pattern may be accompanied by an effect displayed on condition that a special game occurs. For example, it may be accompanied by a specific effect displayed over a period corresponding to a plurality of symbol variations after the end of the special game. In that case, the variation time of each symbol may be fixed.

  The game switching execution means may switch to a different gaming state after the end of the special game when the winning / raising lottery results in a transition to the special game in a predetermined gaming state. Switching may be performed to restore the gaming state that has been switched once due to the occurrence of a special game. If the game state is switched between a state relatively advantageous to the player (mode up) and a disadvantageous state (mode down), the player's sense of expectation can also be enhanced. In this way, the gaming state is switched every time a special game occurs, so that the interest of the player can be maintained high.

  Special game operating condition holding means holds special game operating conditions as a condition for shifting to a special game including a unit game involving opening of a big prize opening multiple times, and the special game operating condition holding means is large as a special game. The special game operation condition is maintained as a condition for shifting to the small hit game, which is a unit game with the opening of the winning opening, and the special game control means shows that the winning lottery indicates the shift to the small hit game, and the design is When the special game operating condition is established when stopped in a predetermined small hit mode, the small hit game is executed, and the game switching execution means determines whether or not a small hit game has occurred as a special game, and With the occurrence of a winning game as one condition, it may be switched to a predetermined gaming state after the end of the small winning game.

  In this aspect, a small hit game is adopted as a special game. Here, while “special games” include unit games that involve the opening of a grand prize opening multiple times, “small hit games” differ in that they are unit games, but there is a big prize between the unit games. The mouth may be opened once or a plurality of times. The game state may be shifted to a specific game after the end of the small hit game. Innovative gaming is realized by switching the gaming state triggered by the occurrence of a small jackpot that is distinguished from a so-called jackpot.

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

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the ball game machine which can implement | achieve novel game property can be provided by devising switching of a game state.

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

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

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

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that becomes an open state as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined big hit mode. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 66 is opened even when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

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

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

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

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable time reduction game (time reduction), which is one of the specific games, is started. In time saving, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (probability change), which is one of the specific games, is further started after the special game ends. In the probability change, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

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

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

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a small hit game control unit 121, The game execution means 122, the opening / closing control means 124, and the condition holding means 176 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The condition holding unit 176 includes a special game operation condition holding unit 178 and a small hit game operation condition holding unit 180. The special game operation condition holding means 178 holds a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a unit game involving opening of the special winning opening 66 a plurality of times. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped. The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds the small hit game operating condition as a condition for shifting to the small hit game, which is a unit game accompanied by the opening of the big winning opening 66. The small hitting operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the small hitting game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

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

The small hit game control means 121 is a lottery result indicating the transition to the small hit game by the winning / failing lottery means 112, and it is determined that the small hit operation condition is satisfied when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. Run a game. The small hit game is composed of one unit game. However, the big prize opening 66 is opened twice during one unit game. The opening time of the special winning opening 66 is less than a predetermined time (for example, 1.8 seconds) per opening. In this embodiment, it is set to 0.8 seconds.
Here, in the special game, in addition to the special game (hereinafter, also referred to as “15R jackpot” as appropriate) in which the unit game in which the big prize opening 66 is opened is repeated up to 15 times, for example, the minimum number of times is only 2 times. There is a special game that is repeated (hereinafter also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate). In this 2R jackpot, if the single winning game is finished by closing once when the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.8 seconds, the same operation mode in appearance as in the small hit game. Become. However, the small hit game is different from the 2R big hit constituted by two unit games in that it is constituted by one unit game.

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

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. In principle, the time reduction is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number (also referred to as “continuation number”), for example, 100 times. However, in this embodiment, as will be described later, the occurrence / non-occurrence of time reduction and the number of continuations thereof may be switched in response to occurrence of a small hit.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66. The opening / closing control means 124 expands the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 for a longer time than in the normal state in the short time state. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to greatly open the starting port 62. In the small hit game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 80 to open the large winning opening 66 for a predetermined short period (0.8 seconds in this embodiment).

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. In the effect pattern, a plurality of change patterns in which a change process from start to stop and a change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and a change process are defined, and a change display of the decorative pattern are displayed separately, and the degree of expectation to the jackpot A plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest height in advance are included.

  The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol. During the time reduction, the effect determining means 132 selects a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened.

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

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit and indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “111” and “222” are displayed. Is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. If the jackpot is accompanied by a transition to probability change after a special game, a number for probability change is selected. For example, when an odd symbol is set as a symbol for probability change, the decorative symbol is “555”, “777”, or the like. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the symbols. Further, in this embodiment, a symbol for small hits is set, and when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a small hit, indicating a shift to a small hit game, the decorative symbol is calculated from one number. “135” and “246” are selected. This symbol for small hits is related to the determination of the number of times of short-time continuation in the specific game switching process to be described later, the details of which will be described later. The effect determining unit 132 sends information on the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect by the notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol variation, and suggests in advance that the symbol variation is highly expected to stop in the big hit mode. For example, there are a normal notice effect in which only one character image is displayed on the screen, and a group notice effect in which a large number of characters are displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, and the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and a step-up notice effect that is set such that the higher the number of stages is, the higher the expectation for the big hit is included.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the lottery determination, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the notice lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the jackpot can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect display control unit 134 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the effect image according to the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery unit 112. The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern when the effect determining means 132 determines to display the notice effect. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

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

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating the winning probabilities for jackpots and jackpots. (A) shows the winning probability in the normal state, and (b) shows the winning probability at the time of probability change.
As shown in the figure, in this example, the winning probability for jackpot in the normal state is 1/300, the winning probability for jackpot is 9/300, and the probability of losing is 290/300. On the other hand, at the time of probability change, the winning probability of jackpot is 10/300, the winning probability of jackpot is 9/300, and the probability of losing is 281/300, which is higher than the normal state. ing.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a special game selection table that is referred to when a small hit is generated.
In this embodiment, the small hit game control means 121 causes the specific game execution means 122 to execute a specific game switching process for switching the short-time state when the small hit is generated. In the present embodiment, when the result of the lottery determination is a small hit, any one of the small hit symbols α, β, γ, σ, ε is stopped and displayed as the special symbol 192, and a single number is displayed as the decorative symbol 190. The symbol for small hits composed of columns is stopped and displayed. Note that “α, β, γ, σ, ε” used here is a notation for convenience, and these characters are not actually displayed as the special symbol 192. When the small hitting symbols α, β, and γ are stopped and displayed, the small winning symbols “135”, “357”, and “579” made up of odd numbers as decorative symbols 190 are stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when the small hitting symbols σ and ε are stopped and displayed, as the decorative symbols 190, the small hitting symbols “246” and “468” made up of even numbers are stopped and displayed. Then, a short time state and the number of continuations thereof are assigned to each small winning symbol. That is, when the small winning symbol α, β, γ is displayed, the time reduction is started after the end of the small hitting game, regardless of whether or not the time reduction state was previously set. When the small hit symbol α is displayed, the number of short durations is 10 times, when the small hit symbol β is displayed, the short duration number is 20 times, and when the small hit symbol γ is displayed, the short duration number of times is 30 times. On the other hand, when the small winning symbols σ and ε are displayed, the previous state is continued for the time-short state, or falls to return to the normal state. That is, when the small hit symbol σ is displayed, the previous state is continued. In other words, if the previous time is in the time-short state, the time is continued, and if it is not in the time-short state, the time is not shifted. On the other hand, when the small hit symbol ε is displayed, if it is earlier than the time-short state, it falls down and the time-shortage is completed, and the normal state is restored.

  For this reason, when a small hit occurs, if the small hit symbols α, β, γ consisting of odd symbols are stopped and displayed, the small hit symbol ε consisting of even symbols is displayed relatively to the player rather than stopped. An advantageous gaming state will be provided. However, since the state does not change when the small winning symbol σ composed of an even number of symbols is stopped and displayed, the player's profit state differs depending on whether or not it is already in the time-short state before that. That is, in this embodiment, the number of time reductions after the special game is set to 100, so if a small hit occurs during the time reduction, even if the small hit symbol is an odd number of symbols, It may be less than the rest. When a small hit occurs in a normal state where the time is not short, if the small hit symbol is an odd symbol, the player is in an advantageous state. In this way, in this embodiment, the player's profit state changes depending on the timing of occurrence of the small hit and the symbol of the small hit, so the player's sense of expectation is felt depending on whether or not the small hit occurs, and the interest is enhanced. be able to.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is performed when the game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or the like, or when the game ball has passed the operation port 68 (S10). If a normal game is being played (Y in S12), a normal game control process such as symbol variation is executed (S14), and a small hit game control process is executed (S15). If it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process is executed (S16). After the processing from S14 to S16, a prize ball payout according to various winnings in S10 is processed (S18). Note that the special game of S16 and the small hit game of S15 are not executed at the same time, and when one is executed, the other is avoided.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S38), the variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not been started (N in S38), S40 is skipped.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG.
First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol (S52).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display process of S40 in FIG.
When the symbol variation display has already been started, when the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S61), the symbol variation being displayed is stopped (S62). If it is during a specific game (short time) (Y in S63) and the result of the winning / failing lottery is not a big win (N in S64), the number of changes is incremented (S65), and the number of changes reaches the set number (S65). The specific game is ended (Y in S66) (S68). If the number of fluctuations has not reached the set number (N in S66), S68 is skipped. The “set number” here is 100 times, which is the number of short-time continuations after the special game, in principle. However, when the number is switched due to the occurrence of a small hit, the number of times becomes the set number. During a specific game (Y in S63), if a big win is obtained (Y in S64), the process shifts to a special game (S67), and the specific game is terminated (S68). When it is not in the specific game (N of S63), the processing from S64 to S68 is skipped. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached (N in S61), the processing of S62 and after is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S15 in FIG.
When the winning / losing lottery is a small win (Y in S91), a small win game, which is a unit game with the opening of the big winning opening 66, is executed. That is, if the small hit game has not yet been released (N in S92), the small hit game is started, and the open / close control means 124 opens the big winning opening 66 twice (S93). If the small hit game has been started (Y in S92), the process of S93 is skipped. When the small hit game ends, the above-described specific game switching process is executed (S96). That is, referring to the special game selection table shown in FIG. 5 based on the type of the small winning symbol, the presence / absence of transition to the short-time state is determined, and the number of short-time continuations in the case of transition is determined. Then, the time reduction state is switched according to the determined content. If the small hit game has not ended in S94 (N in S94), the process of S96 is skipped and the process is terminated. If a small hit has not occurred in S91 (N in S91), the process from S92 to S96 is skipped and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game is 15, that is, if the unit game has reached the final round (Y of S82) after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80, the effect display control means 134 ends the effect process of the special game ( In step S84, the special game control unit 120 ends the special game (S86), and starts execution of the specific game, that is, time reduction (S88). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, regardless of whether or not a specific game is in progress, a short-time state occurs after the end of the small hit game, with the occurrence of the small hit as one condition. Switched to change the player's profit status. In this way, more game states are created by switching from one short time state to another after a small hit, and the player gets a sense of urgency such as whether the short time state is advantageously maintained or falls. In this way, innovative gameplay that has never existed before is realized.

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

[Modification 1]
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a modified example of the special game selection table that is referred to when a small hit is generated.
In this modified example, when there is a specific small hit in a specific period (a special period after a small hit game) triggered by the occurrence of a small hit, the short-time state is switched. In the illustrated example, the determination is performed in a period of 10 symbol variations of the special symbol 192 triggered by the occurrence of the small hit A or B. Here, for the small hit A, the result of the success / failure lottery may be a small hit, and a specific small hit symbol (for example, the small hit symbol γ) may be stopped. In addition, the small hit B may be a result that the result of the lottery determination becomes a small hit and a specific small hit symbol (for example, the small hit symbol σ) is stopped.

  In the example shown in the figure, if a further small hit occurs in the period of 10 symbol variations after the small hit game due to the small hit A and is stopped and displayed with the small hit symbol α, whether or not it was in a short time state before that Regardless, the short time starts after the small hit game. In this case, the number of short time durations is set to 30. In addition, when a small hit by the small hit symbol β further occurs during the same period after the small hit game by the small hit A, a time reduction of 50 time reductions is started. On the other hand, if a small hit by the small hit symbol α further occurs in the period of 10 symbol changes after the small hit game by the small hit B, a time reduction of 50 time reductions is started. In addition, when a small hit by the small hit symbol β further occurs during the same period after the small hit game by the small hit B, a time reduction of 100 time reductions is started. In this way, by changing the gaming state according to the type and timing of the small hits, a novel gaming property that is not found in the past can be created.

[Modification 2]
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a further modification of the special game selection table that is referred to when a small hit is generated. As will be described later, the table shown in FIG. 7B is used according to the result of using the table shown in FIG.

  In this modified example, when there is a specific small hit in a specific period triggered by the occurrence of a small hit, the transition probability to the short time is switched. That is, in this modified example, a plurality of types of time-slot lottery tables having different transition probabilities to time reductions are provided, and the time-short table used for the lottery is switched depending on the types of small hits generated during the specific period. In this modified example, the number of time reduction durations is set to 50, but other set times may be used. Alternatively, the set number of times may be changed by lottery.

  In the illustrated example, the determination is performed in a period of 10 symbol variations, which is a first specific period triggered by occurrence of a small hit X or Y. Here, with regard to the small hit X, the result of the success / failure lottery may be a small hit, and a specific small hit symbol (for example, the small hit symbol β) may be stopped. Further, the small hit Y may be a result that the result of the lottery determination becomes a small hit and a specific small hit symbol (for example, the small hit symbol α) is stopped.

  As shown in the figure (a), if a small hit by the small hit symbol α occurs further in the first specific period after the small hit game by the small hit X, regardless of whether or not it was in a short time state before that, The time is shifted with a probability of 10%. Further, when a small hit by the small hit symbol β occurs during the same period after the small hit game by the small hit X, the time is shifted with a probability of 50%. On the other hand, if a small hit by the small hitting symbol α further occurs in the first specific period after the small hitting game by the small hit Y, it is shifted to a shorter time with a probability of 50%. If a small hit by the small hit symbol β further occurs during the same period after the small hit game by the small hit Y, the time is shifted with a probability of 30%.

  Further, the table shown in FIG. 5B is used when the time table cannot be shifted as a result of using the table shown in FIG. That is, when the time cannot be shifted to the short time in the first specific period, the same determination is performed in a state where the transition probability to the short time is switched in the subsequent second specific period of 10 symbol variations. In the illustrated example, when a small hit by the small hit symbol γ further occurs in the second specific period after the first specific period by the small hit X, the time is shifted with a probability of 50%. In addition, when a small hit by the small hit symbol σ occurs during the same period, the time is shifted with a high probability of 80%. On the other hand, when a small hit by the small hit symbol γ occurs in the second specific period after the first specific period by the small hit Y, the time is shifted with a low probability of 10%. Further, when a small hit by the small hit symbol σ occurs during the same period, the time is shifted with a probability of 50%. By providing the second specific period, the portion surrounded by the bold frame in the figure becomes a mode up in which the probability of transition to the time reduction becomes high, and conversely, the portion not surrounded by the thick frame is reduced in time reduction. The mode is down so that the probability of transition to is low. In this way, by providing the specific period continuously and changing the gaming state according to the type and timing of the small hits, further novel gaming properties are created.

[Other variations]
In the said Example, the example which switches a time-short state in response to the occurrence of small hits was shown. In a modification, you may make it switch game states other than time saving. For example, the pattern storage unit 130 holds a special variation pattern selected as one of the conditions that the game is after a small hit game, and the effect determination unit 132 refers to a specific pattern table when the small hit occurs. The special variation pattern may be selectable. The special variation pattern may be accompanied by a specific effect displayed over a predetermined period after the end of the small hit game, for example, a period corresponding to a plurality of variations of the special symbol 192. In that case, the symbol variation time may be fixed in the special variation pattern. As a result, it is possible to display an effect that is not substantially affected by the winning lottery value.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the special game selection table is referred to upon occurrence of a small hit and the time is switched to the short-time state corresponding to the small hit symbol and the number of continuous times is shown. In the modified example, not only the small winning symbol but also the short time state and the number of continuations thereof may be switched depending on, for example, whether or not the probability variation state. Furthermore, not only the small winning symbol but also the short time state and the number of continuations thereof may be switched depending on whether or not the time is short. The number of gaming states to be determined can be increased by a combination of the presence / absence of a small hit, the presence / absence of a short-time state, and the presence / absence of a probability variation state, thereby increasing variations in condition setting. Thereby, the variation of the gaming state to be switched next can be increased, and the production can be enriched. Or you may make it switch the presence or absence of a time-short state only for every occurrence of small hits.

  In the said Example, the example which switches a gaming state triggered by generation | occurrence | production of a small hit was shown. In the modified example, the gaming state may be switched with a special hit other than the small hit. For example, the short time state may be switched when a special game with a small number of unit games such as 2R jackpot is generated.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine has been shown, but the present invention can also be applied to other types of gaming machines having the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine. For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-function machine in which a plurality of first type pachinko gaming machines are mixed. In addition, a complex that provides a game corresponding to a special game in the first type pachinko gaming machine as the first special game, and a game corresponding to a special game in the second type pachinko game machine as the second special game. It can also be applied to the machine.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which illustrates typically the winning probability of jackpot and jackpot. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of a structure of the special game selection table referred by occurrence of a small hit. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display process of S40 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S15 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a schematic diagram showing the modification of the special game selection table referred with the occurrence of a small hit. It is a schematic diagram showing the further modification of the special game selection table referred with the occurrence of a small hit.

Explanation of symbols

  1 Pachinko game machine, 50 game board, 52 game area, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 effect display device, 61 special symbol display device, 62 start port, 66 big winning port, 68 operation port, 72 general winning port, 100 game Control device, 102 main board, 104 sub board, 112 pass / fail lottery means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 121 small hit game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 124 opening / closing control means, 130 pattern storage means 132 effect determination means, 134 effect display control means, 178 special game operation condition holding means, 180 small hit game operation condition holding means, 190 decoration symbol, 192 special symbol.

Claims (6)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
Lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not the ball is entered into the starting winning opening;
Display control means for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery;
A special winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and is opened when the success / failure lottery is won,
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game in which the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time or more;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game in which the special winning opening that is less than the predetermined time is opened;
A special game control means for executing the special game on the assumption that the special game operation condition is established when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined jackpot;
A special game control means for executing the special game when the special game operation condition is satisfied when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined special hit state;
Specific game execution means for causing the game state to shift to a specific game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state when the special game ends,
A game switching execution means for determining whether or not the special game has occurred and switching to a predetermined gaming state after the end of the special game, with the occurrence of the special game as one condition;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:   If it is determined that the special game has occurred, the game switching execution means determines whether or not to execute the specific game regardless of whether or not the specific game has been executed before the execution of the special game. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined to be executed, the specific game executing means is caused to execute the specific game.   The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game switching execution means determines whether or not to execute the specific game according to the type of stop symbol of the special hit mode. A plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from the variation start to the stop in the variation display of the symbols is defined is stored in a plurality of pattern tables assigned to a predetermined lottery value, and the pattern tables are switched according to the gaming state. A pattern determining means for determining a pattern;
When it is determined that the special game has occurred, the game switching execution unit causes the pattern determination unit to select a specific pattern table with one selection condition being after the execution of the special game. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The game switching execution means switches to a different gaming state after the end of the special game when the success / failure lottery results in the transition to the special game in the predetermined gaming state. The ball game machine according to any one of 1 to 4. The special game operation condition holding means holds the special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the special winning opening,
The special game operation condition holding means holds the special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a small hit game that is a unit game with the opening of the big prize opening as the special game,
The special game control means determines that the special game operating condition is satisfied when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the winning lottery results in the transition to the small hit game. Run
The game switching execution means determines whether or not the small hit game has occurred as the special game, and assumes the occurrence of the small hit game as one condition, and enters the predetermined game state after the small hit game ends. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ball game machine is switched.

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