JP2010063711A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase expectations in a player by informing the player of an effect that a dummy continuous advance notice is highly reliable with respect to the generation of jackpot in an early stage. <P>SOLUTION: An image control substrate 54 allows a series of decorative patterns to include blank decorative patterns 53, which are not related to jackpot, in addition to normal decorative patterns 52 related to jackpot, and then, variably displays the series of decorative patterns by circulation, which include the normal decorative patterns 52 and the blank decorative patterns 53. The image control substrate 54 stops and displays the three continuous blank patterns 53A, where the number is the same as that of the three decorative patterns to be stopped and displayed, on a decorative pattern display line 51L by excluding a decorative pattern display line 51C, where variable displaying is finally stopped, among the three decorative pattern display lines 51L, 51C, and 51R. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine that performs so-called pseudo continuous variation display (hereinafter referred to as pseudo continuous display) on an image display.

  A digipachi type pachinko gaming machine generally includes a game control board, an image control board, a special symbol display, and an image display.

  The game control board includes a random number acquisition unit that acquires a random number in response to a winning of a game ball at the start opening, a jackpot determination unit that performs a jackpot determination based on the acquired random number, and an image display based on the acquired random number. The variation pattern selection means for selecting the variation pattern to be variably displayed (depending on the model, there are more than 100 types of variation patterns) and the special symbol display start the variation display of the special symbol. Special symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the jackpot determination in the special symbol display after the time corresponding to the fluctuation time has elapsed, and command output means for outputting a command to the image control board; It is comprised.

  Further, the image control board displays a plurality of decorative symbol display lines on the image display, and circulates and displays a series of decorative symbols in each decorative symbol display line. For example, as shown in FIG. Three lines of decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R including a left column, a middle column, and a right column are displayed on the display, and “1” to “9” are displayed on the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R of each column. And a variable display means for displaying a variable number of decorative symbols in a circulating manner and a variable display of a plurality of decorative symbol display lines are stopped in a predetermined order and a predetermined number of decorative symbols are stopped and displayed on each decorative symbol display line. For example, the variable display of the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R including the left column, the middle column, and the right column in FIG. 11 is first stopped, and the variable display of the decorative symbol display line 51L of the left column is stopped first. Next right column Display of the decorative symbol display line 51R is stopped, and finally, the variable symbol display of the middle row decorative symbol display line 51C is stopped, and the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R of each column are arranged in the vertical direction. It has stop display means for stopping and displaying three decorative symbols (upper decorative symbol, middle decorative symbol, and lower decorative symbol).

  Furthermore, as this type of pachinko gaming machine, there is known a pachinko gaming machine that performs so-called pseudo continuous display on an image display (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Pachinko machines that perform pseudo-continuous display are prepared specially when a variation pattern including pseudo-reams is prepared in advance in a plurality of types of variation patterns, and a variation pattern including pseudo-reams is selected on the game control board. In synchronization with the period from the start to the end of the one-time fluctuation display on the symbol display, the image display starts the fluctuation display of the decorative symbol and temporarily stops the fluctuation display (for example, as shown in FIG. From the state in which the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R in the column, middle row, and right column display the decorative symbols in a variable manner (the state shown in FIG. 11A), the decorative symbol display line 51L in the left column is first displayed. The variable display is temporarily stopped (the state shown in FIG. 11B), and then the variable display on the decorative symbol display line 51R in the right column is temporarily stopped (the state shown in FIG. 11C). Finally, the middle row decorative symbol is displayed. Variation in display line 51C Display temporarily stops (state shown in FIG. 11 (d))), again, the variably displayed display variably displays the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R (state shown in FIG. 11 (e)), and stops the variably displayed display. Fluctuation stop (Figs. 11 (f), (g) and (h) states. If the quasi-continuous operation is once, the temporary stop is not a temporary stop. Are stopped, and further, a change display is performed again, and then the change is stopped). In other words, when the command input from the game control board includes a command indicating that the selected fluctuation pattern is a fluctuation pattern including one or more pseudo fluctuations, the image control board displays a plurality of decorative symbols. A pseudo-continuous display control means for starting the decorative display of the decorative symbol in the line, performing at least one temporary display of the variable symbol and performing at least one re-variable display of the decorative symbol, and then stopping and displaying the decorative symbol; Have When temporarily stopping, the reach (for example, the left, middle, right three decorative symbol display lines, and the three decorative symbols in each column are variably stopped, and the upper line, middle line, When the lower line, the diagonally rising right line, and the diagonally descending right line are each a big hit line, the upper decorative symbol that has stopped changing to the decorative symbol display line in the left column or the upper decorative symbol that has stopped changing to the decorative symbol display line in the right column or To be in a state of being aligned with the lower decorative pattern, or to be in a state of being aligned with the middle decorative symbol that has been suspended in the decorative symbol display line in the right column, Or, the lower decorative pattern whose fluctuation has been stopped in the decorative symbol display line in the left column is aligned with the upper decorative symbol or the lower decorative symbol whose fluctuation has been stopped in the decorative symbol display line in the right column). Ke eyes (a state in which not aligned symbols in all the five jackpots line.) Variation is stopped at. Note that the number of game balls for which a special symbol variation display has not yet started for the jackpot random number acquired in response to the winning at the start opening is stored as a reserved ball, and is displayed as a reserved ball number by a special symbol hold lamp or the like. When the special symbol display ends the fluctuation display for one time, the number of reserved balls is reduced by “1”. However, in the case of a pseudo-ream, the number of reserved balls is not reduced.
JP 2008-188293 A

  Normally, the pseudo-continuous display as described above is used as an effect that makes the player feel the occurrence of a jackpot, and is set so that the reliability of the jackpot occurrence increases as the number of pseudo-runs increases.

  However, in conventional pachinko machines, a normal decorative pattern that is involved in jackpots and a blank decorative pattern that is not involved in jackpots are prepared in advance, and a series of normal decorative patterns and blank decorative patterns are arranged alternately. There are known pachinko machines of the type that are designed to form a decorative pattern, but even with such a pachinko machine, a plurality of pachinko machines that are stopped and displayed on the decorative pattern display line of the column where the fluctuation first stopped are displayed. A decorative design always includes a normal decorative design. For this reason, the player cannot determine whether or not there is a possibility that a pseudo-ream will occur only by visually recognizing the decorative symbol that is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display line of the column that has stopped variably. After that, the decorative display line of the next line to stop changing is stopped, and it is recognized that no reach has occurred.Furthermore, after the decorative display line that stops changing last stops changing display, By confirming that the number of reserved balls does not decrease (in the case of normal fluctuations that are not pseudo-reams, the number of retained balls decreases by “1” after the change is stopped), it becomes possible to recognize that they are pseudo-reams for the first time.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above points, and can promptly notify the player that it is a pseudo-ream that has a high degree of reliability with respect to the occurrence of jackpots, and can increase the player's sense of expectation. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine.

  The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention includes a game control board, an image control board, a special symbol display, and an image display, and the game control board obtains a random number when a game ball is won at the start opening. An acquisition unit; a jackpot determination unit that determines a jackpot based on the acquired random number; a variation pattern selection unit that selects a variation pattern to be displayed in a variable manner on the image display unit based on the acquired random number; After the time corresponding to the variation time of the selected variation pattern has elapsed, the special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the jackpot determination is stopped on the special symbol display. Special symbol display control means for displaying, and command output means for outputting a command to the image control board, the image control board being connected to the image display A plurality of decorative symbol display lines, and a variable display means for displaying a variable number of decorative symbols in a plurality of decorative symbol display lines in a predetermined order. Stop display means for stopping and displaying a predetermined number of decorative symbols on each decorative symbol display line, and the selected variation pattern includes one or more pseudo variations in the command output from the game control board When a command indicating that the pattern is a variation pattern is included, the variation display of the decoration symbol is started on the plurality of decoration symbol display lines, and at least one variation display is temporarily stopped and at least one decoration symbol is displayed again. In a pachinko gaming machine having pseudo continuous display control means for stopping and displaying decorative symbols after performing variable display, the variable display means includes In addition to the normal decorative pattern related to the jackpot, the decorative pattern of the blank includes a blank decorative pattern not related to the jackpot, and a series of decorative patterns composed of the normal decorative pattern and the blank decorative pattern are circulated and displayed in a variable manner. In addition, the pseudo continuous display control means is configured to stop the display of the predetermined number of decorations in a decorative symbol display line excluding a decorative symbol display line in which the variable display stops last among a plurality of decorative symbol display lines. It is characterized in that the same number of consecutive blank decorative symbols as the symbols are stopped and displayed.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, in a pachinko gaming machine in which a predetermined number of decorative symbols are stopped and displayed on one decorative symbol display line, blank decorative symbols that are not involved in jackpots are prepared in advance, and pseudo continuous display is performed. At this time, since the same number of continuous blank decorative symbols as the predetermined number are continuously displayed on the decorative symbol display lines except the decorative symbol display line where the variable display stops, the continuous blank decorative symbols are stopped. When displayed, the player can recognize at a glance that there is a possibility that a pseudo-ream will not occur without a reach, and the expectation for the occurrence of a pseudo-reliable with a high reliability of jackpot increases. In particular, when the pseudo variation is continued a plurality of times, in the second and subsequent pseudo variations, the continuous blank decoration symbol is stopped and displayed, thereby increasing the reliability with respect to the occurrence of the pseudo ream.

  Here, when the continuous blank decorative symbol is displayed in a decorative symbol display line where the variable display stops first, the blank decorative symbol continues in the decorative symbol display line where the variable display stops after the second. Compared with the case where the display is stopped, an expectation for the occurrence of the pseudo-ream is obtained earlier.

  The arrangement of the continuous blank decorative symbols may be fixed in advance in the series of decorative symbols, or is generated by changing the normal decorative symbols into blank decorative symbols during the decorative symbol variation display. You may do it.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 shows contents of timer interrupt processing executed by the game control board. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start port SW process, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special symbol process, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot determination process, and FIG. 7 is a variation pattern selection. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the contents of processing executed by the image control board, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a series of decorative symbols according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a plurality of decorative symbol displays. Line display transition diagrams are shown respectively.

  In FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine includes a game board 1, and the game board 1 includes a game area 3 in which a game ball launched by a player operating a handle 2 falls while rolling.

  A center decoration member 4 is disposed at the center of the game area 3, and a display screen 5 a of the image display 5 is disposed inside the center decoration member 4. On the display screen 5a, a known demo display, a decorative symbol variation display based on a winning of a game ball at the start port 6, a jackpot effect, and the like are performed. These effect displays are controlled by an image control board 54 described later. The

  An example of the decorative symbol variation display will be described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10. The display screen 5a is provided with a decorative symbol variation display region 51 as shown in FIG. The decorative pattern display lines 51L, 51C, and 51R are arranged in the middle row and the right column. Each decorative design display line 51L, 51C, and 51R is configured to display three decorative symbols in the vertical direction. . As shown in FIG. 9, the decorative pattern is composed of a normal decorative pattern 52 composed of numerical symbols “0” to “9” involved in jackpots and a blank decorative pattern 53 composed of star marks not involved in jackpots. 0, star mark, “1”, star mark, “2”, star mark, “3”, star mark, “4”, star mark, “5”, star mark, “6”, star mark, “7” ”, Star mark,“ 8 ”, star mark,“ 9 ”, star mark, star mark, a series of decorative symbols arranged in the order of the star mark, and this series of decorative symbols is displayed for each decorative symbol display The lines 51L, 51C, and 51R are cyclically displayed in the forward or reverse direction. Here, in the three consecutive blank decorative symbols (hereinafter also referred to as triple blank symbols) 53A, the number of decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R is “3”. It is set corresponding to. When the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R are displayed in a variable manner, the decorative symbol display line 51L in the left column first stops the variable display, and then the decorative symbol display line 51R in the right column changes. The display is stopped, and finally, the decorative design display line 51C in the middle row is controlled by the image control board 54 so as to stop the variable display.

  Starting ports 6 and 7 are disposed below the left and right central portions of the center decorative member 4. A game ball that rolls and falls in the game area 3 can win a prize at the start port 6. The start port 7 is configured by an electric tulip that can be opened and closed, and a game ball can be awarded to the start port 7 only when the start port 7 is opened. When a game ball wins at the start openings 6 and 7, various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers are acquired as will be described later, and when the jackpot random number corresponds to a predetermined jackpot random number value, there is a jackpot that becomes a special gaming state advantageous to the player. appear.

  A big winning opening (attacker) 8 is arranged below the starting openings 6 and 7. The big winning opening 8 is opened for a predetermined number of rounds when a big win occurs, and allows the winning of game balls.

  In addition, the game area 3 is provided with a normal winning port 9, a gate 10, an out port 11, and the like.

  Outside the game area 3, a special symbol display 12 for variably displaying a special symbol in synchronism with a variation display of a decorative symbol by the image display 5 in response to winning at the start ports 6, 7, the start ports 6, 7 Special symbol hold lamp 13 that displays the number of game balls that have been awarded to a maximum of four game balls, normal symbol display 14 that displays normal symbols variably when the game ball has passed through gate 10, and gate 10 A normal symbol holding lamp 15 or the like for displaying a maximum number of reserved game balls up to four is provided.

  Next, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the electric system has a game control board (main control board) 50 as a central part, and a sub-board 51 and a payout control board 52 are connected to the game control board 50. The sub board (sub control board) 51 includes an effect control board 53, an image control board 54, and a lamp control board 55. The effect control board 53 is connected to the game control board 50, and the image control board 54 and the lamp control board 55 are Each is connected to the production control board 53. The game control board 50, the payout control board 52, the effect control board 53, the image control board 54, and the lamp control board 55 each include a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and the effect control board 53 further includes an RTC (real time clock).

  On the game control board 50, a start port SW (switch) 21 for detecting a winning of a game ball to the start ports 6 and 7, an electric chew solenoid 22 for opening the start port 7, and a game ball passing through the gate 10 are detected. A gate switch (SW) 23 for performing a game, winning a winning ball SW (switch) 24 for detecting a game ball won in the grand prize opening 8, a big prize opening solenoid 25 for driving the big prize opening 8 to open when a big hit occurs, and a normal prize opening 9 A normal winning opening switch (SW) 26 for detecting a winning of a game ball to the, a special symbol display 12, a special symbol hold lamp 13, a normal symbol display 14, and a normal symbol hold lamp 15 are connected.

  An effect button 27 that can be operated by a player is connected to the effect control board 53.

  The image display board 5 and the speaker 28 are connected to the image control board 54.

  A frame lamp 29, a panel lamp 30 and a movable accessory 31 are connected to the lamp control board 55.

  The payout control board 52 is connected to a payout drive motor 32 which is a drive source of a prize ball payout device for paying out prize balls.

  Next, a timer interrupt process executed by the game control board 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 shows only main processes among the timer interrupt processes, and the timer interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle, for example, at an interval of 4 msec.

  The timer interrupt process includes a random number update process (step S1), a start port SW process (step S2), a special symbol process (step S3), and an output process (step S4) as main elements.

(1) Random number update process (step S1)
The random number update process includes updating a predetermined random number such as a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, or a variation pattern random number.

(2) Start port SW (switch) processing (step S2, Fig. 4)
The contents of the start port SW process are shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the game control board 50 determines whether or not a game ball has won the start ports 6 and 7 based on the output signal of the start port SW21 (step S11).

  If it is determined that the start port SW21 is not turned on, the start port SW process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the start port SW21 is turned on, the game ball that has been able to acquire a jackpot random number in response to winning at the start ports 6 and 7, and changes in the special symbol according to the acquired random number It is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls U indicating the number of game balls that have not yet been displayed is less than “4” (step S12). If U is less than “4”, U is set to “1”. And then updating (step S13), acquiring and storing the jackpot random number, jackpot symbol random number, and reach random number (step S14), and terminating the start port SW process.

  When the number of reserved balls U is “4”, the start port SW process is terminated.

(3) Special symbol processing (step S3, Fig. 5)
The contents of the special symbol process are shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, the game control board 50 determines whether or not the jackpot is being hit (step S21).

  If the game state is that no jackpot has occurred, it is next determined whether or not the special symbol display unit 12 is variably displaying the special symbol (step S22). Here, the special symbol is composed of, for example, a jackpot symbol composed of numbers “0” to “9” and a lost symbol composed of a symbol “−”, and among the jackpot symbols “0” to “9” , “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, “8” are set as the normal symbols that set the normal symbol, that is, the gaming state after the jackpot end to the normal gaming state with a low jackpot probability, “1” , “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” are set as probability variation symbols, that is, symbols for setting the gaming state after the jackpot end to a probability variation gaming state with a high jackpot probability.

    A. If it is not a big hit and the special symbol is not being displayed (steps S21 and S22), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls U is “1” or more (step S23).

  When the number of reserved balls U is “0”, the special symbol process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the number of reserved balls U is “1” or more, the number of reserved balls U is decremented by “1” (step S24), and then a big hit determination process is performed (step S25).

<Big hit judgment processing>
The contents of the jackpot determination process are shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, the game control board 50 performs jackpot random number determination (step S41).

  The jackpot random number determination is performed by reading the jackpot random number from the random numbers stored in step S14 (FIG. 4) and determining whether or not the jackpot random number matches the jackpot random number value that generates the jackpot.

  Here, the probability of jackpot occurrence, that is, the jackpot probability is different between the normal gaming state and the probability variation gaming state, and the jackpot probability is set low under the normal gaming state, while the jackpot probability is set high under the probability gaming state. Has been.

  When the jackpot random number does not correspond to the jackpot random number value that generates the jackpot but corresponds to the lost random number value, the lost symbol is set as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 12 (steps S42 and S43).

  On the other hand, when the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot random number value that generates the jackpot, the jackpot flag is set and the jackpot symbol random number determination is performed (steps S42, S44A, S44B).

  The jackpot symbol random number is determined by reading the jackpot symbol random number from the random numbers stored in step S14 (FIG. 4), and whether the jackpot symbol random number corresponds to the probability variable symbol indicating the probability variation jackpot, or the normal symbol indicating the normal jackpot symbol This is done by determining whether it falls under.

  If the jackpot symbol random number is a probability variable symbol, the probability symbol symbol is set as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the special symbol indicator 12 (steps S45 and S46). If the jackpot symbol random number is a normal symbol, the special symbol indicator 12 A normal symbol is set as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed (steps S45 and S47), and the jackpot determination process is terminated.

  The game control board 50 performs the variation pattern selection process (step S26) after completing the above-described jackpot determination process (step S25 shown in FIG. 5).

<Variation pattern selection processing>
The contents of the variation pattern selection process are shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the game control board 50 determines whether or not the jackpot flag is set (step S51).

  When the jackpot flag is set, a jackpot table in which a plurality of types of effect patterns variably displayed on the image display 5 are prepared is set (step S52). On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is not raised, the reach random number is read out from the random numbers stored in step S14 (FIG. 4), and it is determined whether or not the reach random number corresponds to the reach random number value for generating reach (step). S53). When the reach random number corresponds to the reach random number value for generating the reach, a reach table in which a plurality of types of effect patterns variably displayed on the image display 5 are prepared is set (steps S54 and S55). On the other hand, when the reach random number corresponds to a reach random number value that does not generate reach, a loss table in which a plurality of types of effect patterns that are displayed in a variable manner on the image display 5 is prepared is set (steps S54 and S56).

  After executing step S52, S55, or S56, a variation pattern random number for determining a variation pattern consisting of a variation time of the special symbol that is variably displayed on the special symbol display 12 and an effect pattern that is variably displayed on the image display 5 is obtained. Obtain and store (step S57).

  Next, it is determined which fluctuation pattern random number the obtained fluctuation pattern random number corresponds to the fluctuation pattern designating which fluctuation time and effect pattern (step S58), and the fluctuation pattern designated by the fluctuation pattern random number is determined as a jackpot table or reach table or Select from the table for losing and set (step S59). Here, in the effect pattern included in the variation pattern, during the one-time variation display on the special symbol display unit 12, the variation display of the decorative symbol is started on the image display unit 5, and the temporary display of at least one variation display is performed. An effect pattern is included in which pseudo-continuous display is performed to stop and display the decorative symbols after the stop and at least one decorative symbol re-variable display are performed.

  After completing the variation pattern selection process (step S26), the game control board 50 sets a variation start command (step S27). Here, in the change start command, a game state designation command for designating the current gaming state, a symbol designation command for designating a probability variation symbol, a normal symbol or a lost symbol set in step S46, S47 or S43, set in step S59 A variation pattern designation command for designating the changed variation pattern is included.

  Next, the game control board 50 causes the special symbol display device 12 to start displaying the variation of the special symbol (step S28). Then, the measurement of the variation time is started (step S29), and the special symbol process is ended.

    B. If it is not a big hit but a special symbol is being displayed (steps S21 and S22), it is determined whether or not the variable time has ended (step S30). When the fluctuation time has ended, a fluctuation stop command is set (step S31). Next, the game control board 50 stops the special symbol variation display on the special symbol display 12 (step S32). Then, the variation time is reset (step S33), and the special symbol process is terminated.

(4) Output processing (step S4)
The game control board 50 transmits a variation pattern designation command to the effect control board 53 and transmits a command related to award ball payout to the payout control board 52.

  Next, the variation effect process executed by the image control board 54 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 8, when receiving the variation pattern designation command from the game control substrate 50, the image control board 54 determines whether or not the effect pattern designated by the received variation pattern designation command includes a pseudo continuous display ( Step S61).

  When the variation pattern designation command does not include pseudo continuous display, the decoration pattern to be stopped and displayed on the decoration symbol display line 51L that first stops the variation display among the three decoration symbol display lines 51L, 51C, and 51R of the image display 5 Then, a decorative symbol other than the triple blank symbol 53A, that is, a normal stop symbol is selected (step S62). On the other hand, when the variation pattern designation command includes pseudo continuous display, temporary stop display is performed on the decorative symbol display line 51L that temporarily stops the variable display among the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R of the image display 5. A normal temporary stop symbol, that is, a decorative symbol other than the triple blank symbol 53A, or a triple blank symbol 53A is selected as the decorative symbol to be performed (step S63). When the variation pattern designation command includes pseudo continuous display, only the triple blank symbol 53A may be selected.

  Next, effect display is performed (step S64).

  The effect display is performed as follows, for example.

  When the variation pattern designation command does not include pseudo-continuous display, after the variation display of the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C and 51R is started simultaneously, the variation display of the decorative symbol display line 51L in the left column is first performed. The normal stop symbol selected in step S62 is stopped so that it is displayed in a stopped state. Then, the variation display of the decorative symbol display line 51R in the right column is stopped, and finally the variation display of the decorative symbol display line 51C in the middle column is stopped. To do.

  On the other hand, when the variation pattern designation command includes pseudo continuous display, as shown in FIG. 10A, after the variation display of the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R is started simultaneously, FIG. As shown in FIG. 10C, first, the variable display of the decorative symbol display line 51L in the left column is temporarily stopped so that the temporary stop symbol becomes the triple blank symbol 53A selected in step S63, and then FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the variable display of the decorative symbol display line 51R in the right column is temporarily stopped, and then, as shown in FIG. 10 (d), the variable display of the decorative symbol display line 51C in the middle column is temporarily stopped. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (e), after the variable display of the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R is started again at the same time, the decorative symbol display in the left column is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (f). Stop line 51L display, then As shown in FIG. 10 (g), the fluctuation display of the decorative symbol display line 51R in the right column is stopped, and then, as shown in FIG. 10 (h), the fluctuation display of the decorative symbol display line 51C in the middle row is changed. This is done by stopping. In the example of the effect display shown in FIG. 10, the pseudo continuous display is performed once, and finally, “7” and “7” are displayed on the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, and 51R in the left column, the middle column, and the right column. The jackpot symbol composed of “7” and “7” is stopped and displayed, and the jackpot is generated.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes the game control board 50, the image control board 54, the special symbol display unit 12, and the image display unit 5, and the game control board 50 includes the start ports 6, 7 Random number acquisition means (step S14) for acquiring a random number in response to a winning game ball to the game, jackpot determination means (step S41) for determining a big hit based on the acquired random number, and image display based on the acquired random number A variation pattern selecting means (step S26) for selecting a variation pattern to be variably displayed by the device 5, and a special symbol variation display by the special symbol display device 12 are started, and a time corresponding to the variation time of the selected variation pattern is displayed. After the elapse, special symbol display control means (steps S46, S47, S48, etc.) for stopping and displaying the special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the jackpot determination on the special symbol display 12, and the image control base Command output means (step S4) for outputting a command to 54, and the image control board 54 displays three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R on the image display 5 and displays three decorative symbols. In the lines 51L, 51C, 51R, a variable display means (step S64) for displaying a variable by circulating a series of decorative symbols, and the variable display of the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R are stopped in a predetermined order. The stop display means for stopping and displaying the three decorative symbols on each decorative symbol display line (step S64), and the command output from the game control board 50 includes a variation in which the selected variation pattern includes one or more pseudo variations. When a command indicating that the pattern is included is included, in the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R, the decorative symbol variable display is started. In a pachinko gaming machine having a pseudo-continuous display control means (step S64) for stopping and displaying a decorative symbol after performing at least one temporary display of variable display and at least one re-variable display of the decorative symbol. The display means (step S64) includes, in the series of decorative symbols, a blank decorative symbol 53 that is not related to the jackpot in addition to the normal decorative symbol 52 that is related to the jackpot, and from the normal decorative symbol 52 and the blank decorative symbol 53. The quasi-continuous display control means (step S64) circulates a series of decorative symbols, and the decorative symbol display line in which the variable display stops last among the three decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R. In the decorative symbol display line 51L excluding 51C, the same number of consecutive blank decorative symbols (three blanks) as the three decorative symbols to be stopped are displayed. Configured to stop displaying the handle 53A).

  According to the present embodiment, in a pachinko gaming machine in which three decorative symbols are stopped and displayed on one decorative symbol display line 51L, 51C, 51R, a blank decorative symbol 53 that is not involved in jackpot is prepared in advance, and a pseudo continuous display When the 3rd blank symbol 53A is stopped and displayed, the 3rd blank symbol 53A is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display line 51L excluding the decorative symbol display line 51C where the variable display stops last. Thus, the player can recognize at a glance that there is a possibility that the ream will not occur and the pseudo ream may occur, and the sense of expectation for the occurrence of the pseudo ream with high reliability of the jackpot increase is increased.

  In the above-described embodiment, the triple blank symbol 53A is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display line 51L where the variable display stops first. Instead, the decorative symbol whose variable display stops second. The triple blank symbol 53A may be stopped and displayed on the display line 51R. However, when the triple blank symbol 53A is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display line 51L where the variable display stops first, an expectation for the occurrence of the pseudo-ream can be obtained early.

  In the embodiment described above, the triple blank symbol 53A is temporarily stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display line 51L that is temporarily stopped. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the triple blank symbol 53A is displayed. May be any of the decorative symbol display lines 51L or 51R other than the decorative symbol display line 51C that is temporarily stopped. Further, the decorative symbol display lines are not limited to three horizontal rows, but may be three vertical rows or four or more rows. Further, the number of decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed on each of the decorative symbol display lines 51L, 51C, 51R is not limited to three, and the number of continuous blank decorative symbols may be plural. Further, the number of times that the pseudo variation continues is not limited to one, and may be a plurality of times. As the number of times of continuous increases, the triple blank symbol 53A is stopped and displayed in the second and subsequent pseudo variations. As a result, the player increases his / her confidence in the occurrence of the pseudo-ream.

  Further, as described above, the arrangement of the triple blank decorative symbols 53A may be fixed in advance in a series of decorative symbols, or the normal decorative symbols 52 may be replaced with the blank decorative symbols 53 during the variation display of the decorative symbols. It may be generated by changing to

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart showing the content of the timer interruption process which a game control board performs. It is a flowchart showing the content of a start port SW process. It is a flowchart showing the content of special symbol processing. It is a flowchart showing the content of the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart showing the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart showing the content of the process which an image control board performs. It is explanatory drawing of a series of decoration symbols which concern on one Embodiment. It is a display transition diagram of a plurality of decoration design display lines concerning one embodiment. It is a display transition diagram of a plurality of decorative symbol display lines in a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

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5 Image display 6, 7 Start port 12 Special symbol display 50 Game control board (random number acquisition means, jackpot determination means, variation pattern selection means, special symbol display control means, command output means)
51L, 51C, 51R Decorative design display line 52 Normal decorative design 53 Blank decorative design 53A Continuous blank decorative design 54 Image control board (variation display means, stop display means, pseudo continuous display control means)

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A game control board, an image control board, a special symbol display, and an image display;
The game control board is based on a random number acquisition unit that acquires a random number in response to a winning of a game ball at a start opening, a jackpot determination unit that performs a jackpot determination based on the acquired random number, and based on the acquired random number, Fluctuation pattern selection means for selecting a variation pattern to be variably displayed on the image display; and a special symbol variation display on the special symbol display is started, and a time corresponding to the variation time of the selected variation pattern has elapsed. Then, special symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the jackpot determination in the special symbol display, and command output means for outputting a command to the image control board,
The image control board displays a plurality of decorative symbol display lines on the image display unit, and the plurality of decorative symbol display lines respectively variably display means for displaying a variable by circulating a series of decorative symbols. Stop display means for stopping the variation display of the decorative symbol display line in a predetermined order and stopping and displaying a predetermined number of decorative symbols on each decorative symbol display line, and the command output from the game control board as the selected When the command indicating that the variation pattern is a variation pattern including one or more pseudo variations is included, the variation display of the decoration symbol is started in the plurality of decoration symbol display lines, and at least one variation display is performed. A pachinko gaming machine having pseudo-continuous display control means for stopping and displaying the decorative symbol after performing temporary stop and at least one re-variable display of the decorative symbol Oite,
The variation display means includes, in the series of decorative symbols, a blank decorative design not related to the jackpot in addition to the normal decorative design related to the jackpot, and a series of the normal decorative design and the blank decorative design. Decorative patterns are circulated and displayed variably
The pseudo continuous display control means is the same as the predetermined number of decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed in a decorative symbol display line excluding a decorative symbol display line in which a variable display stops last among a plurality of decorative symbol display lines. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a number of consecutive blank decorative symbols are stopped and displayed.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the continuous blank decorative symbols are stopped and displayed on a decorative symbol display line in which the variable display stops first.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the arrangement of the continuous blank decorative symbols is fixed in advance in the series of decorative symbols.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the arrangement of the continuous blank decorative symbols is generated by changing a normal decorative symbol into a blank decorative symbol during a variation display of the decorative symbols.

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