JP2010115280A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to suggest a change of a pattern selecting table to refer to a game player when it is changed at variation pattern selection. <P>SOLUTION: A variation pattern determining means, when predetermined, table changing conditions are satisfied, changes a pattern selecting table to refer in the case of selection of a variation pattern on and after next time to a special pattern selecting table including a variation pattern number "23" having variation time longer than the shortest variation time of a pattern in a normal pattern selecting table. The means, when selecting the number "23", returns a pattern selecting table to refer in the case of selection of a variation pattern on and after next time to the normal pattern selecting table. The means, when selecting the number "23", changes a pattern selecting table to refer to the normal pattern selecting table. The means, when selecting the number "22", retains selection of the special pattern selecting table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a control technology for displaying a variation of symbols in a pachinko game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. It is known as a thing (for example, refer 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. In addition, the player's expectation can be enhanced by controlling the specific game such as the probability variation that changes the probability of transition to special games by giving the story to the variation display using characters on the images such as symbols Yes.

On the other hand, in addition to jackpots that are advantageous to the player, there are known gaming machines that have a jackpot that is less profitable to the player than the jackpot. In such a gaming machine, it is not easy to give the player an interest in new development of the gaming state even if a small hit is allocated. For this reason, during a predetermined period after the end of the small hit gaming state, the transition pattern is shifted to a special effect mode different from the normal state, and the variation pattern is selected using a selection data table in which the ratio of selecting a specific variation pattern is different from the normal state. A gaming machine for selecting is proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-230714 A JP 2004-230017 A

  In this way, when shifting from the state of selecting the variation pattern using the selection data table different from the normal state to the normal state, the effect can be notified or suggested to the player. However, for example, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 described above, the timing for returning from the special effect mode to the normal state is when a predetermined period has elapsed after the end of the small hit gaming state. For this reason, it is difficult to specify in advance what variation pattern of the variation time is selected at that time, and the time for performing the effect of informing that the special effect mode returns to the normal state is set. There is a possibility that it cannot be taken sufficiently. If the notification to the player is not sufficiently performed, the player cannot fully grasp whether or not the ratio at which the specific selection pattern is selected is different from the normal game, and the specific selection pattern There is a possibility of diminishing the effect of differentiating the selection ratio from the normal game.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it easier to suggest a player when changing a pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting a variation pattern.

  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 acquiring a lottery value triggered by entering the starting prize opening, a display device for displaying a variation of the symbol indicating whether the acquired lottery value indicates winning, and the acquired lottery A plurality of pattern selection tables having different correspondences between the symbol determination means for determining whether the value indicates whether or not the symbol is win-win, and the variation value in which the lottery value and the symbol variation process are determined Referring to one of the pattern selection tables, a variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern corresponding to the acquired lottery value, an effect display device for displaying an effect associated with the symbol variation display, and Based on the variation pattern Comprising a effect determination means for determining a performance pattern which processes the effect was determined had a demonstration execution means for executing an effect according to the determined effect pattern, a. The lottery means and the variation pattern determination means are provided in the main control device that controls the progress of the game, the effect determination means and the effect execution means are provided in the sub-control device that controls the operation of the effect in the game, When a predetermined variation pattern is selected, the pattern selection table to be referred to when the variation pattern is selected next time is changed.

  According to this aspect, the pattern selection table to be referred to when a predetermined variation pattern is selected can be changed. For this reason, for example, it is possible to specify in advance the variation time of the symbol when changing the pattern selection table to be referred to, for example, ensuring sufficient time for performing an effect that informs or suggests that. It becomes possible.

  In addition, what is called a special symbol may be sufficient as the symbol showing whether the acquired lottery value shows a win. In addition, the lottery means may acquire a success / failure lottery value for determining success / failure as a lottery value, or may acquire a symbol determination lottery value for determining a symbol. Further, the lottery means may acquire a pattern determination lottery value for determining a variation pattern as the lottery value. In the pattern selection table, the correspondence between the pattern lottery value and the variation pattern may be defined. Note that the variation pattern associated with the lottery value in the pattern selection table may indicate the variation time of the symbol.

  The variation pattern determining means changes the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern from the next time when the first variation pattern is selected, and refers to when the second variation pattern is selected. A power pattern selection table may be maintained. When the second variation pattern is selected, the effect determining means may select an effect pattern that has an effect process that is in the middle of the effect pattern to be selected when the first variation pattern is selected.

  According to this aspect, when the common production process is started, the player may “change the pattern selection table”, that is, “the trend of the production pattern to be executed may change”. Can be thought of. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous and raise the player by making the player expect or anxious.

  When the first pattern selection table is selected as the pattern selection table to be referred to and the predetermined pattern changing condition is satisfied, the variation pattern determining means is the pattern to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern from the next time on. The selection table is changed to the second pattern selection table including a predetermined variation pattern having a variation time longer than the shortest variation time of the symbols in the variation pattern included in the first pattern selection table, and the pattern selection table to be referred to When a predetermined variation pattern is selected when the second pattern selection table is selected, the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern is returned to the first pattern selection table after the next time. Also good.

  According to this aspect, in the state in which the second pattern selection table is selected, the time for production is ensured longer than the shortest variation time of the symbol when the first pattern selection table is selected. Can do. For this reason, when the pattern selection table to be referred to is returned to the first pattern selection table, it is possible to secure time for informing or suggesting to that effect to the player.

  When the pattern selection table to be referred to is returned to the first pattern selection table, the effect determining means may select an effect pattern in which an effect suggesting that effect is executed.

  According to this aspect, when the pattern selection table to be referred to is returned to the first pattern selection table, the player can be notified or suggested to that effect. Therefore, the player can be notified or suggested that the tendency of the effect pattern to be executed changes.

  When the acquired lottery value indicates winning, a special game control means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and a special game is executed at a predetermined position in the game area. A special winning opening that is sometimes released, and a specific game execution means that shifts to a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state when shifting to the normal game after the end of the special game. Also good. The specific game execution means is a probability variation state in which the probability that the lottery value to be acquired indicates a win is varied as the specific game state when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied after the execution of the special game is completed. When the first pattern selection table is selected as the pattern selection table to be referred to and the transition to the normal game is completed after the execution of the special game, the variation pattern determination means If both conditions are satisfied, the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting a variation pattern in the next time is changed to the second pattern selection table for the probability variation state, and the table change condition is satisfied but the transition condition is not satisfied Is for the normal state in which a predetermined variation pattern is more likely to be selected than the second pattern selection table for the probability variation state It may be changed to the second pattern selection table.

  According to this aspect, in the probability variation state, the possibility of selecting a predetermined variation pattern for returning from the second pattern selection table to the first pattern selection table is lower than in the non-probability variation state. Therefore, it is possible to design the gaming machine so that the second pattern selection table selected in the probability variation state is maintained longer than the first pattern selection table selected in the non-probability variation state. Accordingly, it is possible to create a state in which it is suggested that the probability that the second pattern selection table is maintained as a pattern selection table to be referred to for a long time is a probability variation state. From the above, it is possible to make the player strongly desire that “the second pattern selection table should be maintained as a pattern selection table to be referred to for a long time”, and every time the symbol fluctuates, “refer to the second pattern selection table. The player can be uplifted by making them think "I don't want to end the game".

  According to the present invention, when changing the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting a variation pattern, it is possible to easily suggest the player to that effect.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko game machine, which is conventionally called a bullet ball game 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 aligned 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 is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 66 is also in an open state in the small hit game described later.

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

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 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 shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games is started. In the variation time shortening game, 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 pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 functions as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and processes game operations in general, such as a lottery when winning 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. Therefore, the sub-board 104 functions as a sub-control device that controls the performance operation in the game. 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 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a variation pattern determination unit 115, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game. An execution unit 122 and an opening / closing control unit 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, 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 big hit. 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 means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 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.

  The symbol determination means 114 obtains a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol by executing a symbol determination lottery, and stops the special symbol according to the result of determination of success / failure by the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. Determine the design. Specifically, the symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol determination table. When the symbol determination lottery value is acquired, the symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table, and determines the special symbol associated with the acquired symbol determination lottery value depending on whether or not the winning lottery value indicates a jackpot. select. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  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 variation pattern determining means 115 is a plurality of pattern selection tables having different correspondences between the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol is determined, and a plurality of pattern selection tables to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern Holds the pattern selection table. In each of the plurality of pattern selection tables, a correspondence relationship between a variation pattern and a lottery value for determining the variation pattern is defined. The plurality of pattern selection tables include a normal pattern selection table that is referred to in the normal time and a time-short pattern selection table that is referred to when the variation time is shortened.

  Here, the time when the fluctuation time is shortened refers to a case where the time is short or a case where the number of retained lottery results is 3 or more. The short time pattern selection table includes a variation pattern having a maximum variation time shorter than that of the normal pattern selection table. For example, in the short time pattern selection table, a pattern determination lottery value is associated with a variation pattern with a variation time of 10 seconds or less. Since the short-time pattern selection table is publicly known, further explanation is omitted.

  In addition, the plurality of pattern selection tables include a plurality of types of special pattern selection tables in which a correspondence relationship different from that of the normal pattern selection table is defined as a special table that is referred to in a normal state. The variation pattern determination unit 115 refers to one of the various pattern selection tables described above and selects a variation pattern corresponding to the acquired pattern determination lottery value. The variation pattern determination unit 115 transmits information indicating which pattern selection table is referred to the effect determination unit 132.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 performs a variation pattern determination lottery to determine the variation pattern. Specifically, the variation pattern determination means 115 acquires the pattern determination lottery value when the ball enters the start port 62. For this reason, the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 also functions as a lottery means for acquiring a lottery value. The variation pattern determination means 115 selects the variation pattern associated with the acquired pattern determination lottery value in the pattern selection table according to the results of the success / failure lottery and the symbol determination lottery.

  The symbol determining unit 114 sends the data indicating the determined variation pattern as a variation pattern number to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determining unit 131, and the effect determining unit 132. The variation pattern determination means 115 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. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In 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 and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  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 special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of winning / not-winning lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by 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.

  In the present embodiment, the special game control means 120 is that the winning / losing lottery result by the winning / losing lottery means 112 is a big hit, and further, the result of the symbol determination lottery is 15 times of unit games in which the big winning opening 66 is opened (hereinafter, “ 15 rounds "(referred to as" 15R ") as the upper limit (hereinafter referred to as" 15 rounds jackpot "as appropriate), the maximum number of unit games for which the winning prize opening 66 is opened is limited to 15 times Perform repeated special games. In addition, the special game control means 120 is that the winning / losing lottery result by the winning / losing lottery means 112 is a big hit, and the result of the symbol determination lottery is that the unit game in which the big winning opening 66 is opened is twice (hereinafter referred to as “2 rounds”). When the execution of a repeated special game (referred to as “2R”) is indicated (hereinafter referred to as “2 round jackpot” as appropriate), a special game is executed in which the unit game in which the big winning opening 66 is opened is repeated twice. At this time, the opening time of the special winning opening 66 is set to 0.8 seconds.

  The small hit game control means 121 executes the small hit game when the success / failure lottery value and the symbol determination lottery value indicate the transition to the small hit game, and the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. 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. As a result, the operation mode is similar in appearance to the two round jackpot. However, the small hit game is different from the two-round big hit consisting of two unit games in that it is composed of 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 execution means 122 shifts the game state after the special game to the probability change state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value indicating a big hit and the symbol determination lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability change state. Specifically, the specific game executing means 122 holds a success / failure determination table in which the success / failure lottery value and the success / failure are associated with each other for both the normal state and the probability variation state. The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state from the normal state to the probability variation state by changing the validity determination table to be referred to when determining the success or failure from the normal state to the probability variation 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. Specifically, the specific game executing means 122 changes the game selection state from the normal pattern selection table to the short time pattern selection table to change the game state to the short time state by referring to the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern. Let 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.

  Hereinafter, the 15 round jackpot that shifts to probability change after the end of the special game is referred to as “15R probability change jackpot” or simply “15R probability change”. Also, a 15 round jackpot that does not shift to a probable after the end of the special game is referred to as a “15R non-probable jackpot” or simply “15R non-probable”. Furthermore, the two-round jackpot that shifts to probabilistic after the end of the special game is called “suddenly probable”. In addition, the failure to shift to the small hit game is called “small hit”. Note that an outage that does not shift to a small hit game is referred to as “normal outage”. These are determined by both lottery determination and symbol determination lottery.

  In the case of sudden change in probability, the special winning opening 66 is opened only twice in a short opening time as described above so that the player is less likely to notice that the special game has been executed. In addition, even in the case of a small winning game, a small winning game is executed in which the big winning opening 66 is opened only twice in a short opening time, similar to sudden probability change. In this way, it is difficult for a player to distinguish whether it was a sudden hit or a small hit game simply by confirming how the special winning opening 66 was opened. Furthermore, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called “non-notifying device” that does not notify whether or not there is a certain change. For this reason, even if it is noticed that the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened twice, it is difficult to confirm to the player whether or not the game has subsequently shifted to a certain probability.

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

  The pattern storage 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. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the variation start to the stop in the variation display of the decoration symbol 190 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decoration symbol, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns suggesting the height of the notice.

  The effect determining unit 132 determines the variation effect pattern according to the result of the lottery performed by the success / failure lottery unit 112, the stop symbol of the special symbol, and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining unit 132 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the variable effect pattern. The effect determining means 132 sends information on the determined variation effect pattern to the effect display control means 134.

  The variation production pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol combination, a pattern for displaying an out-of-order symbol combination after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a reach state. A pattern for displaying a jackpot symbol combination is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. In particular, a reach variation effect pattern with a relatively short variation time is called “normal reach”, and a reach variation effect pattern with a relatively long variation time is called “super reach”. Each variation effect 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 unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination and arrangement of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols in accordance with the result of the lottery by the pass / fail lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. To do. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The decorative symbol stop symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the result of winning / failing lottery and symbol determination lottery indicates 15R probability variation big hit or 15R non-probable big hit, three such as “777” and “111” A combination with the symbols is selected. In this case, the same number as the special symbol may be selected as the number to be arranged as the decorative symbol. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the result of the winning / failing lottery and the symbol determination lottery indicates that it is not 15R probability variation big hit or 15R non-probable big hit, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, when the results of the winning / losing lottery and the symbol determination lottery indicate that it was not 15R probability variation big hit or 15R non-probable big hit, the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the detachment with reach and the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol are selected. In such a case, a combination such as “191” or “727” that does not have only one symbol is selected. In addition, since the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a non-notifier, even if the result of the lottery determination shows a big hit, if the result of the symbol determination lottery shows a sudden change, Thus, a combination that does not have any of the three symbols is selected.

  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 big hit, the announcement effect is displayed with a higher probability than when it is 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 means 134 displays the effect image including the decorative pattern on the effect display device 60 according to the selected change effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 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 illustrating a symbol determination table according to the present embodiment. In the symbol determination table, the opposing relationship between the symbol determination lottery value and the special symbol is determined in accordance with whether or not the lottery value indicates a jackpot. In the present embodiment, for example, the success / failure lottery values “0” to “255” are big hits, and the success / failure lottery values “256” to “65535” are off. In addition, the symbol determination means 114 determines any one of a plurality of special symbols by using a symbol determination lottery value between “0” and “255” when the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit. . In the case of the present embodiment, any one of 10 special symbols “0” to “9” is determined. In the symbol determination table, for example, when the winning / failing lottery value indicates a jackpot, the symbol determination lottery values “0” to “79” correspond to special symbols 6 to 9 indicating 15R probability variable jackpot. It is attached. In addition, the symbol determination lottery values “80” to “179” are associated with 1 to 5 which are special symbols indicating 15R non-probable big hit. In addition, the symbol determination lottery values “180” to “255” are associated with 0, which is a special symbol indicating sudden sudden change.

  Furthermore, in the symbol determination table, for example, when the winning / failing lottery value indicates a loss, the symbol determination lottery values “0” to “9” correspond to “≡”, which is a special symbol indicating a small hit. It is attached. In addition, the symbol determination lottery values “10” to “255” are associated with “−”, which is a special symbol indicating that the symbol is normally off.

  FIG. 5 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 when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, a prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

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

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of 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 determination means 114 determines a special symbol stop symbol based on the determination result (S46). When the special symbol is determined, the variation pattern determining means 115 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol (S48).

  When the special symbol variation pattern determination processing is completed, the variation pattern determination means 115 performs pattern selection table change processing (S50). When the pattern selection table changing process is completed, the symbol pattern determining unit 131 determines the decorative symbol as described above (S52), and the effect determining unit 132 determines the effect pattern based on the received variation pattern number (S54). .

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the pattern selection table changing process of S50 in FIG. The variation pattern determination means 115 determines whether or not the 15R probability change or the 15R non-change probability (S80). In the case of 15R probability variation or 15R non-accuracy variation (Y in S80), the variation pattern determination means 115 changes the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern from the next time onward to the short-time pattern selection table from the current pattern selection table. Change (S82).

  Normally, a normal pattern selection table is selected as a pattern selection table to be referred to. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a normal pattern selection table according to the present embodiment. In the normal pattern selection table, the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern number are associated with each other according to the success / failure type. The “win / fail type” indicates the result of both the pass / fail lottery and the symbol determination lottery. Specifically, first, when the success / failure type is 15R probable big hit or 15R non-probable big hit, each of the variation pattern numbers “01” to “08” is included in the pattern determination lottery values “0” to “255”. It is associated with a predetermined range. In addition, when the winning / failing type is suddenly probable, small hit, or out of normal, each of the variation pattern numbers “11” to “20” is a predetermined range in the pattern determination lottery values “0” to “255”. It is associated. Note that different types of variation times from “35 seconds” to “95 seconds” are defined for the variation pattern numbers “01” to “08”, respectively. In addition, for the variation pattern numbers “11” to “20”, different types of variation times from “10 seconds” to “90 seconds” are respectively defined.

  For example, when “01” is selected as the variation pattern number, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern that has the same effect process as the effect pattern when “11” is selected. When “01” is selected as the variation pattern number, an effect pattern that finally indicates that 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot is selected, and when “11” is selected, the final pattern Specifically, an effect pattern that indicates that the 15R probability variation jackpot or the 15R non-probability jackpot has not been reached is selected. Fluctuation pattern numbers “02” and “12”, “03” and “13”, “04” and “14”, “05” and “15”, “06” and “16”, “07” and “17” , “08” and “18” are the same.

  Further, while the variation pattern numbers “11” to “18” are selected with substantially the same probability, the variation pattern numbers “01” to “08” are selected so that the smaller number is selected with higher probability. The determined lottery value and the variation pattern number are associated with each other. As a result, an effect that is more likely to be a 15R probability variation jackpot or a 15R non-probability variation jackpot is executed for an effect pattern that is selected when a smaller variation pattern number is determined.

  Returning to FIG. The variation pattern determining means 115 holds both a special pattern selection table for probability variation and a special pattern selection table for non-probability variation. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, sudden change in probability or small hitting is a table change condition for changing the pattern selection table to be referred to to the special pattern selection table. For this reason, when it is not 15R probability change or 15R non-accuracy change (N of S80), the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 determines whether it is suddenly a probability change (S84). In the case of sudden probability change (Y in S84), the variation pattern determination means 115 determines that the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern from the next time onwards, assuming that both the table change condition and the probability variation transition condition are satisfied. The pattern selection table is changed to a special pattern selection table for probability change (S86). For example, even when a special pattern selection table for non-probability change or a short-time pattern selection table has already been selected, the variation pattern determination means 115 changes the pattern selection table to be referred to to the special pattern selection table for probability change. .

  If it is not suddenly probable (N in S84), the variation pattern determining means 115 determines whether or not it is a small hit (S88). In the case of small hit (Y in S88), the variation pattern determination means 115 determines that the table change condition is satisfied but the probability change transition condition is not satisfied. For this reason, the variation pattern determination means 115 changes the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern from the next time on to the special pattern selection table for non-certain change (for normal state) from the current pattern selection table ( S90). For example, even when a special pattern selection table for probability variation or a short time pattern selection table has already been selected, the variation pattern determination means 115 changes the pattern selection table to be referred to to a special pattern selection table for non-probability variation. .

  If it is not a small hit, that is, it is not normal (N in S88), the variation pattern determining means 115 determines whether or not the variation pattern number is “23” (S92). As described above, the variation pattern number “23” exists only in the special pattern selection table for probability variation or non-probability variation. Therefore, when the variation pattern number is “23”, it is limited to a state where a special pattern selection table for probability variation or non-probability variation is already selected as a pattern selection table to be referred to.

  When the variation pattern number is “23” (Y in S92), the variation pattern determination means 115 uses the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern for the next time or later as a special one for the current probability variation or the non-probability variation. Return from the pattern selection table to the normal pattern selection table (S94). When the variation pattern number is not “23” (N in S92), the variation pattern determination means 115 maintains the current pattern selection table as a pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot is reached, after the special game ends, the game mode shifts to a latent mode that makes it difficult for the player to know whether or not the player has entered the probability variation state. In addition, the mode is shifted to the latent mode even when sudden probability change or small hitting occurs. Hereinafter, the former is referred to as “normal latent mode” and the latter is referred to as “special latent mode”. When the normal latent mode is started, the variation pattern determining means 115 changes the pattern selection table to be referred to in order to select the variation pattern to the time-shortening pattern selection table. Since such a normal latent mode is a known technique, description thereof is omitted. Even if the 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot is reached, the special latent mode described below is started by changing the pattern selection table to be referenced to the special pattern selection table instead of the short-time pattern selection table. May be.

  The special latent mode refers to a state where a special pattern selection table is selected as a pattern selection table to be referred to when a variation pattern is selected. However, as described above, when sudden change in probability occurs, the special pattern selection table for probability change is selected as the pattern selection table to be referred to. To do. At this time, since the player is not informed directly whether the probability change or the small hit is made, it is determined whether or not the state is shifted to the probability change state, and whether the special pattern selection table being referenced is for probability change or non-probability change. It is difficult to understand.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect displaying the start of the special latent mode. When sudden change in probability or small hit occurs when the mode is not shifted to the special latent mode, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern including an effect displaying the start of the special latent mode. When an effect pattern in which an effect for displaying the start of the special latent mode is executed is selected, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the characters “battle mode rush!”. When the transition to the special latent mode is made, the effect determining unit 132 sets the special latent mode flag to ON. Conversely, when the effect determining means 132 exits from the special latent mode, this special latent mode flag is set to OFF. The effect determining unit 132 refers to the special latent mode flag to determine whether or not the mode is shifted to the special latent mode.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a special pattern selection table for probability change according to the present embodiment. In the special pattern selection table for probability variation, the pattern determination lottery values “0” to “255” and the variation pattern numbers “21” to “26” are associated with each other according to the results of the winning / failing lottery and the symbol determination lottery. ing. Note that the variation pattern numbers “21” to “26” are defined with a plurality of different variation times from “30 seconds” to “95 seconds”.

  First, in the case of 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot, all pattern determination lottery values are associated with the variation pattern number “21”. When receiving the variation pattern number of “21” from the main board 102, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern in which an effect in which the main character wins by fighting the main character and the enemy is executed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a part of the content of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determining means 132 when the variation pattern number is “21”. The effect display control means 134, after executing the effect of the super reach, aligns the decorative symbols 190 and stops the change, thereby indicating that the result of the winning / losing lottery and the symbol determining lottery was 15R probability variable big hit or 15R non-probable big hit. Inform the player. In parallel with this, the production display control means 134 executes the production in which the main character and the enemy fight, and then displays the characters “YOU WIN!” Together with the image of the main character winning the battle and posing. To display. Thereby, it is suggested to the player that the battle mode, that is, the special latent mode ends.

  Returning to FIG. When the winning / failing type is suddenly probable and small hit, all the pattern determination lottery values are associated with the variation pattern number “22”. In addition, when the determination type is not normal, a predetermined range of pattern determination lottery values is associated with the variation pattern number “22”. When receiving the variation pattern number of “22” from the main board 102, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern in which an effect in which the protagonist and the enemy fight, the two fall down and end in a draw is executed.

  Note that during the special latent mode, even if sudden change in probability occurs, the effect of shifting to the special latent mode is not executed again, but the effect of continuing the special latent mode is executed. In this way, for example, even when entering the special latent mode without shifting to the probability change state due to a small hit, so that the player is less likely to notice when sudden probability change during the special latent mode, The so-called “promotion” can be performed by shifting from the normal state to the probable state while continuing the special latent mode.

  In addition, during the special latent mode, even if a small hit is made, the effect of shifting to the special latent mode is not executed again, and the effect of continuing the special latent mode is executed. At this time, for example, when a sudden change is made to the probability change state due to sudden change of probability and the special latent mode is entered, the probability change state is maintained when a small hit is made during the special latent mode.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a part of the content of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determining means 132 when the variation pattern number is “22”. When the variation pattern number “22” is selected, the effect display control means 134 performs the super reach effect, and then stops the variation without aligning the decorative symbols 190. The player is informed that 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot has not been reached. In parallel with this, the effect display control means 134 performs an effect common to the middle when the variation pattern number “21” is selected, that is, an effect in which the hero and the enemy fight, and then the hero draws in the battle. A character “DRAW!” Is displayed on the effect display device 60 together with an image indicating this. This indicates to the player that the battle mode, that is, the special latent mode will continue.

  Returning to FIG. When the hit type is not normal, the pattern determination lottery values “0” to “255” are associated with the variation pattern numbers “22” to “26”, respectively. The variation patterns corresponding to the variation pattern numbers “22” to “26” are associated with variation times of 30 to 90 seconds, respectively.

  Here, first, when the winning / failing type is not normal, the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern number “21” are not associated with each other, and the variation pattern number “21” is not selected. As a result, it is possible to avoid a contradiction between the contents of the performance and the result of the right / left lottery that the main character is not the 15R probability variation big hit or the 15R non-probability big hit even though the performance of winning the battle with the enemy is executed. .

  When the effect determining unit 132 receives the variation pattern number “23” from the main board 102, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern in which an effect in which the main character fights against the enemy and the main character loses is executed.

  FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a part of the content of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determining means 132 when the variation pattern number is “23”. When the variation pattern number “23” is selected, the effect display control means 134 performs the super reach effect, and then stops the variation without aligning the decorative symbols 190, so that the result of the winning / failing lottery and the symbol determining lottery are obtained. The player is informed that 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot has not been reached. In parallel with this, the effect display control means 134 performs an effect common to the middle when the variation pattern number “21” is selected, that is, an effect in which the hero and the enemy fight, and then the hero loses the battle. A character “YOU LOSE!” Is displayed on the effect display device 60 together with the image in the finished state. Thereby, it is suggested to the player that the battle mode, that is, the special latent mode ends.

  FIG. 14B is a diagram showing the effect content displayed on the effect display device 60 immediately after the effect content of FIG. 14A is displayed. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), the characters “battle mode end!” Are displayed on the effect display device 60 to notify the player that the special latent mode has ended.

  Returning to FIG. When the variation pattern numbers “24” to “26” are selected, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern in which the effect of normal reach is executed. Since such an effect pattern is well-known, description is abbreviate | omitted. In the special latent mode, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern such that an effect that reaches the reach state is always executed, but the effect pattern to be selected is not limited to this, For example, an effect pattern in which an effect that does not reach the reach state is executed may be selected.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a special pattern selection table for non-probability change according to the present embodiment. The special pattern selection table for non-probability change is a special pattern for probability change except that the range of the pattern determination lottery value when the variation pattern number “22” or “23” is selected is different when it is not normal. This is the same as the pattern selection table.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the special pattern selection table for non-probability variation, the variation pattern number and the pattern determination lottery are selected so that the possibility that the variation pattern number “23” is selected is higher than that in the special pattern selection table for probability variation. A value is associated. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the fact that the variation pattern number “23” is selected means that the pattern selection table to be referred to is changed from the special pattern selection table to the normal pattern selection table. Has been. Therefore, when the special pattern selection table for non-probability change is selected, the pattern selection table to be referred to is the normal pattern selection table from the special pattern selection table than when the special pattern selection table for probability change is selected. It is set to be highly likely to be changed.

  In other words, in the probability variation state, the possibility of selecting a predetermined variation pattern for returning from the special pattern selection table to the normal pattern selection table is lower than in the non-probability variation state. For this reason, in the special latent mode, in the probability variation state, the probability of returning from the special pattern selection table to the normal pattern selection table is lower than in the non-probability variation state. As a result, the gaming machine can be designed so that the special latent mode is maintained longer in the probability variation state than in the non-probability variation state. Therefore, it is possible to make the player think that “the special latent mode is not desired to end” and to avoid feeling bored by the player in the special latent mode.

  As described above, the effect determining means 132 has an effect process that is common to the effect pattern to be selected when “22” is selected as the variation pattern number and the effect pattern to be selected when “23” is selected as the variation pattern number. Select a pattern. As described above, when the variation pattern determination unit 115 selects “23” as the variation pattern number, the pattern selection table to be referred to when the variation pattern is selected next time is selected from the special pattern selection table as a normal pattern selection. Change to a table. On the other hand, when “22” is selected as the variation pattern number, the pattern selection table to be referred to is maintained as the special pattern selection table. Further, when “21” is selected as the variation pattern number, since it is a 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R non-probability variation jackpot, in that case, 15 rounds of special games are executed.

  In this way, even if an effect of a process that is common to the middle is executed, depending on the content of the effect that is finally executed, execution of 15 rounds of special game, end of special latent mode, continuation of special latent mode, and game The progress of will change. For this reason, a player who has seen a common production process wants the player to think that “the production in which the main character wins in battle mode (special latent mode) is displayed” so that the 15-round special game is executed first. be able to. On the other hand, since the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern number are associated with each other so that the possibility that the special latent mode is terminated is low when the state is shifted to the probability variation state as described above, the special latent mode continues for a long time. This suggests that there is a high possibility that the state has changed to a probabilistic state. Therefore, a player who has seen a common production process will be asked, “Even if the production in which the main character wins in battle mode is not displayed, we want the player to move to a probable state. "I want it." Therefore, it is possible to make the player have various requests in the common production process, and to avoid the game becoming monotonous.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the special game control process of S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

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

  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.

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 shows the symbol determination table which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the pattern selection table change process of S50 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the normal pattern selection table which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation which displays the start of special latent mode. It is a figure which shows the special pattern selection table for probability change which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows a part of effect content displayed on an effect display apparatus according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determination means when a fluctuation pattern number is "21". It is a figure which shows a part of effect content displayed on an effect display apparatus according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determination means when a fluctuation pattern number is "22". (A) is a figure which shows a part of effect content displayed on an effect display apparatus according to the effect pattern selected by an effect determination means when a fluctuation pattern number is "23", (b) is ( It is a figure which shows the content of the effect displayed on an effect display apparatus immediately after the effect content of a) is displayed. It is a figure which shows the special pattern selection table for non-probability change which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the special game control process of S16 in FIG.

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  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 90 game effect lamps, 100 game control devices, 102 main boards, 104 sub boards, 112 pass / fail lottery means 114 design determining means, 115 variation pattern determining means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 121 small hit game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display Control means.

Claims (5)

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 acquiring a lottery value triggered by entering the starting prize opening;
A display device on which a variation of the symbol indicating whether or not the acquired lottery value indicates a win;
A symbol determining means for determining a symbol indicating whether or not the acquired lottery value indicates winning;
A lottery value obtained by referring to one of the plurality of pattern selection tables, holding a plurality of pattern selection tables having different correspondences between the lottery value and the variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol is determined A variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern corresponding to
An effect display device that displays an effect associated with the variable display of the symbol,
An effect determining means for determining an effect pattern in which the process of the effect is determined based on the selected variation pattern;
Production execution means for executing the production according to the decided production pattern;
With
The lottery means and the variation pattern determination means are provided in a main control device that controls the progress of the game, and the effect determination means and the effect execution means are provided in a sub-control device that controls the operation of the effect in the game,
The bullet pattern game machine according to claim 1, wherein the variation pattern determining means changes a pattern selection table to be referred to when a variation pattern is selected in the next and subsequent times when a predetermined variation pattern is selected. When the first variation pattern is selected, the variation pattern determination unit changes the pattern selection table to be referred to when the variation pattern is selected next time, and when the second variation pattern is selected, the variation pattern determination unit refers to Maintain a pattern selection table to be
The effect determining means, when the second variation pattern is selected, selecting an effect pattern having an effect process in the middle of the effect pattern to be selected when the first variation pattern is selected. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1.   When the first pattern selection table is selected as the pattern selection table to be referenced and the predetermined table change condition is satisfied, the variation pattern determination means should be referred to when selecting a variation pattern from the next time on. Change the pattern selection table to the second pattern selection table including the predetermined variation pattern having a variation time longer than the shortest variation time of the symbol in the variation pattern included in the first pattern selection table, and refer to it. If the predetermined variation pattern is selected when the second pattern selection table is selected as the power pattern selection table, the first pattern is the pattern selection table to be referred to when the variation pattern is selected next time. 3. The ball game according to claim 1, wherein the ball game is returned to the selection table. Machine.   The said effect determination means selects the effect pattern in which the effect which suggests that is performed, when the pattern selection table which should be referred is returned to a 1st pattern selection table. A ball game machine. Special game control means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the acquired lottery value indicates a win;
A special winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and opened when the special game is executed;
A specific game execution means for shifting to a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state when shifting to a normal game after the end of the special game;
Further comprising
The specific game execution means is a state in which the probability that the lottery value to be acquired is a win is changed as the specific game state when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied after the execution of the special game is completed. Shift to the probability fluctuation state,
When the first pattern selection table is selected as the pattern selection table to be referred to and the transition pattern determination means shifts to the normal game after the execution of the special game, the change pattern determination means If both are satisfied, the pattern selection table to be referred to when selecting the variation pattern in the next time is changed to the second pattern selection table for the probability variation state, and the table change condition is satisfied but the transition condition is satisfied. If not, the second pattern selection table is changed to the second pattern selection table for the normal state in which the predetermined variation pattern is more likely to be selected than the second pattern selection table for the probability variation state. Item 5. A ball game machine according to item 3 or 4.

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