JP2010162103A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the operating rate while displaying a presentation image in a mode as a player likes. <P>SOLUTION: When the variable display of symbols in a variation pattern related to a fighting ready-to-win state is started, the number of reserved balls generated in a second starting hole during the variable display based on the entrance into a first starting hole, or the number of reserved balls generated in the first starting hole during the variable display of symbols based on the entrance into the second starting hole is counted. A "technique" manipulated by a friend character in the fighting presentation image is selected according to the number of reserved balls in the other starting hole unrelated to the entrance. After that, the fighting presentation image is displayed, and the scene of the attack by the friend character using the selected "technique" against an enemy character is displayed in the fighting presentation image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine installed in a pachinko parlor.

  Currently, various types of pachinko machines are offered, and as one of them, a winning lottery using random numbers is performed when a game ball wins a winning prize opening, and it is determined whether or not to win For example, it is known that a winning lottery result is displayed after a symbol variation display is performed on a symbol display device such as a 7-segment display device or a liquid crystal display. When winning in the winning lottery, the normal mode is changed to the winning mode, and a game is played under a predetermined number of rounds. In the winning mode, opening of the attacker in each round releases the large winning opening that is closed in the normal mode, and most of the game balls are guided to the large winning opening on the inner surface of the attacker. You can get a game ball. In general, since a player plays a game for the purpose of acquiring a game ball, making the player interested in the hit mode is an important factor for enhancing the interest in the game.

  For this reason, in most of the currently available pachinko machines, the effect image is displayed together with the change display of the symbol, and the result is suggested before the symbol stops and the winning lottery result is displayed. This increases the player's expectation for the hit mode (for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, as described above, many players play a game for the purpose of acquiring a game ball. Therefore, various devices have been devised in the pachinko machine so as to attract the player's interest.

  As one of them, when a game ball is won at the start winning opening during the symbol variation display, this is stored as a holding ball (for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3). For example, four reserve balls are stored with an upper limit. When a reserved ball is generated, the reserved ball is sequentially digested after the symbol is stopped, and a lottery and a variation display of the symbol are performed each time the reserved ball is digested. By storing the hold ball in this way, even if the game ball wins the start winning opening during the display of the variation of the symbol, the player can receive a lottery, so the game ball won during the display of the variation of the symbol is invalid The game can be performed without causing a sense of loss due to becoming.

In addition, recently, there are also provided two start winning openings that store reserved balls for each and further increase the chances of receiving a winning lottery. In a pachinko machine with two starting prize holes, when a game ball wins one of the starting prize holes, the round in the hit mode is more than the case where a game ball wins the other starting prize hole and a win occurs. The number of rounds is selected so as to increase the number, and a unique contrivance is made to make a difference in the number of game balls that can be obtained by the start winning opening where the game balls have won. As a result, it is possible to make the player interested in the movement of the game ball launched on the surface of the game board as well as the game, and to enrich the game.
JP 2008-228798 A JP 2005-021357 A JP 2004-261371 A

  By the way, since the aspect of the effect image as described above is randomly selected by lottery, the player's preference is not reflected and the player's interest in the effect image may be reduced. For this reason, as proposed in Patent Document 1, a method of selecting an effect image by selecting a player by pressing a button is also conceivable. However, in this method, the launch of a game ball is stopped after the button is pressed. In other words, the player may concentrate on the effect image by performing a so-called stoppage. As a result, the operating rate of the pachinko machine is lowered, and the operating profit of the pachinko parlor is reduced. On the other hand, using the method proposed in the methods of Patent Documents 2 and 3, when a holding ball is generated, the aspect of the effect image is changed according to the number of the holding balls at the start winning opening where the holding ball is generated. Although it is conceivable to select this method, since it is not necessary to change the launch path of the game ball in this method, it is easy to set the number of reserved balls to the number at which the desired effect image is displayed. There is a risk that the effect is weak in terms of preventing stoppage. In addition, if it is easy to set the number of reserved balls to the number at which the favorite effect image is displayed, the favorite effect image is easily displayed, so that the effect image may be easily bored. is there.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of increasing the operating rate while displaying an effect image of a player's favorite aspect.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine of the present invention displays a variation of a symbol when a game ball is won in any of a plurality of start winning openings, and also displays an effect image during the variation display of the symbol. When a game ball is won at the starting winning opening during the symbol variation display, the winning game ball is retained as a holding ball and stored separately for each starting prize opening, thereby giving the right to display the symbol variation. In a pachinko machine that displays symbols fluctuating again after the symbols that have been displayed in a carry-over state are stopped, if a game ball wins at any of the start winning holes, the game ball will win and win Until the symbol display to be performed is finished, the reserved number identifying means for identifying the number of the reserved balls for the starting winning port other than the starting winning port for which the game ball has won, and the identified reserved ball of Effect image display control for determining the aspect of the effect image according to the number, and displaying the effect image during the variation display of the symbol performed for winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won according to the determined aspect Means.

  The number-of-holds identifying means determines whether the game ball is displayed between the start of the change display of the symbol performed for the winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won and the display of the effect image. It is preferable to identify the number of the reserved balls stored by winning a game ball in a start winning opening other than the winning start winning opening.

In addition, the number-of-holds identifying unit is configured to start the game ball that has been won before the effect image is displayed during the display of the variation of the symbol performed for the winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won. Identify the number of the reserved balls stored by winning the game ball in the starting winning port other than the winning port,
The effect image display control means converts the total number of the reserved balls into the number of points based on the preset number of points per reserved ball, and displays the effect image according to the converted number of points. And the number of points per one of the holding balls is the start winning opening where the game ball has won before the start of the variable display of symbols performed for winning at the starting winning opening where the game ball has won. Starting from the number of points per one of the reserved balls stored when the game ball wins and is stored in a start winning port other than the symbol, the variable display of symbols performed for winning at the start winning port where the game ball has won starts. The number of points per reserved ball stored and stored in the starting winning opening other than the starting winning opening where the gaming ball has won after the effect image is displayed is displayed. Can Masui.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to display the effect image of the preferred mode, it is necessary to give a change to the launch path of the game ball and win the game ball in a plurality of start winning holes. The willingness to perform can be reduced, and the operating rate can be increased while displaying the effect image of the player's favorite aspect. In addition, since it is necessary to change the launch path of the game ball, it is not possible to easily display the effect image of the favorite mode, and the player's interest in the effect image can be further increased.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to display the effect image of the preferred mode, the game ball is launched at a plurality of start winning holes by changing the launch path of the game ball only during the change display of the symbol. Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the willingness to stop, and to increase the operating rate more effectively while displaying the effect image of the player's favorite mode.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to increase the willingness to win a game ball at a plurality of start winning holes by changing the launch path of the game ball during the display of the variation of the symbol, and more effectively. The willingness to stop can be further reduced.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the selection process of "skill" in a confrontation effect image. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the selection process of "skill" in a confrontation effect image.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a game board 11. A game area 11a is formed on the surface of the game board 11, and the launched game ball flows down the game area 11a. The game area 11a is provided with a first start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “first starting opening”) 12, a second starting winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “second starting opening”) 13, and a through chucker 14. Yes. When a game ball wins the first starting port (start winning port) 12 or the second starting port (start winning port) 13, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a winning ball. The first start port 12 and the second start port 13 are arranged one above the other, and the second start port 13 is disposed below the first start port 12. A pair of opening / closing members 13a whose base ends are pivotally supported by shafts extending in the front-rear direction are attached to the second start port 13. Normally, the opening / closing member 13a is located at a closed position where the tip ends approach each other, and when the open lottery executed when the game ball passes through the through chucker 14, the opening / closing member 13a rotates to the open position where the tip ends are separated. To do. When the opening / closing member 13a is rotated to the open position, the game ball is guided into the second starting port 13 by the inner surface thereof, so that the game to the second starting port 13 is performed more than when the opening / closing member 13a is positioned at the closed position. The winning rate of the ball increases. The opening time of the movable piece is set to 0.5 seconds per opening. When the opening / closing member 13a is located at the closed position, the gap between the opening / closing members 13a is covered by the first starting port 12, so that the second starting port 13 is played only when the opening / closing member 13a is rotated to the opened position. You can win a ball. Note that “winning” indicates that it is detected that a game ball has entered the winning opening. Accordingly, the through chucker 14 does not receive a prize and does not pay out the prize ball because only the game ball passes through.

  When a game ball wins the first or second starter 12 or 13, a winning lottery for determining a winning or losing is performed. If you win the game, you will move to the 15-round winning mode. The attacker 15 is released once in each round of the hit mode. A large winning opening (not shown) is provided behind the attacker 15. When the attacker 15 is opened, a game ball that passes over the attacker 15 when the attacker 15 is closed is guided to the winning prize opening on the inner surface of the attacker 15. Thereby, a large number of prize balls can be obtained. Then, when 10 game balls are won in the big winning opening or 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of the round, the attacker 15 is closed and one round is completed.

  A center accessory 17 is provided in a substantially central portion of the game area 11a. A liquid crystal display 18 is incorporated in the center accessory 17. On the liquid crystal display 18, symbols arranged side by side in three rows are displayed. When a game ball wins the first or second starting port 12 or 13 during a game in the normal mode, the symbol variation display is started and the symbol scrolls from top to bottom. The effect image is also displayed during the variation display of the symbol. The variably displayed symbols are sequentially stopped one by one (in order of left → right → middle), and when all symbols are stopped, the same symbols are collected, and the other combinations are lost. It should be noted that when the same symbol is stopped on the left and right and the central symbol is in a variably displayed state, if the same symbol as the left and right symbols stops at the center, this state is referred to as a reach state.

  In the pachinko machine 10, an effect image based on a martial art in which a friendly character and an enemy character confront each other is displayed from the liquid crystal display 18. The reach state is set in various forms, and when the reach state is called a confrontation reach, the confrontation scene between the ally character and the enemy character is displayed as a confrontation effect image ( Effect image). As a result of attacking the enemy character with the “skill” (mode) selected from among the four types in the confrontation effect image, if the enemy character is won, the winning win is determined before the symbol is stopped. It should be noted that, in the variable display of the symbol in which the confrontation reach occurs, a unique common effect image (an image in which a friend character and an enemy character appear) is displayed from the start of the change until the confrontation effect image is displayed.

  The center accessory 17 is provided with a holding ball display unit 19 above the liquid crystal display 18. The holding ball display unit 19 includes four holding lamps 19 a provided for the first starting port 12 and four holding lamps 19 b provided for the second starting port 13. If a game ball wins at the first start port 12 or the second start port 13 during the symbol variation display, the winning game ball is stored as a holding ball, receives a winning lottery, and displays the symbol variation display accompanying this. The right to do is carried over. Then, after the symbol that is being displayed is stopped, the symbol is displayed again and the reserved ball is digested. Each time a game ball is won at the first start port 12 and a hold ball is stored, the hold lamp 19a is turned on one by one, and a game ball is won at the second start port 13 and the hold ball is stored. Each time is stored, the hold lamp 19b is turned on one by one. Four reserved balls are stored for the first starting port 12 and four for the second starting port 13, respectively. The stored ball is digested with the first start port 12 having priority over the second start port 13. When the reserved ball is digested, one of the reserved lamps 19a or 19b that is turned on when the reserved ball is generated is turned off, and the symbol variation display is performed once. When the reserved ball is digested, the symbol variation display is started again after a predetermined interval time has elapsed after the symbol that has been subjected to the variation display in advance is stopped. The winning lottery is performed when the holding ball is generated, that is, when the game ball is won at the first start port 12 or the second start port 13, and each lottery result is stored. When a game ball wins in a state where the upper limit of four reserved balls is stored, the winning lottery and the symbol change display are not performed and only the winning ball is paid out.

  At the lower part of the pachinko machine 10, there are provided a launch handle 20 for launching game balls to the game area 11a and a tray 21 for storing paid-out prize balls. When the firing handle 20 is turned, a game ball is launched on the surface of the game board 11, and the launched game ball flows down the game area 11a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 is controlled by the main board 30. The main board 30 includes a main CPU (holding number identifying means) 31. The main CPU 31 reads out programs and data stored in the ROM area of the main memory 32, and executes payout of prize balls, execution of winning lotteries, and games in each mode. The RAM area of the main memory 32 is used for temporary storage of data and flags related to game execution.

  The first start sensor 33 detects a game ball that has entered the first start port 12, and the second start sensor 34 detects a game ball that has entered the second start port 13. In response to the game ball detection signal from the first start sensor 33 or the second start sensor 34, the main CPU 31 drives a prize ball payout device (not shown) to execute a prize ball payout. The main CPU 31 operates the lottery unit 35 in response to the detection signal.

  The winning lottery unit 35 performs a winning lottery using an electronic random number. In the winning lottery, a random number randomly extracted at the time of the lottery is compared with a winning determination table, and it is determined whether the extracted random number is a random number to which a winning or a lost is assigned. .

  The variable command lottery unit 36 is operated after the winning lottery is performed. The variation command lottery unit 36 performs variation command lottery using electronic random numbers to determine any one of a plurality of types of variation commands including symbol variation time information and variation pattern information. The variable command lottery unit 36 performs a variable command lottery using a winning table when winning in the winning lottery and using a lost table when lost in the winning lottery. A plurality of types of variable commands are assigned to each of the winning table and the lost table. In this way, by performing the variable command lottery using the table corresponding to the result of the winning lottery, it is possible to identify the winning win from the variable command determined in the winning table, and it is determined in the lost table. From the change command, it can be identified that the player has lost. The variation commands of the tables are different from each other in the variation time of the symbols, and the selection command of the variation command in the winning table is higher so that the selection probability of the variation command having the longer variation time of the symbols than the table for loss is high. A selection probability is set. Furthermore, in the winning table, a fluctuation command having a longer fluctuation time than the fluctuation command having the longest fluctuation time of the loss table is also set. For this reason, when winning in the win, the variation time of the symbols is likely to be relatively longer than when lost.

  When the variation command is determined by the variation command lottery, the variation time of the symbol included in the variation command is set in the variation time timer 37. When the variation time is set in the variation time timer 37, the countdown of the variation time is started simultaneously with the setting. Thereby, the fluctuation time of the symbol can be monitored by the main board 30.

  When the variation command lottery is performed with the generation of the holding ball, the main CPU 31 writes a holding ball flag in which the type of the start port where the holding ball is generated and the result of the variation command lottery are associated with each other in the RAM area of the main memory 32. . Then, the main CPU 31 refers to the RAM area of the main memory 32 at the time of digestion of the reserved ball, identifies each information included in the variation command associated with the reserved ball flag, and performs subsequent processing based on the identified result. Do. The main CPU 31 identifies the type of the start opening associated with the holding ball flag, and sets the holding ball flag associated with the first starting opening 12 and the holding ball flag associated with the second starting opening 13. When both are written, processing is performed by preferentially reading the holding ball flag associated with the first start port 12. As a result, when a game ball wins the first start port 12 or the second start port 13 during the symbol variation display, the winning game ball is stored as a holding ball, and the first start port 12 Will be preferentially digested from the holding ball against.

  A sub board 40 is electrically connected to the main board 30. The sub board 40 includes a sub CPU (effect image display control means) 41. The sub CPU 41 operates in response to various commands from the main board 30. The commands transmitted from the main CPU 31 include a variation command determined by the variation command lottery unit 36, a variation end command indicating that the time set in the variation time timer 37 has become “0”, and the like. In response to the variation command transmitted from the main CPU 31, the sub CPU 41 reads the symbol image data from the sub memory 42, starts the variation display of the symbol on the liquid crystal display 18, and receives the variation end command to display the variation display. Stop the design. Thus, the symbol variation display is performed in synchronization with the time of the variation time timer 37. It should be noted that at the time of transmission of the variation command, the type of the start opening where the game ball has won is also transmitted. In addition, when the reserved ball is digested, a variation command associated with the reserved ball is transmitted each time the reserved ball is digested.

  Further, the sub CPU 41 reads out the image data of the effect image from the sub memory 42 according to the type of the change command transmitted from the main CPU 31, and displays the effect image from the liquid crystal display 18 together with the change display of the symbols. At this time, when the variation command transmitted to the sub CPU 41 is a predetermined variation command, the sub CPU 41 displays the variation of the symbols in the variation pattern related to the confrontation reach, that is, the aspect of the confrontation effect image described above, that is, The “skill” when the teammate character attacks the enemy character is selected, and the appearance of the teammate character attacking with the selected “skill” is displayed in the confrontation effect image. When the symbol variation pattern related to the confrontation reach is selected, the symbol variation display ends when it is performed for 60 seconds.

  In the case of winning, the confrontation effect image is displayed after 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of symbol variation, and in the case of loss, the confrontation effect image is displayed after 20 seconds have elapsed since the symbol variation start. . There are four types of “punch”, “kick”, “special move A”, and “special move B” that are set by the teammate character, and any one of these is selected before the confrontation effect image is displayed.

  The selection of the four types of “skills” is selected according to the number of reserved balls in the second start port 13 when the symbol variation display is performed for the winning at the first start port 12. On the other hand, when the symbol variation display is performed with respect to the winning at the second starting port 13, the selection is made according to the number of reserved balls in the first starting port 12. Which of the four types of “techniques” is selected depends on the number of reserved balls stored for the other starting port before the start of symbol variation display and the start of display of the confrontation effect image from the variation display start of the symbol Is selected according to the total number of reserved balls stored so far, but if it is won, the held ball stored for the other starting port before the start of the symbol display And the total number of holding balls generated until 30 seconds have passed since the start of symbol variation. In the case of loss, the retaining ball stored for the other starting port before the symbol variation display is started. And the number of reserved balls generated until 20 seconds have elapsed from the start of the change of the symbol.

  In selecting any of the four types of “skills”, the number of points corresponding to the number of reserved balls is used. 2 points per symbol are stored for each holding ball stored before the start of the variable display of the symbol, and 1 point per point is stored for the holding ball stored from the start of the variable display of the symbol until the start of display of the confrontation effect image. It is associated. Then, the sub CPU 41 converts the total number described above into the total number of points, and selects the “skill” of the teammate character in the confrontation effect image. For this reason, the main CPU 31 determines whether the holding ball flag relates to the holding ball stored before the start of the symbol variation display, or holds the interval from the start of the symbol variation display to the display start of the confrontation effect image. In order to identify whether the ball is related to the ball, the timing of the winning is associated with the hold flag, and the timing is updated each time the symbol change display is performed.

  The ROM area of the sub memory 42 stores a technique selection table in which the number of points and the type of “technique” are associated with each other. In the technique selection table, “punch” is used for 0 to 2 points converted from the total number of reserved balls, “kick” is used for 3 to 5 points converted from the total number of reserved balls, “Skills A” is associated with the number of points 6 and 7 converted from the total number, and “Skills B” is associated with the number of points converted into the total number of reserved balls is 8 points. The sub CPU 41 selects a technique corresponding to the number of points calculated with reference to the technique selection table.

  Next, the flow of the “skill” selection process in the confrontation effect image will be described.

  First, a game in the normal mode is performed. The game balls launched one by one by the turning operation of the launch handle 20 flow down the game area 11a. The game ball that has flowed down the game area 11a wins the first start port 12, passes through the through chucker 14, or is collected as an out ball. When the game ball passes through the through chucker 14, an open lottery is performed. When the open lottery is won, the opening / closing member 13a of the second start port 13 is opened, and the second start port 13 can win a game ball at this time. When a game ball enters the first start port 12 or the second start port 13, a specified number of award balls are paid out.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, when a game ball wins at either the first start port 12 or the second start port 13, a winning lottery is executed to determine either winning or losing, A variation command lottery is performed to determine a variation command. At this time, it is identified by the main CPU 31 whether or not the symbol variation display is in progress. When the symbol variation display is in progress, it is determined whether or not the number of the holding balls at the first starting port 12 or the second starting port 13 where the game ball has won has reached the upper limit of four. When the number of the holding balls has not reached four, that is, when the number of the holding balls is three or less, the type of the variable command and the type of the starting port where the holding ball is generated are associated with the RAM area of the memory 31. The reserved ball flag is written and the held ball is stored. On the other hand, when the game ball is won at the first start port 12 or the second start port 13 and the symbol variation display is not in progress, the symbol variation display is started.

  In any case, when a game ball is won at the first start port 12 or the second start port 13 and a specific change command is selected, the change display of the symbols is performed according to the change pattern related to the confrontation reach. . At this time, it is discriminated whether or not the reserved ball flag for the other starting port not related to the symbol variation display is written before the symbol variation start. When the holding ball flag is written, it is written that the holding ball flag is generated at the timing before the start of the change. Specifically, when the symbol variation display according to the variation pattern related to the confrontation reach is performed for winning at the first starting port 12, the reserved ball flag for the second starting port 13 is written before the variation starts. When the hold ball is generated, the hold ball generation timing is associated with the hold ball flag before the start of the change. Further, when the symbol variation display according to the variation pattern related to the confrontation reach is performed for winning at the second starting port 13, if there is a retaining ball flag for the first starting port 12 before the variation starts, the retaining ball That the generation timing is before the start of fluctuation is associated with the reserved ball flag.

  When the symbol variation display is started, the holding ball generated at the second start port 13 during the symbol variation display for the winning at the first start port 12, the second start port During the symbol change display performed for the winning at 13, the reserved ball generated at the first start port 12 is written in the RAM area of the main memory 32 as the reserved ball after the change starts. The common effect image is displayed until the display of the confrontation effect image. During the display of the common effect image, the confrontation reach is displayed before 20 seconds have elapsed from the start of the change.

  Then, if the winning winning is 30 seconds from the start of symbol variation, and in the case of loss, 20 seconds after the symbol variation start, the main CPU 31 determines the number of retained balls at the other start port and the timing of their occurrence. Identified. The identified number and generation timing are transmitted from the main CPU 31 to the sub CPU 41 as a pending number command. In response to this, the sub CPU 41 identifies the number of points of each holding ball according to the generation timing, converts the total number of the holding balls at the other starting port into the total of the number of points, and in the confrontation effect image Select the “skill” that your teammate character will bring out. Thereafter, the sub CPU 41 displays a confrontation effect image, and also displays in the confrontation effect image how an ally character attacks the enemy character with the selected “skill”. If you win the win, an image of the enemy character being defeated is displayed, and the win is displayed before the symbol stops. On the other hand, in the case of losing, an image of the enemy character standing up without being defeated is displayed and the fact that it has been lost is displayed before the symbol stops. Thereafter, the symbol stops and the symbol variation display ends. Even when the number of reserved balls has already reached the upper limit of 4 at the start of symbol variation, this is converted into the number of points, and a confrontation effect image corresponding to the number of points is displayed.

  As described above, by selecting the “technique” in the confrontation effect image during the symbol variation display, that is, the mode of the effect image, it is possible to increase the willingness to increase the number of reserved balls during the symbol variation display. For this reason, it is determined whether or not the mode changes at the time of starting the change as in the conventional case, and the operation rate of the pachinko machine can be increased compared to the case where the expectation can not be achieved during the change display. In the past, there is something that can change the aspect of the effect image during the variable display by pressing the button, but since the present invention uses the number of reserved balls, it is necessary to launch a game ball, It is more effective in raising the operating rate than before. In addition, by counting the number of reserved balls generated during the fluctuation display, it is possible to prevent the hitting at the start of the fluctuation as in the conventional case, which is more effective in raising the operating rate than in the past. In addition, when winning a win, the display timing of the confrontation effect image is delayed, so the number of launches during variable display can be increased, increasing the operating rate and increasing the expectation of winning Thus, the player can be given a refreshing feeling when the enemy character falls down in the confrontation effect image.

  In the said embodiment, although the reservation ball | bowl with respect to the 1st starting port 12 was digested preferentially, you may digest this in the generation | occurrence | production order of a reservation ball | bowl. In this case, in order to identify a holding ball other than the starting opening where the game ball has won, the holding ball generated from the winning of the game ball until the start of the symbol change display and the symbol change display are started. If the number of points is associated with the reserved ball generated until the confrontation effect image (effect image) is displayed, the aspect of the effect image can be selected using the point number as in the above embodiment.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which two start winning ports are provided has been described. However, the number of start winning ports may be set as appropriate, and when there are three or more start winning ports, the number of holding balls is counted. The starting winning opening may be determined as appropriate, for example, by lottery.

  In the above-described embodiment, the time for counting the holding ball during the symbol variation display is different depending on whether winning or not, but this time may be the same or longer in case of losing.

  In the above-described embodiment, both the reserved balls before the change start of the symbol and during the change display are counted. However, the hold balls may be counted only before the start of the change or only during the change display. When only the number of reserved balls generated during the symbol variation display is counted, exceptionally, when the number of reserved balls is four before the start of symbol variation, an effect image according to the number of reserved symbols is displayed. It is preferable to display. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player's interest from deteriorating due to the fact that the effect image mode is not selected even though the reserved balls are stored up to the upper limit, that is, the “skill” is not paid out. In addition, when only the number of reserved balls generated during the symbol variation display is counted, exceptionally, even if the number of reserved balls is four before the symbol variation starts, this is used to select the effect image mode. It is not necessary to use it.

  In the above embodiment, a confrontation effect image with a martial arts motif is displayed. However, for example, a role is selected by an effect image using a card game as a motif, or a role is selected by an effect image using a mahjong motif. For example, the aspect of the effect image may be set as appropriate.

  In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko machine that performs variable display of a pattern using a liquid crystal display has been described as an example. The present invention may be applied to an appropriate pachinko machine such as a pachinko machine.

10 Pachinko machine 12 First start opening (start winning prize opening)
13 Second start opening (start winning opening)
18 Liquid crystal display 31 Main CPU (holding number identification means)
41 Sub CPU (effect image display control means)

Claims (3)

When a game ball is won in any of a plurality of start winning openings, a symbol change display is performed, and an effect image is also displayed during the symbol change display, and a game ball is displayed at the start winning opening during the symbol change display. If the winning game ball is won, the game ball won as a holding ball is stored separately for each start winning opening, and the symbol is displayed again after the symbol that has been displayed in a variable display is stopped after the right to display the symbol in a variable manner. In a pachinko machine that performs variable display,
When a game ball wins one of the start winning ports, the start winning port from which the game ball has won after the game ball has won until the end of the change display of the symbols performed for this win A reserved number identifying means for identifying the number of the reserved balls with respect to the start winning opening other than
A mode of the effect image is determined according to the number of the reserved balls identified, and the effect image is displayed during the symbol variation display performed for winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won in the determined mode. A pachinko machine comprising an effect image display control means for displaying   The number-of-holds identifying means has won the game ball after the display of the effect image after the start of the variable display of symbols performed for the winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of the reserved balls stored by winning a game ball in a start winning port other than the start winning port is identified. The number-of-holds identifying means is a start winning opening where the game ball has won before the effect image is displayed during a variation display of symbols performed for winning at the start winning opening where the game ball has won. Identify the number of the reserved balls stored by winning the game ball in the starting winning opening other than
The effect image display control means converts the total number of the reserved balls into the number of points based on the preset number of points per reserved ball, and displays the effect image according to the converted number of points. Selected,
The number of points per holding ball is the start other than the start winning opening where the game ball has won before the display of the change of the symbol performed for the winning at the starting winning opening where the game ball has won is started. From the start of the variable display of symbols performed for winning at the starting winning opening where the game ball has won, rather than the number of points per holding ball stored by winning the game ball at the winning opening Before the effect image is displayed, the number of points per one of the reserved balls stored and stored in the starting winning opening other than the starting winning opening in which the gaming ball has been won is stored. The pachinko machine according to claim 2.

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