JP2010264072A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of expression causing each stop symbol to contribute to improvement of the whole performance effect with respect to a plurality of times of symbol variation continuously carried out corresponding to a plurality of reserved balls. <P>SOLUTION: In a pinball game machine, e.g. a Pachinko game machine 10, a symbol mode determination means 131 determines the stop mode of each symbol variation according to the result of winning/losing in a lottery so that the process of the transition of the stop mode in each symbol variation suggests a final mode represented at the end of the transition, with respect to the result of a plurality of times included in the result of the winning/losing in the lottery reserved by a reservation control means 116. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling screen display contents in a ball 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.

JP 2003-230714 A

  In many ball game machines, a ball entering the starting port triggers a change in symbol. In this case, since the ball may enter even during the symbol variation, the reserved ball indicating that the symbol is waiting for the symbol variation is held with the predetermined number as an upper limit. Conventionally, in the case of symbol fluctuation, the interest of the player has been enhanced by the process of changing to the stop symbol and the content of the effect, whereas the stop symbol itself is merely a drawing result of the corresponding reserved ball, as an effect It did not necessarily play the role of enhancing the interest of players. In particular, even if a plurality of holding balls are held, each stop symbol only indicates the lottery result of the corresponding holding ball, and each stop symbol is displayed as a whole in the process in which symbols change continuously. The idea of contributing to the improvement of a dramatic production effect and the expression method therefor have not been sufficiently proposed.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an overall presentation effect for each stop symbol for a plurality of symbol variations that are continuously executed corresponding to a plurality of reserved balls. It is to contribute to improvement.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, An effect display device in which a plurality of symbols for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery are displayed in a varying manner, a symbol mode determining means for determining a stop mode of each of the plurality of symbols according to the result of the winning / failing lottery, and a predetermined variation In accordance with the pattern, the display of the plurality of symbols is displayed on the effect display device, and the effect display control means for stopping the variation display of each symbol in the stop mode, and the result of the success / failure lottery indicates the transition to the special game. , Multiple designs are the same Special game control means for executing a special game when stopped and displayed in combination, and when a new winning / failing lottery is executed, a variable display of a symbol corresponding to the result of the previous winning / losing lottery is made. And a holding control means for holding the result of the new lottery lottery until the variable display start of the symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery lottery is started. The symbol form determination means, for the results of multiple times included in the pending lottery result, holds the lottery result so that the transition process of the stop mode in each symbol variation indicates the final mode presented at the end of the transition. Each stop mode is determined according to the above.

  The “pending / failing lottery result held” may be a random number value, which is a random number value, or may be a true / false determination result indicating whether the winning lottery value and the success / failure range are determined. The “results for a plurality of times included in the held result determination lottery result” may be all of the results of the result determination lottery held in the hold control unit, or may be a part of them. “The process of transition of the stop mode in each symbol variation” may be a combination of stop modes for one or more symbols in a plurality of symbol variations that are sequentially executed. In other words, it may be the change content from the stop mode of the symbol variation executed earlier in time to the stop mode of the symbol variation executed later in time. The “stop mode” may be a result of the lottery determination, that is, a stop mode of an image that mainly displays a symbol indicating a win or miss, typically a number. It may be a concept that excludes a stop mode of a pattern such as a character whose main purpose is.

  The “final mode” may be a pattern variation stop mode corresponding to the result of lottery that is held last in time among a plurality of results included in the result of the lottery held. “Suggesting a final mode” may be to make a player feel a specific stop mode for a plurality of symbols as a stop mode that is likely to be the final mode. “Determine each stop mode according to the lottery result” means that at least one of the lottery results held on hold, for example, the result of lottery last held, The stop mode may be determined substantially simultaneously. Moreover, the final mode may be determined according to at least one of the determined lottery results, and the other symbol variation stop mode may be determined substantially simultaneously according to the final mode.

  According to this aspect, multiple results included in the pending lottery results are usually acquired individually immediately before the start of symbol variation corresponding to each of the results for multiple times. Acquired at a time before the start of any of the multiple symbol variations. In other words, so-called look-ahead is executed for the held result lottery result. Then, for each of the multiple symbol variations executed sequentially corresponding to the results of the multiple times, the stop mode in each symbol variation is usually determined at the start of each variation, but is executed first in time. The stop mode in each symbol variation is determined at a time so that the combination of the stop mode of the symbol variation and the stop mode of the symbol variation executed later in time suggests the final mode.

  Usually, for a plurality of symbol variations corresponding to each of a plurality of reserved balls, the stop mode of each symbol variation is only to indicate the lottery result of the reserved ball corresponding to each symbol variation. According to this aspect, the combination of the stop mode of the symbol variation executed earlier in time and the stop mode of the symbol change executed later in time can have a gaming meaning. That is, the stop mode of each symbol variation can be contributed to the improvement of the effect of the whole ball and ball game machine. Thereby, a new variation of the production is added, a novel gameability can be provided to the player, and the interest can be enhanced. In addition, the player can easily focus on the stop mode in each of the plurality of symbol variations, and the player can feel the expectation over the plurality of symbol variations.

  The symbol mode determining means is configured to determine whether a part of a plurality of symbols constituting the stop mode in the transition process suggests a final mode by maintaining the display state until the next stop mode. You may determine the stop aspect to maintain according to a lottery result. “Maintaining the display state until the next stop mode” means from the stop display of the first symbol fluctuation executed first in time to the stop display of the second symbol fluctuation executed later in time. The display state of a specific symbol may be maintained during the period. Moreover, the display in the state which the symbol substantially stopped may be maintained. According to this aspect, the symbol display state is maintained over each symbol variation as a combination of the symbol variation stop mode executed earlier in time and the symbol variation stop mode executed later in time. Thus, the final mode is suggested, and the stop mode of each symbol variation can be contributed to the improvement of the effect of the entire ball and ball game machine. Thereby, the new variation of production is added and it can raise a player's interest. In addition, it becomes easier for the player to focus on symbols whose display state is maintained over a plurality of symbol variations, and the player's sense of expectation can be felt over a plurality of symbol variations.

  The symbol mode determining means, as a stop mode to be maintained, from among a plurality of predetermined stop modes each suggesting a different profit state, if the final mode indicates a win, any profit state is provided to the player. You may select the stop mode for suggesting whether or not according to the result of the lottery.

  The “predetermined multiple types of stopping modes suggesting different profit states” is a pattern that triggers a transition to a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in the normal game after the end of the special game. The stop mode may be included. Moreover, you may include the stop aspect in the pattern used as the opportunity which transfers to a normal state, without becoming a specific game state in the normal game after completion | finish of a special game. “A stop mode for suggesting which profit state will be provided to the player when the final mode is a win” means that the final mode is regardless of whether or not the final mode is actually a win. When assuming that it is a win, it may be a stop mode that suggests whether or not the win is to shift to a specific game state after a special game. For example, in order to suggest that the transition to the specific gaming state occurs if the final mode is a win, the stop mode with the symbol that triggers the transition to the specific gaming state may be selected. Moreover, in order to suggest that the transition to the specific gaming state does not occur even if the final mode is a win, the stop mode with the symbol that triggers the transition to the normal state may be selected.

  According to this mode, as a combination of the stop mode of the symbol variation executed earlier in time and the stop mode of the symbol variation executed later in time, the stop mode maintained over each symbol variation, The player's profit status is suggested when the final aspect is a win. Since the player has a strong interest in the profit state of the player when the final mode is hit, the interest of the player can be enhanced by suggesting the profit state.

  When determining each of the stop modes to be sequentially maintained at different times as the stop mode to be maintained, the symbol mode determining means determines which one to the player when the final mode indicates a win as the stop mode to be maintained later in time. A stop mode that suggests a profit state equal to or higher than the profit state suggested by the stop mode to be maintained prior to the stop mode may be selected according to the result of the lottery. . According to this aspect, when the stop mode maintained over a plurality of symbol variations is changed, the stop mode that suggests a profit state more than the profit state suggested at the time before the change is selected as the stop mode after the change. Is done. Thereby, the expectation can be gradually increased without impairing the player's expectation over a plurality of symbol variations.

  The symbol mode determining means is configured so that after a part of a plurality of symbols constituting the stop mode in the transition process maintains its display state, another symbol maintains its display state in the next symbol variation stop mode. The stop mode to be maintained may be determined in accordance with the result of the lottery so as to suggest the final mode by changing. The “different symbol” may be a symbol that fluctuates at a position different from the symbol in which the stop mode has been maintained among the plurality of symbols that fluctuate. According to this aspect, the display state is maintained over each symbol variation as a combination of the symbol variation stop mode executed earlier in time and the symbol variation stop mode executed later in time. The final mode is suggested by changing the position of. Thereby, the new variation of production is added and it can raise a player's interest. Further, it becomes easier for the player to pay attention to the switching of symbols in which the display state is maintained over a plurality of symbol variations, and the player's sense of expectation can be felt over a plurality of symbol variations.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, for a plurality of symbol variations that are continuously executed corresponding to a plurality of reserved balls, each stop symbol can be contributed to the improvement of the overall presentation effect. it can.

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 an example of the stop mode determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the fluctuation production pattern over a some symbol fluctuation. It is a figure which shows typically the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the decoration design determination process of S50 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display start process of S36 in FIG. 8 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 7 in detail.

  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 as to be openable and closable 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.

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

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

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

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

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable time 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. In the present embodiment, the stop symbol (hereinafter also referred to as “probability symbol” as appropriate) that triggers the probability change is a symbol indicating an odd number. When the combination that matches the probability variation symbols is stopped and displayed, the probability variation is started after the special game ends. In addition, a stop symbol (hereinafter also referred to as “non-probability variable” as appropriate) that does not trigger the probability change is a symbol indicating an even number. When the combination of the non-probability variation symbols is stopped and displayed, after the special game is finished, the normal state is entered without starting the probability variation.

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

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

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 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 win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination 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 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 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 determination means 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery. The variation pattern determining means 115 holds a pattern selection table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination 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 fluctuation display according to the fluctuation pattern determined by the fluctuation pattern determination means 115. 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 the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously 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.

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

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  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 to 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. 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 stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the detachment with reach or the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is selected, “191” or “727” is selected. "A combination that does not have only one symbol, such as"

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

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

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

  The effect display control 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.

  In the game control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a so-called prefetched effect content determination process is executed on the result of the lottery determination lottery held by the hold control means 116. Specifically, with respect to the results of the lottery determinations held for multiple times, the effect is executed so that the transition pattern of the stop symbol in each symbol variation indicates the final mode. In other words, the effect is executed such that the combination of stop symbols in each of the plurality of symbol variations that are sequentially executed indicates the final mode. The configurations of the success / failure lottery means 112, the symbol determination means 114, the variation pattern determination means 115, the pattern storage means 130, the symbol mode determination means 131, the effect determination means 132, and the effect display control means 134 for realizing this effect will be described below. To do.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 is triggered by a predetermined event for at least some of the success / failure lottery values held by the hold control means 116 (hereinafter also referred to as “holding lottery values” as appropriate). It is determined whether or not each winning lottery value is a win. In other words, a so-called prefetch process is executed for a plurality of pending lottery values. For example, in the case where four winning / failing lottery values are held in the hold control means 116, the winning / failing determination may be executed for each of the four winning / losing lottery values. The event that triggers the prefetch process is not particularly limited, and may be that the number of holds in the hold control unit 116 reaches an upper limit, or that other game state conditions or time conditions are satisfied.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires the symbol determination lottery value for each reserved lottery value, and stops the special symbol corresponding to each reserved lottery value according to the determination result and the symbol determination lottery value for each reserved lottery value. Determine the design. The variation pattern determining means 115 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol corresponding to each reserved lottery value according to the determination result of each retained lottery value and the special symbol stop symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 is a combination of the stop symbol of the decorative symbol in the symbol variation corresponding to each reserved lottery value in accordance with the determination result of at least one reserved lottery value, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variation pattern. And its arrangement (hereinafter also simply referred to as “decorative pattern stop mode”). The symbol form determination means 131 stops the effect content determination process by prefetching when the determination result of the lottery value other than the last reserved lottery value among the held lottery values subject to prefetching includes a winning / non-winning determination result. Note that the effect content determination process by prefetching may be stopped at the time when the success / failure lottery means 112 detects that the success / failure determination result for the retained lottery value other than the last retained lottery value is correct.

  The process of the symbol mode determination means 131 will be specifically described. First, the symbol form determination means 131 determines whether or not the last reserved lottery value is changed according to the determination result of the final reserved lottery value, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variation pattern (hereinafter referred to as “target variation” as appropriate). The stop mode of the decorative design in (also called) is determined. Then, with reference to a predetermined stop mode determination table, the stop mode of the decorative symbol in the symbol variation executed before the target variation, which is associated with the stop mode of the decorative symbol in the target variation, is determined.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the stop mode determination table. In the figure, when the number of reserved lottery values is four and the symbol variation for the fourth reserved lottery value is set as the target variation, the decorative pattern stop mode in each symbol variation before the target variation is determined. The symbol range table for this is shown. In the target variation column of the figure, the decorative pattern stop mode in the target variation is recorded. In the stop mode ID column, a combination of decorative pattern stop modes (hereinafter also referred to as “stop mode pattern” as appropriate) in each symbol variation before the target variation corresponding to the stop mode of the decorative symbol in the target variation is uniquely specified. Identification information for recording is recorded. In the first variation column to the third variation column, the decorative symbol stop mode in the symbol variation first reserved and executed first to the third symbol variation reserved and executed third is recorded. After determining the decorative symbol stop mode in the target variation, the symbol mode determining unit 131 selects one stop mode pattern from the stop mode patterns associated with the stop mode with a predetermined probability. The same selection probability may be set for each stop mode pattern, and different selection probabilities may be set as appropriate in order to weight the selected stop mode pattern.

  In addition, the stop mode determination table is set only for the types corresponding to the number of reserved lottery values to be prefetched. For example, when the number of reserved lottery values subject to prefetching is 3, the symbol pattern determining means 131 refers to the stop mode table corresponding to the number of reserved lottery values of 3 and displays the decorative symbol in the target variation. The decorative pattern stop mode in the first variation and the second variation corresponding to the stop mode is selected. As a modified example, the stop mode determination table may correspond to the determination result of the last reserved lottery value, the combination of the special symbol stop pattern, the special symbol variation pattern, and the stop variation pattern of each symbol variation. Good. In this case, the symbol mode determining means 131 selects one of the stop mode patterns corresponding to the combination of the determination result of the last reserved lottery value, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variation pattern. The stop mode pattern may be selected with a predetermined probability.

  The pattern storage unit 130 retains the stop mode ID in the stop mode determination table and the variation effect pattern over the plurality of symbol variations whose stop mode is specified by the stop mode ID. FIG. 5 schematically shows a variation effect pattern over a plurality of symbol variations.

  (A) of FIG. 5 shows the variation effect pattern corresponding to the stop mode ID “001” of FIG. 4, and “4” in the left decorative symbol from the stop display of the first change to the stop display of the second change. This indicates that the display state of is maintained. Hereinafter, a symbol whose display state is maintained over a plurality of symbol variations is also referred to as a “hold symbol” as appropriate. FIG. 5A also shows that the hold symbol from the second variation stop display to the third variation stop display is “5”, and the hold symbol from the third variation stop display to the fourth variation stop display is “ 7 ”. (B) of FIG. 5 has shown the variation production pattern matched with stop mode ID "004" of FIG. That is, the hold symbol from the first change stop display to the third change stop display is “8”, and the hold symbol from the third change stop display to the fourth change stop display is “4”. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the variation effect pattern, the hold symbol displayed after the time is more than the profit state of the player suggested by the hold symbol displayed before the hold symbol. It is set so as to suggest a profit state. Specifically, although the “non-probable variation → non-probability variation”, “non-probability variation → probability variation”, and “probability variation-> probability variation” can be set as the hold pattern transition mode, “probability variation → non-probability variation”. “Probable variation” is not set.

  The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern associated with the stop mode ID of the stop mode pattern selected by the symbol mode determining unit 131 from the pattern table, and sends the variation effect pattern to the effect display control unit 134. To do. The effect display control means 134 acquires the data of the change effect pattern notified from the effect determination means 132 from the pattern storage means 130, and the effect display device 60 generates the effect image of the symbol change corresponding to each of the plurality of reserved lottery values. Display.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. This figure shows an effect image corresponding to the change effect pattern associated with the stop mode ID “001” of FIG. FIG. 6A shows the effect image during the first variation, and FIG. 6B shows the display state at the end of the first variation. (C) of FIG. 6 shows the effect image in the 2nd fluctuation | variation, and has shown that the stop state of "4" of the left decoration symbol is maintained. FIG. 6D shows the display state at the end of the second variation. (E) of FIG. 6 shows the effect image in the 3rd change, and has shown that the stop state of "5" of a right decoration symbol is maintained. FIG. 6F shows a display state at the end of the third change. (G) of FIG. 6 shows the effect image in the 4th fluctuation | variation, and has shown that the stop state of "7" of the left decoration symbol is maintained. FIG. 6H shows the display state at the end of the fourth variation.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the combination of stop symbols in each symbol variation that is sequentially executed suggests the final mode with respect to the result of lottery for lots of times held in the holding control means 116. The stop symbol in each symbol variation is determined so that Then, a part of the symbols constituting the stop mode in the symbol variation suggests the final mode by maintaining the display state until the display of the stop mode in the next symbol variation.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the final hold is shown in FIG. 5 in order to suggest that the final variation is positive when the stop mode of the target variation is win. The symbol is “7” as a probable variation. That is, in (a) of FIG. 5, the initial hold symbol is “4” of the non-probable variable symbol, and is switched from the second variation to the “5” symbol in the third variation, and further from the third variation to the fourth variation. Is switched to another probability variation symbol “7”. By switching the hold symbol from the non-probability variation symbol to the probability variation symbol in this way, it is suggested to the player that the target variation is stopped when the target variation is stopped, and this increases the player's expectation. it can. In FIG. 5B, the hold symbol is “8” in the first to third variations, and is switched from “3” to another non-probable variation symbol in the fourth variation. That is, in order to suggest that even if the target variation stop mode is a hit, the probability variation is not selected as the hold symbol, and the non-probability variation symbol is selected as the hold symbol.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the hold symbol may be switched from the non-probable variable symbol to the probable variable symbol, but not vice versa. Therefore, when the hold symbol is switched, a symbol that suggests a profit state higher than the previous hold symbol is selected, so that the player's expectation can be enhanced by switching the hold symbol. When the hold symbol is switched to another symbol, the position of the hold symbol is changed. In other words, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, even when the position of the hold symbol is changed, a stop mode in the target variation is suggested, and the player's expectation can be felt over a plurality of symbol variations. it can.

  FIG. 7 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. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives this command changes according to the change pattern data. A display start process is executed (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. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, a plurality of winning / closure values held by the winning / failing lottery means 112 are read out (S42), and the success / failure is determined based on the respective winning / failing lottery values (S44). The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol in the symbol variation corresponding to each winning / failing lottery result based on each winning / failing determination result (S46). The variation pattern determining means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol in the symbol variation corresponding to each winning / failing lottery result (S48). The symbol form determination means 131 executes a decoration symbol determination process for determining the stop pattern of the decoration symbol in the symbol variation corresponding to each success / failure lottery result, based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50). The effect determining means 132 selects the decorative pattern variation pattern over the respective symbol variations according to the decorative symbol stop mode in the symbol variation corresponding to each winning / failing lottery result (S52). Note that the above is a processing flow when execution content determination by prefetching is executed. However, if prefetching processing is not performed, the processing from S42 to S52 is performed for one winning / failing lottery result held at the top. May be executed.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the decoration symbol determination process of S50 in FIG. If the symbol variation corresponding to each of the plurality of reserved lottery values that have been reserved does not hit the target variation (Y in S60), the symbol mode determining means 131 first determines the stop mode of the target variation (S62). . Next, the symbol mode determining means 131 determines the stop mode of each symbol variation until the target variation according to the target variation stop mode (S64). When there is a hit before the target change (N in S60), the symbol form determination means 131 stops the effect determination process by prefetching and determines the stop aspect in the first symbol change (S66).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display start process of S36 in FIG. If it is not the symbol variation corresponding to the result of the lottery that has been prefetched (N in S100), the variation of all decorative symbols is started (S112), and the flow of S36 is ended. If there is a symbol variation corresponding to the result of the lottery to be prefetched (Y in S100) and there is a hold symbol from the stop mode in the previous symbol variation (Y in S102), the effect display control means 134 holds Variation display of decorative symbols other than symbols is started (S104). When there is no hold symbol (N in S102), the effect display control means 134 starts variable display of all the decorative symbols (S106). Subsequently, a symbol variation display process is executed (S108). After the symbol variation display process is completed, if all symbol variations corresponding to the result of lottery determination that has been prefetched have not been completed (N in S110), the process returns to S102. When all symbol variations have been completed (Y in S110), the flow in S36 is terminated.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail 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.

  A first modification will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the decorative pattern stop mode in the symbol variation corresponding to each of the plurality of reserved lottery values is determined so that the transition process suggests the decorative symbol stop mode in the target variation. It was. In the modified example, the stop pattern of the decorative symbol in each symbol variation is a halt that is included in the transition process to indicate how high the transition process is likely to exhibit a predetermined halt pattern in the target variation. You may suggest by the kind of aspect. The symbol form determination means 131 has a plurality of types of stop that are different in the degree of possibility of exhibiting a predetermined stop mode in the target variation, as the decorative symbol stop mode in the symbol variation corresponding to each of the plurality of held / unusable lottery values. Any of the modes may be selected according to the determination result, the special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, or the like. In addition, the effect determining means 132 has a plurality of types of variation effect patterns having different possibilities of exhibiting a predetermined final aspect as the variation effect patterns over the symbol variations corresponding to each of the plurality of reserved lottery values. Any one may be selected according to the stop mode of each symbol variation.

  For example, the more the number of hold symbol changes, the more the hold symbol change mode, typically the numerical value transition mode that has become a hold symbol over multiple symbol variations, matches the predetermined change pattern. In this case, the decorative pattern stop mode in each symbol variation and the variation effect pattern over each symbol variation may be determined so that the probability that the target variation will be a jackpot with certain variation increases. According to this modification, the probability that the target variation becomes the predetermined stop mode is suggested by the process of transition of the stop mode over a plurality of symbol variations, and the stop mode of each symbol variation is used for the effect of the overall effect of the ball game machine. It can contribute to improvement. Thereby, a new variation of the production is added, a novel gameability can be provided to the player, and the interest can be enhanced. In addition, the player's sense of expectation can be obtained over a plurality of symbol variations.

  The characteristics of the bullet ball game machine reflecting the technical idea of the first modification can be expressed as follows. That is, the transition process may further suggest how high the possibility of exhibiting a predetermined final mode at the end of the transition is based on the type of stop mode included in the transition process. The symbol form determining means selects one of a plurality of kinds of stop forms having different possibilities of exhibiting a predetermined final form as a stop form included in the transition process according to the result of the lottery. May be.

  A second modification will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the stop mode pattern associated with the stop mode of the target variation in the stop mode determination table is determined as the stop mode of each of the plurality of symbol variations executed before the target variation. In the modified example, the stop mode of each of the plurality of symbol changes executed before the target change may be determined by another method according to the stop mode of the target change. For example, when the fourth variation of the first to fourth variations corresponding to four reserved balls is set as the target variation, the third variation stop mode is determined according to the target variation stop mode, and the third variation is stopped. The stop mode of each of the plurality of symbol variations executed before the target variation so as to determine the stop mode of the second variation according to the mode and to determine the stop mode of the first variation according to the mode of stop of the second variation May be sequentially determined from the later symbol variation. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the variation effect pattern is selected in advance according to the stop pattern over a plurality of symbol variations. In a modified example, a variation effect pattern of each symbol variation may be selected at the start of each symbol variation, and a stop symbol that is common to the previous symbol variation and the symbol variation stop mode is a hold symbol, A variation effect pattern that maintains the display state may be selected.

  A third modification will be described. When deciding whether or not to execute various effects by prefetching in the pachinko gaming machine 10, it is determined whether or not the effects by prefetching can be performed in the main board 102, and if so, the sub board 104 may be finally determined based on a predetermined lottery result whether or not the pre-reading effect is actually executed in the sub-board 104 that has received the notification. For example, a pre-readability determination unit (not shown) on the main board 102 determines whether or not the decorative symbol determination process based on pre-reading can be executed based on the number of reserved lottery values, the result of lottery for the reserved lottery values, the symbol determination lottery value, and the like. If it is feasible, the fact may be notified to the sub-board 104. The pre-reading effect determination unit (not shown) of the sub-board 104 that has received this notification acquires a lottery value from a predetermined lottery means, and performs the decorative symbol determination process by prefetching when the lottery value is included in a predetermined range. You may decide to do it. The symbol form determination means 131 may actually execute the decorative symbol determination process by prefetching on condition that the prefetching effect determination unit determines the execution of the effect.

  A fourth modification will be described. In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the first type pachinko gaming machine which has been conventionally used. However, the present invention can also be applied to other types of gaming machines having the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine. . For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-function machine in which a plurality of types of success / failure lottery respectively corresponding to a plurality of different starting winning openings are executed and a plurality of first-type pachinko gaming machines are mixed. In addition, a complex that provides a game corresponding to a special game in the first type pachinko gaming machine as the first special game, and a game corresponding to a special game in the second type pachinko game machine as the second special game. It can also be applied to the machine.

  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, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 115 fluctuation Pattern determining means, 116 hold control means, 118 main display control means, 130 pattern storage means, 131 symbol form determining means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means.

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A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
An effect display device in which a plurality of symbols for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery are displayed in a varied manner.
A symbol mode determining means for determining a stop mode of each of the symbols according to the result of the success / failure lottery;
Effect display control means for causing each of the plurality of symbols to display a change on the effect display device according to a predetermined change pattern, and stopping the change display of each symbol in the stop mode;
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the success / failure lottery indicates a transition to the special game, and the plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed in a combination of the same symbols;
When a symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery result is displayed when a new winner lottery is executed, the new winner lottery result is changed to the symbol corresponding to the winner lottery result. Hold control means for holding until display start,
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The symbol form determination means indicates the success / failure so as to suggest the final mode that the transition process of the stop mode in each symbol variation presents at the end of the transition for the results for a plurality of times included in the held result lottery result. A bullet ball game machine, wherein each stop mode is determined according to a lottery result.   The plurality of symbols so that a part of the plurality of symbols constituting the stop mode in the transition process suggests the final mode by maintaining the display state until the next stop mode. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a stop mode to be maintained in a part of the ball is determined in accordance with the result of the lottery determination.   The symbol mode determining means determines which profit state to the player when the final mode indicates a win from among a plurality of predetermined stop modes each suggesting a different profit state as the stop mode to be maintained. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a stop mode for suggesting whether or not is provided is selected according to the result of the success / failure lottery.   When the symbol mode determining means determines each of the stop modes to be sequentially maintained at different points in time as the stop mode to be maintained, as a stop mode to be maintained later in time, if the final mode indicates winning, the player In order to suggest which profit status will be offered to the customer, a stop mode that suggests a profit status that is greater than or equal to the profit status suggested by the stop mode that is maintained prior to the stop mode is selected according to the result of the determination The bullet ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein:   The symbol mode determining means maintains a display state of a part of a plurality of symbols constituting the stop mode in the transition process, and then another symbol maintains its display state in the next symbol variation stop mode. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a stop mode to be maintained is determined according to the result of the success / failure lottery so as to suggest the final mode by being changed.

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