JP2010273733A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a plurality of game machine models with different performances for one motif by one kind of subordinate control device. <P>SOLUTION: The subordinate integrated control device deduces a model from a symbol specifying command transmitted from a main control device in variably displaying symbols (S251), and stores the deduced model (S255). Even if the subordinate integrated control device has no storage of models, the subordinate integrated control device deduces a model from the received symbol specifying command and sets the display according to the model (S268), and therefore, the subordinate integrated control device can set a variation pattern suitable for each model. Further, the deduced model is temporarily stored, and if the model deduced from the received symbol specifying command does not match the stored model, an error is set and announced. Accordingly, an abnormality or malfunction can be immediately detected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having a version machine in which different performances are set with the same motif.

Generally produced and sold multiple models with different game performance (hereinafter also referred to as specs) while diverting almost the same content for one motif such as comics, movies, anime, entertainers, TV programs, etc. They are called “series machines” and “version machines”. Currently, we are always producing and selling multiple specifications.
In order to increase the number of units sold as much as possible due to the fact that the number of units sold depends greatly on what the motif is used, and that the more the famous motifs, the higher the fee for use, etc. This is because multiple performances are required to meet the needs.

For this reason, even if the display contents are exactly the same, there are cases where each series machine is set so that the appearance rate of a predetermined effect differs, or there are dedicated display contents and effects associated with functions unique to the series machine.
Although it is conceivable to provide a dedicated sub-control device that controls the production for each series machine, as described above, the difference in display contents is very small, so all series display on one sub-control device. If the contents and effect data are retained, only the main control device in which a program relating to game performance is stored may be changed (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose a technique for avoiding by displaying a series machine name on a display device so that a main control device is not mistaken at the time of manufacture.

JP-A-11-244462 JP-A-11-276683

However, Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured to transmit the model information to the sub-control device (display control device in Patent Documents 1 and 2) only when the power is turned on or a big hit game.
In general, the sub-control device has a function of resetting by a watchdog internal (external) timer. This is a computer hardware time counter that resets the system if the main program falls into an illegal state and no regular watchdog operation is performed. This is intended to return the system to normal operation.

With this function, sub-control device due to momentary power failure, noise, control error, hardware configuration error, etc. when the symbol indicating success / failure is fluctuating (hereinafter also referred to as symbol combination game) When only the system is reset, the model information temporarily stored in the sub control device is reset, and even if the symbol variation command is transmitted from the main control device, it is not possible to know what model the sub control device is. Therefore, there is a possibility that the effect display cannot be performed or the effect display suitable for the model cannot be performed.
The present invention discloses a process that can suitably cope with a possible unexpected situation in a configuration in which data of a plurality of models is held in a sub-control device.

The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is the sub-control device, wherein the sub-control device displays symbol data that is data for the sub-control means to display a specific symbol from among a plurality of symbols. In the gaming machine transmitted by the main control device, the sub-control device has the symbol data storing means for storing the symbol data relating to a plurality of models for each model, and the symbol data received from the main storage device. On the basis of the model data storage means, a model specifying means for specifying the model of the gaming machine, a model information storage means for storing the model specified by the model specifying means,
A first notification means for notifying that a problem has occurred when the model specified by the model specifying means and the information stored in advance by the model information storage means do not match, The main control device transmits the symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine to the sub-control device.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a random number value is generated when entering a start opening provided in a game area, and at least determination is made based on the random number value, and the main control apparatus transmits to the sub-control apparatus. The main control device is based on a holding unit capable of storing a plurality of random values, a determination unit for determining whether the random number is correct, and a random number value stored in the holding unit. It is determined whether or not to perform an effect operation prior to the variation of the symbol corresponding to the random number value, and the effect determination unit that transmits the determination result to the sub-control device, and the sub-control unit displays the symbol And a symbol data transmitting means for transmitting symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine to the sub-control device. The sub-control device relates to a plurality of models. The symbol data is A model data storing means stored for each model, a model specifying means for specifying the model of the gaming machine from the symbol data storing means based on the symbol data received from the main storage device, and the model specifying means Comprises model information storage means for storing a model specified by the player, and effect execution means for performing an effect operation according to the model stored in the model information storage means when receiving the determination result from the effect determination means. It is characterized by being.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the model information storage means stores the specified model every time the model specifying means specifies the model. It is characterized by.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the symbol data is a symbol designation command for designating a symbol to be confirmed and displayed by the sub-control device. The sub-control device displays the symbol designated by the symbol designation command after the plurality of symbols have been varied according to a predetermined variation pattern.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any of the first to fourth aspects, the main control device uses the model information of the gaming machine as a sub-control means when the gaming machine is turned on. Including a model information transmitting means for transmitting, the sub-control device identifies the model of the gaming machine based on the model information transmitted from the model information transmitting means, and stores the on-time storage means for storing the model; When the model specified by the model specifying means does not match the information stored by the loading storage means, a second notification means for notifying that a failure has occurred is provided.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 1, the main control device transmits symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine to the sub-control device. The sub-control device includes symbol data storage means for storing symbol data for each model. When the symbol data is received from the main controller, the sub-control device stores the symbol data of the gaming machine from the symbol data storage means based on the symbol data. The model is specified (model specifying means). The model information storage means stores the specified model, and if the model specified from the newly received symbol data does not match the model stored by the model information storage means, the first notification means has a problem. Is notified.

  In this way, the sub-control device identifies the model each time it receives symbol data from the main control device, so damage caused by unknown model information compared to a configuration in which model information is transmitted only at power-on (when the player It is possible to suppress only that change. In addition, when only the sub-control device is reset and the model information cannot be specified, conventionally, the gaming machine itself could not be resolved without turning off the power once, but according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the damage It is kept only at the time of change and does not prevent the game from continuing. In addition, since it is referred to the model information stored at the start of the change, it is possible to detect the occurrence of a malfunction in the main control device such as when different group information is transmitted.

  In addition, as an aspect of alerting | reporting, you may carry out on the screen of the apparatus which displays a pattern, and it is good also as an aspect alert | reported with a lamp | ramp and a sound, or combining these. In addition, the first notification means does not immediately notify when the model specified from the symbol data and the model stored in the model information storage means do not match, but when the same situation occurs continuously a predetermined number of times. Notification may be made for the first time or when the number of occurrences in a certain period reaches a predetermined number. The model information storage means may store symbol data, and the model specifying means may be reconfigured so as to specify the model from the stored symbol data.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 2, a plurality of random numbers generated by entering the starting port can be stored in the holding means, and whether or not the random number is determined by the random numbers is transmitted to the sub control device by the main control device. It is the composition to do. Then, the effect determination means included in the main control device determines whether or not to perform the effect operation ahead of the fluctuation of the symbol corresponding to the random value based on the random number value stored in the holding means (so-called prefetch determination), The determination result is transmitted to the sub-control device. Similarly to the first aspect, the symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine is transmitted to the sub-control device (symbol data transmitting means). In addition to the success / failure, it is also possible to send a pattern variation mode. In this case, this variation mode is made to correspond to the model, and this may be used as symbol data. Alternatively, the symbol data may be transmitted to the sub-control device.

The sub-control device is provided with symbol data storage means for storing symbol data for each model. When the symbol data is received from the main control device, the gaming machine is selected from the symbol data storage means based on the symbol data. Identify the model (model identification means). The model information storage means stores the identified model, and when the determination result is received from the effect determination means, the effect execution means performs an effect operation (so-called pre-read effect) according to the model stored in the model information storage means.
According to the gaming machine configured in this manner, it is possible to appropriately execute, by using one sub-control device, performing pre-reading effects with a plurality of models, not performing them, or performing different contents of effects.

  According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, the model information storage unit stores the specified model every time the model specifying unit specifies the model. In this way, even if the model information storage means stores incorrect model information, model information is newly stored every time the model specifying means specifies a model, so that it is possible to specify a highly accurate model, and consequently Appropriate failure notification can be performed. Since the model information is specified every time symbol data is sent from the main control device, the contents stored in the model information storage means can be updated.

  In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the symbol data is a symbol designation command for designating a symbol to be confirmed and displayed by the sub-control device. Examples of symbol data that can be adopted include a variation pattern command, a stop designation command, and a state designation command in addition to the symbol designation command. However, the fluctuation pattern command usually has a huge number (for example, 1000) of fluctuation patterns in recent gaming machines, and information for identifying which series machine is included therein. Is not practical. In addition, the stop designation command and the status designation command are often shared data that does not change even when the model changes, and the amount of information is bothered to specify the series machine.

In this regard, in the case of a symbol designating command, the number of rounds and the probability variation ratio differ depending on the series machine, so it is possible to easily identify which model it is and is appropriate as data for identifying the model. Further, even when a symbol itself is designated and a symbol common to a series machine is used, it can be specified because it is grouped by model as described above (details will be described later).
Note that the symbol designation command may specify the symbol itself to be confirmed, or a clue for determining the symbol (for example, data indicating whether or not certain change has occurred, whether or not the extension has been extended) For example, data indicating the number of rounds in the jackpot game, etc.). In the latter case, the sub-control device may be configured to determine and display symbols that match these designations based on such data.

In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, the main control device includes model information transmission means, and transmits model information of the gaming machine to the sub-control means when the gaming machine is powered on. The sub-control device specifies and stores the model of the gaming machine based on the model information transmitted from the model information transmitting means. If the model specified by the model specifying unit and the information stored in the storage unit at the time of input do not match, the second notification unit notifies that a problem has occurred.
If there is no model information transmission means or power-on storage means, after the power is turned on, the model information storage means does not store the model at the time of the first symbol display. The information stored by the model information storage means cannot be compared. In this regard, according to the gaming machine of the fifth aspect, since it is possible to compare with the model information stored by the throwing-in storage means at the time of the first symbol display, the determination accuracy of the defect is improved.
In addition, the 2nd alerting | reporting means is good also as a structure which compares the model memorize | stored by the model specification means with the information memorize | stored by the memory | storage means at the time of insertion besides the time of the first symbol display.

Front view of pachinko machine 50 Front view of game board 1 Back view of pachinko machine 50 Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 50 Flow chart of start-up process executed by main controller 80 Flow chart of interrupt (INT) processing executed by main controller 80 Flow chart of interrupt (NMI) processing executed by main controller 80 The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the power supply device 85 Flow chart of start winning confirmation process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of the small hit game process executed by the main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the small hit game process executed by the main controller 80 Flowchart of display detail table setting process executed by sub integrated control device 83 Tree diagram up to the detailed decision of the effect display contents executed by the sub integrated control device 83 Flowchart 1 of model information reference processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 Flowchart 2 of model information reference processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 Display example of effect symbol variation performed by effect symbol display device 6 Display example at the time of error performed in the production symbol display device 6 Table showing correspondence between model information and symbol information Timing chart showing various command transmission timings at the start of fluctuation executed by main controller 80 Table showing correspondence between model information and symbol information Flowchart of startup processing executed by main controller 80 of the second embodiment Flowchart of model information storage processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 of the second embodiment. Flowchart 1 of model information reference processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 of the second embodiment Flowchart 2 of model information reference processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 of the second embodiment. Flow chart of start winning confirmation process executed by main controller 80 of the third embodiment. Flowchart of a hold prefetch determination process executed by the main controller 80 of the third embodiment. Flowchart of a hold display setting process executed by the main controller 80 of the third embodiment. Flow chart of effect start processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 of the third embodiment. Flowchart of detailed display table setting processing executed by the sub integrated control device 83 of the third embodiment. Display example of pre-reading effect performed in effect symbol display device 6 of the third embodiment

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following examples and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of ball game machine, has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine will be described. However, the present invention can be applied to slot game machines, parrot game machines, jade ball game machines, arrange ball game machines, and the like.
A hinge 53 is provided on the left and upper sides of the outer frame 51, and an inner frame 70 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the other side of the hinge 53. The inner frame 70 opens and closes with respect to the outer frame 51. It has a possible configuration.
A plate glass 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52, and the game board 1 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the inner frame 70 at the back of the plate glass 61.
Speakers 66 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52 and on the lower left and right sides of the outer frame, and game sounds generated from the pachinko machine 50 are output to improve the player's preference. In addition, in order to improve the player's preference, a plurality of frame side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the gaming state are provided in the front frame 52.
An upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed below the front frame 52. A launching handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63, and the launching device (not shown) is moved by rotating the firing handle 64 in the clockwise direction, so that a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is provided. Is fired toward the game board 1.

On the left side of the lower plate 63, an effect button 67 that can be operated by the player is provided. The player operates the effect button 67 during a predetermined period and is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 described later. The content of the game changes or the game sound output from the speaker 66 changes.
The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 includes a lending button 57 and a checkout button 58. And a CR settlement display device having a balance display 59.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails (not shown) are nailed in the game area 3.
A center case 5 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The center case 5 is provided with a window 5a and the like for facing a screen 6a of a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and an effect symbol display device 6 (which is a liquid crystal display device and displays a pseudo symbol) as in the known case. Yes.
Above the window 5a, a dot matrix normal symbol display device 7 and a 7-segment special symbol display device 9 and a normal symbol hold memory display device 8 consisting of four LEDs are installed, and below the special symbol hold memory display. A device 10 is installed.

A normal symbol operating gate 17 is arranged on the left side of the center case 5.
A first start port 11 and a second start port 12 are disposed below the center case 5.
The first start port 11 is a so-called chucker and can always enter the ball.
The second starting port 12 is an electric tulip (hereinafter also referred to as a normal electric accessory), and is opened and closed in the same manner as a well-known electric tulip. However, since the first starting port 11 is located above, A ball cannot be entered. However, when the game ball hits the normal symbol lottery performed when the normal symbol operation gate 17 is passed and the normal symbol hitting is displayed on the normal symbol display device 7, the second start port 12 is opened and it is easy to enter the ball. become.

An attacker type big winning opening 13 is arranged below the second start opening 12, and an out hole 15 is provided below the attacker winning prize opening 13.
In addition, on the left side of the first starting port 11, a first left winning port 31, a second left winning port 32, and a third left winning port 34 are arranged on the guide rail 2b on the right side. It is provided along. Note that the first left winning port 31, the second left winning port 32, the third left winning port 34, and the first right winning port 33 are normal winning ports in which the winning rate does not always change.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, an inner frame 70 for detachably attaching the game board 1 is housed in the outer frame 51 described above. The inner frame 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a dispensing device 73 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning slot on the game board 1, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 via the tank rail 72 to the above-described upper plate 55 by the payout device 73. .
Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50 (see also FIG. 4), there are a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, a production symbol control device 82, a sub integrated control device (also called a sub control device) 83, and a launch control device. 84, a power supply substrate 85 is provided.

The main control device 80, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 1, and the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. In FIG. 3, the launch control device 84 is not drawn, but the launch control device 84 is provided below the payout control device 81.
Further, an external connection terminal plate 78 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 71, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent from the external connection terminal plate 78 to a hall computer 87 (not shown). Conventionally, external connection terminal boards for transmitting signals to the hall computer 87 are for boards (terminals for outputting signals output from the game board side to the hall computer 87) and frames (frame side (frame side ( Although two types of terminals for outputting signals output from the front frame 52, the inner frame 70, and the outer frame 51) to the hall computer 87 are used, in this embodiment, one external connection terminal plate 78 is provided. The game computer 87 transmits a signal indicating a game state and a game result to the hall computer 87.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured with a main controller 80 as a center. Note that the power supply circuit is not shown in this block diagram. Although not shown in detail, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like. However, in this embodiment, the launch control device 84 and the power supply board 85 are not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.
Further, in recent years, there are many configurations in which the effect symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided on one substrate to be the sub integrated control device 83. In the present embodiment, it is divided, but it may be a single one, or the sub integrated control device may be divided into a sound control device and a lamp control device.
The main controller 80 includes a first start port switch 11a that detects a game ball that has entered the first start port 11, a second start port switch 12a that detects a game ball that has entered the second start port 12, and a normal A normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball that has entered the symbol operation gate 17, a count switch 13a for counting game balls that have entered the big winning port 13, a first left winning port 31 and a second left winning port 32 Detection signals from the left winning port switch 31a for detecting the game ball that has entered the third left winning port 34, the right winning port switch 33a for detecting the game ball that has entered the first right winning port 33, and the like are relayed on the game board. It is input via the terminal board 74.
In this embodiment, the normal winning opening arranged on the right has three configurations (31, 32, 34), but the switch is configured to detect by 33a. Of course, you may provide the switch corresponding to each.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the sub integrated control device 83.
The main controller 80 also displays the special symbol display device 9 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 90, the special symbol hold storage display device 10 and the normal symbol hold storage display device 8. Control the lighting of.
Further, the main control device 80 controls the opening of the special winning opening 13 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 13b via the game board relay terminal board 74, and controls the second electric utility solenoid 12b to control the second prize. The opening and closing of the start port 12 is controlled. In addition, the ordinary electric utility means an ordinary electric accessory (also referred to as an electric tulip).
In addition to the above, the output signal from the main control device 80 is a test signal terminal, and management signals such as symbol variation and jackpot are output to the external connection terminal board 78 and sent to the hall main computer.

The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.
The payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball. In the configuration of FIG. 4, the payout control device 81 is configured to control the payout motor 20 via the back wiring relay terminal plate 75 and the payout relay terminal plate 76. In the present embodiment, the detection signal of the payout switch 21 for counting game balls to be paid out as winning balls is input to the payout control device 81, and the payout control device 81 counts the winning balls. . In addition, it is also conceivable to use a configuration in which the detection signal of the payout switch 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 and both the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 count the prize balls.

The payout control device 81 is configured to receive signals from the full switch 22 and the ball-out switch 23, and when the signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full is input from the full switch 22 and from the ball-out switch 23. When a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls is input to the ball tank 71, the payout motor 20 is stopped and the payout operation of the prize ball is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the payout motor 20 to stop being output. Restart the drive.
In addition, the payout control device 81 communicates with the CR unit 56 (also referred to as a game ball lending device) via the CR unit terminal plate 24 (also referred to as a game ball lending device connection terminal plate), thereby causing the payout motor 20 to communicate. Operate and discharge the rental balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the payout switch 21, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The CR unit terminal board 24 is also connected to the settlement display device 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The settlement display device 25 has a ball switch 57 for requesting a game ball to be rented, and a request for payment. A return switch 58 is connected.

The payout control device 81 transmits information relating to the winning ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frame (inner frame 70, front frame 52), etc. to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal board 78, and also to the launch control device 84. In response to this, a fire stop signal is transmitted.
The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch the game ball into the game area 3.
In addition to the payout control device 81, a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop switch signal from the launch stop switch 29 are input to the launch control device 84.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the launch control device 84, the game ball cannot be fired, and if the launch stop switch signal is input, the game ball can be launched even if the player touches the launch handle 64. There is no such thing.

The sub-integrated control device 83 receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control, and lamp control, and so on. Is transmitted to the production symbol control device 82, and the sound control and lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in itself. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device converts the data for the lamp control. Based on the operation of the lamp driver, various LEDs and various lamps are controlled. As for audio output, the volume can be adjusted by the volume adjustment switch 83a.
In addition, an effect button 67 is connected to the sub integrated control device 83, and when the player operates the effect button 67, a signal is input to the sub integrated control device 83.

Bi-directional communication is possible between the sub integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82. Of course, the structure of the one-way communication from the sub integrated control apparatus 83 to the effect design control apparatus 82 may be sufficient.
The effect symbol control device 82 displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 83). The device 6 is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6a.

Next, the operation of the power-on process of the main control CPU of the main controller 80 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5, after a security check (not shown) is completed, the main control CPU first executes a power-on process.
Here, after the RAM initial setting process (S1) is performed, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear signal is input, that is, whether or not to erase the RAM (S2). If the determination is affirmative (S2: yes), the RAM is erased. (S6) is performed, and an initial screen designation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S8).

If the determination is negative (S2: no), it is determined whether or not the RAM guarantee value is 1 (S3). If the RAM guarantee value is not 1 (S3: no), the RAM is erased (S6), the initial screen designation command is transmitted (S8), and if the RAM guarantee value is 1 (S3: yes), the SUM value creation process (S4) is performed. It is determined whether or not the SUM value is 0 (S5).
If the SUM value is not 0 (S5: no), the RAM is erased (S6), the initial screen designation command transmission (S8) is performed, and if the SUM value is 0 (S5: yes), the power recovery process (S7) is executed.
In the present embodiment, the power-on process is terminated by executing S8 or S7, and the remaining process is started.

Subsequently, the description of the residual process is started.
Here, interrupts are prohibited (S9), and it is determined whether the NMI flag is 0 (S10).
If the NMI flag is 0 (S10: yes), the initial value random number update process 1 (S11) and the initial value random number update process 2 (S12) are executed to cancel the interrupt inhibition (S13). In the present embodiment, the initial value random number 1 is a process for updating the initial value of the jackpot symbol determining random number acquired by the start port switches 11a and 12a, and the initial value random number 2 is acquired by the normal symbol operation switch 17a. This is a process for updating the initial value of the random number for symbol determination.
If there is an INT interrupt during the remaining process, the interrupt prohibition is canceled (S13), and then the process jumps to the interrupt (INT) process shown in FIG.

  In this process, various random numbers used for the special symbol success / failure determination are updated (S21), the timer count is updated (S22), and a game ball detection signal or a frame from a detection switch installed at a winning opening or the like is updated. Input processing of signals and the like from switches provided in the apparatus (S23), special symbol game processing (S24) relating to the execution of the success / failure notification and jackpot game, normal symbol success / failure determination and normal electric accessory (second start Mouth) Normal symbol game processing (S25) related to the control of 12, production effect command display processing to the sub-integrated device 83 that controls display of effect images, electrical decoration, audio output, etc. (S26), special symbol display device 9 Data output processing (S27) is performed for display control and opening / closing control of the variable winning opening (ordinary electric accessory 12, large winning opening 14).

Then, the interrupt count counter is incremented by 1 (S28), and it is determined whether or not the interrupt count exceeds a predetermined number (S29).
Since the INT interrupt is performed periodically (every 2 ms or every 4 ms) by the timer, counting the number of interrupts is the same as measuring the elapsed time after the power-on processing (see FIG. 5) is performed. It will be.
If the number of interruptions exceeds the predetermined number (S29: yes), that is, "the time measurement by the timer means has passed the predetermined time".
The predetermined time (predetermined number of times) is set to be equal to or longer than a time obtained by subtracting the time required for the security check of the main control CPU from the time required for the security check of the prize ball control CPU 31a.
If the interrupt count exceeds the predetermined count (S29: yes), a prize ball command is transmitted to the payout control device 81 (S30).

The prize ball command is a command generated based on a game ball detection signal (see S23) from a detection switch installed at a winning opening, and has a data configuration that can specify the number of payouts (number of prize balls). Yes.
When the prize ball command is sent from the main controller 80, the prize ball control CPU of the payout control device 81 drives the payout motor 20 via the payout relay terminal board 76, and the number specified by the prize ball command. The prize ball is paid out.

When the interrupt count does not exceed the predetermined count (S29: no), the prize ball command generated as described above is stored in, for example, the RAM (S31).
Here, instead of storing the prize ball command, the number of prize balls may be stored, or the number of prize balls for a plurality of winning prizes may be added and stored.
When S30 or S31 is executed, the process returns from the interrupt (INT) process to the remaining process.

On the other hand, the power failure detection circuit 110 provided in the power supply device 85 (see FIG. 8) detects a power failure and outputs a power failure detection signal 111. When this signal is input to the main controller 80, a reset signal is sent to the main control CPU. (NMI signal) 112 is provided. In this embodiment, NMI (non-maskable interrupt) is used as the reset signal, and hence the reset signal is hereinafter referred to as an NMI signal.
When there is an NMI signal 112, the main control CPU immediately interrupts the current program regardless of the residual process and the main process, and jumps to the interrupt (NMI) process shown in FIG. Forcible interrupt processing is performed by jumping to interrupt (NMI) processing without shifting to the next step.
In this interrupt (NMI) process, the address of the current program is stored in the register (S35), the NMI flag is set to 1 (S36), and the process is restarted from the address stored in the register (S37).

When S9 is executed in the remaining process after the restart of this process, the NMI flag is 1 (S10: no), so the process proceeds to the backup process to create a SUM value (S14) and set the RAM guaranteed value to 1. In this manner (S15), the RAM write protection process (S16) prohibits the RAM writing.
If power is restored after backup processing is performed in this way, power-on processing is performed. However, since the RAM guarantee value is 1 here (S3: yes), the above-described S4 and S5 are executed, and Since the SUM value is not 0 (S5: yes), a power recovery process (S7) is performed.

If there is an INT interrupt during the remaining process executed after the power-on process, the interrupt prohibition is canceled (S13) and then the process jumps to the interrupt (INT) process and performs this process. When there are winnings at various winning openings, the payout cannot be made immediately, but the main controller 80 can detect and store the winning.
With respect to the detected winning, since the winning ball command is transmitted from the main control device 80 to the paying control device 81 after the time required for the winning ball control CPU of the payout control device 81 to elapse, the winning ball command is paid out. The control device 81 is not missed.
Therefore, the player does not suffer the disadvantage that the winning ball is not paid out even though the player has won.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing power supply of the power supply device 85.
As shown in FIG. 8, the power supply device 85 includes a power supply circuit 113, a power failure detection circuit 110, a backup power supply circuit 114, a power reception circuit 116, a power switch 117, and a RAM clear switch 115.
The power supply circuit 113 generates and supplies operating power for each control device, actuator, and the like based on the main power supply AC24V supplied via the power receiving circuit 116. In addition, a power switch 117 is connected to the power receiving circuit 116 to switch the supply of the main power AC 24V from the power receiving circuit 116 to the power circuit 113 to conduction / non-conduction.

The backup power supply circuit 114 charges the DC5V generated by the power supply circuit 113 and supplies it as a backup power supply (DC5V) to the backup target. The power failure detection circuit 110 outputs a power failure detection signal 111 and a reset signal (NMI signal) 112 to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 when the voltage (24V) of the main power supply drops below a predetermined voltage. Note that when the voltage of the main power source rises above a predetermined voltage, the output of both the power failure detection signal 111 and the reset signal 112 is stopped.
In the present embodiment, the power failure detection signal 111 and the reset signal 112 are transmitted to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81, but this configuration is not necessarily required. The main controller 80 may transmit only to the main controller 80, and the main controller 80 may transmit a power failure command to the payout controller 81, or vice versa.

  The RAM clear switch 115 outputs a RAM clear switch signal according to the operation. Note that the RAM clear switch signal generation circuit for outputting the RAM clear switch signal by the operation of the RAM clear switch 115 is not necessarily provided in the power supply device 85, and either the main control device 80 or the payout control device 81. It is also possible to provide the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81, respectively. In that case, the RAM can be cleared only for the main control device, or only the payout control device 81 can be cleared.

In the start winning confirmation process shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 80 places a game ball on the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 based on the detection signal of the first start port switch 11a or the second start port switch 12a. It is determined whether or not the ball has entered (S40).
If it is affirmative, read the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination random number, etc. from the corresponding counters to see if the special symbol hold memory is full (four in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not (S41).
If the reserved memory is not full (S41: no), each random number is stored as the special symbol reserved memory, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved memory display device 10 is increased by 1 (S42). If there are already four reserved memories (S41: yes), no reserved memories are stored, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved storage display device 10 is not increased.
In addition, the increase / decrease in the number of reserved symbols of the special symbol is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 via the sub integrated control device 83, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reservation memory display device 10 is displayed on the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6. The same number of pseudo-hold indications are displayed. Of course, the pseudo hold display is not necessarily required.

In the success / failure determination process shown in FIG. 10, main controller 80 determines whether or not the special electric accessory is operating based on the big hit flag or the small hit flag (S50). If the determination in S50 is negative, the special symbol is not changing (S51: no), and the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S52: no), whether or not there is a special symbol hold memory (the hold memory in S42). Is determined (S53).
If there is this reserved memory (S53: no), the oldest one of the special symbol reserved memories is read and the special symbol reserved memory is deleted from the reserved memory. It is determined whether (high probability state) or not (S54).
If the determination is affirmative (S54: yes), the read jackpot determination random number is checked against the hit value recorded in the probability variation table (S56). If the determination is negative, the read jackpot determination random number is stored in the normal table. It collates with the recorded hit value (S55).
In this embodiment, the player wins with a probability of 1/350 in the normal probability state and wins with the probability of 1/35 in the high-probability gaming state.

If the determination in S55 or S56 is successful (S57: yes), the winning symbol is determined by the winning symbol determination random number (S58), the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determining random number (S59), and the jackpot setting processing is performed. (S60). The jackpot setting process is a process that acquires the gaming status after jackpot (such as whether there is a probability change or extension extension) and information related to the jackpot game (such as the jackpot start effect time, opening pattern, jackpot end effect time, etc.) It is.
If it is off (S57: no), it is next determined whether or not it is a small hit (S61). If the determination is small hit (S61: yes), the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination random number (S62). In the present embodiment, since only one symbol for winning a small winning is provided, there is no need to perform symbol determination processing. Of course, it may be configured to perform the symbol determination process.
When the small hit is off (S61: no), the variation pattern is determined based on the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number (S63). In the case of the present embodiment, since there is only one kind of special symbol display even in the case of detachment, it is not necessary to determine the detachment symbol.
When the variation pattern is set in S62 or S63 in this way, a loss setting process is performed (S64). In the lose setting process, if the number of time reductions or the number of times of probability change is positive, -1 is respectively set.

Subsequent to S60 or S64, data indicating the above-mentioned lottery result, specifically, data indicating any one of a normal jackpot, a probable change jackpot, a missed reach (missed but with reach display), or a missed reach without reach display. A variation start command (display control command) including variation pattern data for designating the variation time is output to the sub-integrated control device 83, and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to start the variation display of the special symbol (S65). ).
Accordingly, the sub-integrated control device 83 can determine the jackpot symbol or the off symbol (hereinafter collectively referred to as a fixed symbol), the presence / absence of reach, and the variation time based on the variation start command.
Receiving the variation start command, the sub integrated control device 83 performs sound and lamp effect control in response to the special symbol variation display, and sends a variation start command to the effect symbol control device 82.
In addition, although it is originally handled as a series of processes of the above-described variable command transmission process (S65), the symbol designation command transmission process (S66) described independently is performed because it is a feature of the present invention. This symbol designating command provides the sub integrated control device 83 with information such as a normal jackpot and a probability variation jackpot, but in this embodiment, there is an effect that the model information is discriminated in addition to this.

  The model information means that when producing several types of models with different performance for one motif, the same data is used as the production contents, so the sub-integrated control device 83 and the production symbol display device 82 are in accordance with each model. The production content determination lottery table to which the production rate of the production content is distributed, exclusive production data used only for a certain model, and the like are all held in advance, and one sub-integrated control device 83 and production symbol display device are provided for all models. 82, so that only the main controller 80 that controls the performance value needs to be changed. At that time, the main control device 80 outputs model information to report which model it is compatible with, and receives the model information to receive the sub integrated control device 83, the effect symbol display device. 82 can use only the data corresponding to the model information to achieve consistency with the main controller 80.

In this embodiment, the change start command (change pattern designation command, symbol hold designation command) and symbol designation command are sent at the timing shown in FIG.
At first, a variation pattern designation command, a symbol hold designation command (special figure 1 hold designation in the figure) and a symbol designation command (special symbol designation in the figure) for displaying the number of reserved memories in the special symbol hold memory display device 10 came. The effect symbol 94 displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 at the point starts to change.
When the variation time designated by the variation pattern is reached, a symbol stop command (stop designation in the drawing) is sent to stop the variation of the effect symbol 94.
When the fluctuation is stopped, a fixed display of the effect design for a predetermined time is performed as a fixed time. At this time, a state designation command is sent to designate the current gaming state. The above is the command output timing in this embodiment.

If the special symbol is changing (S51: yes), main controller 80 determines whether or not a predetermined symbol change time (based on the change pattern of S59 or S62, S63) has elapsed as shown in FIG. Judgment is made (S70).
If the determination is affirmative (S70: yes), a symbol stop command is output to the sub integrated control device 83 (S71), and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to display the confirmed symbol.
Receiving the symbol stop command, the sub integrated control device 83 ends the sound and lamp effects in response to the special symbol variation display, and sends a symbol stop command to the effect symbol control device 82.

If the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a jackpot (S72: yes), main controller 80 sets the symbol to be displayed (S73), and sets the jackpot flag by the conditional device operation start process (S74). To do.
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set (S76). If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation flag is cleared (S77). If the determination is negative (S76: no), it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (time reduction state) (S78). If the determination is affirmative, the time reduction flag is cleared (S79).

If the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big hit (that is, missed) (S72: no), it is determined whether the combination is a small hit as shown in FIG. 12 (S80).
If it is a small hit (S80: yes), the determined symbol display setting process (S81) is performed in the same way as the big win, and the small hit flag is set by the special electric accessory activation process (S82). If it is not a small hit (S80: no), since it is a loss, a fixed symbol display setting process (S83) is performed immediately after the loss.
After performing each process (S82, S83), when the probability variation flag is 1 (S84: yes), it is determined whether or not the probability variation number is 0. If it is 0 (S85: yes), the probability variation flag is set. Set to 0 and go to S87. If the probability variation flag is not 1 (S84: no), the process proceeds to S87 as it is.
If the time reduction flag is not 1 (S87: no), or if the time reduction count is not 0 (S88: no), the process proceeds to the special game process.
If the number of time reductions is 0 (S88: yes), the time reduction flag is set to 0 and the process proceeds to special game processing (S89).
Note that the small hit game of this embodiment is not treated as a cause of changing the game state.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the confirmed symbol is being displayed (S52: yes), it is determined whether or not the confirmed symbol display time has ended as shown in FIG. 12 (S90), and when it is completed (S90: yes), it is confirmed. The symbol display is terminated (S91). If the display time has not ended (S90: no), the process proceeds to the special game process.

In the special game process shown in FIG. 13, the main controller 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S100).
If the condition device is operating (S100: yes), it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 13 is open (S101).

If the big winning opening 13 is not being opened (S101: no), it is determined whether or not a big hit game start effect is being produced (S102). The jackpot is also described as a special hit and a special symbol hit, and refers to the same thing. It is arbitrarily selected and described in the explanation flow.
When it is not during the jackpot game start effect (S102: no), it is next determined whether or not the jackpot 13 is closed during the jackpot interval (S103). If it is not during the jackpot interval (S103: no), it is determined whether the jackpot end effect is being performed (S104).
If this is also a negative determination (S104: no), since it is determined that the state of starting the jackpot game is now started, a jackpot start command is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83 by the jackpot game start effect process (S105). To do.

The sub-integrated control device 83 starts a jackpot voice and lamp effect, and sends a jackpot start command to the performance symbol control device 82. The effect symbol control device 82 that has received the jackpot command controls the effect symbol display device 6 to display a jackpot start effect (so-called fanfare screen). The big winning opening 13 is opened after the jackpot start effect.
If the condition device is not in operation (S100: no), the process proceeds to a small hit game process described later. If the jackpot start effect is being performed (S102: yes), if the jackpot interval is in progress (S103: yes), the process returns as it is.

When the big winning opening 13 is open (S101: yes), it is determined whether ten game balls have won the big winning opening 13 (S106). In this embodiment, the number is 10, but it may be 9 or 8, and is not particularly limited.
When 10 game balls are won in the big prize opening 13 (S106: yes), the big prize opening closing process is performed (S108).
If the number of winnings is less than 10 (S106: no), it is determined whether the opening time of the big winning opening is over (S107). In this embodiment, in the case of a big hit in 15 rounds, the maximum opening time of each round is set to 28 seconds. Of course, it is not limited to this number of seconds.
If the opening time has expired (S107: yes), a special winning opening closing process (S108) is performed, and then it is determined whether it was the final round (109). If it is not the final round (S109: no), the jackpot interval process (S110) transmits an interval command to the sub-integrated control device 83 and controls the effect symbol control device 82 that has received the interval command from the sub-integrated control device 83. Waiting for the screen display of the effect symbol display device 6 to be changed, the special winning opening 13 is opened.
If the opening time has not ended (S107: no), the process returns.

When the affirmative determination is made in S109, the jackpot operation is not continued, so the jackpot end effect process (S111) is executed. If it is determined in the process of S104 that the jackpot end effect is being performed (S104: YES), it is determined whether the jackpot end effect time has ended as shown in FIG. 14 (S120). YES), the conditional device is stopped by the conditional device stop process (S121) (the jackpot flag is cleared).
Then, referring to the next game state acquired in S60 (S122), if it is a probability change (S123: YES), the probability change flag is changed to 1 (S124). When the probability variation flag is set to 1, in this embodiment, the winning probability of the special symbol is improved, the average variation time of the special symbol is shortened, and the opening extension function of the ordinary electric accessory 12 is set, and the value of the time-count counter is set to 10,000.

If it is not a probable variation symbol (S123: no), the hourly flag is changed to 1 (S125). When the hour / hour flag is set to 1, in this embodiment, the average symbol time variation time reduction of the special symbol, the opening extension function of the ordinary electric accessory 12 are set, and the hour / times counter value is set to 100.
The set content is an example. For details such as the latent effect performed in conjunction with the small hit game, which will be described later, a probability variation flag = 2 is provided. When the flag is 2, a special symbol winning probability improvement only is given. It is conceivable to set the flag to 1 on the condition that the flag 2 is selected again in the state of. It is also possible to install functions that reduce the average variation time of normal symbols and improve the probability of winning normal symbols.
After each flag is set, a big hit end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S126). The above is the special game process.

Next, the small hit game process shown in FIG. 15 will be described.
First, it is determined whether the special electric accessory is in operation (S130). If it is in operation (S130: YES), it is determined whether the special winning opening 13 is open (S131). In the case of negative determination (S131: no), it is determined whether the small hit start effect is being performed, and in the case of negative determination (S132: no), it is determined whether it is during the interval between the small hit games (S133).
If it is not an interval between the small hit games (S133: no), and if it is not in the small hit game end effect (S134: no), it is determined that the small hit game is now started, so the small hit game starts. Through the effect process (S135), a small hitting start command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83, and the special winning opening 13 is opened.
The sub-integrated control device 83 starts the sound of the small hitting sound and the lamp, and sends a small hitting start command to the effect symbol control device 82. Receiving the small hit command, the effect symbol control device 82 controls the effect symbol display device 6 to display a small hit start effect (so-called fanfare screen). The large winning opening 13 is opened after waiting for the small hitting start effect.

If the big winning opening 13 is open (S131: yes), it is determined whether or not ten game balls have won the big winning opening 13 (S136). In the case of a small win, it is conceivable that the maximum winning number is not set because the opening time is very short.
When the maximum winning number of 10 has been reached (S136: yes), the closing process of the special winning opening 13 is performed (S138).
If the number has not reached ten (S136: no), it is determined whether the maximum opening time of the special winning opening 13 has been reached (S137). In this embodiment, the maximum opening time for one time is 0.8 seconds. Therefore, the maximum number of winnings 10 is a number that is impossible. This is based on the idea that there is no need to give a prize ball, mainly because it is used as an opportunity to switch production.
When performing the so-called latent production described above, the opening times for the two rounds of big hits are also the same, so it is not possible for the player to determine whether the big hit or the small hit is just by looking at the opening action of the big winning opening 13. ing.
When the opening time has been reached (S137: yes), the closing process of the special winning opening 13 is performed (S138), and when it has not been reached (S137: no), the process returns as it is.

After closing the grand prize winning opening 13, it is determined whether or not the final winning opening has been finally opened (S139). In this embodiment, the small hit game is set to be opened twice. It is not particularly limited to opening twice.
If it is the final opening (S139: yes), since the small hitting operation is not continued, the small hitting end effect process (S141) is executed. Even if the grand prize opening 13 is not opened twice, the process proceeds to S141 when ten game balls are won in the big prize opening.
If it is not the final opening (S139: no), the small hit game interval processing is performed (S140), the return is skipped, and the special winning opening is opened again after the interval time has elapsed.

  If it is determined in the process of S134 that the small hit end effect is being performed, it is determined whether the small hit end effect time has ended (S142) as shown in FIG. The operation of the special electric accessory is stopped by the accessory stop process (S143) (the small hit flag is cleared). Then, a small hit end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S144). The above is the small hit game processing.

  In the case of a small hit, the condition device does not operate, so the probability variation flag, the short time flag, etc. are not set, and only the gaming state at the small hit is returned.

Subsequently, the main control device 80 receives the variation command (S65) and the symbol designation command (S66) transmitted in the success / failure determination processing of FIG. 10, and sets the details of the effects performed by the sub integrated control device 83. Will be explained.
In this embodiment, when a variation command and a symbol designation command are received, the sub integrated control device 83 performs a process of determining the details of the contents of the effect as shown in FIG. In addition, in the figure, it has shown by the display content performed with the production symbol display apparatus 6 used as the main of production. The process of determining the details of the effect contents can be roughly divided into two processes, that is, a display detail table setting and a display content setting, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. The detailed display table setting is a process to select a lottery table for selecting and selecting detailed contents based on the variation pattern designation command with reference to the model information and game state. You can set the production. The display content setting is a process of determining detailed production content using the determined lottery table. Since the display content setting is a part related to production, there is no particular fixed form regarding the setting content and setting method. It will be described later as a method for setting one display content.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the display detail table setting described above.
First, reference is made to whether the variation command (S65) and the symbol designation command (S66) shown in FIG. 10 have been received (S200). If a negative determination is made, the process returns.
If it is received (S200: yes), the symbol designation command is referred to (S201). In FIG. 24, the command is described as special symbol designation. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, winning information, round number information, probability variation information, and release extension information are specified by the symbol designation command transmitted from the main control device 80 to the sub integrated control device 83. Then, by performing the model information reference process (S202), the game state is referred to after specifying the model and the stop symbol. The sub integrated control device 83 can grasp the gaming state from the symbol designation command or the variation pattern designation command in the symbol variation command sent from the main control device 80, and the state designation command indicating the gaming state. Is received when the effect symbol 94 (see FIG. 21) is confirmed and displayed. Of course, it is possible to use other commands.

  In the model information reference process (S202), if the model information cannot be referred to normally (S203: no), the sub-integrated control device 83 stops as shown in FIG. Until the designation is received, the reception error is notified by the error variation pattern setting (S217). The production symbol 94 is dealt with by a temporary stop. The temporary stop refers to a state in which the effect symbol 94 is substantially stopped outside the fixed display period. There is no particular limitation on the mode of temporary stop, such as subtly swinging up and down, really stopping. When the stop designation is received, the symbol “x” is fixedly stopped, the substantial success / failure determination is changed to an invalid variation, and only the occurrence of an error is notified for a time according to the variation pattern.

  In the case of a transient error, the symbol designation command should be sent normally at the start of the next fluctuation, so that the player is not able to fully enjoy the result display and production of the result of the fluctuation. Profits cannot be avoided, but unlike the past, the game can be continued without interrupting the game machine by turning it off and then starting up again. From the point that the person cannot see the production at all and the point that the error is informed, the hall can be notified quickly so that the problem can be solved.

  If the model information is normal (S203: yes), the lottery is selected and selected from the symbol group that meets the conditions (S204). In addition to the final stop symbol, a temporary stop symbol displayed at the time of reach or the like is also drawn and selected (S205). This is because in recent years there are many effects such as a re-lottery effect (details are omitted), and it is necessary to prepare a stop symbol different from the final stop symbol. Of course, since it is a talk on production, there is no problem even if S205 is not performed if it is not necessary for production. It is determined whether or not the gaming state is a high probability gaming state (S206).

When the gaming state is a high-probability gaming state (S206: yes), it is subsequently determined whether or not the open extension function is activated (S207).
In the case of an affirmative determination (S207: yes), since it is found that the probability variation A state is most advantageous to the player in the present embodiment that the probability is high and the extension extension is also activated, the probability variation A A detailed table is set (S208).
If it is not in the open extension state (S207: no), the probability variation B detailed table is set because the probability variation B is not accompanied by the release extension (S209). In general, when the opening extension is not performed with high probability, a latent effect is performed. Therefore, a lottery table in which an effect that is difficult to distinguish from the normal gaming state is assigned is desirable. Of course, it is not a gaming state that is used only for the latent production, and a suitable lottery table may be set according to the contents of the production.

When it is not in the high probability state (S206: no), and when it is in the open extension state (S210: yes), the time reduction detail table is set because it is a so-called time reduction state (S213).
When it is not in the open extended state (S210: no), since it is in the normal gaming state, the normal detail table is set (S212).
When the detailed table is set in S208, S209, S212, or S213 in this way, the variation pattern designation command is referred to (S214). If the advance notice is required with reference to the variation pattern, the advance notice is determined by lottery and determination (S215). If a reach is necessary, the reach is determined by lottery and determination (S216), and the process returns. Note that the detailed setting of the display content here is not particularly limited, and the determination of the notice and the reach is merely an example. For example, here, the stop order of the effect symbol 94 may be determined, the execution of the pseudo-ream may be determined, or various lotteries / determinations may be performed according to the effect contents. In this flowchart, after the model information reference process (S202), the game state reference flow corresponding to the specified model continues.

  The above is the display detail table setting process when the model information specifies that the model is equipped with a latent effect. Although there are various other game characteristics, the gist of selecting and providing a necessary lottery table according to the game state and according to the contents of the production remains unchanged, and FIG. 17 may be applied.

FIG. 19 shows the model information reference process performed in S202 of FIG. When this process is activated, it is first determined whether there is stored model information (S250). If there is no stored model information (S250: yes), the model information is referred to (S251). This is performed by referring to the table shown in FIG. 23 based on the symbol designation command received from main controller 80. The symbol designating command includes a 2-byte code in addition to the stop symbol. The upper byte is a mode (MODE) and the lower byte is an event (EVENT). For example, if the mode of the symbol designation command received from the main controller 80 is 00H, the model is specified as a version machine called XR. If the mode is 01H, the model is specified as a version machine called ZR, and the mode is set. If it is 02H, the model is specified as a version machine called HDV.

  If the model information can be referred to normally (S252: yes), it is determined whether or not the error counter is 1 or more (S253). If the determination is affirmative (S253: yes), the error counter is cleared (S254), the process proceeds to S255, the referenced model information is stored, the model information display is set (S268), and the return (RET) is performed. If the error counter is less than 1, go directly to S255. If the model information cannot be referred to normally (S252: no), the error counter is incremented (S256). As a result, if the error counter becomes larger than 5 (S257: yes), “2” is set as an error. (S258) and return. Even if the increment of S256 is performed, if the error counter is less than 5 (S257: no), “1” is set as an error (S259) and the process returns.

  If there is stored model information (S250: no), the model information is referred to in S260 (FIG. 20), and it is determined whether or not the stored model information is the same (S261). This reference is also performed in the same manner as S251. If the referenced model information and the stored model information are the same (S261: yes), it is determined whether or not the error counter is smaller than 1 (S262). If the determination is affirmative (S262: yes), the error counter is cleared (S263) and the process returns (see FIG. 19). If the error counter is less than 1, it returns as it is. If the model information is not the same as the stored model information (S261: no), the error counter is incremented (S264). As a result, if the error counter becomes larger than 5 (S264: yes), the error is “2”. Is set (S266), and if the error counter is 5 or less (S265: no), “1” is set as an error (S267) and the process returns.

  Through the process as described above, the screen illustrated in FIG. 21 is displayed on the screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. FIG. 21A is a display example at the time of normal fluctuation, in which only the left effect symbol 94 is temporarily stopped and the remaining two effect symbols 94 are changed. After the power supply of the pachinko machine 50 is introduced, the model information 95 is displayed at the upper left portion of the screen 6a as shown in FIG. In this display, since model information is not stored in cases such as immediately after the power is turned on (S250: yes), when the model information is normally referred to from the symbol designation command received from the main controller 80 due to symbol variation ( S252: yes), and is set by model information display setting (S268). The display setting of the model information (S268) is not necessarily performed, and may be configured to display only when an error occurs.

  In addition, if model information cannot be referred to normally without the stored model information, or if there is stored model information but the model information and the referenced model information are not the same, error 1 is set ( In S259 or S267), a display as shown in FIG. 22A is displayed on the screen 6a. In this screen, the fact that there is an error and the fact that the model information is unknown is displayed as model information 95 in the upper left part of the screen 6a, and the character 96 is displayed in a troubled expression in the upper right part of the screen 6a. In addition, the production symbol 94 is temporarily stopped on the screen without fluctuation and is displayed in a shaking state, and when the time comes, the display is confirmed as it is when it is in an out-of-line state, and it is out of place if it is in a state of winning. And change and display the confirmation. Further, when such an error occurs five times in succession, the error 2 is generated, and a display as shown in FIG. 22B is displayed on the screen 6a. On this screen, the production symbol 94 is displayed in a small size in the lower right part and is displayed in a state of shaking without fluctuation, and the model information 95 indicates that there is an error and the model information is unknown on the left part of the screen 6a. The character 96 is displayed with the eyes closed on the right part of the screen 6a.

  Thus, according to the pachinko machine 50 of the first embodiment, the sub integrated control device 83 can determine the model based on the symbol designation command transmitted from the main control device 80. Each variation pattern can be set appropriately. Moreover, the calculated model is memorized, compared with the model calculated from the received symbol designation command, and if it does not match, an error is set and annunciated, so abnormalities and malfunctions can be detected quickly. can do. Furthermore, since the symbol designation command is sent for each variation of the special symbol (effect symbol 94), even if it fails to store the model, it is set again based on the symbol designation command sent again with the next variation. The damage that makes the model unknown (the player cannot fully enjoy the effect display, etc.) can be limited to the fluctuation. In addition, since it is not necessary to take special measures, it is possible to realize a comfortable game progression without interrupting the player's game.

  Although reference to the model information (S251) is performed based on the mode, the main control device 80 may be configured to calculate based on the event. In this case, a table as shown in FIG. 25 is configured instead of FIG. 23. For example, if the event (EVENT) received from the main control device 80 is 00H to 06H, the model is identified as XR. If 10H to 16H, the model is specified as ZR, and if the event is 20H to 26H, the model is specified as HDV.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. A flowchart of the startup process executed by the main controller 80 is shown in FIG. The difference from the flowchart of FIG. 5 is that when the SUM value is determined to be 0 in S5 (S5: yes), a model information command transmission process (S17) is performed. That is, the model information command is transmitted even when the power is turned on. Since it is at the time of starting, of course, there is no designation of a stop symbol and only model information is sent.
FIG. 27 shows a process executed when the sub integrated control device 83 receives this model information. When the model information is received after the sub integrated control device 83 is turned on (S300: yes), it is determined whether the model information is normal (S301). If the determination is affirmative, a model information storage process is performed (S302). Then, display setting of model information is performed (S268), and the process returns. If the determination is negative (S301: no), an error notification process is performed (S303) and the process returns.

  The model information reference process is as shown in FIG. When the model information is stored (S305: yes), the model information is referred to (S306), and it is determined whether or not the stored model information is the same (S307). If they are the same (S307: yes), it is determined whether the error counter is 1 or more (S308). If the error counter is 1 or more (S308: yes), the error counter is cleared (S309) and the process returns. If the error counter is less than 1 (S308: no), the process returns as it is. If the model information is not the same as the stored model information (S307: no), the error counter is incremented (S310). As a result, if the error counter becomes larger than 5 (S311: yes), the error is “2”. Is set (S312), and if the error counter is 5 or less (S311: no), "1" is set as an error (S313) and the process returns.

  There is no stored model information (S305: no) when the model information cannot be normally received when the power is turned on, or when only the sub integrated control device 83 is reset. In such a case, the model information is referred to in S314 shown in FIG. 29, and it is determined whether or not the model information is normally referred to (S261). When the model information can be referred to normally (S315: yes), it is determined whether or not the error counter is 1 or more (S316). If the error counter is 1 or more (S316: yes), the error counter is cleared (S317), and the process proceeds to S318 to perform error notification stop processing. This is to stop the error notification executed in the error notification processing (S303) of FIG. Then, the model information is stored (S319). If the model information is not stored in the model information storage process (FIG. 27), the model information referred to in S314 is stored. When the model information is stored in this way, display setting of the model information is performed (S268), and the process returns (see FIG. 28). If the error counter is 1 or more (S316: no), the process goes straight to S318.

If the model information cannot be referred to normally (S315: no), the error counter is incremented (S320). As a result, if the error counter becomes larger than 5 (S321: yes), “2” is set as an error. After that, the process returns (S322), and if the error counter is 5 or less (S321: no), “1” is set as an error (S323) and the process returns.
That is, in the pachinko machine 50 according to the second embodiment, the model information is transmitted from the main control device 80 to the sub integrated control device 83 not only when the symbol changes but also when the pachinko machine 50 is activated. As a result, since the model information to be referred to is stored even at the first fluctuation after power-on, the defect determination system is higher than that of the first embodiment.
Although the model information is stored only in S319, it may be performed immediately after an affirmative determination is made in S307. Similarly, the model information stored in S255 may be stored immediately after an affirmative determination is made in S261.

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The start winning confirmation process shown in FIG. 30 is different from the start winning confirmation process shown in FIG. 9 in that after the extracted random number hold storage process (S402) is performed, the hold prefetch determination process (S403) is performed. If no game ball has entered the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 (S400: no), the process directly returns.

The hold prefetch determination process is shown in FIG. In this process, first, the held random number value is referred to (S406). Then, it is determined whether the pachinko machine 50 is currently in the big hit game or the open time of the second start port 12 is extended (S408). If the pachinko machine 50 is neither a big hit game nor an open extension (S408: no), the process returns. If the pachinko machine 50 is in the jackpot game or is being extended to open (S408: yes), the process proceeds to S409, and it is determined whether the pre-reading determination result is hit, that is, whether the game is shifted to the jackpot game.
In the case of shifting to the jackpot game (S409: yes), a process of transmitting the prefetch signal A to the sub integrated control device 83 (S410) is performed, and the process returns. When it is not a win (S409: no), the process proceeds to S411, and it is determined whether or not the prefetch determination result is reach. In the case of shifting to jackpot games, the reach state is usually passed, but the reach determined in S411 is determined to be lost because it is determined negative in S409. If it is determined that the reach is reached (S411: yes), a process (S412) of transmitting the prefetch signal B to the sub integrated control device 83 is performed, and the process returns. If it is not reach (S411: no), a process of transmitting the prefetch signal C to the sub integrated control device 83 (S413) is performed and the process returns.

  A flowchart of the hold display setting process executed by the sub integrated control device 83 is shown in FIG. When the sub integrated control device 83 receives the reserved storage data from the main control device 80 (S415: yes), the number of reserved special symbols is updated (S416). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is model information in the symbol command command transmitted in S66 (S417). If there is model information (S417: yes), the model information is referred to (S418), and prefetch effect selection processing is performed (S419). In this pre-reading effect selection process, referring to S418, what kind of pre-reading effect is performed by the determined model (which pre-reading effect is performed when there are a plurality of pre-reading effects), and the pre-reading effect is further performed. Select whether or not. If there is no model information (S417: no), the process directly returns.

  Following S419, it is determined whether or not execution of a prefetch effect has been selected (S420), and if selected (S420: yes), it is determined whether or not the fourth hold is the target of the prefetch effect. (S421). If it is the fourth one (S421: yes), 4 is set in the prefetch counter (S422), and the process returns. In this figure, it is indicated as the first look-ahead counter, but this corresponds to the case where there are two types of special symbols. In the case of the pachinko machine 50, there is only one type of special symbols, so all are first. is there. If there is no fourth hold for the prefetch effect (S421: no), it is determined whether or not the hold for the prefetch effect is the third (S423). If it is the third one (S423: yes), 3 is set in the first prefetch counter (S424), and the process returns. If it is not the third one (S423: no), it is determined whether or not the hold that is the target of the prefetching effect is the second (S425). If it is the second one (S425: yes), 2 is set in the first prefetch counter (S426), and the process returns. If it is not the second one (S425: no), 1 is set in the first prefetch counter (S427), and the process returns. If it is determined that pre-read execution has not been selected (S420: no), the process directly returns.

  An effect start process executed by the sub-integrated control device 83 is shown in FIG. When the sub integrated control device 83 receives a special symbol change start command (S63 in FIG. 10) and a symbol designation command (S66) from the main control device 80 (S430: YES), the hold display is updated (S431). Note that the update here refers to a shift display in order to reduce the display of the number of reserved storage as the fluctuation starts.

  When the hold display update (S431) is performed, it is determined whether or not there is pre-reading information on the hold side (special symbol 1 or special symbol 2. Here, there is only the special symbol 1 because there is only the special symbol 1) that starts to fluctuate in S432. If there is (S432: yes), 1 is subtracted from the prefetch counter (S433). In this way, when the prefetch counter is decremented by 1 or there is no prefetch information on the hold side where the change is started (S432: no), the process of updating the pseudo hold display is performed in S434, and the display detail table setting process is performed. If neither a special symbol change start command nor a symbol designation command has been received from the main control device 80 (S430: no), the process directly returns (see FIG. 34).

  The difference from the display detail table setting process shown in FIG. 17 is that the prefetch effect update process (S435) is performed after the reach content lottery / decision (S215). As a result, it is possible to perform a pre-reading effect according to the model every time it fluctuates. An example of this is shown in FIG. First, FIG. 35A shows a case where XR or ZR is determined as a model. These models perform a notice effect (hold notice) using a special symbol hold display as a look-ahead effect. In FIG. 35 (a), the fact that three special symbols are held is displayed at the lower left of the screen 6a, and only the hold corresponding to the left end is in a display mode different from the other two. This display is performed by setting the prefetch counter to 3 in S424 of the hold display setting process (FIG. 32), and is updated by the prefetch effect update process (S435) every time the effect symbol 94 is changed. To go. Specifically, the number of three displayed holds is reduced to two, and the position of a different displayed hold is shifted to the right by one (when a new special symbol hold is not displayed).

  FIG. 35B shows a case where HDV is determined as a model. In this model, a countdown effect is performed on the screen 6a as a prefetching effect. In FIG. 35B, a character 96 is displayed at the upper right of the screen 6a, and this character says “2” in a balloon. This remark is made by setting the prefetch counter to 2 in S426 of the hold display setting process (FIG. 32), and every time the effect symbol 94 is changed, “2” is obtained by the prefetch effect update process (S435). “1” “0”.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 50 of the third embodiment, it is possible to set the content of the prefetch effect that varies depending on the model. In addition, since the determined model information is stored, the pre-reading effect can be appropriately set for each model even when the sub integrated control device 83 cannot receive the symbol designation command.
Note that the models referred to in the model information reference process (S418) in FIG. 34 may include models that do not perform prefetching in the first place. When this model is determined, in the prefetch effect selection process (S419), it is selected (determined) that the prefetch effect is not always performed. In this way, it is possible to set whether to perform a pre-reading effect depending on the model.

  Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration / state of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The sub integrated control device 83 corresponds to the “sub control device” of the present invention, FIG. 23 and FIG. 25 correspond to the “symbol data storage means” of the present invention, and the processes of S251, S260, S306, S314, and S418 are the main processing. The process of S255 and S319 corresponds to the “model information storage unit” of the present invention, the process of S217 corresponds to the “first notification unit” of the present invention, and the process of S402. Corresponds to the “holding means” of the present invention, the processing of S54 to S56 corresponds to the “win / fail determination means” of the present invention, the processing of S403 corresponds to the “production determination means” of the present invention, and the processing of S66 is performed. It corresponds to the “symbol data transmitting means” of the present invention, the process of S435 corresponds to the “production execution means” of the present invention, the process of S17 corresponds to the “model information transmitting means” of the present invention, and the process of S302 is performed. “Storage means” at the time of the present invention It corresponds to the processing of S303 corresponds to the "second informing means" of the present invention.

1: Game board, 6: Production symbol display device
6a: screen, 11: first start port
12: Second start opening, 13: Grand prize opening
50: Pachinko machine, 80: Main controller
82: Production symbol display device, 83: Sub integrated control device
85: Power supply, 94: Production design
95: Model information 96: Character

Claims (5)

In the gaming machine in which the main control device transmits symbol data to the sub-control device, which is data for the sub-control means to display a specific symbol among a plurality of symbols,
The sub-control device
The symbol data storage means for storing the symbol data related to a plurality of models for each model,
Based on the symbol data received from the main storage device, from the symbol data storage means, a model specifying means for specifying the model of the gaming machine,
Model information storage means for storing the model specified by the model specifying means;
A first notifying unit for notifying that a problem has occurred when the model specified by the model specifying unit and the information stored in advance by the model information storing unit do not match;
With
The main control device transmits the symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine to the sub-control device. A game machine that generates a random number value when entering a start opening provided in a game area, determines at least whether or not the random number value is appropriate, and transmits to the sub-control device by the main control device,
The main controller is
A holding means capable of storing a plurality of random number values;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to use the random number;
Based on the random value stored in the holding means, it is determined whether or not to perform an effect operation prior to the variation of the symbol corresponding to the random value, and the determination result is transmitted to the sub-control device. A determination means;
The sub-control means includes data for displaying symbols, and symbol data corresponding to the model of the gaming machine is transmitted to the sub-control device.
The sub-control device
The symbol data storage means for storing the symbol data related to a plurality of models for each model,
Based on the symbol data received from the main storage device, from the symbol data storage means, a model specifying means for specifying the model of the gaming machine,
Model information storage means for storing the model specified by the model specifying means;
An amusement machine comprising: an effect execution unit that, when receiving the determination result from the effect determination unit, performs an effect operation according to the model stored in the model information storage unit.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the model information storage unit stores the specified model every time the model specifying unit specifies the model. The symbol data is a symbol designation command for designating a symbol that the sub-control device displays and confirms,
The sub-control device displays the symbol designated by the symbol designation command after changing the plurality of symbols with a predetermined variation pattern. The gaming machine described in Crab. The main control device includes model information transmission means for transmitting model information of the gaming machine to the sub-control means when the gaming machine is powered on,
The sub-control device specifies the model of the gaming machine based on the model information transmitted from the model information transmitting unit, and stores the on-time storage unit that stores the model.
A second notifying means for notifying that a problem has occurred if the model specified by the model specifying means and the information stored by the storage means at the time of loading do not match;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

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