JP2011062454A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arouse a game player's interest by making it difficult to know which prize he wins, while keeping a difference in advantage state depending on each prize in a pinball game machine. <P>SOLUTION: In a game machine of a certain mode, an ordinary special game and a specific special game are provided as special games including twice or more unit games, and in addition, a small prize game composed has a one-time unit game is provided. While the unit games are continued to the second round unconditionally in the specific special game, there is high possibility that the game is completed after the unit games are played twice because the easiness of passing a specific area is low. Thus, it is difficult to discriminate both special games, although they are different from the small prize game completed by one-time unit game, so that it is possible to achieve the game nature of stirring up the game player's feeling of expectation for whether it is either the specific special game or the small prize game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling the progress of a game and production in a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine, the lottery is performed in response to the ball entering the start opening provided on the game board, Depending on the result of the lottery, symbols are displayed in a variable manner. In other words, a plurality of symbols are displayed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board (hereinafter, such a display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). This gaming machine is known as a transition to a special game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variation is stopped has a specific form. Special games are also called jackpots, and a unit game with a predetermined period of time for opening a special prize opening provided on the game board is performed multiple times, and a predetermined number of prize balls are awarded for each entry to the special prize opening. A payout is made. As a result, more prize balls can be obtained than in a normal game (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer.

  Some gaming machines also shift to a specific game advantageous to the player, which is called a so-called probability variation game (hereinafter also referred to as “probability variation”) even after the special game is over. When a special game has occurred and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change is started after the special game ends. In the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. When the transition is made to such a probability change, a new special game is generated relatively early, so that the player's sense of expectation is further enhanced.

JP 2003-230714 A

  In recent years, a jackpot technique called so-called 2R jackpot is adopted in which the winning prize opening is opened only for a very short time, and the game proceeds to a profit state after a special game while substantially generating no prize ball profit. The model is known. In order to distinguish such 2R jackpot from the above-mentioned normal jackpot, the latter may be called 15R jackpot. Since 2R jackpots also generate special games, they can be accompanied with certainty. That is, it is possible to generate a so-called sudden probability change in which a probability change is made without the knowledge of the player, and to give an impact to the player. In addition, there is a case where a technique called small win is used in combination with a special game such as 2R jackpot, in which the big winning opening is opened only for a short time in a manner very similar to the appearance but does not shift to the profit state. The purpose is to raise the player's expectation in a form that is clearly indistinguishable in terms of appearance, whether a 2R big hit or a small hit has occurred. In these models, the effect of the resurrection is enhanced by not showing as much as possible whether or not the transition to profit status has been made.

  By the way, some gaming machines provide a continuation condition for a special game, and continue a unit game for a continuation upper limit number of times (for example, 15 times) preset on the condition that the continuation condition is satisfied. For example, there is a case where a specific area called a V zone is provided inside the special winning opening, and the entry into the specific area is a continuation condition. In such a gaming machine, if no entry into the specific area is made in a certain unit game, the special game is ended in the unit game as so-called punk. However, even in such models, the opening time is generally secured so that it is possible to enter the big prize opening during unit games, and as a model that does not have a continuation condition in particular, it is the same level Tend to be. On the other hand, as a player, it is a fact that it is a model with sudden impacts and a model with a high probability of jackpot, and there is room for improvement in balance with the ball design.

  In addition, when providing multiple types of jackpots with different number of unit games such as 2R jackpot and 15R jackpot, since the profit status is greatly different between the jackpots, it is clearly shown to the player which jackpot There are also industry demands (industry regulations) that should be done. However, when trying to respond to such a request, it was recognized that it was not a small hit when it was shown that it was a 2R big hit, and there was also a problem that it was impossible to obtain an effect with the above-mentioned roar.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to make it difficult to understand which player has won the game, while ensuring the difference in profit status of each ball game machine. The goal is to create a game that can inspire interest.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter, The lottery means for executing the lottery with the entrance to the starting opening, and a specific area provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and released according to the result of the lottery, Opening / closing pattern determining means for selecting an opening / closing pattern according to the result of the lottery from a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns in which the opening / closing mode of the large winning opening is determined, and a large winning opening that triggers a predetermined number of winning ball payouts, and selection Open / close control means for controlling opening / closing of the prize winning opening according to the opened / closed pattern, and special game operating conditions for holding special game operating conditions as conditions for shifting to a special game including a unit game for opening the prize winning opening multiple times Retention And a passage detection means for detecting that the game ball has passed the specific area, and a result indicating that the winning / failing lottery indicates the transition to the special game, the special game is executed when it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied. A special game is executed up to the preset number of unit game continuation upper limit times regardless of the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening, while a game ball is played in any unit game based on detection information by the passage detection means. Special game control means for terminating the special game in the unit game even if the upper limit number of continuations has not been reached when it is determined that the specific area has not been passed.

  The special game operation condition holding means includes, as special game operation conditions, a normal special game transition condition for shifting to a special special game in which a special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time in each unit game, and a predetermined time in each unit game. And a special special game transition condition for transitioning to a special special game in which a short opening of a short prize winning opening is performed. The special game control means, when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the special special game and the special special game transition condition is satisfied, the game in any unit game within the maximum number of continuations The next unit game is executed regardless of whether or not the ball has passed the specific area, and in the other unit games within the maximum number of continuations, it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area. Run a game.

  Here, the number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening per “unit game” may be one or more. The “specific area” may be partially provided at a specific location in the special winning opening, or may be provided as a whole in the special winning opening. In the former case, it may be determined that the game ball has passed through the specific region by detecting that the game ball passes through the specific location. In the latter case, it may be determined that the game ball has passed through the specific area by detecting that the game ball has won the big winning opening.

  In this mode, normal special games and special special games are provided as specific special games. However, since the upper limit number of times of unit games is the same, it is necessary to particularly provide a round indicator lamp or the like for indicating the upper limit number of times of continuous games. There is no. Normally in special games, the opening time of the big prize opening in unit games is relatively long, so even if the continuation condition by passing through a specific area is applied, it is highly possible that the same condition will be satisfied, and the special game by acquiring the ball The original profit can be given to the player. On the other hand, in the specific special game, the continuation condition is applied to any unit game among the unit games within the upper limit number of continuations, but the continuation condition is not applied to other unit games. Therefore, a unit game to which the continuation condition is not applied is shifted to the next unit game as long as the unit game is less than the upper limit number of continuations. However, since the opening mode of the special winning opening in the specific special game is short open, it becomes difficult to continue the special game after the unit game to which the continuation condition is applied. On the contrary, this allows the design to substantially end the specific special game in the unit game to which the continuation condition is applied, and whether or not the player is currently in the unit game to which the continuation condition is applied. It will be possible to create a game that raises expectations.

  The special game control means determines whether the game ball has passed the specific area in the unit game less than the set number of times when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied. Regardless of whether or not, the next unit game may be executed, and in the unit game after the set number of times, the next unit game may be executed on the condition that it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area. For example, if the set number of times is “2”, the continuation condition by passing through the specific area is not applied in the first unit game, and the unit game is shifted to the second unit game. If the continuation condition is not satisfied in the second and subsequent unit games, the specific special game is terminated.

  According to this aspect, when a transition is made to a specific special game, the unit game is executed at least a set number of times. In other words, even when the game is shifted to a short-open special special game, at least the set number of times can ensure the unit game. On the other hand, if there is no entry into the specific area in the unit game after the set number of times due to the short opening, it is possible to realize the gameability such as terminating the special game early and giving an impact to the player. When the set number of times is “twice”, the unit game of the upper limit number of times is set formally as the specific special game, but it can be practically ended in the second round, so-called A game similar to a special game with 2R jackpot can be realized. On the other hand, even if the game is shifted to the short special opening special game, at least the second unit game is secured. In addition, since the special special game is difficult to continue and is likely to end early, a large number of prize balls cannot be expected. For this reason, it becomes possible to relatively increase the probability of transitioning to a special game (big hit probability). As a result, it is expected that the player selects the gaming machine and continues the game, that is, the operating rate of the gaming machine is improved. Furthermore, since the execution time of the specific special game is shortened while a plurality of unit games are set, it is possible to switch to the normal game at an early stage. As a result, the effect display time in the normal game can be made relatively long, and the degree of freedom in design on the effect surface can be increased.

  The special game control means, when it is determined that the lottery result indicates the transition to the normal special game and the normal special game transition condition is satisfied, the continuation condition by the passage of the specific area of the game ball is satisfied in each unit game. Regardless of whether or not it is, the normal special game may be executed up to the maximum number of times of continuation. Here, the special game control means may omit the determination process (continuation determination) itself as to whether or not the continuation condition is satisfied in each unit game of the normal special game. Alternatively, although the continuation determination is executed, a process of invalidating the continuation determination result may be performed on the condition that the normal special game is being performed. Alternatively, after performing the continuation determination, processing may be performed so that the normal special game is continued up to the maximum number of continuations regardless of the result.

  According to this aspect, when a transition is made to a normal special game, a unit game of the maximum number of continuations is secured. In other words, a game that has an impact in a special game with relatively low continuity, while ensuring a continuity for a normal special game, it is a game of acquiring a ball that should be provided by a special game. Can guarantee the profits of the person.

  The opening / closing pattern determining means includes a normal pattern in which the opening time per one big winning opening in a unit game is set as a time value that can be entered, and the opening time per one big winning opening in a unit game. And a specific pattern set as a time value that can be substantially blocked, and the normal pattern is determined when it is determined that the normal special game transition condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the normal special game. The specific pattern may be selected when it is determined that the specific lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied.

  Here, “substantially preventable” means that the possibility of entering the grand prize opening is extremely low, but there is an exceptional case where a game ball staying in the game area accidentally enters. It does not have to be eliminated until there is a ball. It may be a configuration in which no entry is assumed by design. According to this aspect, as a result of selecting the specific pattern when the game is shifted to the specific special game, the game ball in the unit game is prevented from entering the big winning opening and thus passing through the specific area. For this reason, the specific special game is almost surely ended in the unit game to which the above-described continuation condition is applied. When the continuation condition is applied from the unit game after the set number of times, the game ends almost certainly in the unit game (set round) of the set number of times. As a result, the characteristics of the specific special game that ends quickly with a short opening stand out, and the impact on the player can be enhanced. On the other hand, as a result of selecting the normal pattern when the game is shifted to the normal special game, it is possible to enter the special winning opening and thereby pass through the specific area. For this reason, even if the continuation condition for the special special game by entering the specific area is set, the continuation possibility increases, and the player's profit can be secured.

  The specific special game may be set as a probability-changing special game in which the probability that the result of the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the special game is shifted to a probability variation state in which the probability is higher than the normal state after the completion. According to this aspect, although many prize balls cannot be expected due to the transition to the specific special game, the player's profit state is enhanced by the subsequent probability transition. As described above, if the opening time per time of the big winning opening is set as a time value that can substantially prevent the entry, it is possible to realize a game of sudden probability change.

  Special game operating condition holding means for holding a special game execution condition that is a condition for executing a special game including a unit game that opens a big winning opening once, and a result of winning / failing lottery indicates a transition to a special game, Special game control means for executing a special game when it is determined that the special game execution condition is satisfied may be further provided. The open / close pattern determining means determines that the opening time per one special winning game in the unit game is a special special game when it is determined that the special game execution condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the special game. You may select the special pattern set so that it may become the time value corresponding to the opening time per time of the big prize opening in the first unit game.

  According to this aspect, the normal special game and the specific special game are more advantageous than the special game in that both include a unit game a plurality of times. Further, if the specific special game is a probability-changing special game, it is more advantageous than the special game in that the probability-changing transition is made when shifting to the normal game thereafter. On the other hand, if the continuation condition is applied from the unit game after the set number of times, if the set number is set low, the game state is switched to the normal game at an early stage. It is possible to realize a gameability in which a player's sense of expectation is expressed as to whether the game is a special game or not. In particular, the opening time per one big winning opening in the unit game of the special game is set to be the same time value as the opening time per one big winning opening in the first unit game of the specific special game, In contrast between the two games, the open / close mode of the big prize opening is common in appearance. As a result, it is possible to ensure the gameability of making it difficult to distinguish between the two games. Also, if the specific special game is a probability variation special game, the player's expectation can be given as to whether or not the probability variation transition is made. Probability makes it possible to attract more players in terms of increasing the possibility of repeatedly generating special games.

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

  According to the ball ball game machine of the present invention, while ensuring the difference in profit status by each win, it is possible to make it difficult to understand which win has been won and to make it possible to stir the player's interest be able to.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in an Example. It is a schematic diagram showing the structure and method for the entrance detection in the big winning opening provided with a specific area. It is a time chart which illustrates the correspondence between the opening / closing timing of the big prize opening and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display process of S40 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the passage information storage process performed in parallel with the winning process of S10 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 6 in detail. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S100 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a closing process in S102 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail an end determination process in S108 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S160 in FIG. 15. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail a closing process in S162 in FIG. 6 is a time chart illustrating an open / close pattern of a special winning opening according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening in a small hit game. It is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the big prize opening concerning Example 3. FIG. It is a timing chart which illustrates the open / close control method of the big prize opening. It is a time chart which illustrates the opening and closing pattern of the big prize opening concerning Example 5. It is a figure which shows the opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in a special game.

Example 1
The pachinko gaming machine shown in the present embodiment corresponds to a conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine. When the game ball enters the start winning opening, a winning / losing lottery is executed. When the lottery result is “big hit”, a special game in which the large winning opening repeatedly opens and closes is started. When there is a ball in the big prize opening, a predetermined number of balls are paid out each time, which is advantageous to the player. In this embodiment, a normal jackpot (referred to as “normal jackpot”) and a specific jackpot (“specific jackpot”) are provided as jackpots. The normal jackpot indicates a shift to a normal special game (referred to as “normal special game”), and the specific jackpot indicates a shift to a specific special game (“specific special game”). Each special game includes 15 unit games (games that become a unit when the special game is continued), but the opening state of the special prize opening and the special game continuation conditions are different from each other.

  That is, in both the special special game and the special special game, the maximum number of continuations of 15 is set for the continuity of the unit game, while the next unit is that the game ball passes through the specific area provided in the special winning opening. It is a continuation condition for executing the game. However, in the special special game, the continuation determination is not made exceptionally for the first unit game (the first round), so it is effectively regarded as the continuation condition after the second unit game (the second round). Yes. Further, in a normal special game, a predetermined number or more (10 or more winnings) or a predetermined time (30 seconds) is set as a condition for ending a unit game. For this reason, for special games, it is relatively easy to enter a specific area in each unit game, and it is substantially continued up to the upper limit of the number of times, with the exception of intentionally removing the entrance to the big prize opening. Will come to be. On the other hand, in a specific special game, a predetermined number or more (10 or more winnings) or the elapse of a predetermined time (0.2 seconds) is set as the end condition of the unit game. As will be described later, since it is virtually impossible to enter the grand prize opening in the very short time of 0.2 seconds, so-called puncture is likely to occur, and the specific special game ends in the second round. Probability is high. In this way, a relatively large number of balls (prize balls) can be obtained in the special special game because the open time of the big prize opening is long. However, in the special special game, the open time of the big prize opening is short. There is virtually no expectation. However, since the special jackpot is set so as to change the probability, it is advantageous to the player in that the probability change transition is promised in the normal game after the specific special game.

  On the other hand, when the result of the winning / losing lottery becomes a predetermined result called “small winning”, a small winning game in which the big winning opening is opened for a short time is executed. The small hit game is executed as a special game including one unit game. This small hit game corresponds to one time of a plurality of unit games constituting a specific special game. In other words, in this embodiment, even in a small hit game, since the opening time of the big prize opening is short, it is virtually impossible to expect a game. Small hits do not change with certainty, and do not change the big hit probability of the normal game before and after. Therefore, the profit state is higher for a player with a specific jackpot than with a jackpot. However, if a jackpot is generated from the probability variation state (high probability state), the game state after the special game falls to the normal state (low probability state) unless the jackpot is accompanied by probability variation. Even if a win occurs, the gaming state after the small hit game is maintained in a certain change state. In the present embodiment, the specific special game is punctured quickly in this manner, so that it is difficult to distinguish between the two games by making it look similar in appearance in the open mode of the small win game and the big prize opening. Realize a game that resonates with the expectation of the player who wants.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine.
Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 91, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special winning opening 91 includes a winning detection device 77 and a specific area passage detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for opening and closing the special winning opening 91. The winning detection device 77 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 91 and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The specific area passage detection device 78 is a sensor that detects that a game ball has passed through a specific area provided in the special winning opening 91, and generates specific area passage information indicating the passage of the game ball when it passes. The big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined manner indicating a big win and when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined manner showing a small winning. The big winning opening 91 is provided above the out opening 58.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62. If the symbol pattern when the variation display of the special symbol 192 is stopped is a symbol determined to be a big hit or a small hit, the timing at which the stopped symbol is displayed becomes the occurrence timing of a big hit or a small hit. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotation device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates operation port passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery to determine whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol fluctuation display stops after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

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

  When the player rotates the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. In this embodiment, the game is designed so that 100 game balls are launched per minute. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When the game ball falls into the general winning opening 72, the start opening 62, and the big winning opening 91, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In the present application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 is started. In the case of a normal jackpot, the decorative symbol 190 simulating a slot machine game takes a display mode in which three symbols are matched. In this embodiment, the normal special game consists of 15 unit games. In each unit game, when the game ball passes a specific area, the next unit game is executed, that is, the continuation condition for continuing the normal special game. It is said that. In each unit game, the special winning opening 91 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 10 or more game balls are dropped. That is, a predetermined time (30 seconds) or a predetermined number (10 balls or more) of balls entered from the start of opening of the special winning opening 91 is set as a condition for ending the unit game constituting the normal special game.

  On the other hand, in the case of a special jackpot, the decorative symbol 190 takes a display mode in which the three symbols are consecutive odd or even symbols. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 91 is opened in the specific special game. The specific special game is also composed of 15 unit games, and the fact that the game ball passes through the specific area in each unit game is a continuation condition for executing the next unit game, that is, continuing the specific special game. In this embodiment, a unique opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening is set as the specific special game, and the opening time of the large winning opening is shorter than that of the normal special game. Details of the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening in each special game will be described later. In addition, when the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of stop are symbols indicating a small hit, the game shifts to a small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening 91 is performed in a short time. Even in the case of this small hit, the decorative symbol 190 takes a display mode in which the three symbols are odd or even consecutive symbols. Details of the opening / closing operation in the small hit game will be described later.

  In the normal game after the special game is over, in principle, a variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate), which is one of the specific games, is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

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

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 91, a general winning port 72, an operation port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other so that various control signals can be transmitted and received. The game control device 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared by a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured to include elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs and a CPU used for arithmetic processing in terms of hardware.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entering determination means 110, a winning / failing lottery means 112, a symbol determining means 114, a variation pattern determining means 115, a holding control means 116, a main display control means 118, a special game control means 120, a small hit. The game control means 121, the specific game execution means 122, the ball entry control means 150, the special game operation condition holding means 176, and the small hit game operation condition holding means 180 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect operation control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the starting winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the starting opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the gaming ball has won the big winning opening 91, and receives the general winning. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the specific area passage information, the entrance determination means 110 determines that the game ball has passed the specific area, and receives the operation port passage information, determines that the game ball has passed the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, a determination result of winning or losing is associated with a lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in a normal state (hereinafter, referred to as “normally normal / failure table” as appropriate), and a success / failure table (hereinafter referred to as a normal / probability table) in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability. Refer to the “probability appropriateness table” as appropriate. In this embodiment, in the normal success / failure table, only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 is a big hit. In the probability variation success / failure table, the jackpot range is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 but also when it falls within the range of 400 to 3999. In this way, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the special game unit game end condition is that a special special game in which 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of opening of the big winning opening 91 or ten or more balls are entered, and the big winning opening 91 A special special game is provided in which 0.2 seconds have elapsed since the start of the opening of the game, or 10 or more balls have been entered. The former opening time of 30 seconds is a time value that allows a plurality of game balls to enter the grand prize winning opening 91 by design, and a lot of play is expected as a special game. On the other hand, the latter opening time of 0.2 seconds is a time value that can substantially prevent entry into the grand prize winning opening 91 as well as entry of more than 10 balls, by design. I ca n’t expect to be a part of it. That is, even if there is a game ball already staying in the game area 52 when the special winning opening 91 is opened, a change in the flow direction of the game ball is caused by a mechanism such as a game nail or a windmill in the game area 52. Due to the characteristics given, it is difficult to enter a ball during the opening period of the special winning opening 91.

  In addition, in normal special games, a game ball entering from a first round to a grand prize opening (passing through a specific area) is a continuation condition, and unit games are repeated up to 15 times as long as the continuation condition is satisfied. It is. Normally, the opening time of the big prize opening per unit game of the special game is relatively long, so that it is highly likely that the unit game for the upper limit number of times will be continued if the game ball is not completely launched. On the other hand, in the special special game, the unit game can be repeated up to 15 times formally, but the game ball enters the big winning opening after the second round (passing through the specific area) Is a continuation condition, and since the opening time of the special winning opening is extremely short, there is a high possibility that it will end in the second round. That is, in general special games, the total opening time of the special winning opening is relatively long, whereas in the special special game, the total opening time of the large winning opening is extremely short. In addition, although the small hit game is composed of one unit game, the opening time of the big winning opening per time is extremely short like the specific special game. For this reason, in the following description, the normal special game is also referred to as “long-term open game”, and the specific special game and the small hit game are collectively referred to as “short-term open game”.

  Among the cases where the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the jackpot range, the jackpot is awarded when the lottery value falls within a predetermined range. In this embodiment, regardless of whether or not it is in a probable change state, the winning lottery value is a small hit when it falls within the range of 65000 to 65535. In this way, if it does not correspond to the jackpot, it is all “out of” originally, but in this example, among the cases where it does not correspond to the jackpot, especially the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the jackpot Expressed as “out”.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in the special symbol display device 61 in the form of a special symbol. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is displayed in a variable manner on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol.

  The symbol determination unit 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines a stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. The plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also executed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The variation pattern determination unit 115 holds a plurality of pattern selection tables to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. In the plurality of pattern selection tables, different relationships are defined as correspondence relationships between the plurality of variation patterns and the lottery values. The variation pattern determination means 115 acquires a pattern lottery value for determining the variation pattern. The variation pattern determining means 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery and the pattern lottery value in accordance with the pattern selection table corresponding to the gaming state. The variation pattern determination unit 115 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 refers to the pattern selection table for removal when the result of the determination is wrong, and refers to the pattern selection table for normal jackpot when it is a normal jackpot. Further, when the determination result is a specific big hit or a small hit, a pattern selection table for a specific big hit or a small hit is referred to. This pattern selection table also includes a pattern selection table that is referred to when the time is short and a pattern selection table corresponding to the number of reserved lottery results.

  In the present embodiment, if the result of the determination is wrong, any variation pattern of super reach, normal reach, or no reach may be selected. In this reach production, when a variation pattern with reach is selected, if one more symbols are arranged by the decorative symbol 190, the symbol variation through the state of winning symbol combination is displayed. This is an effect that increases the player's expectation.

  The holding control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 displays the result of the lottery by the pass / fail lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display as a special symbol variation display according to the stop symbol determined by the symbol determination unit 114 and the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. It is displayed on the device 61. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect operation control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, thereby causing the main display control means 118 and the effect operation. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display normal symbol fluctuations.

  The special game operation condition holding means 176 includes a special game transition condition for shifting to a special game including a unit game involving opening of the special winning opening 91, and a special game for continuing the special game after the transition of the special game. Hold game continuation conditions. The special game operation condition holding unit 176 includes a long-term operation condition holding unit 178 and a short-term special game operation condition holding unit 179. The long-term operating condition holding means 178 holds a long-term operating condition that is a condition for shifting to a long-term open game. The long-term operating condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the normal special game in the lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The short-term special game operation condition holding means 179 holds a short-term special game operation condition that is a condition for shifting to a special special game that is a kind of special game as a short-term open game. The short-term special game operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the specific special game in the lottery determination, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game operation condition holding unit 176 holds the long-term operation condition and the short-term special game operation condition as a special game operation condition. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the winning / losing lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds a condition for shifting to a small hit game including a unit game with a short-term opening of the big winning opening 91. The short-term operating condition holding means 181 includes the small hit game operating condition holding means 180. The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds a small hit operating condition (short term operating condition) which is a condition for shifting to a small hit game as a short-term open game. The small hitting operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the small hitting game in the winning / losing lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game operation condition holding means 176, that is, the long-term operation condition holding means 178 and the short-term special game operation condition holding means 179 hold a probability change special game transition condition for shifting to a probability change state after the end of the special game. Whether or not the probability change special game transition condition is satisfied is determined based on the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 and the type of the special symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114. In this embodiment, after the specific special game is over, the state is surely shifted to the probability changing state.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution processing of the normal special game when the success / failure lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a normal jackpot. The normal special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is constituted by a plurality of unit games. The special game control means 120, if the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number (15 in this embodiment), the current unit on the condition that the game ball passes through the specific area in the big winning opening 91. After the game ends, the next unit game is started. When the unit game has exhausted the upper limit number of times, the special game is usually terminated. The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the specific special game when the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a specific jackpot. The special special game is a game that is set so that the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 can be continuously continued a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games. The special game control means 120, if the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number (15 in this embodiment), the current unit on the condition that the game ball passes through the specific area in the big winning opening 91. After the game ends, the next unit game is started. In this embodiment, since the opening time of the special winning opening 91 in the specific special game is extremely short, the possibility that the unit game is continued is very low, but even if it continues, the unit game has consumed the upper limit number of times. In some cases, the special special game is terminated.

  The special game control means 120 includes a long-term open game control means 125 and a short-term special game control means 127. The long-term open game control means 125 executes the normal special game as the long-term open game when the result of the lottery determination indicates the transition to the long-term open game and the long-term operation condition is satisfied. The long-term open game control means 125 executes a unit game with an upper limit of 15 times as a normal special game, and opens the grand prize opening 91 for about 30 seconds in each unit game. However, entering a specific area is a continuation condition for the normal special game. The short-term special game control means 127 executes a unit game with an upper limit of 15 times as a special special game, and opens the big prize winning opening 91 for about 0.2 seconds in each unit game. However, entering a specific area is a continuation condition for the specific special game.

  The small hit game control means 121 executes the small hit game as a short-term opening game when the winning lottery results in the transition to the small hit game and the small hit operation condition is satisfied. The small hit game control means 121 executes a unit game only once as a small hit game, and opens the big prize opening 91 for about 0.2 seconds in the unit game. The short-term special game control means 127 and the small hit game control means 121 are comprehensively positioned as the short-term open game control means 126. The short-term opening game control means 126 executes the short-term opening game when the short-term operation condition is satisfied.

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

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In the present embodiment, the appearance is not clearly indicated as to whether or not the gaming state is in a certain change state. In other words, it does not display whether or not the game state is changing probability, and even when a big hit occurs, it does not indicate whether the hit is a hit with probability change, so-called "latent probability change" state is maintained Is done. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes of the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times. However, the time reduction during the probability change is continued until the next jackpot occurs in the same manner as the probability change.

  In addition, after the special game is over, the time shifts to a shorter time as a rule regardless of whether or not the probable change state is entered. Do not move to. Further, even after the end of the small hit game, the transition to time reduction or probability change is not performed, and the game state before the start of the small hit game is maintained. Therefore, if the time is short or probable from the start of the small hit game, the time short or probable state is maintained even if the end condition is not satisfied even after the small hit game ends.

  The ball entry control means 150 includes an opening / closing pattern determination means 123 and an opening / closing control means 124, and controls the ease of entering a game ball into the big winning opening and the starting opening. The ball entry control means 150 controls the driving of the opening / closing mechanism of the special winning opening 91 and the expansion mechanism of the start opening 62. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing mechanism of the special winning opening 91 functions as an “adjustment means” operable to change the passage tolerance of the specific area of the game ball. The open / close pattern determination means 123 selects an open / close pattern corresponding to the result of the lottery determination from a plurality of types of open / close patterns in which the open / close mode of the special winning opening 91 is determined. Details of the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening will be described later.

  The opening / closing control means 124 includes a winning opening opening / closing control means 153 and an accessory opening / closing control means 155. The winning opening opening / closing control means 153 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game or the small hit game, and controls the opening / closing of the large winning opening 91 according to the opening / closing pattern selected by the opening / closing pattern determining means 123. . When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the accessory opening / closing control means 155 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 and operates the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 to expand it. The accessory opening / closing control means 155 also executes an open extension that causes the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 to expand for a longer period of time than in the normal state in the probability change state and the short time state after the normal special game. In the later probable state, the opening extension is not performed. In the normal special game, as a merit of normal change and short time, the opening time of the start port 62 is lengthened so that the player can continue the game without reducing the possession. On the other hand, after the special special game, it is to avoid easily recognizing that the player was the special special game, that is, that the player has changed to a certain degree with the extended extension. In other words, by preventing the recognition of whether a small hit game or a specific special game has occurred by the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, it guarantees a gameability that makes it difficult to distinguish which game. .

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the variation start to the stop in the variation display of the decoration symbol 190 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decoration symbol, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns suggesting the height of the notice. The pattern storage unit 130 also holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 and display processes thereof are determined in each of the special special game, the special special game, and the small hit game.

  The effect determining unit 132 includes a normal effect determining unit 133 and a special effect determining unit 135. The normal effect determining means 133 determines the variable effect pattern according to the result of the lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112 during the normal game, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variable pattern. The normal effect determining means 133 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the variable effect pattern. The normal effect determining unit 133 sends information indicating the effect pattern including the determined variation effect pattern and the notice effect pattern to the effect operation control unit 134. The special effect determining means 135 determines the effect pattern according to which game is transferred when the game is transferred to one of the normal special game, the specific special game, and the small hit game. The special effect determining means 135 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the effect pattern. The special effect determination unit 135 sends information indicating the determined effect pattern to the effect operation control unit 134.

  The variation effect pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-pattern combination, a pattern for displaying a out-of-combination pattern after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a reach state. A pattern for displaying a jackpot symbol combination is included. In particular, the pattern when reaching the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

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

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to the normal special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. Selected combinations are selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. When the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the detachment with reach or the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is selected, “191” or “727” is selected. "A combination that does not have only one symbol, such as" In addition, when the determination result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a specific special game, or indicates a shift to a small hit game, an odd number or an even number in which three symbols are consecutive such as “135” and “246” Is selected. In the present embodiment, different symbols are set as the special symbol indicating the transition to the specific special game and the special symbol indicating the shift to the small hit game, but the decorative symbols are set without distinction. Therefore, the player cannot distinguish whether it shows a transition to a specific special game or a small hit game only by looking at the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

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

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

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

  The effect operation control means 134 includes a display control means 137 and a sound control means 138. The display control means 137 includes a normal effect display control means 142 for controlling the effect display during the normal game and a special effect display control means 144 for controlling the effect display during the special game and the small hit game. The normal effect display control means 142 variably displays effect images including decorative symbols on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. When the effect determining unit 132 determines that the notice effect is to be displayed, the normal effect display control unit 142 causes the effect display device 60 to display the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern. The special effect display control means 144 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data set for the normal special game, the specific special game, and the small hit game. The display control means 137 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90. The sound control means 138 controls effect processing such as sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect operation control means 134, the accessory control means 136 operates the movable accessory 140 in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration and a method for detecting a winning ball in a special winning opening having a specific area. For the sake of convenience, the drawing shows the open state of the special winning opening 91 (the door member covering the opening is omitted). FIGS. 9A to 9C illustrate the entrance detection process. As shown in FIG. 6A, an entrance to the specific area 94 and an entrance to the non-specific area 95 are provided inside the special winning opening 91. Then, it passes through either the specific area 94 or the non-specific area 95 and is discharged to the back of the game board 50. In the example shown in the figure, an inclined passage 93 is provided that decreases from the left side to the right side when viewed from the front side of the game board 50, and a specific area 94 and a non-specific area 95 are provided from the left side along the inclined path 93. ing. In other words, the specific region 94 is provided at a slightly higher position than the non-specific region 95. Although illustration is omitted, since the inclined passage 93 is further inclined to each region side at the position of the specific region 94 and the non-specific region 95, when it reaches the entrance of any region, it falls into that region. Probability is high.

  A specific area passage detection device 78 is disposed immediately below the entrance of the specific area 94, and a winning detection device 77 is disposed in a passage further below the specific area 94 and the non-specific area 95. A game ball that has passed the specific area 94 is detected by both the specific area passage detection device 78 and the winning detection device 77, but a game ball that has passed the non-specific region 95 is detected only by the winning detection device 77. Therefore, whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area 94 can be determined by whether or not a signal indicating the passage is output from the specific area passage detection device 78. On the other hand, for a game ball entering the grand prize winning port 91 itself, a signal indicating the passage of the game ball is output from the winning detection device 77 regardless of whether the game ball passes through the specific area 94 or the non-specific area 95. Can be determined.

  As can be seen with reference to FIG. 1, due to the shape of the center decoration 64 and the positional relationship with the start opening 62, the special winning opening 91 has an arrangement configuration in which a game ball that has flowed down to the left of the game area 52 can easily enter. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4B, the probability of entering the ball from the left side toward the big winning opening 91 is high. When a game ball 99 enters from the left side as shown in the drawing, it first reaches the entrance of the specific area 94, so there is a high possibility of passing through the specific area 94 as shown in FIG.

Next, the contents of the characteristic production progress control in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a time chart illustrating the correspondence between the opening / closing timing of the special prize opening and the display period of each effect displayed on the effect display device. The figure (a) shows the case of a small jackpot, and the figure (b) shows the case of a specific jackpot. FIG. 6C shows a case of a normal jackpot. FIG. 4D shows the entry determination timing of the game ball at the big winning opening.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, one of the goals is to realize the gameability of encouraging the player's expectation by making it difficult to distinguish whether a small hit game or a specific special game has occurred. For this reason, the special special game and the small hit game are devised so that the open / close mode of the special winning opening can be seen in the same form in appearance.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the winning / losing lottery result is a small win, after a symbol variation (not shown) indicating the result is displayed, the small hit game is started and the short-term of the big prize opening Opening takes place. In the example shown in the figure, a demonstration effect (referred to as “start demo effect”) indicating the start of execution of the small hit game is started at time t1. Then, a unit game (one round: 1R) in which the special winning opening 91 is opened twice from time t2 is started. The opening time per one time is about 0.2 seconds, and the second opening is started at time t3 after an interval period of about 2 seconds from the end (closing) of the first opening. Then, a demonstration effect (referred to as an “end demo effect”) indicating the end of execution of the small hit game is started at time t4 after an interval period of about 2 seconds from the end of the second opening (closing). A predetermined winning effect is displayed between time t2 and time t4. The contents and combinations of the start demonstration effect, the winning effect, and the end demonstration effect are determined by the special effect determining means 135.

  In the present embodiment, an effect pattern in which a start demonstration effect and a winning effect are integrated is provided, and a switch introduction effect to a specific effect mode is displayed in a form of switching a still image several times. Among them, a display such as “Enter Chance Mode!” Set as a display that most enhances the player's expectation is displayed at the start timing of the hit effect. The small win ends in the first unit game (the first round: 1R), and the end point is a time t4 when about 4.4 seconds have elapsed from the start of the opening of the big winning opening 91. An effect is performed from time t2 to time t4 so as to match the special game. In the end demonstration effect, the introduction effect to the chance mode is displayed as a moving image. When this end demonstration effect ends, the next symbol variation starts. In addition, in the modified example, instead of the introduction effect integrating the start demonstration effect and the hit effect in this way as a still image switching display from the beginning, a predetermined moving image such as a specific movie is repeatedly played. It may be displayed in a running state regardless of the operation of the big prize opening. Alternatively, after a moving image is displayed for a predetermined time, it may be switched to a still image. For example, the moving image display may be ended by the timing at which the end demonstration effect is started earliest, and then switched to a still image. However, since the short opening of the big prize opening will be started at the start of the winning presentation, the stage will be displayed at the timing of switching between the start demonstration presentation and the winning presentation so that the player can recognize that it is the opportunity to open the big winning opening. The content of the production should be configured to give the impact of

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the winning / losing lottery result is a specific big win, after a symbol variation (not shown) indicating the result is displayed, a specific special game is started and a short-term winning prize opening is displayed. Opening is started. In the illustrated example, the start demonstration effect indicating the start of execution of the specific special game is started at time t1. And the opening of the special winning opening 91 is started from time t2. When this specific special game is continued, the opening time of the special winning opening 91 in each unit game is set to about 0.2 seconds, and the next unit game is started after an interval of about 2 seconds. In this embodiment, in the first unit game of the specific special game (first round: 1R), the passage determination of the specific area, that is, the continuation determination of the special special game is omitted. For this reason, the second unit game (second round: 2R) is started from time t3 regardless of whether or not a specific area has been entered in the first unit game. In the example shown in the drawing, the continuation condition is not satisfied because there was no entry into the specific area in the second round, and the end demonstration effect is started at time t4. When the unit game is executed, as long as the continuation condition is satisfied, the special winning opening 91 repeatedly performs the short opening operation, and is controlled in an opening / closing manner as indicated by a dotted line in the figure. However, as already described, the open period of 0.2 seconds is set as a period in which it is almost impossible to enter the big winning opening 91 by design. For this reason, when it shifts to a specific special game, it comes to be almost ended in the second round. That is, when a transition is made to a special special game, the continuation up to the second round is ensured, but the second special round is substantially punctured and the special special game is ended.

  In the example shown in the drawing, the continuation condition is not satisfied because there is no entry into the specific area in the second round, and the end demonstration effect is started at time t4. However, if there is a ball entering a specific area and a unit game after the third round is executed, the grand prize winning opening 91 repeats the same opening / closing operation as long as the continuation condition is satisfied, and the dotted line in the figure It is controlled in the open / close mode as shown. In the present embodiment, the same contents as those of the small hit game are selected as the contents of the effects of the start demonstration effect, the winning effect, and the end demonstration effect in the specific special game, and combinations thereof. On the other hand, when the specific special game is finished in the second round as shown in the figure, the opening mode of the big prize opening is common to the small win game. In other words, the appearance of the special winning opening is the same and the contents of the production are the same, making it difficult to distinguish between the special special game and the small hit game.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the winning / losing lottery result is a normal big hit, after a symbol variation (not shown) indicating the result is displayed, the normal special game is started and the long term of the big prize opening is displayed. Opening is started. In the illustrated example, the start demonstration effect indicating the start of execution of the normal special game is started at time t1. And the opening of the special winning opening 91 and the winning effect are started from time t2. Since this special special game uses the grand prize winning port 91, the unit game is repeatedly executed until the predetermined upper limit number (15 times) is reached without passing through a specific area as a continuation condition. Since the opening time of the mouth 91 is set to be as long as about 30 seconds, the player can expect many prize balls. For this special special game, in order to make the player recognize that such a lot of play is expected, a special prize game different from the special special game and the small hit game is opened and the open period is long. It is set. Also, for the same purpose, in the present embodiment, the contents different from those of the small hit game and the special special game are selected as the contents of the start demonstration effect, the winning effect and the end demo effect and their combinations. It should be noted that the interval period from the closing of the big winning opening 91 in the previous unit game to the opening of the big winning opening 91 in the next unit game is set to 2 seconds.

  In addition, there are the following reasons for providing an interval period of 2 seconds between the opening timings of the special winning opening. In other words, there is a time lag between when a winning ball is entered and when it is detected by the winning detection device. For this reason, if the detection signal of the winning detection device is invalidated at the same time as the big winning opening is closed, the game ball entered immediately before the closing of the big winning opening is not detected, and there is a possibility that the player may be disadvantaged. . Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, the remaining effective period for detecting the entrance is set after the big winning opening is closed as shown in FIG. An interval period (closing time) is set. In other words, the effective period for detecting the winning at the big winning opening is not only the period until the closing of the big winning opening ends but also the remaining period. In this embodiment, since the remaining effective period is 1.9 seconds, the interval period is set to 2 seconds longer than that. As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the specific area passage detection device 78 is arranged on the upstream side of the winning detection device 77, and therefore, if the remaining effective period is secured, the passage of the specific region 94 can be performed without omission. Can be detected.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 91, etc., or when the game ball has passed through the operating port 68 (S10). Then, if a normal game is being played (Y in S12), a control process for a normal game such as a winning lottery is executed (S14). If not being a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16). Or, a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and award ball payout according to various winnings in the processes from S10 to S17 is processed (S18).

  Note that the winning process of the special winning opening 91 in S10 is executed in consideration of the effective period shown in FIG. In other words, in each unit game, the detection signal input from each winning detection device is processed as valid until the valid period (for example, 1.9 seconds) elapses after each large winning opening is closed. Specifically, when a special game (normal special game or specific special game) is started, winning detection and special area passing detection at the special winning opening 91 are set as effective. Then, the presence / absence of the winning information and the passage information of the specific area is determined until the effective period elapses after the special winning opening 91 is closed, and the game based on the determination result is started after the effective period elapses. Even if a detection signal is output from each detection device after the valid period has elapsed, it is not counted, and no payout of a prize ball or storage of passage information of a specific area is performed.

  Similarly, when a small hit game is started, winning detection at the big winning opening 91 is set as valid. Then, the presence / absence of winning information is determined until the effective period elapses after the special winning opening 91 is closed, and a game based on the determination result is started after the effective period elapses. Even if a detection signal is output from the detection device after the expiration of the valid period, it is not counted and no prize ball is paid out. As described above, in both the small hit game and the special game, it is determined whether or not to enter the big winning opening 91, but it is only necessary to determine whether or not to pass the specific area in the special game. Therefore, in the present embodiment, whether the big hit or the small hit is determined by the stop symbol of the special symbol 192, the passage determination of the specific area is validated only when the big hit.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect operation control means 134, and the effect operation control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning / losing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36. Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG.
First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). At this time, the variation pattern determination means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol with reference to the pattern selection table corresponding to the winning / failing lottery result or the pattern selection table corresponding to the gaming state. The effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol (S52).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display process of S40 in FIG.
If the symbol variation display has already started, the symbol variation image is displayed (S60). When the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing has been reached (Y in S62), the symbol being displayed is displayed. The fluctuation is stopped (S64).

  If the winning / losing lottery result corresponding to the stopped symbol variation is a normal jackpot (Y in S66), a special game end condition for ending the normal special game is set (S68). In this embodiment, one of the fact that the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the upper limit number of continuations of 15 and that the game ball has not entered (passed) into the specific area 94 in the unit game is established Is set as a special game end condition. And it transfers to a normal special game (S70). Normally, it is not a big jackpot (N in S66), but if it is a special big jackpot (Y in S72), a special game end condition for ending the specific special game is set (S74). In this embodiment, one of the fact that the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the upper limit number of continuations of 15 and that the game ball has not entered (passed) into the specific area 94 in the unit game is established Is set as a special game end condition. Then, the process proceeds to the specific special game (S76). On the other hand, if it is not a specific jackpot (N in S72) but a jackpot (Y in S78), the game proceeds to a jackpot game (S80). If it is not a small hit (N in S78), the process in S80 is skipped. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached (N in S62), the processes in S64 and subsequent steps are skipped, and the flow of this figure is terminated.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the passing information storage process executed in parallel with the winning process of S10 in FIG. This passing information storage process is a process executed only at the time of a special game, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined period in parallel with the special game, and when the game ball passes the specific area 94 as a continuation condition of the special game. This process stores the passage information.

  When the specific area passing information is input (Y in S82), the special game control means 120 turns on a passing flag set in a predetermined area on the RAM to indicate that fact (S84). When the specific area passing information is not input (N in S82), the process of S84 is skipped. In this embodiment, the passing information storage process is started together with the special game, and is set to be executed only during the special game. Alternatively, the passage of a game ball to a specific area may be detected. In that case, the state when the game ball enters / passes (such as whether the special prize or small win game is in the process of opening the big prize opening, or the remaining effective period after the big prize opening is closed) It is possible to determine whether the entry / passing is valid or invalid in accordance with.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. When the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), a special game (normal special game or specific special game) has already started (Y in S92), and a big winning port 91 (simply “a big winning port” ”) Is not opened (N in S98), the winning prize opening process is executed (S100), and if it is already opened (Y in S98), the winning prize closing process is executed (S98). S102). As a result, if the special winning opening is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration production, which is a production during a special game, is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S106), an end determination process for determining whether or not the special game end condition is satisfied is executed (S108). Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the special game end condition is satisfied. If the special game end condition is satisfied (Y in S110), the end flag is turned off (S112), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118), and the specific game state with a short time or a certain change is started (S118). S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the flow after S92 in this figure is skipped.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG.
When the predetermined opening timing of the special winning opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). ), The special winning opening 91 is opened (S126). At the same time, a jackpot effect corresponding to the number of repetitions (number of rounds) of the current unit game or a jackpot effect corresponding to the number of repetitions (number of rounds) being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG.
When the predetermined closing timing of the special winning opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 91. That is, during the special game, if the end condition based on the number of entered balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (Y in S132), the special winning opening 91 is closed (S134). It should be noted that the end condition based on the number of balls entered in a specific special game is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening 91, and the end condition based on the opening time is 0.2 seconds after the opening of the big prize opening 91. is there. However, since the latter condition of 0.2 second opening is extremely short, it is practically impossible to enter more than 10 balls during that time. Therefore, the end condition based on the number of entered balls is not actually established during the specific special game, and only the end condition based on the opening time is determined. On the other hand, the end condition based on the number of balls entered in the special special game is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening the big prize opening. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the end determination process in S108 in FIG.
In the case of a specific jackpot (Y in S140), if it is the first round (N in S141), the processing after S142 is skipped, and if the passage flag is on, this processing is once ended after turning it off. . In the present embodiment, the current round number R is stored in a predetermined area on the RAM, and is sequentially updated each time the next round is entered. Therefore, here, the stored information is read to determine the current round number R. On the other hand, after the second round (Y in S141), the effective period of the remaining sphere (1.9 seconds in the present embodiment: see “the remaining effective period” in FIG. 5D) has elapsed (Y in S142). ), If the passing flag (see S84 in FIG. 10) is off at that time (N in S144), the continuation condition for the specific special game is not satisfied, and the end flag is turned on to end the specific special game. (S146). As already described, the game ball may remain in an undetected state immediately after the grand prize winning hole 91 is closed, so the valid period after the special winning game 91 is closed after the special special game is closed. The presence or absence of passage information is determined until elapses. On the other hand, if the pass flag is on (Y in S144), the process is temporarily ended after turning off the pass flag without turning on the end flag here (S148). In this case, the specific unit game is not ended and the next unit game is executed. If the valid period has not elapsed (N in S142), the processing from S144 to S148 is skipped.

  On the other hand, if it is not a special jackpot but a normal jackpot (N in S140), the valid period of the remaining sphere has passed (Y in S142), and if the passing flag is off at that time (N in S144), the normal special game Since the continuation condition is not satisfied, the end flag is turned on to end the normal special game (S146). Similarly, since the game ball may remain in an undetected state immediately after the special winning opening 91 is closed, the valid period elapses after the special winning opening 91 is closed due to the end of the normal special game. It is determined whether or not there is passage information. On the other hand, if the passage flag is on (Y in S144), the processing is temporarily terminated after turning off the passage flag without turning on the end flag here (S148). In this case, the normal game is not ended and the next unit game is executed. If the valid period has not elapsed (N in S142), the processing from S144 to S148 is skipped.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG.
If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 91 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 91 is executed (S160), and if it has been opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the special winning opening 91 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 91 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game is not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the specific special game is started (S156). Is temporarily terminated.

  In S166, it is determined whether or not a demonstration effect which is an effect during the small hit game is being performed. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N of S166), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S170), the end flag is turned off (S172), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S174). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S170), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S166 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S166) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S176), the small hit game is terminated (S178). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S176), the process of S178 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S150), the flow after S152 in this figure is skipped.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG.
When the predetermined opening timing of the big winning opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182), and opens the big winning opening 91. Start (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.
When the end timing of the opening / closing operation in the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening 91 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 91 is closed (S194). This closing timing is a timing when 0.2 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 91. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a lottery value (random number) for determining whether or not, a design, and an effect pattern (fluctuation pattern) are acquired upon entering a starting port. The success / failure lottery means 112 performs a lottery based on the acquired lottery value, and determines whether it is a big win (transition to a normal special game or a specific special game), a small win (transition to a small hit game), or a loss judge. The symbol determining means 114 determines a symbol to be stopped that is displayed to indicate the result according to the lottery result. The variation pattern determining means 115 determines a variation pattern in which the variation process (variation time) of the symbol is determined according to the lottery result. The main display control means 118 variably displays the symbols until the variation time corresponding to the lottery result elapses, and stops the display with the corresponding stop symbols.

  The special game control means 120 determines that the special special game transition condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / losing lottery becomes a specific big win and the symbol indicating the transition to the special special game is stopped and displayed, and executes the special special game. Start. Then, in the specific special game, after the set round (in the present embodiment, the second round and thereafter), a specific jackpot process including a continuation determination process in which the passing of the specific area of the game ball is a continuation condition is executed. The special game control means 120 also determines that the normal special game transition condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a normal jackpot and the symbol indicating the transition to the normal special game is stopped and displayed, and the normal special game Start execution. Then, in the normal special game, a normal jackpot process including a continuation determination process in which the passage of a specific area of the game ball is a continuation condition is executed. On the other hand, the small hit game control means 121 determines that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied when the result of the winning / failing lottery becomes a small hit and the symbol indicating the transition to the small hit game is stopped and displayed, and the small hit game is determined. Start running. The small hit game is ended by the end of the first unit game.

That is, the normal special game, the special special game, and the small hit game are different from each other in the continuation condition, the ending condition, the effect setting, and the like as follows.
(Continuation conditions)
Normal special game: The continuation condition is the passing of a game ball to a specific area.
Specific special game: The passing condition of a game ball to a specific area after the set round is a continuation condition.
Small hit game: Does not continue even if a game ball passes to a specific area.
(Exit conditions)
Normal special game: Maximum number of rounds that can be continued, or passing a game ball to a specific area
The absence condition is the end condition.
Specified special game: digest the maximum number of rounds that can be continued, or move to a specific area after the set round
The end condition is that no game ball has passed.
Small hit game: The game ends with the first round of digestion.
(Direction setting)
Normal special game: Each time the next round is performed, the production contents corresponding to each round are set.
Special special games: Even if the continuation conditions are met and the next round is continued
Not set. That is, the production content corresponding to each round is not set.
Small hit game: Even if a game ball passes to a specific area, no new content is set.
That is, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a special special game and a special special game are provided as a special game composed of a plurality of unit games, and a small hit game consisting of a single unit game is provided separately. Is provided. Special special games are more advantageous than small win games in that they involve a change in probability, but they are all configured so that the opening time of the big prize opening is about the same and the continuation rate of specific special games is low. Therefore, it is practically difficult to distinguish between the two games in that it ends early due to the short opening of the big prize opening. That is, in the special special game, it is unconditionally continued until the second round, but it is highly likely to end in the second round because the ease of passing through the specific area is low. For this reason, although it is different from the small hit game that ends in the first unit game, it is difficult to distinguish between the two games, and the player's expectation is given to whether it is a specific special game or a small hit game Can be realized.

  Furthermore, regardless of whether it is a normal special game or a special special game, the upper limit number of unit games when the special game continues is fixed, so that the difference in the number of unit games is clearly indicated to the player. There is no need to provide notification means such as a so-called round indicator lamp. As a result, it is possible to maintain the game performance that makes it difficult to distinguish between the special special game and the small hit game and enthuses the player's expectation. In addition, even if the number of unit games (number of rounds) is notified by a notification means such as a round indicator light, since the opening of the big prize opening is small and the game ends in a short period of time, the occurrence of a big win and a small win is recognized. It becomes difficult, and it is difficult to understand whether the game is a special special game or a small hit game, and it is possible to maintain the effectiveness of the gameability of encouraging the player's expectation.

(Example 2)
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of opening / closing patterns of the big winning opening in the small hit game are provided, but other configurations and operations are the same as the first embodiment. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering on difference with Example 1, and abbreviate | omits description of a common point.
FIG. 18 is a time chart illustrating the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening according to the second embodiment. The figure (a) shows the case of a small jackpot, and the figure (b) shows the case of a specific jackpot. FIG. 5B is almost the same as that shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening in the small hit game.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a small winning game and the game is shifted to the small winning game, one of the patterns 1 to 4 is selected as the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening 91. Patterns 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the same as the opening and closing patterns when the unit game of the specific special game shown in FIG. 18B is continued 2, 3, 4, and 5 times, respectively. As in the first embodiment, the opening time of the special winning opening 91 in each unit game is set to 0.2 seconds, and the interval period is set to 2 seconds. In other words, in this embodiment, although the probability of continuing a unit game in a specific special game is low, it is assumed that the unit game is continued, and the corresponding open / close pattern of the big prize opening 91 is also set for the small hit game. . However, since it is considered that there is almost no possibility of continuing 6 times or more even if such an assumption is made, the corresponding opening / closing pattern is set only when the unit game is continued 1 to 5 times (setting range). Yes. And it sets so that the selection probability becomes low, so that the frequency | count of continuation increases.

  That is, the opening / closing pattern determining means 123 refers to the opening / closing pattern table shown in FIG. 19 when the game is shifted to the small hit game. In this open / close pattern table, open / close pattern lottery values of 0 to 255 are assigned to patterns 1 to 4. As shown in the figure, the open / close pattern lottery values from 0 to 220 are assigned to the pattern 1, and when the open / close pattern lottery is performed, the pattern 1 is selected with high probability. That is, the open / close pattern similar to that of the first embodiment is selected with high probability. The remaining open / close pattern lottery values are assigned so that patterns 2, 3, and 4 have the highest selection probability. Thereby, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 91 corresponding to the case where the specific special game is continued can be realized even in the small hit game. As the possibility that a specific special game will continue to decrease as the number of times it continues increases, the selection probability of the corresponding opening / closing pattern in the small hit game is also low, so the result according to the substance is It will be obtained. In the modification, the symbol determination lottery value used when determining the stop symbol of the special symbol may also be assigned to the open / close patterns 1 to 4. By sharing lottery values, software design can be simplified, leading to a reduction in data capacity.

  According to the present embodiment, two or more times of opening are set as the opening mode of the big prize opening in the small hit game, which corresponds to the opening mode of the big winning opening in the specific special game. Moreover, although the possibility is low, there is a possibility that the opening / closing mode of the big prize opening when the specific special game is continued is also executed in the small hit game. For this reason, even if short-term opening of the big winning opening 91 is repeated a plurality of times, it is difficult for the player to distinguish which of the special special game and the small hit game is being executed. In other words, in the first embodiment, if the short-time opening of the special winning opening 91 is repeated, the player can distinguish that it is a specific special game, and it is impossible to ensure the gameability that raises a sense of expectation. . On the other hand, in this embodiment, even if the short winning opening 91 is repeated in such a manner, the player is made to recognize that the same opening / closing pattern is set even in the small hit game. The gameability can be secured.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the special winning opening 91 is opened and closed once in each unit game of the specific special game is shown. However, in the modified example, the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening 91 is used as a unit game in the special special game. You may make it provide the opening / closing pattern which accompanies several opening / closing different for every repetition frequency. Preferably, a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns of the big prize opening 91 in the first unit game of the specific special game may be provided, and the opening of the big prize opening 91 in the subsequent unit game may be configured by one opening operation. For example, a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns that are opened and closed a plurality of times may be provided as the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 91 in the first unit game of the specific special game. In this way, even when the game shifts to a specific special game, there are cases where opening and closing is performed a plurality of times even though there is no ball entering the specific area 94 when the special winning opening 91 is opened for the first time. . As a result, it is difficult to determine whether or not the unit game continuation condition is satisfied for each opening and closing, and as a result, it is difficult for the player to determine whether or not it is a specific special game. In other words, regardless of whether or not a game ball has passed to a specific area, a game similar to the case of opening and closing the grand prize winning opening 91 a plurality of times in the unit game of the small hit game regardless of whether or not it is a specific special game A state can be formed, and it becomes more difficult to distinguish between both games. As a result, it is possible to more surely realize the gameability that enthuses the player's expectation of which game is due to the difficulty of distinguishing between the two games. At this time, it is preferable to set the number of times of opening / closing the first big winning opening 91 to be larger in the case of the small hit game than in the specific special game. By doing so, even if the player enters the big prize opening 91 in the second round in the special special game, the total number of opening / closing of the big prize opening 91 in the special special game is the maximum of the big prize opening 91 in the small hit game. It becomes less than the number of times of opening and closing, and it is possible to make it more difficult to distinguish both games.

(Example 3)
The third embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in the configuration of one of the large winning prize openings, but the other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first or second embodiment. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering around difference with Example 1, 2, and description of a common point is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a special winning opening according to the third embodiment. The same figure (a) and (b) represents the operation state of the distribution apparatus. FIG. 21 is a timing chart illustrating the open / close control method of the special winning opening. The upper part of the figure represents the opening / closing operation of the grand prize opening, and the lower part represents the turning operation of the distribution device.

  20 corresponds to the big winning opening 91 (see FIG. 4) in the first embodiment, has a specific area 94 inside, and is shifted to a specific special game or a small hit game. It is a big prize opening that opens and closes. As shown in FIG. 5A, in the special winning opening 291, a distribution device 295 is provided in the center of the internal passage 293. The allocating device 295 has a rotating plate 296 for switching the path of a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 291, and functions as an adjusting means that changes the passage tolerance of the specific area 94. The rotating plate 296 is provided so as to bridge the specific region 94 and the non-specific region 95, but is not held in a horizontal state, and is counterclockwise as shown in FIG. It is controlled so as to incline at a predetermined angle in either of the clockwise directions shown in b). This control is performed by the accessory opening / closing control means 155 (FIG. 3).

  When the special special game is started, the accessory opening / closing control means 155 permits the turning position (“allowable position”) shown in FIG. When the rotation plate 296 is driven so that the ball enters the specific area 94 is not allowed, the rotation plate 296 is rotated to the rotation position (also referred to as “blocking position”) shown in FIG. The moving plate 296 is driven.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the accessory opening / closing control means 155 drives the rotating plate 296 to the permissible position when the specific special game is started, and passes the specific area 94 if there is a ball. Set to. As a result, when the game ball passes through the specific area 94, the rotation plate 296 is driven to the blocking position to prevent the ball from entering the specific area 94. The driving to the blocking position is at least after the special winning opening 291 is closed. In the illustrated example, at the time t21, the special winning opening 291 is opened, and at the same time, the distribution device 295 is controlled to the allowable position. Since the game ball entered when the special prize opening 291 was opened and passed through the specific area 94, the distribution device 295 blocked at the time t22 set after the remaining effective period after the special prize opening 291 was closed. The position is controlled.

  In the present embodiment, if there is an incoming ball in a specific special game, passage through the specific area 94 is allowed for the first time, but will be blocked for the second and subsequent times. For this reason, even if the specific special game is continued, it is up to the second unit game. Therefore, as an opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening 291 in the small hit game, it is sufficient to provide an opening / closing pattern corresponding to the case where the unit game of the specific special game is continued twice as the selection mode. In the modification, the sorting device 295 may be controlled so that the rotating plate 296 periodically operates between the allowable position and the blocking position.

Example 4
The fourth embodiment is different from the first and third embodiments in that there is no small hit game, but other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first and third embodiments. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering around difference with Example 1, 3, and description of a common point is abbreviate | omitted.

  As in the first embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment is provided with a normal jackpot indicating a shift to a normal special game as a jackpot and a specific jackpot indicating a shift to a specific special game. Each special game includes 15 unit games, but the opening state of the special prize opening and the continuation condition of the special game are different from each other. The success / failure lottery means 112 performs a lottery based on the acquired lottery value, and determines whether it is a normal jackpot, a specific jackpot or a miss. The symbol determining means 114 determines a symbol to be stopped that is displayed to indicate the result according to the lottery result. The variation pattern determining means 115 determines a variation pattern in which the variation process (variation time) of the symbol is determined according to the lottery result. The main display control means 118 variably displays the symbols until the variation time corresponding to the lottery result elapses, and stops the display with the corresponding stop symbols.

  Normally, a special game has a condition that the passing of a game ball to a specific area is a continuation condition, and the maximum number of rounds that can be continued (15 rounds in this embodiment) is exhausted or there is no game ball passing to a specific area. finish. In a normal special game, a predetermined number or more (10 or more winnings) or a predetermined time (30 seconds) is set as a condition for ending a unit game. On the other hand, in the special special game, the passing condition of the game ball to the specific area is a continuation condition, and the maximum number of rounds that can be continued (15 rounds in this embodiment) is consumed, or the game ball to the specific area after the second round. The process ends when there is no passage. In a specific special game, a predetermined number or more (10 or more winnings) or a predetermined time (0.2 seconds) has been set as a condition for ending a unit game. Usually, a relatively large number of balls (prize balls) can be obtained in a special game, but in a special game, there is a high possibility of reaching a puncture in two rounds. However, there is always a probable transition after a specific special game. The game control process in the present embodiment is executed in a form in which the small hit game process is excluded from the processes shown in the first embodiment. Specifically, the small hit game control process in FIG. 6 is omitted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, two types of special games are provided: normal special games and specific special games, both of which are set to have the same maximum number of rounds that can be continued (number of unit games). Therefore, there is no need to provide a round indicator light. On the other hand, the specific special game is substantially punctured in two rounds and immediately shifts to probability change, so that the impact as a so-called sudden probability change can be given to the player.

(Example 5)
Although the fifth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of opening / closing patterns of the special winning opening in the special game are provided, many other configurations and operations are common to the first embodiment. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering on difference with Example 1, and abbreviate | omits description of a common point.

  FIG. 22 is a time chart illustrating an open / close pattern of a special winning opening according to the fifth embodiment. The figure (a) shows the case of a specific jackpot, and the figure (b) shows the case of a normal jackpot. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the special game. The figure (a) shows the opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern in the specific special game, and the figure (b) shows the opening / closing pattern table used when determining the opening / closing pattern in the normal special game. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 22 (a), when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a specific big win and the game is shifted to a specific special game, any one of patterns 1 to 8 is selected as the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening 91. Pattern 1 is a pattern in which the grand prize winning opening 91 is opened twice before the end of the second round (see solid line). That is, as described above, in the special special game, since the continuation determination is not performed in the first round, the pattern is expected to continue until the second round. Patterns 2, 3, and 4 are patterns that open the grand prize winning opening 91 three, four, and five times before the end of the second round. In any of the patterns 1 to 4, if there is a ball in the second round and the game ball passes through a specific area, the game moves to the third round. The mouth 91 is opened once (see broken line). In addition, the opening time per time of the special winning opening 91 is set to 0.2 seconds, and the interval period is set to 2 seconds.

  On the other hand, the patterns 5, 6, 7, and 8 are patterns in which the special winning opening 91 is opened 2, 3, 4, and 5 times before the end of the second round (see the solid line). In addition, the opening time per time of the special winning opening 91 is set to 0.2 seconds, and the interval period is set to 2 seconds. In any case of patterns 5 to 8, if there is a winning ball in the second round and the game ball passes a specific area, the game moves to the third round. The mouth 91 is opened once (see broken line). However, in the case of continuing after the third round, the opening time per one time of the special winning opening 91 is set to 30 seconds, and the interval period is set to 2 seconds.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the unit game after the third round in the specific special game has a low continuation probability but continues for a while. And even if it continues after the 3rd round, if the probability of entering the grand prize winning hole 91 is still low and the patterns 1 to 4 which are basically very likely to become punctures, Has patterns 5 to 8 in which the probability of entering the winning prize port 91 is as high as that of the special special game. That is, when the game is continued after the third round, the gameability that can develop from a special special game to a state close to a normal special game is realized as a privilege for the player.

  On the other hand, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is a normal big win and the game is shifted to the normal special game, any one of the patterns 11 to 14 is selected as the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening 91. Patterns 11, 12, 13, and 14 are patterns that open the grand prize winning opening 91 in the first round three, four, five, and six times, respectively. In any of the patterns 11 to 14, the total opening time of the grand prize winning opening 91 in the first round is set to 30 seconds, but in the pattern 11, the second opening, and in the pattern 12, the third opening. In the pattern 13, the fourth release in the pattern 13 and the fifth release in the pattern 14 are set to a short release in which the release time is 0.2 seconds and the interval period is 2 seconds, respectively. However, after the short opening, after the interval period of 2 seconds is opened, the opening is performed by subtracting the opening time of the short opening from 30 seconds. In the normal special game, since the first round is formed including the short opening and the subsequent long opening, the opening / closing is executed even if there is no entry to the big winning opening 91 in the short opening. For this reason, it is possible to enter the big winning opening 91 at least during the long opening period after the short opening. In this embodiment, the short release is not set after the second round in the normal special game, and the long release of 30 seconds is set.

  In this way, by setting an opening / closing pattern having a common part as an opening / closing mode of the special prize opening 91 for the special special game and the special special game, it becomes difficult to distinguish which special game has started, and the player The playability of encouraging a sense of expectation is realized. However, in the specific special game, the probability that the continuation condition is satisfied by entering the specific area is low, and the selection probability of the pattern 1 is set high in order to increase the impact due to the short opening. And in accordance with it, in normal special game, the selection probability of the pattern 11 similar to the pattern 1 is set high.

  In other words, the opening / closing pattern determining means 123 refers to the opening / closing pattern table shown in FIG. 23A when shifting to the specific special game. In this open / close pattern table, open / close pattern lottery values of 0-255 are assigned to patterns 1-8. As shown in the figure, the open / close pattern lottery values from 0 to 220 are assigned to the pattern 1, and when the open / close pattern lottery is performed, the pattern 1 is selected with high probability. The remaining open / close pattern lottery values are assigned with almost equal selection probabilities. On the other hand, the opening / closing pattern determination means 123 refers to the opening / closing pattern table shown in FIG. 23B when the normal special game is entered. In this open / close pattern table, open / close pattern lottery values of 0 to 255 are assigned to the patterns 11 to 14. As shown in the figure, open / close pattern lottery values from 0 to 220 are assigned to pattern 11, and when open / close pattern lottery is performed, pattern 11 is selected with high probability. The remaining open / close pattern lottery values are assigned with almost equal selection probabilities. In the modification, the open / close pattern table may be configured such that the selection probability decreases as the number of short opens increases. In the modification, the symbol determination lottery value used when determining the stop symbol of the special symbol may also be assigned to the open / close patterns 1 to 14. By sharing lottery values, software design can be simplified, leading to a reduction in data capacity.

  In addition, you may make it combine the method of setting the similar opening-and-closing pattern between a normal special game and a specific special game like Example 1 and Example 3. FIG. Specifically, in addition to the opening / closing pattern table of FIG. 23, by setting the opening / closing pattern table for the small hit game shown in FIG. 18A, any of the special special game, the specific special game, and the small hit game It becomes difficult to distinguish whether there is a game, and it is possible to create a game that rejoices the player's expectation as to which it is.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there.

(Modification 1)
In the first embodiment, an effect pattern by a still image in which a start demonstration effect and a winning effect are integrated in a specific special game is provided, and a new effect pattern is not set until the end demonstration effect is started. As a result, even if the game ball passes through the specific area 94 and the specific special game is continued, no new effect is performed (that is, there is no change in the effect display such as the effect switching). Can be ensured.

  In the modification, an effect pattern having an effect display time corresponding to the upper limit number of times of the specific special game may be set as an effect pattern common to the specific special game and the small hit game. The effect pattern may include a moving image. That is, an effect pattern with the longest display time may be set as a common effect pattern, and the effect display may be turned off when each game ends. Even if it does in this way, even if it passes the specific area 94 which is not intended, there is no need to switch an effect pattern and the consistency of an effect can be ensured. As described above, when the end condition based on the number of balls entered (10 or more winnings) and the end condition based on the opening time (0.2 seconds) are set as the end conditions for the unit game in the specific special game, it is effectively entered. Since the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied, the process ends with the opening time. For this reason, there is no possibility that the time of the special game itself will be shifted depending on the progress of the specific special game. For this reason, even if the video of the moving image is continuously displayed in this way, the consistency in performance can be maintained. In addition, it is not necessary to make a lot of judgments for effect switching, and it is only necessary to set an effect at the end demonstration effect, which simplifies the process. Alternatively, consistency can be maintained by simple (simple) processing.

(Modification 2)
In the above-described embodiment, the transition to the specific special game is set with the subsequent time reduction and the probability variation transition. In a modified example, whether or not the specific special game is accompanied by a probability change may be determined by lottery. Specifically, it is also possible to determine the subsequent short-time transition by the start of the specific special game, and to determine the probabilistic transition afterwards regardless of the type of the special symbol by passing the specific area of the game ball. According to such a configuration, the probability change is given by passing through the specific area separately from the result of the winning / failing lottery (result of the symbol lottery). Can do. Moreover, you may make it transfer to a more advantageous game state by entering a specific area | region in a specific special game. For example, on the condition that the game ball passes through a specific area, the number of times of the short time after the specific special game may be increased, or the period of time in which the probability change game state is set may be increased. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a game property that is more advantageous to the player as the game ball passes to the specific area, that is, the continuation condition is achieved.

(Modification 3)
In the third embodiment, when the rotation plate 296 is driven to the blocking position by the sorting device 295 and the period corresponding to the remaining effective period described above has elapsed, it is determined that the specific special game does not continue. In this way, the end demonstration effect may be started at a timing when it is determined that the specific special game is not continued. Specifically, the grand prize winning opening 291 may be configured to open and close a plurality of times in the first unit game of the specific special game. Then, after the opening and closing of the first prize winning opening 291 is completed, the rotating plate 296 is driven to the blocking position, and the specific special game is not continued when the remaining effective period has passed after the closing of the first prize winning opening 291. May be deterministically determined, and the end demonstration effect may be started at the elapsed timing. That is, since the first unit game of a specific special game continues after the first opening and closing, when the end of the unit game is used as a reference, it is necessary to wait for the remaining opening and closing. The end demonstration effect is started at the timing when the remaining effective period for determining passage through the specific area has passed after the first opening and closing. As a result, the effect display time in the specific special game can be shortened, and the game state can be quickly shifted to the subsequent game state. At that time, a plurality of start timings of end demonstration effects in the small hit game may be provided in correspondence with the specific special game.

(Modification 4)
Although not described in the above embodiment, in order to make the profit state of the normal special game higher, it may be set so that the normal special game always involves a probability change transition. On the contrary, a special special game may be selected depending on the type of special symbol when a transition to a specific special game is determined by providing a specific special game with or without a certain variation.

(Modification 5)
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine has been shown, but the present invention can also be applied to other types of gaming machines having the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine. For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-function machine in which a plurality of first type pachinko gaming machines are mixed. In addition, a complex that provides a game corresponding to a special game in the first type pachinko gaming machine as the first special game, and a game corresponding to a special game in the second type pachinko game machine as the second special game. It can also be applied to the machine.

(Modification 6)
In each of the above-described embodiments, the structure shown in FIGS. 4 and 20 is illustrated as a special winning opening having a specific area. In a modification, you may employ | adopt various structures different from these. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which a sensor for detecting a ball entering a specific area and a sensor for detecting a ball entering the special winning opening itself are provided. That is, although the sensor for detecting the entrance to the winning prize opening itself is shared by the specific area and the non-specific area, these may be detected separately. For example, a first sensor that detects passage of a specific area and a second sensor that detects passage of a non-specific area may be provided. Then, the first sensor detects a ball entering the specific area and a ball entering the grand prize opening itself, and the second sensor simultaneously detects a ball entering the non-specific area and a ball entering the grand prize opening itself. You may do it. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 20, the game balls may be discharged into individual passages without providing a merging portion on the downstream side of the specific area and the non-specific area. In that case, the establishment of the special game continuation condition described above can be determined by detecting the game ball by the first sensor. The continuation determination may be performed at the same time as turning on a passing flag indicating that at the timing when the game ball passes through the specific area, that is, the timing when the passing is detected by the first sensor. In the above embodiment, the specific area is provided on the left side of the winning prize opening and the non-specific area is provided on the right side. However, the non-specific area is provided on the left side depending on the arrangement of the structures in the game area. And a specific area may be provided on the right side. This is particularly effective in a configuration in which it is easy to enter a big winning opening by so-called right-handed.

  In addition to the structure in which the height of the entrance of the specific area and the entrance of the non-specific area is different as in the first embodiment, the position in the depth direction (position in the front-rear direction as viewed from the player) may be different. . For example, the entrance of the specific area may be provided on the near side, while the entrance of the non-specific area may be provided on the far side. Thereby, it may be made easier for a player to enter a specific area when entering a big winning opening. Further, in the passages provided in the special winning opening (inclined passage 93, passage 293, etc.), the inclination angle in the depth direction of the position connected to each of the specific region and the non-specific region may be varied. For example, the inclination angle of the part connected to the specific area may be made larger than the inclination angle of the part connected to the non-specific area so that the game ball that has entered the passage is more easily guided by the specific area. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which combined the difference of the height of such a specific area | region and a non-specific area | region, the position of a depth direction, and the inclination angle of a depth direction. In this way, by providing a difference in the passing ratio of the game balls in the specific area and the non-specific area, it is possible to provide a correspondence relationship between the ease of entering the special winning opening itself and the passing ratio to the specific area.

  In the above embodiment and the modified example, in order to secure the player's profit when the player enters the ball despite having a configuration that makes it difficult to enter the grand prize opening, it is specified more than the non-specific area. Although the game ball passage rate to the area was increased, conversely, the shape and arrangement of the passage was set so that the game ball would not easily pass through the specific area, or the distribution device was operated. Also good. In this way, the special game can be completed in a shorter time, and the performance time is shifted due to the passage of the game ball to the specific area, or the digestion time set for the special game or the small hit game is shifted. Can be suppressed.

(Modification 7)
In the above embodiment, the continuation upper limit number of unit games is fixed (15 times) in both the normal special game and the specific special game. However, in a modified example, a plurality of upper limit times may be provided. For example, for each of the special special game where the game is expected and the specific special game where the game is not expected, the upper limit number of times of the unit game is set to 15 (15R jackpot) and 5 (5R jackpot). It may be. In this case as well, the continuation rate is low because the opening time of the special winning opening in the specific special game is short. For this reason, it becomes difficult to distinguish between the special special game and the small hit game, so that it is possible to achieve the game performance that raises the player's expectation.

(Modification 8)
In the above embodiment, whether or not to move to the next round depending on the result of the determination after executing the continuation determination after the second round without performing the continuation determination by entering the specific area in the first round in the specific special game. I decided to decide. In other words, the continuation determination is not executed for less than the set round, and the continuation determination is performed after the setting round. In the modified example, the “setting round” is not limited to the second round, and may be appropriately changed according to the type of winning. For example, in the case of a normal jackpot, the set round may be 15 rounds corresponding to the maximum number of continuations, while in the case of a specific jackpot, the set round may be 2 rounds. By doing so, it is possible to substantially ensure the continuation up to the upper limit number of times for the special special game, while it is possible to substantially end the specific special game in two rounds. Alternatively, instead of changing the presence / absence of the continuation determination at the set round, the continuation determination may be performed for even-numbered rounds, and the odd-numbered rounds may be unconditionally shifted to the next round. That is, the continuation determination may be performed for a specific round among the 15 round unit games, and the continuation determination may not be performed for other rounds. Further, the number of opening of the big prize opening per round may be set according to the number of rounds of the set round.

  Alternatively, the continuation determination may be performed regardless of the setting round, the continuation determination result after the setting round is processed as invalid, and the continuation determination result after the setting round is processed as effective. Or after performing a continuation determination irrespective of a setting round, you may process so that a specific special game may be continued until a setting round irrespective of the result. Alternatively, the continuation determination is executed regardless of the set round, for example, the continuation determination result is processed as valid for even-numbered rounds, and the continuation determination result is processed as invalid for odd-numbered rounds. Also good. In other words, the continuation determination is executed regardless of the set round, the continuation determination result is processed as valid for a specific round among the 15 round unit games, and the continuation determination result is processed as invalid for other rounds. May be.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start ports, 68 operation ports, 72 general winning ports, 77 winning detection devices, 78 specific region passage detection devices, 80 Large winning opening solenoid, 91 large winning opening, 94 specific area, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 112 unsuccessful lottery means, 120 special game control means, 121 small hit game control means, 123 open / close pattern determination means 124 Opening / closing control means, 150 Entry control means, 176 Special game operation condition holding means, 180 Small hit game operation condition holding means, 190 Decoration design, 192 Special design, 291 Big winning opening.

Claims (7)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A starting opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and allowing a game ball to enter;
A winning / failing lottery means for executing a winning / failing lottery triggered by entering the starting opening;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and has a specific area, which is opened in accordance with the result of the success / failure lottery, and where a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.
An opening / closing pattern determining means for selecting an opening / closing pattern according to the result of the success / failure lottery from a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns in which the opening / closing mode of the big prize opening is determined;
Opening / closing control means for controlling opening / closing of the special winning opening according to the selected opening / closing pattern;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for transitioning to a special game including a unit game that opens the grand prize opening multiple times;
Passage detecting means for detecting that the game ball has passed through the specific area;
The success / failure lottery results in the transition to the special game, and when it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, the execution of the special game is started and is set in advance regardless of the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening. When it is determined that the game ball has not passed through the specific area in any unit game based on the detection information by the passage detection means, while executing the special game up to the maximum number of continuations of the unit game A special game control means for ending the special game in the unit game even if the upper limit number of continuations has not been reached,
The special game operation condition holding means includes, as the special game operation condition, a normal special game transition condition for shifting to a special special game in which the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined time in each unit game, and each unit game. Holding a special special game transition condition for transitioning to a special special game in which the short winning opening of the grand prize winning opening that is shorter than the predetermined time is performed,
The special game control means, when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied, any one of the unit games within the continuation upper limit number of times In the unit game, the next unit game is executed regardless of whether or not the game ball has passed the specific area, and it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area in the other unit games within the continuous upper limit number of times. A ball game machine that executes the next unit game on the condition that it is done.   The special game control means, when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied, the game ball is identified in the unit game less than the set number of times. The next unit game is executed regardless of whether or not it has passed through the area, and in the unit game after the set number of times, the next unit game is executed on the condition that it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1.   The special game control means, when it is determined that the special lottery lottery results in the transition to the specific special game and the specific special game transition condition is satisfied, in the first unit game, the game ball passes the specific area. The next unit game is executed regardless of whether or not it passes, and in the second and subsequent unit games, the next unit game is executed on the condition that it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2.   The special game control means, when it is determined that the normal special game transition condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating the transition to the normal special game, by passing the specific area of the game ball in each unit game The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the normal special game is executed up to the maximum number of times of continuation regardless of whether or not a continuation condition is satisfied. The opening / closing pattern determining means includes
A normal pattern that is set as a time value in which the opening time of the big winning opening in the unit game can be entered, and the opening time per time of the big winning opening in the unit game substantially includes the entry. With specific patterns set as preventable time values,
The success / failure lottery results in the transition to the normal special game, and when it is determined that the normal special game transition condition is satisfied, the normal pattern is selected, and the success / failure lottery indicates the transition to the specific special game. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the specific pattern is selected when it is determined that the specific special game transition condition is satisfied as a result.   The specific special game is set as a probability-changing special game in which a probability that the result of the success / failure lottery indicating a transition to the special game is shifted to a probability variation state in which the probability is higher than a normal state after the end of the specific special game is set. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game execution condition which is a condition for executing a special game including a unit game that opens the big prize opening once;
A special game control means for executing the special game when it is determined that the special lottery result is determined and the special game execution condition is satisfied;
The open / close pattern determination means determines whether the special lottery opening time per unit game when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and it is determined that the special game execution condition is satisfied. 7. The special pattern set so as to be a time value corresponding to an opening time per one time of the special winning opening in the first unit game of the specific special game is selected. A bullet ball game machine according to any one of the above.

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