JP2011083418A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a game property capable of retaining a player's eagerness to continue the play even if a plurality of jackpots leading to different game states are successively made. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine in one embodiment, whether a normal jackpot suggesting the shift to a normal special game and a probability-variable jackpot suggesting the shift to a probability-variable special game are included or not in the results of a plurality of winning lotteries is determined based on read-ahead information. If both jackpots are included and if the earlier jackpot is the probability-variable jackpot and the later jackpot is the normal jackpot, a specific suggestive presentation suggesting no shift to the probability-variable game corresponding to the later jackpot is continuously displayed for a period from the special game to the following special 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 a game and an effect in a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine is a game machine that changes a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). In this gaming machine, for example, when a game ball enters a start winning opening formed on the game board, a random lottery value is acquired as a result. The acquired lottery value is temporarily stored as a reserved ball up to a predetermined upper limit number. The reserved balls are sequentially read one by one to determine whether or not they are correct, and a plurality of columns of symbols are variably displayed according to the determination result. And, when the result of the determination of success / failure is a win, and the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific hit mode, it is called a so-called jackpot that gives more prize balls than a normal game. Transition to a special 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. In addition, the player's sense of expectation has been enhanced by the use of characters in images such as symbols to give a story to the variable display and the notice effect that suggests a high degree of expectation for transition to special games. .

  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 certain changes, a lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal 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 2006-246964 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 this way, a jackpot with probability variation is sometimes called a probability jackpot, and a jackpot without probability variation transition is usually called a jackpot.

  By the way, in such a gaming machine, whether or not the probability change transition is made as described above greatly affects the player's profit, so that a so-called mode transition effect is given to express the expectation for the probability change transition during the special game. Some are made. For example, if it wins in the battle effect as a jackpot effect, the transition is made with certainty, and if it is defeated, the transition is not performed. By winning this battle effect, the probability of so-called continuous change that continuously generates jackpots will increase when the probability transition is confirmed, and the player's expectation will increase further. On the other hand, since the gaming state can be sequentially changed by digestion of the lottery value, even if such a probability change transition is made, if a normal jackpot occurs later, the probability change ends there. For example, if a 2R jackpot without a probability change transition is drawn immediately after a 15R jackpot with a probability change transition, the probability change state ends immediately and falls into a low probability state. If a gaming state that feels a drop in expectation is repeated in this way, the player may lose willingness to continue due to the discomfort and the operating rate of the gaming machine may be lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to maintain a player's willingness to continue playing even when multiple types of jackpots that result in different gaming states occur continuously. It is to realize the playability that can be.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, 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 opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and a ball entering the start opening. Winning lottery means for executing the winning / losing lottery as an opportunity, and a large winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and released according to the result of the winning / losing lottery, and the entrance of a game ball as a trigger for paying out a predetermined number of winning balls The result of the lottery is selected from the symbol display device for displaying the symbols for variably displaying the result of the pass / fail lottery and the plurality of change patterns in which the change process from the start to the stop of the change in the symbol change display is defined. If there is a variation pattern determining means to be selected according to the symbol and a symbol variation corresponding to the previous entry when a new entry has been made at the starting port, the result of the success / failure lottery for the new entry is displayed. In the lottery up to a predetermined number A hold control means that holds until the start of variable display of the corresponding symbol, and a game that includes a plurality of unit games and opens a big winning opening in each unit game, and shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for performing, and a special game for executing a special game when it is determined that the special game operation condition has been established as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating a transition to the special game The variation pattern determined in the game control means, the effect determination means for determining the content of the suggestion effect for suggesting the result of the success / failure lottery, and the display order determined based on the hold order of the result of the success / failure lottery Therefore, the display control means for displaying the suggested suggestion effect while the symbols are variably displayed, and when the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the normal game is not played for a predetermined period after the special game ends. Kicking and a specific game execution means to shift to favor a particular player in a player than the normal state.

  The winning / losing lottery means produces information indicating the result of the winning / losing lottery corresponding to the incoming ball, regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the incoming ball is immediately started. The special game operation condition holding means transmits to the determination means, and the special game operation condition holding means does not involve a special special game transition condition for transitioning to a specific special game with a transition to a specific game and a transition to a specific game as a special game operation condition. The normal special game transition condition for shifting to the normal special game is held, and the effect determining means holds a plurality of results of the lottery decision and holds a normal hit indicating the transition to the normal special game in the result of the lottery decision And a special win indicating the transition to a specific special game, the display start order is continuously displayed for a period including the start of the special game due to the previous hit and the end of the special game due to the later display start order. Is to determine the contents of a particular suggested effect suggesting migration whether a particular game by per later display start sequence.

  Here, the “display order determined based on the hold order” may coincide with the hold order by the hold control means. Or even if it does not correspond with a reservation order, what is necessary is just the display order according to the predetermined rule set on the basis of the reservation order. The priority order based on the hold order by the hold control means may be determined in advance. The “predetermined transition condition” may be determined by winning in a lottery for determining transition to a specific game. The condition may be that a predetermined gaming state is satisfied, such as when a symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, or when a specific variation pattern is selected. The “information indicating the result of the lottery decision” may include the result of the lottery determination, the result of the variation pattern lottery, or both, but when the result of the lottery lottery indicates a shift to a special game, Information indicating whether or not to shift to a specific game is included. Since the result determination means transmits the result to the effect determination means every time the result determination lottery executes the result determination lottery means, the effect determination means obtains the result before starting the variable display of the symbol indicating the result of the result determination. “Prefetch” can be performed. The “specific suggestion effect” may be displayed as a jackpot effect that starts with a special game due to the previous win and ends with the end of the special game due to a later win. Alternatively, it may be displayed as a jackpot effect that starts with the symbol variation display indicating the previous win and ends with the end of the special game due to the later win. The “specific suggestion effect” may indicate a state after the special game obtained by the hit, that is, the presence or absence of the shift to the specific game, as a result of the later win.

  According to this aspect, based on the pre-reading information, it is determined whether or not a plurality of success / failure lottery results include a normal win indicating the shift to the normal special game and a specific win indicating the shift to the specific special game. The When both hits are included, a specific suggestion effect suggesting whether or not to shift to a specific game thereafter is continuously displayed during a period from the previous special game to the subsequent special game. In other words, when only one hit is put on hold, an effect indicating the result of the hit is made for each of the first hit and the later hit, but when both hits are put on hold, Even in a period in which the result of the previous win should be shown, an effect indicating whether or not the game has shifted to the specific game due to the later win is made. As a result, it is suppressed that the player's feeling of disadvantage is promoted by the relationship between the first hit and the second hit with respect to whether or not the game is shifted to the specific game.

  In particular, if the first win is a specific win and the second win is a normal win, the profit state actually falls, but it is displayed as a low profit state for the production. It is possible to prevent discomfort and disappointment due to a drop in the actual gaming state. On the other hand, when the first hit is a normal hit and the latter hit is a specific hit, the profit state is on the contrary. In such a case, if the specific suggestion effect is displayed, it is difficult to raise the player's expectation by promoting the game state, but at least the player does not feel uncomfortable due to the drop of the game state. In addition, since the first win and the second win can be shown as a single big hit, the time for the big hit can be secured sufficiently, especially when the special game itself is short. The degree of freedom in designing the content can be improved.

  However, in order to positively improve the player's willingness to continue the game, the actual game state may be displayed as it is for the suggestion effect when the profit state is promoted. In other words, the specific suggestion effect may be displayed only when the previous hit in the holding state is the specific hit and the later hit is the normal hit. In addition, if the upper limit of the number of holds is relatively large and the symbol variation is repeated many times between the special game due to the first win and the special game after the second win, the change in the game state due to the previous special game and There is a possibility that the relevance to the change in the game state due to the later special game will be lost in the player's consciousness. Moreover, there is a possibility that the jackpot production itself may be delayed. Rather, it may be preferable from the standpoint of effect to show the actual state (whether or not a specific game is being played) as the game state between the special games. For this reason, for example, the specific suggestion effect may be displayed only when the subsequent winning is held within the predetermined number of holdings smaller than the upper limit number of holdings from the previous winning.

  When the result determination means is held in the order in which the results of the normal winning are displayed after the winning of a plurality of winning / failing lottery results, the specifying that suggests the occurrence of the normal winning along with the symbol variation corresponding to the specific winning The contents of the effect may be determined so as to start displaying the suggestion effect.

  According to this aspect, the display of the specific suggestion effect is started at an early stage when the symbol variation display indicating the result of the previous specific is performed. For this reason, when the specific suggestion effect is displayed over the subsequent jackpot effect, it is possible to reliably prevent a contradiction in the effect. For example, it is possible to prevent a habit that the notice effect displayed together with the symbol variation display indicates a shift to a specific game while the jackpot effect indicates a shift to a normal state.

  The variation pattern determining means, when a plurality of winning / failing lottery results include a normal winning and a specific winning, a variation pattern of a symbol displayed between the normal special game and the specific special game includes a plurality of variation times. A short variation pattern set in advance so as to be shorter than the average value of the variation time of the variation pattern may be selected.

  Here, “becomes shorter than the average value of the variation times of a plurality of variation patterns” means, for example, a plurality of variations that can be selected at the start of symbol variation so as to include a variation pattern whose variation time is shortened due to a so-called time reduction or the like. It may be shorter than the average value of the pattern variation time. In general, the deviation variation pattern that is selected when the result of the lottery is wrong is shorter than the deviation variation pattern that is selected at the time of winning, so that it is shorter than the average variation time of the deviation variation pattern. It may be shorter. Further, since the fluctuation time of the reachless deviation variation pattern without so-called reach production is particularly short, it may be shorter than the average fluctuation time of the reachless deviation variation pattern. The “reach effect” here refers to a symbol variation process in which a symbol variation process in which a symbol combination is displayed if another symbol is aligned in a symbol variation effect that shows the result of a lottery determination with a plurality of symbol combinations. The production that has.

  According to this aspect, since the symbol variation time between the normal special game and the special special game is short, it is possible to suppress the player from recognizing the symbol variation display during the jackpot effect, and the sense of incongruity of the jackpot effect that straddles the symbol variation Can be prevented or reduced.

  More specifically, a first start port and a second start port that are provided at different positions in the game area are provided as start ports, and a ball entering the first start port as a pass / fail lottery means. The first lottery means for executing the first winner / lottery with the opportunity to enter, and the second lottery means for executing the second winner / lottery with the entrance to the second starting port as an opportunity, are provided as holding control means. The first hold control means for holding the result of the first success / failure lottery up to the predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the pass / fail lottery, and the result of the second pass / fail lottery up to the predetermined number Second holding control means for holding until the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery is provided, the display control means is the first if the result of the second winning lottery is held by the second holding control means Reserving the start of the symbol change display corresponding to the lottery Regardless of whether the result of the first success / failure lottery is held by the first hold control means, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second success / failure lottery is started, and the effect determining means has a plurality of results of the success / failure lottery. In addition to being put on hold, if the result of the multiple winning lotteries includes a normal win and a specific win, and the results of both wins are put on hold in the order in which they are displayed in sequence, a specific suggestion effect is displayed. May be.

  According to this aspect, the result of the first success / failure lottery (the “first lottery result”) while the second result / lottery result (also referred to as “second lottery result”) is being held by the second hold control unit. Since the symbol variation is not started with respect to the symbol variation indicating the second lottery result, a game is realized in which the symbol variation indicating the second lottery result is started in preference to the symbol variation indicating the first lottery result. In this case, as long as the second lottery result is put on hold, the first lottery result is not decreased (that is, not digested). In the case where it exists first, it is assumed that the start timing of the symbol variation display indicating the subsequent hit result does not approach at all even if the symbol variation is repeated. That is, it may not make sense to indicate a change in the gaming state due to the later win in the suggestion effect corresponding to the previous win. Moreover, there is a possibility of generating a sense of incongruity due to the extended jackpot effect. Therefore, in this mode, when it is assumed that the results of both wins are put on hold in the order in which they are displayed in succession, and the subsequent hits are shown immediately after the previous hit results are shown. The effectiveness is ensured by displaying the specific suggestion effect.

  The special game control means may execute the opening / closing control of the special winning opening in each special game so that the opening manner of the special winning opening in the special special game is different from the opening aspect of the special winning opening in the specific special game. Here, regarding the point that the opening mode of the special prize opening differs between the special special game and the special special game, for example, in the normal game state where only one win is included in the results of the plurality of winning / failing lotteries, each special game is released. The player can be recognized by associating it with the target big prize opening. For example, a first prize winning opening and a second prize winning opening provided at positions different from each other in the game area are provided as the prize winning openings, and the special game control means is the first big prize opening in the normal special game. The winning opening may be opened, and the second large winning opening may be opened in a specific special game.

  According to this aspect, the special winning opening is opened even before the specific suggestion effect, and the combination of the release aspect and the suggested content is different from the normal gaming state. Recognize that the display content of the specific suggestion effect is different from the actual due to the contradiction of the combination of the opening mode of the special prize opening and the suggestion effect, thereby realizing the gameability that makes it possible to guess the current gaming state become able to. For example, if the special suggestion effect suggests a transition to a specific game, but the opening of a big prize opening with no transition to a specific game is included, then the player will have a specific win That is, it is possible to realize a gameability such that it is possible to infer the confirmed transition to a specific game.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, even if a plurality of types of jackpots that cause different game states occur continuously, it is possible to maintain gameability that can maintain the player's willingness to continue the game. Can be realized.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows a success / fail determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior symbol determination table referred by prior symbol determination. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a figure showing the example of a screen displayed on a production symbol display device. It is a figure showing the specific example of the jackpot effect displayed on a display area in a special game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a pending | holding state and suggestion production in time series. It is a timing chart which illustrates an suggestion production process. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the prior determination process of S28 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S150 in FIG. 18 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S152 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the decoration design change process of S154 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the production start process of S102 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the effect completion process of S116 in FIG. 22 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the small hit game of S17 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the holding | maintenance state concerning 2nd Example and suggestion effect in time series. It is a flowchart which shows the production | presentation start process concerning 2nd Example in detail. It is a timing chart which illustrates the suggestion production process concerning the 3rd example.

(First embodiment)
In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The first game and the second game as the plurality of games are controlled so as not to be executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings. That is, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first lottery and the second lottery are executed, and if the lottery result is “big hit”, the big winning opening Starts a special game that repeatedly opens and closes. As a result, when any of the big winning openings is opened and a game ball enters, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out each time, which is advantageous to the player. In this embodiment, as the jackpot, there are provided a specific jackpot with a probability change transition after a special game (referred to as "probability jackpot") and a normal jackpot without a probability change transition (also referred to as "normal jackpot"). . Probability jackpot indicates a transition to a probability variation special game (corresponding to “special special game”), and a normal jackpot indicates a transition to a normal special game. Each special game includes a plurality of unit games (a game that becomes a unit when the special game continues).

  The normal special game and the probability variation special game have a 15R special game in which a unit game is played 15 times by 15R jackpot and a 2R special game in which a unit game is played twice by 2R jackpot. In the present embodiment, in 15R special games, a predetermined number or more (9 or more winnings) or a predetermined time (30 seconds) has elapsed as a unit game end condition. In 2R special games, a predetermined number or more No. of balls (9 or more winnings) or the passage of a predetermined time (0.2 seconds) is set as the end condition of the unit game. For this reason, in the 15R special game, the opening time of the big prize opening is long, and since the number of unit games is large, a relatively large number of balls (prize balls) can be obtained. Since the opening time of the mouth is short, it is virtually impossible to expect a ball. However, even if it is a 2R special game, it is advantageous to the player when the probability change is made.

  On the other hand, when the first lottery or the second lottery has a predetermined result called “small win”, a small win game is executed in which the big winning opening is opened for a short time. The small hit game is executed as a special game including one unit game. In the present embodiment, even in the small hit game, since the opening time of the big prize opening is as short as that of the 2R special game, 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, for the player, the profit state tends to be higher in the big win than in the small win. 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 appearance of the big winning opening for the 2R special game and the small hit game is the same in appearance, but the current game state and the benefits that the player enjoys depending on the change may be different There is sex. For this reason, it is possible to realize a gameability that raises the player's expectation as to whether it is a 2R special game or a small hit game when there is a short opening of the big prize opening.

  In addition, when the gaming state is promoted from the normal state to the probable state as described above, the gaming state may not be changed when the probable state is dropped from the normal state to the normal state. It is also assumed that there is a big influence on In the present embodiment, in particular, a jackpot effect executed during a special game is devised in order to prevent the player's willingness to continue the game from being lost due to the fall timing. The specific contents will be described in detail later.

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 first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect symbol display device 60, a first symbol on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. It includes a start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a center decoration 64, a first large winning port 91, a second large winning port 92, an operating port 68, and a general winning port 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start winning port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a goal with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are each on the left side of the game area 52 so that it is possible to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game ball that is installed on the right side is difficult to enter the other. For example, the first start winning opening 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier for a player to enter a ball when launching relatively weakly aiming at the left side of the gaming area 52, and the second starting winning opening 63 is positioned on the right side of the gaming area 52. It is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball when it is launched relatively strongly.

  The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric combination 65, and a normal electric combination solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. When the ordinary electric combination 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, the ease of entering the ball into the second start winning opening 63 is increased. In addition, since the second start winning opening 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side are at least in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening 63. There is a high possibility that the second start winning opening 63 will be able to enter. On the other hand, the first start winning opening 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, the second start winning opening 63 has an arrangement or configuration relationship such that the possibility of entering the ball is relatively higher than the first starting winning opening 62.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 for detecting the entering of game balls. 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 first big winning opening 91 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second big winning opening 92 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first grand prize opening 91 includes a prize detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 80 for opening and closing the first big prize opening 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first grand prize opening 91, and generates first big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second grand prize opening 92 includes a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 81 for opening and closing the second big prize opening 92. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates second big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58. The second big winning opening 92 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that becomes an open state as a “big hit” when the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The second grand prize winning port 92 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out port 58.

  An effect symbol display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are provided on the lower left of the game area 52. Are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right. The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit as a special game occurs. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display means comprised, for example by 7 segment LED, and the 1st special symbol 192 and the 2nd special symbol 193 are "0"-"9", respectively. It is represented by 10 types of numbers.

  In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the variation of the decoration symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the decoration symbol 190 linked to the second special symbol 193 is displayed. The effect symbol display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the first lottery result display shown by the first special symbol 192 or the second lottery result display shown by the second special symbol 193. The effect symbol display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game in the display area 194. The effect symbol display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 70 at the lower left of the production symbol display device 60 are used. When the special symbol display device 71 displays an inconspicuous size, but adopts a technique that does not display a decorative symbol by giving a special role to the special symbol itself, the special symbol display device 60 You may display on a liquid crystal display like this.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for expanding the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63.

  When the player rotates the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the first large winning opening 91, and the second large winning opening 92, the type of the winning opening is set. The corresponding prize ball 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 enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. . When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. . The variation display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of stoppage are in a big hit mode, 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 first grand prize winning opening 91 is started. Is done. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating a game of a slot machine takes a display mode in which three symbols are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening and closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 is started. Is done.

  The special game is a game in which the unit game in which the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened is repeated a plurality of times, and the special game in which the unit game is repeated 15 times, which is the maximum number of times, and the unit game. There is a special game that is repeated only twice, which is the minimum number of times. In the case of a special game in which 15 unit games are repeated (15R special game), the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 30 seconds, or 9 or more game balls are dropped. Once closed, one unit game is completed. In the case of a special game where 2 unit games are repeated (2R special game), the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is once closed when it is opened for about 0.2 seconds. The unit game ends.

  When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to a small hit game constituted by one unit game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big winning opening 91 is executed. Is done. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in the small winning mode, the game also shifts to the small winning game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big winning opening 92 is executed. In a single unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same operation as the 2R jackpot It becomes an aspect.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, after the special game is over, the probability change game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) or the reduction of the change time (hereinafter “time reduction”) Is started). During the probability change, a lottery with a higher jackpot probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. The probability variation state is continued until the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is a big hit. In this embodiment, in both cases of 15R jackpot and 2R jackpot, the probability change may or may not be started after the end of the special game. The time reduction is continued until the total of the variable display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times. During the time reduction, the variation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the first grand prize winning opening 91. In this embodiment, the two lamps alternately turn on and off alternately, and the normal symbol change display is expressed. The lottery result of a normal symbol is represented by whether it stops with the light on. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect symbol display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect symbol display device 60, and decoration. Game effect lamps 90 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. The first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game is the second special symbol display device 71. The ordinary figure holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided below the normal symbol display device 59. Each of the first special figure hold lamp 20 and the second special figure hold lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and the lottery value hold for each of the first game and the second game is held depending on the number of lights or the number of blinks. Display a number. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first start winning opening 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second start winning opening 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The ordinary figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights or the number of blinking 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. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

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 lottery when winning the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect symbol display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set substrate 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a first big winning port 91, a second big winning port 92, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a first. 1 special symbol display device 70, second special symbol display device 71, effect symbol display device 60, normal symbol display device 59, operation button 82, speaker 18, and game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to Allows transmission and reception of control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball determination unit 110, a first lottery unit 126, a second lottery unit 128, a general drawing lottery unit 136, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, Specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, small hit game control means 138, special figure adjustment means 156, and condition holding means 176 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. 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.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 102 and the sub-board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104, each data transmission / reception in such one direction can realize each operation. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the one-way transmission of data from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 transmits the information to the sub board 104 unilaterally.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. Upon receiving the passage information, the entry determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The first lottery means 126 for executing the first lottery corresponding to the ball entering the first start winning opening 62 includes the first lottery value acquiring means 112, the first winning / failing determining means 113, and the first pattern determining means 114. . The second lottery means 128 for executing the second lottery corresponding to the ball entering the second start winning opening 63 includes the second lottery value acquiring means 115, the second winning / failing determining means 117, and the second pattern determining means 119. . The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. It is. The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. It is.

  When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 are set in any lottery value range in the determination as to whether or not the lottery value is a pre-determination process at the time of entering the first start winning slot 62 or the second starting prize slot 63. Pre-winning determination of whether it corresponds is performed, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determination means 132 as a lottery result. The result of the pre-judgment process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 132 regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started or deleted from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 104 side, a so-called “prefetch” process is realized in which the result of the success / failure can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of the start of symbol variation comes around.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / no-win lottery value for the first lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second lottery value acquisition unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / no-win lottery value for the second lottery when the player enters the second start winning opening 63. For example, the values acquired as the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value for the winner lottery are 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 value acquired by the first lottery value acquiring unit 112 as the first winning / notifying lottery value and the value acquired by the second lottery value acquiring unit 115 as the second winning / notifying lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control unit 116. However, the first success / failure lottery value and the second success / failure lottery value are suspended within a range not exceeding the predetermined retention upper limit number retained by the suspension control means 116.

  The first winning / failing determination means 113 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and the first winning / failing lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Execute a pre-failure judgment to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 117 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and in which lottery value range the second winning / failing lottery value is in the determination of winning or rejecting. Execute a pre-failure judgment to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed in starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table.
The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses with winning / failed lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the big hit / failure probabilities and the hit / non-winning probability Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 299 at normal times. The jackpot range is expanded at the time of certainty change, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 but also when it falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both the normal time and the probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for the normal time and the probability change time. You may prepare separately for 1 lottery and 2nd lottery.

  In the present embodiment, even if the winning / raising lottery value does not correspond to the jackpot range, that is, the so-called losing, it is a small jackpot if it falls within the predetermined range. In the example shown in the figure, the winning lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining unit 113 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, and the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining unit 117 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the jackpot than the second lottery, and the jackpot is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the jackpot, it is all “out of”, but in the example of this figure, among the cases where it does not correspond to the jackpot, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the jackpot Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieves the determination table of whether it is a big win and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the form of this figure in the form of a single win / fail decision table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination.
The first success / failure determination unit 113 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (a). When the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, the value “1” indicating that is set as the determination result, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 113 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 113 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of suspensions.

  The second success / failure determination means 117 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result as the success / failure range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the winning / unavailable range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the second success / failure determination unit 117 sets the success / failure range as described above, the second success / failure determination unit 117 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holds.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second winning / failing determination unit 117 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the determination result, and the symbol lottery Prior symbol determination is performed as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first winning / failing determination means 113 and the second winning / failing determination means 117 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 refer to different symbol determination tables according to the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit.
The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 refer to the symbol determination table of the present drawing in the symbol determination as the main determination. In each symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between a special symbol represented by numbers “0” to “9” and a symbol “−” and a first symbol lottery value or a second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the results of success / failure determination of jackpots, jackpots, and misses, odd numbers correspond to jackpots, even numbers correspond to jackpots, and the symbol “-” is missed. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” that are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty. In the case of the first symbol lottery value, it is associated with “0 to 99”, and in the case of the second symbol lottery value, it is associated with “0 to 144”. It is done. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty. The first symbol lottery value is associated with “100 to 149”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “145 to 149”. Special symbols “1” and “5” indicate a 15R jackpot without any probability change, and both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are associated with “150 to 189” and the special symbol “1”. The special symbol “5” is associated with “229”. The special symbol “9” indicates a 2R jackpot without any probability change, and the special symbol “9” is associated with “230 to 255” in both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the special symbol “-” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the special symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the small hits. Yes. The special symbol “0” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-49”, the special symbol “2” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50-99”, and the special symbol “4” is symbol lottery. The special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the special symbol “8” is the symbol lottery value range “200 to 255”. Is associated with.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior symbol determination table referred to in prior symbol determination.
The first success / failure determination unit 113 refers to the table of FIG. 7A when the success / failure lottery value corresponds to the jackpot. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 99”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “100 to 149” “2” indicating that fact "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “150 to 229”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “230 to 255”, “4” indicating that fact is set. "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Whenever the symbol range is set as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 113 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of holds.

  The second success / failure determination unit 117 refers to the table of FIG. 7B when the success / failure lottery value corresponds to the jackpot. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 144”, a value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “145 to 149”, “2” indicating that fact is set "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “150 to 229”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “230 to 255”, “4” indicating that fact is set. "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Whenever the symbol range is set as described above, the second success / failure determination unit 117 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holds. In addition, when the winning / failing lottery value falls outside or corresponds to a small hit, the table in this figure is not referred to, and values such as “5” and “6” are set in the symbol range as values indicating the off and small hit, respectively. Alternatively, nothing may be set.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determining means 114 separately acquires a variation pattern in which a variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of variation patterns. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the variation pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 execute prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when a special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for 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 is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed at the start of the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table.
The first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for detachment shown in FIG. 8A when the determination result is unacceptable. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in the variation pattern determination as the main determination. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the variation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 8B is referred to. When the determination result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, the 2R big hit and small hit variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8C is referred to.

  In FIG. 8A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern whose variation time is substantially shorter in the short time state than in the normal state is selected. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined so that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is a 15R jackpot, a variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 8C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination.
The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9A when the result is wrong, and indicate that when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 10”. The value “1” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “11 to 20”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “21 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9B when the result of the success / failure is 15R jackpot, and indicate that when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 120”. The value “4” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “121 to 240”, the value “5” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “241 to 250”, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “251 to 255”, “7” indicating that fact is set. "Is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9C when the result of the success / failure is 2R big hit or small hit, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 122” A value “8” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and if the pattern lottery value is “123 to 255”, a value “9” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. . Each time the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 set the pattern range as described above, the value is displayed together with a value indicating whether the lottery is the first lottery or the second lottery, and the number of holdings. It transmits to the effect determination means 132. In the present embodiment, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 use the common variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table. In a modification, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 may use different tables for at least one of the variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery means 136 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The regular symbol lottery means 136 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the general symbol lottery means 136 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 has the second start winning opening. The 63 ordinary electric accessories 65 are expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The hold control means 116 includes a first hold means 144, a second hold means 146, and an ordinary map hold means 147. When the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first lottery is newly executed, the first holding means 144 displays the new first lottery result corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, as the result of the first lottery, up to four pieces are set as the upper and lower lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination results is held. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a success / failure lottery value. When the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the second lottery is newly executed, the second holding means 146 displays the result of the new second lottery corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, as the result of the second lottery, up to four are held as the upper and lower lottery values, and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination results is held. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a success / failure lottery value. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 136 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the first special figure holding lamp 20, the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the general figure holding lamp 22, respectively. The number of holds by the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first lottery means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends. The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second lottery means 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, a determination result or a determination result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery are included. It is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game that includes a unit game that involves the opening of a special winning opening multiple times. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control unit 120 operates the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is established, and the special game is executed by opening the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games with a single opening / closing operation as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a short unit game only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, the first grand prize port 91 or the second big prize port 92 is basically opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 2R jackpot, a unit game in which the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 0.2 seconds in principle is executed twice. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted.

  The small hit game control means 138 executes the small hit game when the result of the success / failure lottery indicates a transition to the small hit game, and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. The small hit game control means 138 holds a plurality of opening mode patterns for opening the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 as a control pattern for the small hit game. In the small hit game, a unit game in which the opening of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 for about 0.2 seconds is executed twice is executed once.

  The specific game execution means 122 controls the normal game in the state of probability change and short time. The specific game execution means 122 always shifts to the time-saving state after the end of the special game regardless of whether the special game is caused by the result of the first lottery or the second lottery. On the other hand, the transition to the probability change state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 or the second winning / failing determination unit 117 is a jackpot symbol accompanying the transition to probability variation. The time-short state is continued until the total number of variable display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is referred to, and the fluctuation time is reduced as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 decreases. A long fluctuation pattern is likely to appear. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probability variation state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 or the second success / failure determination unit 117 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65, the first grand prize winning port 91, and the second major winning prize port 92 of the second start winning prize port 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92.

  The special figure adjusting means 156 waits for the start of the other variable display while one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variablely displayed. The special figure adjusting means 156 selectively selects the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 in accordance with the order in which the game ball has entered either the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63. The display is changed. For example, when balls are entered in the order of the first start winning opening 62, the first starting winning opening 62, and the second starting winning opening 63, the order of the first special symbol 192, the first special symbol 192, and the second special symbol 193 is reached. The display is variable. The special figure adjustment unit 156 monitors the hold control unit 116 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery values. Which special symbol should be changed is determined in accordance with the order in which the game balls are entered, that is, the hold order of the winning lottery values in the hold control means 116, so that the player can easily grasp the change order visually. Thereby, even if a plurality of games are mixed, by controlling so that each game can be grasped individually, it is possible to realize a novel game while avoiding the complexity of the game.

  It should be noted that the special figure adjusting means 156 in the modified example sets the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 to a predetermined adjustment rule (digestion order setting) regardless of the entering order. You may display in the order based. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193. For example, when the success / failure lottery value is held in both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Which special symbol should be changed is simply switched alternately regardless of the order of entry of the game balls, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change. Or you may give priority to the display of any one of the fluctuation | variation display of the 1st special symbol 192, and the fluctuation | variation display of the 2nd special symbol 193. FIG. For example, when the winning / losing lottery value is held in both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the winning lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the first special symbol 192 and the second special lottery value are used. One of the symbols 193 may be continuously variably displayed.

  When one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped in the hit state, the special figure adjusting unit 156 waits for the other variable display to start. In this case, the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, so that the player can concentrate on the special game.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation effect pattern data as the variation effect pattern of the decorative design. The effect determining means 132 is displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first lottery means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second lottery means 128. The contents of the production to be performed are determined. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from. The effect determination means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 based on the special symbols stop symbol and the variation pattern determined by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result of the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot, a specific combination For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. Or you may make it show the jackpot also by the combination of the symbol in which the specific symbol which shows that it is a hit at least one of three symbols is included. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small win, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946”, and is a specific combination that is selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit. A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. . The effect determining unit 132 sends the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation symbol pattern data of the decorative symbol to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the decorative design variation effect pattern data, a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, a variation process and a variation process from the variation start to the variation stop of the decoration symbol are defined. The variation effect pattern includes a reach pattern that displays a stop symbol combination that is a hit state or a disengagement mode after a reach state that is a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a stop symbol that is a disengagement mode without reaching a reach state An unreachable pattern that displays the combination is included. In particular, patterns that have a long and short variation time are included as patterns when going through the reach state. A reach pattern that has a relatively short variation time is called "normal reach", and a reach pattern that has a long variation time is called "super reach". ". Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol in accordance with the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The pattern storage means 130 also holds a plurality of effect pattern data as effect patterns of the jackpot effect displayed during the special game. The effect determining unit 132 performs the effect display control unit 134 during the special game according to the pre-read information relating to the result of the first lottery received from the first lottery unit 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second lottery unit 128. The content of the effect displayed on the effect symbol display device 60 is determined.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 use the first lottery result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery result by the second lottery means 128 as the selected variation effect pattern data. Therefore, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 determine that the change display of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first lottery or second lottery has ended, and a new symbol change start condition And The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 control the variation display of the decorative symbols 190 so as to correspond to the special symbols displayed according to the order adjusted by the special symbol adjusting means 156. The effect display control means 134 causes the effect symbol display device 60 to display a symbol variation effect including a variation display of the decorative symbol 190. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment.
In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the variation pattern having a long variation time becomes higher than usual, and the variation time is increased. It tends to be relatively long.

  In the first column 212, the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern in the case where the number of results held by the first lottery 144 and the number of results held by the second lottery 146 are 1 are shown. Correspondence is shown. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of results held by the first lottery 144 by the first holding unit 144 or the number of results held by the second lottery 146 by the second lottery respectively. The correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the cases of 2, 3, and 4 is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time, but actually, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of these classifications. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. The three types of fluctuation patterns “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are substantially equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is slightly smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. In addition, in the third column 216, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced, and in the fourth column 218, “normal 1” and “normal 2” are supported. The size of the lottery value range to be attached is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “No reach”, and when “No reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like the short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time will be different. As the number of holds increases from 1 to 2, 3, and 4, the pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases, and conversely, the pattern lottery value range for “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to. The operation and control process by the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the effect symbol display device.
In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the substantially central region, and the first reserved image 202 and the second reserved image are displayed in the lower region that does not interfere with the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol 190. A hold image 204 or the like is displayed. That is, in the lower left area of the display area 194, the number of holds of the lottery value of the first lottery (first winning lottery value) held by the first holding means 144 as the first hold image 202 is the round lamp image. Displayed in the form. In the example shown in the drawing, two lamps corresponding to the current number of holdings are lit and displayed among the same number (four in this embodiment) of lamp images as the upper limit value of the number of holdings. The four lamp images of the first hold image 202 are sequentially lit up from the left whenever the hold of the first winning / failing lottery value by the first hold means 144 is added, and from the right every time the hold is digested. Turns off. In terms of performance, the lamp images are sequentially digested from the left end side and displayed so that the lighting state shifts to the left.

  Similarly, in the lower right area of the display area 194, the second lottery value (second winning / failing lottery value) held as the second hold image 204 by the second holding means 146 is square-shaped. Displayed in the form of a lamp image. In the example shown in the drawing, two lamps corresponding to the current number of holds are lit and displayed among the same number (four in this embodiment) of lamp images as the upper limit of the number of holds. The four lamp images of the second hold image 204 are additionally lit sequentially from the left whenever a hold of the second winning lottery value by the second hold means 146 is added, and from the right every time the hold is digested. Turns off. In terms of performance, the lamp images are sequentially digested from the left end side and displayed so that the lighting state is shifted to the left.

  Further, in order to clearly indicate whether the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed as the result of the first lottery or the result of the second lottery, the held image on the side that is variably displayed is highlighted. In the example shown in the figure, the first lottery image 202 is highlighted because the decorative drawing 190 displays the first lottery result in a variable manner.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the jackpot effect displayed in the display area in the special game. The same figure (a)-(c) represents an example of the production process of the jackpot production.
In the present embodiment, as the jackpot effect during the special game, a suggestion effect indicating whether or not the probability change transition as the specific game is made after the special game is displayed. Specifically, a transition effect to the so-called battle mode as shown in FIG. 5A is performed, and the state of the battle between the main character and the enemy character is displayed in the display area 194 according to a predetermined story. Basically, when the main character wins the enemy character and completes the story, as shown in FIG. 5B, this suggests a probable transition after the special game. On the other hand, when the main character loses to the enemy character and the story is completed as shown in FIG. 5C, it is suggested that there is no probability change after the special game. However, in this embodiment, if it is determined that a plurality of jackpots have been confirmed based on the pre-read information of the lottery result held and the game state is to be dropped before and after, the fall is determined by the player. Inconsistent effects (corresponding to “specific suggestion effects”) that contradict the facts are displayed in an exceptional manner so that they are not recognized by the user.

  In other words, a lot of lottery results are held, and the lottery results include a normal jackpot indicating a transition to a normal special game without a probability change transition and a probability variation jackpot indicating a transition to a probability variation special game with a probability transition. In addition, the contradiction effect is displayed only when the lottery results are put on hold in the order of the normal jackpot after the probable jackpot. Specifically, as a jackpot effect indicating the result of the probable jackpot that is the previous win, the effect shown in FIG. 5C, which indicates that there is no probability change transition different from the actual game state, is exceptionally displayed. On the other hand, for the jackpot effect indicating the result of the normal jackpot, which is a later win, the effect shown in FIG. 5C is displayed, which suggests that there is no sure transition according to the actual gaming state.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the hold state and the suggestive effect in time series. The same figure (a)-(d) illustrates the variation of the production | presentation process assumed. The round shape in the upper part of each figure shows the result of the first lottery, the square shape shows the result of the second lottery, and the display start order of the lottery results is shown in order from the left side (this embodiment) Matches the hold order). Also, the lower part of each figure shows the content of the suggestive effect displayed during the special game when the lottery result is a win. In the figure, “15R accuracy” indicates a 15R jackpot with a probability change transition (also referred to as “15R accuracy variation jackpot”), and “2R accuracy” indicates a 2R jackpot with a probability change transition (also referred to as “2R probability variation jackpot”). ing. “15R” indicates a 15R jackpot (also referred to as “15R normal jackpot”) without a probable change, and “2R” indicates a 2R jackpot (also referred to as “2R normal jackpot”) without a probable change. “Out” indicates out of place. In the following description, a special game based on 15R probability variation jackpot is “15R probability variation special game”, a special game based on 15R regular jackpot is “15R regular special game”, a special game based on 2R probability variation jackpot is “2R probability variation special game”, A special game with 2R normal jackpot is also referred to as “2R normal special game”.

  In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), when 2R normal jackpot is included in the subsequent holding at the stage where the symbol variation indicating 15R probability variation jackpot is made, it is exceptional from the start of the 15R probability variation special game. The display of the jackpot effect for the 15R normal special game is started. In other words, the display of the suggestion effect indicating that there is a probability change transition as shown in FIG. 12 (b) in accordance with the actual game should be started, but the probability change as shown in FIG. The display of the specific suggestion effect indicating that there is no transition is started. That is, this specific suggestion effect is started together with the 15R probability variation special game, and is continued until the end of the 2R normal special game executed later. In this way, in actuality, the transition to the probability variation state (high probability state) is caused by the occurrence of 15R probability variation jackpot, and soon falls to the normal state (low probability state) due to the occurrence of 2R ordinary jackpot. It looks like there was n’t.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), when the 2R probability variation jackpot is included in the subsequent suspension at the stage where the symbol variation indicating the 15R probability variation jackpot is made, there is no change in the gaming state due to the jackpot before and after, During the 15R probability variation special game, a suggestion effect indicating that there is a probability variation transition as shown in FIG. 12B is displayed in accordance with the actual game. Since the execution period of the 2R probability variation special game is short, a simple suggestion effect that ends in a shorter time than the battle effect shown in FIG. 12 may be displayed as a jackpot effect. Alternatively, the suggestion effect may not be displayed during the execution period of the 2R probability variation special game.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13C, when the 2R probability change jackpot is included in the subsequent holding at the stage where the symbol fluctuation indicating the 15R normal jackpot is made, the gaming state is shifted to the normal state due to the occurrence of the 15R normal jackpot. Soon, the occurrence of a 2R probability variation jackpot will be promoted to a probability variation state, and the profit state of the player will be enhanced. Therefore, in such a case, a suggestion effect indicating that there is no probability change transition in accordance with the actual game is displayed during the 15R normal special game so as to actively raise the player's expectation. Since a suggestion effect indicating that there is a probability change transition is displayed in the 2R probability change special game to be executed shortly thereafter, the player's expectation is enhanced.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 (d), when the 2R normal jackpot is included in the subsequent holding at the stage where the symbol variation indicating the 15R normal jackpot is made, there is no change in the gaming state due to the jackpot before and after, A suggestion effect indicating that the 15R normal special game does not have a certain transition according to the actual game is displayed. In this case, the player's expectation does not increase because the probability change is not made, but the player's discomfort and disappointment are suppressed more than when the fall of the gaming state is indicated.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, when the first hit is 15R big hit and the latter hit is also 15R big hit, when the first hit is 2R big hit and the second hit is 15R big hit, and the first hit is 2R If the game state falls due to the relationship between the previous win and the later win, regardless of whether it is a big win or a 2R jackpot, the game after the special game after the previous special game An effect suggesting the state is displayed, and it appears as if there was no fall in the effect.

  FIG. 14 is a timing chart illustrating the suggestive effect process. The figure shows the symbol variation indicating the result of the lottery from the top row, the gaming state indicating the presence or absence of probability variation, the jackpot effect, the opening / closing state of the first grand prize opening 91, and the opening / closing state of the second grand prize opening 92. Yes. The horizontal axis of the figure shows the passage of time.

  When the lottery results for both sides are put on hold in the order in which the normal jackpot is displayed after the probability variation jackpot, the effect determining means 132 is surely changed during the period from the start of the probability variation special game to the end of the normal special game. The content of the effect is determined so that the specific suggestion effect suggesting that there is no transition is continuously displayed. That is, the effect display control means 134 displays one specific suggestion effect including a contradictory effect through a symbol variation period sandwiched between a promiscuous jackpot effect period, a normal jackpot effect period, and both jackpot effect periods. .

  In the figure, 15R probability variable jackpot is held as a result of the first lottery, and 2R normal jackpot is held as a result of the second lottery after three fluctuations. An example is shown in which the deviation results of two fluctuations by the lottery of 2 are put on hold. That is, a 15R probability variation jackpot is generated at time t1 in the normal state, and the symbol variation (variation of special symbol and decoration symbol) is made. The 15R probability variation special game is started from time t2 by the symbol variation stop, and the first grand prize winning opening 91 is opened. Then, at the time t3 when the 15th round (R15), which is the final round, is finished, the state is changed to the probability variation state, and the subsequent symbol variation is started. Then, the 2R normal jackpot is generated at the time t4 in the certainty change state, the 2R normal special game is started from the time t5 after the symbol fluctuation is stopped, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened.

  The effect determining means 132 displays the jackpot effect corresponding to the 15R normal jackpot different from the actual as the specific suggestion effect from the time t2 when the 15R probability variation special game is started to the time t6 when the 2R normal special game is ended. . Therefore, regarding the display of the probability change transition presence or absence, a contradictory effect will be displayed for the period corresponding to the jackpot effect in the 15R probability variable special game and the subsequent two symbol fluctuations, but in the effect after the 2R normal jackpot fluctuation display Is consistent with the actual. In the present embodiment, a pattern having a short variation period is set as a pattern variation pattern between the two special games so as to have a sense of unity as a jackpot effect of the continuous special game. In other words, the first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 display the variation pattern displayed between the special games when the specific condition that the probability variation jackpot and the normal jackpot are suspended is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery. A pattern having an extremely short variation time (1 second in this embodiment) set in advance is selected. Specifically, a limitation table that is a pattern table for selecting a variation pattern with a very short variation time and a constant variation is separately provided, and each pattern determination unit is configured to display the limitation table when a specific condition is satisfied. To determine the variation pattern. When a variation pattern having a short variation time is selected from this limited table, the decorative symbol 190 may be variably displayed in an inconspicuous manner at the corner of the display area 194 so as to be linked to the special symbol.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is executed when a game ball has won a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a general winning opening 72, a first big winning opening 91, a second big winning opening 92, etc. (S10). If the game is in a normal game (Y in S12), the control process of the normal game such as symbol variation is executed (S14). If the game is not in a normal game (N in S12), if it is a big hit (Y in S15), A special game control process is executed (S16). If it is not a big hit (N in S15), a small hit game control process is executed (S17). Thereafter, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10 (S18).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG.
If there is a ball in the first start winning opening 62 or the second start winning opening 63 (Y in S20), the number of winning balls corresponding to the start winning opening is set (S22). If the ball is entering the first start winning port 62, it is referred to whether or not the number of holds by the first holding unit 144 is less than 4, and if the ball is entering the second starting winning port 63, the second holding unit. Referring to whether or not the number of holdings by 146 is less than 4, if it is possible to hold each of them again (Y in S24), the winning / not-lotting value is acquired (S26). At this time, information such as the type of the lottery value to be held (whether it is the first lottery value or the second lottery value) and the hold order of the lottery value are transmitted to the effect determination means 132. Then, a pre-judgment process is performed to determine whether or not the winning lottery value is obtained (S28), and the winning or failing lottery value is held in the first holding means 144 or the second holding means 146 (S30). If there is no entry to the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 in S20, the processing from S22 to S30 is skipped (N in S20). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S24 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S26 to S30 is skipped (N in S24). The above processing from S20 to S30 is a winning process with respect to a ball entering the start winning opening.

  In the present embodiment, both the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 execute the determination as prior determination. However, as a modification, the preliminary determination by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means. It is good also as a different aspect from the prior determination by 128. For example, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may be made different from each other in terms of which one of the determination of winning / failing, symbol determination, and pattern determination is executed as prior determination. Alternatively, only one of the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may execute a pre-determination and transmit the determination result, or the first lottery may be determined according to the gaming state such as whether or not the probability change is in progress. You may switch which of the lottery means 126 and the 2nd lottery means 128 performs a prior determination. Or it is good also as an aspect which determines whether prior determination is performed in both the 1st lottery means 126 and the 2nd lottery means 128 according to a gaming state. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may switch whether to use the determination result according to the gaming state on the sub-board 104 side while transmitting the pre-determination result to the sub-board 104. .

  If there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S32), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S34), and if there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S34 is skipped. (N in S32). If there is a winning ball in the first big winning hole 91 or the second big winning hole 92 (Y in S36), the number of winning balls corresponding to the first big winning hole 91 or the second big winning hole 92 is set ( S38) When there is no entry to the first grand prize winning opening 91 and the second big winning prize opening 92, S38 is skipped (N in S36).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. First, a preliminary success / failure determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table (S40), a value indicating the target range is set as the determination result (S42), and a preliminary design determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table. (S44), a value indicating the symbol range is set as the determination result (S46), the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table (S48), and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result. (S50). The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer together with information such as the value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery, the number of holds, the hold order, etc. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 of the substrate 104 (S52).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG.
In this normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub board 104 is executed (S150), the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 (S152), and the decorative symbol changing process in the sub board 104 are executed (S154). Will be repeatedly processed.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the prefetching process of S150 in FIG. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In the present embodiment, the sub-board 104 side recognizes in advance that the variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, and suggests that the expectation of jackpot is high. And

  When the effect determination means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determination result from the main board 102 (Y in S160), the effect display control means 134 receives either the first lottery or the second lottery received together with the pre-determination result. Based on the value indicating whether or not and information on the number of holds, the display of the number of holds on the effect symbol display device 60 is updated (S162). The number of holdings at that time is a sufficient number to give a predetermined precursor effect such as “3 or more” (Y in S164), and the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “1”. Even if the value of “4” is “4” (Y of S166) or a different value (N of S166), the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “3” and the value of the pattern range is “1”. In the case of (Y of S168), the precursor setting is turned on (S172). In S168, if the value of the success / failure range and the value of the pattern range do not correspond (N of S168), S172 is skipped. When the number of holdings is less than the predetermined number (N in S164), the processing from S166 to S172 is skipped. When the result of the pre-determination process has not been received, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S160).

  In the example of this figure, it is determined whether or not the precursor setting should be turned on based on the success / failure range and the pattern range set in advance. As a modification, it may be determined whether the precursor setting should be turned on according to the symbol range set by the prior determination, or according to which determination result of the first lottery or the second lottery. . Or you may determine whether a sign setting should be turned ON based on predetermined lottery with those information. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not the sign setting should be turned on by using at least one piece of information sent as a pre-determination result, that is, a symbol type, a success / failure result, a variation pattern, and the like. In this example, an example is shown in which the precursor setting is turned on when the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit regardless of whether it is normal or when the probability changes, that is, when the big hit is confirmed. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on in the case of a small hit. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on at the time of 15R jackpot or 2R jackpot.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the special symbol variation process of S152 in FIG.
If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S60), and if it is the variation display timing of the first special symbol 192 (Y in S62), the first success / failure determination unit 113 receives the lottery value from the first holding unit 144. It is read and it is determined whether or not the first special symbol 192 is correct (S64). Then, the first success / failure determination unit 113 determines the first special symbol 192 (S66), the first pattern determination unit 114 determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S68), and the variation start command together with the determined result. Is transmitted to the sub-board 104 to start symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 (S77).

  On the other hand, if it is the variable display timing of the second special symbol 193 (Y in S70), the second winning / failing determining means 117 reads the lottery value from the second holding means 146 and determines whether or not the second special symbol 193 is successful (S72). ), The second win / fail determination unit 117 determines the second special symbol 193 (S74), the second pattern determination unit 119 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193 (S76), and the variation start command together with the determined result. Is transmitted to the sub-board 104, and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 is started (S77).

  Whether it is the variation display timing of the first special symbol 192 or the variation display timing of the second special symbol 193 is determined based on whether the special symbol adjusting means 156 has won the first start winning opening 62 and the second. It is determined according to the order of winning in the start winning opening 63. If it is not the variation display timing of the first special symbol 192 (N of S62) and it is not the variation display timing of the second special symbol 193 (N of S70), the flow of this diagram is ended.

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S60), the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S78), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S80) Y) A variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 to stop the symbol variation being displayed at a predetermined stop symbol (S82). At this time, if it is a big hit (Y of S84), it shifts to a special game (S86). If it is not a big hit (N in S84), the process of S86 is terminated by skipping the process of S86. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached (N in S80), the process of S82 is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the decorative symbol variation process of S154 in FIG.
When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y in S180), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the result of the determination. (S182), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S184). Here, when the sign setting is turned on (Y in S186), the already determined variation effect pattern is a pattern that does not include a specific effect content that should be superimposed on the notice effect. If it is not the symbol fluctuation (N in S190) that is a trigger when the precursor setting is turned on (N in S188), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is executed (S192), and the precursor setting is turned on. If it is a symbol change that is an opportunity (Y in S190), the precursor setting is turned off (S194). Thereafter, the display of variation of the decorative design is started (S196). When the sign setting is not on (N in S186) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S188), the processing from S190 to S194 is skipped. When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S182 to S194 are skipped (N in S180).

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already started (Y in S198), the symbol variation and notice effect display processing is executed (S200), and when a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S202). ), The symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbols in the stop mode determined in S182 (S204). If a change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S204 is skipped (N in S202), and if change display has not been started, S200 to S204 are skipped (N in S198).

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S16 in FIG.
First, when the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has not been opened yet (N in S100), the effect determining means 132 executes the special game effect starting process (S102), and the opening / closing control means 124 The first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened (S104). If the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has been opened, S102 and S104 are skipped (Y in S100). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 was opened (Y in S106), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106), When the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has reached nine or more (Y in S108), the opening / closing control means 124 opens the first big prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92. It is closed (S110). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106) and the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has not reached nine or more (N in S108), S110 and after. This process is skipped and the flow of S16 is terminated.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after the closing of the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 in S110 (Y in S112), the effect determining means 132 executes a process for ending the jackpot effect (S114). ), The special game control means 120 ends the special game (S116). Then, the specific game, that is, the execution of probability change and time reduction is started (S118). If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S112), 1 is added to the number of rounds updated by a preset counter, and the flow in S16 is terminated (S119).

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the effect start process of S102 in FIG.
If the replacement flag is off (N in S360) and the production start flag is also off (N in S362), the effect determining unit 132 sets a jackpot effect according to the type of jackpot (S212). Here, the replacement flag is a flag that is turned on when the execution of the specific suggestion effect is determined in order to prevent the gaming state from falling, and the content of the jackpot effect differs from the actual content for the previous hit. is there. The effect start flag is a flag that is turned on when the jackpot effect is started. The replacement flag and the production start flag are set in a predetermined area on the RAM. The contents of the jackpot effect are set so as to be associated with each of a plurality of types of jackpots such as 15R jackpot, 2R jackpot, probable bonus jackpot or normal jackpot, and the stage determining means 132 determines according to the type of jackpot this time Determine the contents of the jackpot production. At this time, if it is not a probable big hit (N in S213), the effect determining means 132 turns on the effect start flag (S217), and the effect display control means 134 starts displaying the jackpot effect set in S212. (S218).

  On the other hand, when it is a promising big hit (Y in S213), the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not a result indicating a normal big win is pending as a subsequent lottery result based on the pre-read information. At this time, if the normal jackpot is not put on hold (N in S214), the effect determining means 132 turns on the effect start flag (S217), and the effect display control means 134 sets the jackpot effect set in S212. Display is started (S218). On the other hand, if the normal jackpot is held (Y in S214), the effect determining means 132 turns on the replacement flag (S215) and indicates the specific suggestion effect that suggests that there is no change in the jackpot effect setting. (S216). Then, after the effect determining means 132 turns on the effect start flag (S217), the effect display control means 134 starts displaying the jackpot effect (S218). As a result, it is possible to avoid the display of an effect that falls from the probabilistic state to the normal state soon after the jackpot effect before and after. When the replacement flag is on (Y in S360), the processing after S362 is skipped. If the effect start flag is on (Y in S362), the processes after S212 are skipped.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the effect end process of S116 in FIG.
If the replacement flag is off (N in S370), the effect display control means 134 ends the jackpot effect (S372), and the effect determining means 132 turns off the effect start flag (S376). If the replacement flag is on (Y in S370), the effect determining means 132 turns off the replacement flag (S374), and the process ends.

  That is, when the replacement flag indicating the start of the specific suggestion effect is OFF, that is, when the normal jackpot effect has been started, the jackpot effect is ended in accordance with the end of the special game. On the other hand, when the replacement flag indicating the start of the specific suggestion effect is on, that is, when the specific suggestion effect has been started, the display of the specific suggestion effect is continued even if the special game corresponding to the previous hit ends. Is done. However, since the replacement flag is turned off in S374, it is determined that the replacement flag is turned off in S370 when the special game corresponding to the later win is ended (N in S370), and the specific suggestion effect is ended (S372). ). That is, the specific suggestion effect is displayed over a period from the start of the previous special game to the end of the later special game with the symbol variation display period of the normal game interposed therebetween. As a result, not only does the player not feel uncomfortable due to the fall of the gaming state, but also a novel gameability is realized in which a plurality of jackpots are shown as one jackpot for production.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game of S17 in FIG. First, if the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has not yet been opened (N in S220), if the small hit effect is not yet set, the effect determining means 132 sets the small hit effect, The effect display control means 134 starts the display (S221). About this small hit effect, the effect content approximated to the big hit effect in 2R special game is set. In the present embodiment, the same background and character as the 2R jackpot effect are displayed, but depending on the result of the effect, the contents of the effect in which the probability change transition is not determined are set. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 opens the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 (S222). If the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has been opened (Y in S220), S221 and S222 are skipped. When a predetermined opening time has elapsed after the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has been opened (Y in S224), the opening / closing control means 124 has the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port. 92 is closed (S226). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S224), the processing after S226 is skipped and the flow of S17 is terminated.

  If the unit game has ended after the closing of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 in S226, that is, the opening of the number of times of setting of the big prize opening (two in this embodiment) has been completed. In this case (Y in S228), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the small hit game (S229), and the small hit game control means 138 ends the small hit game (S230). If the opening of the big prize opening has not reached the set number of times (N in S228), 1 is added to the number of releases updated by a preset counter (S232), and the flow of S17 is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, based on the pre-read information, a plurality of winning / failing lottery results include a normal jackpot indicating the transition to the normal special game and a probability variable jackpot indicating the transition to the probability variation special game. It is determined whether or not. If both wins are included and the first win is a probable big hit and the second win is a normal big win, then the second hit is the period from the first special game to the next special game. A specific suggestion effect that suggests whether or not to shift to a specific game is made. That is, when the profit state actually falls, the player is caused to recognize that the profit state is originally low due to the contradiction effect. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable or disappointed due to a drop in the actual gaming state. Moreover, since the first jackpot and the subsequent jackpot can be shown as one continuous jackpot, particularly when the special game itself is short, it is possible to sufficiently secure the jackpot performance. For this reason, it is also possible to improve the degree of freedom of design of the production contents. On the other hand, if the first hit is a normal jackpot and the second hit is a promising jackpot, the profit state is on the contrary, so the actual gaming state is displayed as it is, and the player's expectation is displayed as it is. I try to increase it. For this reason, it is suppressed that the player's expectation is lost due to the fall of the game state with respect to the probability change transition, and when the game state is promoted, the player's expectation is enhanced by suggesting that. . As a result, it is possible to improve the willingness to continue the game as a whole and to expect an increase in the operating rate of the gaming machine.

(Second embodiment)
In this embodiment, the result of one lottery lottery of the first game and the second game is preferentially digested, and a plurality of jackpot results are held in the order in which they are displayed in succession. It is different from the first embodiment in that the above-described specific suggestion effect is displayed only when there is. Hereinafter, the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of common configurations and operations will be omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the special figure adjusting unit 156 displays the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 in preference to the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192. In other words, the lottery value held in the second holding means 146 is preferentially digested over the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the big hit lottery value is held in the first holding means 144, as long as the second holding means 146 holds, the symbol variation corresponding to the big hit lottery value of the first holding means 144 is not displayed.

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first special figure control unit 148 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the first lottery result is held by the first holding means 144. Thereby, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. The In such a case, the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 is not read until the number of holdings in the second holding means 146 becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first effect control unit 168 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. The second effect control means 170 starts the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the first lottery result is held by the first holding means 144. As a result, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read out, and the decorative design fluctuates. Is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held by the first holding unit 144 is not read until the number of holdings of the second holding unit 146 becomes zero, and the variation of the decorative design does not start.

  Since the first lottery result is not reduced as long as the second lottery result is put on hold because the game has priority digestion in this way, the latter win is included in the first lottery result. In the case where there is a number change destination, it is assumed that the start timing of the symbol change display indicating the later hit result does not approach at all. In other words, in the suggestion effect corresponding to the first hit, showing the change in the game state due to the second hit as in the first embodiment is not meaningful, and the big hit effect may be delayed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the specific suggestion effect is displayed only when the lottery results are put on hold in the order in which the probability variation jackpot and the normal jackpot are consecutive.

  FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the hold state and the suggestion effect according to the second embodiment in time series. The same figure (a)-(d) illustrates the variation of the production | presentation process assumed. The round shape in the upper part of each figure shows the result of the first lottery, the square shape shows the result of the second lottery, and the display start order schedule of the lottery result is shown in order from the left side (this implementation) In the example, the preferential digestion described above applies). Also, the lower part of each figure shows the content of the suggestive effect displayed during the special game when the lottery result is a win.

  In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 26 (a), the 2R normal jackpot is held as a result of the first lottery at the stage where the symbol fluctuation indicating the 15R probability variation jackpot is made as a result of the second lottery. If they are consecutive, the jackpot effect in the 15R probability variation special game is exceptionally replaced with the jackpot effect for the 15R normal special game. That is, if a suggestion effect indicating that there is a certainty change transition should be displayed according to the actual game, display of the specific suggestion effect indicating that there is no exceptional change transition is started exceptionally. This specific suggestion effect starts with the 15R probability variation special game and continues until the end of the 2R normal special game executed later. In this way, in fact, immediately after the transition to the probability variation state due to the occurrence of the 15R probability variation jackpot, it falls to the normal state due to the occurrence of the 2R normal jackpot, and it appears as if there was no fall due to the contradiction effect. .

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), at the stage where the symbol fluctuation indicating 15R probability variation jackpot is made as a result of the second lottery, 2R normal jackpot is held as a result of the first lottery. When not continuous, unlike the first embodiment, the specific suggestion effect is not displayed. That is, during the 15R probability variation special game, a suggestion effect indicating that there is a probability variation transition in accordance with the actual game is displayed. This is because, if another symbol variation is included between the result of the second lottery and the result of the first lottery, the new 2nd lottery lottery value is held during the symbol variation and the 2R normal special This is because there is a possibility that a state where the game is not executed at all continues, and not only the merit that suggests the later game state is diminished, but also the jackpot effect itself is delayed. Specifically, after the start of the 15R probability-changing special game, the new second winning / losing lottery value is held, and the jackpot effect of the subsequent 2R normal special game may be postponed as shown in FIG. 26 (c). There is sex. In such a case, it can be said that it is rather preferable to suggest the current game state due to the previous hit in order to advance the game. In this game process, if a new second winning / failing lottery value indicating 15R probability variation jackpot is put on hold as shown in FIG. 26 (d), a specific suggestion effect is displayed in the 15R probability variation special game. There is a possibility. By executing such control, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the player falls to the normal state immediately after the transition to probability change, and the player's willingness to continue playing is reduced.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing in detail the effect start processing according to the second embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 20 is executed in place of the process of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
In other words, when it is determined that the winning jackpot has been determined in S213 (Y in S213), if the normal jackpot is pending as the lottery result for the next change (Y in S264), the effect determining means 132 turns on the replacement flag. After that (S215), the jackpot effect setting is replaced with a specific suggestion effect that suggests that there is no certain change (S216). Then, after the effect determining means 132 turns on the effect start flag (S217), the effect display control means 134 starts displaying the jackpot effect (S218). Thereby, the display of the effect which falls to a normal state soon after the transition to a probable change state in the jackpot effect which comes and goes can be avoided. If the normal jackpot is not suspended as the lottery result for the next change (N in S264), the effect display control means 134 starts displaying the jackpot effect set in S212 (S218).

(Third embodiment)
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a special winning opening opened in a normal special game and a large winning opening opened in a probability variation special game are respectively set in advance. Hereinafter, the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of common configurations and operations will be omitted.

  FIG. 28 is a timing chart illustrating the suggestive effect process according to the third example. The figure shows the symbol variation indicating the result of the lottery from the top row, the gaming state indicating the presence or absence of probability variation, the jackpot effect, the opening / closing state of the first grand prize opening 91, and the opening / closing state of the second grand prize opening 92. Yes. The horizontal axis of the figure shows the passage of time.

  The special game control means 120 opens the first big winning opening 91 in the normal game state in which the hold control means 116 includes only one of the normal jackpot and the probability variable jackpot. Opens the second grand prize opening 92. That is, since there are relatively few cases where the holding control means 116 holds both the normal jackpot and the probable change jackpot, in the normal gaming state, the special jackpot is associated with the big winning opening to be opened, so that the type of jackpot Let the player know in advance the relationship with the big prize opening.

  On the other hand, when the lottery results for both sides are put on hold in the order in which the probability change jackpot is displayed next to the normal jackpot, the first big winning opening 91 is opened as set in the normal special game, but as the jackpot effect. A specific suggestion effect suggesting that there is a certain change is displayed. On the other hand, in the probability variation special game, the second grand prize opening 92 is opened as set, and a specific suggestion effect suggesting that there is a probability variation transition is displayed as the jackpot effect.

  In the figure, 2R normal jackpot is held as a result of the first lottery, and 2R probability variable jackpot is held as a result of the second lottery after three fluctuations. An example is shown in which an outlier result of 2 fluctuations due to the lottery of 2 is put on hold. That is, a 2R normal jackpot is generated at time t11 in the normal state, and the symbol variation (variation of special symbol and decoration symbol) is made. The 2R normal special game is started from time t12 by the symbol fluctuation stop, and the first grand prize winning opening 91 is opened. Then, at the time t13 when two rounds (R2), which is the final round, are finished, the normal state is started, and the subsequent symbol variation is started. Then, at the time t14 in the normal state, a 2R probability variation jackpot is generated, the 2R probability variation special game is started from the time t15 after the symbol variation stop, and the second grand prize winning opening 92 is opened.

  The effect determining means 132 displays the jackpot effect corresponding to the 2R probability variation jackpot different from the actual as the specific suggestion effect from the time t12 when the 2R normal special game is started to the time t16 when the 2R probability variation special game is ended. ing. Therefore, regarding the display of the probability change transition presence or absence, the 2R normal variation special game immediately after the start of the 2R normal special game is a contradictory effect, but the 2R probability variable special game is in agreement with the actual. In this embodiment, the jackpot effect of the 2R probability variation special game is displayed as a whole in this way, but the player has a specific suggestion due to the contradiction between the suggestion effect before the jackpot effect and the open prize opening. It is possible to recognize that the display content of the effect is different from the actual content, thereby realizing the gameability that makes it possible to guess the current game state. That is, the player can infer that the probability variation jackpot will occur later, that is, the probability variation transition confirmation by displaying the contradictory effects.

  In this embodiment as well, a pattern with a short variation period is set as a pattern variation pattern between both special games so as to suppress a sense of incongruity of the jackpot effect across the pattern variation. In other words, the first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 display the variation pattern displayed between the special games when the specific condition that the probability variation jackpot and the normal jackpot are suspended is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery. A pattern having an extremely short variation time (1 second in this embodiment) set in advance is selected.

  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. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which determination of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination are performed by acquiring separate lottery values in the first lottery and the second lottery. As a modified example, it may be configured to process all the determinations of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination using a single lottery value in the first lottery and the second lottery. In addition, separate lottery values may be used to determine whether or not the jackpot is accompanied by a probable change or a short time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information indicating the result of the first lottery or the second lottery and the information on the number of holdings are provided together with the values indicating the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the prior determination results. The example of transmitting from the substrate 102 to the sub-substrate 104 has been described. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which transmits these information separately, without transmitting at once.

  In the above-described embodiment, the determination table and the preliminary determination table, the symbol determination table and the preliminary symbol determination table, the variation pattern table and the preliminary pattern determination table, and each table so that the ranges of the lottery values match between these tables. Explained the example where is defined. In the modified example, each table is set in such a way that the result of the pre-judgment does not necessarily match the result of the main judgment, but it matches with a high probability, such as by slightly shifting the range of the lottery value. May be. Thereby, for example, it is also possible to set a precursor when a determination result that is a hit is transmitted with a high probability, without separating the determination of the precursor setting between a case where the result of the success / failure determination is a win and a case where the result is a failure. . In this way, by providing a certain degree of uncertainty with respect to the prior determination result, it is possible to reduce the adjustment of processing based on whether or not the sub-board 104 receives the information, and the processing load can be reduced.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production symbol display devices, 62 first start winning ports, 63 second start winning ports, 65 ordinary electric accessories, 68 operating ports, 70 first special symbol display devices , 71 2nd special symbol display device, 72 general prize opening, 91 1st grand prize opening, 92 2nd big prize opening, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub board, 113 first winning / nothing judging means, 114 1 pattern determining means, 116 hold control means, 117 second win / fail judgment means, 118 main display control means, 119 second pattern determination means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 126 first lottery means, 128 first 2 lottery means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 138 Game control means, 144 First hold means, 146 Second hold means, 148 First special figure control means, 150 Second special figure control means, 156 Special figure adjustment means, 176 Condition holding means, 190 Decorative design, 192 First Special symbol, 193 Second special symbol, 194 Display area.

Claims (5)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area;
A winning / failing lottery means for executing a winning / failing lottery triggered by entering the starting opening;
A large winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and opened according to the result of the success / failure lottery, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out when a game ball enters;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from variation start to stop in the symbol variation display is determined according to the result of the success / failure lottery,
If there is a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry when there is a new entry at the starting hole, the lottery result for the new entry will be handled up to a predetermined number. Holding control means for holding until the start of the variable display of the symbol to be
A special game that includes a plurality of unit games and that opens the grand prize opening in each unit game, and maintains special game operation conditions as a condition for shifting to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game Operating condition holding means;
A special game control means for executing the special game when it is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied as a result of the success / failure lottery indicating a transition to the special game;
Production determining means for determining the content of the suggested production for suggesting the result of the lottery determination,
Display control means for displaying the suggested suggestion effect while variably displaying the symbol according to the determined variation pattern in a display order determined based on the hold order of the result of the success / failure lottery;
A specific game execution means for shifting to a specific game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in the normal game for a predetermined period after the special game is satisfied when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied,
The success / failure lottery means, when there is a new entry, information indicating the result of the acceptance / rejection lottery corresponding to the entry regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the entry starts immediately. Is transmitted to the effect determining means,
The special game operation condition holding means includes, as the special game operation condition, a special special game transition condition for transitioning to the specific special game accompanied by the transition to the specific game, and a normal special that does not involve transition to the specific game. Maintaining special special game transition conditions for transitioning to games,
The effect determining means includes a plurality of results of the winning / failing lottery, and includes a normal winning indicating the transition to the normal special game and a specific winning indicating the transition to the special special game in the plurality of winning / failing lottery results. The display start order is continuously displayed for a period including the start of the special game due to the previous hit to the end of the special game due to the later hit, and the display start order is the specific game due to the later hit. A ball game machine characterized by determining the content of a specific suggestion effect that suggests the presence or absence of transition to.   When the results of the plurality of success / failure lotteries are put on hold in the order in which the normal winning results are displayed after the specific winning, the effect determining means, together with the symbol variation corresponding to the specific winning, The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the content of the effect is determined so as to start display of the specific suggestion effect that suggests the occurrence of the game.   The variation pattern determining means, when the normal winning and the specific winning are included in the results of the plurality of winning / failing lotteries, the variation pattern is displayed as a variation pattern of a symbol displayed between the normal special game and the specific special game. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a short variation pattern set in advance is selected so that time is shorter than an average value of variation times of the plurality of variation patterns. As the starting port, a first starting port and a second starting port provided at different positions in the gaming area,
As the success / failure lottery means, first lottery means for executing the first success / failure lottery upon entering the first start opening, and second success / failure upon entering the second start opening A second lottery means for executing a lottery is provided,
As the hold control means, a first hold control means for holding the result of the first success / failure lotion up to a predetermined number until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure lottery, and a result of the second success / failure lottery A second hold control means for holding the predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure lottery,
The display control means reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first success / failure lottery when the result of the second success / failure lottery is held by the second hold control means, Regardless of whether or not the result of the first success / failure lottery is held by the hold control means, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second success / failure lottery is started,
The effect determining means holds a plurality of results of the success / failure lottery and includes the normal hit and the specific win in the plurality of success / failure lottery results, and the order in which the results of both wins are continuously displayed. 4. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific suggestion effect is displayed when the game is held at.   The special game control means executes opening / closing control of the special prize opening in each special game so that a special prize game opening mode in the normal special game is different from a special prize game opening mode. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein:

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