JP2011092501A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of improving the safety when a disaster occurs. <P>SOLUTION: When the occurrence of a disaster is detected by an outside control device 300, an evacuation command representing the occurrence of the disaster is transmitted to a Pachinko machine 10. When receiving the evacuation command, the Pachinko machine 10 reads evacuation map data from an evacuation map data storage area 234a, and an evacuation map is displayed in a third symbol display device 81. In this way, as the occurrence of the disaster can be announced with the evacuation map data displayed in the Pachinko machine 10 when the disaster is detected within a Pachinko parlor in which the Pachinko machine 10 is set, a player can quickly recognize the occurrence of the disaster and the safety when the disaster occurs can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system having a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or the like and an external control device electrically connected to the gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) in which a starting area, a winning opening, a display device having a liquid crystal screen, an accessory, a nail and the like are provided in a gaming area is known. In this gaming machine, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area wins the start opening, the symbol variation display is started on the screen of the display device, and when the variation display is stopped, the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination ( For example, when the symbols “7” are stopped in a line), the game value is awarded and a game value advantageous to the player is given.

  In addition, an external control device (hall computer) is connected to the gaming machine, and signals such as the number of game balls that have been driven into the game area and the number of prize balls that have been paid out at the starting and winning openings Is transmitted from the gaming machine to the external control device, and the external control device counts the ball-out rate (ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of game balls that have been struck) and the like.

JP 2000-342784 A

  However, as described above, the relationship between the conventional gaming machine and the external control device is merely to count the ball-out rate and the like, and no response has been taken in case of a disaster. For example, when a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a large site such as a game hall, many players are playing games, but if a disaster occurs at a place away from the players, the disaster A player who is away from the place where the disaster occurred cannot recognize the occurrence of the disaster at an early stage and cannot evacuate early. That is, the conventional gaming machine and the external control device have a problem that safety at the time of disaster occurrence is not ensured.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming system that can improve safety in the event of a disaster.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  According to the gaming system of claim 1, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected in the external control device, a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is transmitted to the gaming machine, and the gaming machine receives a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster. Information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is displayed on the display device. Therefore, when the occurrence of a disaster in the gaming hall where the gaming machine is installed is detected by the external control device, information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed on the display device of the gaming machine in the gaming hall. Can be recognized at an early stage by the player. Therefore, since the player can be evacuated quickly, there is an effect that safety at the time of disaster can be improved.

  Examples of the external side detection means include a heat detection means for detecting a heat source, a smoke detection means for detecting smoke, and a vibration detection means for detecting vibration. The heat detection means can detect the heat source when a fire occurs in the amusement hall where the gaming machine is installed, and therefore can reliably transmit a control signal indicating the occurrence of the fire to the gaming machine. Therefore, in the gaming machine, information indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably displayed on the display device, so that the safety of the player in the event of a fire can be improved. Moreover, since the smoke detection means can also detect smoke at the time of fire, safety at the time of fire can be improved. Moreover, since the vibration detection means can detect the vibration at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the safety at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake can be improved.

  Furthermore, as the external detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring an image in the game hall, an analysis means for analyzing the image acquired by the acquisition means, and a determination means for determining the occurrence of a disaster based on the analysis result by the analysis means The image detection means provided with is illustrated. The image detection means can also detect the fire occurrence from the smoke and flames at the time of the fire occurrence, so the safety at the time of the fire occurrence can be improved. Since the image detecting means can perform image analysis, it can also be determined from image analysis that an event has occurred in the game hall, and the player may be notified of the event occurrence.

  The information indicating the occurrence of a disaster displayed by the disaster display means may be a character indicating the occurrence of a disaster, an image (illustration) indicating the occurrence of a disaster, or an image map indicating an evacuation route to an emergency exit. It may also be a video showing the occurrence of a disaster and encouraging evacuation through an evacuation route.

  According to the gaming system of claim 2, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected in the gaming machine, a control signal indicating disaster detection is transmitted to the external control device, and the external control device transmits a control signal indicating disaster detection. When received, a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is transmitted to a plurality of gaming machines. When the gaming machine receives a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster, information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed on the display device. Therefore, since the occurrence of a disaster can be detected by the gaming machines installed throughout the game hall, the disaster that has occurred in the game hall can be detected reliably and at an early stage. Therefore, it is possible to make the player recognize the occurrence of a disaster reliably and at an early stage, so that there is an effect that quick evacuation can be performed and safety can be improved.

  Examples of the gaming machine side detection means include heat detection means for detecting a heat source, smoke detection means for detecting smoke, and vibration detection means for detecting vibration. Since the heat detection means can detect the heat source when a fire occurs in the amusement hall where the gaming machine is installed, the heat detection means can reliably transmit a control signal indicating fire detection to the external control device. A control signal indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably transmitted to the machine. Therefore, since information indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably displayed on the display device by a plurality of gaming machines, the safety of the player at the time of the fire can be improved. Moreover, since the smoke detection means can also detect smoke at the time of fire, safety at the time of fire can be improved. Moreover, since the vibration detection means can detect the vibration at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the safety at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake can be improved.

  Further, as the gaming machine side detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring an image in the game hall, an analysis means for analyzing the image acquired by the acquisition means, and a determination for determining the occurrence of a disaster based on the analysis result by the analysis means Image detecting means including the means. The image detection means can also detect the fire occurrence from the smoke and flames at the time of the fire occurrence, so the safety at the time of the fire occurrence can be improved. Since the image detecting means can perform image analysis, it can also be determined from image analysis that an event has occurred in the game hall, and the player may be notified of the event occurrence.

  The information indicating the occurrence of a disaster displayed by the disaster display means may be a character indicating the occurrence of a disaster, an image (illustration) indicating the occurrence of a disaster, or an image map indicating an evacuation route to an emergency exit. It may also be a video showing the occurrence of a disaster and encouraging evacuation through an evacuation route.

  The external control device may be configured to include an external detection unit. In this configuration, a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster may be transmitted to the gaming machine based on the disaster detection of either the gaming machine side detection means or the external side detection means, or the gaming machine side detection means and the external detection means A control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster may be transmitted to the gaming machine when the detection result with the side detection means matches. If the former, there is a possibility that a disaster has occurred, a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is sent to the gaming machine, so the possibility that the player will be involved in the disaster can be further reduced, safety at the time of disaster occurrence Can be improved. If it is the latter, it is possible to suppress transmission of a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to the gaming machine due to a false detection by either one of the detection means, so that false reports of the occurrence of a disaster can be reduced.

  According to the gaming system of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the gaming system of claim 1 or 2, information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed in preference to the dynamic display of the identification information, There is an effect that the suggestion of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed at an early stage and the player can recognize the occurrence of the disaster at an early stage.

  The gaming machine includes demo execution means for performing a demo display on the display device when the dynamic display of the identification information is not executed for a certain period or more by the dynamic execution means, and the disaster display means The information indicating the occurrence of the disaster may be displayed in preference to the demonstration display by the demonstration execution means. In this configuration, the information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed in preference to the demonstration display, so that the indication of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed at an early stage and the player can be aware of the occurrence of the disaster at an early stage.

  According to the gaming system of claim 4, in addition to the effects of the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the gaming machine requests acquisition of image data from the external control device when the power is turned on. When the external control device receives a control signal requesting acquisition of image data, the external control device transmits image data indicating an evacuation route in the game hall to the gaming machine. In the gaming machine, the image data received from the external control device is stored in the gaming machine side storage means, and information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed on the display device based on the stored image data. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the image data in the external control device and store the image data in the gaming machine, so that the troublesome work of storing the image data in each gaming machine can be omitted. is there.

  In addition, since the gaming machine installed in the game hall is turned on before the game hall is opened, transmission of image data to the gaming machine can be completed before the game hall is opened. Therefore, when a disaster occurs, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of adverse effects such as information indicating the occurrence of the disaster not being displayed on the display device.

  In addition, the gaming machine is manufactured as a general-purpose product, and it is unclear which game arcade is installed. Therefore, it is difficult to store image data corresponding to the game hall at the stage of manufacturing the gaming machine. However, since it is not necessary to store image data in the external control device and to store image data in the gaming machine, it is not necessary to store the image data in the manufacturing stage of the gaming machine, which is difficult in the manufacturing stage. Work can be saved.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of an external control apparatus. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of various counters. It is a schematic diagram which shows the actual screen and effective line setting in a 3rd symbol display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the starting process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process performed in the change process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the start winning process performed in the timer interruption process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the starting process performed by MPU of an audio lamp control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by MPU of an audio lamp control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the command determination process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the external interruption process performed by MPU of a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by MPU of a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by CPU of an external control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the command determination process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the input check process performed in the main process of FIG. It is the schematic which showed the outline of the evacuation map. It is the schematic which showed the outline of the demonstration screen. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the starting process performed by MPU of the audio lamp control apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by MPU of the audio lamp control apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the command determination process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the input check process performed in the main process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by MPU of the main control apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the input check process performed in the main process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed with CPU of an external control apparatus. It is the schematic which showed the outline of the evacuation map of 4th Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the outline of the evacuation map and demonstration screen of a modification.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 13 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 in which an outer shell is formed by a wooden frame combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and an outer shape that is substantially the same as the outer frame 11. And an inner frame 12 supported to be openable and closable. In order to support the inner frame 12, the outer frame 11 is provided with metal hinges 18 at two positions on the left side (left side in FIG. 1) when viewed from the front, and the side on which the hinges 18 are provided is used as an opening / closing axis. The frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable to the front front side.

  A game board 13 (see FIG. 2) having a large number of nails, winning holes 63, 64, and the like is detachably mounted on the inner frame 12 from the back side. A ball ball game is performed when the ball flows down the front surface of the game board 13. The inner frame 12 has a ball launch unit 112a (see FIG. 4) that launches a ball to the front area of the game board 13 and a launch that guides the ball launched from the ball launch unit 112a to the front area of the game board 13. A rail (not shown) or the like is attached.

  On the front side of the inner frame 12, a front frame 14 that covers the upper side of the front surface and a lower dish unit 15 that covers the lower side of the front frame 14 are provided. Metal hinges 19 are attached to the inner frame 12 at two upper and lower portions on the left side when viewed from the front to support the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15, and the side on which the hinges 19 are provided is used as an opening / closing axis. The frame 14 and the lower plate unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable toward the front side of the front. The locking of the inner frame 12 and the locking of the front frame 14 are respectively released by inserting a dedicated key into the key hole 21 of the cylinder lock 20 and performing a predetermined operation.

  The front frame 14 is assembled with decorative resin parts, electrical parts, and the like, and a window part 14c that is formed in an approximately elliptical shape is provided at a substantially central part thereof. A glass unit 16 having two plate glasses is disposed on the back side of the front frame 14, and the front surface of the game board 13 can be seen on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 16. On the front frame 14, an upper plate 17 that stores balls is formed in a substantially box shape that protrudes forward and the upper surface is opened, and prize balls and rental balls are discharged to the upper plate 17.

  The bottom surface of the upper plate 17 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the right side when viewed from the front, and the ball thrown into the upper plate 17 is guided to the ball launching unit 112a by the inclination. A frame button 22 is provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 17. This frame button 22 is used when, for example, changing the effect pattern of the variable display displayed on the third symbol display device 81 (see FIG. 2), or setting or changing the effect content at the reach effect. It is operated by a person.

  In addition, the front frame 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light-emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing or controlling the light-emitting mode by turning on or flashing according to the change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. On the peripheral edge of the window portion 14c, there are provided electric decoration portions 29 to 33 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs. In the pachinko machine 10, these lighting parts 29 to 33 function as effect lamps such as jackpot lamps, and the lighting parts 29 to 33 are turned on by lighting or blinking of the built-in LEDs at the time of jackpot or reach effects. Alternatively, it blinks to notify that the jackpot is being hit or that the reach is one step before the jackpot. Moreover, in this embodiment, even if a disaster such as a fire or an earthquake occurs in the hall where the pachinko machine 10 is installed, each of the illumination parts 29 to 33 is lit or blinking, and the player has a disaster. You will be notified.

  Further, on the upper left part of the front frame 14 as viewed from the front, there is provided a display lamp 34 with a built-in light emitting means such as an LED that can display when a prize ball is being paid out and when an error occurs. In addition, a small window 35 to which a transparent resin is attached from the rear surface side so that the rear surface side of the front frame 14 can be visually recognized is formed below the right illumination part 32, and a sticking space K1 on the front surface of the game board 13 (FIG. 2 (see 2) can be visually recognized from the front surface (front side) of the pachinko machine 10 through the small window 35. In addition, in the pachinko machine 10, a plated member 36 made of ABS resin that is chrome-plated is attached to an area around the electric decoration parts 29 to 33 in order to bring out more gorgeousness.

  A ball rental operation unit 40 is disposed below the window 14c. The ball lending operation unit 40 is provided with a frequency display unit 41, a ball lending button 42, and a return button 43. When the lending operation unit 40 is operated with a bill or a card inserted in a card unit (ball lending unit, not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, lending of balls according to the operation Is done.

  Specifically, the frequency display unit 41 is an area in which the remaining amount information such as a card is displayed, and the built-in LED is lit to display the remaining amount as the remaining amount information. The ball lending button 42 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a recording medium such as a card, and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 17 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The The return button 43 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. In addition, in a pachinko machine in which a ball is lent directly to the upper plate 17 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, a so-called cash machine does not require the ball lending operation unit 40. In this case, the ball lending operation unit 40 It is also possible to add a decorative seal or the like to the installation portion of the parts so that the component configuration is common. Thereby, the common use of the pachinko machine using a card unit and a cash machine can be aimed at.

  In the lower plate unit 15 located on the lower side of the upper plate 17, a lower plate 50 for storing a ball that could not be stored in the upper plate 17 is formed in a substantially box shape having an open upper surface. Yes. On the right side of the lower plate 50, an operation handle 51 that is operated by a player to drive a ball into the front surface of the game board 13 is disposed, and the operation of the ball launching unit 112a is permitted inside the operation handle 51. And a variable resistor (not shown) for detecting a rotation operation amount of the operation handle 51 by a change in electric resistance.

  When the operation handle 51 is rotated clockwise by the player, the touch sensor is turned on and the resistance value of the variable resistor changes corresponding to the operation amount, and according to the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 51. A ball is fired with a strength corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor that changes, and the ball is driven into the front surface of the game board 13 with a jump amount corresponding to the player's operation.

  In the lower part of the front of the lower plate 50, a ball removal lever 52 is provided for operating when the balls stored in the lower plate 50 are discharged downward. The ball removal lever 52 is always urged to the right, and a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 50 is slid to the left against the urge. It opens and the sphere spontaneously drops and is discharged from its bottom opening. The operation of the ball removal lever 52 is normally performed in a state where a box (generally referred to as “a thousand box”) for receiving the balls discharged from the lower plate 50 is placed below the lower plate 50.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 13 includes a wooden base plate 60 cut into a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, a large number of ball nails, windmills and rails 61 and 62, a general winning opening 63, The ball entrance 64, the variable winning device 65, the variable display device unit 80 and the like are assembled, and the peripheral edge thereof is attached to the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 1). The general winning port 63, the first winning port 64, the variable winning device 65, and the variable display device unit 80 are arranged in a through hole formed in the base plate 60 by router processing, and the wood screw is provided from the front side of the game board 13. It is fixed by etc. Further, the front center portion of the game board 13 can be viewed from the front side through the window portion 14c (see FIG. 1) of the front frame 14. Below, the structure of the game board 13 is demonstrated.

  An outer rail 62 formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into a substantially arc shape is planted on the front surface of the game board 13, and the strip-shaped metal plate is located on the inner side of the outer rail 62 in the same manner as the outer rail 62. The arc-shaped inner rail 61 formed by the above is planted. The inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 surround the outer periphery of the front surface of the game board 13, and the game board 13 and the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) surround the front and rear. A game area in which a game is played is formed by the behavior of. The game area is a substantially circular area that is formed on the front surface of the game board 13 and defined by the two rails 61 and 62 and the arc member 70.

  The two rails 61 and 62 are provided to guide the ball fired from the ball launch unit 112a (see FIG. 4) to the upper part of the game board 13. A return ball preventing member 68 is attached to the front end portion of the inner rail 61 (upper left in FIG. 2), and the situation where the ball guided to the upper part of the game board 13 once returns to the ball guide path again is prevented. The A return rubber 69 is attached to the tip of the outer rail 62 (upper right part in FIG. 2) at a position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the sphere, and the ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 69 and gains momentum. It is bounced back to the center while being attenuated. A resin arc member 70 formed by providing an arc connecting the rails on the inner surface side between the lower right end of the inner rail 61 and the upper right end of the outer rail 62 is a base. The plate 60 is driven and fixed.

  A first symbol display device 37 provided with a plurality of LEDs 37a which are light emitting means and a 7-segment display 37b is disposed in the upper right part of the game area when viewed from the front (upper right part of FIG. 2). The first symbol display device 37 performs display according to each control performed by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4), and mainly displays the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10. The plurality of LEDs 37a indicate whether the pachinko machine 10 is changing in accuracy (or in a state of changing accuracy), in a short time (or in a short time state), in a normal state (or in a normal state) by a lighting state, and whether or not it is changing. It is indicated by the lighting state, whether the stop symbol is a symbol corresponding to a probable big jackpot, a symbol corresponding to a normal jackpot or a symbol that is out of place, by a lighting state, or the number of reserved balls is indicated by a lighting state. The 7-segment display device 37b has a number of rounds in a big hit, the number of rounds to be executed in a big win, and a type of jackpot (a type such as whether it is in a probable change state, a normal state, or a sudden state after a big hit), An error display or the like is performed. In addition, LED37a is comprised so that the light emission color (for example, red, green, blue) of each LED may differ, The various game states of the pachinko machine 10 can be suggested with few LEDs by the combination of the light emission color. .

  Note that the above-described pachinko machine 10 is in a probable state is a game state in which the jackpot probability of the first symbol is increased and it is easy to shift to the special game state. Furthermore, the probability variation state in the present embodiment is a game state in which the hit probability of the second symbol is increased and the ball easily enters the first entrance 64. The short-time state is a state in which the jackpot probability of the first symbol remains unchanged and only the hit probability of the second symbol is increased. In addition, the normal state of the pachinko machine 10 is a state where neither the jackpot probability of the first symbol nor the hit probability of the second symbol is increased. In addition, the winning state is a game value that is less than a normal jackpot (for example, the number of times that a specific winning opening 65a described later is opened is less, or the game value that is given is reduced by shortening the opened time) In the same manner as the probability variation state, the jackpot probability of the first symbol and the hit probability of the second symbol are increased. Further, a latent state may be provided. This latent state is a state in which the jackpot probability of the first symbol increases but the hit probability of the second symbol does not increase after the game value less than the normal jackpot is given. It should be noted that, depending on the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10, the time for opening the electric accessory (not shown) associated with the first entrance 64 and the number of times the electric accessory is released per hit are changed. It is good as a thing.

  The game area is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 63 through which 5 to 15 balls are paid out as winning balls when the balls win. In addition, a variable display device unit 80 is disposed in the central portion of the game area. The variable display device unit 80 includes a third symbol display device 81 configured with a liquid crystal display (hereinafter simply referred to as “LCD”) that displays the third symbol in a variable manner with a winning at the first entrance 64 as a trigger. There is provided a second symbol display device 82 composed of a light emitting diode (hereinafter abbreviated as “LED”) that variably displays the second symbol with the passage of the ball of the second entrance 67 as a trigger.

  The display content of the third symbol display device 81 is controlled by a display control device 114 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later, and, for example, three symbol rows of upper, middle, and lower are displayed. Each symbol row is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are horizontally scrolled for each symbol row so that the third symbol is variably displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 81. Further, in the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 81 is constituted by a large liquid crystal display of 8 inch size, and the variable display device unit 80 includes a center frame 86 so as to surround the outer periphery of the third symbol display device 81. Is arranged. In the third symbol display device 81 of the present embodiment, the display of the gaming state accompanying the control of the main control device 110 is performed by the first symbol display device 37, whereas the display of the first symbol display device 37 is performed. The decorative display is performed accordingly. Instead of the LCD, for example, the third symbol display device 81 may be configured using a reel or the like.

  In addition, the ball enters the first entrance 64 until the first symbol display device 37 displays a stop symbol (any one corresponding to a probable jackpot symbol, a normal jackpot symbol, a special symbol, or a miss symbol). When the player enters the ball, the number of times the ball is held is held up to 4 times, and the number of times the ball is held is indicated by the first symbol display device 37 and the number of lights of the hold lamp 85. Four hold lamps 85 are provided corresponding to the maximum number of holds, and are arranged symmetrically above the third symbol display device 81. In the present embodiment, the winning at the first entrance 64 is configured to be held up to 4 times, but the maximum number of times of holding is not limited to 4 times, but 3 times or less, Or you may set to the frequency | count (for example, 8 times) of 5 times or more. In addition, the hold lamp 85 is deleted, and the number of times the variable display is held based on the winning at the first entrance 64 is numerically held in a part of the third symbol display device 81, or the area divided into four is held. You may make it display in a different aspect (for example, a color and a lighting pattern) by the frequency | count. In addition, since the number of times of holding is indicated by the first symbol display device 37, the holding lamp 85 may not perform lighting display.

  The second symbol display device 82 includes a second symbol display unit 83 and a holding lamp 84, and each time the ball passes through the second entrance 67, the display unit 83 displays a display symbol (second symbol). The symbol “○” and “x” in FIG. 1 are alternately lit to display a variation, and the variation display is stopped when the variation display stops at a predetermined symbol (in this embodiment, the symbol “◯”). The entrance 64 is configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of passes through the second entrance 67 of the sphere is suspended up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the above-described first symbol display device 37 and is also lit on the hold lamp 84. The second symbol variation display is performed by switching on and off of a plurality of lamps on the display unit 83 as in the present embodiment, as well as the first symbol display device 37 and the third symbol display device 81. You may make it carry out using a part of. Similarly, the hold lamp 84 may be turned on by a part of the third symbol display device 81. In addition, the passage of the second entrance 67 is not limited to 4 times as in the case of the 1st entrance 64, and is not limited to 4 times, or 3 times or less (for example, (8 times). In addition, since the number of times of holding is indicated by the first symbol display device 37, the holding lamp 84 may not perform lighting display.

  Below the variable display device unit 80, a first entrance 64 into which a sphere can enter is disposed. When a ball enters the first entrance 64, a first entrance switch (a part of various switches 208 (see FIG. 4)) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on. The main controller 110 makes a lottery lottery due to the mouth switch being turned on, and a display corresponding to the lottery result is indicated by the LED 37a of the first symbol display device 37. The first entrance 64 is also one of the entrances through which 5 balls are paid out as prize balls when a ball enters.

  A variable winning device 65 is disposed below the first ball opening 64, and a horizontally-long rectangular specific winning port (large opening) 65a is provided at a substantially central portion thereof. In the pachinko machine 10, when the lottery in the main controller 110 is a big hit, after a predetermined time (fluctuation time) has elapsed, the LED 37a of the first symbol display device 37 is turned on so as to become a big hit stop symbol. The stop symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 to indicate the occurrence of the jackpot. Thereafter, the gaming state transitions to a special gaming state (big hit) where the ball is easy to win. In this special gaming state, the special winning opening 65a that is normally closed is opened for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds have elapsed or ten balls have been won).

  The specific winning opening 65a is closed when a predetermined time elapses, and after the closing, the specific winning opening 65a is opened again for a predetermined time. The opening / closing operation of the specific winning opening 65a can be repeated up to 16 times (16 rounds), for example. The state in which the opening / closing operation is performed is a form of a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and the player is given out a larger amount of prize balls than usual in order to give a gaming value (game value). Is done.

  Specifically, the variable winning device 65 includes a horizontally long rectangular opening / closing plate covering the specific winning opening 65a and a large opening opening solenoid (solenoid 209 (FIG. 4)). The special winning opening 65a is normally closed so that the ball cannot win or is difficult to win. In the case of a big hit, the large opening opening solenoid is driven to tilt the opening / closing plate to the lower front side to temporarily form an open state in which the ball is likely to win the specific winning opening 65a. It operates to repeat the state and the state alternately.

  Note that the special gaming state is not limited to the above-described form. When the game area is provided with a large opening that is opened and closed separately from the specific winning opening 65a, and the LED 37a corresponding to the jackpot is turned on in the first symbol display device 37, the specific winning opening 65a is opened for a predetermined time, and the specific winning opening A special gaming state is defined as a game state in which a large opening provided separately from the specific winning port 65a is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when the ball 65 is opened into the specific winning port 65a. Also good.

  Adhesive spaces K1, K2 for adhering certificate papers, identification labels, etc. are provided at the left and right corners on the lower side of the game board 13, and the certificate paper, etc., adhered to the adhesive space K1, is a front frame 14. Can be visually recognized through the small window 35.

  Further, the game board 13 is provided with an out port 66 and a second entrance (through gate) 67. A ball that has not entered any of the winning openings 63, 64, 65a is guided through an out port 66 to a ball discharge path (not shown). A number of nails are planted on the game board 13 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, control board units 90 and 91 and a back pack unit 94 are mainly provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. The control board unit 90 is unitized by mounting a main board (main control apparatus 110), an audio lamp control board (audio lamp control apparatus 113), and a display control board (display control apparatus 114). The control board unit 91 is unitized by mounting a payout control board (payout control apparatus 111), a firing control board (launching control apparatus 112), a power supply board (power supply apparatus 115), and a card unit connection board 116.

  The back pack unit 94 includes a back pack 92 and a dispensing unit 93 that form a protective cover. In addition, each control board is used for MPU as a one-chip microcomputer that controls each control, a port for communicating with various devices, a random number generator used for various lotteries, time counting and synchronization. A clock pulse generation circuit or the like is mounted as necessary.

  The main control device 110, the sound lamp control device 113 and the display control device 114, the payout control device 111 and the firing control device 112, the power supply device 115, and the card unit connection board 116 are housed in the board boxes 100 to 104, respectively. . The board boxes 100 to 104 include a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other, and each control device and each board are accommodated.

  Further, the substrate box 100 (main control device 110) and the substrate box 102 (dispensing control device 111 and launch control device 112) connect the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be opened by a sealing unit (not shown) (caulking structure). Consolidated). In addition, a seal (not shown) is attached to the connecting portion between the box base and the box cover so as to cover the box base and the box cover. This seal seal is made of a brittle material. If the seal is to be peeled off in order to open the substrate boxes 100, 102, or if the substrate boxes 100, 102 are forcibly opened, the box base side and the box cover are removed. Cut to the side. Therefore, it is possible to know whether or not the substrate boxes 100 and 102 have been opened by checking the sealing unit or the sealing seal.

  The payout unit 93 includes a tank 130 that is located at the top of the back pack unit 94 and opens upward, a tank rail 131 that is connected to the lower side of the tank 130 and is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and downstream of the tank rail 131. A case rail 132 that is vertically connected to the side, and a payout device 133 that is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 132 and that pays out a ball by a predetermined electrical configuration of the payout motor 216 (see FIG. 4). ing. The tank 130 is successively replenished with balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall, and a required number of balls are paid out by the payout device 133 as appropriate. A vibrator 134 for applying vibration to the tank rail 131 is attached to the tank rail 131.

  The payout control device 111 is provided with a state return switch 120, the firing control device 112 is provided with a variable resistor operation knob 121, and the power supply device 115 is provided with a RAM erase switch 122. The state return switch 120 is operated in order to eliminate ball clogging (return to a normal state) when a payout error occurs such as ball clogging of the payout motor 216, for example. The operation knob 121 is operated to adjust the firing force of the firing solenoid. The RAM erase switch 122 is operated when the power is turned on to return the pachinko machine 10 to the initial state.

  Next, with reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the electrical structure of this pachinko machine 10 and the electrical structure of the external control apparatus 300 electrically connected with the pachinko machine 10 are demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the external control device 300. Note that the external control device 300 of the present embodiment is a hall computer that mainly manages the ball exit rate and occurrence of abnormalities of the plurality of pachinko machines 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the external control device 300 is electrically connected to a plurality of pachinko machines 10 installed in the hall. The pachinko machine 10 and the external control device 300 are electrically connected via an external output terminal plate (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10. In the following description, first, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 4, and then the electrical configuration of the external control device 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 110 is equipped with an MPU 201 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The MPU 201 includes a ROM 202 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 201 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 202 is executed. A certain RAM 203 and various other circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. Various commands are transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sub control device by the data transmission / reception circuit in order to instruct the sub control device such as the payout control device 111 and the sound lamp control device 113 to operate. Such a command is transmitted from the main controller 110 to the sub controller only in one direction.

  The RAM 203 stores the contents of the internal registers of the MPU 201, the return address of the control program executed by the MPU 201, and the work area (work area for storing various flags and counters, I / O values, etc. Area). The RAM 203 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 115 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, and all data stored in the RAM 203 is backed up.

  When the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the stack pointer and the value of each register when the power is shut off (including when the power failure occurs, the same applies hereinafter) are stored in the RAM 203. On the other hand, at the time of power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, the same applies hereinafter), the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before power-off based on information stored in the RAM 203. Writing to the RAM 203 is executed when the power is shut off by the main process (see FIG. 9), and restoration of each value written in the RAM 203 is executed in a startup process (see FIG. 8) when the power is turned on. Note that the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 201 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Is input immediately, the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 15) as a power failure process is immediately executed, and the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203.

  An input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 constituted by an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 205 includes a payout control device 111, a sound lamp control device 113, a first symbol display device 37, a second symbol display device 82, a holding lamp 84, and various switches including a switch group and a sensor group (not shown). 208, a solenoid 209 made up of a large opening solenoid for opening and closing forward with the lower side of the opening / closing plate of the specific winning opening 65a (see FIG. 2) as an axis, a solenoid for driving an electric accessory, and the like. ing.

  The payout control device 111 drives the payout motor 216 to perform payout control of prize balls and rental balls. The MPU 211, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 212 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 211, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 213 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 213 of the payout control device 111, like the RAM 203 of the main control device 110, has a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the MPU 211, the return address of the control program executed by the MPU 211, and various flags and counters. And a work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored. The RAM 213 is configured to be able to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 115 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off, and all data stored in the RAM 213 is backed up.

  As with the MPU 201 of the main controller 110, the power failure signal SG1 is also input to the NMI terminal of the MPU 211 from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the MPU 211, an NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 15) as a power failure process is immediately executed, and information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 213.

  An input / output port 215 is connected to the MPU 211 of the payout control device 111 via a bus line 214 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The main control device 110, the payout motor 216, the firing control device 112, and the like are connected to the input / output port 215, respectively. Although not shown, the payout control device 111 is connected to a prize ball detection switch for detecting a prize ball that has been paid out. The prize ball detection switch is connected to the payout control device 111 but is not connected to the main control device 110.

  The launch control device 112 controls the ball launch unit 112a to have a launch strength according to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 51 (see FIG. 1) when the main control device 110 gives an instruction to launch a ball. To do. The ball launching unit 112a includes a launching solenoid and an electromagnet (not shown), and the firing solenoid and the electromagnet are permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it corresponds to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 51 on the condition that the touch sensor detects that the player is touching the operation handle 51 and the firing stop switch for stopping the firing is not operated. Then, the launch solenoid is excited, and the ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 51.

  The sound lamp control device 113 outputs sound in a sound output device (such as a speaker (not shown)) 226, and outputs light on and off in a lamp display device (such as the lighting units 29 to 33 and the display lamp 34 (see FIG. 1)) 227. The display control device 114 controls the display mode setting of the third symbol display device 81 and the like. The MPU 221 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 222 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 221, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 223 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  In the RAM 223, an evacuation flag 223a is provided. The evacuation flag 223a is a flag indicating whether or not a disaster has occurred in the hall where the pachinko machine 10 is installed, and is turned on when an evacuation command is received from the external control device 300 (see S2202 in FIG. 18). The on state is maintained until the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off.

  In addition, the RAM 223 has a command storage area (not shown) for temporarily storing commands received from the main control device 110 until processing corresponding to the commands is performed. Note that the command storage area includes a ring buffer, and data is read and written by a FIFO (First In First Out) method. When a command determination process (see FIG. 18), which will be described later, is executed, among the unprocessed commands stored in the command storage area, the first stored command is read and the read command is analyzed. The process according to the command is performed.

  An input / output port 225 is connected to the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 via a bus line 224 including an address bus and a data bus. The main control device 110, display control device 114, audio output device 226, lamp display device 227, frame button 22, external control device 300, etc. are connected to the input / output port 225, respectively. .

  The display control device 114 performs control to display a variation display of the third symbol on the third symbol display device (LCD) 81, a demonstration effect, an evacuation route when a disaster occurs, and the like. The display control device 114 includes an MPU 231, a ROM (program ROM) 232, a work RAM 233, a video RAM 234, a character ROM 235, an image controller 236, an input port 237, an output port 238, and bus lines 239 and 240. It has. The input side of the input port 237 is connected to the output side of the sound lamp control device 113, and the output side of the input port 237 is connected to the MPU 231, ROM 232, work RAM 233, and image controller 236. A video RAM 234 and a character ROM 235 are connected to the image controller 236, and an output port 238 is connected via a bus line 240. A third symbol display device 81 is connected to the output side of the output port 238. Even if the pachinko machine 10 is a different model with different winning probability for winning the jackpot and the number of prize balls to be paid out in one jackpot, there is a model having the same specifications as the symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 81. Therefore, the display control device 114 is made into a common part to reduce the cost.

  The MPU 231 of the display control device 114 controls the display content of the third symbol display device 81 based on the display variation pattern command output from the sound lamp control device 113. The ROM 232 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 231 and fixed value data. The work RAM 233 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the MPU 231 executes various programs, and includes a variable time counter (not shown).

  Here, the variation time counter (not shown) is a counter that measures the elapsed time (variation elapsed time) since the variation effect was started when the variation effect is executed in the third symbol display device 81. This variation time counter is reset to zero immediately before the variation effect is started in the variation effect process (see S3112 in FIG. 20) executed every 20 milliseconds, and the third symbol display device 81 performs the variation effect. While it is being updated, it is updated by adding 1 each time the changing effect process is executed. That is, the variation time counter counts 20 milliseconds as one count. In the variation effect process, variation effect data or continuous notice effect data corresponding to the value of the variation time counter is read from the video RAM 234 described later, and an image corresponding to the effect data is displayed on the third symbol display device 81.

  In addition, the work RAM 233 is provided with an effect permission flag 233a, a display evacuation flag 233b, and a demonstration execution flag 233c.

  The effect permission flag 233a is a flag indicating whether or not the execution of various effects performed in the third symbol display device 81 is permitted, and an effect permission command transmitted after the initial setting process of the main control device 110 is an audio lamp. When it is received via the control device 113, it is turned on (see S3002 in FIG. 19), and the on state is continued until the power is shut off.

  The display evacuation flag 233b is a flag indicating whether or not a disaster has occurred in the hall in which the pachinko machine 10 is installed, and when an evacuation command from the external control device 300 is received via the voice lamp control device 113. (See S3004 in FIG. 19), and the on state is maintained until the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off.

  The demonstration execution flag 233c is a flag for determining whether or not to execute the customer waiting effect (hereinafter referred to as “demo effect”) in the third symbol display device 81, and the variation performed in the third symbol display device 81. When the performance is not performed for a predetermined time or longer, it is turned on when a demonstration execution command transmitted from the sound lamp control device 113 is received (see S3006 in FIG. 19), and the variation rendering process executed in the main process (S3112 in FIG. 20). Is turned off when (see) is executed.

  The character ROM 235 is a memory that stores effect data such as symbols (background symbols and third symbols) displayed on the third symbol display device 81 and demo effect data in a compressed form. In addition, in the character ROM 235, notification data (not shown) that is data that is displayed during the demonstration performance and that includes character data and image data for notifying the player of various information is stored. A data storage area 235a is provided.

  The video RAM 234 is a memory for storing data for fluctuation effect, data for demonstration effect, notification data, and the like after decompression displayed on the third symbol display device 81. Furthermore, the video RAM 234 stores a variation effect area (not shown) for storing the contents of the variation effect data in correspondence with the elapsed time from the start to the end of the change, and data for demonstration effect and notification data. It has a demonstration effect area (not shown) for storing in correspondence with the elapsed time from the start of the demonstration effect. The third symbol display device 81 produces an effect by updating and storing the data corresponding to the elapsed time of the variation effect and the demonstration effect in both areas (not shown).

  Specifically, when the display control device 114 receives the display variation pattern command from the audio lamp control device 113, the display control device 114 uses the variation effect data in the form indicated in the display variation pattern command stored in the video RAM 234 in advance. Fluctuation effect data corresponding to the fluctuation elapsed time is read out, stored in the variation effect area, and displayed on the third symbol display device (LCD) 81 based on the stored variation effect data. And the display content of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 is changed by rewriting the content of the area | region for fluctuation | variation effect according to fluctuation | variation elapsed time. The demonstration effect area is also rewritten according to the elapsed time of the demonstration effect mode, and the display content of the third symbol display device 81 is changed, similarly to the change effect area. The video RAM 234 is further provided with a jackpot effect area separately from the variable effect area and the demonstration effect area. Similarly to the variable effect area, the display content of the jackpot effect is changed by rewriting the content according to the elapsed time. In this embodiment, an evacuation effect area is also provided. When an evacuation command is received from the external control device 300, the evacuation map data stored in the evacuation map data storage area 234a is written in the evacuation effect area, The display is based on the evacuation map data in preference to the effect performed by the data stored in the other effect areas.

  The video RAM 234 is further provided with an evacuation map data storage area 234a and a notification data storage area 234b. The evacuation map data storage area 234a stores evacuation map data transmitted from the external control device 300 when the pachinko machine 10 is powered on. The evacuation map data is image data for displaying the emergency exit and the evacuation route to the emergency exit on the entire map of the hall where the pachinko machine 10 is installed. When the evacuation command is received from the external control device 300, The evacuation map data stored in the evacuation map data storage area 234a is referred to, and the evacuation route at the time of disaster is displayed on the third symbol display device 81.

  In this embodiment, the evacuation map data stored in the evacuation map data storage area 234a is configured to be received from the external control device 300 when the power is turned on, but before the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the hall (for example, , When the pachinko machine 10 is produced, etc.) may be stored in the character ROM 235 in advance. Alternatively, the pachinko machine 10 may be provided with a reading device for external memory, a memory card or the like may be inserted into the reading device, and the evacuation map data may be stored in the video RAM 234 by hall personnel. When the evacuation map data is stored by the memory card, the display control device 114 is provided with a rewritable storage device (for example, EEPROM) that retains the memory even after the power is turned off, and the evacuation map data is stored in the storage device. It is preferable to memorize.

  In the notification data storage area 234b, notification data in the notification data storage area 235a is stored when the power is turned on. The notification data is composed of character data and image data. For example, a message “A game under the age of 18 is prohibited by law” is displayed to encourage a player under the age of 18 not to play. For example, image data for displaying a caricature or photo of a criminal, image data indicating the specifications of the pachinko machine 10 (such as jackpot probability, expectation level of reach production, introduction of premier reach), etc. .

  The criminal caricatures and facial photographs are data that are updated sequentially, so the external control device 300 acquires the latest data via the Internet line 400 (see FIG. 5), and the display control device 114 receives the acquired data. In addition, the notification data storage area 234b of the video RAM 234 may be stored.

  The image controller 236 adjusts the timings of the MPU 231, the video RAM 234, and the output port 238 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads data stored in each effect area of the video RAM 234 at a predetermined timing to display the third design. It is displayed on the display device 81.

  The power supply device 115 includes a power supply unit 251 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 252 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 3). And a switch circuit 253. The power supply unit 251 is a device that supplies a necessary operating voltage to each of the control devices 110 to 114 through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 251 takes in the voltage of AC 24 volts supplied from the outside, and drives various switches such as various switches 208, solenoids such as the solenoid 209, motors, etc. A 5 volt voltage for logic, a backup voltage for RAM backup, and the like are generated, and the 12 volt voltage, the 5 volt voltage, and the backup voltage are supplied to the control devices 110 to 114 as necessary voltages.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 252 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 and the MPU 211 of the payout control device 111 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 252 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 251, and determines that a power failure (power interruption, power interruption) occurs when this voltage falls below 22 volts. Then, the power failure signal SG1 is output to the main controller 110 and the payout controller 111. Based on the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 110 and the payout controller 111 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. Note that the power supply unit 251 outputs a voltage of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Is maintained at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 110 and the payout control device 111 can normally execute the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 15), store the information on the occurrence of power interruption in the RAM 203 and the RAM 213, and complete it.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 253 is a circuit for outputting a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data to the main controller 110 when the RAM erase switch 122 is pressed. When the RAM erase signal SG2 is input when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, the main control device 110 and the payout control device 111 clear the respective backup data, and the payout control device 111 clears the backup data at the initial stage of payout. The command is transmitted to the payout control device 111.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the external control device 300 includes a CPU 301 that is an arithmetic device, a ROM 302 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 301, and a control program stored in the ROM 302. RAM 303, which is a memory for temporarily storing various data during execution, and various data, etc., are temporarily stored during execution of the control program, and data input via an external memory or the Internet line 400 is also stored. It mainly has a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”) 304 for storage and an Internet interface (hereinafter referred to as “Internet I / F”) 305 that performs data conversion corresponding to the Internet line 400. The Internet line 400 is connected to another external control device (for example, a personal computer), and can transmit and receive various data to and from the other external control device.

  The HDD 304 is provided with an evacuation map data storage area 304a, a data transmission flag 304b, and a disaster occurrence flag 304c. In the evacuation map data storage area 304a, evacuation map data to be transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 is stored. The evacuation map data is image data indicating the arrangement of the hall facilities (pachinko machine 10, emergency exit, front entrance, toilet, counter, break corner, etc.) and the evacuation route.

  The data transmission flag 304b is a flag for specifying the pachinko machine 10 that transmits the evacuation map data stored in the evacuation map data storage area 304a. A flag corresponding to the number of the pachinko machines 10 is prepared. The data transmission flag 304b is turned on when a reception request command requesting transmission of evacuation map data is received from the pachinko machine 10 (see S4102 in FIG. 22), and is turned off when data transmission of evacuation map data is completed. (Refer to S4106 in FIG. 22).

  Note that when the evacuation map data is transmitted to all of the pachinko machines 10 disposed in the hall when the external control device 300 is turned on, the data transmission flag 304b may not be provided. In this case, in the main process shown in FIG. 21, the process of repeatedly transmitting the evacuation map data until the data transmission is completed after the completion of the initial setting process (S4001) and before the processes (S4002 to S4006) are repeatedly performed. It can be configured by adding.

  The disaster occurrence flag 304c is a flag indicating whether or not some kind of disaster has occurred in the hall, and includes a monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), a thermal sensor 352, a smoke sensor 353, a vibration sensor 354, an input device 355, and an Internet line. It is turned on when the occurrence of a disaster is confirmed based on the input from 400 (see S4206 in FIG. 23), and is turned off when there is a release input by a hall official (S4209 in FIG. 23).

  An input / output port 307 is connected to the CPU 301 via a bus line 306. The input / output port 307 includes a monitoring control device 351, a thermal sensor 352, a smoke sensor 353, a vibration sensor 354, an input device 355 such as a keyboard, a display, etc., which are electrically connected to cameras 351a installed at various locations in the hall. The display device 356 is connected. A plurality of pachinko machines 10 installed in the hall are connected via the input / output port 307.

  The monitoring control device 351 analyzes the image data input by the camera 351a that monitors the situation in the hall, and performs control to determine whether a fire has occurred in the hall. When it is determined that a fire has occurred in the hall, the monitoring control device 351 is configured to output a disaster occurrence signal. Of course, the external control device 300 may perform the control performed by the monitoring control device 351. In this case, the camera 351a is directly connected to the input / output port 307.

  The heat sensor 352 senses a heat source generated in the hall, and the smoke sensor 353 senses smoke generated in the hall. The external control device 300 determines whether or not a fire has occurred in the hall based on the inputs of the camera 351a, the heat sensor 352, and the smoke sensor 353. If it is determined that a fire has occurred, the external control device 300 sends an evacuation command to the voice lamp control device 113. Send.

  The vibration sensor 354 senses vibration generated in the hall. The external control device 300 determines whether an earthquake has occurred in the hall based on the input of the vibration sensor 354, and transmits an evacuation command to the sound lamp control device 113 when determining that an earthquake has occurred. Since the external control device 300 is connected to the Internet line 400, the evacuation command is transmitted to the voice lamp control device 113 even when information such as breaking news for earthquake prediction is input via the Internet line 400. It is configured as follows.

  Note that the external control device 300 is connected to the Internet line 400 via the Internet I / F 305, but of course, it may be configured not to be connected to the Internet line 400.

  Next, a counter and the like provided in the RAM 203 (see FIG. 4) of the main controller 110 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of various counters. Each counter shown in FIG. 6 performs lottery lottery, setting of display of the first symbol display device 37 (see FIG. 4), lottery of display results of the second symbol display device 82 (see FIG. 4), etc. Used in the MPU 201 (see FIG. 4) of the main controller 110.

  For the jackpot lottery and display setting of the first symbol display device 37, the first hit random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, the first hit type counter C2 used for the jackpot symbol selection, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 The first initial value random number counter CINI1 used for setting the initial value of the first per-random number counter C1 and the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 used for variation pattern selection are used.

  The second symbol random number counter C4 is used for the lottery of the second symbol display device 82, and the second initial random number counter CINI2 is used for setting the initial value of the second random number counter C4. Each of these counters is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value.

  Each counter is updated at an interval of 4 ms, which is an execution interval of the main process (see FIG. 9), or at an interval of 2 ms, an execution interval of the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12), and the updated value is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 203. Stored in the counter buffer.

  The RAM 203 is provided with a holding ball storage area composed of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). Each of these areas has a first entrance 64 (see FIG. 2), each value of the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 is stored.

  Each counter will be described in detail. The first random number counter C1 is configured so that, for example, 1 is added in order within a range of 0 to 738, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 738), it returns to 0. In particular, when the first random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 at that time is read as the initial value of the first random number counter C1. Here, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 is configured as a loop counter that is updated within the same range as the first per-random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 738), and each time the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12) is executed. And updated repeatedly within the remaining time of the main process (see FIG. 9).

  The value of the first random number counter C1 is updated, for example, periodically (in this embodiment, once for each timer interrupt process), and the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored in The number of random number values that are jackpots is set at low probability and high probability, and the number of random numbers that are jackpots at low probability is 2, and the value is “373, 727” There are 14 random numbers that are big hits at high probability, and the values are "59, 109, 163, 211, 263, 317, 367, 421, 479, 523, 631, 683, 733".

  The first hit type counter C2 determines the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 at the time of the big hit, and in this embodiment, one by one is added in order within the range of 0 to 4, and the maximum value (that is, After reaching 4), it is configured to return to 0. The value of the first hit type counter C2 is updated, for example, regularly (in this embodiment, once for each timer interrupt process), and the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored in Note that the value of the random number that becomes a high probability state (that is, the probability variation state and the sudden probability state) after the big hit is “1, 2, 3”, and when the random number value is “1, 2”, the probability variation state is assumed. When the value of the random number is “3”, the state is abrupt. In addition, the value of the random number that becomes a low probability state after the jackpot is “0, 4”. Therefore, three types of hits are determined by the first hit type counter C2. Therefore, the display mode corresponding to the stop symbol displayed on the first symbol display device 37 is a display mode corresponding to the three types of jackpots of two high probability states and one of the low probability states. Any one of a total of four types of display modes, including the types of display modes, is selected.

  The stop pattern selection counter C3 is, for example, incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 238, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). In the present embodiment, the stop pattern selection counter C3 selects the effect pattern displayed on the third symbol display device 81, and after reaching, the final stop symbol is shifted by one before and after the reach symbol and stopped. “Rear out of front / rear” (for example, in the range of 0 to 8), and “Leach other than out of front / rear out of reach” (for example, in the range of 9 to 38) after the occurrence of reach, and the final stop symbol is stopped before and after the reach symbol. Three stop (rendering) patterns are selected as “completely out” (for example, a range of 39 to 238) that does not cause reach. The value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 is updated, for example, periodically (in this embodiment, once for each timer interrupt process), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored.

  Further, the stop pattern selection counter C3 is provided with a plurality of tables having different ranges of random number values from which the stop pattern is selected. This is whether the current state of the pachinko machine 10 is a high probability state (probability and suddenness state) or a low probability state (normal state), and in which area of the reserved ball storage area each random number value is stored. This is because the selection ratio of the stop pattern is changed according to (that is, the number of holdings).

  For example, in a high probability state, a table with a wide random value range of 10 to 238 corresponding to the stop pattern of “completely out” is selected so that a jackpot is likely to occur and a reach effect is not selected more than necessary. It becomes easy to select “completely off”. In this table, “front / rear out of reach” is narrowed to 0-5, and “reach other than front / rear out of reach” is also narrowed to 6-9, making it difficult to select “rear out of front / rear out of reach” or “reach out of front / rear out of reach”. Further, if each random number value is not stored in the holding ball storage area in a low probability state, a disturbance corresponding to the stop pattern of “completely off” in order to secure the time for the ball to enter the first entrance 64. A table with a narrow numerical value range of 51 to 238 is selected, and “completely out” is difficult to select. In this table, the range of random numbers corresponding to the stop pattern of “reach other than front / rear deviation” is as wide as 9 to 50, and “reach other than front / rear deviation” is easily selected. Therefore, in the low probability state, the ball entry time to the first entrance 64 can be secured, and therefore, the variable display by the third symbol display device 81 is easily performed continuously.

  Of the two variation type counters CS1 and CS2, one variation type counter CS1 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 198, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 198) and then returns to 0. On the other hand, the other variation type counter CS2 is, for example, incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 240, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 240). In the following description, CS1 is also referred to as “first variation type counter”, and CS2 is also referred to as “second variation type counter”.

  Rough display modes such as so-called normal reach, super reach, and premium reach are determined by the first variation type counter CS1. Specifically, the display mode is determined by determining the variation time of the symbol variation. Further, the second variation type counter CS2 determines a variation time (in other words, the number of variation symbols) until the final stop symbol (in this embodiment, the middle symbol) stops after the reach occurs.

  Based on the variation time determined by the variation type counters CS1 and CS2, the display control device 114 determines the reach type of the third symbol displayed on the third display device 81 and the detailed symbol variation mode. Therefore, a variety of variation patterns can be easily realized by combining these variation type counters CS1 and CS2. It is also possible to determine the symbol variation mode only by the first variation type counter CS1, or to determine the symbol variation mode similarly by combining the first variation type counter CS1 and the stop symbol. The values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once every time a main process (see FIG. 9) described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the main process.

  For example, the value of the variation type counter CS3 is sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 162, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 162). In the following description, CS3 is also referred to as a “third variation type counter”. The 3rd symbol display device 81 of this embodiment performs the decorative production according to the display mode of the 1st symbol display device 37. A notice effect such as passing a notice character for notifying the occurrence of the reach effect is performed. The effect pattern of the notice effect is selected by the variation type counter CS3. Specifically, the time required for the notice effect is added to the variable time, or on the contrary, the variable time is subtracted to shorten the variable display time, or an effect pattern that does not add or subtract the variable time is selected. .

  As with the stop pattern selection counter C3, the variation type counter CS3 is provided with a plurality of tables with different ranges of random values from which the production pattern is selected, and whether the current state of the pachinko machine 10 is in a high probability state. Depending on the low probability state or in which area of the reserved ball storage area each random value is stored, the selection ratio of each effect pattern is different.

  As described above, the variation time of the symbol variation is determined by the variation type counters CS1 and CS2, and the time to be added to or subtracted from the variation time is determined by the variation type counter CS3. Therefore, the final fluctuation time until the final stop symbol stops is determined by the fluctuation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3.

  The second random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter that is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 250, for example, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). In this embodiment, the value of the second per-random number counter C4 is periodically updated, for example, every timer interrupt process, and it is detected that the ball has passed through either the left or right second entrance (through gate) 67. Get when it is done. The number of random number values to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”. The second initial value random number counter CINI2 is configured as a loop counter that is updated within the same range as the second per-random number counter C4 (value = 0 to 250), and is once per timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12). In addition to being updated, it is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the main process (see FIG. 9).

  Next, the display content of the third symbol display device 81 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an actual screen and effective line setting in the third symbol display device 81.

  The third symbol is composed of 10 types of main symbols consisting of 10 types of character symbols corresponding to the numbers from “0” to “9”, and one type of sub symbol formed smaller than this main symbol (in this embodiment, The design of the shell). These main symbols and sub symbols constitute a symbol row by arranging main symbols in ascending or descending order of numbers and arranging sub symbols between the main symbols.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the lottery result by the main controller 110 (see FIG. 4) is a big win, the variable display in which the same main symbol or a specific main symbol (for example, 341) is aligned. And the jackpot is generated after the change display is finished. When shifting to the high-probability state after the jackpot is over, the main symbol corresponding to the odd number (corresponding to “high-probability symbol”) or a variable display in which a specific main symbol is aligned is performed. On the other hand, when shifting to the low probability state after the jackpot, the variable display is performed in which main symbols corresponding to even numbers (corresponding to “low probability symbols”) are aligned.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the main symbol and the sub symbol are scrolled from right to left (arrow X direction) with a periodicity for each symbol row. Is done. In such horizontal scrolling, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of upper, middle, and lower are displayed for each symbol row. In this case, the upper symbol row Z1 is arranged so that the numbers corresponding to the main symbol row appear in descending order, and the middle symbol row Z2 and the lower symbol row Z3 are arranged so that the numbers of the main symbol appear in ascending order. ing.

  On the display screen of the third symbol display device 81, the third symbols are displayed in three stages of left / middle / right or upper / middle / lower for each symbol row (Z1 to Z3). Accordingly, the third symbol display device 81 displays a total of nine third symbols of 3 rows × 3 columns.

  Here, five effective lines are set on the display screen of the third symbol display device 81 in any case during horizontal scrolling. Specifically, five lines including a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right rising line L4, and a left rising line L5 are set as effective lines.

  In each game, when the variable display that scrolls horizontally is stopped, if a combination of jackpot symbols (in this embodiment, the same main symbol combination) is arranged on any active line, a jackpot video is displayed as a jackpot. . At this time, the variable display stops in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2.

  Next, each control process executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 15. The processing of the MPU 201 is roughly divided into a startup process that is started when the power is turned on, a main process that is executed after the startup process, and a timer allocation that is started periodically (in a 2 ms cycle in this embodiment). There are an interrupt process and an NMI interrupt process activated by the input of the power failure signal SG1 to the NMI terminal.

  First, referring to FIG. 8, a startup process when the main controller 110 is turned on will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing start-up processing executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110. This start-up process is activated by a reset at power-on.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the start-up process, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S101). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance in the stack pointer is set, and the sub-side control devices (peripheral control devices such as the audio lamp control device 113 and the payout control device 111) become operable. In order to wait, a wait process (1 second in this embodiment) is executed (S102). Next, access to the RAM 203 is permitted (S103).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 3) provided in the power supply device 115 is turned on (S104). If it is turned on (S104: Yes), the process proceeds to S111. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 122 is not turned on (S104: No), it is further determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203 (S105), and if not stored (S105: No). Since there is a possibility that the process at the time of the previous power-off was not completed normally, the process proceeds to S111 also in this case.

  If power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 203 (S105: Yes), a RAM determination value is calculated (S106). If the calculated RAM determination value is not normal (S107: No), that is, the calculated RAM determination is performed. If the value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed, and in this case, the process also proceeds to S111. Note that the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 203, as will be described later in the processing of S213 in FIG. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 203 is correctly stored.

  In the process of S111, a payout initialization command is transmitted in order to initialize the payout control device 111 as a sub-side control device (peripheral control device) (S111). Upon receiving this payout initialization command, the payout control device 111 clears an area (work area) other than the stack area of the RAM 213, sets an initial value, and enters a state in which game ball payout control can be started. After transmitting the payout initialization command, main controller 110 executes initialization processing (S112, S113) of RAM 203.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 122. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 122 is pressed during the start-up process, the RAM initialization process (S112, S113) is executed. Similarly, initialization processing (S112, S113) of the RAM 203 is executed even when the information on occurrence of power interruption is not set or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like). . In the RAM initialization process (S112, S113), the used area of the RAM 203 is cleared to 0 (S112), and then the initial value of the RAM 203 is set (S113). After executing the initialization process of the RAM 203, the process proceeds to S110.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 122 is not turned on (S104: No), the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored (S105: Yes), and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( S107: Yes), the information on the occurrence of power interruption is cleared while the backed up data is held in the RAM 203 (S108). Next, a payout return command at the time of power recovery for returning the sub-side control device (peripheral control device) to the gaming state at the time of driving power interruption is transmitted (S109), and the process proceeds to S110. When the payout control device 111 receives this payout return command, the payout control device 111 is in a state where the payout control of the game ball can be started while holding the data stored in the RAM 213. In the process of S110, an interrupt is permitted (S110), and the process proceeds to a main process described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the main process executed after the above-described startup process will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110. In this main process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, each process of S201 to S206 is executed as a periodic process with a period of 4 ms, and the counter update process of S209 and S210 is executed in the remaining time.

  In the main processing, first, output data such as a command updated in the previous processing is sent to each control device (peripheral control device) on the sub side or an external control device 300 (hall computer) via an external output terminal board (not shown). (S201). By this external output process (S201), for example, the presence / absence of winning detection information detected by the switch reading process of S501 (see FIG. 12) is determined, and if there is winning detection information, the number of acquired balls to the payout control device 111 A prize ball command corresponding to is sent. Further, by this external output processing (S201), a variation pattern command, a stop symbol command, a confirmation command, an effect time addition command, etc. required for the variation display of the third symbol by the third symbol display device 81 (the third symbol display device 81). The information indicating the form of the variable display) is transmitted to the sound lamp control device 113, or when a ball is fired, a ball launch signal is sent to the launch control device 112.

  Next, each value of the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 is updated (S202). Specifically, 1 is added to the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3, and when the counter values reach the maximum value (198, 240, 162 in this embodiment), they are cleared to 0, respectively. Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS 1, CS 2 and CS 3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  When the update of the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 is completed, a prize ball counting signal indicating the number of prize balls based on detection by each sensor or the like and a payout abnormality signal indicating occurrence of an abnormality in the payout device are read (S203), Processing for displaying on the display device 37 and variation processing for setting a variation pattern of the third symbol by the third symbol display device 81 are executed (S204). Details of the variation process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the end of the variation process, the jackpot process for opening or closing the specific winning opening (large opening) 65a of the variable winning device 65 is executed in the case of the jackpot state (S205). That is, the specific winning opening 65a is opened for each round of the big hit state, and it is determined whether the maximum opening time of the specific winning opening 65a has elapsed or whether a specified number of balls have won the specific winning opening 65a. When any of these conditions is met, the specific winning opening 65a is closed. The opening and closing of the specific winning opening 65a is repeated for a predetermined number of rounds. Details of the jackpot processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, a display control process of the second symbol (for example, the symbol “◯” or “x”) by the second symbol display device 82 is executed (S206). Briefly, on the condition that the ball has passed through the second entrance (through gate) 67, the value of the second random number counter C4 is acquired at the timing of the passage, and the second symbol display device 82 is obtained. In the display unit 83, the second symbol variation display is performed. Then, the lottery of the second symbol is performed according to the value of the second winning random number counter C4, and when the winning state of the second symbol is reached, the electric accessory attached to the first entrance 64 is released for a predetermined time.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 203 (S207). If the power failure occurrence information is not stored in the RAM 203 (S207: No), a power failure signal is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 252. SG1 is not output and the power supply is not shut off. Therefore, in such a case, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next main process has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 ms in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous main process (S208). If the predetermined time has already elapsed (S208: Yes), the process proceeds to S201, and the processes after S201 described above are repeatedly executed.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed since the start of the previous main process (S208: No), within the remaining time until the predetermined time is reached, that is, until the next main process is executed. The updating of the first initial value random number counter CINI1, the second initial value random number counter CINI2, and the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 is repeatedly executed (S209, S210).

  First, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are updated (S209). Specifically, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (738, 250 in this embodiment). . Then, the updated values of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 203, respectively.

  Next, the fluctuation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 are updated (S210). Specifically, 1 is added to the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3, and when the counter values reach the maximum value (198, 240, 162 in this embodiment), they are cleared to 0, respectively. Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 203, respectively.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of S201-S206 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the next main process execution timing is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly performing the update of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 using the remaining time, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 (that is, , The initial value of the first per-random number counter C1 and the initial value of the second per-random number counter C4) can be updated at random. Similarly, the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 can be updated at random.

  In the process of S207, if the power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 203 (S207: Yes), the power failure is caused by the occurrence of a power failure or the power is turned off, and the power failure monitoring circuit 252 outputs the power failure signal SG1. As a result, since the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 15) has been executed, the process at the time of power-off after S211 is executed. First, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited (S211), and a power-off command indicating that the power has been cut off is sent to other control devices (peripheral control devices such as the payout control device 111 and the voice lamp control device 113). (S212). Then, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored (S213), access to the RAM 203 is prohibited (S214), and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Here, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value in the stack area and work area to be backed up in the RAM 203.

  Note that the processing of S207 is performed at the timing when the series of processing corresponding to the game state change performed in S201 to S206 is completed, or at the end of one cycle of the processing of S209 and S210 performed within the remaining time. It is running. Therefore, in the main process of the main controller 110, the occurrence information of the power supply interruption is confirmed at the timing when each setting is completed. Therefore, when returning from the power interruption state, the process is performed after the start-up process is completed. It can start from the process of S201. That is, the process can be started from the process of S201 as in the case where the process is initialized in the startup process.

  Therefore, in the process at power-off, the contents of each register used by the MPU 201 are saved in the stack area or the value of the stack pointer is not saved, and the initial setting process (see S101 in FIG. 8). When the stack pointer is set to a predetermined value (initial value), the process can be started from S201. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the control burden on the main control device 110 and to perform accurate control without causing the main control device 110 to malfunction or run away.

  Next, the fluctuation process (see S204 in FIG. 9) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the variation process (S204) executed in the main process (see FIG. 9).

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the variation process, first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is currently being made (S301). The jackpot includes the jackpot game displayed on the third symbol display device 81 and the first symbol display device 37 in the jackpot and the middle of a predetermined time after the jackpot game ends. As a result of the determination, if it is a big hit (S301: Yes), this processing is terminated as it is.

  If it is not a big hit (S301: No), it is determined whether or not the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is changing (S302), and if the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is not changing. (S302: No), it is determined whether or not the number N of active suspension balls is greater than 0 (S303). If the number N of active balls is 0 (S303: No), this process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if the number of the operation holding balls N> 0 (S303: Yes), the operation holding ball number N is decremented by 1 (S304), and the data stored in the holding ball storage area is shifted (S305). This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the reserved first to fourth areas of the reserved ball storage area to the execution area side, and the reserved first area → execution area, reserved second area → The data in each area is shifted such as the first hold area, the third hold area → the second hold area, the fourth hold area → the third hold area.

  After the data shift process, the fluctuation start process of the first symbol display device 37 is executed (S306). The variation start process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the process of S302, if it is determined that the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is changing (S302: Yes), it is determined whether or not the change time has elapsed (S307). The display time during the change of the first symbol display device 37 is determined according to the change pattern selected by the change type counters CS1 and CS2 and the addition time selected by the change type counter CS3. If it has not elapsed (S307: No), the display of the first symbol display device 37 is updated (S308).

  In the present embodiment, among the LEDs 37a of the first symbol display device 37, until the fluctuation time elapses after the fluctuation starts, for example, if the currently lit LED is red, the red LED is turned off. The green LED is turned on, and if the green LED is lit, the green LED is turned off and the blue LED is turned on. If the blue LED is lit, the blue LED is turned off. And a display mode for turning on the red LED is set.

  Note that the variation process is executed every 4 ms, but if the LED lighting color is changed every time the variation process is executed, the player cannot confirm the change in the LED lighting color. Therefore, a counter (not shown) is counted once each time the variation process is executed so that the player can confirm the change in the lighting color of the LED. Change the lighting color of. That is, the lighting color of the LED is changed every 0.4 s. The counter value is reset to 0 when the lighting color of the LED is changed.

  On the other hand, if the variation time of the first symbol display device 37 has elapsed (S307: Yes), a display mode corresponding to the stop symbol of the first symbol display device 37 is set (S309). Whether or not the stop symbol is set is determined according to the value of the first random number counter C1, and if it is a big hit, the symbol that becomes a high probability state after the big hit by the value of the first hit type counter C2 Or a symbol that is in a low probability state is determined. In this embodiment, a red LED is turned on when a high probability state is reached after a big hit, a green LED is turned on when a low probability state is reached, and a blue LED is turned on when it is out of place. In addition, although the lighting of each LED is released when the next fluctuation display is started, it may be turned on only for a few seconds after the fluctuation stops.

  When the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 corresponding to the stop symbol is set in the process of S309, the change stop of the third symbol display device 81 is confirmed to synchronize with the lighting of the LED in the first symbol display device 37. A command is set (S310). When the sound lamp control device 113 receives this confirmation command, it instructs the display control device 114 to stop. The third symbol display device 81 stops the variation when the variation time instructed from the main control device 110 has elapsed, and confirms one variation effect on the third symbol display device 81 by receiving a confirmation command.

  Next, the variation start process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the change start process (S306) executed in the change process (see FIG. 10). In this variation start process (S306), first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made based on the value of the first hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area (S401).

  Whether or not it is a big hit is determined based on the relationship between the value of the first random number counter C1 and the mode at that time. As described above, “7,307” is the winning value among the numerical values 0 to 699 of the first random number counter C1 when the state (mode) that the pachinko machine 10 can take is a low probability, and the probability variation state and the sudden probability state. "28, 63, 90, 127, 154, 188, 210, 250, 278, 305, 343, 375, 400, 426, 471, 509, 535, 568, 598, 618" is the winning value .

  When it is determined that the game is a big hit in the process of S401 (S401: Yes), the value of the first hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area of the holding ball storage area is confirmed, and the display mode for the big hit is set. (S402).

  In the process of S402, based on the value of the first hit type counter C2, whether to shift to a high probability state after a big hit (whether it is a probable change or a sudden big hit) or to shift to a low probability state (whether it is a normal big hit) Is set. When the transition state after the big hit is set, the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 (the lighting state of the LED 37a) is set. Further, a jackpot stop symbol that is stopped and displayed on the third symbol display device 81 is set based on the transition state after the jackpot.

  That is, the stop symbol in the third symbol display device 81 is set by setting the transition state after the big hit by the process of S402. In the case of “1, 2, 3” among the numerical values 0 to 4 of the first hit type counter C2, thereafter, the state shifts to a high probability state (probability variation and sudden probability big hit), and in the case of “0, 4” Thereafter, the state shifts to a low probability state (usually a big jackpot).

  Next, a variation pattern at the time of jackpot is determined (S403). When the variation pattern is set in the process of S403, the display time of the first symbol display device 37 is set and the variation time of the third symbol until the third symbol display device 81 stops at the jackpot symbol is determined. The At this time, the value of the variation type counter CS1 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 203 is confirmed, and the variation time of symbol variation such as normal reach and super reach is determined based on the value of the variation type counter CS1. The relationship between the value of the variation type counter CS1 and the variation time is defined in advance by a table or the like.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S401 that it is not a big hit (S401: No), the display mode at the time of disconnection is set (S404). In the process of S404, the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is set to the display mode corresponding to the off symbol, and based on the value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area, An effect to be displayed on the third symbol display device 81 is set to indicate whether the reach is front / rear out of reach, reach other than front / rear out, or complete out. In the present embodiment, as described above, the table is set so that the range of values corresponding to each stop pattern of the stop pattern selection counter C3 differs depending on whether the state is the high probability state or the low probability state. .

  Next, the variation pattern at the time of detachment is determined (S405), the display time of the first symbol display device 37 is set, and the variation time of the third symbol until the third symbol display device 81 stops at the detachment symbol. Is determined. At this time, similarly to the process of S403, the value of the variation type counter CS1 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 203 is confirmed, and the variation time of symbol variation such as normal reach and super reach is determined based on the value of the variation type counter CS1. To decide.

  After the process of S403 or S405, a variation pattern command is set (S406). In the process of S406, the fluctuation pattern command at the time of jackpot is the fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) determined in the process of S403 and the value of the first hit type counter C2 (that is, the normal jackpot or the probability variation jackpot. Or)). In the process of S406, the fluctuation pattern command at the time of deviation is the fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) determined in the process of S405 and the value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 (that is, the front / rear deviation reach or other than the front / rear deviation) It is set according to whether it is reach or completely off.

  After the process of S406, a stop symbol command is set according to the stop symbol set in the process of S402 or S404 (S407), and then the process returns to the variation process.

  These variation pattern commands and stop symbol commands are stored in a command transmission ring buffer (not shown) provided in the RAM 203, and these commands are converted into voice lamps in the process of S201 of the main process (see FIG. 9). It is transmitted to the control device 113.

  Next, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. This timer interrupt process is executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110, for example, every 2 ms. In the timer interrupt process, first, a process for reading various winning switches is executed (S501). That is, the state of various switches connected to the main controller 110 is read, and the state of the switches is determined and the detection information is stored.

  Next, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are updated (S502). Specifically, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (738 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the first initial value random number counter CINI 1 is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203. Similarly, 1 is added to the second initial value random number counter CINI2, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value (250 in this embodiment), it is cleared to 0 and the updated value of the second initial value random number counter CINI2 is updated. Is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  Further, the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, the stop pattern selection counter C3, and the second per-random number counter C4 are updated (S503). Specifically, the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, the stop pattern selection counter C3, and the second per-random number counter C4 are each incremented by 1 and their counter values are the maximum values (in this embodiment, When reaching 738, 4, 238, 250), respectively, it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  After that, the start winning process (see FIG. 13) accompanying the winning to the first entrance 64 is executed (S504), the firing control process is executed (S505), and the timer interruption process is terminated. Note that the launch control process detects that the player is touching the operation handle 51 with a touch sensor and turns on / off the launch of the ball on the condition that the launch stop switch for stopping the launch is not operated. This is a process for determining OFF. The main controller 110 instructs the launch controller 112 to launch a sphere when the launch of the sphere is on.

  Here, the start winning process executed in the process of S504 (see FIG. 12) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the start winning process (S504) executed in the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12).

  When this start winning process is executed, first, it is determined whether or not the ball has won a first winning opening 64 (start winning) (S601). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the number N of actuated balls of the first symbol display device 37 is less than an upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment) (S602). If there is a winning at the first entrance 64 and the number of operation-reserved balls N <4 (S602: Yes), the number N of operation-reserved balls is incremented by 1 (S603), and further updated in step S503. The values of the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 are stored in the first area among the free reserved areas in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 (S604).

  On the other hand, if there is no winning at the first entrance 64 (S601: No), or even if there is a winning at the first entrance 64, if the number N of operational reserves is not N <4 (S602: No). , S603 and S604 are skipped, the start winning process is terminated, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the jackpot process (see S205 in FIG. 9) will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the jackpot process (S205) executed in the main process (see FIG. 9).

  When this jackpot processing is executed, it is first determined whether or not the jackpot is currently being hit (S701). If the current jackpot is not being hit (S701: No), the jackpot processing (S205) is terminated as it is. To do.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S701 that the present is a big hit (S701: Yes), it is necessary to open and close the specific winning opening 65a. For this reason, when the specific winning opening 65a is closed (S702: Yes) and the specific winning opening 65a is open (S703: Yes), the large winning opening opening solenoid provided in the variable winning apparatus 65 is provided. Is turned on to open the specific winning opening 65a (S704). The opening timing of the specific winning opening 65a is a value of a round counter (not shown) in which a value 1 is subtracted from a maximum value (for example, 16) every time one round of jackpot ends, is “1” or more, In addition, it is a time when either a certain time has elapsed since the variable display is confirmed and stopped in the jackpot symbol, or a certain time has elapsed since the previous specific winning opening 65a was closed. On the other hand, when the specific winning opening 65a is being opened (S702: No), or even when the specific winning opening 65a is closed, it is not the opening timing of the specific winning opening 65a (S703: No), the process of S704 is performed. The process skips to S705.

  In the process of S705, it is determined whether or not it is the closing time of the specific winning opening 65a (S705). The closing timing of the specific prize opening 65a is a time when a certain time elapses after the specific prize opening 65a is opened or 10 balls are awarded to the specific prize opening 65a. Therefore, if it is not the closing time of the specific winning opening 65a (S705: No), the jackpot processing is finished as it is, and if the closing time of the specific winning opening 65a is (S705: Yes), the large winning opening releasing solenoid is turned off. (S706) After sending a round end command instructing that the first round has ended to the audio lamp control device 113 and the display control device 114 (S707), the jackpot processing is ended.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. The NMI interruption process is a process executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt processing, the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 201 of the main controller 110. Then, the MPU 201 interrupts the control being executed and starts the NMI interrupt process, stores the power-off occurrence information in the RAM 203 as a setting of the power-off occurrence information (S801), and ends the NMI interrupt process. To do.

  Note that the NMI interrupt process described above is executed in the same manner in the payout control device 111, and information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 213 by the NMI interrupt process. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 211 in the payout control device 111, and the MPU 211 interrupts the control being executed. Thus, the NMI interrupt process is started.

  Next, each control process executed by the MPU 221 in the sound lamp control device 113 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18. The processing of the MPU 221 is roughly divided into a startup process that is started when the power is turned on, a main process that is executed after the startup process, and a timer allocation that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 ms). Included.

  First, a startup process executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a start-up process executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113, and this start-up process is started when the power is turned on.

  When the start-up process is executed, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S2001). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance for the stack pointer is set. Thereafter, depending on whether or not the power-off processing flag is turned on, the power-off processing in S2117 (see FIG. 17) is performed due to an instantaneous voltage drop (momentary power failure, so-called “momentary power failure”). ) Is determined during execution (S2002). As will be described later with reference to FIG. 17, when the sound lamp control device 113 receives a power-off command from the main control device 110 (see S2114 in FIG. 17), it executes a power-off process in S2117. The power-off process flag is turned on before the power-off process is executed, and the power-off process flag is turned off after the power-off process ends. Therefore, whether or not the power-off process in S2117 is being executed can be determined by the state of the power-off process in progress flag.

  If the power-off process flag is off (S2002: No), the current start-up process is started after the power supply is completely shut off, or after a momentary power failure has occurred and the power-off process in S2115 It was started after the execution of the process was completed, or started only after the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 was reset due to noise or the like (without receiving a power-off command from the main control device 110). is there. Therefore, in these cases, it is determined whether or not the data in the RAM 223 is destroyed (S2003).

  Determination of data destruction in the RAM 223 is performed as follows. That is, data as a keyword “55AAh” is written in a specific area of the RAM 223 by the process of S2117. Therefore, the data stored in the specific area is checked, and if the data is “55AAh”, there is no data corruption in the RAM 223. Conversely, if the data is not “55AAh”, the data corruption in the RAM 223 can be determined. If it is determined that the data in the RAM 223 has been destroyed (S2003: Yes), the process proceeds to S2004, and initialization of the RAM 223 is started. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the data in the RAM 223 is corrupted (S2003: No), the process proceeds to S2008.

  If the current start-up process is started after the power supply is completely shut down, the keyword “55AAh” is not stored in the specific area of the RAM 223 (the memory in the RAM 223 is lost due to the power-off). ), It is determined that the data in the RAM 223 has been destroyed (S2003: Yes), and the process proceeds to S2004.

  On the other hand, this start-up process was started after an instantaneous power failure and after completing the power-off process in S2117, or reset only to the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 due to noise or the like. When the process starts, since the keyword “55AAh” is stored in the specific area of the RAM 223, the data in the RAM 223 is determined to be normal (S2005: No), and the process proceeds to S2008.

  If the power-off process flag is on (S2002: Yes), the startup process of this time is after an instantaneous power failure has occurred and during the execution of the power-off process of S2117, the sound lamp control device 113. The MPU 221 is started after being reset. In such a case, since the power-off process is being executed, the storage state of the RAM 223 is not necessarily correct. Therefore, since control cannot be continued in such a case, the process proceeds to S2004 and initialization of the RAM 223 is started.

  In the process of S2004, the entire storage area of the RAM 223 is checked (S2004). As a check method, first, “0FFh” is written for each byte, and it is read for each byte to check whether it is “0FFh”. The writing and checking for each byte are performed in the order of “55h”, “0AAh”, and “00h” after “0FFh”. This RAM 223 read / write check clears all storage areas of the RAM 223 to zero.

  If it is determined that the read / write check is normal for all the storage areas of the RAM 223 (S2005: Yes), the keyword “55AAh” is written in the specific area of the RAM 223, and the RAM destruction check data is set (S2006). By checking the keyword “55AAh” written in this specific area, it is checked whether or not there is data corruption in the RAM 223.

  On the other hand, if an abnormality of the read / write check is detected in any storage area of the RAM 223 (S2005: No), the abnormality of the RAM 223 is notified (S2007), and an infinite loop is performed until the power is shut off. The abnormality of the RAM 223 is notified by the display lamp 34. Note that the audio output device 226 may output a sound to notify the RAM 223 of an abnormality.

  In the process of S2008, it is determined whether or not the power-off flag is turned on (S2008). The power-off flag is turned on before the power-off process in S2117 (see S2116 in FIG. 17). That is, since the power-off flag is turned on before the power-off process in S2117 is executed, the current start-up process is instantaneous because the power-off flag is turned on. This is a case where the process is started after a power failure has occurred and the execution of the power-off process in S2117 is completed. Therefore, in such a case (S2008: Yes), the RAM work area is cleared to initialize each process of the sound lamp control device 113 (S2009), and the initial value of the RAM 223 is set (S2010). Note that the work area of the RAM 223 is an area other than an area for storing commands received from the main control device 110.

  On the other hand, when the power-off flag is turned off, the process of S2008 is reached because the current start-up process is started after the power supply is completely shut down, for example, through the processes of S2004 to S2006. This is a case where the processing has been reached, or the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 is reset only (without receiving a power-off command from the main control device 110) due to noise or the like. Therefore, in such a case (S2008: No), S2009, which is the process for clearing the work area of the RAM 223, is skipped, the process proceeds to S2010, and the initial value of the RAM 223 is set (S2010).

  Note that the reason for skipping the clear process of S2009 is that when the process from S2004 to S2006 is reached via the process of S2006, all the storage areas of the RAM 223 have already been cleared by the process of S2004, When only the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 is reset due to noise or the like and the start-up process is started, the data in the work area of the RAM 223 is stored without being cleared, so that the sound lamp control device 113 is saved. This is because the control can be continued.

  After setting the initial value of the RAM 223 by the processing of S2010, a reception request command is transmitted to prompt the external control device 300 to receive the evacuation map data (S2011). As will be described later, when receiving the reception request command from the sound lamp control device 113, the external control device 300 starts transmission of evacuation map data to the sound lamp control device 113. The sound lamp control device 113 transmits the received evacuation map data to the display control device 114. This is because the pachinko machine 10 is manufactured as a general-purpose product, but the size of the hall in which the pachinko machine 10 is installed, the layout of the layout, the position of the emergency exit, and the like are different. This is because it is difficult to store map data in advance. Therefore, one evacuation map data is stored in the external control device 300, and the evacuation map data is acquired when the power is turned on. If the hole to be installed is determined in advance, the evacuation map data may be stored in advance in the character ROM 235 of the display control device 114.

  In the processing of S2012, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the evacuation map data received from the external control device 300 to the display control device 114 is completed (S2012). Since the data amount of the evacuation map data varies depending on the resolution of the produced image, etc., it may be transmitted in a batch or may be divided and transmitted, so display control of all the evacuation map data is performed in the processing of S2012. It is confirmed whether transmission to the device 114 is completed.

  If transmission of the evacuation map data to the display control device 114 is not completed in the process of S2102 (S2102: No), the evacuation map data received by the audio lamp control device 113 from the external control device 300 is sent to the display control device 114. It transmits (S2013), returns to the processing of S2012, and repeatedly executes until transmission of the evacuation map data is completed. If the transmission of the evacuation map data to the display control device 114 is completed in the process of S2102 (S2102: Yes), permission of interruption is set (S2014), and the startup process is terminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the main process performed after the start-up process of the audio lamp control apparatus 113 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113. When the main process is executed, first, it is determined whether or not 1 millisecond (1 ms) or more has elapsed since the start of the main process (S2101), and if 1 ms or more has not elapsed (S2101: No), The processing proceeds to S2110 without performing the processing in S2102 to S2109.

  Here, in the process of S2101, it is determined whether or not 1 ms has elapsed, S2102 to S2109 are processes related to display (production), whereas it is not necessary to edit in a short cycle (within 1 ms). This is because it is preferable to execute the updating process (not shown) of each counter in the decorative symbol variation display process of S2110 and the command determination process (see FIG. 18) of S2111 in a short cycle. By executing the command determination process of S2111 in a short cycle, it is possible to prevent the reception of a command transmitted from the main control device 110 from being missed.

  If 1 ms or more has elapsed in the processing of S2101 (S2101: Yes), the output of each lamp is set so that the lighting mode of the display lamp 34 is set or the lighting mode of the lamp edited in the processing of S2107 described later ( After that, a power-on notification process is executed (S2103).

  The power-on notification process (S2103) is a notification for notifying that the power is turned on for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) when the power is turned on. The notification is performed by the voice output device 226 or the lamp display device. 227. Moreover, it is good also as what transmits a command to the display control apparatus 114 to alert | report that power was supplied on the screen of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81. FIG. If the power is not turned on, the process proceeds to S2104 without performing notification by the power-on notification process.

  In the process of S2104, a customer waiting effect is executed (S2104). In the customer waiting effect, when the time when the pachinko machine 10 is not played by the player (specifically, the time when the symbol variation display is not performed) has elapsed for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute), the third symbol display Settings such as switching the display of the device 81 to a title screen (demo screen) are performed, and the settings are transmitted to the display control device 114 as a demonstration execution command. Note that the time that is not played by the player is measured, for example, by measuring the elapsed time after receiving the demonstration execution command transmitted from the main control device 110 one second after the end of the variable display.

  Thereafter, the hold number display update process is executed (S2105), and the button input monitoring / effect process is executed (S2106). In the number-of-holds display update process, a process for turning on the hold lamp 85 is performed according to the value of a number-of-holds counter (not shown). In the button input monitoring / production process, it is monitored whether or not the frame button 22 is operated by the player to input an operation.

  When the button input monitoring / production process is completed, a lamp editing process is executed (S2107), and then a sound editing / output process is executed (S2108). In the lamp editing process (S2107), lighting patterns and the like of the illumination units 29 to 33 are set so as to correspond to the display performed by the third symbol display device 81. In the sound editing / output process (S2108), the output pattern of the sound output device 226 is set so as to correspond to the display performed on the third symbol display device 81, and the sound is output from the sound output device 226 according to the setting. The

  After the process of S2108, a liquid crystal effect execution management process is executed (S2109), and the process proceeds to S2110. In the liquid crystal effect execution management process, a time synchronized with the time required for the variable display performed by the third symbol display device 81 is set based on the variable pattern command transmitted from the main controller 110. Based on the time set in the liquid crystal effect execution monitoring process, the lamp editing process of S2107 is executed. Note that the sound editing / output process of S2108 is also executed in a time synchronized with the time required for the variable display performed in the third symbol display device 81.

  The process of S2110 is a process of setting the effect form of the change effect (variation display) in the third symbol display device 81 and transmitting a command instructing the set aspect to the display control device 114. After execution of the decorative symbol variation display process (S2110), a command determination process for performing a process according to the command received from the main controller 110 is performed (S2111). Details of this command determination processing (S2111) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After execution of the command determination process (S2111), in the command determination process, it is determined whether an evacuation command from the external control device 300 is received and the evacuation flag 223a is turned on (S2112), and the evacuation flag 223a is turned on. If so (S2112: Yes), the lamp display mode and audio output mode are set to the evacuation state (S2113), and then the evacuation state is continued until the power is shut off. Setting the evacuation state means setting the lamp display mode and audio output mode to notify that a disaster such as a fire or earthquake has occurred in the hall. This is a state in which a notification of disaster occurrence is output from the speaker. The audio output device 226 and the lamp display device 227 control the lamps 29 to 34 and the speaker so as to be in the mode set in the process of S2113, and notify the player of the occurrence of the disaster.

  Note that the processing of S2113 is executed even when 1 ms or more has not elapsed in the main processing, and is executed immediately after the command determination processing, so when an evacuation command is input from the external control device 300 It is possible to immediately notify the occurrence of a disaster. Further, after the process of S2113, the process loops until the power is shut off. However, when a disaster occurs, other processes are not executed in order to give priority to the evacuation of the player. In addition, if the occurrence of a disaster is a false alarm or the damage is small, the player resumes the game. In this case, the pachinko machine 10 is turned off and can be restored by turning it on again. It is. In addition, even if a disaster occurs, the control of the main control device 110 is continued. For example, if the probability change state occurs at the time of the disaster, the probability change state can be continued and the loss to the player can be reduced. ing. Of course, if the evacuation command is configured to be input to the main controller 110, the same processing (S211 to S214 in FIG. 9) as when a power failure occurs is configured when a disaster occurs. Also good. In this configuration, the player can resume from the gaming state at the time of occurrence of the disaster, and thus can prevent loss to the player. In this configuration, immediately after the process of S207 in FIG. 9, a process for determining whether or not an evacuation command has been received is executed. If an evacuation command has been received, the process proceeds to S211 and the evacuation command is received. If not, it can be realized by shifting to the processing of S208.

  On the other hand, if the evacuation flag 223a is OFF in the processing of S2112 (S2112: No), it is next determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the work RAM 233 (S2114). The information on the occurrence of power-off is stored when a power-off command is received from the main controller 110. If power failure occurrence information is stored in the processing of S2114 (S2114: Yes), both the power interruption flag and the power interruption processing flag are turned on (S2116), and the power interruption processing is executed (S2117). After the power-off process is executed, the power-off process flag is turned off (S2118), and then the process is looped infinitely. In the power-off process, the generation of the interrupt process is prohibited and each output port is turned off to turn off the output from the audio output device 226 and the lamp display device 227. Further, the storage of the information on occurrence of power interruption is also erased.

  On the other hand, if the occurrence information of power interruption is not stored in the process of S2114 (S2114: No), it is determined whether or not the RAM 223 is destroyed based on the keyword stored in the RAM 223 (S2115), and the RAM 223 is destroyed. If not (S2115: No), the process returns to S2101 and the main process is repeatedly executed.

  If the RAM 223 is destroyed as a result of the confirmation in S2115 (S2115: Yes), the process is looped infinitely in order to stop the execution of the subsequent processes. Here, if it is determined that the RAM is destroyed and an infinite loop is performed, the main process is not executed, and thereafter, the display by the third symbol display device 81 does not change. Therefore, since the player can know that an abnormality has occurred, the player can call a hall clerk or the like and request repair of the pachinko machine 10 or the like. Further, when it is confirmed that the RAM 223 is destroyed, the sound output device 226 or the lamp display device 227 may notify the RAM destruction.

  Next, a command determination process (S2111) executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a command determination process (S2111) executed in the main process of FIG.

  In this command determination process (S2111), first, the first command received from the main control device 110 and the external control device 300 among unprocessed commands is read from a command storage area (not shown) provided in the RAM 223. Analysis is performed to determine whether an evacuation command has been received from the external control device 300 (S2201). If the evacuation command has been received in the processing of S2201 (S2201: Yes), the evacuation flag 233a is turned on (S2202), and the display evacuation command is used to instruct the display control device 114 that the evacuation command has been received. Is transmitted to the display control device 114 (S2203), the command determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the received command is not an evacuation command in the process of S2201 (S2201: No), the process according to the other command is executed (S2204), and the command determination process is terminated. As processing according to other commands, for example, if a variation pattern command is received from the main controller 110, the variation time is extracted from the variation pattern command and stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 223. If a stop symbol command has been received from 110, a stop symbol (either a normal jackpot, a probable big hit, a front / rear outreach, a reach other than front / rear out, or a complete out) is extracted from the stop symbol command and stored in the RAM 223. The variation time and the stop symbol stored in the RAM 223 are referred to in the decorative symbol variation display process (see S2110 in FIG. 17), and the variation effect mode and the stop mode performed in the third symbol display device 81 are set. If the confirmation command is received from the main control device 110, the confirmation of the variation effect is set. Note that the variation pattern command, the stop symbol command, and the confirmation command are transmitted to the display control device 114 as a variation pattern command for display, a stop symbol command for display, and a confirmation command for display.

  Next, each control executed by the MPU 231 of the display control device 114 will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. The processing of the MPU 231 is roughly classified into main processing that is repeatedly executed after power-on and external interrupt processing that is executed when a command is received.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an external interrupt process executed by the MPU 231 of the display control apparatus 114. This external interrupt process is executed when a command is received from the sound lamp control device 113.

  When the external interrupt process is executed with the reception of the command from the sound lamp control device 113, it is determined whether or not the received command is an effect permission command (S3001). The effect permission command is a command transmitted from the main control device 110 and received via the sound lamp control device 113 at the timing when the start-up process (see FIG. 8) of the main control device 110 ends. At this time, if the received command is an effect permission command (S3001: Yes), the effect permission flag 233a provided in the work RAM 233 is turned on (S3002), and the external interruption process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the received command is not a production permission command (S3001: No), it is determined whether the received command is a display evacuation command (S3003), and if the received command is a display evacuation command ( (S3003: Yes), the display evacuation flag 233b provided in the work RAM 233 is turned on (S3004), and the external interruption process is terminated.

  If the received command is not a display evacuation command (S3003: No), it is determined whether or not the received command is a demonstration execution command transmitted by a customer waiting effect (see S2104 in FIG. 17) ( If the received command is a demo execution command (S3005: Yes), the demo execution flag 233c provided in the work RAM 233 is turned on (S3006), and the external interrupt process is terminated.

  If the received command is not a demonstration execution command (S3006: No), processing according to other commands is executed (S3007), and the external interrupt processing is terminated. As processing according to other commands, if the received command is a display variation pattern command, the variation mode (reach effect mode or outlier variation effect mode) included in the display variation pattern command is extracted and stored in the work RAM 233. Store in a predetermined area. If the received command is a display stop symbol command, the stop symbol indicated by the display stop symbol command is set. And the effect mode memorize | stored in the predetermined area | region of work RAM233 and the set stop symbol are referred in the variation effect process (refer S3112 of FIG. 20), and the variation effect performed with the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 is carried out. Is set. Furthermore, if the received command is a confirmed command, the stop of the variation effect in the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 is set, the variation effect performed in the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 is confirmed, and it is complete | finished.

  Next, a main process executed by the MPU 231 of the display control apparatus 114 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 231 of the display control device 114.

  The main process shown in FIG. 20 is a process that is started when the power is turned on. When the main process is started, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S3101). Specifically, processing for initializing the MPU 231 and clearing the storage of the work RAM 233 and the video RAM 234 is performed.

  After execution of the initial setting process (S3101), the character information and the notification data stored in the notification data storage area 235a are read out as compressed data stored in the character ROM 235 (S3102), and the read character information and notification are read out. The data is decompressed, the decompressed character information is stored in a predetermined area of the video RAM 234, and the notification data is stored in the notification data storage area 234b (S3103). Further, in order to display the initial screen, information corresponding to the initial screen is extracted from the character information written in the video RAM 234, and the video RAM 234 is different from the area in the video RAM 234 that stores the character information decompressed in the process of S3103. The extracted character information is written in the display area (S3104).

  After the process of S3104, it is determined whether or not the effect permission flag 233a provided in the work RAM 233 is turned on (S3105). If the production permission flag 233a is off in the process of S3105 (S3105: No), the production permission command has not yet been received from the main control device 110. In this case, until the production permission command is received, That is, the processing after S3106 is waited until the effect permission flag 233a is turned on. If the effect permission flag 233a is turned on in the process of S3105 (S3105: Yes), the character information extracted in the process of S3104 is displayed on the third symbol display device 81. And it transfers to the process after S3106.

  In the processing of S3106, it is determined whether or not the display evacuation flag 233b is on (S3106). If the display evacuation flag 233b is on (S3106: Yes), it is displayed on the third symbol display device 81. The evacuation map is set to be displayed on the image (S3107), and then the evacuation map is continuously displayed until the power is turned off. In the process of S3107, the evacuation map data stored in the evacuation map data storage area 234a of the video RAM 234 is written into the display area of the video RAM 234. Further, when the display evacuation flag 233b is turned on, there is a possibility that a disaster such as a fire or an earthquake has occurred in the hall as described above, so the display of the evacuation map is continued by loop processing. Thus, the occurrence of a disaster can be surely recognized by a player in the middle of the game. Further, since the process of S3106 is executed in preference to the effect processes of the change effect process (S3112), the jackpot effect process (S3111), and the demo screen effect process (S3109), the display evacuation flag 233b in which a disaster has occurred. When is turned on, the player can be made aware of the occurrence of a disaster at an early stage. In addition, if the occurrence of a disaster is a false alarm or the damage is small, the player resumes the game. In this case, the pachinko machine 10 is turned off and can be restored by turning it on again. It is. In addition, even if a disaster occurs, the control of the main control device 110 is continued. For example, if the probability change state occurs at the time of the disaster, the probability change state can be continued and the loss to the player can be reduced. ing. Of course, if the evacuation command is configured to be input to the main control device 110, the processing similar to that when a power failure occurs (S211 to S214 in FIG. 9) is executed when a disaster occurs. Also good. In this configuration, the player can resume from the gaming state at the time of occurrence of the disaster, and thus can prevent loss to the player. In this configuration, immediately after the process of S207 in FIG. 9, a process for determining whether or not an evacuation command has been received is executed. If an evacuation command has been received, the process proceeds to S211 and the evacuation command is received. If not, it can be realized by shifting to the processing of S208.

  On the other hand, if the display evacuation flag 233b is off in the process of S3106 (S3106: No), it is determined whether or not the demonstration execution flag 233c is on (S3108). If the demonstration execution flag 233c is on in the process of S3108 (S3108: Yes), the demonstration screen effect process is executed (S3109), and the process proceeds to S3113. If the demonstration execution flag 233c is off (S3108: No), it is determined whether or not the jackpot effect process is performed because the variation effect process or the jackpot effect process is performed (S3110).

  In the process of S3110, if the jackpot is being hit (S3110: Yes), the jackpot effect process is executed (S3111). If the jackpot is not being hit (S3110: No), the fluctuating effect process is executed (S3112). Transition to processing.

  In the process of S3113, since the process (S3109, S3111, S3112) for performing the effect in the third symbol display device 81 is executed every 20 milliseconds (20 ms), 20 ms or more has elapsed since the process of S3106 was started. It is confirmed whether or not (S3113).

  As a result of checking in the process of S3113, if 20 ms has not yet elapsed (S3113: No), the process waits until 20 ms or longer has elapsed, while if 20 ms or longer has elapsed (S3113: Yes). The process proceeds to S3106.

  Next, each control executed by the CPU 301 of the external control device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a main process executed by the CPU 301 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating main processing executed by the CPU 301 of the external control device 300.

  The main process shown in FIG. 21 is a process that is started when the power is turned on. When the main process is started, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S4001). Specifically, a process of initializing the CPU 301 and clearing the storage in the RAM 303 and the HDD 304 is performed.

  When the initial setting process is completed, a command determination process for determining each command transmitted and received from the pachinko machine 10 is executed (S4002), and an input check process for checking the input state of various sensors is executed (S4003). ), The process proceeds to S4004.

  In the process of S4004, it is determined whether or not the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on in the input check process (FIG. 23) described later and the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on (S4004), and if the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on. (S4004: Yes), an evacuation command is transmitted to the voice lamp control device 113 of the pachinko machine 10 as a disaster occurrence instruction (S4005), and if the disaster occurrence flag 304c is off (S4004: No), the process of S4005 Without executing step S4006.

  In the process of S4006, various processes are executed (S4006), and then the process returns to the process of S4002, and the processes of S4002 to S4006 are repeatedly executed. As various processes, the number of prize balls paid out is counted based on various commands transmitted from the pachinko machine 10, the occurrence of abnormality of the pachinko machine 10 is monitored, or the front frame 14 of the pachinko machine 10 is opened. This is a process of monitoring whether or not. In addition, the number of balls thrown in and the number of balls lent out are counted as the number of balls to be launched.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a command determination process executed in the main process (FIG. 21). When the command determination process is executed, first, it is determined whether or not a reception request command transmitted when the sound lamp control device 113 is started up (S4101). If the reception request command is received (S4101). : Yes), the data transmission flag 304b corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 that has transmitted the reception request command is turned on (S4102), and if the reception request command has not been received (S4101: No), the processing of S4102 is executed. Instead, the process proceeds to S4103.

  In the processing of S4103, it is determined whether any of the data transmission flags 304b is turned on (S4103). If the data transmission flag 304b is off (S4103: No), the processing of S4104 to S4106 is performed in the evacuation map. Since there is no need to transmit data, the process proceeds to S4107.

  On the other hand, if any of the data transmission flags 304b is turned on in the processing of S4103 (S4103: Yes), the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the data transmission flag 304b that is turned on, that is, a reception request command is transmitted. It is determined whether or not the data transmission of the evacuation map data is completed with respect to the pachinko machine 10 that has been completed (S4104). If the data transmission of the evacuation map data is not completed (S4104: No), the evacuation map data is handled. Is transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 (S4105), and the process proceeds to S4107.

  If it is determined in S4104 that the transmission of the evacuation map data has been completed (S4104: Yes), the data transmission flag 304b corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 that has transmitted the evacuation map data is turned off (S4106), and S4107. Move on to processing.

  In addition, when all the pachinko machines 10 installed in the hall are gaming machines capable of displaying the evacuation map data, it may be time-consuming to transmit the evacuation map data. Since the power is turned on before opening the store and there is time before the store opens, the evacuation map data can be transmitted sufficiently during that time.

  In the process of S4107, a process corresponding to another command is executed (S4107), and then the command determination process ends. As processing according to other commands, the number of prize balls to be paid out is obtained from the prize ball command transmitted from the pachinko machine 10, the occurrence of abnormality is confirmed from the abnormal command, and the front frame 14 is opened from the release command. This is a process of confirming that it has been released.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the input check process executed in the main process (FIG. 21). In the input check process, the input of the occurrence of a disaster is checked in the processes of S4201 to S4205. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a fire occurrence signal based on the input of the camera 351a is input from the monitoring controller 351 in the process of S4201, and whether or not the smoke sensor 353 is turned on in the process of S4202. In step S4203, it is determined whether or not the vibration sensor is turned on. In step S4204, it is determined whether or not an occurrence of a disaster has been input by an operation by a hall related person. In step S4205, It is determined whether or not a disaster occurrence has been input via the Internet line 400.

  In the present embodiment, information input via the Internet line 400 in the process of S4205 is earthquake prediction, earthquake occurrence information, and the like.

  If any input is received in the processing of S4201 to S4205 (S4201: Yes or S4202: Yes, S4203: Yes, S4204: Yes, S4205: Yes), the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on (S4206). The input check process is terminated.

  If none of the inputs is received in the processing of S4201 to S4205 (S4201: No, S4202: No, S4203: No, S4204: No, S4205: No), the hall related person has entered a disaster cancellation input. It is determined whether or not a release input has been made (S4207). If no release input has been made (S4207: No), other input checks are performed (S4208), and the input check process is terminated. Other input checks include a process of checking an input according to the operation of the input device 355.

  On the other hand, if a cancellation input is made by a hall related person in the process of S4207, the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned off and transmission of the evacuation command is stopped (S4209), and then the input check process is terminated.

  Here, referring to FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, in the system constituted by the pachinko machine 10 and the external control device 300, the display mode of the evacuation map displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 81, and the demonstration A display mode of the screen will be described. FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of an evacuation map, and FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a demonstration screen.

  The evacuation map shown in FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram displayed on the third symbol display device 81 when the processing of S3107 of the main processing executed by the display control device 114 is executed. As shown in the figure, the third symbol display device 81 does not display the symbol variation display or the demonstration screen, and displays only the evacuation map when a disaster occurs. This is because ensuring the player's safety is the top priority.

  The evacuation map is a plan view showing the inside of the hall, and shows the location of island facilities where the front entrance, emergency exit, counter, toilet, rest corner, and pachinko machine 10 are installed. The evacuation route to the front entrance and the emergency exit is shown by thick arrows. In addition, the characters “disaster, please evacuate according to the evacuation route” are displayed, and the player is notified of the occurrence of the disaster and the evacuation route.

  If the evacuation map is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 after the processing of S3107 is executed, the sound output device 226 and the lamp display device 227 cause a disaster by the speaker and each lamp as described above. Informed.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the disaster occurs, the fact is displayed on the third symbol display device 81, so that the disaster can be notified by the part that the player pays most attention during the game. Therefore, it can suppress that a player is involved in a disaster and can improve safety.

  The display mode of the demo screen shown in FIG. 25 is a normal demo screen as shown in FIG. In FIG. 25A, rocks, seaweeds, and the like are illustrated on the seabed, and a state where fish are swimming is displayed. These displays are composed of characters and backgrounds used for the variation effect executed by the third symbol display device 81, and the image data of the variation effect and the demonstration effect are shared to store the character ROM 235. The area is used effectively.

  In FIG. 25 (b), the character data “A game under the age of 18 is prohibited by law” is displayed. This character data is displayed after switching from the normal demo screen after the normal demo screen (display mode in FIG. 25A) is performed for a certain time (for example, about 1 minute). Then, when a certain time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses after the character data is displayed, the display is switched again to the normal demonstration screen display.

  FIG. 25C shows a criminal caricature and a face photo, and “110 when you see this face!” Is displayed as character data. This display mode is switched from the character data display shown in FIG. 25B to the normal demo screen (display mode shown in FIG. 25A), and then the normal demo screen is displayed for a certain time (for example, about 1 minute). After being done, it will be switched from the normal demo screen. Then, when a certain time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses after the face photograph and the character data are displayed, the display is switched to the normal demonstration screen again. Character data shown in b) is displayed. That is, the display mode shown in FIG. 25B and the display mode shown in FIG. 25C are configured to be displayed alternately.

  The pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured so that the display of the character data in FIG. 25B and the display of the face photograph and the character data in FIG. 25C are alternately displayed. When switching from the normal demonstration screen of 25 (a), the display mode of FIG. 25 (b) and the display mode of FIG. 25 (c) may be displayed continuously. In addition, the display modes of FIGS. 25A to 25C may be displayed sequentially or may be displayed randomly.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment can prevent a player under the age of 18 from playing a game by notifying that a game under the age of 18 is prohibited during the demonstration performance, Displaying a criminal's face photo and caricature can contribute to the resolution of the case. The information displayed during the demonstration production may be any information, for example, a visitor's face photo or contact information may be displayed, and the specifications of the pachinko machine 10 (a jackpot probability, premium reach, etc.) , Character introduction), hall event information, local event information, local special products, According to the pachinko machine 10, information necessary for the player can be accurately recognized.

  Next, the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 30. In the first embodiment, a camera or a sensor for confirming the occurrence of a disaster is electrically connected to the external control device 300. However, in the second embodiment, a camera or a sensor is connected to the sound lamp control device 113 of the pachinko machine 10. And so on. That is, in the second embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 alone can confirm the occurrence of a disaster and can notify that fact. In addition, about the structure same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 26, the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment has a monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), a thermal sensor 352, a smoke sensor 353, and a vibration sensor 354 that are electrically connected to the audio lamp control device 113. It is connected. In addition, the character ROM 235 of the display control device 114 is provided with an evacuation map data storage area 235a and a notification data storage area 235b. In the second embodiment, the evacuation map data and the notification data are stored in advance in the pachinko machine 10. The evacuation map data and the notification data are read when the display control device 114 is turned on (started up), stored in a predetermined area of the video RAM 234, and written into a display area of the video RAM 234 as necessary. .

  Next, each process executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing start-up processing executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 of the second embodiment.

  In the start-up process of the second embodiment, the evacuation map data is stored in the evacuation map data storage area 235a of the character ROM 235 of the display control device 114, and therefore, for the external control device 300 as in the first embodiment. There is no need to request reception of evacuation map data. Therefore, the process of receiving the evacuation map data executed in the processes of S2011 to S2013 is omitted, and when the initial value setting of the RAM is completed in the process of S2010, the interrupt permission is set in the process of S2014. It is configured.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 of the second embodiment. In the main processing of the second embodiment, the monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 are electrically connected to the audio lamp control device 113, so the main processing is performed. The input check process for checking the input status of each camera and sensor is executed. Specifically, when the command determination process is completed in the process of S2111, an input check process to be described later is executed (S5001). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S2112 and whether or not the evacuation flag 223a is turned on in the input check process. It is comprised so that it may determine.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a command determination process executed in the main process (see FIG. 28). In the second embodiment, as described above, the monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), the heat sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 are electrically connected to the sound lamp control device 113. As in the embodiment, the evacuation command is not received from the external control device 300. Therefore, in the command determination process of the second embodiment, the process of confirming the reception state of the evacuation command executed in the processes of S2201 to S2203 is omitted, and only the process according to the other command is executed (S2204).

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the input check process executed in the main process (see FIG. 28). In the input check process, first, in the processes of S5101 to S5103, the input of the occurrence of a disaster is checked. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a fire occurrence signal based on the input of the camera 351a is input from the monitoring control device 351 in the process of S5101, and whether or not the smoke sensor 353 is turned on in the process of S5102. In step S5103, it is determined whether or not the vibration sensor is turned on.

  If there is any input in the processing of S5101 to S5103 (S5101: Yes or S5102: Yes, S5103: Yes), the evacuation flag 223a is turned on (S5104), and the input check processing is terminated.

  Also, in the processes of S5101 to S5103, if there is no input (S5101: No, S5102: No, S5103: No), the input check process is terminated as it is.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 are electrically connected to the sound lamp control device 113, and the pachinko machine. 10 is configured to individually confirm the occurrence of a disaster. When the occurrence of a disaster is confirmed in the voice lamp control device 113, the evacuation flag 223a is turned on, and the voice output device 226 and the lamp display device 227 notify that a disaster has occurred. Since the display evacuation command is transmitted to the display control device 114 at the same time as the evacuation flag 223a is turned on, the evacuation map is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 as in the first embodiment, and the player Can recognize disasters and evacuation routes. Therefore, the pachinko machine 10 can improve the player's safety by electrically connecting the monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354.

  In addition, for example, when a fire occurs due to a short circuit or the like on the back side of the pachinko machine 10, or a fire occurs around the pachinko machine 10 (such as the back side of the player), the player Because it is concentrated on the disaster, it may not be possible to recognize the occurrence of a disaster. However, in the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, when a disaster occurs around the pachinko machine 10, the disaster occurrence can be detected by the camera 351a, the heat sensor 352, and the smoke sensor 353, so that the player can quickly detect the occurrence of the disaster. It can be recognized and safety can be improved.

  Next, the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 and 32. In the first embodiment, a camera or sensor for confirming the occurrence of a disaster is electrically connected to the external control device 300. In the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, the camera or sensor is connected to the sound lamp control device 113. However, in the third embodiment, a camera or a sensor is connected to the main controller 110 of the pachinko machine 10. That is, the third embodiment is also configured to be able to confirm the occurrence of a disaster with a single pachinko machine 10 and notify the fact to that effect as in the second embodiment. In addition, about the structure same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the third embodiment, a monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), a thermal sensor 352, a smoke sensor 353, and a vibration sensor 354 are electrically connected to the main control device 110 (not shown). ). The RAM 203 of the main controller 110 is provided with an evacuation flag 203a (not shown) that indicates whether a disaster has occurred.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 111 of the main controller 110. In the main processing of the third embodiment, the monitoring control device 351 (camera 351a), the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 are electrically connected to the main control device 110. In particular, an input check process for checking the input status of each camera or sensor is executed. Specifically, when the second symbol control process is completed in the process of S206, an input check process, which will be described later, is executed (S6001), and then the process proceeds to the process of S207 to determine whether there is information on occurrence of power interruption. Determine.

  If it is determined in the process of S207 that there is no power-off occurrence information (S207: No), it is determined whether or not the evacuation flag 203a is turned on in the input check process (S6002), and the evacuation flag 203a is off. If the evacuation flag 203a is on (S6002: Yes), the process proceeds to S211 and the process proceeds to S211 to S214. Processing performed at the time of a power failure is executed.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the input check process executed in the main process (see FIG. 31). In the input check process, first, in the processes of S6101 to S6103, the input of occurrence of a disaster is checked. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a fire occurrence signal based on the input of the camera 351a is input from the monitoring controller 351 in the process of S6101, and whether or not the smoke sensor 353 is turned on in the process of S6102. In step S6103, it is determined whether the vibration sensor 353 is turned on.

  If any input is received in the processing of S6101 to S6103 (S6101: Yes or S6102: Yes, S6103: Yes), the evacuation flag 203a is turned on and an evacuation command is transmitted to the sound lamp control device 113. (S6104), the input check process is terminated.

  Further, in the processes of S6101 to S6103, when there is no input (S6101: No, S6102: No, S6103: No), the input check process is terminated as it is.

  The voice lamp control device 113 according to the third embodiment performs evacuation transmitted from the external control device 300 in the process of determining whether or not an evacuation command has been received (S2201) in the command determination process (see FIG. 18). Instead of determining whether or not a command has been received, it is determined whether or not an evacuation command transmitted from main controller 110 has been received. That is, the process performed by the sound lamp control device 113 and the display control device 114 of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not a disaster has occurred at the same timing as the process for determining the occurrence information of a power failure. As described in the first embodiment, the determination of the occurrence information of the power outage is made by dividing the processing between the timing at which the processing repeatedly performed every 4 ms and the timing at which the processing repeated during the remaining time ends. It is discriminated at a good timing. In the third embodiment, whether or not a disaster has occurred is determined at a timing when the process is delimited. When a disaster occurs, the same processing as that performed at the time of a power failure is executed. Therefore, in the third embodiment, when the occurrence of a disaster is a false alarm or the disaster is small and the game is resumed, it is possible to return from the state at the time of the game interruption. Accordingly, when the game state of the pachinko machine 10 is advantageous to the player (such as during a big hit), the player can re-play from the advantageous state, while ensuring the safety of the player. , It is possible to suppress the loss to the player.

  Further, as described above, the determination as to whether or not a disaster has occurred is performed every time at the same timing when the process is divided, so that the progress position of the control program is the same every time. Here, if the timing at which the disaster occurs and the game state is stored every time, the progress position of the control program also varies, so the storage area of the RAM 203 is set in consideration of the deepest hierarchy in the control program. Must be secured. However, in this embodiment, since the disaster occurs and the game state is stored at the same progress position every time, the storage area of the RAM 203 can be used effectively. Furthermore, the process is interrupted when a disaster occurs because it is the end timing of the process that is repeated every 4 ms and the end timing of the process that is repeatedly executed for the remaining time, so when the power is shut off and supplied again Can start processing from the beginning of the main processing. Therefore, it is not necessary to store extra data, the storage area of the RAM 203 can be used effectively, and the process can be started smoothly when the game is resumed.

  Next, the pachinko machine 10 and the external control device 300 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34. In the first embodiment, when the occurrence of a disaster is confirmed in the external control device 300, an evacuation command is transmitted to the pachinko machines 30 in the hall all at once. Instead, in the fourth embodiment, when the occurrence of a disaster is confirmed in the external control device 300, an evacuation command is transmitted step by step from the side closer to the stairs (that is, the emergency exit) in the hall. . In addition, about the structure same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the fourth embodiment, although not shown, the pachinko machines 10 provided in the hall are divided into groups (groups) according to the distance from the stairs, and the pachinko machines 10 and groups are associated with each other in a predetermined area (group) of the HDD 304. Storage means). Therefore, when transmitting an evacuation command to notify a disaster, one group is selected, and the evacuation command is transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 belonging to the selected group.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating main processing executed by the CPU 301 of the external control device 300 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 34 is a schematic view showing an outline of an evacuation map according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, in the fourth embodiment, a hall is located on the second floor, and the hall is entered by stairs.

  When the main process of the fourth embodiment is executed and it is determined in the process of S4004 that the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on (S4004: Yes), a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) after the first notification. (S7001: No), if the evacuation command is not transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 to be notified for the first time, or if the predetermined time has not passed since the first notification (S7001: No) ) An evacuation command is transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in the first notification area (S7002), and the process proceeds to S7003. As shown in FIG. 34, the pachinko machine 10 arranged in the first notification area where the evacuation command is transmitted in the process of S7002 is the area that is closest to the stairs. In the process of S7002, a process of selecting an area (group) closest to the stairs and a process of transmitting an evacuation command to the pachinko machine 10 belonging to the area are performed.

  On the other hand, if a predetermined time has passed after the first notification in the process of S7001 (S7001: Yes), the evacuation command has already been transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in the first notification area, so the process of S7002 is performed. Without executing, the process proceeds to S7003.

  In the process of S7003, it is determined whether a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed after the second notification (S7003), an evacuation command has not been transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 to be notified for the second time, If the predetermined time has not elapsed after the second notification (S7003: No), an evacuation command is transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in the second notification area (S7004), and the process proceeds to S7005. As shown in FIG. 34, the pachinko machine 10 arranged in the second notification area where the evacuation command is transmitted in the process of S7004 is a pachinko machine 10 that is located away from the first notification area with respect to the stairs. Note that in the processing of S7004 as well, processing for selecting a group and processing for transmitting an evacuation command to the pachinko machine 10 belonging to the group are performed.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined time has elapsed after the second notification in the process of S7003 (S7003: Yes), the evacuation command has already been transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in the second notification area, so the process of S7004 is performed. Without executing, the process proceeds to S7005.

  In the process of S7005, an evacuation command to the pachinko machine 10 to be notified for the third time is transmitted, and it is determined whether or not the third time has been notified (S7005), and the evacuation to the pachinko machine 10 to be notified for the third time is performed. If no command has been transmitted (S7005: No), an evacuation command is transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in the third notification area (S7006), and the process proceeds to S4005. The pachinko machine 10 arranged in the third notification area where the evacuation command is transmitted in the process of S7006 is the pachinko machine 10 located farthest from the stairs as shown in FIG. Note that in the processing of S7006, processing for selecting a group and processing for transmitting an evacuation command to the pachinko machine 10 belonging to the group are also performed.

  On the other hand, if the evacuation command has been transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 to be notified for the third time in the process of S7005, that is, if the third time has been notified (S7005: Yes), the process of S4005 is not executed without executing the process of S7006. Migrate to

  That is, the external control device 300 according to the fourth embodiment transmits the evacuation command step by step to the pachinko machine 10 that is farther from the pachinko machine 10 that is closer to the stairs. The evacuation map will be displayed step by step. As shown in FIG. 34, when there is only one stairs as an evacuation route, if evacuation commands are sent to all the pachinko machines 10 all at once, players may concentrate on the stairs and a secondary disaster may occur. There is. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the evacuation command is transmitted step by step, and the player can hardly concentrate on the stairs, so the occurrence of a secondary disaster can be suppressed.

  In the fourth embodiment, the case where there is one evacuation route has been described. However, when there are a plurality of emergency exits as evacuation routes, the one that is away from the pachinko machine 10 that is closer to each of the emergency exits. You may comprise so that an evacuation command may be transmitted to the pachinko machine 10 in steps. With this configuration, smoother evacuation can be performed, safety can be improved, and occurrence of secondary disasters can be suppressed.

  In the fourth embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 is divided into three groups (groups) according to the distance to the stairs and the evacuation command is transmitted step by step. When there is a common communication path (upper path and lower path in FIG. 34) for communication, the pachinko machines 10 may be grouped according to the distance to the communication path. That is, the evacuation command is transmitted step by step from the pachinko machine 10 at both ends of the island facility to the pachinko machine 10 located at the center. Even in this configuration, the player starts evacuation step by step, so that it is difficult for the player to concentrate on the stairs and the occurrence of a secondary disaster can be suppressed.

  Next, a modified example of the evacuation map and the demonstration screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a modified example of an evacuation map and a demonstration screen. 35 (a) and 35 (b) are schematic diagrams of an evacuation map displayed on the third symbol display device 81. As shown in FIG. 35, the shortest evacuation route from each pachinko machine 10 to the emergency exit is shown. It is shown. That is, in the modification shown in FIG. 35A and FIG. 35B, evacuation map data indicating the evacuation route from each pachinko machine 10 to the emergency exit is stored in each pachinko machine 10. In this case, the evacuation map data corresponding to each pachinko machine 10 may be stored in the external control device 300, or may be stored in advance in the character ROM 235 of the display control device 114 of the pachinko machine 10, You may comprise so that it may read from a memory card etc. and may memorize | store in video RAM234 (or EEPROM etc.).

  In this modified example, a player who plays the pachinko machine 10 can easily grasp the current position, and can easily grasp the evacuation route from the pachinko machine 10 to the emergency exit, so that smooth evacuation can be performed and safety is ensured. Can be improved.

  The demo screen shown in FIG. 35 (c) is a display mode in which the character data shown in FIG. 25 (b) is displayed on a part of the normal demo screen shown in FIG. 25 (a). That is, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize various types of information by always displaying the message “Games under the age of 18 are prohibited by law”. Moreover, you may comprise so that character data may be displayed while the fluctuation effect is performed in the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81. FIG. When the face photo image data shown in FIG. 25 (c) is shown, the demo screen is divided into two parts, the normal demo screen is displayed on the one hand, and the face photo image data is displayed on the other hand. You may do it. Further, it may be configured to display the character data or the image data of the facial photograph at the timing when the player gazes at the third symbol display device 81, that is, at the time of occurrence of super reach with a high expectation for jackpot.

  The present invention has been described based on one embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the character data “A game under the age of 18 is prohibited by law” is displayed during the demonstration performance, but “Is there a child left in the car? Or the like may be displayed. By displaying this character data, it is possible to prevent the child from being left in the vehicle. In addition, when a temperature sensor capable of detecting the outside air temperature is electrically connected to the external control device 300 or temperature information can be input via the Internet line 400, the temperature is high (for example, 20 degrees or more). Alternatively, display of character data may be instructed from the external control device 300 and displayed on the third symbol display device 81. If it is this structure, it can alert | report accurately that the temperature in a vehicle rises.

  Further, in the second and third embodiments, since the camera 351a is connected to the pachinko machine 10, a control device capable of analyzing the human phase is provided in the pachinko machine 10, and roughly based on the input of the camera 351a. The age may be acquired, and the acquired information and the model information of the pachinko machine 10 may be transmitted to the external control device 300. In the external control device 300, the age group for each model of the pachinko machine 10 can be aggregated. In addition, when there is a high possibility that the age acquired based on the input of the camera 351a is 18 years or younger, the characters “Games under 18 years of age are prohibited by law” on the third symbol display device 81. Data may be displayed, a command may be sent to the external control device 300 to notify hall personnel, or the game may be prohibited (for example, ball launch is prohibited) Etc.)

  In the second and third embodiments, when each of the pachinko machines 10 recognizes the occurrence of a disaster, the evacuation map is displayed on the third symbol display device 81. However, the occurrence of the disaster is recognized. In this case, a disaster occurrence signal may be transmitted to the external control device 300. In this case, the external control device 300 discriminates the input of the disaster occurrence signal from the outside in the input check process (FIG. 23), and when the disaster occurrence signal is inputted, the disaster occurrence flag 304c is turned on, and each pachinko machine 10 Send an evacuation command to. According to this configuration, since each of the pachinko machines 10 arranged in the hall confirms the occurrence of a disaster, the detection range can be widened to every corner of the hall. Note that this configuration specifically corresponds to the case where the pachinko machine 10 of the second and third embodiments is replaced with the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, but in this configuration, the external control device 300 The camera 351a, the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 may be configured not to be connected. On the other hand, when the camera 351a, the heat sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354 are connected to the external control device 300, the disaster occurrence signal transmitted from the pachinko machine 10 is discriminated by the external control device 300. The disaster occurrence signal may be used together, or based on the disaster occurrence signal transmitted from the pachinko machine 10, the periphery of the pachinko machine 10 is confirmed by the camera 351a, the heat sensor 352, and the smoke sensor 353, If determined, an evacuation command may be transmitted to each pachinko machine 10. The former can reliably send out evacuation commands when there is a possibility of a fire, so players can be less involved in disasters, and the latter can reduce misinformation about disasters. Can do.

  In the second and third embodiments, when each of the pachinko machines 10 recognizes the occurrence of a disaster, the evacuation map is displayed on the third symbol display device 81. However, the occurrence of the disaster is recognized. In this case, an evacuation command may be transmitted to another pachinko machine 10. Specifically, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the input of the monitoring control device 351, the thermal sensor 352, the smoke sensor 353, and the vibration sensor 354, a configuration in which the evacuation flag of the own device is turned on and an evacuation command is issued from another pachinko machine 10 This can be realized by having a configuration for turning on the evacuation flag when received. In this configuration, since each of the pachinko machines 10 can detect the occurrence of a disaster, the occurrence of the disaster can be detected reliably and early, and the player can be recognized early. The other pachinko machine 10 may be an adjacent pachinko machine 10 or may be a pachinko machine 10 provided in an island facility where the own machine is installed.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the evacuation map is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 when a disaster occurs. However, the text display of “Disaster occurrence, please evacuate.” May be displayed. A video for operating a human image or the like may be displayed on the arrow of the evacuation route from the start point to the end point. That is, the display mode of the third symbol display device 81 when a disaster occurs may be any display mode as long as it suggests the occurrence of a disaster to the player.

  In the above embodiment, when an evacuation command is received, the occurrence of a disaster is notified (display of an evacuation map on the third symbol display device 81, audio output by the audio output device 226, lamp display by the lamp display device 227). Is configured to continue until the power is shut off, but may be configured to be restored by a reset switch. In this configuration, after the notification of the occurrence of a disaster, it is configured to execute the subsequent processing without executing the loop processing, and reset within the timer interrupt processing, input check processing, and command determination processing. The switch input is confirmed, and the evacuation flag and the display evacuation flag are turned off. The loop processing is not executed, for example, when the processing of S2113 in FIG. 17 is completed, the process proceeds to S2114, and when the processing of S3107 in FIG. 20 is completed, the process proceeds to S3108. The reset switch may be newly provided in the pachinko machine 10 or may be a key inserted into the key hole 21 of the cylinder lock 20 when the front frame 14 is opened (for example, the key is operated to rotate clockwise). In the structure in which the front frame 14 is opened when the operation is performed, the input to the reset switch is performed when it is operated to rotate counterclockwise). Instead of the reset switch, the evacuation flag may be turned off when transmission of the evacuation command from the external control device 300 is stopped.

  In the above embodiment, the display “A game under the age of 18 is prohibited by law” and a display showing a face photo of a criminal or the like are displayed during the demonstration production. It may be displayed inside. Here, one of the variation effects will be described. As one of the variation effects, there is an effect that, after the symbol variation display is started, a display for prompting the operation of the frame button 22 is performed and the player operates the frame button 22. When the frame button 22 is operated, an image indicating the degree of expectation as to whether or not the result of the current variation display is a big hit is displayed. Specifically, a window, paper, a blackboard, or the like is displayed over the variable display, and “Push” is displayed to prompt the operation of the frame button 22, and when the player operates the frame button 22, Is opened, the paper is turned over, characters are displayed on the blackboard, and "Gekiatsu", "Chance", "Reach", "..." are displayed in the window, paper, blackboard and the jackpot Expectation is shown. In addition, the degree of expectation for the jackpot is set higher as “Gekiatsu”, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot is set as “...”. In the variation effect configured as described above, it is possible to increase the willingness to operate the frame button 22 for the player, but the probability of being out of play is overwhelmingly higher than the probability of being a big hit in the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, “Gekiatsu” is rarely displayed, and almost “...” is displayed, and the player who continues the game gradually decreases the willingness to operate the frame button 22. Therefore, when the frame button 22 is operated, a photograph of a face of a criminal or the like is displayed, indicating that “games under the age of 18 are prohibited by law.” By performing the notification or notification, the appearance of a display with low expectation can be reduced, the player can be given interest in the notification or notification, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the willingness to operate the frame button 22. Whether or not to display the notification or notification to the player is selected by the sound lamp control device 113. Specifically, the ROM 222 of the audio lamp control device 113 determines whether to display a degree of expectation or display a notification or notification in association with whether it is a big hit or not and a reach mode (normal reach, super reach, etc.). A table that can be selected by probability is stored, and when the player operates the frame button 22, the table is selected with reference to the table in the ROM 222. From the sound lamp control device 113, the display control device 114 is instructed which one of the indications indicating the degree of expectation is to be displayed, or which one of the notifications and notifications is to be displayed. Based on the character information stored in the video RAM 234 and the notification data stored in the notification data storage area 234b, the third symbol display device 81 displays the expectation or displays a notification or notification.

  Note that the notification or notification display to the player may be configured not to be selected when the result of the current fluctuation display is a big hit, or when it is difficult to select and falls off when the big hit May be selected with a predetermined probability (for example, the same probability as the selection rate of “...”). If the notification or notification display to the player is a big hit, it can be expected even after the notification or notification, so that the player can expect a big hit while checking the notification or notification. Can provide.

  Furthermore, if the image data is received from the external control device 300 or the image data can be input by a memory card or the like, information that is advantageous to the player such as event information or top secret information of the store is acquired, When the frame button 22 is operated, the event information and the confidential information may be displayed. Since the player wants to know event information and top secret information, the player's willingness to operate the frame button 22 can be further enhanced.

  Note that the degree of expectation for the jackpot may be indicated by a display of 5%, 30%, 50%, 80%, 100%, or the like. Furthermore, you may show by the display mode (for example, egg, chick, chicken) of the image displayed. If an egg, chick, or chicken shows the expectation for a jackpot, the expectation for the jackpot will increase as the egg grows.

  In addition, as one of the variation effects, when a predetermined character gradually increases over the variation display or the display mode changes (a so-called step-up effect), the selected character or display mode As one of them, it may be configured to select data for notification or notification to the player with a predetermined probability. In this configuration, the player pays attention to how far the characters increase and how the display mode changes, so that the player can easily recognize notifications and notifications.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the above embodiment, each command is transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sound lamp control device 113, and the sound lamp control device 113 instructs the display control device 114 to display. However, the command may be directly transmitted from the main control device 110 to the display control device 114. In addition, an audio lamp control device may be connected to the display control device, and a command instructing the output of each sound and the lighting of the lamp may be transmitted from the display control device to the audio lamp control device. Furthermore, the sound lamp control device and the display control device may be configured as one control device.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, the present invention may be applied to a so-called second type pachinko gaming machine having a winning device having a special area such as a V zone. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as another game machine such as an alepacchi or a sparrow ball.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Further, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that generates a special game that gives a player a predetermined game value on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Further, the present invention may be implemented in a pachinko machine that has a special area such as a V-zone and has a special gaming state as a necessary condition for winning a ball in the special area. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as various game machines such as an alepatchi, a sparrow ball, a slot machine, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  In the slot machine, for example, a symbol is changed by operating a control lever in a state where a symbol effective line is determined by inserting coins, and a symbol is stopped and confirmed by operating a stop button. Is. Accordingly, the basic concept of the slot machine is that it is provided with a display device for confirming and displaying the identification information after variably displaying the identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever). The variation display of the identification information is started, and the variation display of the identification information is stopped and fixedly displayed due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. It is a slot machine that generates a special game that gives a player a predetermined game value on the condition that the combination of identification information at the time is a specific condition. In this case, the game medium is typically a coin, medal, etc. Take as an example.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a display device is provided that displays a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and has a handle for launching a ball. What is not. In this case, after throwing a predetermined amount of spheres based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the change of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or With the passage of time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game that gives a predetermined game value to the player is generated on the condition that the determined symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. In this case, a large amount of balls are paid out to the lower tray.

  Hereinafter, in addition to the gaming machine of the present invention, concepts of various inventions included in the various embodiments described above are shown.

  It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. A gaming system comprising: a gaming machine that gives a player a special gaming value when information is stopped; and an external control device that is electrically connected to the gaming machine and capable of transmitting and receiving control signals. The control device includes an external detection means for detecting the occurrence of a disaster, and an external transmission for transmitting a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster to the gaming machine when the occurrence of the disaster is detected by the external detection means. And the gaming machine includes disaster display means for displaying information indicating the occurrence of a disaster on the display device when a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is received from the external control device. The Game system A1 to the butterflies.

  According to the gaming system A1, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the external control device, a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is transmitted to the gaming machine, and when the gaming machine receives the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster, the occurrence of the disaster is detected. The suggested information is displayed on the display device. Therefore, when the occurrence of a disaster in the gaming hall where the gaming machine is installed is detected by the external control device, information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed on the display device of the gaming machine in the gaming hall. Can be recognized at an early stage by the player. Therefore, since a player can be evacuated quickly, safety at the time of disaster can be improved.

  Examples of the external side detection means include a heat detection means for detecting a heat source, a smoke detection means for detecting smoke, and a vibration detection means for detecting vibration. The heat detection means can detect the heat source when a fire occurs in the amusement hall where the gaming machine is installed, and therefore can reliably transmit a control signal indicating the occurrence of the fire to the gaming machine. Therefore, in the gaming machine, information indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably displayed on the display device, so that the safety of the player in the event of a fire can be improved. Moreover, since the smoke detection means can also detect smoke at the time of fire, safety at the time of fire can be improved. Moreover, since the vibration detection means can detect the vibration at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the safety at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake can be improved.

  Furthermore, as the external detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring an image in the game hall, an analysis means for analyzing the image acquired by the acquisition means, and a determination means for determining the occurrence of a disaster based on the analysis result by the analysis means The image detection means provided with is illustrated. The image detection means can also detect the fire occurrence from the smoke and flames at the time of the fire occurrence, so the safety at the time of the fire occurrence can be improved. Since the image detecting means can perform image analysis, it can also be determined from image analysis that an event has occurred in the game hall, and the player may be notified of the event occurrence.

  The information indicating the occurrence of a disaster displayed by the disaster display means may be a character indicating the occurrence of a disaster, an image (illustration) indicating the occurrence of a disaster, or an image map indicating an evacuation route to an emergency exit. It may also be a video showing the occurrence of a disaster and encouraging evacuation through an evacuation route.

  It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. A gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming machines to which a player is given a special gaming value when information is stopped, and an external control device that is electrically connected to the plurality of gaming machines and capable of transmitting and receiving control signals Each of the plurality of gaming machines includes a gaming machine side detection unit that detects the occurrence of a disaster, and when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the gaming machine side detection unit, the external control device detects a disaster. And a disaster display means for displaying information indicating the occurrence of a disaster on the display device when a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is received from the external control device. , The external control device comprises external transmission means for transmitting a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to the plurality of gaming machines when a control signal indicating a disaster detection is received from the gaming machine. A gaming system A2.

  According to the gaming system A2, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected in the gaming machine, a control signal indicating disaster detection is transmitted to the external control device. When the external control device receives a control signal indicating disaster detection, A control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is transmitted to the gaming machine. When the gaming machine receives a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster, information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed on the display device. Therefore, since the occurrence of a disaster can be detected by the gaming machines installed throughout the game hall, the disaster that has occurred in the game hall can be detected reliably and at an early stage. Therefore, the player can be sure to recognize the occurrence of a disaster at an early stage, so that evacuation can be performed quickly and safety can be improved.

  Examples of the gaming machine side detection means include heat detection means for detecting a heat source, smoke detection means for detecting smoke, and vibration detection means for detecting vibration. Since the heat detection means can detect the heat source when a fire occurs in the amusement hall where the gaming machine is installed, the heat detection means can reliably transmit a control signal indicating fire detection to the external control device. A control signal indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably transmitted to the machine. Therefore, since information indicating the occurrence of a fire can be reliably displayed on the display device by a plurality of gaming machines, the safety of the player at the time of the fire can be improved. Moreover, since the smoke detection means can also detect smoke at the time of fire, safety at the time of fire can be improved. Moreover, since the vibration detection means can detect the vibration at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the safety at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake can be improved.

  Further, as the gaming machine side detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring an image in the game hall, an analysis means for analyzing the image acquired by the acquisition means, and a determination for determining the occurrence of a disaster based on the analysis result by the analysis means Image detecting means including the means. The image detection means can also detect the fire occurrence from the smoke and flames at the time of the fire occurrence, so the safety at the time of the fire occurrence can be improved. Since the image detecting means can perform image analysis, it can also be determined from image analysis that an event has occurred in the game hall, and the player may be notified of the event occurrence.

  The information indicating the occurrence of a disaster displayed by the disaster display means may be a character indicating the occurrence of a disaster, an image (illustration) indicating the occurrence of a disaster, or an image map indicating an evacuation route to an emergency exit. It may also be a video showing the occurrence of a disaster and encouraging evacuation through an evacuation route.

  The external control device may be configured to include an external detection unit. In this configuration, a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster may be transmitted to the gaming machine based on the disaster detection of either the gaming machine side detection means or the external side detection means, or the gaming machine side detection means and the external detection means A control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster may be transmitted to the gaming machine when the detection result with the side detection means matches. If the former, there is a possibility that a disaster has occurred, a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is sent to the gaming machine, so the possibility that the player will be involved in the disaster can be further reduced, safety at the time of disaster occurrence Can be improved. If it is the latter, it is possible to suppress transmission of a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to the gaming machine due to a false detection by either one of the detection means, so that false reports of the occurrence of a disaster can be reduced.

  In the gaming system A1 or A2, the gaming machine includes dynamic execution means for executing dynamic display of identification information on the display device, and the disaster display means is configured to move identification information by the dynamic execution means. The game system A3 is characterized by displaying information suggesting the occurrence of the disaster in preference to the target display.

  According to the gaming system A3, the information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is displayed in preference to the dynamic display of the identification information, so the indication of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed early, and the occurrence of the disaster is recognized early by the player. Can be made.

  The gaming machine includes demo execution means for performing a demo display on the display device when the dynamic display of the identification information is not executed for a certain period or more by the dynamic execution means, and the disaster display means The information indicating the occurrence of the disaster may be displayed in preference to the demonstration display by the demonstration execution means. In this configuration, the information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed in preference to the demonstration display, so that the indication of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed at an early stage and the player can be aware of the occurrence of the disaster at an early stage.

  In any of the gaming systems A1 to A3, the gaming machine is a process for executing the main control of the game, and a main process that is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals, and the next main process is executed after the execution of the main process The control means for executing the sub-process that is repeatedly executed during the remaining time until it is performed, the timing for ending or starting the main process executed by the control means, and the timing for ending or starting the sub-process A reception determination unit that determines whether or not the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster has been received, and the disaster display unit determines that the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster has been received by the reception determination unit The game system A4 is characterized by displaying information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster.

  The gaming system A4 has the following effects. That is, the information that suggests the occurrence of a disaster is the sub-process that is repeatedly executed during the end or start timing of the main process that is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals and the remaining time until the next main process is executed. Is displayed at the end or start timing. Therefore, in the game control, information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed at a good timing, so control for switching the display of the display device during control of another display (for example, dynamic display) is performed on the display device. Never done. When switching to the display of information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster while other displays are being controlled, the control during reading and rewriting is stopped to perform another display, and data corresponding to the information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is newly read out. Further, it becomes necessary to write, and the control burden of the control means increases. However, according to the gaming system A4, information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is displayed at a good timing of the control break, so a new disaster occurrence is suggested without stopping reading and writing of data in other displays. It is only necessary to read and write data corresponding to information, and the control burden on the control means can be reduced.

  Further, for example, when information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed when a disaster occurs, the progress of the game may be stored in the storage means. In this case, if information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is displayed on the display device during the control of the gaming machine, it is necessary to store the progress position in the control program. It is necessary to secure a storage area for the means. As a result, the storage area of the storage means cannot be used effectively, and the capacity must be increased, resulting in an increase in cost. However, according to the gaming system A4, since the information suggesting the occurrence of the disaster is displayed at a good timing of the control break, it is sufficient to always store the same progress position in the control program, and the storage area of the storage means is the maximum of the control program. There is no need to secure the hierarchy. As a result, the storage area of the storage means can be used effectively and the cost can be reduced.

  In the gaming system A4, when the control means determines that the reception determination means has received the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster, the control means is a process different from the main process and sub-process, and the progress of the game A gaming system A5 that executes a loop process that loops after storing the game.

  According to gaming system A5, when a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is received, a loop process is executed that is a process different from the main process and the sub-process and stores the progress of the game. Even if the suggested information is displayed and the player interrupts the game, the game can be resumed from the progress of the game at the time of the interruption. Therefore, even if the gaming state at the time of interruption is advantageous to the player, it is possible to suppress a loss to the player.

  In any one of the gaming systems A1 to A5, the gaming machine is stored in a gaming machine side storage unit in which image data displayed on the display device by the disaster display unit is stored, and in the gaming machine side storage unit Request transmission means for transmitting a control signal for requesting image data acquisition to the external control device when the power is turned on, and the external control device indicates an evacuation route in a game hall in which the gaming machine is installed. When the control signal for requesting the acquisition of the image data is received from the gaming machine, the external storage means for storing the image data and the image data stored in the external storage means are transmitted. A gaming system A6 comprising image transmitting means for transmitting to the gaming machine that has been played.

  According to gaming system A6, the gaming machine transmits a control signal requesting acquisition of image data to the external control device when the power is turned on, and the external control device receives a control signal requesting acquisition of the image data. Then, the image data indicating the evacuation route in the game hall is transmitted to the gaming machine. In the gaming machine, the image data received from the external control device is stored in the gaming machine side storage means, and information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed on the display device based on the stored image data. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the image data in the external control device and store the image data in the gaming machine, so that the troublesome work of storing the image data in each gaming machine can be omitted.

  In addition, since the gaming machine installed in the game hall is turned on before the game hall is opened, transmission of image data to the gaming machine can be completed before the game hall is opened. Therefore, when a disaster occurs, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of adverse effects such as information indicating the occurrence of the disaster not being displayed on the display device.

  In addition, the gaming machine is manufactured as a general-purpose product, and it is unclear which game arcade is installed. Therefore, it is difficult to store image data corresponding to the game hall at the stage of manufacturing the gaming machine. However, since it is not necessary to store image data in the external control device and to store image data in the gaming machine, it is not necessary to store the image data in the manufacturing stage of the gaming machine, which is difficult in the manufacturing stage. Work can be saved.

  In the gaming system A6, the external storage means is image data indicating the position of the gaming machine installed in the game hall and the evacuation route from the position, and corresponds to each of the gaming machines installed in the gaming hall. Image data is stored, and the image transmitting means acquires image data corresponding to the gaming machine that has transmitted the control signal, and transmits the acquired image data. A7.

  According to the gaming system A7, the external control device transmits image data corresponding to the gaming machine that has transmitted the control signal to the gaming machine, and in the gaming machine, the position of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall Since the image showing the evacuation route from the position can be displayed on the display device, the player can appropriately recognize the evacuation route, and the safety can be improved.

  In any one of the gaming systems A1 to A7, the external control device indicates the occurrence of a disaster from transmission / reception means capable of transmitting / receiving data via the Internet line and data received via the Internet line by the transmission / reception means. An acquisition means for acquiring disaster occurrence information, and the external transmission means transmits a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster to the gaming machine when the disaster occurrence information is acquired by the acquisition means. A gaming system A8 characterized by

  According to the gaming system A8, when disaster occurrence information is acquired from data received via the Internet line, a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster can be transmitted to the gaming machine, so that the latest disaster occurrence information can be obtained via the Internet line. (For example, earthquake forecast) can be received, and a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster can be transmitted to the gaming machine. Therefore, the player can be evacuated before or immediately after a disaster, and safety can be improved.

  In the gaming system A2, the external control device has a group storage means for storing the plurality of gaming machines divided into a plurality of groups according to arrangement positions, and a predetermined condition from a plurality of groups stored in the group storage means. Selection means for selecting one group in a stepwise manner based on the external transmission means, and when the external detection means detects a disaster, the external transmission means is selected as one group selected by the selection means. A gaming machine system A9 that transmits a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster to the gaming machine to which it belongs.

  According to the gaming system A9, when a disaster is detected, the external control device is selected in a stepwise manner based on a predetermined condition among a plurality of groups in which a plurality of gaming machines are divided according to arrangement positions. Since a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is transmitted to the gaming machines belonging to this group, it is possible to suppress a plurality of players playing games to a plurality of gaming machines from starting evacuation at the same time. In other words, when a disaster occurs, the player evacuates along the evacuation route step by step, so that it is possible to suppress the concentration of players who evacuate in one place and to make a smooth evacuation. it can.

  The predetermined condition when the selection means selects one group is, for example, the distance to the emergency exit, and the selection means is an arrangement position away from the emergency exit from the group to which the gaming machine that is the arrangement position close to the emergency exit belongs. It is good also as what selects the group to which the game machine used becomes stepwise. In addition, when there is a common communication path that connects the island facilities and the island facilities where the gaming machines are arranged, the distance to the communication path is a predetermined condition, and a group of gaming machines that are located close to the communication paths belongs to Therefore, the group to which the gaming machine that is located away from the communication passage belongs may be selected step by step. Regardless of the distance to the emergency exit or the distance to the communication passage, players will be evacuated in stages, so it is possible to suppress the concentration of players evacuating to one location, and smooth evacuation is performed. Can be made.

  It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. In a gaming machine in which a special game value is given to a player when information is stopped, storage means for storing image data suggesting the occurrence of a disaster, detection means for detecting the occurrence of a disaster, and the detection means And a disaster display means for displaying information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster on the display device based on image data stored in the storage means when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by Game machine B1.

  According to the gaming machine B1, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected, information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed on the display device based on the image data stored in the storage means, so that a disaster occurs around the gaming machine. Even when the player is not aware, it is possible to make the player recognize the occurrence of a disaster early. Therefore, since a player can be evacuated quickly, safety at the time of disaster can be improved.

  Examples of the detecting means include a heat detecting means for detecting a heat source, a smoke detecting means for detecting smoke, and a vibration detecting means for detecting vibration. Since the heat detection means can detect the heat source when a fire occurs in the vicinity of the gaming machine, the display indicating the occurrence of the fire can be reliably displayed on the display device, so that the safety of the player at the time of the fire can be improved. Moreover, since the smoke detection means can also detect smoke at the time of fire, safety at the time of fire can be improved. Moreover, since the vibration detection means can detect the vibration at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the safety at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake can be improved.

  Furthermore, as the detection means, an acquisition means for acquiring an image around the gaming machine, an analysis means for analyzing the image acquired by the acquisition means, a determination means for determining the occurrence of a disaster based on an analysis result by the analysis means, An image detection means comprising: is exemplified. The image detection means can also detect the fire occurrence from the smoke and flames at the time of the fire occurrence, so the safety at the time of the fire occurrence can be improved. Since the image detecting means can perform image analysis, it can also be determined from image analysis that an event has occurred in the game hall, and the player may be notified of the event occurrence.

  The information indicating the occurrence of a disaster displayed by the disaster display means may be a character indicating the occurrence of a disaster, an image (illustration) indicating the occurrence of a disaster, or an image map indicating an evacuation route to an emergency exit. It may also be a video showing the occurrence of a disaster and encouraging evacuation through an evacuation route.

  In the gaming machine B1, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the detection means, the gaming machine B1 includes a transmission means for transmitting a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to other gaming machines installed in the game hall, the disaster display means When the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is received from another gaming machine, the display device displays a display indicating the occurrence of the disaster based on the image data stored in the storage means. A gaming machine B2.

  According to the gaming machine B2, when a disaster occurrence is detected, a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster can be transmitted to other gaming machines, and when a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is received from another gaming machine, the occurrence of the disaster is indicated. Since the information to be displayed can be displayed on the display device, each gaming machine installed in the game hall can function as a detecting means for other gaming machines. Therefore, the occurrence of a disaster in the entire game hall can be detected reliably and at an early stage, and the occurrence of the disaster can be recognized surely and at an early stage so that the player can quickly evacuate and improve safety.

  The gaming machine B1 or B2 includes dynamic execution means for executing dynamic display of identification information on the display device, and the disaster display means has priority over the dynamic display of identification information by the dynamic execution means. The game machine B3 is characterized by displaying information suggesting the occurrence of the disaster.

  According to the gaming machine B3, the information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed in preference to the dynamic display of the identification information, so the indication of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed at an early stage, and the occurrence of the disaster is recognized early by the player. Can be made.

  In addition, when the dynamic display of the identification information is not executed for a certain period or longer by the dynamic execution unit, the display unit includes a demonstration execution unit that performs a demo display, and the disaster display unit is provided by the demonstration execution unit. The information suggesting the occurrence of the disaster may be displayed prior to the demonstration display. In this configuration, the information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed in preference to the demonstration display, so that the indication of the occurrence of the disaster can be displayed at an early stage and the player can be aware of the occurrence of the disaster at an early stage.

  In any of the gaming machines B1 to B3, a main process that executes the main control of the game and is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals, and a remaining until the next main process is executed after the execution of the main process The occurrence of the disaster is performed at a control means for executing sub-processes repeatedly executed during time, a timing at which the main process executed by the control means is ended or started, and a timing at which the sub-process is ended or started. Receiving determination means for determining whether or not a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster has been received, and when the disaster display means determines that the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster has been received by the reception determining means. A game machine B4, which displays information suggesting the above.

  The gaming machine B4 has the following effects. That is, the information that suggests the occurrence of a disaster is the sub-process that is repeatedly executed during the end or start timing of the main process that is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals and the remaining time until the next main process is executed. Is displayed at the end or start timing. Therefore, in the game control, information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed at a good timing, so control for switching the display of the display device during control of another display (for example, dynamic display) is performed on the display device. Never done. When switching to the display of information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster while other displays are being controlled, the control during reading and rewriting is stopped to perform another display, and data corresponding to the information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is newly read out. Further, it becomes necessary to write, and the control burden of the control means increases. However, according to the gaming machine B4, since the information indicating the occurrence of the disaster is displayed at a good timing of the control break, the occurrence of the disaster is newly suggested without stopping the reading and writing of data in other displays. It is only necessary to read and write data corresponding to information, and the control burden on the control means can be reduced.

  Further, for example, when information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed when a disaster occurs, the progress of the game may be stored in the storage means. In this case, if information indicating the occurrence of a disaster is displayed on the display device during the control of the gaming machine, it is necessary to store the progress position in the control program. It is necessary to secure a storage area for the means. As a result, the storage area of the storage means cannot be used effectively, and the capacity must be increased, resulting in an increase in cost. However, according to the gaming machine B4, information suggesting the occurrence of a disaster is displayed at a good timing of the control break, so it is sufficient to always store the same progress position in the control program, and the storage area of the storage means is the maximum of the control program There is no need to secure the hierarchy. As a result, the storage area of the storage means can be used effectively and the cost can be reduced.

  In the gaming machine B4, the control means is a process different from the main process and sub-process when it is determined by the reception determination means that the control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster has been received, and the progress of the game A gaming machine B5 that executes a loop process that loops after storing the game.

  According to the gaming machine B5, when a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is received, a loop process is executed which is a process different from the main process and the sub process and stores the progress of the game. Even if the suggested information is displayed and the player interrupts the game, the game can be resumed from the progress of the game at the time of the interruption. Therefore, even if the gaming state at the time of interruption is advantageous to the player, it is possible to suppress a loss to the player.

  In any one of the gaming machines B1 to B5, the storage means stores image data indicating a position of the gaming machine installed in the game hall and an evacuation route from the position.

  According to the gaming machine B6, the gaming machine can display on the display device an image showing the position of the gaming machine installed in the game hall and the evacuation route from the position, so that the player can recognize the evacuation route appropriately. It is possible to improve safety.

  It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. In a gaming machine in which a special game value is given to a player when the information is stopped, the image is displayed during dynamic display performed on the display device, and the display result of the dynamic display is An image storage means for storing a first image indicating the degree of expectation of stopping in a predetermined display mode, a second image for performing notification different from the expectation degree indicated by the first image, and storage in the image storage means Display discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the first or second image to be displayed is displayed during the dynamic display; and displaying the first or second image during the dynamic display by the display discriminating unit. If it is determined, Image selection means for selecting one of the first or second images according to the lottery result by the first display means for displaying the image selected by the image selection means during the dynamic display. A gaming machine C1 characterized by

  According to the gaming machine C1, during the dynamic display performed on the display device, the first image indicating the degree of expectation that the identification information is stopped in a predetermined display mode or the second image performing a notification different from the degree of expectation Is displayed, either the first image or the second image is selected and displayed according to the lottery result by the lottery means. Therefore, during dynamic display, in addition to the first image indicating the degree of expectation, the second image that is notified to the player is also displayed. Therefore, the first image with low expectation is frequently displayed during dynamic display. As a result, the player's interest in the first image can be suppressed from decreasing. Therefore, the player's interest in the first and second images displayed during the dynamic display can be increased, so that the interest can be improved.

  In addition, as the first image, character display such as “super hot”, “chance”, “reach”, “...” Is exemplified, and for example, the identification information is stopped in a predetermined display mode. Expectation is higher for “Gekiatsu” and lower for “...”. The first image is “?%”. ? An image in which numbers are displayed is also exemplified. As the second image, the display of the characters “Games under the age of 18 are prohibited by law”, the face photo and contact information of criminals and visitors, the character used in the gaming machine Examples include a display indicating introduction, and a display indicating the specifications of the gaming machine (for example, a probability that a special game value is given).

  The gaming machine C1 includes an operation unit that can be operated by a player, and a second display unit that displays an image prompting the operation of the operation unit during the dynamic display of the identification information. It is determined that the first and second images are displayed during the dynamic display when the operation means is operated after an image prompting the operation of the operation means is displayed by the second display means. A gaming machine C2 characterized by

  According to the gaming machine C2, it is determined that the first or second image is displayed during dynamic display when the operation unit is operated after the image prompting the operation unit to be displayed. By participating in the game, the first and second images are displayed during dynamic display. During the dynamic display, in addition to the first image indicating the expected degree that the identification information is stopped in a predetermined display mode, a second image for notifying the player is displayed, and the second expectation is low. Since it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest in the first image due to frequent display of one image, it is also possible to suppress a decrease in the willingness to operate the operation means. Therefore, it is possible to provide the gameability that the player can easily participate in the game by operating the operation means.

  In the gaming machine C1 or C2, when the dynamic display of the identification information has not been performed for a predetermined time or more, an effect executing means for performing a predetermined effect on the display device, and during the predetermined effect by the effect executing means, A gaming machine C3, comprising: a third display means for displaying two images. According to the gaming machine C3, since the second image is displayed even during a predetermined effect different from the dynamic display, it is possible to increase opportunities for the player to recognize the content notified by the second image.

  In any one of the gaming machines C1 to C3, the image selection means preferentially selects the first image when the lottery result by the lottery means stops the identification information in the predetermined display mode, and the lottery The gaming machine C4, wherein the second image is selected with a predetermined probability when the identification information does not stop in the predetermined display mode according to the lottery result by the means.

  According to the gaming machine C4, the first image is preferentially selected when the lottery result by the lottery means stops in the predetermined display mode and the identification information is not stopped in the predetermined display mode. Since the second information is selected with probability, the second image may be displayed instead of the first image with low expectation, or a special game value is given after the second image is displayed There is also. Therefore, since a sense of expectation can be given even when the second image for notifying the player is displayed, the player's interest in the first and second images can be increased.

  Note that the configuration provided in any of the gaming machines C1 to C4 may be provided in the gaming machines of the gaming systems A1 to A9 and the gaming machines of the gaming machines B1 to B6.

  It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. In a gaming machine in which a special game value is given to a player when the information is stopped, the game machine is provided with a display execution means for displaying information indicating age limit at which a game can be executed on the display device Game machine C1.

  According to the gaming machine C1, information indicating the age limit at which a game can be executed is displayed on the display device, so that it is possible to suppress a player who does not meet the age limit from playing a game.

  Note that the display execution means may display information indicating a criminal or visitor's face photo, portrait, contact information, and the like, instead of information indicating the age limit at which the game can be executed. With this configuration, criminals and visitors can be easily discovered. Further, instead of the information indicating the age limit at which the game can be executed, information for urging prohibition of leaving the child in the vehicle may be displayed. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress the child from being left in a car that has become a social problem in recent years.

  The display execution means of the gaming machine D1 may be provided in the gaming machines of the gaming systems A1 to A9 and the gaming machines B1 to B6 and the gaming machines C1 to C4.

  One of the gaming machines A1 to A9, B1 to B6, C1 to C4, and D1, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  One of the gaming machines A1 to A9, B1 to B6, C1 to C4, and D1, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  One of the gaming machines A1 to A9, B1 to B6, C1 to C4, and D1, the gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). Due to the operation of the identification information, the change of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the fixed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification information The game machine is configured such that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of the dynamic display, and a large number of balls are paid out when the special gaming state occurs.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
81 3rd symbol display device (display device)
201 MPU (part of lottery means)
234a Evacuation map data storage area (game machine side storage means)
235a Evacuation map data storage area (storage means)
300 External control device 304a Evacuation map data storage area (external storage means)
351 Monitoring and control device (part of external detection means, part of gaming machine side detection means, part of detection means)
351a camera (a part of the external detection means, a part of the gaming machine side detection means, a part of the detection means)
352 Thermal sensor (external side detection means, gaming machine side detection means, detection means)
353 Smoke sensor (external detection means, gaming machine detection means, detection means)
354 Vibration sensor (external side detection means, gaming machine side detection means, detection means)
S604 Part of lottery means S2011 Request transmission means S3017 Disaster display means S3112 Dynamic execution means S4006 External transmission means S4015 Image transmission means S7002, S7004, S7006 Selection means

Claims (4)

It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. In a gaming system comprising a gaming machine to which a special gaming value is given to a player when information is stopped, and an external control device that is electrically connected to the gaming machine and capable of transmitting and receiving control signals.
The external control device is:
An external detection means for detecting the occurrence of a disaster;
An external transmission means for transmitting a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to the gaming machine when the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the external detection means;
The gaming machine is
A game system comprising disaster display means for displaying information indicating the occurrence of a disaster on the display device when a control signal indicating the occurrence of the disaster is received from the external control device. It has a lottery means for performing lottery based on the establishment of the start condition, and a display device for dynamically displaying identification information according to the lottery result by the lottery means, and the display device is identified in a predetermined display mode. A gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming machines to which a player is given a special gaming value when information is stopped, and an external control device that is electrically connected to the plurality of gaming machines and capable of transmitting and receiving control signals In
Each of the plurality of gaming machines is
Gaming machine side detection means for detecting the occurrence of a disaster,
When the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the gaming machine side detection means, a gaming machine side transmission means for transmitting a control signal indicating disaster detection to the external control device;
A disaster display means for displaying information indicating the occurrence of a disaster on the display device when a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster is received from the external control device;
The external control device is:
A gaming system comprising an external transmission means for transmitting a control signal indicating the occurrence of a disaster to the plurality of gaming machines when a control signal indicating a disaster detection is received from the gaming machine. The gaming machine is
Dynamic display means for performing dynamic display of identification information in the display device,
3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the disaster display means displays information suggesting the occurrence of the disaster in preference to the dynamic display of identification information by the dynamic execution means. system. The gaming machine is
Gaming machine side storage means for storing image data displayed on the display device by the disaster display means;
Request transmission means for transmitting a control signal for requesting acquisition of image data stored in the gaming machine side storage means to the external control device when the power is turned on;
The external control device is:
An external storage means for storing image data showing an evacuation route in a game arcade where the gaming machine is installed;
Image transmission means for transmitting image data stored in the external storage means to a gaming machine that has transmitted the control signal when receiving a control signal requesting acquisition of image data from the gaming machine; The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

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